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San Jose, CA – 4D, Inc., producer of the integrated software platform that simplifies the process of developing and deploying business applications, announced today the public release of Knowledgebase 2.0. Knowledgebase 2.0 is 4D’s leading support resource for developers building business applications on the 4D Platform. Built on the backbone of the powerful and fast 4D v11 SQL platform, Knowledgebase 2.0 adds revolutionary text-indexing capabilities to improve speed and flexibility, giving the most accurate results in the quickest time.

“Knowledgebase 2.0 represents 4D’s commitment to innovation by demonstrating the powerful applications that can be built on 4D’s industry leading platform” said Brendan Coveney, CEO of 4D Inc.

In addition to building on the 4D v11 SQL platform, Knowledgebase 2.0 incorporates advanced web tools such as 4D Web 2.0 Pack and 4D Ajax Framework. This gives users an easy to navigate, search and sort for information in tech notes, tech tips, cases and videos. Here are some of the most popular features available in Knowledgebase:

* Ultra fast searching to always get the correct information quickly
* A new dynamic and flexible UI with docking ability through a multi-window web environment
* Customization options where partners can create their own list of display items

4D’s new Knowledgebase 2.0 can be viewed immediately by visiting their website.

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4D, Inc. located in San Jose, CA offers companies and developers an integrated platform for creating and deploying business applications. The 4D product line is used in more than 50 countries by a network of 7,000 professional software developers and millions of end users. 4D, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of 4D SAS, headquartered in Paris, France. 4D, Inc. can be reached at 1-800-785-3303 or online. All brands and products referenced herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

Coeur d’Alene (Idaho, USA) – DEVONtechnologies, LLC releases version 2.0 of all editions of its information manager DEVONthink as well as of the smart note-keeper DEVONnote as public beta. This major upgrade addresses a large number of feature requests from the active user community and modernizes almost every aspect of the applications.

These public betas are still incomplete but the already existing functionality is stable enough for sharing with the public. Smart tags, a fully functional sidebar, PDF annotations, PDF joining and splitting, enhanced image editing as well as the ability to upload files through the web interface are not implemented yet but will be delivered one after the other with each subsequent update. The user interface of all editions will be further polished, too.

New features of version 2.0 include but are not limited to: the ability to open multiple databases simultaneously (DEVONthink Pro), all advanced Boolean and proximity operators (as known from DEVONagent), wildcards and unlimited complex search terms, smart groups, unlimited undo/redo, an inbox, a trash can, and the support for almost all common file formats. The new Finder-like sidebar facilitates working with multiple databases.

DEVONthink 2.0 imports and displays Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), OpenOffice and iWork (Pages, Numbers, Keynote) files as well as Skim PDF packages and all other files that support or are supported by Mac OS X 10.5’s QuickLook. Using Spotlight importers and plugins for indexing DEVONthink can also search files that it cannot display due to the lack of QuickLook support (Spotlight does not need to be active). Metadata, e.g. from PDF files, email messages, or Office documents is imported, indexed, displayed, and can be selectively searched, e.g. using smart groups.

DEVONthink 2.0 allows to create documents from templates and DEVONthink Pro Office 2.0 shares databases with other users on the local network or over the Internet via an interactive web interface based on the latest web technologies. RSS, RDF and Atom news feeds can be added as self-updating groups to any DEVONthink Pro database and so integrate live content with local documents. The independent ‘Sorter’ panel lets the user add data to your databases even when DEVONthink Pro is not open. Tabbed browsing and editing as well as Cover Flow simplifies working with large numbers of documents. A PDF sidebar allows rearraging and deleting pages.

The new database engine incorporated into DEVONthink 2.0 not only speeds up working with large databases but also stores all files in their original file format, e.g. Microsoft Word files and email messages. Files are no longer converted when imported and can be edited using external applications. In addition, all documents can be accessed from outside DEVONthink using a standard URL. This highly improves workflow integration with third-party solutions such as iCal, OmniFocus Daylite, Bookends, or Endnote.

DEVONthink Personal 2.0 and DEVONnote 2.0 inherit the three pane view formerly exclusive to the Pro editions as well as separate document windows and the full screen mode. In addition DEVONthink Personal is no longer limited to 10,000 images.

