By Staff Wednesday, January 12, 2011.
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Smultron 3.8 Text Editor Gets New Life On Apple Mac App Store
Intel to transfer $1.5 Billion to NVidia Over Five Years
Don't like the App Store? Delete it!
Mac OS X v10.6.6 Update Cools Down Hot-running MacBook
10 Must-Have Free Apps in the Mac App Store
Apple's Mac App Store Arrives And The World Doesn't End
How The Mac App Store Will Change Buying Forever
Keyboards For Number Crunchers
TV and PCs Highly Harmful To Heart Health
Creativity Different launches a Kickstarter Project - the mBrace For MacBook Pro
WaterField Designs Introduces the Muzetto Man Bag in Luxurious Black Leather
Pixelmator 1.6.4 Nucleus Released - Introductory Half-Price Offer On Mac App Store
Adobe Flash Player 10.2.152 Web browser plug-in (preview version of 10.2
Credit Card Terminal for Mac Now Exclusively on the Mac App Store
Typinator 4.3 Allows Quick Creation Of Snippets Via Hotkeys
Office 2011 for Mac: The Missing Manual - New from O'Reilly
Get FileMaker Pro 11 For Half Off with Purchase of FileMaker Go for iPad or iPhone
Embracing the New Format: 7 Apps To Buy, Read and Convert eBooks ___
Smultron 3.8 Text Editor Gets New Life On Apple Mac App Store
The Mac App. Store has given the formerly freeware Smultron text editor a new leason life in a fully-updated for Snow Leopard Version 3.8, selling for $4.99 only through the Mac Spp. Store.
Smultron features:
• Easy navigation
Smultron has all open documents in a list with beautiful Quick Look icons to your left just like e.g. iTunes so you can easily switch between many documents.
• Flexible
It is easy to program with Smultron as it colours the content in different colours depending on what the code does. And you also have many ways to search for words and line numbers to help finding code you're looking for. You can also split the window in two to display two parts of the same document or to compare two different documents side by side.
• Multiple views
You can also preview HTML-files directly in Smultron and save snippets of text and insert them simply with a shortcut. And if you don t want to be disturbed by other applications or the desktop you can let Smultron cover the whole screen to let you concentrate on your work.
• Advanced users
For the more advanced users Smultron can find all those system files that are normally hidden and it has authenticated open and saves for them. Smultron can also use regular expressions and it can run commands and scripts.
• International users
For all international users there is full support for all encodings.
Requirements: Mac OS X 10.6 or later
Smultron fo $4.99 on the Mac App. Store
For more information, visit:
http://www.peterborgapps.com/smultron/
Purchase:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/smultron/id408831307?mt=12&ls=1
Intel to transfer $1.5 Billion to NVidia Over Five Years
HardMac's Lionel reports that in November 2009, Intel had agreed to pay AMD $1.25 Billion to make the latter's complaint for unfair competition go away, and now Intel has now reached a similar compromise with NVidia, to which Intel will transfer $1.5 Billion in installments until 2016 in order to stop legal proceedings launched by NVidia against them.
The Nvidia complaint alleged unfair competition, primarily regarding Intel refusing to license NVidia's graphics chipsets on their Nehalem and later processor architectures - a move that has significantly altered and to some degree hindered Apple notebook evolution significantly.
For the full report visit here:
http://bit.ly/eTj4ir
Don't like the App Store? Delete it!
MacFixIt's Topher Kessler says:
The new Mac App Store can be a useful way to find software for OS X, but a few people have expressed their dislike of the store and prefer to not have it on their systems. Some have even avoided updating to OS X 10.6.6 to prevent the store from being put on their systems,.... but if you remove the store then the system will revert back to the old setup....
To read more, click here:
http://bit.ly/eZ6bEY
Mac OS X v10.6.6 Update Cools Down Hot-running MacBook
AppleTell's Charles Moore says he hasn't been an entirely happy camper in Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard for several reasons, but largely because it has made his MacBook run substantially hotter than it did in OS 10,5 Leopard, which has resulted in the cooling fans running almost all the time.
However, Moore relates that after installing the OS X v10.6.6 update the MacBook is now running in the Leopard-esque low to mid-60s C range, or even cooler.
For the full report visit here:
http://bit.ly/ftNID5
10 Must-Have Free Apps in the Mac App Store
AppStorm's David Appleyard says:
The Mac App Store has brought a few new fantastic releases, but the majority of software stealing the show has been around for some time. And although these brilliant applications aren't new, they are worth mentioning once again for new Mac users, and those who need a quick reminder.Today I'll be showcasing ten of my favourite free Mac App Store apps. These wonderful pieces of software won't cost you a dime, but will go a long way towards improving and refining your Mac experience...
