Year: 2009

Simultravel GPS (http://www.simultravel.com) is a new iPhone hotel
reservation application with interactive maps. It’s available for
US$0.99 at the Apple App Store
(http://www.apple.com/iphone/appstore); there’s also a free “lite”
version.

Simultravel locates hotels within the desired area, displays pricing
information, and enables instant conversation with a live travel
agent. It offers access to rates from over 38,000 hotels across the
world and uses the Priceline Partner Network.

Übermind (http://www.ubermind.com/training/) is
holding a WebObjects development course Übermind
WebObjects Training information
(http://www.ubermind.com/training/webobjects.php)
from March 23-27, 2009. The hands-on, five-day
course will offer an under-the-hood look into
designing, building, and deploying web
applications with WebObjects based on Ubermind
engineers’ experience in the field.

Class participants should have 3-5 months of
Java or other object-oriented experience and a
basic understanding of relational databases and
HTML.

Other World Computing (http://www.macsales.com) has announced two
instant rebates on the purchase of an Axiotron Modbook, the world’s
only Mac-based tablet computer that lets users draw and write
directly on the screen, and Modservice, a service that converts an
existing Intel Core Duo based MacBook computer into a Modbook.

With the US$100 instant rebate applied, the Modbook 13.3-inch model
is priced at $2,139, and the Modservice $150 instant rebate reduces
the conversion service cost to $1,149.

OWC is the exclusive US-based distributor of the Axiotron Modbook, as
well as b

Chronos LC (http://www.chronosnet.com) has
released iClipboard 2.0, an update of the
clipboard manager for Mac OS X. According to
Robert McCullough, vice president of development
at Chronos, it has 14 new features.

SoftRAID, LLC (http://www.softraid.com) has released SoftRAID 3.6.8.
It’s a minor update to the RAID software and disk management
application.

SotRAID 3.6.8 fixes several minor bugs, including working around a
Mac OS X issue which can cause volume to become unmountable. SoftRAID
3.6.8 also addresses an issue when converting volumes to AppleRAID
format. The release notes include a comprehensive list of fixes with
3.6.8.

With this release, SoftRAID, LLC continues to deliver the best
software RAID solution for the Mac.