Availability And Pricing:
The public beta 1 releases of DEVONthink Pro and Pro Office 2.0, DEVONthink Personal 2.0, and DEVONnote 2.0 require Mac OS X 10.5 or later and can be downloaded from www.devon-technologies.com. DEVONthink and DEVONnote can be test-driven for free for 150 hours of non-continuous runtime until they need to be properly licensed. The public beta releases run without registration until January 31, 2009, before they need to be replaced by new betas or the final 2.0 releases.

DEVONthink Professional Office sells for US$ 149.95, DEVONthink Professional for US$ 79.95, DEVONthink Personal for US$ 49.95, and DEVONnote for US$ 24.95 in DEVONtechnologies’ online shop. DEVONthink Pro Office and DEVONthink Pro are also available with the Internet research agent DEVONagent as bundles. Users who purchased DEVONthink Personal, Pro, Pro Office or DEVONnote 1.x on or after July 1, 2008, are eligible for free upgrades. Users who have purchased before the grace period will be able to upgrade for attractive upgrade prices available on the DEVONtechnologies website.

Background: Devonthink

In today’s world, everything is digital. From shopping receipts to important research papers, peoples’ lives often fill their hard drives with emails, PDFs, Word documents, multimedia files and more. Questions eventually pop up, like where to store all of this stuff? How to organize these very different file types, and even better, how to find the exact file one is looking for the second one needs it? It’s almost as if one needs a second brain just to keep one’s digital life straight.

Enter DEVONthink: The solution to this digital age conundrum. It is a second brain, the one and only database for all digital files, be they PDFs, emails, Word documents or even multimedia files. Boasting a refined artificial intelligence, DEVONthink is exceedingly flexible and adapts to the user’s personal needs. And if the files are not digital yet, paper capture support is already built-in (DEVONthink Pro Office only.)

Users can use it as their document repository, their filing cabinet, their email archive, or their project organizer; DEVONthink can do it all. One can even collect and organize data from the web, enrich it with sound and movie files, and then export the finished product as a website or to an Apple Pages document to print. Or one can copy the content to an iPod! The possibilities are only as limited as the user’s imagination.

The Database For The Internet Age

Because DEVONthink keeps all important data in one database, it doesn’t matter where the data is physically located. DEVONthink uniquely integrates both local documents and live content from the Internet to keep all information related to a project together in one place. No more folders full of loosely organized files and overflowing bookmark bars in Safari; with DEVONthink, the user seamlessly mixes local documents, clippings, and live web pages in one dynamic database.

The Digital Workplace

DEVONthink is not only a simple database, it’s a flexible work environment, too, with powerful management features suited to any professional project. It provides the user with all the tools she or he needs to effectively work with documents. The integrated RTF editor makes it easy to write new documents, or the users can open documents in a third-party application.

Intelligent Assistant

DEVONthink is based on a powerful artificial intelligence (AI) architecture that helps organize and navigate information collections quickly and accurately. It assists its users with both filing documents and with finding similar items, and can help make connections that they might have missed on their own. It can even master huge data collections with a few simple clicks, saving time and aggravation.

Share The Knowledge

Finally, DEVONthink Pro Office allows to share the accumulated and organized knowledge. Users can post it to their websites, or they can let their coworkers access databases with a familiar search-engine like interface using standard web browsers. Depending on the network setup, it’s even possible to search shared databases over the Internet. A JavaScript applet gives convenient access to the database also from the Apple iPhone.

Background: Devonnote

DEVONnote helps taking notes and keeping them organized. It keeps ideas, documents, important information, and even web browser bookmarks in one single, accessible place. DEVONnote supports the user with professional, easy-to-use features, and helps create structure out of chaos. DEVONnote is the most sophisticated notepad application for Mac OS X, and the only one that uses AI (artificial intelligence) instead of relying on your NI (natural intelligence).

