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On October 17th, Applelinks' Charles Moore gave a great review of Bento 2. What I'd like to do here is provide a more detailed exploration of FileMaker and Bento, and explain why both are excellent database programs which serve two completely different customers. The fact is, Bento is an amazingly simple, easy to use database that requires no knowledge on how to create a database. FileMaker is an amazingly powerful database that is very simple (when compared to other databases), but requires creating every field, every relation, and every structure of a database. Admittedly, this is much more complicated and more work than many people need. Thus, there is Bento (and to borrow a phrase from the early days of Apple), a database "for the rest of us."
Cool Mac Gear
• iPhone
• iPod nano
• iPod Touch
• iPod Classic
• iPod Repairs
• FM Transmitters
• MacBook
• Garageband
• iPod nano
• iPod Touch
• iPod Classic
• iPod Repairs
• FM Transmitters
• MacBook
• Garageband
DriveSlim should prove especially popular with MacBook Air Users and those who go with the 128 GB Solid State Drive option on other model MacBooks Wednesday, April 28, 2004
Notable New Product News - Wednesday, April 28, 2004174
• MCE Ships 4X DVD-R/RW/RAM Internal Drive Upgrade for PowerBook G4 and Cube
• Foveon Announces X3F Raw File Support For Adobe Photoshop CS Now Available Online
• Mireth Technology Releases iVCD 2.0
• Belkin Digital Camera Link for iPod w/ Dock Connector
• You Software Announces You Control:Fonts for Mac OS X
• Improved FileMaker Meetings 2.0 and FileMaker Tasks 2.0 Business Applications Now Shipping From FileMaker
• Apple AirPort 3.4.1 Update Released
• The MathWorks Releases Significant Upgrade to Mapping Toolbox for MATLAB
• CA's eTrust Antivirus 7.1 Streamlines Security Management To Ensure Protection Across the Enterprise
• Foveon Announces X3F Raw File Support For Adobe Photoshop CS Now Available Online
• Mireth Technology Releases iVCD 2.0
• Belkin Digital Camera Link for iPod w/ Dock Connector
• You Software Announces You Control:Fonts for Mac OS X
• Improved FileMaker Meetings 2.0 and FileMaker Tasks 2.0 Business Applications Now Shipping From FileMaker
• Apple AirPort 3.4.1 Update Released
• The MathWorks Releases Significant Upgrade to Mapping Toolbox for MATLAB
• CA's eTrust Antivirus 7.1 Streamlines Security Management To Ensure Protection Across the Enterprise
Tuesday, April 27, 2004
Author VCDs with menus: Mireth Technology releases iVCD v2.0182
Mireth Technology has released version 2.0 of iVCD, Macintosh OS X software that allows you to easily make Video CDs and Super Video CDs. iVCD creates Video CDs from iMovie, Quicktime or .AVI movie files, and can be used to author Video CDs (MPEG-1), Super Video CDs (MPEG-2), XVCDs or XSVCDs. It supports both NTSC and PAL output formats, as well as playlists and menus.
The Road Warrior - Just work? I Wouldn’t Expect Less From My Macs160
And, what’s really new in Apple’s new spring ‘Books
Advice from the Experts245
The Hands-On Labs at WWDC are the �hidden gems� of the conference, offering both formal and informal opportunities to get specific advice and assistance. You can schedule a one-on-one consultation focused on your application�s UI, get tips and techniques for optimizing for the Power Mac G5, test drive the latest version of Apple�s developer tools, or simply drop in for a casual chalk-talk with an Apple engineer. Be sure to bring your source code and your questions and take advantage of this valuable opportunity to get answers from the experts.
