News Archive for 02/05/30

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Galactic Battlegrounds ships; JK II coming

05/30, 9:10pm

Galactic Battlegrounds ships; JK II coming

Aspyr Media today announced that it would bring Star Wars Jedi Knight II to the Macintosh. The title, inspired by the popular Star Wars movies, sports state-of-the-art graphics and game play, built around a challenging adventure storyline. Aspyr also announced that Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds would begin shipping in a week's time, following CD production. Development of both the Jedi Knight II and Galactic Battlegrounds projects was headed by Westlake's Brad Oliver.

Shareware utility offers basic scheduling

05/30, 7:55pm

Shareware utility offers basic scheduling

cosmicsoft released today the first beta of OnTime, a scheduling application for Mac OS X. OnTime offers basic timetabling, recurring reminders and macros. The utility is available as shareware for $15; unregistered users are restricted to ten simultaneous reminders and have no print functionality.

ThemeShop 0.5: consumer-oriented theme SW

05/30, 5:50pm

ThemeShop 0.5: consumer-oriented theme SW

Themination has released it's consumer oriented theme editor, ThemeShop 0.5 Public Beta. The software is a complete suite of theme editing tools, which helps bring a users theme from conception to publication.

c|net: Apple auction's off new, refurb items

05/30, 5:05pm

c|net: Apple auction's off new, refurb items

An auction of Apple merchandise is going to be taking place on Friday, May 31st, according to c|net. DoveBid, who is hosting the auction, is putting on the block about 200 new and refurbished items, most of which will be large groups of machines. Included in the auction will be a collection of 40 500MHz iBooks, 39 5GB iPods, and much more.

Two Omni Group apps get Japanese localization

05/30, 3:45pm

Two Omni Group apps get Japanese localization

The Omni Group has added Japanese localizations to both OmniGraffle 2.0.4 and OmniOutliner 2.0.1. OmniGraffle is an application that helps users create flow charts, network diagrams, family trees and more. OmniOutliner is a program for outlining and organizing information, such as to-do lists, agendas, expenses and meeting notes. OmniWeb, the Omni Groups Cocoa web-browser, is also available in 17 different languages, including English, French, and Spanish.

EarthBrowser 1.6 increases map resolution 3x

05/30, 3:25pm

EarthBrowser 1.6 increases map resolution 3x

EarthBrowser v1.6 is a simulation application that combines a 3D globe with real-time weather conditions and 5-day forecasts to provide weather reports for over 800 cities. Also featured are webcams from around the globe, active volcanoe images and high resolution satellite maps. The update now increases the resolution 3 times and can simulate 2 days of animated clouds; the shareware is priced at $20.

Unsupported Epson USB drivers now work

05/30, 3:25pm

Unsupported Epson USB drivers now work

A MacNN reader has noted that Epson does have a solution for Mac compatibility with the 850-USB Drivers. The drivers, which are said to work only with Ethernet connections and not USB, have been successfully installed and working in two different ways: "Install the SC850N driver plus the SC 900-USB driver or Install the SC850N driver and install the "USB.Plugin" component with PACIFIST from the SC900 USB Driver." The website, which is in French, outlines how to do this. Also noted is that the hack may work for all of the Epson printer drivers, but it has yet to be tested.

German version of ConceptDraw MINDMAP avail.

05/30, 3:10pm

German version of ConceptDraw MINDMAP avail.

Computer Systems Odessa has released the German version of ConceptDraw MINDMAP 1.1 Standard and Professional editions. The Mac OS 9/X compatible software offers a way for creative thinking and ideas to be turned into an understandable graphical form, be it in HTML, plain text, or over 40 other ways; the Standard version is $100, while the Professional version is $150. [Standard, Professional]

Pinnacle ships CinéWave Classic, CinéAcquire

05/30, 2:40pm

Pinnacle ships CinéWave Classic, CinéAcquire

Pinnacle Systems today announced the immediate availability of CinéWave Classic, a new low-cost uncompressed video system created for motion graphic artists and video editors who already own Final Cut Pro. Pinnacle Systems has also begun shipping CinéAcquire, a comprehensive video capture and device control application and plug-in for both Adobe After Effects and Pinnacle Systems Commotion Pro.

