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Montreal, Quebec, Canada – Edovia is proud to announce that Rocket Taxi has shipped and is now available on the App Store. Rocket Taxi, uses the device’s Location Services to find nearby taxi companies. The new 2.0 versions has several improvements such as faster results and better overall performance.

Search has been extended to taxi companies and the biggest new feature is the new map system that is powered by Apple’s MapKit. This new map is far more precise than on the older version and lets the user interact with it. Moreover, i addition to the estimated fare, Rocket Taxi 2.0 now shows you the best route between your starting and destination points.

“Rocket Taxi has been a hit since it’s release and we’re very happy to release this new version. With the new integrated map, the app is a lot more useful and when Apple announced MapKit, we were quickly at work to improve our best selling app”, said Luc Vandal, founder of Edovia Inc. “We have also fixed a lot of bugs and polished the overall user experience and feel that the app is very solid and a must have update.”

Minimum Requirements:
iPhone or iPod touch 3.0 or later

Pricing and Availabilty:
Rocket Taxi 2.0 is available on the App Store now for $1.99 (USD). This is a free update to all current users.

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Edovia is a software company located in Montreal, Canada. The company was created by Luc Vandal in 2003 and went through several changes and phases, until it devoted all it’s resources to the Mac and iPhone platforms. Edovia has been developing apps for the iPhone since early 2008 and offered Linguo and Steps on the App Store opening, on July 11, 2008. We love what we do and we are driven by creativity. We believe in developing solutions that are easy to use, intuitive, innovative and fun. Copyright 2009 Edovia. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Cumberland, Rhode Island – Sustainable Softworks is proud to announce that its premier product, IPNetMonitorX, is featured for the next three weeks at TheMacBundles. IPNetMonitorX is a troubleshooting toolkit for debugging internet service problems and optimizing performance. Through TheMacBundles, IPNetMonitorX, which normally sells for $60, is available as a bundle – with 10 other great programs – for only $50. This is a savings of $10 off the single copy price, with an additional 10 programs included.

“I’m excited about this opportunity to share IPNetMonitorX with a broader audience.” said Peter Sichel, Chief Engineer of Sustainable Softworks. “If you’ve ever struggled with some Internet feature that isn’t working,” Sichel continues, “or just want to explore and understand the Internet better, IPNetMonitorX is a welcome addition to your toolbox.”

At TheMacBundles, IPNetMonitorX is joined by these other quality Mac programs:
* Caboodle – A lean, clean, snippet machine
* MailTags – Transform Apple’s Mail into a powerful email organization system
* PrintMagic – Easily select and print just the info you want to print from any program
* ShutterBug – Easily share photos and stories with this easy-to-use website creation tool
* Trampoline – Get to your most important apps and folders faster
* Typinator – Automate inserting frequently used text and correcting errors
* Voila – Capture, annotate, and share anything you see on your screen
* World Clock Deluxe – Easily keep track of time anywhere in the world

Plus these bonus apps:
* Dock Gone – Keep the dock out of the way when you don’t need it
* Smart Trash – Selectively delete just what you want deleted on each mounted volume

TheMacBundles is different from other software promotions. It’s run by and for independent Mac developers. Without any “middle man”, TheMacBundles is able to offer the customer great prices on quality software. “Not only is it a great deal,” says Sichel. “you are supporting developers who have made a real difference for the Mac.”

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Sustainable Softworks is a Macintosh software developer inspired by building tools to make technology more accessible and improve the Mac user experience. The company was founded in 1996 by Peter Sichel to build a software IP router for the Mac. Its IPNetRouter software received a 1999 Macworld Editor’s Choice Award for Best Network Utility and was licensed to Apple Computer as part of the original AirPort Software Base Station. Sustainable Softworks’ dedication to customer support and continuous improvement has attracted many delighted customers as it adds new products and features to extend the Mac in areas that have otherwise been neglected.

