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The Blue Technologies Group celebrates Bloomsday 2004
Storage Elements Announce CORE Storage Server Software For Mac Content Creators
Mariner Write 3.6.2 Word Processor
Free Passes to MacWorld Expo Boston from The Think Different Store
Crucial Technology Introduces New and Improved Gizmo! Hi-Speed USB Flash Drive
EchoFX Announces USBVision For Mac OS X 1.1.1 Multi-brand USB Video Capture Device Support
SwiftData 200 a Terabyte or More of Internal Storage Solution for Macintosh G5
Elgato's EyeTV Now with Remote Scheduling in US Via TitanTV.com
Tenon Intersystems WEBmail for iTools 7
Search 30,000 Foods for Free
PGP Corporation Launches Enhanced PGP Desktop 8.1 Product with Expanded GroupWise, Apple Mail, Language Support
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The Blue Technologies Group celebrates Bloomsday 2004
Today marks the 100th anniversary of "Bloomsday" -- that day in 1904 on which Stephen Dedalus and Leopold Bloom each took their epic journeys through Dublin in James Joyce's Ulysses, arguably the world's most highly acclaimed modern novel.
To celebrate that day, the Blue Technologies Group is offering their own Ulysses -- the Mac OS X text editor aimed directly at creative writers -- at a reduced price of 40 Euro.
This offer is valid ONLY on June 16th (0:00 to 24:00 CEST).
Ulysses is a unique Mac OS X text editor aimed directly at creative writers. With its innovative "tabbed" single-window interface, featuring integrated notepads, a documents browser, advanced search/filter capabilities and multi-document previews, Ulysses aims to give creative writers, novelists and storytellers the best writing experience available on any platform today.
For more information as well as a full download of the current version 1.1, visit the Ulysses homepage at:
http://www.blue-tec.com/ulysses/
Storage Elements Announce CORE Storage Server Software For Mac Content Creators
Storage Elements, the Mac-centric data storage division of Wenzel Data, Inc., a leading Mac, UNIX, Linux and Windows networking storage company, announced today CORE, the only comprehensive all-in-one Macintosh data storage server software for digital content creators. CORE is the first storage software to provide all the key elements required by content creators into one complete product. Everything from virtualization, provisioning, management, snapshot, striping, backup and archiving capabilities are all included in CORE. Not only does CORE support NAS/SAN and virtualized storage, but it is also capable of archiving to tape without a third party backup package.Â
Targeted at the prepress, broadcast, computer animation, audio/video, graphics and Internet markets, CORE is the first product in Storage Elements’ line of comprehensive storage servers, which will handle the unique complex storage issues which arise from anyone handling large amounts of data. CORE employs an underlying “Pervasive Storage Architecture” to expertly solve large storage issues efficiently and at an affordable price, which is important to cost-conscious Macintosh users. CORE will be launched at Macworld in Boston, July 2004.
“If your primary environment is Mac OSX and you have large amounts of data, you are likely to be familiar with the incredible lack of data storage solutions which comprehensively address the unique storage issues which arise from these enterprises,” said Brad Wenzel, President of Storage Elements, a division of Wenzel Data. “CORE has finally effectively solved this problem for Mac users in one easy-to-use, low-cost package.”
CORE for Mac OSX will be available September 2004 priced at $14,955 for virtually unlimited users within the storage network. Versions for Linux and Windows will be released soon after. For more info or a complete list of resellers, see:
http://www.storageelements.com
Mariner Write 3.6.2 Word Processor
Recently awarded the fastest Macintosh word processor on the market, Mariner Write is a powerful yet streamlined solution for the masses. Boasting an elegant and easy-to-use interface, Mariner Write can run on only 2MB of RAM. And that's no typo; only 38 MB less than Word! Whether you are creating a simple document or composing the next great novel, Mariner Write has the functionality to be your writing tool. Finally, a word processor for the rest of us.
