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Wed, 29 Sep 2004
New Server
Our server had a serious disk crash yesterday and all items posted after Friday have been lost, as well as anyone who registered after that time.
I've moved this site to Dreamhost, which provides more bandwidth & disk space than my previous host.
On My Wish List: The WiFiPod
http://www.mcelhearn.com/article.php?story=20040929092813548
A WiFiPod... At first glance, this sounds like fluff. What's the point of having an iPod that "communicates" via WiFi (or AirPort; I chose to use WiFi because it just sounds perfect with iPod.)? It's not to stream your music to others in Starkbucks; it's certainly not to pick up music streamed by others. No, it's so you can use your iPod as a remote control.
Reader Specials from MacResQ
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AirPort Base Station (Graphite) w/ Apple AirPort Wireless Networking Card Normally $179.99, take $20 off with Q-Pon code "AIRB20"
iBook G3/700 128/20gb/CD/56k/12" Screen: Now only $529.99
PowerBook G4/500 Titanium 128/ 10gb/ DVD/ 56k/ 15.2" Screen: Only $749.99!
iStopMotion turns 1.5
Today, Boinx Software released the new version of iStopMotion with great news: High resolution output and still camera support. You can get a free demo and watch amazing examples at http://www2.istopmotion.com
575 MB/sec, 2.7 Terabytes, under $3000 for G5. Intrigued?
I've been messing around with disk arrays for uncompressed high definition video capture and editing, and I've put together this disk array for my Mac G5 that has sustained read speeds of about 575 MB/sec (yes, that's megaBYTES/sec), has 2.7 terabytes of formatted usable capacity....and costs less than $3000. Most other vendors charge $8000 to $15000 for that kind of storage capacity and throughput, and most aren't capable of moving over half a gigabyte of data each second.
The article discusses how I did it, where to get the components, what this is useful for in HD video post production, what are the other parts of a low cost, high quality HD edit suite, and links to other related articles on the site.
The article can be read on http://www.hdforindies.com
Review: Belkin Bluetooth mouse
I've been looking for the ideal Bluetooth mouse almost as long as I've had my PowerBook G4. Unfortunately this isn't it. I chose the Belkin bluetooth mouse for its price and number of buttons, and because Microsoft's Bluetooth IntelliMouse isn't compatible with Macs.
The Belkin mouse is fairly large, but is very comfortable to use if you're right-handed. If you have a computer with Bluetooth built in, you won't need to use any adapter with it, which makes it more convenient than regular cordless mice.
In addition to the usual two buttons + scroll wheel, it also has a thumb button. Unfortunately no software is available to assign functions to the buttons, and it won't work with USB Overdrive.
The other drawback is the battery life. It only runs about 3 weeks on a pair of Alkaline AA batteries, and when the batteries die, the first sign is that it suddenly stops moving although the buttons still work. It features an automatic power saving mode which causes it to shut off & disconnect automatically if it isn't used for a certain length of time. When that happens, clicking any button will re-connect. Until you get used to that feature, it can be pretty disconcerting.
I would recommend looking at other Bluetooth mice.
IBM Linux on POWER Developer Contest challenges you
Here's a chance to win prizes for doing what you love to do--develop and port open source applications! The Linux on POWER Open Source Developer Contest aims at showcasing innovative new open source applications designed specifically for Linux running on the PPC architecture. It offers a unique opportunity to have innovations recognized--and at the same time win some kewl stuff. Prizes Include: Toyota Prius, Apple Power Mac G5 from Terra Soft Solutions, Inc. and Cash Prizes.
Sixth Sense Software Releases New Versions of Macintosh Point of Sale Software
Sixth Sense Software has released Version 6 of both Sixth Sense POS and Sixth Sense Cafe, advanced point of sale software for retail and restaurant operations management. The new versions include an entirely new user interface and many new features. Sixth Sense Software has also implemented new web presence and support resources which are more comprehensive and informative that ever before. Sixth Sense Software's Macintosh business software aims to take advantage of Apple's latest efforts to expand into the growing small and medium business market.
Sixth Sense POS 6 and Sixth Sense Cafe 6 have been designed from the ground up to be easy to use, facilitating increased efficiency, faster sale making capabilities, and far simpler user training than ever before. Both the owner/operator and the cashier were taken into consideration when designing this software, to satisfy business needs across the user spectrum. The inventory management database delivers any sales report you can conceive of. Choose from a list of standard reports or create your own. Sixth Sense POS 6 and Sixth Sense Cafe 6 will also allow you to create and print your own barcodes and labels. Inventory ordering and receiving are done automatically, as these and other business operations have been designed to be as automated as possible, leaving the computer to manage affairs while more time is dedicated to customer service.
Sixth Sense POS 6 and Sixth Sense Cafe 6 are native to Mac OS X. Mac users can finally connect with the business answer they have been searching for and been unable to find. Sixth Sense Software has designed their products to bridge the gap that exists between Apple users and the world of business. Now you can run your business with the dependability and stability of an Apple computer, and the OS X operating system.
Sixth Sense Cafe 6 has added significant new features to what is already the leading food service point of sale solution for Macintosh. The use of table ordering and sign in/time clock functions have been made optional, and a new interface allows dedicated use as a bar, cafeteria or coffee shop station, with maximum user efficiency. Sixth Sense Cafe 6 also gives servers more options for managing table bills.
Sixth Sense Software aims to promote an increasingly strong level of customer service. To this end they have created a comprehensive online support website which includes video tutorials, extensive manuals loaded with diagrams and pictures, extensive FAQ and more. Sixth Sense Software will continue to focus on this area, to provide greater resources for Sixth Sense hardware and software products. Sixth Sense Software also has available installation and training packages, and new toll free phone support.
Sixth Sense Software Co. Inc. has been providing service on a global level for over eleven years. They provide point of sale software both for retail and restaurant operations, and all the necessary hardware for point of sale applications. It is the goal of Sixth Sense Software Co. Inc. to be an industry leader in the point of sale field and in the provision of Apple Macintosh business solutions. A respected member of the St. Albert business community, they also support local events and organizations.
