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Atlanta, Georgia – This isn’t your average “social network!” MacMod is repositioning itself in order to better serve Mac users looking for a place to socialize and learn with other Mac users. In this world of social networking MacMod recognizes the need to bring the powerful community building features of sites like Facebook and MySpace into the smaller more intimate niche that is the Mac community.

“We’ve always been a big destination for enthusiastic people who want to customize and optimize their Macs,” says Anthony King, one of the founders of MacMod. “Now we’re making it easy and fun for them to develop relationships with others who feel the same way about their computers.”

Members of the site will be able to interact with other members in the same way they have grown accustomed to on other social networks. However, unlike most social networks, MacMod will be blending these features with useful Mac-related content including software tools, modification guides, system specs, icons sets, daily news, and more.

The MacMod difference:
* Users are surrounded by other Mac users
* Members can contribute to site-wide blogs and photo galleries
* Social content is complimented by informative Mac-centric content
* Mac users get a “real community” that is more than just a forum

As long as Apple continues to grow the market share for its computers, Mac OS X, and its other product lines such as the iPhone and iPod, there will be a stream of new Mac users looking for an online community where they can meet new people and learn about all things Mac. MacMod is positioned to be the place for them both.

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Based in Atlanta, GA, MacMod is a social learning network for Mac users who want to socialize and learn with other Mac users. It’s home to The Great MacMod Challenge and the “Mod of the Year” award. MacMod is dedicated to providing Mac users with the ability to share information and identify resources they need to personalize, customize, and optimize a Mac system. MacMod is recognized as the world’s leading Mac modification site and is the first modern Mac-centric social learning network.

Blacksburg, VA – Gotow.net, the creator of NetSketch, is pleased to announce the release of Mathomatic for iPhone. Mathomatic is the first full-fledged symbolic math solution for the iPhone and iPod Touch. More than just a calculator, Mathomatic solves algebraic problems, from simple middle-school homework to complex polynomial and multivariate systems. It sports an attractive, easy-to-use interface fine tuned for the iPhone. Scroll through recent output, tap expressions to select and re-use them, and “flick” through long inputs. After a few days, you’ll find yourself trying to tap through the output on your graphing calculator!

Mathomatic makes a great companion for anyone who wants to speed through complex equations. It solves systems of equations, showing intermediate steps and all possible solutions. It simplifies and factors expressions, computes derivatives, indefinite integrals, laplace transforms, taylor series expansions, and more! Imaginary numbers are fully supported, and complex expressions are beautifully formatted, much like the output of high-end desktop mathematics applications.

So whether you need to solve a system of equations or just check your homework, look no further! Powered by an open-source desktop solution that has been in development since 1986, Mathomatic for iPhone offers the features of a traditional symbolic math suite on your mobile device.

System Requirements:
* iPhone or iPod Touch

Pricing and Availability:
Mathomatic is $1.99 (USD), and is available for immediate download on the iTunes App Store. For a free promotional copy of Mathomatic 1.0 and more information about the app, contact Ben Gotow.

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The desktop version of Mathomatic is an open-source computer algebra system maintained by George J. Gesslein II. For more information about the project, visit their website. Gotow.net is a creative studio offering web development and programming services, in addition to software for the Mac OS and iPhone. Copyright 2008 Gotow.net. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod Touch are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Vancouver, Canada – InfoLogic is proud to announce MathMagic 6.0 Series, their award-winning professional level equation editing suite for Mac OS X. With a focus on ease-of-use and high quality output, MathMagic is a multi-purpose equation editor for any mathematical equations and symbols.

This release includes:
* MathMagic Personal Edition 6.0
* MathMagic Pro Edition 6.0 for Adobe InDesign
* MathMagic Pro Edition 6.0 for QuarkXPress

MathMagic Personal Edition is available as a standalone utility for use with any word processing, presentation, or graphic application, including iWork, AppleWorks, Microsoft Word, Keynote or PowerPoint. Equations created with Personal Edition can be used by Drag & Drop, Copy & Paste, or Export/Import.

On top of all the features of MathMagic Personal Edition, MathMagic Pro Editions come with additional plug-ins for Adobe InDesign or XTensions for QuarkXPress to improve the quality of equations and productivity in inserting or editing equations in InDesign or QuarkXPress documents.

First available on Mac for QuarkXPress in 1988, MathMagic’s equation quality is unsurpassed and designed to meet stringent high-end DTP requirements. MathMagic Pro Editions allow graphic designers to write, edit and save equations directly in InDesign or QuarkXPress documents without going through a export/import step.