Ozark, Mo/United States – Millard Grubb and Backyard Gazette Publishing have released a new audio CD for Mac owners that will help make their lives a little brighter. 7 Secrets Of Making Cash With Your Mac looks at using a Macintosh specifically to grow an information business right from your home.

“Being able to work from home on simple projects to make extra income using a Mac has always been my goal,” says Grubb. “The easiest thing to do with a Mac is take what’s in your head and create something,” continues Grubb.

It’s often been said that everyone has a book inside them. Grubb maintains that with a Mac, it’s not only books, but CDs, DVDs, audio files, and Quicktime movies.

“Everyone knows something that they do well. It might be making the best cornbread, it might be detailing a car, it might be writing folk songs. What ever it is, the Mac helps you to create from your experience, and hopefully gain some cash from the deal.”

This FREE CD explains how any Macintosh owner with simple software like iLife can create an income stream. The new CD covers everything from product creation, easy projects, offline projects, online projects, publicity, and marketing.

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Located in Ozark, Mo/USA, Backyard Gazette was founded in 2003 by Millard Grubb. Practical products that help business make money easier, faster, without a lot of hype are the goal. Millard has been a Mac entrepreneur since the mid-1980s and continues to create books, manuals, and training materials on his Mac. All Material and Software (C) 2009 Backyard Gazette / All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPod, the iPod logo, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Wichita, Kansas – QuickerTek, the leader of power and wireless Apple products, today announces the Quicky Junior II which simply plugs into the USB port of any Mac computer running at least 10.4. x Tiger and newer. The single driver makes it all work, there are no extra steps to immediate wireless satisfaction. Whether using a coffee shop network or tapping into the network in the office, Quicky Jr. II provides increased range while maintaining speed.

Not only is the Quicky Jr. II easy to use, it also weighs a mere half ounce, so it’s perfect for the Mac user on the go. It fits in your shirt pocket and no external power is needed, so there’s no power brick to lug around. It does come with a cradle for those times when you need to move the device around to get the best possible signal available. And like all good Mac products, it’s styled to look right with any Apple laptop such as PowerBooks, MacBooks, MacBook Pros or iBooks.

Quicky Jr, II is fully compatible with all devices rated for 802.11b/g/n networking in addition to the Apple AirPort Base Stations. That means users can get up to 15 megabit per second transfer rates at the office, school, airport or any available wireless network. Quicky Jr. II also keeps your internet and network transfers safe with 64/128 bit WEP/WPA encryption.

QuickerTek innovated the Quicky USB wireless booster design years ago and this version is a smaller, lighter and more affordable version – so any Apple laptop user can expand their wireless performance. Quicky Jr. II is ideal for Apple MacBook, MacBook Pro and iBooks, but is equally at home boosting the wireless networking range of desktop Macs as well. Any open USB port will do.

The Quicky Jr. II is priced at $89.95 (USD) from QuickerTek and their resellers. Like most QuickerTek products, the new Quicky Jr. II is backed with a one-year warranty on parts and labor. Additional information is found at QuickerTek online.

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QuickerTek has been a recognized leading innovator of power and wireless upgrades for Apple Power Macintosh, Mac Pro, iMac PPC and Intel, PowerBook, MacBook, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air computers. QuickerTek products can be purchased online and from authorized resellers.

New York, NY – Sonic Boom, a leading publisher and creator of mobile games and applications, today announced its partnership with Bight Games and the release of its stellar line-up. Big Top 10 is available now for iPhone(TM) and iPod(R) Touch. The highly anticipated Kill All Bugs and Puzzlings are expected to launch in the App Store in the coming week, and will be published on major wireless carriers throughout North America this fall.

“We’re excited to publish titles that raise the bar with great gameplay experiences, said Lou Fasulo, SVP of Publishing of Sonic Boom. “Kill All Bugs, Puzzlings and Big Top 10 have garnered rave reviews. Sonic continues to demonstrate its commitment to work with talented, passionate developers like Bight to deliver compelling entertainment experiences.”