DEVONnote was designed with the typical Mac user in mind. It comes with a clean, easy-to-use interface that gives you all the tools you need in a familiar Mac-like package. Even the most complex AI functions are just “buttons”, meaning one simple click can send DEVONnote into action, digging through all of your data to find a place for your latest note, or to show you all your ideas and concepts that are similar to the one you’ve just selected.

Of course, creative people don’t just ‘have thoughts’, they often need new ‘input’, too. DEVONnote comes with a complete Safari-based web browser and solid, but flexible, bookmark-managing capabilities. With DEVONnote, the user can browse the Web and clip the most important information directly to DEVONnote. Finally, DEVONnote displays and regularly reloads web cams directly within the application.

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DEVONtechnologies LLC, founded in 2002, incorporated in 2004 and headquartered in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, USA, researches in the field of semantic and associative data analysis and synthesis, and develops key applications based on the DEVONtechnology. Named after the Devonian Period, the DEVONtechnology marks the departure into a new age of data processing. The main focus of all activities is clearly on using the robust, flexible and versatile architecture intelligently to create rock-solid applications for a variety of purposes, including but not limited to databases, intelligent agents, data-mining, information retrieval and human-computer-interfaces.

Victoria, B.C., Canada – Late Night Software Ltd. today announced the immediate availability of Script Debugger 4.5.1, an update to the latest version of its award-winning AppleScript authoring environment. The update now makes Script Debugger completely compatibility with Japanese systems, refines new features added to the recently released version 4.5, and addresses stability issues that came to light following its release. The update is free to registered Script Debugger 4.5 users.

“We don’t retire the wrench once our software ships,” says company president Mark Alldritt. “In striving to make Script Debugger the best tool for authoring AppleScripts, we continually work to improve features and functionality,” he says.

Refinements include:
* Adding a new preference to the Opening section of the General preferences panel to enable or disable the alert that appears when opening scripts that may cause the launch of other applications;
* the ‘Paste as String Literal’ command no longer escapes new line characters; and
* changing the constant ‘running’ to ‘executing’ in the scripting interface to avoid a conflict with AppleScript’s ‘running’ property.

Maintenance issues addressed:
* An NSRangeException that could occur when inserting a new line before an unterminated string literal;
* a bug where an ‘end’ block was incorrectly inserted when a statement began with a word starting with the characters’ ‘on’ (e.g. ‘one’); and
* a problem where Script Debugger’s evaluation tooltip could not be removed when switching to another using Command-Tab.

System Requirements
Script Debugger 4.5 requires the following hardware and software:
* G4 or G5 PowerPC or Intel processor is recommended
* 50MB free disk space
* Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) or later; Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) or later is recommended

Availability and Pricing
Script Debugger 4.5 sells for $199 (USD). The Script Debugger 4.0 to 4.5 upgrade sells for $49 (USD).

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Script Debugger 4.5 is the premier AppleScript authoring environment. It provides everything you need to quickly and easily author AppleScripts that work. No other scripting tool can match Script Debugger’s capabilities for creating, editing and debugging AppleScripts. Its sophisticated Dictionary browser provides far more information than any other tool can and eliminates guesswork and needless experimentation. Simply put, Script Debugger makes AppleScript easy.

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Late Night Software Ltd., established in 1995, is a privately held company that specializes in the development of award-winning Macintosh scripting tools. Copyright 1995-2008 Late Night Software Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, AppleScript and Apple Automator are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Washington, DC – Newly released version 2.0 of Wide Email makes writing emails on your iPhone or iPod touch faster and easier. Wide Email lets users hold their iPhone sideways to type emails on the wider, landscape-mode keyboard – which is easier, faster, and more accurate to type on than the vertical keyboard in the iPhone’s built-in email program. And now in version 2.0, LizzardWerks has added new features to Wide Email’s time-saving “typing shortcuts.”

With these shortcuts – or typing macros – users can now enter multiple lines of text, or even multiple paragraphs, by typing just a few letters. Customize these shortcuts by adding and editing your own for frequently used phrases. For example, typing “adr” could automatically insert a person’s complete street address. Or “sig1″ could instantly insert a personal email signature, while “sig2″ inserts their work email signature. Professionals might add a shortcut so that typing “d” inserts the entire standard corporate disclaimer for their company.