Version 6.0 adds support for Universal Binary format and includes new or enhanced features:
* PDF support – equations can be copied or exported as PDF for use with more modern Mac OS X software
* conversion of MathType(TM) equations – MathType generated EPS, PICT, WMF equations can be pasted or opened
* Improved Toolbar Interface for Template and Symbol palettes
* New Symbol palettes for Blackboard Bold, Calligraphic, and Fraktur styles
* Better support for MathML and Wiki equations

Minimum Requirements:
* Mac OS X 10.4 or later

The superior quality and productivity of MathMagic is accepted by many professors, teachers, students, university presses, school text book publishers, and government research institutes in more than 75 countries around the world.

Pricing and Availability:
Individual MathMagic installers for version 6.0 are immediately available for download for trial and registered users. MathMagic Personal Edition starts from $29.95 USD. Pro Editions start from $199.00 USD. Both Personal and Pro Editions are also available as one month licenses, $10.00 and $50.00 USD respectively. Full licenses include a 2-year free upgrade. All MathMagic installers come with a fully functional trial period.

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Headquartered in Seoul, Korea, InfoLogic, Inc. was founded in 1996 by Charlie Lee, with its North America office in Vancouver, Canada. InfoLogic specializes in technical and desktop publishing (DTP), high quality digital contents, and Macintosh software development. Released in 1998, MathMagic is its flagship product. InfoLogic also ported ThinkFree Office to the Mac OS platform and released several utilities and XTensions products. Its copy protection solution for OpenType and TrueType fonts has been adopted by several major 2-byte font vendors in Asia. Copyright 1996-2009 InfoLogic, Inc. All Rights Reserved. MathMagic, MathMagic Pro Edition, MathMagic Personal Edition, MathMagic Prime Edition, MathMagic XTensions, MathMagic logo, and InfoLogic are trademarks or registered trademarks of InfoLogic, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

London, England – Urban Design Limited today announces the release and the immediate availability of Qu-s, a unique utility that adds functionality to your Desktop. Throw away that scrap paper for phone numbers, forget the whiteboard for inspirational nuggets, and stop bookmarking the entire internet. Qu-s is the permanent answer for organizing all your temporary items. Use Qu-s for storing internet links, jotting down thoughts, and remembering tasks.

But what makes Qu-s unique, is by utilizing the Desktop it keeps what you need at your finger tips but out of your way. Using a design aware and simple interface, with fun and sophistication, Qu-s uses advance features usually reserved for word processing applications to bring organization to your ideas and your notes.

These and other features are as follows:
* Bullet, check boxes and numbered lists
* File and internet links with previews
* A built in browser with the capability of zooming web pages
* An automated system for storing and clearing completed tasks
* Multiple ways of organizing and displaying information
* Exporting content for use with other applications

Minimum Requirements:
* Mac OS X Version 10.5 Leopard or higher

By not complicating a simple process, Qu-s is the program you’ve wanted, the organizing tool you need, and the fast access and creative linking you deserve.

Pricing and Availability:
Qu-s can be purchased online for $16.95 (USD). For more information on Qu-s which includes a full interactive tour, or to download a fully functional demo version, please visit the company web site.

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Urban Design Limited is a UK registered company operating from offices in London England. The company specializes in Design and Software and has been involved in many different aspects of both disciplines. Copyright 2007-2008 uncomplex gmbh. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Milano, Italy – Altomac today announced Filemailer 2.0, an update to their freeware file sending solution for Mac OS X. Saving both time and disk space, Filemailer is a handy utility that changes the way people share files via internet, and helps expedite the process of sharing files between computers. It is particularly suited to those who need to send files to clients where it is unnecessary to write out an accompanying email.

Every day, millions of people around the world send and receive email (especially between co-workers) whose sole purpose is to transfer files from one computer to another. However this process involves a considerable amount of time because of the number of conventions used when writing an email. But these steps shouldn’t necessary. The aim of the email was just to move a file from one computer to another.

Filemailer avoids this by leveraging an easy-to-use template, and features a single, unified interface. All that is necessary is entering a pre-formatted message only once, and the application takes care of the rest. Just drag a file over the recipient and Filemailer automatically deals with the compression of the file, enters the name of compressed file in the subject line, inserts the pre-composed message in the body, and with just one click, dutifully sends the file.

Filemailer sports new improvements and fixes for all known bugs. Version 2.0 now offers support for TLS authentication, and includes a new feature to organize contacts in groups to send to multiple recipients.

Language Support:
English, Italian, and French

Minimum Requirements:
* Mac OS X Version 10.4 Tiger or later (Leopard Compatible)
* Universal Binary for PowerPC and Intel
* 12.1 MB Hard Drive space
* Email Account
* Internet Connection

Pricing and Availability:
Filemailer 2.0 is freeware. Filemailer is also available in a Pro Edition for $14.95 (USD) from the Altomac online store. Filemailer 2.0 offers the additional feature of multiple recipients. Educational and Family Site Licenses (up to fifty computers) are available. Version 2.0 is a free and recommended update.

