The second edition of AUGmentations: The Apple Groups Team (TAGteam) Newsletter for May is now available (PDF download) and features an interview with author and columnist, Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus in which he discusses his own Macs, his music and his new business, Doctor Mac Direct. In addition, there is “news you can use,” plus updates to User Group events and more.
Read MoreApple today launched four new iTunes Music Stores in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland featuring songs from all four major music companies and over 1,000 independent record labels. In conjunction with the iTunes Music Store launch in Switzerland, Apple and UBS today announced a promotion to give every Swiss citizen a free song on the iTunes Music Store as part of their new “UBS Generation” and “UBS Campus” packages.
Read MoreErgonis Software today released Typinator Public Beta, a preview version of Typinator 1.0 for Mac OS X. Typinator, a typing automator, enables users to rapidly insert text and images into any type of application. The application speeds repetitive typing tasks and eliminates manually introduced errors. To set up an often-used text or image in Typinator, users simply define an abbreviation along with its replacement text or image. When you enter the abbreviation in any application, Typinator will automatically expand it.
Read MoreStunt Software today released Overflow 1.4, the latest version of the company’s dock space-saving utility. New features in this release include: icon size and several other aspects of the layout can now be fully customized; a new close button makes it more easy to hide Overflow; file names now show their extension only if they do in the Finder; full Tiger compatibility; and more. Overflow is priced at US$14.95 and requires OS X 10.2.8 or later. A 20 day free trial is also available.
Read MoreSendStation today announced another member in its series of thumb-sized iPod adapters, the PocketDock Line Out USB. The adapter features a standard USB socket as well as a 3.5 mm (1/8″) jack, offering stereo line out from your iPod. “The cool thing about USB is that no matter where you go, you can find the required cable almost anywhere,” said SendStation’s Founder André Klein.
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