Wide Email is the only landscape email program for the iPhone and iPod touch that has this killer time-saving feature. Former BlackBerry and Windows Mobile users who are “switchers” and who loved typing macros on their old phones will be glad to see typing shortcuts come to the iPhone.

Users can also instantly compose entire emails by using previously sent drafts, which Wide Email saves automatically, as templates or “stationary” for starting new emails. Version 2.0 now lets users selectively delete these sent drafts so they can keep only the ones they’ll use again. These new features add to the other features in Wide Email, including unlimited saved drafts, full international character support, and auto-saving of drafts and sent drafts.

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LizzardWerks is an independent iPhone developer based in Washington, D.C. Copyright 2008 LizzardWerks. 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, UK – Mac Bundle Box today launched their much awaited affiliate program, allowing blog or website owners to earn $1.50 USD per sale by placing various advertisements on their websites. Affiliates can take advantage of the various banners and text links Mac Bundle Box has available. The affiliate marketing links and banners are available in Text, JavaScript and Image formats to support the large range of websites and web hosts on the internet.

The Mac Bundle Box Affiliate Program is available free of charge, all of the affiliate payments will be paid via PayPal at the end of each bundle or mini bundle promotion. Mac Bundle Box will also be launching the affiliate center, a website on which affiliates can sign in to check ad Impressions, Clicks, Sales and Money Made. The affiliate center also offers a simple copy and paste system, for adding the various advertisments to your site.

Affiliate Program Features:
* Sale tracking
* Ad click and impression tracking
* Copy and paste, pre-made advertisments
* Text links for social network posting

Anyone can become a Mac Bundle Box affiliate, even if you don’t purchase one of our bundles. The advertisements in the Affiliate Center are not just for websites, we also have ads that will work on social networking websites and in email signatures, as well as a large variety of ads for websites and blogs.

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Mac Bundle Box was founded by Christian Owens in early 2008. Mac Bundle Box aims to provide the best Mac applications on the market at the lowest possible prices. Christian Owens has much experience in the web and application industries, working with popular social networks and other web professionals such as Chris Pirillo.

Emulate Firefox’s type-ahead search in Safari

Fri, Dec 21 2007 at 7:30AM PST • Submitted by johnga1t

As input managers are in danger in Safari 3.0 and later versions, it might be useful to know that a type-ahead search feature that emulates Firefox can be enabled in Safari using a fairly simple hack that involves native OS X tricks.

To do so, quit Safari and go to System Preferences » Keyboard & Mouse » Keyboard Shortcuts. Click the ‘+’ to add a new shortcut, select Safari as the Application, Find… as the Menu Title, and a temporary (and arbitrary) shortcut as Keyboard Shortcut. (Note that this field does not allow a simple entry, such as ‘/’, but instead requires a modifier key like Command or Option.)

Now go to ~/Library/Preferences and edit com.apple.Safari.plist. (You may be able to just double-click and open the plist in Property List Editor if you have Xcode installed.) Find the NSUserKeyEquivalents entry and edit the string entry for Find…, replacing the arbitrary shortcut you entered earlier with /. This will remove the need for a modifier key, and allow / to activate search.

Now relaunch Safari and type /; you should see the Find box appear, emulating the type-ahead search in Firefox.

via macosxhints.com – Emulate Firefox’s type-ahead search in Safari .

Ekero, Sweden – Maintain is proud to announce the release of Cocktail 4.2.2 (Leopard Edition). This version ddresses an issue in which clearing of user caches may cause Mobile Me synchronization to fail and adds Mac OS X 10.5.6 compatibility. The update is highly recommended for all users of Cocktail (Leopard Edition).

Cocktail 4.2.2 (Leopard Edition) is distributed as a Universal Binary and runs natively on both PowerPC and Intel Macs. Cocktail 4.2.2 (Leopard Edition) requires Mac OS X / Mac OS X Server 10.5 or later and is tested for compatibility with Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server 10.5.6.

Cocktail 4.2.1 (Tiger Edition) for Mac OS X 10.4.x and Cocktail 3.7 (Panther Edition) for Mac OS X 10.3.x are available for download from our website.