For the full report visit here:
http://mac.appstorm.net/roundups/10-must-have-free-apps-in-the-mac-app-store/
Apple's Mac App Store Arrives And The World Doesn't End
ZNet blogger David Morgenstern says:
No Chicken Little, the sky didn t fall with the arrival of the Mac App Store the other day. And neither did the Mac software market. Developers even appear to be mostly understanding of the proposition.
For the full commentary visit here:
http://zd.net/eCWrI4
How The Mac App Store Will Change Buying Forever
Mac 360's Ron McElfresh observes that the first version of Apple's Mac App Store is revolutionary and simple, marking the beginning of a rapid change in how Mac users find, buy, install, and update apps, with the trend toward lower prices, but some pothole filled rocky roads ahead.
For the full commentary visit here:
http://bit.ly/dQW1IK
Keyboards For Number Crunchers
MacGroup-Detroit's Phyllis Evans says:
I've managed to go through a bunch of keyboards over the years, from straight to ergonomic, but the one thing I've always looked for is one with a good numeric keypad. I'm a number cruncher, by trade, and when you are accustomed to using a 10-key adding machine (calculator to the younger generation), it's hard to adapt to a laptop keyboard or the new Apple Bluetooth keyboard. I've had my original Apple Bluetooth keyboard for 7 years, and it's finally starting to have occasional sticking problems....After looking at a bunch of keyboards, wired and wireless, I decided to go with Apple's wired Keyboard with Numeric Keypad.....
For the full review visit here:
http://macgroup.org/blog/2011/01/11/keyboards/
TV and PCs Highly Harmful To Heart Health
TGDaily's Kate Taylor reports:
Four hours' screen time a day more than doubles the risk of a heart attack, according to scientists at University College London.The team says the danger appears to be independent of how much exercise a person gets when away from the screen, but suggests that metabolic factors and inflammation could cause a link between prolonged sitting and the risks to heart health.
For the full report visit here:
http://bit.ly/hkFjWW
Creativity Different launches a Kickstarter Project - the mBrace For MacBook Pro
Boston based startup venture Creativity Different announces the mBrace, a simple and stylish accessory for your Macbook Pro designed to improve the comfort and convenience of carrying a notebook around the office, on campus or anywhere you take your Mac.
The mBrace, made from a high quality Acetal plastic and incredibly strong Uretek fabric, easily and securely attaches to a Macbook without affecting any of its typical uses. You can leave it on your Macbook Pro all the time because even with the mBrace attached, the Macbook Pro still fits nicely in most bags and sleeves with no problem. It even fits with most covers and cases attached. But just in case, the mBrace detaches as effortlessly as it attaches to your notebook. And as a bonus, when attached the handle can rest underneath the Macbook Pro to provide an angled keyboard and ventilation prop.
The mBrace is the first project for Creativity Different, a startup venture with the mission to designs and manufacturers innovative and stylish mobile accessories. Creativity Different intends to leverage Kickstarter to raise financing for manufacturing costs through donations. As an incentive, each donor of $30 or more will receive a complimentary mBrace when they are available to the public (effectively a pre-order). Creativity Different anticipates a late spring 2011 release of the mBrace. The Kickstarter approach is all or nothing. If Creativity Different cannot generate enough interest (2500 pre-orders) by Feb 10th, none of the donors will be obligated and the project will not be funded.
"I am really excited about this opportunity to finally bring the mBrace to life and I am equally excited to have discovered the Kickstarter platform and community that made this opportunity possible." says Terrance Kirkwood, founder of Creativity Different.
Creativity Different:
http://www.creativitydifferent.com
mBrace - Kickstarter Project:
http://kck.st/f2un2Q
mBrace Promo Video:
http://www.creativitydifferent.com/kickstarter-promo/
WaterField Designs Introduces the Muzetto Man Bag in Luxurious Black Leather
WaterField Designs announces the new black leather Muzetto. Available just in time to house the new tablets, notebooks and gadgets announced at the 2011 Computer Electronic Show (CES) and upcoming Macworld, the Muzetto is available now for pre-order at sfbags.com. This fashionable bag for men is now available in luxurious, naturally-tanned, black leather with a choice of six accent colors and five sizes, as well as a selection of other color themes. All WaterField Designs bags are made in San Francisco.
