Year: 2010

Em Software releases InDesign CS5 versions of Data Publishing plug-ins

Em Software (http://emsoftware.com/) has announced updates for InData, InCatalog, and Xtags, its suite of data publishing products for the latest version of Adobe’s InDesign, CS5.

These new versions bring their own new features to the table, as well as take advantage of some remarkable new features in InDesign CS5, according to Em Chief Technical Officer Chris Roueche.. InData and InCatalog no longer require a separate copy of Xtags to handle XPress-Tagged text, and InCatalog adds link markers for page items as well as more complex SQL query support.

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iWeb Themes Park launches give new iWeb themes

iWeb Themes Park (http://www.iwebthemespark.com) has launched seven new themes for iWeb, Apple’s web site creation tool. The new themes are: Christmas Holidays (free), Christmas Night (free), Circles, Decorations, Recreation, Rise Up, Trustworthy.

To use iWeb themes from iWeb Themes Park requires a Mac with iWeb from iLife ’08, iLife ’09, iLife ’11. The iWeb Themes Box of 85 themes is priced at US$47.77. Ten iWeb themes in a Combo Package can be purchased for $29.99. Each template is available for $11.99 or $12.99.

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Companies that Apple might buy (but probably won’t), part one

Apple has over $50 billion in cash. CEO Steve Jobs has said the dough is available should Apple decide to make any “strategic purchases.” So what companies might be a good “strategy purpose” for our favorite tech company?

My “MacNews/MacTech” writing compadre, Greg Mills, thinks Apple will buy Netflix. There are some good reasons why it should. Apple could beef up its presence in the television/entertainment area. And Netflix is a strong company — and getting stronger.

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