Archive for November, 2008

Be Top Chef

Now you’re cooking! Top Chef: The Game is now available — test your skills against fellow chefs in a virtual kitchen, and cook your way through 30 Quickfire and 15 Elimination Challenges — all with no calories and not a drop of cholesterol Continue reading »

REALbasic Developer Magazine In Book Forma

REALbasic has been around for quite awhile now and can be used to produce MacOS, Windows and Linux sotware. The REALbasic Developer Magazine is now reprinting last year’s issues into a perfect-bound book which will be shipping at the end of November. Continue reading »

Disk Utility as a Gaming Device

Many games on the Mac require you to insert a CD or DVD of the game to prove you are the rightful owner. But there is away around it. Continue reading »

Mariner Calc for iPhone

For a long time now, I have admired Mariner’s software as a good alternative to Microsoft Office. Now they are working on a version of Mariner Calc for the iPhone that will not only display Excel spreadsheets, but will allow them to be edited on the iPhone. Continue reading »

Enhancing Spotlight on Mac

Every couple of days, my Finder search goes dead. I have no idea why, but I think it has something to do with iMovie. So I search for a file name I know exists on the drive, and the Finder can’t find it. I drag it out on the desktop, so now I’m looking at it — repeat the search, and Finder still cannot find it! I wish I could figure out how to fix it. Even if you’re not having problems with Spotlight and Finder Find, Houdah Software’s HoudahSpot is an acclaimed Spotlight front-end for Mac OS X Leopard — doing things even Spotlight can’t do! Continue reading »

Faces for callbacks

Here’s a cool idea: FaceCall lets you see who you’ll be dialing — just tap on their face! One-touch calling for iPhone
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iPod Nuance… leather!

Nuance for the iPod nano 4G is a slim, colorful leather case with a detachable hand strap that adds another fun way to use your nano. Continue reading »

Keep Your Word

Are you studying a new language? Your class notebook is an endless list of words that you have to learn? You remember that your teacher told you how to say a lot of useful things but, can you find them in your notebok? You need to keep your words Continue reading »

PocketMac Releases The Original Screensaver for Busy People

Information Appliance Associates, creators of unique Macintosh sync solutions, announces the release of PocketMac iCalScreenSaver, the first screensaver to attractively display iCal appointments. Continue reading »

KeystrokeRecorder

ampSoftware updated KeystrokeRecorder this week to automatically reload its settings. Since KeystrokeRecorder is a stealth application which runs in the background and meant not to be found, it previously had to be quit and relaunched to load the settings. The update makes changing settings very simple. Continue reading »

PopChar X 4.1

Ergonis Software today announced the release of PopChar X 4.1, the award-winning tool for inserting special characters into your documents across all Mac OS X applications.

The new version improves compatibility with OpenOffice and NeoOffice and can detect the current font in MultiAd Creator Pro. It includes a new technique for flexible adaptation to peculiarities of certain applications. Furthermore, PopChar X 4.1 delivers a number of other improvements and fixes for user-reported issues. Continue reading »

The Largest FileMaker Forum

On the eve of its 10 year anniversary, FMForums looks back in celebration of this milestone event. Over the past decade, nearly 50,000 members have collectively shaped FMForums to be the largest and most renowned FileMaker-based forum. Continually recognized as the front runner when it comes to the exchange of ideas, techniques and information, developers at every skill level agree that FMForums is an indispensable – and free – FileMaker resource. Continue reading »

Aquaria 1.1.0

Ever since I heard that Ambrosia Software was developing games for the iPhone, I worried that they might abandon their Macintosh software efforts. Aquaria proves me wrong. Continue reading »

iPhone speed traps trap

It’s the most violated law in America … are you speeding? Wouldn’t you like to know who’s watching? Njection LLC has introduced Njection Mobile (NMobile), their worldwide speed trap notification system for iPhone 3G. Continue reading »

A little soap on that text

Unmarked software has rolled out TextSoap 6.0.1, an update to its text processing utility for Mac OS X. This is a favorite of many Mac users, and this update will be considered a “must have” Continue reading »