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Altomac is a company founded in 2005 dedicated to Mac OS X only software. Altomac develops award-winning Mac OS X software, including iPod Notes, Filemailer and Speedy Mac. People at Altomac aim to put into users hands applications which they can use in a way they do things every day. Right after opening their programs, users can immediately focus on their task, not even noticing that they’re using an entirely new program. Copyright 2005-2008 Altomac. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, Automator and Script Editor are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Los Angeles CA – “Welcome to Macintosh – The documentary for the rest of us” will be presented for one night only during the week of “Macworld” 2009 in San Francisco. On Thursday, January 8th a special “Macworld Exclusive” version of the film will be presented on the big screen, with Guy Kawasaki, Jim Reeks, Ron Wayne and others on hand for Q&A after the film.

“Macworld is a landmark event for Apple and Mac fans around the world and we are excited to present the film to such an international audience,” says Rob Baca, Co-director of the film. “We feel honored to have Guy, Jim and Ron attending the screening. It promises to be a lot of fun for everyone,” adds Josh Rizzo, Co-director of the film.

In addition, a special segment of “Welcome to Macintosh” in which the interviewees speak about what Apple may be like without Steve Jobs is now available on YouTube.

“Recently there has been a lot of discussion about what the future might hold for Apple, especially post-Steve Jobs” says Baca. “We asked the same questions in our interviews for the film and were quite surprised by the answers we received!”

“Welcome to Macintosh” will be presented at Sundance Kabuki Cinemas. San Francisco’s premiere venue for independent film. Sundance Cinemas is part of the Sundance family of businesses created by Robert Redford which includes the Sundance Institute, Film Festival, Channel, Resort and Preserve.

Attendees will also be able to purchase the Welcome to Macintosh DVD on site or receive a discount when purchased online through FilmBaby. The filmmakers recently announced that the DVD contains a DRM Free Digital Bonus Version in addition to over three hours of extras.

Seating is limited and selling fast. Tickets are available online via BrownPaperTickets (link below). Doors open at 7pm. Show starts at 7:30pm. Refreshments will be available in the lobby.

When:
Thursday: January 8th @ 7:00pm

Where:
Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
1881 Post Street at Fillmore
San Francisco, CA 94115

With acceptance in five international film festivals, “Welcome to Macintosh” is reaching its goal of bringing the story of Apple and the Macintosh to the new generation of Mac, iPhone and iPod users around the world. More information on the film including participation on social networks such as NING, FaceBook, MySpace and Twitter, visit Welcome To Macintosh website.

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Welcome to Macintosh – The documentary for the rest of us, is the first documentary of its kind to mix history, criticism and an unapologetic revelry of all things Apple into a movie experience. The film explores the early years of Apple, the many challenges Apple has faced, and what the future may hold for the company and its products. Ex-Apple employees, engineers and community members offer insight on the company’s innovations, failures, cultural impact and what the future may be like beyond the reign of its co-founder Steve Jobs. Interviews include notable Apple personalities Andy Hertzfeld, co-creator of the original Macintosh, Guy Kawasaki, long time Mac evangelist, Leander Kahney, author of the book Cult of Mac, Jim Reekes, creator of the Macintosh start-up sound and Ron Wayne, original co-founder of the Apple Computer Company. Welcome to Macintosh is an independent motion picture and has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Apple Inc. Macintosh, iPod and iTunes are registered trademarks of Apple Inc.

New York, NY – For the first time, MacWorld attendees have the opportunity to win a vacation just for doing something that comes naturally: meeting new people. During MacWorld 2009 (1/5/09-1/9/09), every new personal or business contact made by attendees using their iPhone and free app beamME provides an entry into the beamME/Up Sweepstakes. Bonus entries are also available for completing fun challenges, like beaming people named Wozniak. One lucky winner will fly away to sunny Hawaii.

“Meeting new people at a conference is a big part of why we attend,” said Gabe Zichermann, CEO of rmbrME, the developer of beamME for the iPhone. “This year, we’re making networking into a game that anyone can play…and win.”

beamME is the world’s most popular service for mobile contact exchange, enabling any mobile to “beam” a socially-networked vCard to any other device, without handset or carrier restriction. Card recipients need no special hardware, software or registration to retrieve their new contact and – in most cases – can add directly to their phone or PC address book with a single click. beamME is available as a free download for the iPhone or iPod Touch from the iTunes App Store.

To enter the drawing, MacWorld attendees must register on the rmbrME website and download the free beamME application for their iPhone or iPod Touch. Every time they meet someone new, using powerful and popular beamME to exchange their contact information generates an entry into the contest. Bonus challenges offer an opportunity to increase the number of potential contest entries. A number of rules and restrictions apply to the beamME/Up Sweepstakes – a complete list of which can be found online.

