Year: 2010

Whither USB 3.0 on the Mac?

Posted by | Nov 3, 2010 | , |

As reported at various Mac news and rumors sites, Apple CEO Steve Jobs supposedly sent one of his succinct emails to Mac user Tom Kruk, who asked why Macs still didn’t support USB 3.0. Jobs allegedly wrote: “We don’t see USB 3 taking off at this time. No support from Intel, for example.”

Whether you buy that or not, there are plenty of users who are unhappy that consumer Macs don’t include USB 3.0 and perhaps eSATA. And what to make of the fact that even the Mac Pros don’t support those technologies (though you can sorta overcome this with PCI cards) or FireWire 3200.

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MockupScreens comes to Mac OS X

MockupScreens comes to Mac OS X

Posted by | Nov 3, 2010 | , |

MockupScreens (http://mockupscreens.com) has released MockupScreens 4.26, an update of the software for creating screen mockups of applications and web page sketches. The new version is Mac OS X compatible.

MockupScreens was originally developed to facilitate communication between developers and customers by presenting visual examples of what an application or a web page will look like. However, the earlier versions didn’t support operating systems other than Windows, and Mac users could create mockup screens only via virtual machines.

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Label Printer Pro gets curved text, more templates

Posted by | Nov 3, 2010 | , |

Pay&Play Software (http://www.payplaysoftware.com) introduced Label Printer Pro 7 (LPP7) version 7.0 for Mac OS X 10.5 and higher. The new version sports curved text and a greater library of templates.

LLP7 is a solution for designing and printing labels of all types. It can be downloaded as a fully functional demo to try before buying. The cost of Label Printer Pro remains US$29.95 with an upgrade price for current users of only $9.95.

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