The Muzetto is engineered with style and functionality in mind. The hip, leather, vertical bag includes one main compartment, an under-flap pocket, a zippered interior pocket for extra security, and a back pocket ample options for men to designate a place for each item they carry. An adjustable strap allows users to wear the Muzetto across the chest or hanging from one shoulder. To reduce shoulder and back fatigue, a removable, shoulder pad with a grippy underside keeps the strap firmly in place.
A gold liner lights up the interior making contents easy to differentiate. The flap length and angled sides highlight the Muzetto's svelte look.
The clean and refined design of the Muzetto complements any outfit from casual jeans to a dressy blazer. Personalization options include a choice of six color accents and five sizes. The Personal & Portable sizes can carry daily necessities like a wallet, cell-phone, sunglasses or an Apple iPad case. The 11-, 13- and 15-inch sizes are ideal for carrying the Macbook Air SleeveCase or alternate laptop sleeves in these respective sizes. Each Muzetto is small enough to provide unrestricted motion, yet large enough to stow the essentials.
"With all the gadgets we carry around these days, it's time we had a bag to store it all in," says company founder Gary Waterfield, "We designed the Muzetto for just that purpose. If you're like me, you want a bag that has a certain refinement to it simple and elegant yet functional. The Muzetto is just that."
The Muzetto is available in five sizes: The Personal ($179), The Portable ($199), and the 11-inch ($219), the 13-inch ($239) and the 15-inch ($259) models.
Each Muzetto size is available in black or brown high-quality leather with color accents in: black, copper, pine, grass, flame, or pearl.
The Muzetto:
http://www.sfbags.com/products/muzetto/muzetto.php
The Muzetto is sold exclusively by WaterField Designs from their on-line shop;
http://www.sfbags.com
Pixelmator 1.6.4 Nucleus Released - Introductory Half-Price Offer On Mac App Store
Pixelmator is an easy-to-use, fast and powerful image editor for Mac OS X with everything you need to create, edit and enhance your images. In addition to full 64-Bit architecture support, enjoy incredible image editing performance in every part of the app.
Someone who is editing images must be able to select the right shapes, portions or objects in images. With Pixelmator s powerful, pixel-accurate collection of selection tools you can quickly and easily select any part of your images. That means you can edit and apply special effects to portions of your pictures, remove unwanted objects or even cut out objects from one picture to put on another. Thanks to the masks palette in Pixelmator, you can even save your selections for later.
Pixelmator is a layer-based image editor. You can quickly create layers from your photos, other pictures, from selections or even your iSight. Pixelmator can add a layer to your composition directly from your Mac's little camera. Not only can you link and arrange added layers, but Pixelmator allows you to blend layers, change their opacity, create clipping masks or even add layer masks to hide some portions of layer.
It even has iSight compatibility so you can have it take a picture and add it as a layer for editing.
Another bunch of tools in Pixelmator are painting tools, offering different brush sizes, shapes, hardness, even blending modes when painting. You can paint with Pixelmator as you would traditionally, play with beautiful gradients or even fill colors with other ones. There has never been a more satisfying way to paint. What s more, Pixelmator s painting tools can be used not only for any style of painting, but also for improving your selections with masks or even retouching.
The Mac App Store
• Download, redownload, keep track of, update, review, and simply enjoy Pixelmator on the new Mac App Store.
New in version 1.6.4:
New Features
• Faster and smoother Gradient Tool
• Gradient sharing
• Faster and more precise Selection Tools
• Faster JPEG compression and decompression (libjpeg-turbo support in other words)
Improvements
• Ability to use the space shortcut when using Lasso Tool
System requirements:
• Intel
• Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard or later
• Core Image supported graphics card (recommended)
• Some features require Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and/or iLife.
Price: $59.00 To ease the transition to the Mac App Store for users, the Pixelmator transition to the Mac App Store will include a limited-time offer to purchase Pixelmator on the Mac App Store for $29 (half-price), and with the next generation Pixelmator 2.0 included for free once it's out on the Mac App Store, later this year.
For more information, visit:
http://www.pixelmator.com/
For more information on Pixelmator's migration to the Mac App Store, see:
http://www.pixelmator.com/transition/
Adobe Flash Player 10.2.152 Web browser plug-in (preview version of 10.2
Adobe Flash Player is a cross-platform browser-based application runtime that delivers uncompromised viewing of expressive applications, content, and videos across screens and browsers. Flash Player 10.1 is optimized for high performance on mobile screens and designed to take advantage of native device capabilities, enabling richer and more immersive user experiences.
Benefits
• Support for mobile devices
Extend the reach of your content to users wherever they are. Flash Player delivers expressive content to personal computers, smartphones, tablets, smartbooks, and netbooks.
