Apple database software subsidiary FileMaker has announced that it will showcase a wide range of software solutions for K-12 education at the Florida Education Technology Conference (FETC), which opens tomorrow at the Orlando County Convention Center. In addition, educators can register to win free copies of FileMaker Pro 6 at the company’s exhibit (Booth 1201) each day during the show.
Read MorePublicSpace.net has released A Better Finder Rename 6.1, the latest version of its popular Mac OS X Finder enhancement. The new version allows files to be renamed based on names in a tab-delimited text file. This allows external tools such as text editors (e.g. BBEdit), spreadsheets (e.g. MS Excel) or databases (e.g. FileMaker) to be used to generate the new names. The update also contains minor bug fixes. A Better Finder Rename is US$19.95 shareware.
Read MoreIMSI, a developer of design, graphics and business productivity software, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Aladdin Systems for cash, stock and a convertible note with a combined value of US$8 million dollars and an earn-out that could result in an additional $2 million in payments during the next three years.
Read MoreAtomic Bird has released Macaroni 2.0, an update to its utility that performs both improved versions of standard Unix maintenance tasks and maintenance specific to Mac OS X. Version 2.0 adds an option that periodically removes user-specified language-specific localized files from applications to save disk space. This release also adds a new scheduling choice for custom maintenance jobs, enabling users to schedule their custom jobs to run whenever their Mac wakes from sleep. Also, a rewritten Macaroni core provides smoother, more efficient operation.
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