Adobe has announced Adobe Connect 8, an update to the company’s web conferencing solution. Based on Adobe Flash Player software, the latest version provides enterprises and governments worldwide with capabilities for deliveringexperiences across multiple devices
Read MoreApplications for Life Company has announced Patterno 1.1 (http://www.appsforlife.com/products/patterno/), an update to the utility that creates background images and tiled patterns for Mac OS X. The new release brings new “Antique tile” effect, enhances the “Rays” effects and adds 10 new shapes to use for patterns design.
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On the new “MacVoices” (http://www.macvoices.com) Paul Kent, vice president and general manager at IDG for Macworld, offers a first look at the Macworld 2011 Conference tracks and what will be offered.
Read MoreFreeridecoding has updated SmartBackup (http://freeridecoding.com/smartbackup), a Mac OS X app for lightweight backups, to version 3.1. The upgrade boasts faster analyzing due to optimization of the sync engine.
There’s also a new option to accelerate analyzing by only comparing the modification date . Additionally, SmartBackup 3.1 offers improved support for WebDAV and improved handling of locked files during archiving and purging.
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“The MUG Event Calendar” for November is getting off to a busy start.
Mac author and MacNotable Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus will make his annual trek to Chicago for pizza and a MUG appearance, while user group activist Nicholas Pyers will be the presenter at an Australian group, and a team from The Apple Store will present the new iLife ‘11 to a California group. Other notable topics include a VOIP presentation in Ireland, mobile apps in California, making movies with cell phones in New Zealand, and the new Apple TV in Virginia.
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