Kill All Bugs:
Kill All Bugs is a tower defense/RTS hybrid game that pays homage to B-movies, and promises real insect AI. Players are dropped into a frenzied battle to save humanity from mutant bugs. Construct a gauntlet to keep insects at bay, with access to a slew of heavy weapons, high tech defenses and air strikes. Kill All Bugs will be available for $3.99 (USD) in the App Store.

“Bight is committed to making great games, and Sonic Boom has been hugely supportive, giving us free reign to innovate,” said Stuart Duncan, CEO of Bight Games. “Sonic has increased our distribution footprint via major wireless carriers with planned creative tie-ins.”

Puzzlings:
Puzzlings is a one-of-a-kind match 3 game that drives innovation in the genre with an exciting new “twist” on gameplay, rich avatar customization and item collection. Players begin a quest to solve puzzle levels in the Overworld, explore cloud-covered locations, and find over 120 unique items to customize their avatar. Previews from IGN Wireless, 148Apps, Touch Arcade, PocketGamer, SlidetoPlay, and other reviewers have solidified Puzzlings’ universal appeal. Once released in the App Store, Puzzlings will be $4.99 (USD).

Big Top 10:
Big Top 10 is deceptively simple. Solve a grid of numbers and score points by making sums of 10. Gameplay is inspired by Boggle and letter jumble games. Big Top 10 is available now for 99 cents.

About Bight Games
Bight Games is a leading developer of mobile games that has created a portfolio of compelling original and licensed content for Java, BREW and iPhone.

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Sonic Boom is a leading publisher of mobile interactive entertainment based in Manhattan, NY. Founded in 2003, David Danon is founder and CEO of this independently funded company. Sonic Boom delivers personalized mobile experiences through its networked games and apps. Sonic Boom’s other iPhone games and apps, include iZombie: Death March, Redneck Fishin’, and Tattoo Shop. Copyright 2003-2009 Sonic Boom, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

New Udupi, India – Global Delight is proud to bundle Voila, the advanced Mac screen-capture, web-capture and image-editing tool, with 9 other quality Mac applications at TheMacBundles. Macworld UK, in their review verdict Voila as a great replacement and enhancement for Mac’s screen-capture features, an ideal tool for tutorials, business presentations or even basic photo editing.

Macworld UK Editors awarded Voila with 4 Star Editors’ Choice rating, while the Macworld Australia Editors were impressed with Voila’s screen-capture and editing capabilities and awarded it with a 4.5 mice rating. Voila was also one of the finalists in the 2009 Macworld Awards in the Editors’ Choice category and was also nominated in the Best Software category by the enthusiastic Macworld Readers.

Voila 2.0 has a wide array of options for capturing snaps from a simple full screen capture to captures involving different shapes, objects, menu, scrolling page, freehand, and webcam images. Snaps of entire webpage can be captured by importing the URL or by typing it within the built-in browser. Further, multiple regions or multiple DOM elements within the webpage can be captured. Users can also capture snaps from iSight or any other webcam and annotate and share them. Voila has a great set of image editing tools and instant image sharing options, including Mail, Flickr and FTP. The built-in organizer allows users to manage history of their captures, smart collections and custom collections.

At the TheMacBundles, other quality Mac software joins Voila:
* Caboodle: Collect random snippets of text or images
* IPNetMonitorX: Tool that helps you monitor your internet connection
* MailTags: Add meaning to your messages
* PrintMagic: Print only selected area in documents or browser
* ShutterBug: WYSIWYG website creation tool
* Trampoline: The quickest route to the tools you need
* Typinator: Your Typing Automator – Type faster with fewer errors
* World Clock Deluxe: A powerful and easy-to-use time tool

Bonus Apps for the first 14 days:
* Dock Gone: Keep the Dock out of your way until you need it
* Smart Trash: Enhances Mac OS X trash can functions

Availability and Pricing:
Voila, along with 9 other titles, can be purchased at TtheMacbundles website for a great low price of $49.95 (USD). Users can avail an additional $5 off on each bundle while buying 2 or more bundles; the benefit is also extended for gifting bundles. The early buyers within first 14 days would also get 2 bonus applications.