Harness the potential of Mac OS X Tiger at WWDC 2005
Harness the potential of Mac OS X Tiger at WWDC 2005
OS X Odyssey 550 - ClipBlock 3.1 Multiple Clipboard Utility179
Freeware app. provides 98 Clipboards
Moore’s MailBag - Tuesday, April 27, 2004173
• AbiWord Download
• Microsoft Expression 3.3
• Re: Microsoft Expression 3.3
• Broadband by power lines
• Questions and answers
• Custom Cube
• Microsoft Expression 3.3
• Re: Microsoft Expression 3.3
• Broadband by power lines
• Questions and answers
• Custom Cube
ADHOC (formerly MacHack Speakers Announced, Downloading Down/Up, Panther’s Poky Fax Software, Market143
• ADHOC: The Advanced Developers Hands On Conference - Formerly MacHack Featured Speakers Announced
• Legal Fears Curbing Illegal Downloading, Sort Of
• Marketing the Mac: Yes, Macs Are Different
• Rivals Mix Up Digital Music
• Google On the A-List
• How The Master Of Cool Keeps Apple In The Game
• iPod Strong But Mac G5 Sales Lackluster
• Bush Demands Internet Access Tax Ban
• Office 2003 vs. OpenOffice.Org
• Why Computers Can Never Match Reality And Other Techno-Metaphysical Topics
• Why Longhorn Matters
• A Dozen Things Bill Palmer Loves About His New Powerbook
• Mac Night Owl: No Folks, the Mac Browser Wars Aren't Over
• eWeek: Warning to Google -- Greed Kills
• Paraglyph Press Releases Jeff Duntemann's Wi-Fi Guide, 2nd Edition
• Google's Business Challenged In French Law Suit
• The Tech Night Owl: Examining a Cheap DVD Player
• eWeek: Make Room for Wireless Broadband
• Legal Fears Curbing Illegal Downloading, Sort Of
• Marketing the Mac: Yes, Macs Are Different
• Rivals Mix Up Digital Music
• Google On the A-List
• How The Master Of Cool Keeps Apple In The Game
• iPod Strong But Mac G5 Sales Lackluster
• Bush Demands Internet Access Tax Ban
• Office 2003 vs. OpenOffice.Org
• Why Computers Can Never Match Reality And Other Techno-Metaphysical Topics
• Why Longhorn Matters
• A Dozen Things Bill Palmer Loves About His New Powerbook
• Mac Night Owl: No Folks, the Mac Browser Wars Aren't Over
• eWeek: Warning to Google -- Greed Kills
• Paraglyph Press Releases Jeff Duntemann's Wi-Fi Guide, 2nd Edition
• Google's Business Challenged In French Law Suit
• The Tech Night Owl: Examining a Cheap DVD Player
• eWeek: Make Room for Wireless Broadband
Notable New Product News - Tuesday, April 27, 2004159
• Sonnet Announces PodFreq FM Transmitter For The iPod
• ATI Sets Standards for Graphics on New Apple'R' Systems
• Maya 6.0 Professional 3D Rendering Software
• Photo Layout 1.1.1 Page Design For Photos And Text
• I Record Music
• PowerKey Pro 4.3b10 Programmable Power Strip
• X-Plane 7.40b13 Flight Simulator With Accurate Flight Models
• MacGPS Pro 5.0.5 GPS Software
• Web Crossing, Inc. Releases New 'Brainstorm' Plug-in
• Minolta Dimage Scan Multi Pro 1.1.4 Film Scanner Driver
• Photoshop Digital Camera Raw File Support Eexpanded
• ATI Sets Standards for Graphics on New Apple'R' Systems
• Maya 6.0 Professional 3D Rendering Software
• Photo Layout 1.1.1 Page Design For Photos And Text
• I Record Music
• PowerKey Pro 4.3b10 Programmable Power Strip
• X-Plane 7.40b13 Flight Simulator With Accurate Flight Models
• MacGPS Pro 5.0.5 GPS Software
• Web Crossing, Inc. Releases New 'Brainstorm' Plug-in
• Minolta Dimage Scan Multi Pro 1.1.4 Film Scanner Driver
• Photoshop Digital Camera Raw File Support Eexpanded
Shareware Beat - Tuesday, April 27, 2004200
• OnyX 1.4.3 System Utility [OS X 10.3 up]
• Typist 1.2.1 Stores & Types Your Frequently Typed Text [OS X 10.1 up]
• CocoaBooklet 1.0 Creates Booklets Out Of PDF Files [OS X 10.3.3 up]
• Stave Jobs 2.0 Prints Customized Blank Sheet Music In PDF Format [OS X]
• GRBand Assistant 2.0 Enhances Functionality Of GarageBand [OS 10.2.8 up]
• DragThing 5.1.1 Launcher Palette For Files, Folders, Disks, Servers... [OS 10.2 up]
• CopyPaste-X 2.0 Multiple Clipboard Editing, Archiving & Display [OS X]
• DiscBlaze 3.1.1 Burn/Erase Multisession Audio/Data CD/DVD [OS 10.2.6 up]
• Typist 1.2.1 Stores & Types Your Frequently Typed Text [OS X 10.1 up]
• CocoaBooklet 1.0 Creates Booklets Out Of PDF Files [OS X 10.3.3 up]
• Stave Jobs 2.0 Prints Customized Blank Sheet Music In PDF Format [OS X]
• GRBand Assistant 2.0 Enhances Functionality Of GarageBand [OS 10.2.8 up]
• DragThing 5.1.1 Launcher Palette For Files, Folders, Disks, Servers... [OS 10.2 up]
• CopyPaste-X 2.0 Multiple Clipboard Editing, Archiving & Display [OS X]
• DiscBlaze 3.1.1 Burn/Erase Multisession Audio/Data CD/DVD [OS 10.2.6 up]
Print It! v1.1 released for Mac OS X173
Macease has announced the release of Print It! 1.1 for OS X. With Print It!, if you can see it, you can print it—and do a whole lot more! Print It! is easy to use and never gets in the user's way. And Print It! is fast—very fast.
