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Alberta government criticized for iPod touch give-away during Winter Olympics

Posted by | Mar 5, 2010 | |

Critics are questioning the Alberta government’s decision to spend more than $200,000 to hand out free iPod touches to passengers on a promotional train during the recent Winter Olympic Games, reports the “Global Calgary” (http://www.globaltvcalgary.com/technology/Alberta+Olympic+iPod+giveaway+touches+nerve/2641667/story.html)

“It’s a little bit over the top to spend that much money handing out free iPods,” NDP Leader Brian Mason told the publication. “I just feel a little bit annoyed that my tax dollars went to provide a great party to people I don’t even know.”

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Apple lowers price of annual enrollment in the Mac Developer Program

Apple lowers price of annual enrollment in the Mac Developer Program

Posted by | Mar 5, 2010 | , |

Apple has lowered the price of annual enrollment in the Mac Developer Program (http://developer.apple.com/programs/mac/) from a minimum of US$499 to $99.

The Mac Developer Program offers a range of technical resources and support for developers and IT professionals innovating with Mac OS X. Among them are pre-release versions of the latest software, developer forums, development videos and technical support.

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Default Folder X upgrade address Snow Leopard issues, more

Posted by | Mar 5, 2010 | , |

St. Clair Software has updated Default Folder (http://www.stclairsoft.com/DefaultFolderX/index.html), its utility for enhancing Open and Save dialogs in Mac OS X, to version 4.3.6. The new version addresses issues with Mac OS 10.6 (“Snow Leopard”), Mac OS 10.4 (“Tiger”), Google Chrome and PhotoMechanic, as well as providing smoother and more consistent operation overall.

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ExactScan Pro update for Mac OS X gets new TWAIN Bridge

Posted by | Mar 5, 2010 | , |

ExactCode has updated its ExactScan Pro (http://www.exactcode.de/site/products/exactscan/) scanning software for Mac OS X (10.4 and higher) to version 2.10. The upgrade sports a new TWAIN Bridge to enable third party applications to utilize ExactScan’s built-in drivers and image processing.
Additionally, the new version adds automatic color detection, automatic source selection and more OCR languages. ExactScan 2.10 is currently in beta, and will be available as free update for ExactScan 2 users at the end of March.

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