The Farmers Market for software; no hype, no games, no middlemen. Just great software at great prices. TheMacbundles creates a win-win situation: Consumers get the best software at the best prices and developers receive an equitable distribution of the proceeds from the sale of their software. And this arrangement encourages and supports the development of more great software.

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Global Delight is a perfect blend of Mac aficionados, tech geeks and right-brained technologists that aspire to create something exceptionally extraordinary. At Global Delight, we understand our users and their desire to savor the experience of using their Macs for various Web 2.0 and media-related software. The idea is to re-think solutions to complicated problems and imagine simple, elegant, engaging products that are delightful to the eye and easy to use.

Miami, FL – To text or not to text … the answer to that question may mean losing a job or gaining a new client. The answer is also now just a tap away on your iPhone. Dale Webb, Director of The Protocol Centre(TM) in Coral Gables, Florida, announced today the debut of “Etiquette Avenue,” an iPhone and iPod Touch application now available in the App Store. The App puts screens of professional protocol advice in the hands of millions who can use it in ever-more competitive times.

“We all notice the little things, especially in the workplace, when we’re evaluating whether someone is a ‘must-have’ member of the team,” said Webb. “Etiquette Avenue’s information is a version of our Best Protocol Practices curriculum updated and adapted to an App. We used the most requested ‘help-me topics’ from our clients. These are the skills one needs to be competitive.”

“Etiquette Avenue,” designed by Blue Whale Web Solutions, offers 14 Etiquette Categories, ranging from electronic etiquette to tips on small talk and networking. A “Tip of the Day” offers a quick tutorial, and dining photos help the uninitiated navigate complex table settings. The App can be downloaded for $2.99 at The Apple Store.

Like a polished executive, “Etiquette Avenue” pays attention to the details. Jim Morin, a Pulitzer-Prize winning cartoonist, created the whimsical illustrations introducing each category. Gregg Weiss of Blue Whale conceived the illustrations as ‘flash cards’ that flip to reveal advice, like how to deliver the perfect handshake and enter and exit a chair for dining. (Yes, there is a correct way to sit down.)

As for advice on texting in socially sensitive situations … “be respectful of others in your quest to be connected. When you are tapping and checking, you lose eye contact, and people know what you are doing. Etiquette is about respect AND common sense,” said Webb, who recently witnessed a groomsman checking his phone during a wedding. “The Protocol Centre wants etiquette to reach as many people as possible. What better way than on your iPhone?”

The Protocol Centre(TM) provides seminars on Business and Dining Etiquette and International Briefings for corporations, educational institutions, government and individuals. Each seminar is designed and customized for the client providing completely up-to-date information on 21st century business etiquette and dining protocols. Blue Whale Web Solutions designed the iPhone and iPod Touch application Gold Price Grabber.

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The Protocol Centre(TM) provides seminars on Business and Dining Etiquette and International Briefings for corporations, educational institutions, government and individuals. Each seminar is designed and customized for the client providing completely up-to-date information on 21st century business etiquette and dining protocols. Copyright 2009 The Protocol Centre. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Chicago, Illinois – Yazsoft today announced a major update to their flagship download manager, Speed Download, version 5.2. Developed exclusively for Mac OS X, Speed Download is an easy to use, powerful and reliable download manager. Speed Download sets a higher standard for download manager innovation, and is expressly designed to be a central, unified hub for almost all downloading and file transfer activities.

This major new update continues to enhance and tweak the performance of Speed Download to ensure utmost reliability. Version 5.2 includes tons of key improvements and prepares the ground work for the next generation of turbo-charged downloading.