• Mobile-ready features for unprecedented creative control
Take advantage of native device capabilities, including support for multitouch, gestures, mobile input models, and accelerometer input.
• Hardware acceleration
Deliver smooth, high-quality video with minimal overhead across mobile devices and personal computers using H.264 video decoding.
• Expanded options for high-quality media delivery
Discover new ways to deliver rich media experiences with the Flash Media Server Family of products using HTTP Dynamic Streaming; content protection; and improved support for live events, buffer control, and peer-assisted networking.
New in version 10.2.152:
• General stability fixes
• Additional Audio and Video fixes
System requirements:
• Mac OS X 10.4 or later.
• Intel Core Duo 1.33GHz or faster processor
• PowerPC G3 500MHz or faster processor
• 128MB of RAM
• 128MB of graphics memory
• Supported Web browser.
Mac OS X hardware decoding support
On Mac computers, hardware decoding of H.264 video in Flash Player is available with Mac OS X 10.6.4 and later on hardware supported by the Mac OS Video Decode Acceleration Framework (such as the NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, GeForce 320M, and GeForce GT 330M). Whether hardware decoding will engage for a specific video is determined by the Mac OS Video Decode Acceleration Framework.
Mac OS X 10.6 required for 64-bit support.
For more information, visit:
http://bit.ly/eMpo8S
Credit Card Terminal for Mac Now Exclusively on the Mac App Store
Inner Fence is now shipping Credit Card Terminal for Mac exclusively on the Mac App Store and will no longer distribute it directly to customers. The Mac App Store, released by Apple on January 6th, makes it simple to get apps on your Mac. Inner Fence already distributes its iPhone and iPad apps exclusively through the App Store.
"In just the first day of the Mac App Store, our Mac users increased by 25%," said Derek Del Conte, CEO of Inner Fence. "The Mac App Store makes our app more discoverable not only to new users but also our existing iPhone customers."
Credit Card Terminal makes it simple to process credit cards on your Mac. Merchants can key in cardholder information or swipe cards with the optional Credit Card Reader for Mac accessory.
Inner Fence is providing Credit Card Readers free of charge to new customers that activate a merchant account. Additional units are available at http://www.innerfence.com for $79.
Credit Card Reader for Mac is shipping now and joins the existing line of Inner Fence card readers, which include support for the iPhone 3G / 3GS, iPhone 4, and iPod touch (2nd / 3rd Gen.).
For more information, see:
http://www.innerfence.com
Typinator 4.3 Allows Quick Creation Of Snippets Via Hotkeys
Ergonis Software today is pleased to announce the release of Typinator 4.3, a new version of their popular text expander. The new version allows to quickly define new snippets via configurable hotkeys or via Typinator's menu. Typinator 4.3 also makes it easier to delete empty snippets and improves compatibility with Firefox, Google Chrome, FreeHand, and other third-party applications.
Typinator is a powerful, yet elegantly simple solution that boosts your productivity by automating the process of inserting frequently used text and auto-correcting typing errors. Across all applications, it detects specific sequences of typed characters and automatically replaces them with text snippets, graphics, URLs, dates and special characters.
For business users, Typinator leads to a layer of operational consistency and productivity across heterogeneous applications. A standard customer service response, a signature image on an email, a clause in a contract - each of these can be inserted in any application with just a couple of keystrokes. For technical users, Typinator automates typing of code and the implementation of documentation standards.
Visit Ergonis Software's website to learn more about the changes in this release and to download and try the new version.
System Requirements:
Typinator 4.3 requires Mac OS X 10.4 or newer. Mac OS X 10.6 or newer is recommended. Typinator 4.3 is a recommended update for everyone running on Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard).
Typinator can be purchased securely on the Ergonis Software website. The upgrade to Typinator 4.3 is free for all customers who purchased Typinator in the last 2 years. For information about purchases, including enterprise licenses, volume discounts, and upgrade pricing offers, see the company's web site.
Ergonis Software:
http://www.ergonis.com/
Typinator 4.3:
http://www.ergonis.com/products/typinator
Download Typinator:
http://www.ergonis.com/downloads/typinator-install.dmg
Purchase:
https://store.ergonis.com/products/typinator
Screenshot:
http://www.ergonis.com/images/products/typi/external/typinator-screen.jpg
Office 2011 for Mac: The Missing Manual - New from O'Reilly
Office 2011 for Mac is easy to use, but to unleash its full power, you need to go beyond the basics. Crystal-clear explanations on the Office 2011 for Mac features you'll use most plus plenty of power-user tips can be found in Office 2011 for Mac: The Missing Manual, new off the press from O'Reilly Media, for $34.99.
