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Notable New Product News - Monday, February 7, 2005
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Press Releases Edited By Applelinks Contributing Editor Charles W. Moore
The C-Station Relaxation Station[/url]
The Clips Announced For The iPod shuffle
Getting Started Guide - Danny Goodman's AppleScript Handbook - Mac OS X Edition
Linare Unveils AMD-Based Linux Laptop for $498
Infinisys Announces "Spring Sale"
Significant Price Reduction on "Treatment Planning Made Easy Software" for the Macintosh
Addonics New ''Saturn Hard Drive Enclosure'' Product Family Brings Mobility and Multi-Interface Compatibility to SATA and IDE Hard Drives
MYOB AccountEdge 2005 8.5.6 Accounting & Business Management [/url]
The C-Station Relaxation Station
Bluebroc's C-Station is a ‘relaxation station’ designed to combine home computing and mobile working with extreme comfort. The launch of the chair has sparked a demand from all over the world with one of its first UK customers being celebrity Jonathan Ross.
The idea was conceived by Managing Director and designer Paul Tasker after spending five uncomfortable months riding his motorbike from London to Sydney, Australia. “Necessity is the mother of invention,” he said. “Sitting on the bike, I dreamt of comfort. By the time I crossed the Sydney Harbour Bridge the concept for the ‘C-Station’ was formed.”
The concept is simple –- whether surfing the web, working or watching a DVD, the C-Station is designed for comfort and relaxation. The C-shaped workspace wrapped around the ergonomically designed chair provides space for a remote control, mobile phone, book and drink. In addition, a Mac or PC can be installed with adjustable flat screen monitor, wireless keyboard and mouse for the ultimate work or relaxation space.
More and more people are choosing to work from home and in general we are spending increasing amounts of time surfing the web. The C-Station is the perfect addition to a studio, office or home and is available in a variety of colours and fabrics.
The C-Station can be seen online at http://www.bluebroc.com or at the Bluebroc showroom at the Business Design Centre, Islington, UK.
The idea is simple: to chill out... Designed so that all you want is close to hand: the remote control, telephone, book and drink: everything you need. By adding a flat screen monitor on an adjustable arm, a cordless keyboard and a mouse, C-Station brings together style, comfort, elegance, and technology, perfect for home cinema, gaming, listening to music or just chilling.
C-Station is a relaxation-station -- not a workstation.
Colours:
Leather Chamois Black
Light Grey
Cream
White
Sapphire
Pillar Box [Red]
For more information, visit:
http://www.bluebroc.com
The Clips Announced For The iPod shuffle
PodBuddy, a divison of DVForge, Inc. has announced its The Clips mounting accessory set for Apple's iPod shuffle.
"We wanted to build a set of optional clips that will let an iPod shuffle owner always have a handy, appropriate way to attach an iPod shuffle to their clothing, bag, belt, jacket, backpack, or in pretty much any other manner," said DVForge, Inc. CEO, Jack Campbell. "So, immediately after the shuffle was announced, we put our engineering team to work full-time to get this new set of alternate mounting clips designed exactly right, and get it to market very quickly."
The Clips is a set of three alternative carrying gadgets for the iPod shuffle music player. The set includes a belt clip, a gripper clip, and, a push pin clip. The new clips snap securely onto the USB plug end of the shuffle. All three clips are packaged together, and are made of durable white ABS plastic, stainless steel and galvanized steel to match the appearance of the iPod shuffle, and to be durable and reliable.
The Clips will start shipping in March, with an MSRP of $19.99. Further information is available now from the DVForge web site, or from any PodBuddy reseller worldwide:
http://www.dvforge.com/the_clips.shtml
Getting Started Guide - Danny Goodman's AppleScript Handbook - Mac OS X Edition
The essential AppleScript book.
Finally here, by popular demand! One of the most recommended AppleScript books ever published, this definitive guide has been completely rewritten for Mac OS X by scripting guru Danny Goodman, whose best-selling books have helped educate legions of AppleScript developers world-wide. Don't settle for an old, out-of-print edition. The wait is over! This super-sized, Third Edition includes all new Mac OS X examples.
eBook version 1.0
Released 2/1/2005
PDF,
388 pages,
ISBN 0-9744344-2-6
$14.95
Companion Download: AppleScript Files
For more information, visit:
http://www.spiderworks.com/books/ashandbook.php
Linare Unveils AMD-Based Linux Laptop for $498
Linare Corporation, a manufacturer of software and hardware focused on the Linux platform, is proud to introduce its newest product, a high-quality AMD-based laptop for $498.
