CreativeBe has released Rucksack 1.1 (http://rucksackapp.com), an update to its archive and file system tool for Mac OS X 10.6 and higher. Designed by Apple Design Award Winner Dietmar Kerschner, Rucksack lets users open, create and convert archives, as well as split and combine files.
Read MorePhotoshop plug-in developer Topaz Labs has announced full 64-bit Photoshop CS5 compatibility for its software in Mac and Windows. The Topaz Photoshop Bundle now works natively in 64-bit and takes advantage of Photoshop CS5’s 64-bit capabilities for greater speed and stability.
Eric Yang, marketing manager at Topaz Labs. ”
The Topaz products that support 64-bit Photoshop CS5 include: Topaz Adjust, DeNoise, Detail, Simplify, Clean, ReMask, and DeJPEG. Existing users can download this upgrade for free by re-downloading and re-installing the software at http://www.topazlabs.com/downloads .
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By Greg Mills
Some readers must think I am anti-Ballmer. But really, without Steve Ballmer I would have to find some one else to criticize — and with the Microsoft exec it’s so easy.
Who else has ridden a stone cold, worldwide monopoly into the ground? Since Mr. Ballmer took over at Microsoft in 2000, it has lost half its market cap. From US$500 billion to 250 billion dollars. Hello, Bill Gates … Earth to Gates … come in Bill … can you hear me now?
Read MoreIn what is bound to make Mac users like me a bit uncomfortable, in his interview at the “All Things D” event, Apple CEO Steve Jobs said that the post-PC (that’s “personal computer,” by the way, not a Windows system) has begun. And I’m sure he feels the iPad is a milestone in this transition.
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It’s not particularly easy getting DVD content onto an iPad, though there are several ways of doing so. And this is something most iPad users will want to do since the Apple tablet is a sweet (if not HD) device for viewing video.
Digiarty Software has updated its US$39.95 DVD Ripper for Mac (http://www.winxdvd.com/dvd-ripper-for-mac/) with Power PC support added, so it’s an option worth considering. It now works with both PowerPC and Intel Macs. The app — formerly a Windows-only utility — lets you convert your DVD movie collections for playing on a Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod, PSP, etc.
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