Type of Article: MacNews Web Site

Macsimum review: Adobe Director 11.5 is pretty slick but pricey

Macsimum review: Adobe Director 11.5 is pretty slick but pricey

Posted by | Mar 1, 2010 | , |

By Tamara Fry-Pietsch

Adobe Director 11.5 (http://www.adobe.com) will be familiar to users of previous versions but some additions improve productivity, for example: multiple undos/redos, stage docking, enhanced user interface, Sprite, channel naming, and a new Help System. But the hot addition in audio is 5.1-channel surround sound that, along with real-time mixing ability, means you can add a mixer to your movie to import audio files and cast members.

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ProfitTrain for Mac OS X gets built-in reporting, more

ProfitTrain for Mac OS X gets built-in reporting, more

Posted by | Mar 1, 2010 | , |

Clickable Bliss has released ProfitTrain 2.0 (http://clickablebliss.com/profittrain/), an update to Mac OS X (10.5 and higher) invoicing application that now features: built-in reporting, flexible invoice workflows, line item blueprints, multiple business support and more.

ProfitTrain is an application for Mac OS X that helps freelancers and small businesses keep track of what they are doing for clients and create invoices for services rendered. Additionally, ProfitTrain will help you keep track of invoice payments as well as business expenses.

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‘MacVoices’ looks at Voyager astronomy software

Posted by | Mar 1, 2010 | |

On the new “MacVoices” (http://www.macvoices.com), Tim Debenedictis of Carinia Software talks about the history of their astronomy software, Voyager, and how it has gone mobile as an iPhone app.

“MacVoices” is an Internet show and podcast that delivers in-depth discussions with the most influential people in the Mac industry, as well as “the individuals who are out there making it happen on the front lines of the global Apple community,” according to host Chuck Joiner.

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CODi introduces iPad sleeve

CODi introduces iPad sleeve

Posted by | Feb 28, 2010 | |

CODi (http://www.codidirect.com), a provider of mobility solutions, announced today that it has in stock a new case solution for the upcoming iPad as part of its Capsule series of neoprene sleeves. It costs US$19.99 and will be available when the Apple device ships in late March.

The Capsule Neoprene Sleeve for the iPad features a contrasting breathable spacer fabric front with red contrast stitching detail and is designed to protect the iPad from bumps and scratches. Capsule sleeves keep the iPad secure but provide access to the tablet with a flip of the envelope closure.

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There’ll be over one billion mobile workers by year’s end

Posted by | Feb 28, 2010 | , |

I work out of a home office. Do you? If so, you’re in a growing group. And the trend can only be good for the environment as it cuts down on the costs of transportation.

The world’s mobile worker population will grow to nearly 1.2 billion people — more than a third of the world’s workforce – by 2013, according to a new forecast from the IDC research group (http://www.idc.com).

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