Year: 2006

Super Get Info 1.3

Super Get Info 1.3 Now Available from Bare Bones Software
Universal Version Now Includes AFP Support

BEDFORD, Mass. – June 13, 2006 – Bare Bones Software, developer of
leading-edge power tools for Mac OS X, today announced the immediate
availability of Super Get Info 1.3, a Universal version now with Apple
Filing Protocol (AFP) support.

Super Get Info 1.3 now allows customers to change folder and file
permissions and ownership on AppleShare server volumes. This new version
also includes maintenance fixes to reported issues.

Super Get Info 1.3 requires Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later.

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Nyko announces the FM Trans Kit for iPod nano

Nyko Technologies today introduced the FM Trans Kit for the the iPod nano. “The versatile FM Trans Kit combines a high powered, four frequency, FM transmitter, a car charger and three different mounting options. The high-quality FM transmitter broadcasts music through the car stereo; tuning is simple with the product’s one-touch operation making it safe to operate while driving. Matching the look and feel of the nano’s design, the kit is powered by the iPod nano’s battery or the included car charger.

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Apple to open retail store in Houston, TX June 17

Apple will open a new retail outlet in Houston, Texas, on Saturday, June 17. The store, which is located at 303 Memorial City, will open to the pubic at 10:00 a.m. CT. As part of its usual Grand Opening promotion, Apple will give away an Apple T-shirt to the first 1,000 people to visit the store. In addition, the company is offering a chance to win a Digital Lifestyle Collection valued at US$2,229.

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Micromat announces Universal TechTool Pro 4.5

Micromat has announced the imminent release of TechTool Pro 4.5, the Universal Binary version of TechTool Pro that will run on both Intel- and PowerPC-based Macs. It fully supports the hardware changes introduced to the Macintosh platform with the introduction of the new MacIntel chipsets. All of the features of the program that were previously available for PowerPC based Macs will now be available for Intel-based Macs as well. This includes the eDrive (emergency startup partition) feature of the program.

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Poetic Code releases Port Authority 1.0

Port Authority 1.0 is an open-source application that provides a graphical user interface for the DarwinPorts package management system for Mac OS X. It is a command-line tool for installing and updating a variety of Unix-based applications for the Mac. Port Authority aims to bring the power of DarwinPorts to the traditional Mac user by providing a user-friendly graphical interface to the DarwinPorts system, notes the company. Port Authority 1.0 is priced at US$6.25.

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