Default Folder 3.1.4 updated for Classic

05/30, 11:35am

Default Folder 3.1.4 updated for Classic

St. Clair Software today released Default Folder 3.1.4, an update to the Classic version of its open/save dialog enhancement utility. It now allows registered users of Default Folder X to use Default Folder 3.1.4 in the Classic environment and adds user-requested enhancements to the Default Folder Strip control strip module as well as improves compatibility with a number of applications. The $25 shareware is available as a free upgrade to v2.x users who registered after January 1998.

Grass GIS 5.0 Pre 4 CD now shipping

05/30, 11:25am

Grass GIS 5.0 Pre 4 CD now shipping

OpenOSX today began shipping its $40 Grass GIS 5.0 Pre 4 CD, which "installs the state-of-the-art Geographical Information System that OpenOSX ported. Grass is a complete GIS, now in development for more then 20 years." The Grass Pre 4 binaries are available for free online from OpenOSX.

Arcsoft releases Funhouse image editing app

05/30, 11:25am

Arcsoft releases Funhouse image editing app

ArcSoft today released ArcSoft Funhouse (formerly named PhotoFantasy), its consumer-level digital imaging software that can insert personal photos and text into a variety of fantasy images. The $20 software has a new simplified 5-step interfce, over 150 unique fantasy templates, a new masking tool, and the ability to add text boxes to create a personalized message. It is available for both Classic and OS X.

Nisus Email 1.6.1 with OS X support

05/30, 9:30am

Nisus Email 1.6.1 with OS X support

Nisus Email 1.6.1 brings an OS X-compatible version of its email client. Other features include better automatic conversion of HTML to plain text, SMTP authorization, and proper display of incoming emails with foreign character set encoding. A 14-day demo of the $30 application is available for both Classic and OS X.

VIS releases OpenDX 4.2 installer for OS X

05/30, 9:25am

VIS releases OpenDX 4.2 installer for OS X

IBM's open-source Visualization Data Explorer is now available for OS X with the release of OpenDX 4.2 installer by VIS: "OpenDX is a uniquely powerful, full-featured software package for the visualization of scientific, engineering and analytical data. Its open system design is built on familiar standard interface environments. And its sophisticated data model provides users with great flexibility in creating visualizations." The $25 OpenDX 4.2 packaged installer is available on CD-ROM (and online) for $25.

Knockout 2 update supports Photoshop 7

05/30, 9:15am

Knockout 2 update supports Photoshop 7

procreate's Knockout 2 update brings Photoshop 7 compatibility, better performance, and other enhancements to the $330 advanced Photoshop masking plugin.

Notepad and scrapbook util for OS X

05/30, 9:05am

Notepad and scrapbook util for OS X

The $10 shareware Alepin 1.03 is a notepad/scrapbook for OS X, offering support for Cocoa services such as spell-checking, search functions, and navigation through multiple pages.

Fuji intros FinePix F401 digital camera

05/30, 9:00am

Fuji intros FinePix F401 digital camera

Fuji today introduced its new FinePix F401 digital camera, an ultra-slim, metallic, 2.1-effective-megapixel zoom digital camera with a third-generation Super CCD sensor and optional PC-sync cradle. The compact FinePix F401 digital camera offers SmartMedia support, a Super EBC Fujinon 3x optical zoom (with up to 3.6x digital zoom) lens, digital movie recording (320 x 240 resolution) at 10 fps, voice annotation for photos, high ISO sensitivity, continuous shooting modes, and other features. It will be available in August for $500.

SubRosa Volume 1-File Utilities now available

05/30, 4:00am

SubRosa Volume 1-File Utilities now available

SubRosaSoft today announced the immediate availability of SubRosa Volume 1-File Utilities, a branded version of its encryption suite previously licensed to FWB Software. Volume 1 of SubRosa comes with a trio of security utilities, including: SubRosa Encryptor, which allows a user to take files and folders and encrypt them into a secure format; Subrosa Shredder securely erases files or folders from your computer; and SubRosa Decryptor is used to convert files made by Encryptor back into their original format. The suite, compatible with both Classic and OS X, is $25. A demo is available.