Type of Article: MacNews News Article

Inventors of Mac-BlackBerry Sync release PocketMac for BlackBerry 5

PocketMac, the creator of the original Mac-to-BlackBerry sync solution, has released version 5.0 of PocketMac for BlackBerry (http://www.pocketmac.com/PocketMac_for_BlackBerry.php). It comes with a synchronization engine redesigned from the ground up for Mac OS X 10.6 (“Snow Leopard”).

The new engine accounts for the new quicker synchronization speeds, according to Tim Goggin of PocketMac. Also included are simpler, clearer preferences, reorganized to accommodate the way users want to work, he adds.

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CheckUp update for Mac OS X gets updated user interface, more

App4Mac (http://www.app4mac.com/software/index.php) has updated CheckUp, a Mac OS X tool for checking the health and monitoring the behavior of a Mac computer (even from a remote computer), to version 2.6. The upgrade can detect the most common issues of Mac OS X and display details about how to fix them.

It also offers: enhanced alerts on disks or memory issues; better support of Macs with Intel Core i5 or Intel Core i7 processors; and improved support of Macs with Intel Xeon processors and hyper-threading. Version 2.6 also has an updated user interface.

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Karelia iMedia browser ready for Aperture 3

>Karelia Software has updated its free iMedia Browser (http://www.karelia.com/imedia/), an utility to add the familiar “media browser” experience to just about any Mac application, to version 1.2.2. The upgrade is compatible with Aperture 3, the latest version of Apple’s software for professional and semi-pro photographers.

Built from the ground up to resemble the media browser found in several Apple applications, the Karelia iMedia Browser is a stand-alone utility that can be used to access a user’s library of photos, sounds, movies, or bookmarks.

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Canto Cumulus sites offer web site/DAM hybrid

Canto (http://www.canto.com) has released Cumulus Sites, a new product that “bridges web site ease of use with the power and control of Canto Cumulus digital asset management.” It offers a live asset delivery platform organizations can stylize to suit their identities, and customize to suit their file sharing and distribution requirements.

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