Features
• Microsoft Word "read" capabilities
• Enhance your reports with powerful headers and footers
• Keep documents concise with footnotes and endnotes
• OS X Services support
• Mac OS X Font Smoothing technology
• Use any color" background makes it clearer to see your work
• Share your documents by saving as PDF in fewer steps in OS X
• Mail Merge to automate your next mailing
• Automatic spell checker highlights mistakes as you type
• Stable, more responsive, uses less disk space and memory than the competition
• Mariner Write as little as 2 MB of memory!
• WorldScript savvy supports Kanji and numerous other international scripts
• Dynamic scrolling makes your pages move as you drag the scroll bar
• 80,000+ word spelling dictionary
• Drag and Drop gives you a powerful alternative to cut, copy, and paste
• AutoSave feature lets you work without worrying about losing your file
• WYSIWYG font menus let you see the typeface before using it
• Save your documents to PDF, RTF, and various ASCII text format
New in this version:
• Fixed - Printing EPS images
• Fixed - Envelope center feed printing
• Fixed - Save dialog would not show under certain circumstances
• Fixed - Line size dialog arrow control did not functio
System requirements:
• Mac OS X 10.2 or higher
Mariner Write sells for $69.95
For more information, visit:
http://www.marinersoftware.com/
Free Passes to MacWorld Expo Boston from The Think Different Store
The Think Different Store is giving away two Exhibit Guest Passes to the Expo EVERY DAY. You and a friend will gain free exhibit hall admission for the entire Expo. That's a $35 value.
You can check it out at:
http://www.thinkdifferentstore.com/contest/
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Crucial Technology Introduces New and Improved Gizmo! Hi-Speed USB Flash Drive
Crucial Technology has introduced the Crucial Gizmo! Hi-Speed USB flash drive, a faster, slimmer version of the original Gizmo! USB flash drive.
The Crucial Gizmo! Hi-Speed USB flash drive utilizes the Hi-Speed USB interface, which supports data transfer speeds up to 480 megabits per second (Mbps). The updated dark gray case is only 66.5mm x 16.5mm x 8mm; small enough to allow multiple drives to simultaneously plug into neighboring USB ports. A hole in the base allows the Gizmo! drive to fit snugly on a key chain, and a green LED indicates when data is being transferred. Included security software provides data encryption and password protection.
"The Crucial Gizmo! Hi-Speed USB flash drive is a powerful, portable, and versatile storage option perfect for today's mobile lifestyle," said Crucial Technology General Manager Fred Waddel. "Whether you need a Gizmo! drive to shuttle data between multiple computers, or to act as a mini hard drive to store important documents or images -- it beats using small-capacity floppy disks or a one-time use CD."
A true Plug and Play solution, the Gizmo! drive automatically appears as a removable drive when plugged in to the USB port of a desktop PC, Macintosh, or notebook. Each Hi-Speed Gizmo! drive comes with a key ring, lanyard, multilingual user guide, limited lifetime warranty, free second-day shipping (for a limited time only) within the contiguous U.S. on qualified orders, and Crucial's renowned customer service and free technical support.
The Crucial Gizmo! drive is available on Crucial's Web site in densities of 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, and 1GB. Pricing currently ranges from US$28.99 to US$229.99. For more information, visit:
http://www.crucial.com/gizmo
EchoFX Announces USBVision For Mac OS X 1.1.1 Multi-brand USB Video Capture Device Support
EchoFX, a Macintosh software developer, has announced the immediate availability of USBVision For Mac OS X 1.1.1 -software support for video digitizing devices including the XLR8 InterView, Belkin VideoBus and others.
Version 1.1.1 is a maintenance release that restores the ability to play sound in the background, no longer interferes with iChat / iSight operation, and releases unused USB bandwidth when video is not present. Problems with Internet version checking when multiple devices are active have also been resolved.
USBVision For Mac OS X 1.1.1 is free to registered USBVision For Mac OS X customers.
