Notable New Product News - Wednesday, December 24, 2003
Copernican Technologies, Inc. Releases Boswell 3.1.2 Update For Mac Panther OS X
Sonnet Announces New Tempo Serial ATA Cable Kits
Circus Ponies NoteBook 1.2v170 Note-taking & Freeform Database
Portraits & Prints Template Maker 1.0.4
Symantec Norton Utilities 8.0.1 Disk Repair & Recovery
SilverNetworks Releases Spy v1.1.1
Second Life Version 1.2 Offers Easier-To-Use Interface, Virtual Land Auctions
netTrekker Search Engine for Schools Named Top Award Winner in Technology & Learning's 2003 Awards of Excellence
MDG Ships Web Server 4D for OS X
ETGEAR FWG114P ProSafe 802.11g Wireless Firewall with USB Print Server Receives CNET Editors' Choice Award 12/23/2003 8:32:00 AM[/url]
Copernican Technologies, Inc. Releases Boswell 3.1.2 Update For Mac Panther OS X
Copernican Technologies, Inc. has released an update for their highly innovative Boswell Macintosh application. This update, Boswell 3.1.2, is required for the new Panther version of the Mac OS.
Boswell flexibly archives, organizes, manipulates, and retrieves any text you give it: original writings, e-mail, instant messages, web clippings, research, and class notes for instance. When they are "Boswellized" these can be automatically cross referenced among thousands of categories, grouped, sorted, and searched in very powerful ways. Boswell is like hiring a professional librarian to manage a huge archive of all the text in your life, but one that works with all the efficiency of your Mac.
Boswell is an application that is ideal for all "word workers" including journalists, novelists, screenplay writers, marketing communications professionals, executive recruiters, researchers, technical writers, business people, government professionals, and students.
Boswell runs under System 9 as well as Mac OS X.
Boswell 3.1.2 may be purchased for only $99.95. For online purchasing as well as more information on Boswell, please visit:
http://www.boswell.com
Current owners of Boswell are entitled to a free upgrade.
For more information, visit:
http://www.copernican-tech.com
Sonnet Announces New Tempo Serial ATA Cable Kits
Sonnet Technologies has announced the new Tempo Serial ATA Cable Kits. This kit is designed to be used with Sonnet’s Tempo Serial ATA PCI Adapter cards, and will also work with virtually any SATA PCI controller card. Each cable kit includes everything you will need to add a second Serial ATA drive to your system:
- one 22” Serial ATA data cable with one right angle connector
- one Y-power splitter (legacy 4-pin connectors)
- two serial ATA power cables
- 8 drive mounting screws.
For more information about the Sonnet Tempo ATA Cable Kit, refer to:
http://www.sonnettech/product/tsata_cablekit.html
For more information about the Sonnet Tempo Serial ATA product, refer to the Sonnet website at: http://sonnettech.com/product/tempo_serial_ata.html
System requirements:
The Tempo Serial ATA Cable Kit (and Sonnet’s Tempo Serial ATA card) is compatible with the following Mac models:
- Power Macintosh Series 4400, 6400, 6500, 7200, 7215, 7220, 7300, 7500, 7600, 8200, 8500, 8515, 8600, 9500, 9500/180MP, 9515, 9600, 9600/200MP
- Macintosh Server G3, G4
- Power Macintosh G3 All-in-one, Blue & White, Desktop, Minitower
- Power Mac G4**
- Power Mac G5
- Performa Series 6400, 6410, 6420
- Workgroup Server 7250, 7350, 8550, 9650
- Daystar Genesis and Millennium Series
- Mactell XB-Pro
- Power Computing PowerBase Desktop and Tower, PowerCenter, PowerCenter Pro Desktop and Minitower, PowerCurve, PowerTower, PowerTower Pro, PowerWave
- StarMax 3000, 3000 Minitower, 4000, 4000 Minitower, 5000, 5500
- UMAX C500, C600, C600X, J700, S900
(**) All models except Cube.
The Tempo Serial ATA Cable Kit is available now and has an MSRP of $29.95.
For more information, visit:
http://www.sonnettech.com
Circus Ponies NoteBook 1.2v170 Note-taking & Freeform Database
Life in the digital hub is a banquet — when it's not like drinking from a fire hose. NoteBook helps you keep track. Take notes, clip content, share information. Who says you can't afford a personal assistant?
Circus Ponies NoteBook is a combination outliner and free-form idea organizer that lets you clip, organize, and share unstructured information from any source in any way they like. The program uses an easy-to-understand notebook interface to provide state-of-the-art media capture, multi-dimensional indexing, and inter-application clipping services. While you're busy taking notes and capturing your ideas, NoteBook indexes it all in the background -- it even remembers your stickers, keywords, and highlighting. Whatever you can remember, NoteBook can find.
