Year: 2009

Smule has updated Zephyr (http://www.smule.com/products/zephyr/), a
tool for “unlimited self-expression” for the iPhone. It’s available
at the Apple App Store for US$0.99. The update enhances the original
app by allowing users to track their own messages, reply directly to
messages they receive and to personalize how they view messages.

With this app, users can express thoughts by writing or drawing on a
snow covered screen. Zephyr senses every touch and tilt to supplement
each message with a wind sound.

FileMaker DevCon 2009
(http://www.filemaker.com/devcon) will be held in
San Francisco, California, and is scheduled for
August 13-16. Early bird pricing is now
available. Below are the conference registration
pricing deadlines. After Jan. 31, conference fees
will increase.

° $1,195 — Early early bird price (through Jan. 31)

° $1,295 — Early bird price (Feb. 1 through June 26)

° $1,495 — Standard price (June 27-Aug. 16).

In addition, a special room rate has been
negotiated with the San Francisco Hilton Hotel on
O’Farrell Street.

Derman Enterprises has announced Sync’Em version 1.20, an update of
the multi-sync hub for Macs that’s designed to sync Microsoft
Exchange, Google and Apple contact and calendar information.

Changes since Sync’Em version 1.18 include multiple user interface
improvements, new uninstaller options that are important if
re-installing, later.

Comm-Unity Networking Systems says that most of the CNE plug-ins are
compatible with FileMaker Pro 10 on Mac OS X and Windows Most of the
CNS Plug-ins are 100 percent compatible with only a couple of minor
issues with a couple of the plug-ins.

FileMaker Pro 10 Full Compatibility:

CNS Audit – An easy to use Audit Trail plug-in: 100% Compatible on
Mac OS X and Windows.

CNS Image – Import, Manipulate, and Export Images: 100% Compatible on
Mac OS X and Windows.

FTPit Pro – Transfer files to and from an FTP server: 100% Compatible
on Mac OS X and Windows.

MMEmail – Quickl

Scott Kelby, g author and conference technical chair of Photoshop
World Conference & Expo) announced that. for the first time,
Photoshop World is adding a conference within a conference to its
upcoming event in Boston, March 25-27: the Lightroom Conference.

Lightroom instructors teaching at Photoshop World include: Katrin
Eismann, Kelby, Julieanne Kost, Matt Kloskowski, Jack Davis, Martin
Evening, Kevin Ames, Andrew Rodney and David Ziser .