For more information please visit http://www.sixthsensepos.com
Kirk McElhearn Announces New Blog and Book Giveaway
Best-selling Mac Author Kirk McElhearn Announces New Blog, Kirkville, and Book Giveaway
Guillestre, France - September 23, 2004. Best-selling Mac author Kirk McElhearn today announced the founding of Kirkville, his new blog devoted to the Mac, Mac OS X, the iPod and other subjects. Kirkville ( http://www.mcelhearn.com ) will feature original content, news and opinion, and will support McElhearn's books, including two forthcoming titles: iPod & iTunes Garage and The Mac OS X Command Line: Unix Under the Hood.
Kirk McElhearn will examine news about Mac OS X and Apple products, with a special focus on the iPod; he will present tips and tricks for working with the Mac and the iPod, and review hardware and software; but will also write about tools and techniques, books, music and other interests. For his forthcoming books, the site will provide material that did not make the deadline - such as new products and accessories for the iPod - and additional hints, tips and tricks, such as a wealth of information on using the command line with Mac OS X.
To celebrate the founding of Kirkville, Kirk McElhearn is giving away 5 signed copies of his popular book How To Do Everything with Mac OS X Panther. Stop by Kirkville ( http://www.mcelhearn.com ) to find out how to win a copy of this best-selling book.
iPodGeneration gathers the digital and music worlds
Paris, September 22nd 2004. MacGeneration is proud to announce iPodGeneration, a new Website that gathers the digital and music worlds. Following a successful launch during the Apple Expo 2004 in the beginning of September, iPodGeneration is already leading the way among the French speaking iPod community.
iPodGeneration goes beyond the computer side of the iPod. It brings content at the convergence of the music world and the digital world to provide the cultural mix that made the iPod so successful. Built around this unique concept, our team not only provides the French speaking users news around the clock about this new market segment but also brings its passion of both music and computer to offer this new website a wide content of editorials.
From opinions, hardware and software reviews, interviews to dedicated forums, iPodGeneration is also building a strong community where users of iPods, other media players, digital music download services, and music lovers are able to share and discuss their common interest.
Founded in 1999, MacGeneration's goal is to offer its readers "the essential for the Mac in French". With a 24/7 newsfeed, software and hardware tests, opinions, classifieds, a Mac centric search engine, daily press reviews and a very active community on its forums, MacGeneration is the largest media outlet for the French speaking Mac community. In september 2004, MacGeneration launched iPodGeneration, a new website dedicated to the digital music world.
MacGeneration
Christophe Laporte
iPodGeneration : http://www.ipodgeneration.com/
MacGeneration : http://www.macgeneration.com/
NetNewsWire 2.0 public beta
Ranchero Software has released the first public betas of NetNewsWire 2.0 and their new weblog editor, MarsEdit 1.0.
NetNewsWire 2.0 no longer has a built-in weblog editor. Instead it will be bundled with MarsEdit but will also work with any weblog editor such as ecto.
NetNewsWire 2.0's new features include:
- Flagged items
- Search from the toolbar
- Embedded browser
- Smart Lists, which display items from other feeds based on rules you specify.
- Search engine subscriptions: Subscribe to searches at Blogdigger, Daypop, and Feedster.
- Script subscriptions: write AppleScript or shell scripts which generate Atom or RSS feeds.
- Customize display with style menu & style sheets.
- RSS Enclosure support
- Atom support
- Subscription sharing via Rendezvous
NetNewsWire 2.0 is a free upgrade for owners of NetNewsWire 1.x. NetNewsWire 2.0 & MarsEdit 1.0 sell for $24.95 each or $39.95 for a bundle including both applications.
MarsEdit is a stand-alone weblog editor that supports Blosxom, Conversant, Manila, Movable Type, Radio UserLand, TypePad, WordPress, and other blogging systems. It can be used alone, with NetNewsWire, or with a bookmarklet which lets you send a page from your web browser.
ESPN.COM LAUNCHES ESPN MOTION FOR MAC
ESPN.com announced today the availability of ESPN Motion, its popular video tool, for Apple Macintosh users. Previously available only for computers running on the Microsoft Windows operating system, ESPN Motion delivers high-quality video content to sports fans multiple times daily on ESPN.com. Created through cooperation with the Walt Disney Internet Group, the proprietary and patent-pending tool allows more than two million active users per month to view original content, highlight and clips from ESPN studio shows without buffering or streaming. ESPN Motion also allows advertisers to run television commercials online.
With the availability of ESPN Motion, sports fans using Mac’s will also have access to the ESPN Motion Showcase (http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/motion/showcase/index) – the online destination where fans can create custom video playlists from a clearinghouse of all the ESPN Motion video content available at a given time. Using an interface that allows for either single click or drag-and-drop control, the user creates a fully flexible playlist in which they can stop, start, shuffle, reshuffle and add or subtract video clips. Clips are played in an enlargeable video screen, and both the individual clip duration and total duration of the playlist are shown. Fans can pause the clips and control the audio volume with a single mouse click.
ESPN Motion for Mac operates optimally in the Safari, Netscape/Mozilla and Firefox Internet browsers, but also operates on a limited basis in Microsoft Internet Explorer for Macintosh. Unlike the original version of ESPN Motion for PC’s, ESPN Motion for Macintosh requires no initial application download, needs only the Flash 6 plug-in for operation and will appear to all Macintosh users visiting ESPN.com.
ESPN Motion Showcase: http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/motion/showcase/index
Fink 0.7.1 Released
The popular OS X package manager, Fink, has been upgraded to version 0.7.1. The major change in this upgrade is compatibility with XCode 1.5.
If you already have Fink installed, you can upgrade by simply entering fink selfupdate in the terminal. If you don't already have Fink installed, download it here.
Webcast of Creative Commons benefit concert
A live webcast of David Byrne & Gilberto Gil's Creative Commons benefit concert will be available Sept. 21 at 8PM EST at http://creativecommons.org/wired/ . Quicktime is requred to view the webcast.
Setting up a Linux print server
In a previous article, I talked about setting up a Linux box as a file server for a Mac network. Here's how I set it up to work as a print server.
The easiest way to get it working is to install CUPS, if it isn't already installed. You'll then need to make a few changes to the configuration file for CUPS, normally /etc/cups/cupsd.conf, although the location may be different depending on your Linux distribution.
Make sure the following lines are uncommented, or add them if they aren't present:
Browsing On
BrowseProtocols cups
Add the following line as appropriate for your network IP addresses. In my case, my router assigns IP addresses in the range 192.168.0.* so the broadcast address is 192.168.0.255.
