http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/07/follows.week.after.desktop.upgrade/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/bentoiphone.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />As promised, FileMaker has released an updated Bento iPhone app at the App Store. The app is a scaled-down version of the desktop Bento software, and lets users create a variety of databases covering material such as contacts, events and media files. Twenty-five templates are included, and databases can be synced with Bento 2.x or Bento 3. Bento for iPhone 1.0.3 fixes compatibility problems wit... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/07/follows.week.after.desktop.upgrade/ Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/29/personal.database.app.gains.major.update/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/bento3.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple-owned FileMaker has released Bento 3, a major new edition of its personal database utility. The software now includes iPhoto integration, which allows users to associate extra information with images. Photos can be linked with any material in a database, such as events, contacts or projects.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/29/personal.database.app.gains.major.update/ Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/31/snow.leopard.compatibility/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0908/brieflyaug31.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />In brief: With the release of Snow Leopard, developers are trying to ensure their software continues to function properly under the new architecture. In the last couple of weeks, updates with "Snow Leopard compatibility" have been pouring in. Blackmagic has released compatibility updates for its Multibridge, DeckLink, and Intensity applications, and AssitiveWare has updated five of its accessibili... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/31/snow.leopard.compatibility/ Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/23/fmtouch.discounted.60/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0908/fmtouch-award-21.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />FMWebschool's FMTouch software for the iPhone has won a FileMaker Excellence Award from a pool of over 1200 members. The app will be offered at a 60 percent discount to celebrate the win. FMTouch allows users to load FileMaker databases onto an iPhone or iPod touch. Guides for style, scripting and calculations can be used to create new databases. The resulting database is then iPhone-ready and sto... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/23/fmtouch.discounted.60/ Mon, 24 Aug 2009 03:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/06/inbloom.20.ships/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0908/inbloom-ver2.0-06.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Retail consignment software InBloom 2.0 is now shipping. The major update to the FileMaker-based software has added Twitter integration, customized and PDF printing along with new architecture for quick upgrades. Twitter support allows the software to quickly launch availability updates for popular products. The software focuses on resale support for small businesses, with inventory management, cu... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/06/inbloom.20.ships/ Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/05/fmdatagurad.20.ships/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0908/fmdataguard-ver2.0-05.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />WorldSync is now shipping fmDataGuard 2.0, with configurations providing anywhere from a 50-200 percent speed jump. fmDataGuard uses FileMaker Pro software for regulatory audit trail compliance, logging all data views and changes and provides instant data rollback. It also offers quick recovery from a crash or corrupted files. fmDataGuard 2.0 works with the audit log requirements for regulatory ma... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/05/fmdatagurad.20.ships/ Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/27/fmsmallbusiness.141.out/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0907/fmsmallbusiness-ver1.4.1-27.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />CampSoftware has included 31 updates in its FMSmallBusiness 1.4.1 release. Most of the changes are user-requested additions, including support for common documents and copying to the clipboard. FMSmallBusiness (FMSB) is based on the FileMaker Pro database platform and geared toward running a small business, with tools for tracking contacts, calendars, schedules, activities, projects, documents and... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/27/fmsmallbusiness.141.out/ Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/16/bento.update.new.featuers/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0905/ibento.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />FileMaker has announced Bento 1.0.1, an update to its mobile personal database for managing contacts, coordinating projects, and tracking bills, as well as the launch of its Bento Template Exchange. Bento for the iPhone (and iPod touch) offers users a portable database to store information ranging from birthdays to home expenses, and provides 25 pre-designed templates to start. Bento mobile can sy... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/16/bento.update.new.featuers/ Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/16/mailit.4.plug.in.released/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0906/Mailit4.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Dracons has released an update to its e-mail plug-in, Mailit 4. The software is used to extend FileMaker's text messaging capabilities, enabling management of e-mail content. The update can retrieve e-mail messages using the IMAP protocol, and is designed to handle simultaneous outgoing messages. V4 can also attach any kind of container-field data types such as images, video or FileMaker layouts.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/16/mailit.4.plug.in.released/ Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/12/scriptmaster.3.update/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0906/360.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />360Works has released ScriptMaster 3, an update to its FileMaker plug-in that handles file manipulation, web services and shell scripting. The latest version contains a redesigned user interface, and new modules such as Crop Image, QuickTime frame capture and URLDecode. New functions let users retrieve size information, create a ZIP archive or run syntax checks on XML tests.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/12/scriptmaster.3.update/ Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:00:00 GMT