UGN InfoManagerAs we move toward the holiday season, and the surge of interest in computer games, Ambrosia Software is gearing up with some new updates and features to their wonderful collection of games. There are three great upgrades from Ambrosia
Have you upgraded to Office 2008 for Macintosh? If so, you should read this article at Macworld magazine. It is written in a Q&A format, with some interesting answers for those who haven't followed the developments in the latest version of Office.
MobileFamilyTree is the brand-new companion application for MacFamilyTree, the popular Mac genealogy solution from Synium Software. MobileFamilyTree syncs the wealth of your genealogy onto any iPhone or iPod touch. Your family tree, easily accessible and editable: Never miss a chance to review, edit or add family information. And, MobileFamilyTree keeps everything in sync with your Mac too.
Gotow.net has announced the release of NetSketch 1.2.0, a collaborative drawing application for the iPhone and iPod Touch. NetSketch is a full-featured vector drawing app and allows you to sketch in real-time with friends on multiple iPhones. NetSketch allows you to draw on the iPod's screen using a full range of colors and brush sizes. It is the only iPhone app to render drawings in a scalable vector format independent of the size of the iPhone's screen.
This is an old article, published over a year ago, but I hadn't seen it until today. (Thanks to Stumble On.)
Here are a few quotes from some of my favorite authors:
While I haven't yet tried this, I could see how it could make using Leopard's "Spaces" easier.
While I haven't yet tried this, I could see how it could make using Leopard's "Spaces" easier.
Apple hasn't completely abandoned us to third parties for tips and hints. On their web site, there is a tip section for "Pros".
I reported on Evernote a couple of months back. It is a repository for notes with versions available for Mac, Windows, Linux and the iPhone. It is also a web app.
They have now announced their premium service.
Guy Kawasaki has posted a blog article about how to get more battery life out of your iPhone.
Do you fly a lot? This new "checkpoint friendly" briefcase-style laptop bag is not only very cool, it boasts a highly protective compartment for a laptop, with a clear, unobstructed x-ray view of the laptop for easy TSA security checks!
Keep Your Word 1.0 for Mac OS X Leopard lets you build your own dictionary, classifying and grouping the terms exactly how you want to, while helping you to learn the longest list of words thanks to its different exercise modes.
BareBones used to market earlier versions of this program with "It sucks less!". The registered trademark slogan on version 9 is "It doesn't suck."
Guess that means it is an improvement. ;-)
Just look at the feature list.
I have seen Andy Hertzfeld at least once at MacWorld Expo. He currently is working at Google, but he was extremely involved in the development of the Macintosh, which will be 25 years old next January.
The SkyBlueCanvas Development Team has rolled out version 1.1 Beta of the SkyBlueCanvas Lightweight content management system. The new version includes improvements to the core functionality as well as several new features including single-click content publishing and re-ordering, an enhanced Plugin API and simplified module placement and publishing.
Of course, the Mac is a great tool for blogging. This article talks about how to make the graphic part of the blogging easier.
We all know that the Macintosh's OS X has a command line, similar to that of DOS on the PC or the Apple II. That was a change from Classic Mac Systems which were GUI only.
Reference Tracker 1.0, is an academic reference manager and research tool for Mac OS X that stores all the citations and references in an essay, research project, or book and automatically create Harvard or APA formatted reference lists when needed.
August 1st, I moved from one apartment to a new one about 300 feet away. I called AT&T to move my Uverse service to the new apartment. Uverse is a fiber optics Internet and TV service similar to FiOS service from Verizon.
The guy who writes this"Mac Tips and Tricks" blog, previously did Top 100 Mac Applications and Top 50 Terminal Commands. He has 45 of these menu bar applications listed. Most of which are completely new to me.
SuperMegaUltraGroovy and toastycode today announced the immediate availability of TapeDeck 1.1, a free update to the popular recording application for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.
Here's the ultimate 'life-of-the-party' application for iPhone and iTouch users. Not only is this a game -- but a treasure trove of trivia on just about any subject the party calls for... it's called Trivial
Three short pieces about the latest Net Neutrality struggle -- Comcast limiting bandwidth and the FTC says no -- where will it go?
Apple's MobileMe plays into hands of spammers: How Apple inadvertently made it easy for spammers to get to you and your contacts...
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