BrowseAddress 192.168.0.255
To allow machines on your local network to locate the printer, add the following line, also using the appropriate address range for your network:
BrowseAllow 192.168.0.*
In several places, you'll see a line 'Allow From 127.0.0.1'. After each of those lines, add the following, also using the appropriate address range for your network:
Allow From 192.168.0.*
After you restart CUPS, any printers attached to your server should show up as shared printers. You should also be able to connect to CUPS on the server with a web browser by going to http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:631/ (using the server's IP address or host name).
If you're using an Epson printer, you can use the command line tool escputil to check the ink level, clean the print head, print a nozzle test, or align the print head. For example, to show the ink level, type:
escputil -i -q -u -r your_printer_device
(on my machine, the printer port is /dev/lp0)
Armor2net Personal Firewall3.12: Launched by Armor2net Software to Protect PCs
Sparks, Nevada, U.S.A. – Armor2net announces the release of Armor2net Personal Firewall, a program for the Windows operating system that helps protect computers from the threats on the Internet and World Wide Web. With Armor2net Personal Firewall in place, end-users can breathe a sigh of relief.
Armor2net Personal Firewall software provides a complete spectrum of Internet security and Internet privacy for computers. The program protects the computer from hackers, data thieves, and other Internet-based dangers. Armor2net Personal Firewall carefully monitors the computer and tracks all connections, both incoming and outgoing. This allows the user to determine which connections are allowed and which are not. The software will show complete details of each connection, so the user can turn off unsafe connections and block dangerous Internet sites.
In addition, Armor2net Personal Firewall is able to stop Internet pop-up ads, a feature that can be customized for each individual Web site. The program will also search your computer for spyware, and remove the spyware components safely. Armor2net Personal Firewall allows the user to grant and deny access to the Internet on a per-application basis, which will prevent harmful worm, Trojan horse, and spyware programs from infiltrating your computer. The program also alerts you of any intrusive behavior coming from the Internet.
Armor2net Personal Firewall has an easy-to-use interface and is very intuitive. Unlike most of its competitors, Armor2net is truly “intelligent” firewall software that allows many of its functions to be automatically processed. The application is perfectly suited for home and office, for new users and those with greater experience.
System requirements
Armor2net Personal Firewall will run under Windows 98, ME, 2000, and Windows XP. It requires 32MB of RAM and 20MB of free hard disk space.
Availability
Armor2net Personal Firewall is available for $19.99 from the Armor2net Web site at http://www.armor2net.com
For more information on Armor2net Personal Firewall or other products from Armor2net, contact Armor2net at (+1)775-321-9608,press@armor2net.comor visit the company’s Web site at http://www.armor2net.com
Apple Security Update 2004-09-16
Following last week's security updates, Apple has released yet another one. Security Update 2004-09-16 updates only iChat. It is now available via the software update panel for Mac OS X 10.3.5.
Lasso Proessional 7.1 Now Available for Downlaod
Fort Lauderdale, FL – September 16, 2004 – OmniPilot Software, Inc., a provider of cross-platform business opportunity management software, announces the availability of Lasso Professional 7.1 directly from the OmniPilot Lasso Web site. Lasso Professional 7.1 allows Web developers to quickly build and serve powerful data-driven Web sites using a single solution for multiple operating systems and databases with maximum productivity and ease.
OmniPilot has made it possible for current users of Lasso Professional 7 to upgrade to Lasso Professional 7.1 for FREE. New users can now purchase Lasso Professional 7.1 for as little as $649.
Download Lasso 7.1 from here: http://support.blueworld.com/article.lasso?id=9162004704
Due to an overwhelming response, Lasso’s Upgrade Amnesty Program is now extended through September 24th. The Lasso Upgrade Amnesty Program allows existing Lasso users to upgrade from ANY version of the Lasso Professional product line to Lasso Professional 7.1 for only $299. If users purchase their upgrade before September 24th they will receive 60 days of FREE support.
To take advantage of this special offer, visit the online store at http://store.omnipilot.com/, call 954-315-9400, or email lassosales@omnipilot.com.
Lasso Professional 7.1 is compatible with FileMaker Pro 7. Lasso's compatibility with FileMaker renews the long-standing relationship between FileMaker's developers and the Lasso community. Lasso allows users to tie FileMaker data to the Web because it works interchangeably with FileMaker Pro 4, 5, or 6 and now with FileMaker Server Advanced 7.
Lasso allows complete control over the look and feel of your Web site by allowing users to save time on technical challenges and focus more on the creative aspects of their Web site. Lasso's powerful and flexible programming language allows data in FileMaker databases to be manipulated as an alternative to using the built-in script functionality. Lasso's built-in session handling and caching offset some of the work from FileMaker allowing the greatest Web site performance possible.
Lasso Professional 7.1 also works with MySQL and JDBC data sources allowing data from FileMaker and other back-end data sources to be combined in a single Web site or for data to be interchanged between data sources. Lasso also provides enhanced security through its built-in encryption system, protecting all access to FileMaker via the Web since FileMaker can be configured for individual Lasso server accessibility.
About OmniPilot
OmniPilot Software, Inc. is a software development company offering cross platform business management solutions designed to help small to medium businesses (SMB's) optimize their online presence. With eight years of custom application development and their 2004 acquisition of the Lasso product line, OmniPilot Software applications ensure that clients benefit from time-tested efficiencies, which have proven to yield success. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Starmark International, ranked #43 on the 2003 Inc. 500 list of the fastest growing privately held companies in the U.S. OmniPilot's software is used by more than 15,000 corporations around the world, including Apple Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC), Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO), Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNW).
For more information on OmniPilot Software, including free demos of the company's software titles, please visit http://www.omnipilot.com.
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Product news : iDive v1.1 new version release now available
Product news : iDive v1.1 new version release now available
New integration with Final Cut Pro, new storage and capture options and numerous other improvements
MONTPELLIER, FRANCE - 16 SEPTEMBER 2004 : Aquafadas Software (www.aquafadas.com) launches today version 1.1 of iDive, its digital video management application. With new features and extensive improvements, iDive v1.1 succeeds in combining innovative indexing and visualisation of digital video tapes with powerful annotation and search capabilities.
