Year: 2005

Jobs nominated for Media Person of the Year on CNBC

Posted by | Dec 3, 2005 | |

The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch will announce its choice for Media Person of the Year this Monday on CNBC’s “The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch” and votes are being taken now online. Nominees include: Anderson Cooper, Nick Denton, Google guys, Steve Jobs, Judith Miller, Rupert Murdoch, Craig Newmark, Sumner Redstone, Howard Stern, Martha Stewart, and an honorable mention for “The ‘Dying’ Newspaper.” Further information, as well as the chance to vote, is available from the Web site.

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Apple posts Stubbs the Zombie game trailer

Posted by | Dec 2, 2005 | |

Apple has posted a new trailer of Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse to its Web site. “Aspyr Media’s Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse lets you play as Stubbs, an undead antihero who takes on a futuristic city using nothing but his own carcass and the weapons of his possessed enemies. This third-person action game uses the Halo engine and integrates tongue-in-cheek humor and a strong storyline with innovative combat.”

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Ripple Training introduces Pro App tutorial podcasts

Posted by | Dec 2, 2005 | |

Ripple Training has introduced Pro App tutorial podcasts, professionally produced tutorials, created by certified pros and trainers. The video podcasts ranked in the top 100 of the iTunes Podcast Directory within the first week of launch. Within 24 hours of the shipping release of Apple’s photo-management software Aperture, Ripplecast announced the broadcast of an 8-part tutorial series on the new software. “People want targeted training in a timely manner,” said Ripple’s CEO Steve Martin.

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Peachpit releases ‘Mac Design Out of the Box’

Posted by | Dec 2, 2005 | |

Peachpit today announced the release of “Mac Design Out of the Box,” by Andrew Shalat. Divided into three main sections — print, Web, and video — this book demonstrates how to: make postcards, fliers, business cards, and logos with TextEdit, AppleWorks, and Pages; put together Web pages using .Mac, iWork, iPhoto, and AppleWorks; make videos using iPhoto, GarageBand, and iMovie; and more.

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