It's like hiring that assistant you thought you couldn't afford.
Circus Ponies NoteBook -- the $50 valet for your digital life.
New in this version:
• 1-Step HTML Export
• allows NoteBook users to publish single pages, whole Notebooks, or anything in between to the web for sharing with Mac, Windows, and Linux users on corporate networks or on the World Wide Web. A full range of customizable export and publishing options allow users to configure the style, content, and site structure of their published Notebooks.
• NEW — Powerful, easy-to-use tools for publishing notes to the web
• NEW — Export control tools enable publishing of single pages, whole Notebooks, or anything in between (i.e., include or don’t include the Contents page, etc.)
• NEW — Export configuration tools allow you to preserve or change the look of your published Notebooks, as well as define the export/output path and other site set-up options
• NEW — Exported Notebooks can be customized to preserve margins, Media Frames, tabs, cell controls (for expand/collapse) or can be pared down to simple HTML text
• Security Framework created for corporate, SciTech, higher education and other users whose computing environments require a higher level of security. NoteBook's Security Framework provides configurable covers, password protection, and optional encryption of data file pages for privacy and safekeeping of sensitive information in networked or multi-user environments.
• NEW — User-defined cover pages
• NEW — “Cover if inactive” feature
• NEW — Password protection of Notebooks
• NEW — Optional data file encryption of pages for privacy and safekeeping of sensitive information
• Multidimensional Sorting allows users to sort their data using one or more criteria, and includes several built-in "sorting routines." Users can also save their frequently-used sorting routines as "Favorites."
• NEW — Sorting based on text, date, action item status, priority, highlighting, or keyword (text-based sorts can be based on first or last word in the cell)
• NEW — Sort by a single parameter or multiple (i.e., by Text and Date)
• NEW — Drag and drop ordering of sort parameters
• NEW — Frequently-used sorts can be saved as ‘Favorites’
• Enhanced Searching introduces three new kinds of searches for case-sensitive, wildcard, and literal or "exact phrase" searches. These can be used either alone or in combination with other search criteria via NoteBook’s exclusive Super-Find feature.
• NEW — Case-sensitive wildcard and literal (“exact phrase”) searches, usable alone or in combination through NoteBook’s exclusive Super-Find
• ENHANCED — Improved search of non-Western text/scripts
• Action Item Management enhanced and now offers personalized color choices for completed, overdue, and due-today action items.
• NEW — Enhanced tracking with personalized color choices for completed, overdue, and due-today action items
• NEW — Cell priority attribute for Action Items
• Fully Illustrated Online Help created using NoteBook’s own HTML Export feature — provides step–by–step instructions accompanied by screen shots to help users get started or learn advanced techniques.
• NEW — Drag and drop of attachments onto tabs within the same Notebook or onto the current page or tabs of another Notebook
• NEW — NoteBook Tabs now support user-defined background images with tiling, scaling, and image opacity/transparency
• ENHANCED — Improved OPML import, with progress panel and background indexing
• NEW -- Brushed metal or pinstripe theme choices
• NEW — Optional cover labels
• NEW — More cell numbering and cell number formatting options (including right-justification)
• Power Outlining: NEW — MORE-style commands (NoteBook now supports all of the old MORE commands)
• NEW — Indent Siblings and Unindent Children commands (Ă la MORE’s Demote and Promote commands)
• NEW — Cell Joining
• Software Update and Maintenance - NEW — Automatically checks for new versions
• Media Management - NEW — AAC file handling
• ENHANCED handling of aliases within Media Frames
• Clipping Services - NEW — Notebooks with Clipping Services are now movable
• NEW — Clip and Annotate sheet is now resizable
• ENHANCED Clipping Services presentation
• Printing - More flexible printing features
• Improved indexing speed
• Overall speed increases throughout
System requirements:
• Mac OS X 10.1 or higher
Circus Ponies NoteBook sells for $49.95/$29.95 ed.
For more information, visit:
http://circusponies.com/
Portraits & Prints Template Maker 1.0.4
Portraits & Prints Template Maker sells for $10
Portraits & Prints can meet the needs of any occasion with custom templates, such as the new 2003 Winter Holiday sets.
Turn your digital photos into high quality prints with Portraits & Prints. Simply add images to a catalog, make enhancements, choose a layout and print your photos.
Automatically synchronize files and folders between your laptop and desktop volumes or schedule automatic, simple backups of important files.
Create new templates by importing still images, drawing lines and shapes, adding text then sizing and positioning the placeholders for printing photographs.