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Based in New York City, rmbrME is best known for developing the breathtakingly simple and popular beamME for the iPhone/iPod Touch and universal contact exchange using SMS. The company’s design philosophy is that digital contact exchange only works when it’s device, carrier and social network independent, lifting the requirement for recipients to have special hardware, software or registration before being able to access new contacts. Copyright 2008 rmbrME. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

American Fork, UT – Izatt International is reminding all interested students that the Early-Bird pricing of $1850 is only available for two more days, til 12/31/08, for the new iPhone Development Course. Standard price is $2395. The course will be held January 20-23, 2009 at the Noah Building in Lindon, UT. A consortium of expert iPhone developers representing prominent iPhone development companies such as Izatt International, Pixio, and InfiniteNIL have been assembled to cover topics ranging from XCode and Interface Builder to the Accelerometer, Core Animation, and Open GL ES.

The iPhone course is being offered in response to an increasing demand for smart phone development skills in Utah’s ‘Silicon Slopes’ technology sector.

“As an iPhone application developer, Izatt recognized the need to grow the iPhone app developer skill set in Utah. Rather than reaching outside the state for talent, we elected to offer training in collaboration with other iPhone development shops,” remarked Jason Izatt, CEO of Izatt International. “Our hope is that education opportunities like this will generate increased entrepreneurial activity and keep Utah on the forefront of technology innovation.”

Information on the iPhone Development Course, including cost, curriculum and pre-requisites can be found on the Izatt International website.

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Izatt International develops and delivers best-in-class education, business utility and entertainment applications for smartphone computing platforms. Our current line of applications is designed for the iPhone and iPod Touch. In addition to developing our own line of original applications, we partner with organizations interested in extending their solutions to a smartphone platform. For more information on Izatt smartphone applications and services, please contact us at 801.372.6031, email us or visit us online. Copyright 2008 Izatt International. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

American Fork, Utah – MileBug, a premier iPhone mileage log application, is now available for HALF OFF the regular price! Only $1.99 for a limited time only. Start off the New Year right by keeping proper records for reimbursement or tax deduction. MileBug helps those driving their own vehicles for business, charity, medical, or other reasons receive their reimbursement and/or tax deduction. In the U.S., IRS business rates are 55 cents/mile for 2009. MileBug for the iPhone/iPod Touch helps people track their miles and provides emailed reports for easy submission to employers, accountants, and the IRS.

“MileBug is a mileage tracker for your iPhone or iPod Touch that makes it super easy to. . .track your mileage. This is great if you need to report your mileage to your boss. . .the [IRS]. . .or for any personal reasons.” – AppStoreApps (December 13, 2008)

“In my job, I need a way to track mileage for work trips around town. MileBug does a great job of providing a really simple (and IRS friendly) method of tracking my trip logs. I really like how I can export the reports to email for reimbursement and reporting.” – The Apple Blog (October 27, 2008)

What’s New?
* Option for kilometers vs miles (General Settings)
* Custom deduction rates
* Define multiple business rates (reimbursement vs. deduction)
* “Other” business category for percentage tax filers
* Foreign and other special characters supported in reports
* Notes included in reports
* SPANISH version

MileBug answers the call from the many international customers. Inside the General Settings is now an option to select kilometers instead of miles. From within the Presets, users can define custom rates for business, charity, medical, and other categories. If you get one rate from your employer for reimbursement, and another rate from the IRS for your side business, you simply create two different business rates.

As an added bonus, MileBug supports Spanish. Simply select Spanish as the language of your iPhone or iPod Touch in the General Settings –> International area and restart MileBug. Bienvenido a MileBug!

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Izatt International is an iPhone/iPod Touch application development company in American Fork, UT. Izatt develops applications internally as well as accepts outside development projects. Copyright 2008 Izatt International. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Toronto, ON/Canada – Fusion Ads, a new ad network aimed at a web professionals, announces their upcoming launch on January 1st, 2009. Serving relevant ads to 10,000 engaged readers every day, Fusion is the catalyst advertisers need to connect with their target audience. With a focus on designers, creators and productivity gurus, Fusion is the perfect vehicle for Mac vendors to reach their desired audience at a reasonable price.

Fusion rethinks advertisement by offering well-designed, premium advertisements to an engaged audience of web and creative professionals at a low price point. The distinguishing factor between Fusion and other ad networks is that only a single Fusion ad is shown per page, and each ad is displayed prominently ‘above the fold’ on all sites in the network.

There are currently ten advertisement spots available, and all ads rotate equally between each of the ten sites.