Features of the laptop include an AMD Athlon 1800+ processor, 40 GB Hard drive, 128 MB RAM, CD ROM, Ethernet Interface, and Linare Linux OS. It also comes with Open Office suite, a full office suite compatible with Microsoft Office documents, which includes word processing, spreadsheet and presentation tools.
Linare's decision to produce the laptop was based on the success of its very popular and affordably priced PC, launched in July of 2003.
The company is also offering a higher-end model of the laptop for $598. Features of the upgraded version include an AMD 1800+ processor, 40 gigabytes hard disk drive, 256 MB RAM, a DVD ROM drive, Ethernet interface, wireless support and Linare Linux OS. This laptop also comes with the Open Office software package.
Both laptops will be distributed through Linare's partner companies, including popular retail outlets Amazon.com and Wal-Mart.
Linare Corporation CEO Soma Sundaram says, "This is the best-priced laptop available anywhere for this configuration at this price. And obviously, the only way it's possible for us to offer this laptop at this exceptionally affordable price is because of Linux."
Linare Corporation is a manufacturer of software and hardware focused on the Linux platform. This technologically advanced operating system allows users to execute business and personal computing in a much faster, easier and cost-efficient way. The company also offers systems-integration services to help customers easily build and maintain Linux-based applications. Linare Corporation has international presence, operating in North America, Europe and Asia.
For more information, visit:
http://www.linare.com
Infinisys Announces "Spring Sale"
Infinisys, Ltd. ( http://en.infinisys.co.jp ) has announced it is holding a special Spring sale, offering all its products at 50% off for a limited one week period.
Products offered include the famous Macintosh screen saver "After Dark X + Fish", in addition to mail merge software, hair simulation software etc, for both the Macintosh and Windows platforms.
CEO Dennis Heazle commented, "In Japan the 4th of February is known as Risshun, the beginning of Spring. Coming from Australia I am always overjoyed when the weather warms up, and hope that users world-wide will take this opportunity to purchase some great software at very attractive prices."
Infinisys, Ltd. is a Japanese company with over ten years experience in developing and localizing Macintosh and Windows software for the Japanese and English language markets.
Major products include "After Dark X + Fish", "Change My image", and the "Mail Magic" series of products.
For more information, visit:
http://en.infinisys.co.jp
Significant Price Reduction on "Treatment Planning Made Easy Software" for the Macintosh
The president of FGrosso.com, Federico C. Grosso, DDS, PhD, MFT, BCFE announced that the company has significantly reduced the price of the current Macintosh version of its Treatment Planning Made Easy Software . The company will be integrating the software into a web-based application, which will provide mental health treatment plans with any clinician with an Internet connection and a computer printer. The current Macintosh stand-alone version will continue to receive technical support.
The concept for creating this software arose from Dr. Grosso’s experience as a forensic expert in malpractice cases involving marriage and family therapists, clinical social workers, and drug and alcohol counselors. Dr. Grosso said in a recent lecture: “I am always amazed at the large number of psychotherapists who are unable to defend their treatment in court because they lacked an appropriate treatment plan in their mental health records.”
An increasing number of states are moving toward requiring mental health clinicians to maintain appropriate records. It is generally recognized that patients can be injured in a variety of ways when their mental health treatment cannot be documented due to the lack of such treatment records. Experts are recognizing that the treatment plan serves as a fundamental structure in documenting the psychotherapist’s assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of the client according to the Standard of Care. This is also known as the Therapeutic or Counseling Duty and psychotherapists have a legal and ethical duty to document the provision of this duty to their clients.
This software allows clinicians to access a database of 26 clinical issues, which address the four phases of treatment: Crisis Phase, Beginning Phase, Middle Phase, and Ending Phase. The clinician can also create personalized templates that can be used repeatedly for future patients or modified as needed. The software incorporates a 5-Axis DSM diagnostic protocol with related databases. Using “drag-and-drop” allows the clinician to work quickly through the process of creating or adapting new or existing treatment plans or treatment plan templates. This software is totally HIPAA compliant and it provides essential password security.
System requirements:
The program runs on Windows and on Mac OS 8.6 to 10.
The cost of the Windows version is $149 and the Mac version is now $50.00.
