Type of Article: MacNews News Article

LibreOffice 5.4 released with new features for Writer, Calc and Impress

Posted by | Jul 31, 2017 | , |

The Document Foundation has released LibreOffice 5.4 (www.libreoffice.org), an update of the LibreOffice 5.x family for macOS, Windows, Linux and the cloud. The upgrade adds new features in every module, including the usual large number of incremental improvements to Microsoft Office file compatibility.

LibreOffice Online is fundamentally a server service, and should be installed and configured by adding a cloud storage and a SSL certificate. It might be considered an enabling technology for the cloud of ISPs or the private cloud of enterprises and large organizations.

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Geekbench revved to version 4.1.1

Posted by | Jul 28, 2017 | , |

Geekbench 4.1.1 (http://www.geekbench.com) is now available for download, and improves the stability and performance of Geekbench. This update is recommended for all Geekbench 4 users. Geekbench 4.1.1 features the following changes:

° Reduces Memory Latency memory usage on 32-bit devices.;

° Works around an issue where Windows GPU drivers do not include all of the components necessary to run OpenCL;

° Fixes an issue that caused HDR to allocate more memory than needed;

° Fixes an issue that could prevent the Compute Benchmark from running on recent NVIDIA GPUs under macOS;

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myTracks Update Brings Geotagging to the macOS Photos App

myTracks Update Brings Geotagging to the macOS Photos App

Posted by | Jul 28, 2017 | , |

Dirk Stichling has announced myTracks 3.1.2 (https://www.mytracks4mac.info/index.php/en/), an update to his photo geotagging app for macOS.

The utility is designed to makes it easy to quickly organize GPS tracks from a range of devices, organizing them in a library. GPS tracks can be assigned to photos stored in the JPG or RAW photos formats. Version 3.1.2 offers the ability to geotag photos stored in the macOS Photos app.

myTracks requires macOS 10.8 or higher. It costs $14.99 and is available worldwide exclusively through the Mac App Store in the Travel category.

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X-naut announces new drone controller bracket

X-naut announces new drone controller bracket

Posted by | Jul 28, 2017 | , |

X-naut (www.x-naut.com) has entered into the consumer and commercial drone market with the launch of the Drone Controller Bracket that’s compatible with DJI Phantom and Inspire mobile device holders.

The Drone Controller Bracket attaches to the back of X-naut’s Active Cooling Mount for iPads and then slides into the mobile device holder. The unit will keep the iPad cool for 15 hours continuously, says X-naut CEO Darren Saravis. The cooling mount is powered by AA batteries or external charging via micro USB).

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MacPaw acquires Unarchiver file extraction utility

MacPaw acquires Unarchiver file extraction utility

Posted by | Jul 27, 2017 | , |

MacPaw (www.macpaw.com), makers of Setapp and developers of a number of macOS apps, has purchased The Unarchiver, a file extraction utility.

Oleksandr Kosovan, the CEO and founder of MacPaw, says his company will maintain the Unarchiver, keep it up-to-date, localize into popular languages and implement design improvements. As before, the Unarchiver will be free for all Mac users. All the apps and app-related assets will be transferred to MacPaw’s developer account.

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