Type of Article: MacNews Web Site

CDFinder update can now catalog GeoTags in iPhone movies

Norbert M. Doerner has updated CDFinder (http://www.cdfinder.de), software for organizing your disk and data archive and keeping track of digital media assets, to version 5.7.1. The upgrade can now catalog GeoTags in iPhone movies, and import native DiskLibrary databases.

Since CDFinder now supports Elgato EyeTV recordings (.eyetv), it will show the thumbnail for the recording, and also extensive metadata as well, such as the EPG description, director, actors, and much more. All that is cataloged, displayed, and can be searched as well.

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The iPhone is the ‘coolest thing on the planet’

Apple’s iPhone has been named the “Coolest Thing on the Planet” in an UK poll of 3,000 Brits by Costs Coffe To take top slot in the poll, the must-have phone beat off competition from things like the Aston Martin DB9, the internet and Johnny Depp, reports “Newslite” (http://macosg.me/2/le). Apple placed number two on the list, and the iPad came in at number 17.

“It’s been interesting seeing what the nation deems to be cool,” says a spokesperson for Costa Coffee. “I’s no surprise gadgets like the iPhone and supercars like the Aston Martin DB9 feature highly.”

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Jedit X text editor for Mac OS X gets maintenance update

Artman21 (http://www.artman21.com/en/jedit_x/) has updated Jedit X, the Cocoa-based text editor for Mac OS X, to version 2.2.5. It’s a maintenance update with three improvements and five bug fixes.

Jedit X is an Universal Binary app so runs natively on both PowerPC and Intel Macs. It requires Mac OS X 10.4 or higher. The cost is US$28 for a single-user license, though version 2.2.5 is a free update for registered users.

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iPhone arrives in 17 more countries Friday

Apple’s iPhone 4 will be available in 17 more countries this Friday, July 30. On this date customers can purchase iPhone 4 in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

The iPhone 4 will be available for purchase through Apple’s retail and online stores and Apple Authorized Resellers. It’s currently available in France, Germany, Japan, the UK and the US for a suggested retail price of US$199 (US) for the 16GB model and $299 for the 32GB model.

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‘MUG Event Calendar’: Final Cut plug-ins, iDVD, more

“The MUG Event Calendar” for July closes out with a Final Cut Pro user group meeting and a variety of topic presentations.

Boris will demonstrate their Final Cut plug-ins in California, while one Florida group will discuss iDVD videos from iPhoto, and another will discuss the LogMeIn Remote Access program. The future of technology and the Mac will be the topic at a Connecticut group, creating a multimedia presentation is on the agenda in Ohio, and social networking will be the feature presentation in New Zealand.

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