Monday, April 26, 2004
Matias 17" Laptop Armors277
A couple months back, I reviewed two products from Matias: the iPod Armor and the Laptop Armor. At the time, only the 12" to 15" model Laptop Armors were available, which left that increasingly large number of 17" TiBook owners naked and alone in the cold, cold night. Come back inside, my friends. Matias has released their models that support 17" computers, and they deserve another look.
iStopMotion283
iStopMotion brings to your Mac the capability to put together stop motion animation sequences. Stop motion animation is the art of creating movement on film by taking single pictures of physical objects. Think Wallace and Gromit, those annoying singing raisins, or (yes!) sword fighting skeletons. What's more, iStopMotion makes this incredibly easy to pull off, and quite fun, as well.
WWDC: Website Integration with Mac OS X261
Mac OS X provides a treasure chest of technologies that can be leveraged by site builders to enhance the functionality of websites or web applications deployed on the platform. Come learn how your website or web application can take advantage of on-the-fly PDF generation with Quartz Python bindings, Address Book, iCal, and iChat.
Harness the potential of Mac OS X Tiger at WWDC 2005
Harness the potential of Mac OS X Tiger at WWDC 2005
Apple Hot Deals Update168
Specials on hardware from CDW|MacWarehouse
OS X Odyssey 549 - Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Software For The OS X Era289
Readiris Pro 9 OCR Software For Mac OS X
ScanSoft's OmniPage Pro X for Mac OS X
ABBYY FineReader 5 Pro for Mac
Plus:
• Opera Observations
New Road Warrior Mailbag Posted On MacOpinion578
• ...the Tipping point....
• Re: Hard Disk dimensions for Powerbook G3 1998?
• iBook RAM Specs
• Corrections on new iBooks
• iBook RAM
• iBook RAM upgrades
• LPhoto and LSong
• Re: Hard Disk dimensions for Powerbook G3 1998?
• iBook RAM Specs
• Corrections on new iBooks
• iBook RAM
• iBook RAM upgrades
• LPhoto and LSong
Apple Dealers Protest, JPEG Patent Suit, $2.49 Per Song iTunes?, Living La Vida Low-end, Laptop In186
• Apple Dealers Protest
• HP and PocketMac Makes It Easier for Palm Users to Switch to Pocket PC
• JPEG Hits New Patent-Infringement Snag
• iTunes 'Could Cost $2.49 Per Song'
• Bill Palmer Buys A New (To Him) Mac
• Laptop + bath = death?
• Toshiba Debuts 100GB Laptop Hard Drive
• Apple Not US-centric, Jobs Tells Shareholders
• Apple Explains RealNetworks Snub
• 1,000 Songs The Perfect Size For A Portable Music Player
• PowerBook G4 12-Inch 1.33Ghz Teardown Illustrated
• Two New "Rev B" Aluminum PowerBooks Take On The Fastest Power Macs and "Rev A" AlumBooks
• Darl McBride: Investor Repellent
• Investor Demands McBride's Ouster
• HP and PocketMac Makes It Easier for Palm Users to Switch to Pocket PC
• JPEG Hits New Patent-Infringement Snag
• iTunes 'Could Cost $2.49 Per Song'
• Bill Palmer Buys A New (To Him) Mac
• Laptop + bath = death?
