Year: 2006

Studlar releases Osk 4 genealogy software

Posted by | Nov 2, 2006 | |

Studlar Software today released Osk 4.0, the latest version of its genealogy software for Mac OS X. Osk allows you to work with genealogy information in a very easy and fast way — keep track of friends, family, celebrities, and any other information that you want to keep track of. New features and changes in this release include: Universal Binary support; speed improvements in all major operations; better text reports; improved Gedcom 5.5 import; better tracing of relatives; faster family trees; and more.

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Newsday: ‘How iTunes saved ‘The Office”

Posted by | Nov 2, 2006 | |

An article posted yesterday on Newsday.com sheds some interesting light on the pervasiveness of iTunes. Columnist Verne Gay writes about the obvious fact that television networks regularly cancel shows due to declining ratings. He says that a year ago NBC was about to cancel “The Office,” and then along came iTunes. “And then something providential happened. ABC cut a deal with iTunes’ new TV service, and a few hours later, NBC followed.

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Star Wars: Empire at War coming to the Mac

Posted by | Nov 2, 2006 | |

Aspyr Media today announced they will publish Star Wars: Empire at War for Mac with an anticipated release in February 2007. Star Wars: Empire at War is licensed by LucasArts and is being developed for Mac by Aspyr Studios. “Star Wars: Empire at War puts the power to command an entire war for the Star Wars galaxy in the hands of players, giving them the freedom to determine how they play the game within the completely scalable and accessible gameplay.

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REALVIZ announces VTour 1.1

Posted by | Nov 2, 2006 | |

REALVIZ today announced the availability of VTour for Mac 1.1. REALVIZ VTour, which launched in March of this year, draws on the award-winning technology of Stitcher and ImageModeler, and offers users of all levels a solution for the creation of photo-real 3D environments from 2D pictures or panoramas.

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