Purchasing a Fusion ad gives you a month of exclusive access to a community of loyal readers that are interested in your product. Fusion ads include a 130 by 100 pixel image and an additional 80 characters of text. All animation is forbidden. The current rate is $640 USD per ad per month, and is valid through January 2009.

Fusion believes that by combining quality content with premium advertisements they can create the ideal platform to distribute and communicate your messages – and a big part of that is being affordable. Fusion offers the greatest value, quality ads at a cost-effective and attractive price point.

“Given how successful The Deck has been, and how much better I believe The Deck’s basic model to be versus “regular” web advertising, I’ve long wondered why there weren’t any other Deck-like ad networks. Now there is one: Fusion Ads. Good ideas deserve to spread; I hope this blossoms.” – John Gruber

There is currently a limited number of ad spots available for the month of January. Visit the Fusion website or contact Michael Mistretta for more details.

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Fusion aims to provide advertisers with a targeted and effective platform to distribute their messages to an influential audience at an affordable price. Copyright Fusion Ads 2008 All Rights Reserved (C).

San Diego, California – TinyPlanet Software has released version 1.1.1 of Knapsack, the personal travel organizer for Mac OS X Leopard, and is offering a New Year’s promotion for both single-user and family-pack licenses.

Knapsack version 1.1.1 is a maintenance release which includes performance improvements, trip scheduling enhancements, fixes for minor display issues, and additions to the built-in help system. The new version is is a free upgrade for existing customers and is recommended for all users.

Knapsack 1.1.1 is available for download as a free 30-day full-featured demo and for purchase as a single-user license for only $39.95 USD or as a five-user Family Pack for $59.95 USD. From December 31st to January 15th, 2009, TinyPlanet Software is offering 25% off all purchases. Shoppers can provide the coupon code, NEWYEARS2009, and TinyPlanet Software’s online store will automatically apply the discount. The discount also applies to gift purchases.

Originally released in March of 2008, Knapsack is the personal travel organizer for Mac OS X Leopard. Knapsack gives users the tools to plan, organize, and relive their travel adventures with many user-friendly features including map pins with location postcards, a flexible itinerary planner, trip checklists, and professional-looking printed itineraries.

Minimum Requirements:
* Mac OS X Version 10.5 Leopard or higher

Knapsack is built from the ground up on Apple’s latest technology and will continue to advance with every new version of Mac OS X.

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Headquartered in San Diego, California, TinyPlanet Software is a privately funded LLC co-founded in 2006 by Chris Boykin, Ruby Lee, Brad Willoughby, and Merrilee Willoughby. With a passion for the Mac platform, TinyPlanet Software aims to bring simple, friendly, and easy-to-use applications to the ever-growing world of Mac users. Copyright 2006-2008 TinyPlanet Software LLC. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer.

Ekero, Sweden – The year is coming to an end and what would be better for New Year’s Eve than a Cocktail? Maintain celebrates the new year with a Cocktail sale and offers all Cocktail licenses with a 66% discount, that’s one third of the original price. The sale starts at December 30 2008 12:00 GMT and ends at January 1 2009 12:00 GMT. Cocktail is available in Tiger Edition for Mac OS X 10.4 and Leopard Edition for Mac OS X 10.5. Licenses are valid for both editions.

Cocktail is an award winning general purpose utility for Mac OS X. It is a smooth and powerful digital toolset with a variety of practical features that simplifies the use of advanced UNIX functions and helps hundreds of thousands of Mac users around the world to get the most out of their computers.

The application serves up a scrumptious mix of maintenance tools and interface tweaks, all accessible via a comprehensive graphical interface. Most of Cocktail’s major features are arranged in five basic categories. In addition, a Pilot lets you clean, repair and optimize your system with the click of a button.

Maintain is determined to continue providing a first-class experience for our customers and we are very thankful for how Cocktail is being received by the user community. We wish you a Happy New Year! Maintain.

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Maintain develops tailored applications for Mac users. We work towards creating technical solutions which maintain your computer and make it as efficient and easy to use as possible. In addition, we offer comprehensive consultancy and support services which cover everything from operation of existing systems to purchase and implementation of new technical solutions.

Woodstock, Illinois – This Holiday season, Thoughtful Tree Software is giving out a Holiday Special, giving out a $50 discount when purchasing all 5 of our apps.

QuickApps:
When it comes to opening less-frequent apps quickly, QuickApps is ideal. Use this app to get rid of clutter in your Dock while still keeping all of your applications only a mouse-click away! Normal price: $19.99.

