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/08/05/05/smart.utility.12.released/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0805/5-smart.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Volitans software on Monday released SMART Utility 1.2, a significant update to the hard drive diagnostic scanning application. The new features include more readable attribute names, displaying the model family, sending additional information to the smartctl engine, and French localization. The SMART Utility scans the internal hardware diagnostics system of hard drives SMART (Self-Monitoring, Ana... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/05/smart.utility.12.released/ Tue, 06 May 2008 03:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/07/sonicfire.pro.5/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0802/son_080407_fire.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />SmartSound has announced the release Sonicfire Pro 5, a new music library solution. Shipping in June, Sonicfire Pro 5 features new music timing controls and searching features. The tool allows users to choose a beat from a score and move it to a spot in the Timeline without changing the rhythm or tempo of the music. Sonicfire can also suggest music that is the best fit and provide customization to... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/07/sonicfire.pro.5/ Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/23/smart.utility.11.released/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0801/vol_080123_smartsm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Volitans Software today released SMART Utility 1.1, a major update to the hard drive diagnostic and scanning software for Mac OS X. The latest release offers software update functionality, highlights failing drives in the list, and automatically expands drive listings. SMART Utility 1.1 also includes various minor features and bug fixes, according to the company. The software is priced at $20 and ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/23/smart.utility.11.released/ Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/09/smart.notebook.10/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0711/8-notebook-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Calgary-based Smart Technologies today unveiled Notebook 10, an update to its collaborative learning software. Version 10 provides users with over 30 new features, 100,000 pieces of educational content, and an updated teachersí resource hub. The new Table Tool allows users to create symmetrical or asymmetrical rows and columns, and customize table properties. Users can draw freehand circles and ot... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/09/smart.notebook.10/ Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/09/new.smart.whiteboards/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0711/8-smart-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Smart Technologies today unveiled the Smart Board 685 interactive whiteboard, and also re-issued its Smart Board 600i, featuring improved performance over its earlier incarnation. The 685 provides a large 87-inch surface area when measured diagonally, and uses a 16:10 aspect ratio. Smart says this offers 20-percent more working space than its 680 model, catering to a growing number of 16:10 laptop... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/09/new.smart.whiteboards/ Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:00:00 GMT