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 one click of the button.

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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. Among our clients are: Puma, The New York Times, Ericsson, Sandvik, Learning Tree International, Fortum, The City Of Calgary, Peak Performance, Loreal, Harvard University, Los Angeles Times, Tribune Company, Swedish Film Institute, Otava, Weber, ESPN, Midway, Massachusetts Medical Society, Business Week, Swedish National Police Board, Pinnacle Systems, Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, Stockbyte, University of Texas, South Park Studios.

Flower Mound, Texas – Tapbots is proud to announce Weightbot 1.2, the newest version of the best weight tracking program for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Weightbot is a weight-tracking robot. Whether you are trying to lose (or gain) weight, tracking your progress has never been more fun. Set your goal, record your weight, view your BMI, and see your progress on a beautiful graph. Weightbot was designed for everyone to use.

New in this version:
* Imperial Stones support for UK
* Localized for Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese and Swedish

Features:
* Input your weight up to once a day with a streamlined user interface
* Easily change or remove your weight from any day
* Instantly view your BMI as you set your weight
* Set your goal weight to know where the finish line is
* View your weight over time on a beautiful and easy to read graph
* Toggle units between lbs/kg for weight and ft/cm for height
* Set a numeric passcode to protect your data from being viewed by others

Coming Soon (Free Updates):
* Export data into a portable format
* Data summary view. Tells you average weight lost per week/month, forecasts, and more
* Localization

System requirements:
iPhone or iPod Touch with OS 2.0 or later.

Pricing and Availability:
Weightbot is currently on sale for $0.99 (75% off) to celebrate the holidays, and is available now world wide and can be purchased from the iTunes App Store for $0.99.

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Tapbots is a small software company focused on providing innovative and beautiful solutions for the iPhone and iPod Touch platform. Copyright 2008 Tapbots. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

London, UK – The Pixelmator Team today released Pixelmator 1.3.2, an update to the revolutionary GPU-powered image editing tool that provides everything needed to create, edit, and enhance still images. Available today as a free software update, Pixelmator 1.3.2 features new Select Color Range Tool, Japanese localization, bug fixes, and minor improvements.

Pixelmator’s new Select Color Tool allows the artist to select a specified color or color range within an existing selection or an entire image. Other new and improved features in Pixelmator 1.3.2 include Japanese localization, minor usability improvements, and some bug fixes.

Beautifully designed, Pixelmator is an easy-to-use, layer-based image editor that offers everything users need to create, edit and enhance their images. Not only is it possible to link and arrange added layers, but Pixelmator allows the user to blend layers, change their opacity, create clipping masks or even add layer masks to hide some portions of layer. Quickly create layers from photos, other pictures, from selections or even from iSight.

Pricing and Availability
Pixelmator 1.3.2 is available for $59 (USD). Pixelmator 1.3.2 is a free update to current Pixelmator customers. System requirements, as well as a 30-day Pixelmator trial and more information on Pixelmator, can be found at their website.

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Founded in 2007 by two brothers, the Pixelmator Team develops practical, fun, innovative, and easy-to-use software for the world’s most sophisticated operating system, the Mac OS X. Copyright 2007-2008 Pixelmator. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Vilnius, Lithuania – Jumsoft announces the release of Keynote Backgrounds FX 3.0, a collection of 26 high-quality QuickTime movies in a powerful codec, H.264. Keynote Backgrounds FX 3.0 includes 10 new motion backgrounds, plus 16 backgrounds from the previous version. Impress your audience with sparkle and action in all your presentations.

Keynote Backgrounds FX 3.0 is recommended for those who enjoy producing creative presentations with the addition of something special. The motion backgrounds are also great for those who use Keynote Themes FX and wish to emphasize special slides. The backgrounds in Keynote Backgrounds FX 3.0 can also be used as screen savers during coffee breaks or audience question and answer sessions. From falling money to a ticking clock, floating clouds to a radiant sea surface, the wide choice of backgrounds is perfect for business, entertainment, and academic purposes.

