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Daypart is software for Mac that allows you to plan your iTunes playlist, to have so many music content planned during the week at home or in their workplace.

Daypart automates the most tedious part of the process of creating smart playlists, folders with playlists and Genius playlists, allowing you to program every day of the week with different music, breaking the single day more “musical”.

You can also create more of a schedule for the same week, so as to have the maximum choice.

You can also apply repeat or shuffle to. Setting criteria for automatic scheduling, saved and reused if you decide to standardize the structure of its library.

Daypart reached version 1.0.4, making a number of bug fixes display and organization of events that dramatically reduce the problems of the program. The software requires Mac iTunes 7 or later is present. Read the rest of this entry »

Snowtape is a software for Mac that lets you listen to online radio and record music tracks. Snowtape could save hundreds of streaming radio stations, selected from various groups divided by gender and also allows you to enter a specific radio station to record music to our liking.

The user interface software that reminds a lot of iTunes, plus the record button that lets you record what you hear at any time. The software is able to divide the recorded tracks, automatically identifying advertising breaks spoken through editor integrated interface (the “Edit” button). The editor also allows you to clean up the audio tracks from interference of any kind. Read the rest of this entry »

Threemagination has developed a small utility for Mac OS X: it is called CapSee and notifies you on screen pressing the Caps Lock (Caps Lock) in the same way that displays the changes in volume.

The company has designed this application mainly to avoid the accidental pressed button and the usual stress derivative. The design is simple and integrates well with the notification settings in Mac OS X (volume, brightness, change the desktop). The application is completely free and is available directly on its official website. Read the rest of this entry »

Playback is a software for Mac that lets you share files with Playstation 3, Xbox 360 or any other UPnP terminal. The software automatically integrates with iTunes, iPhoto, Aperture, Adobe Lightroom 2 & 3, Photobooth and EyeTV allows you to share all the contents (or selected) on the console.
Playback also allows you to share files stored in folders or entire disks on your Mac by default, the application does not require configuration, but you can customize the settings through the Access Control List (ACL) and the settings on your bandwidth.
The ACL allows you to control which terminals have access to media files of your Mac settings allow you to limit bandwidth transfer speed between the Mac to the UPnP terminal, enabling a smooth even during web browsing sharing. Read the rest of this entry »

Not only Mac OS X 10.6.3 has not yet arrived, but with ever tighter deadlines Apple continues to send new builds to developers to correct further problems. And now, we are 10D571.

The changes made to this new build are listed completely by iPhoneInCanada, is provided in the new graphics drivers, in iChat, QuickTime and management of fonts:

• Improved compatibility with OpenGL applications
• Improved performance with 64-bit Logic
• Improved reliability and security in QuickTime X
• Improved compatibility with printers
• Improved compatibility SMB
• Improved support for Exchange in iCal
• Other minor adjustments

The latest build just goes back to last March 6, the times being so close and would normally mean an impending release, but the impression is that the gestation of this update is more turbulent than expected. Read the rest of this entry »

Microsoft has made available new updates for Entourage 2008 Edition Web Services and the Office suite for Mac, both versions 2004 and 2008.

The new release Office 2004 for Mac v11.5.8 fixes some vulnerabilities that would allow an attacker to overwrite the contents of computer memory.
Office 2008 v12.2.4 includes several stability improvements and performance. As for Office 2004 v11.5.8, there are corrections made to some vulnerability that allows malware to overwrite the computer’s memory.
Microsoft has made available new updates for Entourage 2008 Edition Web Services and the Office suite for Mac, both versions 2004 and 2008.

The new release Office 2004 for Mac v11.5.8 fixes some vulnerabilities that would allow an attacker to overwrite the contents of computer memory. Read the rest of this entry »

Syrinx is software for Mac that brings all the desktop functionality of Twitter. The client is a highly customizable in appearance and the most complete in options offered.

The user interface is very clear and intuitive, allows you to identify at a glance all the features. The software allows you to keep track of unread tweets through a functional system of bookmarking.

You can also search through their tweets and those of our contacts, including tweet canceled, the retweet, links and messages sent direct. Syrinx support Growl, which allows you to see a preview of the new tweet, with the opportunity to decide whether to insert the messages displayed by Growl directly between the bookmark or open in the interface by clicking on it. Read the rest of this entry »

Apple has released Aperture 3. The new version of photo management software introduces over 200 new features, either can taken directly from iPhoto ’09.

Aperture is now with Faces and Places, that make it even easier and faster to organize large collections of photos. Is also added Brushes, a tool to touch up photographs of details, along with Adjustment Presets (Presets Finishing) through which to apply professional photo effects with few clicks.

Phil Schiller, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Product Marketing at Apple, said:
Millions of people love to use iPhoto to organize, develop and share their digital photos. Aperture 3 is designed both for professionals who develop and manage huge libraries of photos, iPhoto is for users who want to further improve their photos with easy to use tools such as Brushes and Adjustment presets.

In fact, by Faces is very easy to keep your photos organized by identifying the subject again, and if, instead, we are lovers of panoramas with Places we can organize our library in an orderly and precise. With Aperture 3 Simply drag images over to a map, if we are not equipped with a camera with GPS technology.

Aperture 3 is available through the Apple Store, Apple retail stores and authorized dealers at a price of $199.00. Current users of Aperture can upgrade the software at a price of $99. Aperture 3 Turn 64-bit for Mac OS X Snow Leopard on Macs with Intel Core 2 Duo.

Available for download a trial version for 30 days.

Canon has announced the release of the Canon EOS E1 video plug-in for Final Cut Pro, the professional video editing software from Apple. This new plug-in allows simple and easy transfer of video content from machines Canon EOS DSLR directly in Final Cut Pro

In particular, the video plug-in supports the Log and Transfer in Final Cut Pro, allowing you to select the video before actually copying them to your Mac, add custom metadata, and insert clip in the background so that the installation can begin immediately.

EOS E1 video plug-in is compatible with Final Cut Pro 6 or above and currently supports Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EOS 7D and EOS 1D and soon will be available from Apple’s download page.

Apple sent a new version of Mac OS X 10.6.3 to developers. The last was released on January 22. As demonstrated by the experts who have already had occasion to look at it, the new version includes several bug fixes for QuickTime X, 64-bit Logic, OpenGL and printer management.

The most interesting news is about the absence of any known problem in the latest build, which probably would mean his release is imminent. Mac OS X 10.6.3 began to circulate among developers only in early January is spent only one month (3 from the last system update).

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