Year: 2005

Messenger for Mac 5.0

Posted by | Aug 9, 2005 | , |

Microsoft Responds to Enterprise Need for Enhanced Mac Instant Messaging

New version of Messenger for Mac improves consumer IM experience and
enables corporate IM with support for Microsoft Office Live Communications
Server 2005

REDMOND, Wash. — Aug. 9, 2005 — You’re on a conference call near the end
of the day, and before you hang up you need to remind your manager to
approve the file you e-mailed earlier, check on whether a colleague is in
the office, and get status updates on three projects. How can you handle
these tasks efficiently and with security in mind?

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Spiny releases Comictastic 2.3

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Spiny releases Comictastic 2.3

Spiny software announces the release of version 2.3 of Comictastic.
Comictastic is a comic strip reader and aggregator. Similar to
NetNewsWire and other news reading applications, only specifically
tailored for comics. Comictastic fetches your favorite strips every
day, and presents them all in a convenient interface. The main
changes in version 2.3 include RSS feed support and interface
improvements.

Comictastic is shareware, and costs $15. Version 2.3 is a free update
for all Comictastic users.

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‘The Unity Dashboard Widget Challenge’ announced

Posted by | Aug 9, 2005 | |

OTEE, the makers of the next-generation game development application Unity, today announced “The Unity Dashboard Widget Challenge for Widgets” made with Unity. Dashboard Widget publishing allows users to deploy games made with Unity (the others being Mac, PC, and Web) and is a fun way to get started with Unity. The competition runs for 14 days from today and the deadline for submissions is August 22 2005. Prizes and further information are available from the Web site.

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iVideo 3.0

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Waterfall Software Releases iVideo 3.0
08/08/2005

VANCOUVER, BC — Waterfall Software today unveiled iVideo 3.0, a major
upgrade to the popular utility for storing and organizing your personal
movies. iVideo has been said to be the equivalent of iPhoto or iTunes for
your video files.

Released today, iVideo 3.0 has many new intuitive features. Some of these
great updates include major speed improvements all around, an updated user
interface, seamless drag and drop to other applications, support for more
file formats, and much more.

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Apple posts Second Life games feature, trailer

Posted by | Aug 8, 2005 | |

Apple has posted a new feature on Second Life to the games area of its Web site. “Second Life isn’t a game so much as it’s a tool for building anything you want: vehicles, avatars, clothes, buildings, funky sculptures. You can even build your own games and host them inside the world, pulling in other players to participate. You own everything you create in the game, including the land you purchase for your buildings, and can sell it for real world money.

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