The USBVision software offers Mac OS X support for a wide range of devices including XLR8 InterView, Belkin VideoBus and VideoBus II, iRez USB Live and CapSure, Global Village VideoFX, Alpha Data USB Video Adapter, Hauppauge USB-Live and many others -including those originally sold as “PC-only”. Mac OS X support for most of these devices was previously unavailable.
Additionally, the USBVision software will allow up to eight video capture devices to run simultaneously on one computer. Multiple devices can be used with Ben Bird’s SecuritySpy and SubRosaSoft’s HomeGuardian security packages allowing the monitoring of many different video sources. Multiple devices can also be used with video broadcast and webcam packages such as Econ Technologies’ ImageCaster, allowing multiple video sources to be uploaded to the Internet from a single computer.
The USBVision software has been enhanced in a number of ways from the original InterView-only software, including the addition of snapshot button support, audio input support, and increased compatibility with various third-party applications. The USBVision Capture software included, now features hardware accelerated full-screen playback, duration-based recording and AppleScript support.
USBVision For Mac OS X Highlights
- Supports a wide range of video capture devices.
- 352 x 240, 29.97 frames per second NTSC video capture.
- 352 x 288, 25 frames per second PAL/SECAM video capture.
- Supports composite and s-video formats.
- High contrast, high quality video better than DV at the same size.
- Excellent audio/video synchronization.
- Low disk space requirements: 4 GB per hour for video and audio.
- High resolution single frame capture.
- Audio support for devices that have audio input, e.g. Belkin VideoBus II.
- Snapshot button support for devices that snapshot buttons, e.g. Belkin VideoBus.
- Multiple device support for broadcasting, webcam, and surveillance applications.
- Dynamic Quality Management, for maintaining the best quality possible during capture.
- Auto-Detect Input And Format, to automatically adapt to the current video source.
- Fast Record Playback, for near real-time playback during captures.*
- Easy to use, AppleScript enabled capture software with fast full screen playback.**
- Software to export movies to any QuickTime supported format, including DV.
- Compatible with a large number of third-party applications.
  (*) Fast Record Playback requires a G4 processor.
 (**) Full screen playback requires a G4 processor and an accelerated graphics card.
The USBVision software is available at http://www.echofx.com for $25.00 USD. Customers who purchased the InterView For Mac OS X software or InterView hardware may upgrade to the new USBVision software free of charge. In addition to the software, EchoFX sells the original InterView video capture devices for $64.95. EchoFX now accepts Visa and MasterCard in addition to PayPal. For more information about the USBVision software or the InterView video capture device please visit the EchoFX web site at
http://www.echofx.com
SwiftData 200 a Terabyte or More of Internal Storage Solution for Macintosh G5
Trans Intl. hsa announced the worldwide availability of its SwiftData 200, a terabyte or more of internal SATA storage for the Macintosh G5 computer. Finally, it's now possible to add three more drives beyond the G5's two-drive design limitation without altering or replacing any of the original components of the computer.SwiftData 200 can be configured as a Type 0 RAID for archival backup and security, a Type 1 RAID for blinding speed (more than fast enough to capture 10 bit uncompressed video from your non-linear editing system), or as individual drives where large storage space is required, but the demand for speed is lessened.The SwiftData 200 can be tailored to your needs by installing one or more drives at a time. As you require additional storage capacity and speed, you can add up to the maximum three drives plus two drives in the G5's SATA internal drive bay giving you a total of five internal SATA drives that can be raided in the configuration of your choice.