The new features in iDive v1.1 include :
- Ability to define clip lists
- Ability to export clip lists to movie editing applications, including Final Cut Pro via the new XML interchange format
-Extended control over the compression and storage options
These new features and numerous productivity and feature enhancements makes iDive the ideal companion to Final Cut Pro.
Information and download from www.aquafadas.com Price: 59.95 EUR or 69.95 USD from kagi.com the Internet store or via PayPal. Educational pricing is now available.
For more information, please contact
Product contact : idive@aquafadas.com
About iDive
iDive offers amateur and semi-professional users a robust on-screen digital video shoebox to store clips and still images. The application includes truly innovative tools that make navigation both easy and fast, regardless of the number of clips being stored. Power previewing, customizable views, "drag & drop" attribute tagging and a timeline display turn any assortment of disorganised tapes into an instantly accessible library of digital video that can be enjoyed at any time. Designed to sit alongside DV editing applications, iDive promises to eliminate the frustration and time-wasting in locating and viewing clips hidden amongst hours of footage, by simplifying visualisation, tagging, storage, organisation and retrieval of digital video clips and photos.
iDive was a finalist in the 2004 edition of the 'MacGeneration trophées' (Apple Expo 2004 Paris) in the category 'best independent developer'.
About aquafadas software
Founded in 2004, aquafadas was formed to develop and promote high quality software solutions for the digital video community. Aquafadas is based in the south of France.
Visit their web site at http://www.aquafadas.com
PHILIPPE MOUGIN ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF F-SCRIPT 1.2.7
F-Script is an open-source, interactive and scripting layer specifically designed for Cocoa, the native Mac OS X object system.
F-Script version 1.2.7 introduces "Core Data Explorer" which is a new and unique technology based on Core Data. The latter is one of the major new components of the forthcoming Mac OS X "Tiger". F-Script's Core Data Explorer technology allows one to graphically explore and interact with live Core Data objects, giving unprecedented ease of use and productivity to developers and power users dealing with the Core Data framework.
The F-Script object browser and collection inspector have been extended to use the powerful object-oriented capacities of Core Data. Users can graphically navigate and visualize attributes and relationships of Core Data managed objects, visualize the properties of entire collections of managed objects, send arbitrary messages to objects, filter objects based on the values of their properties, and more.
F-Script version 1.2.7 comes with many other enhancements including an easy to use multi-step, multi-criteria searching and sorting facility for Cocoa collections, extended filtering capabilities for the object browser, support for pointer dereferencing, extended array programming support, performance improvements, support for the Mac OS X "Services" menu, new methods for bit masks manipulation and random numbers generation, and more. A detailed description of what is new in this version can be found at http://www.fscript.org/releaseNotes/.
F-Script is an award winning open-source environment designed to leverage the unique capabilities of Mac OS X. Based on Smalltalk, it provides interactive and scripting access to Cocoa objects through a graphical environment and an innovative high-level programming model. F-Script allows interactive exploration, testing and use of Cocoa-based objects and frameworks. It can be used stand-alone or embedded into other applications. In addition, it can be dynamically injected into any Cocoa application at run-time.
F-Script is released free of charge, as open-source software. It can be downloaded from http://www.fscript.org. The F-Script project is sponsored by the European Smalltalk User Group (www.esug.org) and SQLI (www.sqli.com).
iMac G5 Unboxing Review
I've just put a review up on the new iMac G5 at my site, OziMac (an Australian Mac News Site).
Thought some of your readers may be interested...
http://www.ozimac.com.au/imacg5
We got our demo unit today, and the review covers setting it up, etc...
John Cleary,
Melbourne, Australia
Mellel 1.8 released, including Outliner, OpenType support
RedleX today released Mellel 1.8, a major update to the leading word processor for Mac OS X. Mellel 1.8 offers several innovative new features and enhancements, including the most advanced Outline support among word processors today, the first implementation of the advanced OpenType technology in a word processor on Mac OS X, and enhanced language support, including support for several features and languages that were not supported on Mac OS X to date. The update is free to all registered users of Mellel
"It's been 5 months since our last update -- the longest time between updates in Mellel's history -- but anyone who will take a look into Mellel 1.8 will understand immediately that it was worth the wait," says Eyal Redler, CTO at RedleX. "The Outline feature in Mellel, of which I'm particularly proud, is exactly what our users grew to expect: powerful and flexible and at the same time very easy to use."
The new Outline feature in Mellel includes a special side pane showing all the headings in the document displayed hierarchically. Headings in the outline can be moved and removed with the content following them, shifted in the hierarchy, displayed in various ways, used for navigation, and more. All, of course, alongside viewing the actual document in the document window.
Another important addition in Mellel 1.8 is OpenType support. Mellel is the first word processor on the Mac to implement OpenType support, which offers several typographical advantages and adds crucial support for various languages. "OpenType support was another Mellel-or-PC situation for many users," claim Guy Hivroni, cofounder and chief GUI designer for Mellel. "Up until now, if you wanted to write in Arabic, Persian or Hebrew with proper positioning of pointing marks or if you wanted to write in Syriac at all, your only choice was to migrate to the PC. Now, you can use Mellel and stay with the Mac."
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WHAT'S NEW IN MELLEL 1.8
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The new version of Mellel several new features, enhancements, and improvements, in two main areas:
1. Outline
2. OpenType technology support
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Outline
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1. Outline pane: Displays the document structure hierarchically, side by side with the document content.
2. Navigating: You can navigate through the document by clicking on any outline item.
3. Organise: You can rearrange the document structure by dragging and dropping outline items. The items will be dragged with the relevant content following them.
4. Display of labels and captions (tag flows) separately or combined with the main structure 'tree'.
5. Promote, demote or change: You can promote, demote or arbitrarily change the hierarchical position of any item in the document structure. Any changes you make will be reflected immediately in the document (e.g., headings will change depending on the 'level' you promote or demote them to).
6. Insert: You can insert new items into the outline either through the auto-numbering palette or via the contextual menu.
7. Formatting the outline: You can control the appearance of outline items by changing their format in the Edit Numbering Flows dialogue. E.g. you can set things so that titles will only be displayed in the document, while numbering will only display in the outline.
