Year: 2010

Decloner update for Mac OS X adds Safe Mode

Posted by | Mar 29, 2010 | , |

PixelEspresso has released Decloner 1.2 (http://www.pixelespressoapps.com/decloner/), an update of the Mac OS X 10.5 (“Leopard”) utility to find and delete duplicate files. The new version adds a Safe mode.

Decloner can now move deleted files to a folder instead of Trash for added security; this also allows files to be removed from network volumes. Version 1.2 also adds: safeguards against deleting all copies of a file; new a Follow Aliases preference; a new message bar for error notifications; improved automatic file selection by date; and 64-bit support.

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Online app stores to grow … and grow .. and grow

Posted by | Mar 29, 2010 | , |

With the launch of the Apple App Store in mid-2008, Apple managed to reinvent the smartphone application market, creating an end-to-end solution (iPhone/iPod touch, iTunes Store and applications) that dramatically improved the customer experience of application discovery, download and usage.

Since 2007, the smartphone application market has grown annually by 140%, reaching a value of US$1.94 billion (2009). However, the market is still in its early stages. The top five application stores represent 96% of the market’s downloads, with Apple alone responsible for 77% of total downloads.

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Review: Prezi an easy, affordable non-linear presentation tool

Review: Prezi an easy, affordable non-linear presentation tool

Posted by | Mar 29, 2010 | , |

By Cyndi Cashman

Prezi (http://www.prezi.com) is a Flash-based visualization, storytelling, and presentation tool that allows you to create nonlinear presentations. Using the simple editor, you can place text, images, video, Flash files, and draw lines to show relationships between each item. The final result is a visual map that lets users zoom in and out and navigate to content in a clickable environment.

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