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Kool Tools: Tune-Instructor for Mac OS X

Kool Tools: Tune-Instructor for Mac OS X

Posted by | Apr 2, 2015 | , |

Tibor Andre’s Tune-Instructor for Mac OS X has been revved to version 3.5, which provides 25 workflow options for organizing iTunes files, plus playback controls.

With the software, users can organize their song libraries, lyrics, artwork, files, and folders however they wish. The menu bar controller launches an optional Track Info window, which can display song information and scrolling lyrics. Hovering over the menu bar expands the interactive info window and disappears when you move the mouse.

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Mobile, casual gaming fuels gaming content markets

Posted by | Apr 2, 2015 | , |

Overall, ABI Research (www.abiresearch.com) expects the video game market to pass US$80 billion in 2020, growing from under $70 billion in 2014.

Mobile gaming is behind nearly all of this projected growth, with the traditional PC and console segments seeing 1 to 2% annual growth. Triple-A titles have the potential to dramatically change a developer/publisher’s financials, but gaming’s long tail is equally important to the continued growth of the industry.

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Sonnet enhances xMac Pro Server with additional PCIe card expansion option

Sonnet enhances xMac Pro Server with additional PCIe card expansion option

Posted by | Apr 1, 2015 | , |

Sonnet ( www.sonnettech.com) has announced the Mobile Rack Device Mounting Kit – Thunderbolt 2-to-PCIe Card Expansion Edition, the latest addition to their line of Thunderbolt 2-to-PCIe card expansion systems.

The new chassis is an accessory for Sonnet’s xMac Pro Server and Echo Express III-R rackmount expansion systems, and is itself a self-contained three-slot PCI Express (PCIe) expansion system that mounts inside the xMac Pro’s or III-R’s enclosure and can connect to a second 20Gbps Thunderbolt 2 bus on a Mac Pro computer.

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Scholarships announced for FileMaker DevCon 2015

Posted by | Apr 1, 2015 | , |

Molly Connolly of Thorsen Consulting and Cris Ippolite of iSolutions have announced a new scholarship opportunity available to FileMaker developers.

The scholarships have been established to encourage FileMaker developers wishing to take advantage of the many professional training and networking opportunities at DevCon (http://www.filemaker.com/learning/devcon/). The scholarship will cover the cost of a full conference pass to DevCon 2015. Connolly and Ippolite will select two developers for the award.

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AKVIS announces new Easter Pack for ArtSuite

AKVIS announces new Easter Pack for ArtSuite

Posted by | Apr 1, 2015 | , |

AKVIS (www.akvis.com) has announced a new frame pack for AKVIS ArtSuite, which lets you decorate their photos with frames and effects.

Extra frame packs can be installed to the program to increase its functionality. The new Easter Pack includes 50 designs. They include eggs, chicks and bunnies, and blooming flowers. You can use these frames to decorate your photos, prepare postcards, and more.

Note that the frame packs can only be used in the AKVIS ArtSuite Standalone program. To add a frame pack to ArtSuite, copy it into a folder selected in the program’s preferences.

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