Year: 2006

Three new ‘Take Control’ ebooks cover GarageBand 3

Posted by | Mar 20, 2006 | |

TidBITS Electronic Publishing has published three new ebooks covering GarageBand 3. “Take Control of Making Music with GarageBand (88 pages),” puts new and intermediate GarageBand users in charge of making songs using GarageBand’s built-in loops. Seattle musician Jeff Tolbert mixes music theory with step-by-step instructions to show readers how to work creatively with GarageBand. The ebook includes linked-in audio samples that demonstrate the techniques discussed.

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Modul8 V2.5 preview now available

Posted by | Mar 20, 2006 | |

GarageCUBE is about to complete Modul8 V2.5, its software for VJ and video performers. A preview of this new version is now available on the GarageCUBE site. Version 2.5 incorporates substantial improvements at application and component levels such as a new rendering engine, Intel-native support, CoreImage and FreeFrame plug-ins, multi-projection, mask system, real time anti-aliasing filtering, improved module mechanism and more. Modul8 V2.5 is expected to be available May 6, 2006 for US$360 (free for registered users).

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Blue Technologies Group releases Stapler 1.0

Posted by | Mar 20, 2006 | |

The Blue Technologies Group today announced the release of Stapler 1.0 for Mac OS X, a blend of three frequently used generic applications: A notepad, an outliner and a to-do list. Stapler combines the most important features of these genres, concentrating on “real-life situations and workflow, rather than sticking to dogmatic specs.” The blue-tec Stapler supports Spotlight indexing, Rich Text formatting, Quartz rendering, and more.

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OnScreen DNA for Macintosh released

Posted by | Mar 20, 2006 | |

OnScreen Science today announced the availability of OnScreen DNA, its interactive 3D visualization software designed to place understanding of the structure and workings of DNA within easy reach of Macintosh users. While aimed primarily at high school and college biology teachers for use in classes or computer labs, OnScreen DNA should benefit others with an interest in this fundamental topic of modern biology, notes the company. OnScreen DNA requires Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later, priced at US$199. A free demo is available.

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Flash memory price expected to drop 25%

Posted by | Mar 20, 2006 | |

Hynix, the third largest Nand flash memory chip maker, says it expects the price of the chips to drop 25% in the first quarter of this year, reports the BBC. Nand chips are used in digital cameras and music players. “Nand prices will remain weak until the second quarter at least,” said Park Young-joo, an analyst at Woori Investment and Securities. “The market for Nand flash memory, which has been driven by devices such as Apple’s iPod Nano, grew 65% to US$10.9bn in 2005, according to industry estimates,” notes the story.

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