Take virtually any image - from video camera or other sources - and broadcast it on the world-wide-web! Add overlay text and graphics and customize your upload schedules!
Create and manage multiple calendar documents simultaneously. Schedule appointments and events, record memos and even automate common system tasks.
With Portrait & Prints Template Maker you can:
• Create templates for any size paper
• Create any size photo and any number of photos per template
• Make use of drawing tools for lines, rectangles, and ovals
• Import or drag-n-drop graphics onto templates
• Type text anywhere on the template - even on top of graphics and photos
• Layer objects to obtain special visual effects
• Align objects for unprecedented/exceptional precision
• Add, edit, categorize, and select templates directly from Portraits & Prints
For more information, visit:
http://www.econtechnologies.com/
Symantec Norton Utilities 8.0.1 Disk Repair & Recovery
Symantec’s Norton Utilities 8.0 for Macintosh maximizes your computer’s performance. It finds and repairs disk problems at the click of a button, and can alert you to potential problems before they cause trouble. Lost a file through a disk problem or accidental deletion? Norton Utilities can rebuild damaged disks, then help you identify and recover vital files. It also improves hard drive performance by defragmenting and organizing files more efficiently. Now all components run natively on Mac OS X, and you can boot the Norton Utilities CD into either Mac OS X or Mac OS 9 during disk emergencies.
New in this version:
Norton Utilities 8.0.1 supports the new Mac OS X version 10.3 Panther operating system.
System requirements:
Platforms: Mac OS 9.2 or higher
Mac OS X v10.1.5 or higher
Symantec Norton Utilities sells for$99.95 New/$49.95 Upgrade
For more information, visit:
http://www.symantec.com/nu/nu_mac/index.html
SilverNetworks Releases Spy v1.1.1
SilverNetworks has released a notable update to it's remote screen capture tool, Spy.
Spy allows you to run a server on your Mac, that when accessed by any normal web browser, allows people to see a snapshot of your screen, as well as information about your Macintosh. But it doesn't stop there - they can look at a normal static image, or they can look at your screen, live, continously updated, in real-time! You can also choose which image format you want to use - JPEG or PNG. Not only that, but the user can choose what picture quality they want by manually specifying their desired quality/depth and scale in the picture.jpg or picture.png request.
Other features include 2 built-in page layouts with custom layout support, a detailed "Log Window", a "Live Connections" manager that lets you see everyone that is viewing your desktop live as well as disconnect any of those users, an "External IP" window which displays your true, external IP address, even if you are behind a router or firewall, and external file serving via the built-in web server. Best of all, Spy is completely free, and supports a wide variety of Macs.
Spy v1.1.1 fixes several bugs including the rubbish text in External IP window. It also adds a high port option for External IP window, adds more internal error handling, improves logging (now logs actions such as Start Server, Listed on Tracker, etc.), interface improvements, and more.
Spy was awarded 8 out of 10 from MacOSXHints.com.
You can download Spy v1.1.1 now for Mac OS X and Mac OS 7.6 - 9.2.2 by going to
http://www.silvernetwork.net/products/spy/
SilverNetworks creates, publishes, and distributes freeware software including games, development tools, internet/intranet programs, and utilities. You can access all of SilverNetworks' products at:
http://www.silvernetwork.net/
Second Life Version 1.2 Offers Easier-To-Use Interface, Virtual Land Auctions
Linden Lab has introduced version 1.2 of Second Life, the online service that allows residents to join a rapidly growing world in which they can play, build, or live, creating anything imaginable. Second Life residents can now buy their own virtual land at auction, using either real or in-world currency. And Second Life isn't just for the PC any more. Macintosh(R) users with OS X.3 can help test Second Life's new Beta version for Macintosh. Additionally, a new pricing option with no monthly fees allows you to join SecondLife for only $9.95. The Second Life v1.2 upgrade is downloadable today for a free 7-day trial at:
http://www.SecondLife.com
"The world of Second Life continues to rapidly expand and evolve. Since its introduction in June 2003, residents have built businesses, designed wild vehicles, and introduced adventure games, all within the same digital world. In our latest update the focus is on making Second Life easier to use. We've improved the interface, made it easy to acquire virtual land through auctions to make sure everyone has an equal chance to buy, given free allocations of land to our Premium residents, and introduced a new one-time Basic Access option with no monthly fees," said Philip Rosedale. "We're also very excited to welcome Macintosh users to test-drive the Beta, as Second Life takes full advantage of the speed and power of the latest Mac systems, and offers amazing capabilities that we think will delight the creativity of the Mac Community."
