Year: 2010

About Objects (http://www.aboutobjects.com) will be offering a
revamped version of its most popular iPhone development training
course that will include coverage of Apple’s new iPad.

While the version of the iPhone SDK required for iPad development
(3.2 beta) is currently under a non-disclosure agreement, Apple has
indicated that the agreement will no longer be in force when the iPad
ships, which, according to Apple, will be in late March. About
Objects’s five-day, hands-on course, entitled “Introduction to iPhone

Excel Software (http://www.excelsoftware.com) has introduced
LicenseSupport 1.0 for customer support on Mac OS X and Windows
Systems. Software vendors can use LicenseSupport to manage customer
licenses for protected applications and documents.

A support person can provide an activation code, reset a license,
block an activated license before issuing a refund or change the
number of allowed activations for a serial number. LicenseSupport
works directly with an application or document protected by
QuickLicense, QuickLicense Server, DocProtect or AppProtect.

Excel Software (http://www.excelsoftware.com”) has released
AppProtect 1.0 for protecting Mac and Windows software. It
purportedly applies protection to a compiled application in minutes
without programming.

AppProtect is a new product in Excel Software’s extensive line of
software and document protection and license management tools for Mac
OS X and Windows computers. It can be used standalone or in
conjunction with the Safe Activation or WebActivation web server for
automated license activation.

A software vendor opens the AppProtect window, selects the desired

Wacom (http://www.wacom.com) has announced the Intuos 4 Wireless 4
professional pen tablet, which features Bluetooth technology.

Designed for home, office, classroom or remote-meeting use, the
Intuos4 Wireless provides mobility and freedom when working with
Bluetooth-enabled desktop or laptop computers, says Don Varga, senior
product manager for Wacom’s line of professional branded products.
The Intuos4 Wireless features USB charging directly from the computer.

The Grip Pen that comes with the Intuos4 Wireless features Wacom’s

Winter Wolves has released The Flower Shop
(http://www.winterwolves.com/theflowershop.htm), an US$19.99 dating
and farming simulation for Mac OS X 10.4 and higher. Windows and
Linux versions are also available.

Here’s how the game is described: “The Flower Shop akes place in
Fairbrook, a small farming community in northern California. Steve is
a college freshman with relationship troubles. His girlfriend just
dumped him, and his father is angry at him for his poor grades. As
punishment, Steve is sent to work on his uncle’s farm for the summer