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/09/01/27/iphone.developer.training/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/reviews/justmobile/xtand_med.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />In brief: Mariner Software has announced a new social networking site that allows writers to post their own work or read and comment on material from other users. MacNN has recently taken a look at a device that holds an iPhone or iPod touch on a desk. The Just Mobile Xtand is stylized to complement the design of the iMac and Cinema Display, while holding the device in either the portrait or lands... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/27/iphone.developer.training/ Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/08/pdf.shrink.vijournal/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0812/appupdate.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />SERank 1.9 ($60) can monitor search engine rankings for any number of keywords and display the changes of a sites rankings over time. Users can track search engine rankings in over 50 different search engines world time and can graph changes in their personal sites ranking over time. The application can also create customized PDF reports reports for clients. Version 1.9 can now export data to CSV... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/08/pdf.shrink.vijournal/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/12/storyist.14.released/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0808/storyist.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Storyist Software has updated its flagship story development application to include a host of features requested by users. Designed for novelists and screenwriters, Storyist 1.4 now includes a formatting inspector window, the ability to read and write in additional formats -- including Microsoft Word, Open Office and FInal Draft -- and improved import and export functions. New text tools automate ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/12/storyist.14.released/ Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/24/novamind.platinum/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0807/23-mind-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Writing a script for a movie, TV show or the stage isnít easy. While there are plenty of scriptwriting programs that format text automatically, few of these help you to think creatively about your story in the first place. To handle both sides of the equation, you may need to use a screenwriting module like the one in NovaMind Platinum.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/24/novamind.platinum/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/02/storyist.novel.script.app/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0806/storyist.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Storyist has released the first version of its self-titled writing software, designed solely for Macs. The program is meant to aid in the creation of novels and screenplays, and in addition to a standard word processor, it includes a component called the Storyboard. This maps out a story using virtual index cards, which are in turn posted on a digital corkboard. Through the latter, writers can ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/02/storyist.novel.script.app/ Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/17/iphone.writing.recognition/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0804/17-writing-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />ModMyiFone.com forum members have discovered a new utility for jailbroken iPhones which allows for handwriting recognition using a small grey area. The beta software can recognize both Latin and Chinese characters at the moment, transcribing finger motions into editable text on a yellow notepad-style document. User poetic_folly notes that installing HWPen requires the user to add iphonecake.com/sr... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/17/iphone.writing.recognition/ Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/03/28/apple.seeks.engineer/ <img align='left' src='0' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple has posted the availability of a Handwriting Recognition Engineer position, citing the need for a dedicated employee for its Mac OS X handwriting recognition technology. According to MacRumors.com, the individual would be responsible for enhancing the existing product, as well as extending the technology's influence to "other Applications and the iPhone," suggesting Apple is trying to recapt... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/03/28/apple.seeks.engineer/ Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/02/21/multitouch.device.methods/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0802/21-patent-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The US Patent and Trademark office today published five of Apple's patents, describing versatile multi-touch input device and control methods in a wide array of fields. The device appears to be an ergonomic multi-touch keyboard-style device that can accept a wide array of touch commands, including typing, resting, pointing, scrolling, 3D manipulation, and handwriting. The patents involve actions t... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/02/21/multitouch.device.methods/ Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/11/mixscope/ <img align='left' src='0' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Montage 1.3 ($140) tool to create, edit, and manage screenplays on a Macintosh. The new release adds Leopard support, the ability to export Montage scripts to Final Draft (.fdr), the ability to export Montage scripts to .sex format for interfacing with production scheduling applications like Gorilla, EP Scheduling and CompanyMOVE and localized support for French, Italian, German, and Spanish. [Do... http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/11/mixscope/ Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:45:00 GMT