Some Key New Features in Version 5.2:
* New: Optimized and turbo-charged for Mac OS X 10.5.7
* New: Under the hood changes to prepare SD for the next generation Mac OS X
* Misc: Several fixes and internal tweaks

Supported Languages:
* US English, French, and Polish

System Requirements:
* Requires Mac OS X 10.4.11 or later; Leopard ready
* 19 MB Hard Drive Space
* Internet connection
* Any popular Mac OS X Internet browser

Pricing and Availability:
* $25: 1 User license
* $40: 2 User license (Save $10)
* $100: 5 user license (Save $25)
* Upgrade pricing available to qualified users

For A Limited Time: Take advantage of discounted pricing on Speed Download and all our other applications. Speed Download has been downloaded over 20 million times and met with praise from reviewers, web authors, developers, and beta testers. “The fastest, most complete most recommended download manager for the Mac” – MacReview. We are a team dedicated to developing quality software for the Macintosh platform. Thanks to all for your support.

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Based in Chicago, Illinois, Yazsoft was founded in 2001 to develop software expressly for the Mac platform. With an emphasis on total customer satisfaction, Yazsoft makes up a development team of 5 professionals, each responsible for coding, marketing, and total customer support. As Yazsoft’s spotlight product, Speed Download is regularly updated to ensure optimal performance at all times. Copyright (C) 2001-2008 Yazsoft. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Vancouver, Canada – Cadent Computing Inc. today is delighted to announce wineCellar 2.0, a major update to their popular wine collection and organizer for Mac OS X and Windows. Perfect for wine aficionados and connoisseurs alike, Cadent wineCellar is a unique application for storing, viewing and retrieving information about anyone’s wine collection. The application can store up to 2000 wine entries (100 during the free 30-day trial).

Sporting a modern, clear interface, Cadent wineCellar stores the entire collection in a single file which is portable to other computers. It enables wine tasters to view their collection as an interactive hierarchical chart, as a list, as well as thumbnail pictures, each reflective of the other, and all categorized through easy-to-use selectors. Quickly generate a “buy list” for the next trip to the wine store.

Easily search and retrieve wine information by using multiple selectors. Narrow a search by country, varietal and vineyard, as well as the location where each wine is stored. With an (optional) internet connection, users can conveniently research the web to find more information for any given wine. Cadent provides aficionados a sample database and screencasts as a handy guide to quickly learn and explore the many features wineCellar offers.

Feature Highlights:
* View wine information as thumbnails, list, or search hierarchy
* Interactive, hierarchical graph for browsing collection
* Search and retrieve information using multiple selectors to narrow a search
* Store photos of wine labels in the database
* Quickly generate a “buy list” for the next trip to the wine store
* Quickly determine which wines are drinkable or have expired
* Entire collection is stored in a single, portable file
* Provide the location where each wine is stored
* With an internet connection, research to find more information on the web for any given wine
* Store up to 2000 wine entries

Version 2.0 is a major update and includes many new feature enhancements. Among wineCellar’s most prolific features is its ability to sync user’s wine entries to the company’s new synchronization service, Cadent Cloud. wineCellar 2.0 will allow a user to create an account in the Cadent Cloud and then to sync wine entries to the cloud. Changes made to cloud entries will synchronize back to the application on the next sync invocation.

Users can access their wine entries in the cloud via two web sites: one aimed at desktops, and one aimed at mobile devices. Both web sites use https (secure sockets layer) to keep login credentials and data private. The mobile site is kept minimalist to be fast and efficient for all mobile devices which support https connections (i.e. smart phones, PalmPre, and iPhone).

Minimum Requirements:
* Mac OS X Version 10.4 Tiger or later (Leopard Compatible)
* Universal Binary for PowerPC and Intel
* Windows XP/Vista
* 15 MB Hard Drive space
* Internet Connection optional

Pricing and Availability:
Cadent wineCellar 2.0 is only $25.00 (USD) and is available as a full featured download. The 30-day trial is limited to 100 wines with no access to Cadent Cloud. Registering allows for 2000 wine entries. Cloud allows for 500 wine entries to be uploaded/synchronized. The first year of Cadent Cloud use comes free with the purchase of wineCellar 2.0, with a $15.00 (USD) subscription fee for each subsequent year. wineCellar 2.0 is a free upgrade for all wineCellar 1.x owners.

