Year: 2010

‘Tech Night Owl’ looks at Apple and Java — and more

Posted by | Nov 9, 2010 | |

On this week’s “Tech Night Owl,” Gene Steinberg, the Owl himself, and guests look at Apple and Java, new gadgets and email clients.

You can tune into the live broadcast stream Thursday nights from 6-8 Pacific, 9-11 Eastern from http://www.technightowl.com/radio ; an archive of the show will be available for downloading and listening at your convenience within four hours after the original broadcast. You can also access our show’s podcast feed, now available at http://www.technightowl.com/nightowl.xml .

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Monotype Imaging introduces the Harmonia Sans Family

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Monotype Imaging Holdings, a provider of text imaging solutions, has added the Harmonia Sans family to the Monotype typeface collection. The suite features 17 fonts that can be licensed and downloaded from the company’s Fonts.com, Linotype.com and ITCFonts.com stores.

Harmonia Sans is also available for web site design from Fonts.com Web Fonts. Designed by Jim Wasco in collaboration with George Ryan, both of Monotype Imaging, it combines calligraphic proportions with geometric letterforms inspired by sans serif typefaces such as the Futura and ITC Avant Garde Gothic designs.

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Multiuser support on QuickBooks for the Mac a welcome addition

Multiuser support on QuickBooks for the Mac a welcome addition

Posted by | Nov 9, 2010 | , |

Intuit’s (http://www.intuit.com) QuickBooks 2011 for the Mac is a solid update that — at long last — adds multiuser support.

QuickBooks 2011 for Mac also features new reports and tools to help users track job-related mileage so they can claim the tax write-offs they deserve. Users can also customize reports and forms to reflect their brands and to show the exact data they need to show. Two new features help make sure that QuickBooks 2011 for Mac can grow as a small business expands:

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iPhone/iPod/iPad apps for Nov. 8

iPhone/iPod/iPad apps for Nov. 8

Posted by | Nov 8, 2010 | |

Here are the latest iPhone/iPod touch/iPod/iPad apps announced. You can find ’em at the Apple App Store (http://www.itunes.com/appstore/).

Retina-X Studios has announced Mobile Spy for iPhone 4 devices. Users can silently track GPS locations, SMS messages, photos and calls of children or employees inside a secure online control panel. A one-year subscription to Mobile Spy is priced at US$99.97.

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