In order to accomplish this, you will need two free PCI slots, which will house two SATA PCI cards to control the additional drives.This system is running effectively as a Type 1 RAID at the Broadcast Facility of New York University under working conditions and has proven itself effective and durable. Under the direction of Gary Cooper, Master Teacher and Coordinator of Post-production of N.Y.U. School of Continuing and Professional Studies, the SwiftData 200 is working flawlessly in a 2.0Ghz G5 Macintosh. Installation was simple and easy following the provided instructions. And all of this for a price that's just a fraction of the cost of an external SCSI RAID with far, far less storage capacity. Trans International's SwiftData 200 SATA Internal Raid -- taking the Macintosh G5 to a new level of excellence. About TransIntl.com Trans Intl. is a member of the Apple Developer Group and was founded in 1988. Trans Intl. designs and manufactures innovative and high quality computer memory and mass storage products. Trans Intl. has a strong reputation among leading manufacturers, resellers and retailers for developing, producing and supporting products that anticipate the coming needs of the ever-changing computer industry. Web site: http://www.transintl.com/store/category.cfm?Category=2490
Elgato's EyeTV Now with Remote Scheduling in US Via TitanTV.com
Never miss your favorite show; Program your EyeTV from anywhere over the Internet using Decisionmark's TitanTV Â
Elgato's technology partner, Decisionmark Corp., has introduced a new Remote Scheduling feature for its TitanTV.com electronic program guide (EPG). Now it is easier than ever to catch your favorite programs on your Mac with Remote Scheduling via the Internet. EyeTV and TitanTV are working to give you the most convenient recording experience at work and at home. The EyeTV software update supporting Remote Scheduling is available for free download at http://www.elgato.com
"With this new feature aimed at our US customers, we make recording more convenient, especially when you are away from your Mac," says Freddie Geier, Elgato's CEO.
Won't be home from work in time to watch your favorite show? Don't have time to set your EyeTV schedule before you leave home? With Remote Scheduling, you can set up the recording on any web browser and send related program information to a TitanTV Remote Scheduling Server. Along with EyeTV, your Mac at home will then request the list of programs to be recorded periodically from the TitanTV Remote Scheduling Server.
Jack Perry, President and CEO of Decisionmark, sees the joint effort to provide remote scheduling as in-step with American culture. "We're pleased to partner with Elgato's EyeTV to make the home entertainment experience fit with the busy American lifestyle."
In addition to Remote Scheduling, TitanTV functionality includes smart searching, favorite channel customization from all sources (antenna, cable, satellite, etc.), messages directly from local TV broadcasters, and many other exciting features.
EyeTV (USB) and EyeTV 200 (FireWire) are award-winning, state-of-the-art digital video recorders for the Mac community. They were recently awarded "Best Consumer Hardware" by Macworld UK, the leading Mac magazine in the UK. EyeTV is available to US customers at Elgato's online store and at select retail outlets in the US and internationally. Visit http://www.elgato.com for more information.
Decisionmark is the leading online software and information provider to the broadcast industry. For consumers, Decisionmark offers the only real-time household-level online programming guide, TitanTV.com. Because of its close relationship with TV broadcasters, the TitanTV EPG has the most accurate program schedules and signal reception information on the U.S. market. Decisionmark is a profitable, privately held company, based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Decisionmark was recognized as one of the Inc 500's fastest growing private companies in 2003. Visit its web site at http://www.decisionmark.com
Tenon Intersystems WEBmail for iTools 7
WEBmail from Tenon is a comprehensive and feature-rich web-based e-mail program created by EMUmail, Inc. WEBmail allows users to check their POP or IMAP mailboxes remotely using a Web browser. This has distinct advantages to laptop users and those who use multiple computers at different locations.
POP3/IMAP4 mailboxes
Multiple mailbox support
Modifyable layout (look and feel)
Multiple domains from single application install
Extensible addressbooks
Easy multi-lingual translations
Message Filters
User-selectable themes
WEBmail has an unlimited user capacity and can be used free of charge. This "free" version has advertising included and includes the Tenon logo. See the pricing information below for advertising-free and fully-customizable versions.
WEBmail 6.0.1 Small-Business - $500
WEBmail Small-Business supports up to 500 mailboxes and the interface can be customized to create a look and feel unique to up to five virtual hosts.
