Year: 2010

‘MacVoices’ looks at how one school users iPads

‘MacVoices’ looks at how one school users iPads

Posted by | Aug 30, 2010 | |

On the new “MacVoices” (http://www.macvoices.com), Fraser Speirs of Connected Flow guests.

He’s not just a software and app developer, but also teaches computing in a local school. For this school year, the school decided to give every student an iPad, and to integrate Apple’s latest device into the teaching methodology in a big way. Speirs explains how the decision came about, the cost of funding the project, and why it was viewed as a favorable investment in the future.

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DockView is new Dock extender app

DockView is new Dock extender app

Posted by | Aug 30, 2010 | , |

Kapeli has released DockView (http://kapeli.com/dockview/), a new Mac OS X app that extends the Dock and makes it aware of the windows that applications have open. With the app, whenever a user points the mouse at an application’s icon, thumbnail images of the windows are displayed.

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Contactizer gets Snow Leopard compatibility

Posted by | Aug 30, 2010 | , |

Objective Decision (http://www.objective-decision.com) has updated Contactizer Pro, a collaborative personal information manager for Mac OS X, to version 3.8.8. The upgrade sports full Mac OS X 10.6 (“Snow Leopard”) compatibility and more.

Contactizer 3.8 is fully compatible with Mac OS X 10.5 and higher. It’s an Universal Binary product so runs natively on both PowerPC and Intel based Macs.

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Before Dawn Solutions announces Mac mini hosting, colocation

Posted by | Aug 30, 2010 | , |

Before Dawn Solutions (http://www.beforedawnsolutions.com) has announced Mac mini colocation at their hosting facility located in Denver Colorado. They’re adding Mac mini hosting to our other hosting offerings, shared hosting, colocation, virtual private servers and dedicated servers.

Mac mini hosting starts at US$35. It’s available immediately from the Before Dawn Solutions online.

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Today for iCal offers new default calendar feature

Posted by | Aug 30, 2010 | , |

Second Gear (http://secondgearllc.com) has released Today 2.5, an update of the US$15 Mac OS X application for managing iCal events and tasks. The new version adds the ability to set a default calendar for new events and tasks you create inside Today.

Version 2.5 also adds support for creating daily, weekly, monthly or yearly recurring events. What’s more, the update should also be a better MobileMe syncing citizen by remembering your calendar preferences more reliably between machines.

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