"Ask a Mac user what they want from Microsoft Office," notes author Chris Grover, "and before long they get around to: 1) Make Office more Mac-like, and 2) Give Office for Mac the same features as the Windows version. Office 2011 for Mac doesn't completely resolve those issues, but it's certainly a welcome improvement, and you'll find all the Office features, new and old, covered in Office 2011 for Mac: The Missing Manual."
This entertaining guide gets you started with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and the new Outlook for Mac, and also reveals useful lots of things you didn't know the software could do.
You'll learn how to:
• Take advantage of new tools. Navigate with the Ribbon, use SmartArt graphics, and work online with Office Web Apps.
• Create professional-looking documents. Use Word to craft beautiful reports, newsletters, brochures, and posters.
• Crunch numbers with ease. Assemble data, make calculations, and summarize the results with Excel.
Stay organized. Set up Outlook to track your email, contacts, appointments, and tasks.
• Make eye-catching presentations. Build PowerPoint slideshows with video and audio clips, animations, and other features.
• Use the programs together. Discover how to be more productive and creative by drawing directly in Word documents, adding spreadsheets to your slides, and more.
Christopher Grover is also the author of Word 2007: The Missing Manual and Flash CS5: The Missing Manual.
For more information about the book, including table of contents, author bios, and cover graphic, see:
http://oreilly.com/catalog/0636920012863
Office 2011 for Macintosh: The Missing Manual
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
By Chris Grover
Print ISBN: 9781449393359
Ebook ISBN: 9781449395490
Pages: 816
Print Price: $34.99
Ebook Price: $27.99
1-800-998-9938
1-707-827-7000
Get FileMaker Pro 11 For Half Off with Purchase of FileMaker Go for iPad or iPhone
Starting today, those purchasing FileMaker Go for iPad or iPhone may purchase FileMaker Pro for just $149, half off the retail value of $299, it was announced by FileMaker today.
Since its debut in July 2010, FileMaker Go has become the top-selling business database app for iPhone and iPad. Customers who purchase FileMaker Go for iPhone ($19.99) or FileMaker Go for iPad ($39.99) from the iTunes App Store between January 11 and June 17, 2011 will be able to download FileMaker Pro 11 from the online FileMaker Store for $149 - a 50% discount. Promotion participants must purchase and download FileMaker Pro 11 between January 11 and June 23, 2011.
The popular FileMaker Go apps let customers work remotely with FileMaker Pro databases on iPhone or iPad to manage a wide range of tasks, including customer relationship management, on-site event registration, management of inventory or tracking project status while traveling. Businesses can use more than 30 built-in Starter Solutions or quickly create their own solutions using FileMaker Pro and then run them on an iPhone or iPad with FileMaker Go.
"Businesses tell us they need solutions that streamline their operations and work the way they do to give them a unique competitive advantage," says Ryan Rosenberg, vice president, marketing and services, FileMaker, Inc. "The fastest way to tackle any mobile productivity task is using FileMaker Go for iPhone or iPad in combination with FileMaker Pro. With our FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Go promotion, business users can automate virtually any process quickly and easily, and have access to information from anywhere on their iPhone or iPad devices - now at a more affordable price than ever."
To participate in the promotion, users must first purchase FileMaker Go for iPhone or FileMaker Go for iPad from the iTunes App Store. To purchase FileMaker Pro 11 at the special discounted price of $149, they fill out a short form on the FileMaker Store to provide proof of purchase of FileMaker Go using their iTunes receipt. Offer is limited to one bundle purchase per customer.
Compatible with FileMaker Pro 7 and later versions, FileMaker Go is available now from the iTunes App Store. FileMaker Go for iPhone and iPod touch (running iOS 4) is $19.99 and FileMaker Go for iPad (running iOS 3.2) is $39.99. Additional details are available at:
http://www.filemaker.com
Embracing the New Format: 7 Apps To Buy, Read and Convert eBooks
AppStorm's Jorge Rodriguez says:
Have you ever heard anybody say that paper outlets, like newspapers, magazines and books, will soon be extinct? While we have seen some newspapers and magazines move to digital services, it s still hard to imagine a world without paper books. However, this has partly become a reality with devices like the Kindle and the iPad....Have you made the move yet? I have owned a Kindle for a few months now and I have come to love the little device. Whatever device you use, you ll need some sort of app on your Mac to buy and interact with these eBooks. Here are some of our recommendations....
You can check it out at:
http://bit.ly/hi49lJ
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