Instruction on obtaining trial versions are available at:
http://www.fgrosso.com >> Software
Addonics New ''Saturn Hard Drive Enclosure'' Product Family Brings Mobility and Multi-Interface Compatibility to SATA and IDE Hard Drives
Addonics Technologies has announced the Saturn Hard Drive Enclosure family of products, the first drive enclosure kit that enables any SATA hard drive to connect to a computer via USB, Firewire, CardBus/PCMCIA, SATA or IDE interface. Saturn is also the first storage solution that allows any 3.5" SATA hard drive, or 3.5", 2.5" or 1.8" IDE hard drive to be used as removable drive via the same drive bay in a Mobile Rack application.
Designed on a modular concept, the Saturn hard drive enclosure components can be mixed and matched to meet practically any storage application. Since all Saturn components are interchangeable, users can mix components for specialized applications. Saturn Hard Drive kit enables users to read/write to their hard drive with practically any computing device, both legacy and new systems as well as provide desktop and mobile use.
Common configurations in the Saturn Drive Enclosure kits include:
Saturn ExDrive (SED) -- An external hard drive solution using a SATA or IDE hard drive. The Saturn ExDrive enclosure is designed with Addonics USIB connector to enable either SATA or IDE hard drives to connect to various interfaces by attaching different USIB interface cables. Each ExDrive package comes with one Addonics USIB interface cable and an 110/220V AC/DC power adapter. The enclosure can be expanded into a Combo Hard Drive or Drive Cartridge system with the optional IDE Drive Cradle or USIB Drive Cradle.
Saturn Mobile Rack (SMR) -- A removable hard drive storage solution via an IDE Drive Cradle mounted inside a 5 1/4" drive bay. Either SATA or IDE hard drives can be installed or removed from the same Drive Cradle as a removable hard drive.
Saturn Combo Hard Drive (SCHD) -- Combines the features of the Saturn ExDrive and Mobile Rack. The Drive enclosure, when removed from the Drive Cradle, can be used as an external hard drive system using one of the Addonics USIB interface cables and the power adapter that are included in each package.
Saturn Drive Cartridge System (SDCS) -- The Saturn SDCS configuration adds a hot swappable removable hard drive system inside a 5 1/4" drive bay via USB, SATA or Firewire interface with the included USIB interface cable in each package. External installation is supported with the optional power adapter and optional USIB interface cable. This is the most complete installation with room to expand as well as the option to change interfaces as needed.
All Addonics Saturn Hard Drive kits include the necessary components and hardware for users to install their own choice of hard drive. An optional kit is available for installing a 2.5 inch or 1.8 inch IDE hard drive in the same enclosure. SATA as well as IDE hard drives can also be interchanged in any system via the same 5 1/4-inch drive bay. The Saturn enclosure and cradle systems are designed with direct point-to-point connection from the hard drive to the enclosure and the drive cradles for the most reliable connection.
Almost any level of user can configure the Saturn Drive Cartridge system. No switches or jumpers or special format utility software is required to prepare the hard drive, or for switching between internal/external use once the drive is installed. Addonics Saturn Hard Drive kits can be installed in systems with practically any operating system depending on the type of interface connection.
List price of the Addonics Saturn Drive Cartridge kit starts from $74.50 for the Saturn ExDrive (SED) for SATA hard drives with USB 2.0 interface to $79 for the Saturn Drive Cartridge System (SDCS) with hot swappable removable IDE hard drive capabilities.
Addonics products are available through the company online store http://www.shopaddonics.com , major catalog companies, resellers, VARs and distributors, including Newegg.com, Amazon.com, PC Connection, CDW, Buy.com, Provantage.com, Insight, and Ingram Micro.
For more information, visit:
http://www.addonics.com
MYOB AccountEdge 2005 8.5.6 Accounting & Business Management
2005 MYOB accounting software upgrades give your business the advanced features and technologies you need to keep your business better organized and offer your customers and employees better service and more options.
You'll find that AccountEdge is an extremely capable accountant, a great executive assistant, a terrific customer relations manager, a helpful time management consultant, an inventory control expert, a highly competent payroll processor, and an indispensable aide for just about every other hat a small business owner needs to wear at one time or another.