WEBmail 6.0.1 Corporate - $1500 -> $750
WEBmail Corporate supports up to 2500 mailboxes and the interface can be customized to create a look and feel unique to each of your virtual hosts.
WEBmail 6.0.1 Service Provider - $3000 -> $1500
WEBmail Enterprise supports an unlimited number of mailboxes and the interface can also be customized to create a look and feel unique to each of your virtual hosts.
(***) For both WEBmail Corporate and Enterprise, these are one time only fees. You can configure as many WEBmail interfaces as you like on one machine. If your machine has 100 virtual hosts, you can make 100 WEBmail configurations at no added cost.
Also, all three versions are free of Banner Ads, and include the Web Calendar module.
For more information, visit:
http://www.tenon.com/products/webmail/
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A complete weight loss solution for your PC, Mac, Palm or Pocket PC. Includes your personal profile, food database and diet diary.
The PC or Mac version is included as a free part of your full CalorieKing.com membership. Because it's on your own computer instead of in a web browser, it's much easier to use due to drag and drop and fast response times. Of course, all our software includes our award-winning food database.
All software includes a 14 day free trial, so you can try before you buy.
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PGP Corporation Launches Enhanced PGP Desktop 8.1 Product with Expanded GroupWise, Apple Mail, Language Support
PGP Corporation, a global leader in digital information security, has released PGP Desktop 8.1, the newest version of its expanding security product line for individuals, workgroups, organizations, governments, and enterprises. PGP Desktop 8.1 is ideal for organizations that need to exchange secure email and files with external business partners such as suppliers, vendors, customers, contractors, auditors, and legal counsel.
"With PGP Desktop 8.1, we continue to expand our popular secure-messaging and data-storage products to provide more features, support more environments, and ensure greater compatibility around the world," said Phillip Dunkelberger, president and CEO of PGP Corporation.
PGP Desktop 8.1 is composed of four key components:
1. PGP Disk -- transparently creates folders/volumes whose contents are encrypted when not in use, preventing unauthorized access
2. PGP Mail -- combines encryption and digital signatures for secure email, attachments, and instant messages
3. PGP Admin -- allows IT and security managers to centrally configure, deploy, update, and manage large PGP Desktop installations, including the use of advanced key features such as Additional Decryption Key (ADK), key reconstruction, and key splitting
4. PGP Keyserver -- provides a centralized repository for company keys and policies
Key new features of PGP Desktop 8.1:
-- International Character Set - improved compatibility with international character sets encrypted using plug-ins for Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, and Apple Mail
-- Outlook 2003 Cached Exchange Mode - compatibility with the new Cached Exchange Mode feature of Outlook 2003
-- Automatic Update Notification - notifies users when new PGP versions and updates are available
-- Novell GroupWise 6.5.1 Support - support for the most current version of Novell's email system
-- Apple Mail Improvements - enhanced user interface and functionality for Apple's email application
-- FIPS 140-2 Validation - validation of core PGP encryption by FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards), part of NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
-- German Language Version - PGP Desktop 8.1DE is available for German-language customers
For more information, visit:
http://www.pgp.com
"XIII" Now Shipping
Feral Interactive has announced that the Mac version of XIII (pronounced "thirteen") is now available and ready to ship from our distribution partners.
XIII - The Ultimate Conspiracy. Unravel a whirling conspiracy plot where your identity, the President's assassination, and the future of America are shrouded in mystery in a deep and intriguing storyline. XIII's unique visual style, graphic novel presentation, flashback graphics, and pop-up windows create a unique entry into the fps genre.
Loaded with attitude and style, XIII is likely to be the most unique FPS game you'll see on the Mac
TITLE: XIII (pronounced "thirteen")
PUBLISHER: Feral Interactive (for Macintosh) SHIPPING STATUS: Now Shipping
MSRP: $39.99
UPC: 644247002276
For more information, visit:
https://www.navarre.com/newcustomer.asp
Charles W. Moore
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