TunesBar:
Checking out what the current artist, album, or track name name is for the currently playing iTunes track can be a hassle when using iTunes. Use TunesBar to see this information instantly in your Menu Bar! Normal price: $19.99

Modena:
Many tasks require proper time management, and newly available for Leopard is our timer application, Modena. Use Modena for all sorts of timed-tasks or jobs, ranging from giving children time-outs, timing a test for students in school, or reminding oneself when a pizza will be done cooking! With 3 distinct display modes, Modena suits the job for most any task. Normal price: $14.99

Docks:
Have more applications in your Dock than you use at any given time? Get rid of the clutter with Docks! This app allows users to quickly switch between “sets” of icons in your Dock, for all types of tasks. Normal price: $14.99

LoginControl:
Mac OS X gives us plenty of power, but one place it’s lacking in particular is Login Items in the System Preferences. LoginControl gives control back to the user, so you can organize your Login Items more easily, and even have multiple “sets” of Login Items to switch between any time! Normal Price: $9.99

Normally, all 5 of these applications priced together are $80, but this season we’re giving this package to customers for only $29.95, the highest discount we’ve ever given, of $50 (USD) off the entire purchase.

Happy Holidays!

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Located in historic Woodstock, Illinois, Thoughtful Tree Software is a new, privately funded company founded in early 2008 by Steven Degutis. Committed to providing the highest quality software, Thoughtful Tree Software was founded for the purpose of developing personal productivity software solutions specifically the Mac community, with a major emphasis on total customer satisfaction. As the skill set developed are diverse, the company has near-future plans for applications in other areas, such as graphics, drawing and internet chat. Copyright 2008 Thoughtful Tree Software. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Shreveport, Louisiana – Mudbug Software is delighted to announce Webify 1.1, an update to their popular image editing utility for Mac OS X Leopard. Serving as a easy-to-use image browser, Webify was specifically developed as a productivity tool to help prepare images for the web. Quickly and easily resize, scale, rotate and flip many images at once and save them in JPEG, JPEG 2000, PNG, PDF, PSD, or TIFF format.

By leveraging the power of Core Image filters built into Leopard, users may alter the Exposure, Gamma, Saturation, Brightness, Contrast, Sharpness, Rotation, Reflection, Spotlight, Distortion and Sepia of images in batch or one at a time. One of Webify’s most prolific features is its ability to flip images on the XYZ axis, allowing for many creative uses.

Webify offers many new user requested features and improvements by introducing a new Reflection effect. Version 1.1 now properly handles the Rotation effect on rectangular shaped images, as well as retains meta data in saved images. Those customers who have already downloaded Webify will want to run “Check for Updates” in the file menu to make sure that they have the latest version.

Features at a glance:
* Easy Drag and Drop interface
* Serves as a Image Browser
* Reflection effect
* Resize, scale, rotate and flip (XYZ axis) images one at a time or in batch
* Saves to all popular image formats JPEG, JPEG 2000, PNG, PDF, PSD, and TIFF

Minimum Requirements:
* Mac OS X Version 10.5.2 Leopard
* Universal Binary for PowerPC and Intel
* 2.3 MB Hard Drive space

Pricing and Availability:
Webify 1.1 is available for only $16.00 (USD). A single user license covers personal use on a one computer. Version 1.1 is a free and recommended update for all customers. The only limitation being a transparent watermark over saved images. Once Webify has been registered then the watermark will be removed.

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Headquartered in Shreveport, Louisiana, Mudbug Software is a small, independent software company founded in 2007 by Gary Byrd. With a focus on innovation, Gary leverages his longtime experience in RapidWeaver Theme development, and ultimately led to the formation of Mudbug Software. Copyright 2007-2008 Mudbug Software. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Liverpool, UK – Following a hugely successful holiday promotion, ScreenCastsOnline has extended its current 20% discount offer through until January 1st 2009. Acknowledged as one of the premier sources for Mac based tutorials on the Internet since launching in 2005, ScreenCastsOnline has established itself as a favourite with many thousands of delighted Mac users throughout the world.

Each weekly video tutorial is published as a screencast – a high resolution video capture of the mac desktop, narrated by the UKs Don McAllister, with his own unique laid back delivery and easy to follow approach to teaching mac software. Available via private members feeds in iTunes or downloaded directly from the private members site, each video tutorial is yours to keep and watch as many times as you like.

Suitable for all levels of Mac users, the video tutorials cover all aspects of using a Mac – from using Leopard, to using Apples own iLife and iWork applications, to finding out about and using “best of class” third party mac software applications and web services.

ScreenCastsOnline Extra! Membership Benefits include:
* A brand new video tutorial every week for six months
* A choice of resolutions available – HD, Apple TV, iPod and iPhone
* Video chapter markers for easy navigation
* Immediate access to a huge library of over 180+ tutorials
* Download or Stream tutorials to your desktop
* DRM free videos – No copy protection – you keep what you download
* No risk – To remain a member after six months you have to opt in!
* Just one single payment of $37 for the full six months
* Access to the ScreenCastsOnline Extra! members website
* Access to the ScreenCastsOnline Extra! members RSS feeds

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Madrid, Spain – LateNiteSoft has just announced an extension of their holiday sale of Sketches, the popular drawing app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The application will be available for $1.99 / 1.59 Euro through Apple’s App Store until the end of the year. This represents a 60% discount over the regular price of $4.99.

