Type of Article: MacNews Web Site

Independent developer Chris Mayer has announced a step-by-step video demo to accompany his range of complete Xcode projects for eBook authors. Entitled “It’s That Easy”, the video lasts just two minutes, but covers every step in creating a book app for iPad or iPhone.

Yazsoft has updated ShareTool (http://www.yazsoft.com/st/) for Mac OS X, which lets you access all of your Bonjour services from anywhere in the world, to version 2.03. The update offers more reliable VPN detection and support and improved Bonjour service discovery.

Formerly known as Rendezvous, Bonjour lets you create an instant network of computers and smart devices by getting them connected to each other. ShareTool automatically configures routers supporting NAT-PMP or UPnP. Remote services automatically appear in the Finder, iTunes, and other applications.

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) says registration is open for the 2011 International CES, the world’s largest consumer technology tradeshow, scheduled for Jan. 6-9, 2011, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

DssW has updated Power Manager (http://www.dssw.co.uk/powermanager/), a Mac OS X utility designed to help users save energy by automating Macs, to version 4.0. The upgrade provides the ability to automate tasks and perform sequences of actions.

With Power Manager, users can schedule their Macs to start up or wake, shut down, restart, log out, switch to the log-in window, and sleep. A 30-day demo is available for download. Power Manager costs approximately US$52 for a single-user license and $387 for Power Manager Professinal. Volume discounts for 100-plus Macs are available.