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OpenType support
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8. Advanced typographical options: Support for Small caps, special superscript and subscript, fractions, special ligatures, special figure (number) shapes, ordinals, swash, justification and stylistic alternates, and more.
9. Glyph substitution and correct positioning for all Roman scripts, Greek, Cyrillic, Arabic, Hebrew and Syriac.
10. Windows OpenType fonts: All OpenType fonts, most especially those by Adobe and those created for Windows, will work with Mellel just like Mac fonts.
11. Syriac: First and only implementation on Mac OS X of full support for Syriac, including contextual shape changes (initial, medial, final, etc.). Support for Syriac works with all the Windows versions of Beth Mardutho Syriac fonts (http://www.bethmardutho.org/meltho/).
12. Arabic and Persian: Mellel will now support any OpenType font for Arabic and Persian, with an extended support for accurate pointing positioning, the full set of ligatures, decorative swashes, and more.
13. Hebrew: Mellel will now support (again, first and only application to do so) any OpenType font with full support for pointing and trope marks. One of the best (and free) fonts can be found here: http://www.sbl-site.org/Resources/Resources_BiblicalFonts.aspx .
14. Special "Language" control to select the language applicable when using OpenType features (e.g., selecting French if you want special options for French applied when such options exist in a font.
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Improvements
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15. Automatic scrolling was significantly improved, either when writing or when navigating in the document.
16. You can now change the flow for a note using the Change menu or the contextual menu. E.g., you can select a footnote and change move it to the endnotes flow (or any other flow you have in your document).
17. Improved support for input methods and applications like Grammarian and TypeIt4Me.
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Localised versions
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18. Localisation with the initial release: Czech, Danish, Dutch, Esperanto, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Spanish. Swedish.
19. Expected soon: Hebrew, Persian, Norwegian, Welsh.
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ABOUT MELLEL
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Mellel is an advanced, multilingual word processor for Mac OS X. Mellel offers many sophisticated and innovative word processing features, with many more to come over the next few months.
For a detailed (though not complete) comparison between Mellel and other word processors see: http://www.redlers.com/generalcomparison.html
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PRICING AND AVAILABILITY
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Mellel can be purchased for just US$39. Special educational and family pack pricing is also available. To purchase:
http://order.kagi.com/cgi-bin/store.cgi?storeID=MQK&lang=en
For details about other purchasing options to to: http://www.redlers.com/aboutbuying.html
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DOWNLOAD INFO
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Main download link:
http://www.redlers.com/download/mellel/mellel18.dmg.sit
Alternative download links:
http://www.redlers.com/download/mellel/mellel.dmg.sit
http://www.redlers.com/download/mellel/mellel18.dmg.zip
http://www.redlers.com/download/mellel/mellel.dmg.zip
Mozilla Firefox PR1 adds RSS Support
Yesterday mozilla.org released a preview of Firefox 1.0 with major security fixes and some interesting new features. Live Bookmarks allow you to bookmark an RSS feed, which will appear as a bookmark folder containing all of the headlines in the feed. On many sites with RSS feeds, such as this one, you'll see an orange RSS icon in the bottom right corner of the window. Clicking it will add a live bookmark for the site's feed.
Firefox also supports extensions which add functionality, such as a calendar, gmail notifier, and blogging functions.
However, the Mac version of Firefox still has some very annoying window handling bugs, which I found serious enough to send me back to Camino, despite Firefox's improved functionality. In particular, there's no bring all to front command, selecting a window from the windows menu sometimes doesn't work, switching tabs doesn't change the window title, and after installing an extension, the extensions window can't be closed.
Hansen's TEC-BASE 2.0
Hansen's TEC-BASE 2 (a product of Hansen Solutions, Inc. - http://www.hansensolutions.com) is a customized data management tool for school and business technology coordinators. Built in FileMaker Pro, Hansen's TEC-BASE allows tech support personnel to effectively track hardware and software inventory, record IP addresses and data drop locations, manage user accounts and group memberships, and prepare purchase orders. Work orders submitted online by users are automatically routed to the appropriate technicians. Designed by a K-12 tech director with feedback from his staff, TEC-BASE's Web interface has proven to improve communication between technical support personnel and users. Priced at a fraction of comparable products (starting at $100), Hansen's TEC-BASE is a perfect solution for schools and small businesses with small budgets and big needs. Supporting technology in both school and corporate environments can be overwhelming, Hansen's TEC-BASE may be just what you need to get things organized.
Additional details, price lists, and a trial version can be found on the Hansen Solutions, Inc. Website (http://www.hansensolutions.com).
Apple issues revised security update
Apple has released a revised version of last week's Security Update 2004-09-07, which fixes problems with Safari & FTP server in the original security update. The new update is now available via the Software Update panel and can be installed over the previous update.
More information about this update is available at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798 .
Buena Software Releases Swatch Buckler for After Effects
CHICAGO, IL: Buena Software, Inc. today announced the release of Swatch Buckler for Adobe After Effects 6.0 and later for Mac OS and Windows. Swatch Buckler provides After Effects users with a floating color swatch palette with integrated color picker. The product sells for $24.95 and can be downloaded from Buena’s site at http://www.buena.com/swatchbuckler.shtml .
Swatch Buckler presents the user with a floating palette containing a set of color swatches that can hold as many colors as your computer has memory for. It also includes an integrated color picker for choosing new colors. It has the ability to read and write Photoshop color swatch files, and provides an eyedropper tool that allows the user to choose colors from anywhere on screen. In addition, it lets users sort their colors by luminance, hue, saturation, and value, or red, green, and blue color channels.
“Swatch Buckler brings one of users’ favorite features from Photoshop into After Effects,” said Darrin Cardani, Buena Software’s president. “Motion graphics designers will appreciate the ability to keep around a palette of related colors for choosing text, solids, and paint colors for a particular project. And video editors will love the ability to be able to choose an exact color from their video clips.”
The product, which works on both Mac OS and Windows operating systems, can be downloaded for free from Buena Software’s web site at http://www.buena.com/swatchbuckler.shtml. Users can obtain a free serial number each day to test it out by going to http://www.buena.com/sb/sbserial.shtml.
Buena Software, Inc. offers video, image and audio processing software and development services. For more information about their consulting services and/or products, visit their web site at http://www.buena.com/.