“Sketches has been available in the App Store since its opening in July, and we’ve managed to gather valuable feedback from our customers all this time” says Jorge Llubiá, co-founder and COO. “Given that the App Store has now more than 10,000 applications to choose from, we’d like to make it easier for new users to find and try Sketches – we are convinced they’ll like what they see, and we’ll continue to learn a lot from the suggestions and ideas we receive.”

LateNiteSoft is committed to improving the product. As Jorge Llubiá told us recently, “We don’t believe in ephemeral hits. On the contrary, we want our iPhone apps to replicate the same ideals we try to follow in our Mac business line: frequent updates, high quality, attention to detail and dedicated customer support – that’s the only way our customers will find Sketches fun, useful and fresh for a long time”.

Sketches has already received several updates, and many new features have been added since launch. These include new drawing tools – such as text shapes or eraser, extensive sharing options or an intuitive, unobtrusive tip system. “Many of the most interesting ideas and suggestions from our customers have been built into Sketches 1.4. We are proud of the top-quality result we have achieved so far, but we are far from finished with it. We are now working on Sketches 1.5, and then our next milestone will be Sketches 2.0, a major new version that registered customers will be able to download for free through the App Store. Thus this is the perfect time to still gather some ideas, and at the same time celebrate the attention our app has received all this time”.

Among other distinctions, Sketches has received a 4.5 mouse rating from Macworld, as well as 5-star ratings from iPhoneAlley and 148apps. An Apple “Staff Favorite” in most countries, it is the #9 Entertainment application in the “Best of iTunes 2008″ selection posted by Apple in their various sites.

Pricing and Availability:
Sketches is available through Apple’s App Store for just $1.99 until December 31st, and for $4.99 thereafter.

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LateNiteSoft is based in Torrelodones, a small beautiful town in the outskirts of Madrid, Spain. Bringing dozens of years of accumulated experience in both the software and telecommunication sectors, LateNiteSoft was founded in late 2006 as a Mac software company. Its product portfolio includes Xslimmer and Snapshot for the Mac, and Sketches for the iPhone. Copyright 2006-2008 LateNiteSoft. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Corby, United Kingdom – The Dream Apps is proud to announce iWallet 4.1, an update to their expense management utility for Mac OS X. Leveraging the latest leopard technologies, iWallet features a clean and simple user interface that makes managing expenses easy and fun.

iWallet focuses around grouping expenses into manageable chunks, and then setting budgets. The application provides an easy way to view budgets with the Budget Bar, which serves as a graphical depiction of the budget and its status. And iWallet offers truly global appeal, so all currencies are supported.

Version 4.1 is a major update including a completely redesigned UI, many enhancements and bug fixes and is a recommended download for all customers:

* Completely rebuilt UI and system
* Group expenses into manageable chunks
* Set budgets for each of your groups
* Keep with your budgets with the graphical, “Budget Bar”
* Super simple UI
* Live expense and group searching
* Internet banking
* Simple list view for easy viewing
* 10 Day Full-feature Trial
* Automatic Updates

Minimum Requirements:
* Mac OS X Version 10.5 Leopard or later
* Universal Binary for PowerPC and Intel
* 4.4 MB Hard Drive space

Pricing and Availability:
iWallet 4.1 can be purchased for $19.99 (USD) per single computer license. Version 4.1 is a major update including many enhancements and bug fixes and is a recommended download for all customers. A full feature 10 day trial period is available before purchase.

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Located in Corby, United Kingdom, The Dream is a small software development company founded in 2003 by Christian Owens. Over the years the company has grown from not only designing websites, to creating websites and award winning Macintosh applications. The work done by The Dream is often featured on design inspiration websites and our apps have been featured in magazines such as WebDesigner Magazine, MacFormat and Mac Life. Copyright 2003-2008 The Dream Apps. All rights reserved.

San Francisco, CA – MacZOT announces the release of the New Year’s Software Bundle. Ten seasoned software developers unite to provide extreme value and software while promoting a good cause. This bundle includes eleven applications and utilities that increase the effectiveness of any Mac user.

The New Year’s Software Bundle sells for $59.99 (USD) and runs from Dec. 26th, 2008 to Jan. 4th. 2009 The normal price of all applications would be $262.59. Purchasing during this promotion, saves one more than $200 and sends $5 to help the Heifer Project fund sustainable farming projects around the world.

