Year: 2006

MacTech: Fastest Growing Technical Magazine Says min’s b2b

MacTech is Fastest Growing Technical Magazine According to min’s b2b
– May 15 2006 issue cites MacTech growing twice as fast next-highest performer
– Growth attributed to strength of magazine’s direction, growth market

Westlake Village, CA — June 1, 2006 — MacTech Magazine magazine announced
that it has been written up the min’s b2b, a publication dedicated to the
business-to-business publishing industry.

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BBEdit QuickTime Object-Embed Tag Script posted

Bare Bones Software today posted an AppleScript script for use with BBEdit to assist Web developers in the migration away from the EMBED tag for deployment of QuickTime content. “As a result of the recent settlement between Microsoft and Eolas Technology, the EMBED tag is no longer supported without viewer interaction in updated versions of Internet Explorer 6, nor will it be in future versions of Internet Explorer.

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Big Nerd Ranch announces August Cocoa Bootcamp

The Big Nerd Ranch today announced the next offering of Cocoa Bootcamp with instructor Aaron Hillegass, August 21-25, 2006. The five-day class provides intensive training in the rigors of Cocoa development and is widely regarded as the most comprehensive course available for Cocoa developers. The course syllabus includes a spectrum of topics, building from the fundamentals of programming with Objective-C and frameworks to advanced tools such as bindings, CoreData, OpenGL and more.

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Like Thought releases Lexicon language learning app

Like Thought has announced the release of Lexicon 1.0.1, a new language learning application. Lexicon is available as a free download, but a US$25 license is required to create documents with more than 30 words. Lexicon allows users to easily learn words in any foreign language. Adding new words is simple with LanguageSync — which helps automate entering words. In addition to text, words can include audio (which can be recorded within Lexicon) and images (which can be drawn within Lexicon as scribbles).

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Apple launches free computer take-back program

Apple today announced the launch of its free computer take-back program, offering US customers environmentally friendly recycling of their old computer when they buy a new Mac. Beginning today, the Apple Store and Apple retail stores will give US customers the option of recycling their unwanted PCs, regardless of the manufacturer. When a customer chooses to participate in the program, Apple will send an email with instructions and a label for free shipping and recycling.

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