Pressrelease: iURL 1.2.3 for OS X released
Kiel, Germany (September 12, 2004) - turingart [http://www.turingart.com/] is pleased to announce the immediate availability of iURL 1.2.3 for Mac OS X.
iURL is a universal URL management system for internet power users and multimedia designers. iURL is designed to be the one central place, which stores any kind of URL, being local file:// URL or internet based http://, https://, ftp://, aim:// or virtually
any other URL type.
iURL is full featured. Smart groups organize URLs by means of URL and keyword filters. Besides URL management, iURL includes a download manager, a unique Discover feature to find embedded URLs in web pages and a Multiload feature, which downloads
multiple files using one URL.
The most current version includes besides graphics preview, a new Quicktime preview feature, which read files from local volumes or streams media through the internet. Preview now shows GIF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, MOV, AIFF, MP3 and more formats.
Besides this, iURL integrates well with OS X and provides nice drag and drop functionality.
The unregistered version limits the number of URLs in each database. Furthermore, it limits the number of downloads. Registered iURL removes that restriction.
iURL is EUR 19.95 to register.
Download locations:
English localization: http://www.turingart.com/downloads/addURL.sit
German localization: http://www.turingart.com/downloads/addURL-DE.sit
New version of biOpen for life scientists
AbOrygen announces the release of biOpen 1.1, a new DNA and protein sequence analysis and 3D structure visualisation software with a a unique modular architecture. Main feature in this release is the multiple sequence alignment editor which allows you to import and edit your alignments in the software. A new demo version of biOpen is now available to download at http://www.aborygen.com/
Navicat (MySQL GUI) for Mac OS X database administration released!
Mac database tool - Navicat 5.2.2 is released.
What's new in this version:
This new version provides a powerful scheduling feature. This feature enables user to create a shedule for their backup, database migration and execution of saved queries. Furthermore, batch job capability is available for scheduling of multi-tasks.
Navicat, a database manager from PremiumSoft, is an integrated GUI tool let you perform MySQL administration and database development in an easier way. Advanced features allow you to import/export data, backup, transfer database from server to server, create query and manage local or remote MySQL server.
An evaluation version of Navicat for Mac OS X 10.1 or later is avaliable for download at http://www.navicat.com/shareware.php3
Plug and play redezvous and the rest
Hi folks,
im researching a project at the moment on plug and play devices on a network (namely cameras). What i cant understand exactly is how my program whatever language its written in will kick off as soon as an ethernet cable has been plugged in or a wireless device has been detected. Could someone who knows something about it explain it a bit...im slightly confused!
Cheers,
damalo
HD For Indies has a Write-Up on How To Do Low Cost, Uncompressed HD Editing Stations for Under $18K
Hi there -
I run a website called HD for Indies, I write about HD for independent filmmakers with a focus on high quality, low cost solutions. I've just written two articles about breakthrough stuff to bring down the cost of HD editing systems.
The first article is an overview article on putting all the low cost HD solutions together - how to build a G5 based, 3.2 TB RAID 5, 3 Apple LCD monitor editing station with HD monitoring for under around $17,500 with all off the shelf, currently shipping hardware/software. Of course it can be done for less, but this would be the client impressive, killer setup.
The second article is about Mac drivers for the Highpoint RocketRAID 1820A card. Geeky boring? Normally yeah, but this allows for low cost SATA arrays to do uncompressed HD work for very low costs - as low as $1.21/GB including cards, drives, cases, everything. Apple/Huge/Medea are all $5-$7/GB. And it scales to 3.2 TB, enough space to do a 1920x1080 4:4:4 RGB feature with all the trimmings.
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EditiX 2.0 - XML / XSLT Editor/Debugger
We are glad to announce the availability of EditiX 2.0. EditiX is a cross-platform and easy to use XML / XSLT Editor and Debugger designed to help web authors and application programmers take advantage of the latest XML and XML-related technologies such as
XSLT, XSL-FO, DocBook, SVG or various XML schemas.
EditiX has an XSLT debugger and an XML Differencing support. It provides users
with an extensive range of XML functionality within a refined IDE that guides you
with intelligent entry helpers. The user can manage remote files from FTP, WebDAV or from an archive file like ZIP or JAR. It includes real time XPath location and syntax error detection. Some content assistants are provided with context syntax popup supporting DTD, XML Schema, and RelaxNG. Multiple templates and project management are bound to editiX. The user can apply XSL, XSL-FO or DocBook Transformation by shortcuts and show the result in a dedicated view. EditiX includes default templates for XML, DocBook, DTD, XHTML, XSLT, XSD, XML RelaxNG, SVG, MathML, and XSL-FO.
New in EditiX 2.0 :
A new XSLT Debugger that helps users to analysis its XSL Transformation processing. This debugger has breakpoints for displaying the current nodes stack, the current XPath expression nodes or the set of variables. The user can control the transformation by
putting/removing breakpoints or running step by step. A multi-view preview is available at each moment for visualizing for instance an HTML document output.
This version introduces DocBook support. The user can generate in a background mode its document in PDF, HTML, PS... Shortkeys and project management are dedicated to limited the user parameters.
Remote access are available for FTP, WebDAV. The user have not to care about the way the document is loaded when managing it inside the Editor. This is similar for the ZIP or JAR files.
EditiX includes a new XML Differencing technology giving the ability to compare two XML documents.
EditiX v2.0 has much more new features and we invite the reader to go to our site for more details : http://www.editix.com
A 30 day free trial can be downloaded from http://www.editix.com/download.html
For pricing, please visit our site at http://www.editix.com/buy.html. Prices are
inside a range of $25 to $99.
Best regards,
The EditiX Team
PR : Barres II Barcode genreation software
ANTILOG announces Barres Version II.0.0.
LOMME, FRANCE - Antilog announce Barres II.0.0, a major update of their low-price Barcode Creator for the Macintosh.
Barres is a simple barcode generation application for Macintoshes. It can generate the following type of barcodes: UPC (12 digits), EAN13 (13 digits), and SCC14 (14 digits). By extension of the EAN code, the JAN13 and ISBN-EAN formats can be created.