“MacZOT is a great way to introduce Mac users to applications they might not usually get a chance to see. It works out perfectly for everyone because developers get their products featured in front of a large audience while consumers get great values,” said Brian Ball, inventor of AppZapper and founder of MacZOT.

The software included in this year’s bundle is: Awaken, AppZapper, Caboodle, DEVONthink Personal, FileChute, Garage Sale, MacCleanse, Mail Stationery, MediaRage 3, Snapshot, and Xslimmer.

A portion of each sale will be donated to Heifer International – a charity that helps sustainable living and ecologically sound re-development efforts.

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Located in San Francisco, CA MacZot, a software promotion site has the mission of connecting Mac users with Mac software developers using a Get-It-Now(TM) pricing model. The site was started in March 2006 by Brian Ball. He previously worked as a contractor for Macworld magazine and later merged his passion for finding great shareware with the instant gratification pricing he saw on woot.com. MacZot runs software promotions that generally last only 24 hours. Special bundles like New Year’s Bundle add to the variety and mystery of what will be next.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Brainjuice announced today that the official release of Blogo 1.2, its Mac desktop blog editor and Twitter client, is available for download. The application makes blogging on the Mac easy even for those with no knowledge of HTML, and this release adds Expression Engine, a popular content management system, and Ping.fm, a service which updates multiple social networks with a single login, as well as comment moderation using the new API introduced in WordPress 2.7.

With Ping.fm, Blogo now supports Tumblr, Livejournal, Facebook, Myspace, Jaiku, and Plurk among others. This version adds lots of features to the blog editor, as well as a number of fixes and improvements to stability in general. Highlights include:

HTML Editor:
The editor can now toggle between Rich Text and HTML, combining the ease of use of the classic editor with the flexibility to get into the code and make adjustments when necessary. There is also a preference to turn off inline styles, a welcome addition for those who prefer to keep their blog’s HTML clean.

Ping.fm:
Users can post status updates via Ping.fm, and accounts can be configured to send a status update whenever an article is published.

Expression Engine:
Users can now post to any blog built with Expression Engine, a popular content management system and one of the most requested blog platforms.

Comment Moderation:
When used with WordPress 2.7 or higher, Blogo will download unmoderated comments, which can be approved, deleted or marked as SPAM.

Twitter Search:
The Microblog viewer was expanded with a tab to search Twitter’s archives, useful for doing quick research and following trends. The application also displays the most talked-about keywords at the moment from Twitter’s Trends API.

Improved Safari Integration:
The application comes with a bookmarklet which can be added to Safari to post videos, slideshows and inline ads directly from Flickr, Picasa, Vimeo, YouTube, Google Adsense, Google Maps, Boo-box, and Blip.fm without copying and pasting HTML.

Offline Editing:
Users can write and preview their posts while not connected to the internet, as well as save drafts to a local drive to be published later.

Pricing and Availability:
Blogo is available for Mac OS X 10.4 and up as a 21-day unlimited trial, and can be purchased at the Brainjuice store for $25 (USD).

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Brainjuice is an independent software house founded in 2007 by Benjamin Jackson and Ivan Neto. Its products focus on the Mac and iPhone and put usability first.

Mauritius, Pointe aux Canonniers – Celmaro today announced that Webbla will be on a special price during Christmas and New Year. The promotion offers a discount of 20 percent and will be available until the beginning of Next Year.

What is Webbla?

* Webbla is a modern, visual bookmark manager for Mac OS X Leopard.
* Allows personalization of bookmarks with notes, tags, rating and to organize them in collections and smart collections.
* Easily find bookmarks by browsing them visually or by searching the whole website content, notes and more.
* Can check websites automatically on changes and mark them as updated.
* Provides the ability to add bookmarks with shortcuts and bookmarklets from Camino, Firefox, OmniWeb, Opera, Safari.
* Allows to open the bookmarks with customizable web browser scripts.
* Supports Quicklook, Cover Flow, and Spotlight for bookmarks in Finder.

Minimum Requirements:
* Mac OS X Version 10.5.0 Leopard or higher
* Universal Binary for PowerPC and Intel
* Internet connection, broadband recommended

Pricing and Availability:
A Single User license of Webbla is regularly priced at $22.98 (USD) and will be sold for $17.58 (20% Off). The offer will be available until the beginning of Next Year. A limited 15-day trial version is available. After purchasing, customers will immediately receive a emailed with the license file to unlock the application.

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Celmaro Ltd is based in Mauritius, a tiny island in the Indian Ocean. Founded 2006 by Anique Teichmann, Celmaro is focused on creating software for Mac OS X. Our intention is to create intuitive and powerful mac applications to simplify the day, increase the productivity and make the life more enjoyable for our user. Copyright 2006-2008 Celmaro. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.