There is no need to worry about the crash of a movie because every background is 1024×768 pixels in size, providing modern presentation images. Additionally, Keynote Backgrounds FX 3.0 movies are prepared for looping, allowing seamless and endless playback of any background in the package.

Pricing and Availability:
Keynote Backgrounds FX 3.0 requires Mac OS X 10.4.3 Tiger or later and Apple iWork ‘06 or later. Keynote Backgrounds FX 3.0 may be purchased for $49 (USD) The upgrade from Keynote Backgrounds FX 2.0 is $19.99.

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Neptune Beach, FL – Tropical Software, Inc. has released the latest version of TopXNotes, our modern note pad for Mac OS X loaded with handy features. TopXNotes 1.4.0 is now better than ever. The biggest change is that we have merged TopXNotes iPod’s features into TopXNotes.

If you had either, your serial number will still work with this new version and you get our wildly popular iPod features. We have also added one of our most requested features – Spell Checking. There is now also an option to insert the date and time, and we have made several changes to make notes easier to navigate, as well as some changes to make secure notes even more secure.

What’s new in this version:

This “unity” version has significant changes so it honors all previous serial numbers for TopXNotes and TopXNotes iPod. TopXNotes iPod is now TopXNotes. TopXNotes now contains all iPod features formerly found in TopXNotes iPod.

New Features:
* Spell Checking
* Insert Date/Time
* Note Info (formerly called Note Settings) now contains notation to make locating a note hiding in a Group hierarchy easier by displayed note path in * Group hierarchy (in blue)
* Note Info now contains “Number of lines” and “Number of characters” (text color green)
* Keyboard shortcuts for View to View navigation

Changed Features
* iPod and QuickNotes Categories no longer trigger the “Multiple” label, but still work as expected in the Category tab of the NoteOrganizer
* New Spell Checking preference in the Note panel
* Double entry required for all passwords
* Preference option to show passwords as typed. The preference only applies to a New Note when it is created. It is not tied to the menu item Check “Spelling as you type”.
cmd+P remapped to print current note, not print all notes
* “Note Settings” menu item renamed “Note Info” with a “cmd+I” keyboard shortcut

Fixed:
* Minor change in note loading so a note will continue to be read even if a null character is present
* This version also will not require repeated serial number entry after free version updates.
* Fixed issue with deleting notes with names longer than 31 characters

TopXNotes has been awarded 4 out of 5 mice by Macworld magazine in their “Summer of Mac Gems” series of reviews and 9 of 10 by Macsimum News. TopXNotes was favored by the Macworld reviewer for its “clean, single window interface that puts controls for highlighting and marking up your text right at your fingertips,” as well as its exclusive QuickNotes feature.

System Requirements:
TopXNotes requires a PPC or Intel Macintosh computer running Mac OS 10.3.9 or higher. TopXNotes requires very little disk space (usually under 20 MB depending on the amount of notes stored). TopXNotes currently requires 20 MB of RAM. For iPod models that are supported for iPod export see our website.

Pricing and Availability:
TopXNotes 1.4 retails for $40.00 USD ($45 on CD).

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Waterloo, Ontario – Primate Labs announced today the immediate availability of Geekbench 2.1, an update to their cross-platform processor and memory benchmark for Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris, and Windows. Geekbench provides a comprehensive set of benchmarks engineered to quickly and accurately measure processor and memory performance. Designed to make benchmarks easy to run and easy to understand, Geekbench takes the guesswork out of producing robust and reliable benchmark results.

Geekbench 2.1 focused on making the application more approachable to new users by overhauling the benchmark result view in a way that make benchmark scores more prominent and easier to understand. These same improvements were also ported to the newly redesigned Geekbench Result Browser making scores even easier to compare than before.

Version 2.1 also includes a number of new features and bug fixes for power users, including offline result submission, increased benchmark accuracy in virtual machines, and improved timing code that better handles software-overclocked systems.

Minimum System Requirements:
Mac OS X 10.4 or later, Windows XP or later, or Fedora Core 8 or later are required to use Geekbench 2.1.

Pricing and Availability:
Geekbench costs $19.95 (USD) for new users, Geekbench 2.0 users will receive the update for free. Please visit the product website for further details.

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