With Second Life v1.2, you will be able to:
-- Visit and then buy newly-created virtual land at auction, using either
real or in-world currency;
-- Receive an allocation of land free of monthly use fees and a regular
weekly grant of in-world currency with Premium level subscriptions;
-- Receive in-world currency bonuses for visitor traffic, for high
reputation in appearance, behavior, or building skills, and for
success in running in-world events;
-- Enjoy an improved chat system, including easy-to-use gestures and
emotes.
A version for Macintosh OS X.3 is currently in beta test.
For more information, visit:
http://www.SecondLife.com
netTrekker Search Engine for Schools Named Top Award Winner in Technology & Learning's 2003 Awards of Excellence
netTrekker, the trusted search engine for schools, was honored by Technology & Learning magazine, the leading publication in the technology education market, as one of the top three winners in their 2003 Awards of Excellence competition, along with iLife for the Classroom by Apple Computer, Inc. and Ready, Set, Leap! by LeapFrog SchoolHouse.
Now in its 22nd year, the Awards of Excellence program recognizes achievement and innovation in education technology, and is one of the few award programs where educators serve as judges.
Randy Wilhelm, President and CEO of netTrekker, said, "To be recognized in the distinguished company of Apple Computer and LeapFrog, whose products so significantly impact education, is a true honor for netTrekker. Being named one of the top three winners of the 2003 Awards of Excellence is a milestone for our company, and the recognition by actual educators of netTrekker's rich value reinforces how easily our product can be integrated into classrooms to help every teacher and student succeed with technology!"
netTrekker is an award-winning trusted search engine for schools that saves K-12 educators and students time. Through fast and easy access to relevant educator-selected online resources, netTrekker enhances teaching and learning. netTrekker delivers results across the curriculum, and links resources directly to each state's academic standards and benchmarks. It features an interactive timeline, famous person list generator, and easy-to- use collaboration tools. netTrekker integrates technology and standards-based curriculum resources into the classroom and daily education experience.
Find netTrekker online at:
http://www.netTrekker.com
MDG Ships Web Server 4D for OS X
MDG Computer Services, Inc, a leading developer of web and eCommerce tools for Macintosh and Windows, announced today that it shipped version 4.0 of Web Server 4D and WS4D/eCommerce, its a single application that includes a full featured web server, shopping carts, storefronts, credit authorization, virtual domains, and database publishing.
Web Server 4D 4.0 adds native OS X support. No longer is Classic required to run WS4D. This has been the number one feature request from our current customers and a simple upgrade process is available without losing any entered data or changed HTML. MDG delivers a simple upgrade path to OS X.
There are many enhanced database commands which can simplify database navigation for users. Sorted headers allows users to click on a header to change the sort order. A search selection tag allows users to search on the already displayed selection. A SearchAgain tag allows users to change the view of the database, without having to do the search again. A silent post feature allows you to post your added records to another server or even the same server (to add 1 record to 2 databases.
For those of you that use the Configurable database, you can now get an email every night when ever a database has been changed during the day - this is great to send an email to a list server whenever records have been added. Also, you can upload databases via a browser instead of one record at a time.
A New XML option allows you to take WS4D database results and return them in XML. WS4D provides automatic Robots.txt support. You no longer have to place a robots.txt file in all your directories or folders. WS4D will serve one up automatically on the fly when requested. This will aid in getting search engines to index your site Finally, WS4D includes support for LiveSync4D. LiveSync4D allows WS4D to mirror its database to another database, giving your a backup or mirror of your existing database.
WS4D/eCommerce 4.0 supports AuthorizeNet's Advanced Integration Method (AIM) for processing credit cards. Since WebLink will be going away sometime in 2004, this gives those using AuthorizeNet the option to keep using AuthorizeNet.
A brand new Affiliate program is now part of WS4D/eCommerce.
WS4D/eCommerce 4.0 now supports a style sheet (css) that can be applied per storefront to the standard shopping folder.
For those that do not have many products OR want a faster and simpler way to order a few products, WS4D/eCommerce now offers a single page order form. This single page allows the product to be selected and he customer information to be entered on one page.
WS4D/eCommerce offers enhanced auto publishing support. Every night a URL for your eCommerce products will automatically be sent to Google for indexing.
