Year: 2007

The Pro Sled Mac Pro hard disk drive sled announced

Trans International today announced the availability of The Pro Sled, a Mac Pro hard disk drive sled that gives users the capability of unlimited swappable drives for their Mac Pro. Drives can be assigned and labeled for different clients, projects or backup. In a high volume, professional setting it is easier to avoid misplaced data and over written files when each client or project is assigned their own hard drive.

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Primate Labs releases Geekbench 2.0

Primate Labs today announced the availability of Geekbench 2.0, an update to their cross-platform processor and memory benchmark utility. Version 2.0 contains a number of significant new features, including: new and improved benchmarks that emulate real-world application use; a new graphical user interface that makes running and interpreting benchmarks simple; and an improved online result browser that enables users to manage and share benchmark results online. Geekbench is priced at US$20, and a free demo is available.

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Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead talks iPhone

On this week’s episode of the iProng Radio broadcast, co-hosts Bill Palmer and Matt Saye are joined by iProng’s Dana Sanders, who talk to Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead. Weir, founding member of the Grateful Dead, talks about his work with the John Lennon Educational Bus, his role in bringing music education back to our schools, his recent encounter with the US Speaker of the House, and what he thinks of Apple’s upcoming iPhone: “I just want to know how good a phone it is.

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Deals: Montage 30% off today only

Today’s Macupdate promo features Montage 1.2.1 for US$99 (30% off, retail $139.95). “Montage is screenwriting software that allows everyday people to take those movie ideas they have and make them a reality. Melding the theory that a simple user interface, combined with powerful and intuitive features, provide the best writing experience, Montage makes it easy to create, edit, and manage screenplays on your Macintosh.

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