Creative Forms Designer
Use MYOB accounting software to easily create more professional looking forms with flexible design options:
• Use easy snap-to grids to automatically line up your fields
• Create boxes with rounded edges
• Use color for lines, text or shading
• Add borders to fields
• Insert a background graphic or watermark using several different file formats, including: .bmp, .gif, .jpg, .pict, .png, .tif and more
• Forms design toolbar provides easy access to a list of optional form fields and more design options
Outstanding Report Management
Use MYOB accounting software to create the exact reports you need and quickly access the reports you want with new report features:
• Select one report field, select all or select some – pick and choose from report fields to easily create reports containing only the information you want in a simple printout
• More report filters to help you slice and dice your report data
• Favorite reports – For quick access to the reports you use on a daily or regular basis simply add them to your reports menu
• Dozens of new design fields added to selected reports
• Easier access and selection of available report fields
• Option to include headers (where applicable)
New Reports
Use MYOB accounting software to keep your financial snapshot sharper than ever with these important new reports:
• Statement of Cash Flows – See how your cash position changed over a given period of time by viewing where your cash came from and where it went
• Customer Ledger Report – View a complete History of Transactions for a customer across a selected date range with a running balance included.
• Vendor Ledger Report - See all your transactions per vendor by date range with a running balance included
• Jobs Slip Summary and Detail Reports – View all of your time billing activity – in summary or detail – by jobs. You can subtotal these reports by activity, customer or employee
• Job Exception Reports – Two new reports to help you track down invoices and other transactions that don’t have jobs associated with them
Excellent Jobs Organization
Use MYOB accounting software to keep your jobs in perfect order:
• Use up to 15-digits for greater flexibility in creating descriptive job numbers
• Easier designation and placement of sub-jobs. Allows you to designate your new job as a sub-job of another regardless of alphabetical order
• Preference to require job number on all cash transactions for easier reference
• Import and Export your Jobs List
• Jobs Time Billing Reports
• Jobs Slip Summary and Detail Reports – View all of your time billing activity – in summary or detail – by jobs. You can subtotal these reports by activity, customer or employee
• Job Exception Reports – Two new reports to help you track down invoices and other transactions that don’t have jobs associated with them
Accept Credit Cards
Use MYOB accounting software to integrate merchant account services with your MYOB software so your customers have more ways to pay you
• Accept and process credit cards from Receive Money, Receive Payments, or your Sales Invoice
• Let your MYOB software authorize your credit cards, track the authorization history and record the transaction in one step
• Accept all major credit cards
• Ultra competitive rates
• Card reader also available (optional)
(Requires MYOB Merchant Account, powered by EXS and internet access. Additional fees apply)
Direct Deposit
Integrate direct deposit services with your MYOB accounting software to offer more options to your employees
• Direct deposit process is fully integrated with your MYOB software with direct paycheck deposits automatically tracked and allocated correctly
• Easy to process; record a paycheck, selecting the option to Group with Electronic Payments. Choose “Prepare Electronic Payments,” and an electronic transfer of funds ensues. Or, after recording a paycheck, just pay the employee electronically from a checking account. Done!
• For your employees, print direct deposit check stubs on plain paper
(Requires MYOB Direct Deposit Account and internet access.. Additional fees apply)
Vendor Payments
Use MYOB accounting software to create better partnerships with your vendors
x Pay your vendors directly into their bank accounts by setting up direct payment services with them
x Negotiate better credit terms and discounts based on direct payments
x Eliminate the time and money spent on writing and mailing checks
x Pay commissions to your sales force directly into their bank accounts (Requires Vendor Payment Account. Additional fees apply).
Full Service Payroll
MYOB SurePayroll does all the payroll work for you and offers terrific services and benefits:
• Payroll processing and reporting
• Payroll tax filing and liability for errors
• Direct deposit of employee paychecks
• MYOB product upgrades
• Integration with your MYOB product
• Cost-savings over traditional services
(Requires MYOB SurePayroll Account. and internet access. Additional fees apply).
Redesigned Help System
Find help on more topics quicker and easier with our expanded help system that now provides better navigation and more topics than ever before!
• Tell Me How! A new choice that gives a list of topics pertinent to the window in which you’re working, providing step-by-step instructions on how to complete your tasks
• Tips & Troubleshooting offers advice on how to get the most out of your MYOB software with answers for situations that are not straightforward or common
• Help for This Window gives an overview and field by field descriptions
• Search the Help lets you use a key word or phrase search to find relevant topics. When searching help topics, you can now enjoy the ease of using our new natural language search feature!
Print Receipts
The new Print Receipts window allows you to provide a printed receipt to anyone who gives you a payment
Store Account Numbers
Appropriate accounts, such as checking or savings accounts, provide fields for storing account numbers
System requirements:
• Mac OS 9 or
• Mac OS X
MYOB AccountEdge 2005 sells for$299.00
For more information, visit:
http://www.myob.com/us/products/accountedge/
Charles W. Moore
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