• Toshiba Debuts 100GB Laptop Hard Drive
• Apple Not US-centric, Jobs Tells Shareholders
• Apple Explains RealNetworks Snub
• 1,000 Songs The Perfect Size For A Portable Music Player
• PowerBook G4 12-Inch 1.33Ghz Teardown Illustrated
• Two New "Rev B" Aluminum PowerBooks Take On The Fastest Power Macs and "Rev A" AlumBooks
• Darl McBride: Investor Repellent
• Investor Demands McBride's Ouster
Shareware Beat - Monday, April 26, 2004182
• Tex-Edit Plus 4.6.9 Scriptable Text Editor [OS X 10.1 up]
• MacSword 1.0.1 Bible Research And Study Tool
• AbiWord 2.1.2 Free Word Processor Edits Word Files [OS X 10.3 up]
• HyperCard Updater Still Available
• uAlbum 1.0.1 Photo Browser, Batch Processor, EXIF Info Viewer [OS X 10.3 up]
• Split&Concat 2.0 Splits & Recombines Large Files For Storage [OS 10.2 up]
• Mr. Tides X 2.1.1 Displays Tides, Currents For Locations Worldwide [OS X 10.1 up]
• Mulberry 3.1.3 IMAP/POP Email Client With SSL Support [OS 8.1 up/OS X]
• Proteus 4.0b7 Instant Messaging App For Most Major IM Services
• Butler 4.0b11 Launcher And Multi-Purpose Internet Utility [OS 10.2 up]
• Fidget Menu 0.3 Quick And Easy Menu Based Launcher [OS 10.2 up]
• Microsoft Expression 3.3 Vector-based Drawing & Illustration [Mac OS 9 - OS X 10.1 up]
• MacSword 1.0.1 Bible Research And Study Tool
• AbiWord 2.1.2 Free Word Processor Edits Word Files [OS X 10.3 up]
• HyperCard Updater Still Available
• uAlbum 1.0.1 Photo Browser, Batch Processor, EXIF Info Viewer [OS X 10.3 up]
• Split&Concat 2.0 Splits & Recombines Large Files For Storage [OS 10.2 up]
• Mr. Tides X 2.1.1 Displays Tides, Currents For Locations Worldwide [OS X 10.1 up]
• Mulberry 3.1.3 IMAP/POP Email Client With SSL Support [OS 8.1 up/OS X]
• Proteus 4.0b7 Instant Messaging App For Most Major IM Services
• Butler 4.0b11 Launcher And Multi-Purpose Internet Utility [OS 10.2 up]
• Fidget Menu 0.3 Quick And Easy Menu Based Launcher [OS 10.2 up]
• Microsoft Expression 3.3 Vector-based Drawing & Illustration [Mac OS 9 - OS X 10.1 up]
Notable New Product News - Monday, April 26, 2004162
• DiskWarrior 3.0.2 System Repair And Optimization Tool
• Toast Titanium 6.0.5 CD & DVD Burning Solution
• Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 11.0
• Apple PowerSchool 4.0 Web-based Student Info System
• Grammarian PRO X 1.5.2b1 Spelling/Grammar Checker For Any App
• Spamfire 1.5.1 Anti-Spam Utility
• FrameWright And FrameWright PRO Timber Frame Building Construction ArchiCAD Add-ons
• HELIOS Releases Full QuarkXPress 6 Support, 16 XTensions Now Available
• Toast Titanium 6.0.5 CD & DVD Burning Solution
• Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 11.0
• Apple PowerSchool 4.0 Web-based Student Info System
• Grammarian PRO X 1.5.2b1 Spelling/Grammar Checker For Any App
• Spamfire 1.5.1 Anti-Spam Utility
• FrameWright And FrameWright PRO Timber Frame Building Construction ArchiCAD Add-ons
• HELIOS Releases Full QuarkXPress 6 Support, 16 XTensions Now Available
Three stage problem-solving process facilitated with new plug-in152
Web Crossing, Inc. today announced a new Brainstorm Plug-in which facilitates team problem solving using a three-stage brainstorm process.
Parallels lets you run a PC on your Mac. It's that simple, and it's that straightforward. However, as opposed to the free program that Apple provides with each new Mac (Boot Camp), Parallels does not require you to re-boot your computer each time you want to switch back and forth between the Mac and the PC Operating System. While it is a tad slower than running a PC on Boot Camp, you do maintain efficiency by not having to restart between systems any time you want to switch the OS. As a benefit to many PC users, Parallels will support PC OSs from Windows 3.1 to Vista and many shades of Linux. You do need to purchase your own copy of whatever OS you use and all software you want to use as a separate purchase.
Odysseus Email Client version 1.0 beta 7 was released Thursday. This build continues to improve on existing features, while adding a couple of critical ones
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 is best by categorized as a Digital Processor. That is, from bringing images to your computer, cataloging them for later retrieval (and, if you want, backing them up to insure protection against accidental loss), enhancing and fine tuning your images, all the way to printing and/or digital distribution—one can do it all from Lightroom. However, one of the strongest reasons to use Lightroom is the opportunity for playing with images with no concern about how many versions and variations of the image you create without screwing up your original image. Despite a complex learning curve, there is much to like in Lightroom 2.
Cruz is a new social browser project for Mac OS 10.5 Leopard and up. While it looks very much like Safari, and is based on Apple's Webkit browser engine, Cruz has several interesting and unique features that set it apart from not only Safari but other browsers as well
Popular personal Mac database gets a solid update with new links to Apple Mail, enhanced compatibility with with Excel, Numbers, and AppleWorks files; and adds more spreadsheet style functions 
Apple today unveiled an all new MacBook family that redefines notebook design, and at the same time dramatically lowers the entry price for advanced notebook features including all-metal enclosures and pro-performance notebook graphics by $700 to make them far more affordable. The new MacBook and 15-inch MacBook Pro both have a precision unibody enclosure crafted from a single block of aluminum, resulting in thinner, more durable and incredibly beautiful designs