WS4D/eCommerce Single - includes Web Server 4D 4.0, WS4D/eCommerce 1 Store
$595
WS4D/eCommerce Unlimited - includes Web Server 4D 4.0 WS4D/eCommerce Unlimited Stores
$895
Web Server 4D 4.0
(No eCommerce - upgrade to eCommerce Available later) $295
WS4D/SSL - adds SSL capabilities to Web Server 4D 4.0 or WS4D/eCommerce 4.0 (Mac or Windows) $295
WS4D/Email-Search - allows any mailing list to be archived and searchable
$295
WS4D/Banners- adds Banner impression and clickthru tracking along with storing/graphing history $295
Upgrades For Existing WS4D Customers
Below are the standard upgrade prices, there is a discount for those that order before 12/31/03. Check http://www.mdg.com/upgrade/Â for more info
Standalone Upgrades
Web Server 4D 4.0 Upgrade From Web Server 4D 3.5/3.6 $149
WS4D/eCommerce Single StoreFront 4.0 from WS4D/eCommerce Single StoreFront 3.5/3.6 $295
WS4D/eCommerce Unlimited StoreFront 4.0 from WS4D/eCommerce Unlimited StoreFront 3.5/3.6 $449
WS4D/SSL 4.0 from WS4D/SSL 3.X
$225
Developer Upgrades
WS4D/Developer 4.0 Upgrade From WS4D/Developer 35/3.6 $349
WS4D/eCommerceDeveloper 4.0 Upgrade From
WS4D/eCommerce Developer 3.5/3.6
$495
Complete list of all new features at:
http://www.mdg.com/4dws/4.0/features.htmlÂ
WS4D 4.0 will be released in 3 phases, the first phase which offers OS X compatibility is available today. For a complete list of features and availability, visit:
http://www.mdg.com/4dws/4.0/features.htmlÂ
ETGEAR FWG114P ProSafe 802.11g Wireless Firewall with USB Print Server Receives CNET Editors' Choice Award 12/23/2003 8:32:00 AM
NETGEAR, Inc., a worldwide provider of technologically advanced, branded networking products, has announced the award of CNET's Editors' Choice to the FWG114P ProSafe 802.11g Wireless Firewall with USB Print Server, the first such product available to the small and medium business market. The CNET Editors' Choice seal is awarded to products that display excellence in performance, quality, product design, and value. Products bearing this distinction are endorsed by CNET as outstanding in their category.
The CNET Editors' Choice designation was awarded in a December 2003 product review that praised the FWG114P for delivering "solid performance and the right array of features." According to the review, "its integrated access point, firewall, and print server are all easy to set up on any platform using a standard Web browser, making the NETGEAR wireless firewall a good choice regardless of whether you're networking Linux, Apple, or Windows machines."
Setting itself apart from the competition in the performance testing, the high-speed FWG114P placed in the top three in all CNET Labs throughput tests to date. However, CNET's range tests are where the FWG114P truly shined. "In our range tests, the wireless firewall takes its place at the head of the pack," stated the CNET article. "It had the best performance-over-distance curve we've seen so far and outperformed all three of our top range contenders."
"We are very excited about the award of the Editors' Choice to our FWG114P as it validates our efforts to provide the SOHO and SMB markets with high-performance, versatile, easy-to-use networking solutions," explained Kevin Allan, NETGEAR Director of Product Marketing and Management -- Business Products. "Because small businesses require a unique blend of flexibility, functionality and security in their network infrastructure and don't typically have large IT budgets and dedicated network administrators on staff, they need network solutions that are cost-effective, easy-to-manage, secure, and able to accommodate rapid growth. The FWG114P was specifically designed to meet those requirements. And though the product is great value to our customers, we will be providing even more by adding VPN end-point functionality in January."
The FWG114P combines a router, four-port 10/100 switch, 802.11b/g compliant 54 Mbps wireless access point, USB 2.0-upgradable print server, an SPI firewall, and advanced industry-standard wireless security features including Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), via a free firmware upgrade now available, making it one of the most secure, complete networking products available for small businesses.
The feature-rich FWG114P also incorporates an RS-232 serial port to accommodate many popular ISDN or analog modems for automatic fail-over backup connection. Available now via a firmware upgrade at the NETGEAR support site, the serial port also supports single-user remote access server (RAS) functionality, enabling a remote user to access resources on the LAN. Another update available early next year will enable support for two IPSec-based VPN end-point tunnels, complete with Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) support.
A powerful detachable 5dBi antenna optimizes wireless performance and is compatible with NETGEAR's line of antennas and accessories. Easy-to-install and manage, the FWG114P includes the browser-based Smart Wizard Install Assistant, which automatically detects the ISP connection type and guides users through each step of the installation process.
The complete review can be found at:
http://reviews.cnet.com/4505-3319_7-30571495.html?tag=search/
The NETGEAR FWG114P ProSafe 802.11g Wireless Firewall with USB Print Server is backed by a three-year warranty and 24/7 technical support, and is available now via leading retailers, direct marketers, e-commerce sites, and value-added resellers at a list price of $276.
Charles W. Moore
