Author: dsellers

PulpMotion upgrade for Mac OS X adds new animation engine, more

Posted by | Mar 25, 2010 | , |

Aquafadas (http://www.aquafadas.com) has updated PulpMotion and PulpMotion Advanced, slideshow and animation software for Mac OS X 10.5 (“Leopard”) or later, to version 3.0. The new versions sport a new animation engine written from the ground up.

Version 3.0 also adds: animated text; a new repository of transition effects; Image Media functionality that now includes animation options within all the themes; more themes; improvements in the interface and workflow; and enhanced export and sharing functionality.

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Video shows how company matches those with app idea with developers

Posted by | Mar 25, 2010 | |

iPhoneAppQuotes.com has posted a YouTube video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cj7aaLuBE4) that shows how the company hooks up those with an idea for an iPhone/iPod touch/iPad app with app developers.

iPhoneAppQuotes.com is designed to take the hassle out of posting a job with a head hunter, on Craigslist or having to sift through profiles of developers on other web sites or forums. The company is based in South Florida.

It’s not associated with Apple Computer and doesn’t do any actual app development. What they do is match people with a need to find iPhone developers.

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Video shows how company matches those with app idea with developers

Posted by | Mar 25, 2010 | |

iPhoneAppQuotes.com has posted a YouTube video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cj7aaLuBE4) that shows how the company hooks up those with an idea for an iPhone/iPod touch/iPad app with app developers.

iPhoneAppQuotes.com is designed to take the hassle out of posting a job with a head hunter, on Craigslist or having to sift through profiles of developers on other web sites or forums. The company is based in South Florida.

It’s not associated with Apple Computer and doesn’t do any actual app development. What they do is match people with a need to find iPhone developers.

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Review: 1TB model of Mercury On-The-Go a fast, portable storage solution

Review: 1TB model of Mercury On-The-Go a fast, portable storage solution

Posted by | Mar 25, 2010 | , |

If you want a portable, fast storage solution, you can’t do better than the new 1TB model of the Mercury On-The-Go Pro FireWire from Other World Computing. It’s a 2.5-inch portable hard drive with plenty of oomph.

The pocket-sized portable storage solution for Mac or PC users features FireWire 800, FireWire 400, and/or USB 2.0 connectivity for data transfer speeds up to 100MB/second and is bus powered, so it can be used without an AC adapter. If your Mac sports a FireWire 800 port, go with the “triple interface” model, which is blisteringly fast.

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Let’s see support for third party themes, special effects, transitions

Posted by | Mar 25, 2010 | , |

It’s not been mentioned by Apple, but I think we’ll see iLife 2010 — the next version of the suite that includes iMovie, iDVD, iPhoto, iWeb and GarageBand — before summer arrives. And I hope to see a major change to iMovie.

I was a BIG fan of iMovie HD. I hated iMovie ’08. iMovie ’09 was a major improvement over its immediate predecessor. However, I still wish Apple would restore something missing since iLife ’06/HD and allow third parties to release themes, special effects and transitions for the video editing app.

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