With Barres, the simple barcode generator, you can generate barcode graphics yourself, simply and inexpensively, using your Macintosh. Simply launch the application, type in the desired barcode number, and resulting barcode graphic is generated. You can save it in a resolution-independent format, in a standard epsf file or in a PICT image. You can import it onto your favorite page-layout, word-processing, or illustration program. Barres generated graphics have been tested with the most important illustration or desktop publishing softwares (XPress, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, ...)) in a professional environment.
... WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION II.0.0 ? ...
The software is now "carbonized" it is now totally entirely compatible with Mac OS X (all versions, from X.0 to X.3: Panther), and works with Mac OS 9. It is possible to save the barcode graphic in the professional format epsf (encapsuled PostScript), in addition to the PICT format. The height of the barcode can be changed from 10% to 999% of the nominal size. The barcode size (if printed at 100%) is displayed, in inches and in millimeters.
More information can be found at : [url]http://www.log-1.com/Barres/en/[/url]
... PRICING AND AVAILABILITY ...
Barres II.0.0 is usable for all Macintosh running Mac OS 9 (with CarbonLib) or any version of Mac OS X. It is available immediately.
The product is Shareware and priced at only $30 for one single-user license, and 27$ for quantity >= 5. The update for all registered users of version I.x.x is $20. An exceptional and time-limited upgrade offer has been sent to all users who have buy Barres I before this announce; if you didn't receive it: contact us.
A fully functional demonstration version is available from our Web site [url]http://www.log-1.com/BarresVIIen[/url] : Multinational English Version [url]http://www.log-1.com/BarresVIIfr[/url] : French Version
The demo version is unlocked after purchase.
You can buy today directly online (Secured payment): [url]http://www.log-1.com/Barres/en/Register.html[/url]
... ABOUT ANTILOG ...
Antilog is based in the North of France. It was founded by Frederic PAVY (alias Jean-Thibault GUEUX) in 1998 and provides Macintosh Software Products.
Our Main Policy is: "Don't develop for Macintosh *FIRST*, but for Macintosh *ONLY*..."
... FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT ...
Frederic PAVY 'Jean-Thibault GUEUX' ANTILOG
129, rue du Marais
59160 LOMME FRANCE
JT . Gueux @ log - 1 . com
[url]http://www.log-1.com/[/url]
OpenOSX Office 1.5 Available Now
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. --Sep. 7th, 2004-- OpenOSX today announced the immediate availability of Office 1.5 for Mac OS X "Panther" that is a easy-to-use solution for configuring, installing and utilizing the proven open source "GNOME Office" software, offering users a wealth of productivity software. This newest edition delivers enhanced integration with Mac OS X, completely new and updated software, improved installation along with additional features and enhancements.
GNOME is a popular free desktop environment included with many distributions of Linux including RedHat. Mac OS X includes its own desktop environment and does not include the exhaustive list of support libraries required to run "GNOME Office". OpenOSX has built these dependent libraries and customized them for Mac OS X installed by a single-click installation and backed with support.
In the process OpenOSX married the GNOME environment with Mac OS X offering native functionality including preferred web browser support, Print Center support, linkable files and for the first time, an all new "OpenOSX Office" cocoa application that enables system-wide recognition of supported file types including Microsoft® Word and Excel documents. This allows any of the many supported file types to be opened in the appropriate software by double-clicking or dragging files to its icon.
Featured in the OpenOSX package is "Gnumeric" which reads and writes Microsoft® Excel files complete with 100% of functions of Microsoft® Excel, "AbiWord" which is an award winning open source alternative to Microsoft® Word which reads and writes Microsoft Word documents, SodiPodi which is a powerful Vector image manipulation program and Diagram, complete flexible flowchart software.
"To my knowledge there simply is not a faster or easier way possible to get similar functionality installed in Mac OS X." said Jeshua Lacock, the owner of OpenOSX. "In the same time it takes to copy 480 megabytes to your hard disk, you can be running this awesome suite, complete with our exclusive 'OpenOSX Office' application."
The OpenOSX Office product is available immediately for us$40 on CD-ROM, with download-only delivery available for us$30, upgrades from previous versions of the product are us$20 on CD-ROM and us$15 for download. OpenOSX also has complementary, specially priced, O'Reilly book bundles and 6-month hassle-free CD-subscriptions available. Limited installation support and documentation is included. Visit the OpenOSX web site for more details at: http://OpenOSX.com/office/
OpenOSX is a company dedicated to serving, and expanding, the Macintosh community. Founded on the premise that many computer users are intimidated by the UNIX command-line, OpenOSX committed itself to one mission- bringing popular Unix software to both the "Unix-challenged" and the seasoned, Mac inclined system administrator in a friendly, Mac environment.
Note: the same software is available free via Fink.
CPLAT II: Cross-platform Framework
ksoft (www.ksoft.net) is pleased to announce the release of CPLAT II which is a complete redesign and modernization of the original CPLAT cross-platform framework.
CPLAT II is a modern C++ framework using policies and STL for development of C++ application that will run under MacOS and / or Windows. Linux support is partial at this time.
CPLAT II does not emulate a platforms controls, but instead uses the native OS controls on the underlying platform. This means that the following platform features are incorporated in CPLAT II.
MacOS
- HIViews
- Quartz
- Carbon Events
- Sheets
- Composited Windows
- Metal Windows
- Drawers
- Navigation Services
- Nibs
- Bundles
- QuickTime
- OpenGL
- Mach or CFM
Windows
- Native controls
- GDI+
- QuickTime with QuickTime installed
- OpenGL
CPLAT can be built using the following supported compilers / build systems.
MacOS
- Codewarrior Pro 8.x
- Codewarrior Pro 9.x
- Apples ProjectBuilder
- Apples XCode
Windows
- Codewarrior Pro 8.x
- Codewarrior Pro 9.x
- VisualC++ 6
- VisualNet 7
CPLAT II is available for $50 and includes complete source code, projects and documentation for all demos, tools and framework. Updates are posted several times a year. CPLAT II can be used in commercial, shareware or freeware applications without any further licensing costs.
Full details and trial projects can be found at: http://www.ksoft.net
Tabasoft (http://www.tabasoft.it) announces the availability for free download of Biferno version 1.1.
Thank to the new Biferno xmlDoc class it is now possible to open, create, modify and validate XML documents. Besides, it is also possible to navigate their hierarchical structure and to get/set content and attribute values combining xmlDoc with the other Biferno new XML class: xmlNode.
