The folks at Top Icons let us know that they have launched a new project called Flying Icons, which seeks to provide a platform for users to submit their icon creations. The project is starting out as simply an icon contest, but complete details are available from the Web site.
Read MoreOn January 13 we reported that j2 Global Communications announced the availability of Messenger for Mac OS X, the company’s communications and messaging software. The press release was ambiguous as to whether or not the release would support sending faxes and receiving voicemails.
Read MoreFirewireDirect has announced the UltraBURN II Plus, a new DVD burner that includes write support for the “widest variety of DVD media formats of any drive currently available.” It is offered in FireWire (US$449) and Combo FireWire/USB 2.0 ($479) versions, and “goes a step beyond the widely available DVD-RW burning devices currently available by providing support for DVD+R and +RW media as well, making this drive the most functional FireWire DVD product available.” The driv
Read MoreO’Reilly has announced the release of “ActionScript for Flash MX: The Definitive Guide, Second Edition” (US$54.95), authored by Colin Moock. The book is “the most complete, up-to-date reference available” for the latest version of ActionScript, Macromedia’s programming language for Flash MX. The new edition offers hundreds of new code examples to show new Flash MX techniques and includes an updated language reference with more than 250 new classes, objects, methods, and properties.
Read MoreEl Gato has released EyeTV Updater 1.1.1, the latest version of the software for its EyeTV digital video recorder. The update brings full-screen playback with QuickTime 6.1, greater flexibility when resizing a player window while the Editor is open, and a few bug fixes. EyeTV requires Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar).
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