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Chromebook’s computing style disrupts low-end PC, education markets

Posted by | Mar 31, 2015 | , |

Chromebooks: cloud-centric, budget-friendly, fast-booting, secure computing devices that are more functional than tablets and less expensive than the average laptop PC are market changers, according to ABI Research (www.abiresearch.com).

In 2014, Chromebooks gained traction in North America, and are set to continue growing as streaming devices become more popular among consumers and purchasing entities. According to ABI Research, Chromebooks experienced 235% growth between 2013 and 2014, with shipments reaching 4.87 million in 2014.

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Kool Tools: Winclone 5

Kool Tools: Winclone 5

Posted by | Mar 31, 2015 | , |

Twocanoes Software’s (www.twocanoes.com) Winclone 5, the latest version of the Boot Camp cloning and migration solution for the Mac, adds Winclone Backup, a simple-to-use utility for backing up mission-critical Boot Camp user files.

Winclone Backup is included in all editions of Winclone 5 and makes automatic Boot Camp file backups easy and reliable. The software creates an exact copy of all the contents of a Boot Camp partition for use as a back up or to migrate a Boot Camp partition to a new Mac.

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Adobe launches Comp CC for the iPad

Adobe launches Comp CC for the iPad

Posted by | Mar 30, 2015 | , |

Adobe has released Adobe Comp CC, a free iPad app that enables the rapid creation of layout concepts for mobile, Web and print projects. It’s available at the Apple App Store.

With Comp CC, designers can start layout-design projects on an Apple tablet, creating concepts that incorporate previously created assets and then move to the desktop where essential Adobe Creative Cloud tools, including Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC and InDesign CC, can be used to create production-quality work.

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GoodTask 2 has been updated for Mac OS X Yosemite

GoodTask 2 has been updated for Mac OS X Yosemite

Posted by | Mar 30, 2015 | , |

Haha Interactive has released GoodTask 2 (http://goodtaskapp.com/mac), an update to their to-do/task manager application for Mac OS X.

GoodTask works on top of Apple’s stock Reminders app. Completely re-imagined to fully feature Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, GoodTask 2 has been rebuilt from the ground to make it more powerful with better usability, according to the folks at Haha.

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