Besides, the new Biferno extension jclass allows Biferno code to invoke Java classes directly. Developers can now take advantage of all Java 2 Platform classes in their Biferno web sites. Besides, if they have developed their own java classes, they can reuse that code in bfr scripts with no modifications.
Many bugs have been fixed and further enhancements include the unix.bash method, MD5 string encryption and an improved string.Decode method.
Check the complete release notes for a detailed description of the (numerous) changes and fixes of this version.
Biferno is a new object-oriented, HTML embedded, scripting language for web development. The high-level built-in classes, with their methods and properties, make the code very clean and easy to mantain.
Biferno is an open-source, cross-platform project for Linux, Windows, MacOSX and Classic and with the effort of other programmers can be recompiled on other operating systems. This makes very easy to move a site created with Biferno from one system to another.
Biferno has a plug-in architecture that makes the language completely extensible, allowing other developer to easily add functionality through internal and external classes.
For more information please visit http://www.tabasoft.it/biferno where you can download the software, including guides, manuals and an on-line reference.
Tue, 07 Sep 2004
Security Update 2004-09-07
Apple has released a security upgrade for 10.2.8 & 10.3.5, now available in the Software Update panel.
Security Update 2004-09-07 delivers a number of security enhancements and is recommended for all Macintosh users. This update includes the following components: CoreFoundation, IPSec, Kerberos, libpcap, lukemftpd, NetworkConfig, OpenLDAP, OpenSSH, PPPDialer, rsync, Safari, tcpdump
For detailed information on this update, see http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n61798
Personal note: Hurricane Frances
I live in Fort Lauderdale, so I spent the last few days preparing for Hurricane Frances and then waiting for it to end. Thankfully I had no major damage and I never lost power. I've posted some pictures here.
iPod ripping service launched in UK
www.ipodloading.co.uk are now offering an iPod ripping service in the UK, with collection and delivery in much of the south of England. Other areas can send in their iPod and CDs, and receive them back fully loaded after a few days.
[ANN] Java Date Picker v3.1 Released
August 30, 2004 Stand By Soft, Ltd. just released Java Date Picker 3.1, a suite of professional date components for Swing. In the new version, the tutorial groups together all product information (changes, installation notes, etc) to make it more accessible.
The dates available for selection can be restricted according to a specified pattern. Users can also do single or multiple date selection. So far, the available components are a one month calendar, a date time field and an editable date picker.
The components can be internationalized, have support for mouse and keyboard and they can be used with any look and feel (Metal, Motif, Windows, Aqua and custom ones).
This version adds new features and fixes bugs at customers' request:
* Improved the tutorial to be the main source of information about Java Date Picker.
* Improved the date selection API. Added setSelectedDates to JMonth and setSelectedDate to JDateComponent.
* Added calendar grid customization and status bar visibility control.
* Improved JMonthView to fill all the space when resized.
* Restructured the demo application. It is explained entirely by the tutorial.
* Bug fixes.
For additional information or trial version, please visit http://www.javadatepicker.com
Mireth Technology launches new digital music software - Music Man released
Mireth Technology Corp. announces the launch of Music Man, digital music software that rips from CD, converts between formats, burns to CD or to USB Flash Drive Memory and plays music files, CDs and directly from USB Flash. Music Man runs on Mac OS X.
Music Man was developed to provide support for MP3 devices other than Apple’s. Initially supporting MP3 files and MP3 CD, Music Man was called MacMP3CD. With the addition of support for USB Flash Drive MP3 players, MacMP3CD was re-named Music Man.
“We added support for USB Flash Drive MP3 players and I tested it over a summer of weekends spent at the beach with the kids.” said Donna Johnson, President of Mireth Technology Corp. “The first thing I found was that I could only use one earpiece because I needed to keep one ear open. I couldn’t hear both tracks but I could hear the kids. So we added the mono mixdown feature to put both tracks on both earpieces. This also turned to be a great way to share the player with my husband, without having to take turns. The MP3 player was now almost perfect, except it only played an hour of music. So we added the variable quality burn feature. At AM Radio quality burn, I got 4 hours of music on a 64mb flash drive.”
Key features of Music Man include:
- Rips Audio CDs to MP3 or to Ogg Vorbis, one track at a time, or the whole CD
- Converts between MP3, WMA, Wav and Ogg Vorbis
- Plays music from anywhere on your computer, as well as Audio CDs, MP3 CDs, and directly from USB Flash Drive
- Burns CDs and CDRWs. Burning using a compressed digital music formats burns 10 hours of music on 1 CD
- Burns to USB Flash Drive Memory
- "AM Radio" quality burn option to get 4 hours of music on a 64 mb USB Flash Drive
- Mono Mixdown feature for for Both Tracks/One Ear listening on USB Flash Drive
Pricing and Availability
Music Man for Mac OS X is available for immediate download or on CD-ROM, starting at $19.95. Educational pricing and volume discounts are available. For more information, visit www.mireth.com/musicman.html
About Mireth Technology Corp.
Founded in 1991, Mireth Technology Corp. (www.mireth.com) produces easy-to-use and cost effective Macintosh software, including ShredIt, NetShred, iVCD, Music Man, and MacVCD, the best selling Macintosh VCD playing software in the world. Mireth is well-known in the industry for providing robust, well-tested products and outstanding customer support. A Vancouver based corporation, Mireth Technology produces “The right software for the job.”(TM)
Montage Technologies Inc. ships FileScope 1.0
ontage Technologies Inc., a Calgary based Mac OS X software and consulting company, announces FileScope 1.0, an application for the remote monitoring of server log files.
FileScope wraps the complexity of remote connection management, password handling, and file location with a simple to use interface. With one button click, users can remotely log in and view their remote logs or status files.
The unlicensed version will allow you to monitor 2 sites. For additional sites you can purchase a license for $14.99 USD.
More information is available at http://www.montagetech.com/main_filescope.html
About Montage Technologies Inc.:
Montage Technologies Inc., founded in 1993, assists clients in realizing the benefits of Internet and Object-Oriented technologies. Montage Technologies Inc. designs and developments web and desktop solutions using WebObjects, Mac OS X, Java and Linux. Montage Technologies Inc is located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. More information on Montage Technologies Inc is available at www.montagetech.com