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Located in beautiful Vancouver, Canada, Cadent Computing Inc. is a privately held 12 year old company founded in 1997 by Doug Oucharek. With a focus on the Mac and Windows platforms, Cadent Computing’s aim is to develop unique, yet useful products, complemented by superb user experience and first-class customer support. A special emphasis is given to making applications OS agnostic for both desktop systems as well as mobile devices. Copyright 1997-2009 Cadent Computing Inc. All Rights Reserved. Apple, and the Apple logo are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Reston, VA – About Objects today announced a new public schedule for iPhone Programming Workshop, a hands-on developer training course on the iPhone SDK. The course has been updated to reflect Apple’s recent release of the latest version (3.0) of the SDK. Classes will be conducted July 27 – July 31, and August 10 – August 14, at the About Objects headquarters in Reston, VA, and August 24 – August 28 near the Apple campus in Cupertino, CA.

The iPhone Programming Workshop is built around hands-on lab exercises that allow participants to learn the Objective-C language, iPhone-related libraries and frameworks, and Apple’s development tools, including Xcode, Interface Builder, in a progressive series of steps. Attendees begin by writing simple Objective-C programs and gradually work their way up to writing a iPhone apps with a wide variety of features. Class sizes are deliberately kept small to ensure plenty of hands-on guidance; typically, classes comprise eight to twelve attendees.

Topics covered include the following:
* Using the Xcode IDE and Interface Builder
* Objective-C basics
* Foundation classes
* Memory management techniques
* Cocoa Touch design patterns
* Custom drawing and animation
* Touch screen user interaction
* Working with interactive controls such as buttons, text fields, etc.
* Using table views to present and manage data
* Navigation and tab bar controllers
* Working with web content
* Persisting user and application data
* Working with accelerometer input, location data, and other core services.
* Working with .nib files

The iPhone Programming Workshop is taught by noted developer and author Jonathan Lehr. Jonathan has over a decade of experience developing software in Objective-C for Apple platforms, and has trained hundreds of developers in these technologies.

About Objects also provides training on a number of related topics, including the following course titles: ANSI C Programming, Objective-C Programming, Objective-C for Beginners, and Cocoa Programming Workshop. All About Objects courses are available for onsite delivery as well as for open enrollment in our classrooms.

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About Objects is a leading source of training and development in Objective-C on the iPhone OS and Mac OS X platforms, and was the first company in the world to offer public developer training on the iPhone SDK. Headquartered in the Accenture building in Reston, VA, About Objects offers public training at multiple locations, including Cupertino, CA, as well as onsite training. The company also provides development and consulting services for the iPhone OS and Mac OS X.

Hagenberg, Austria – Ergonis Software today announced the release and immediate availability of Typinator 3.5, the fastest and most robust version of its highly acclaimed text expansion tool for auto-typing text and auto-correcting typos.

When it comes to text expansion, Typinator has always shined for its speed and robustness as well as compatibility with arbitrary applications. The new version of Typinator introduces a new technology that makes the expansion and insertion of text even faster than before. Besides that, the new version includes a long list of other enhancements, including improved compatibility with XCode, BBEdit and TextWrangler, Eclipse and many Java applications. Finally, the update fixes among others a problem that caused Typinator to forget its license information when preferences were synced with MobileMe. All this makes Typinator 3.5 the fastest and most compatible text expander ever.

“When we design a product, we follow our overall concept and try to ‘make it as simple as possible, but not simpler’. Instead of overloading a product with features, we emphasize on ease-of-use, speed, and robustness. When working on Typinator 3.5, we got inspired by what Apple did with Snow Leopard. We decided to take the time to build on a well-established feature set and optimize it concerning speed and robustness,” said Günther Blaschek, CTO of Ergonis Software. “The result is an even snappier and more compatible version of Typinator that comes with a new expansion technology, taking the speed of text expansion to the next level and reinforcing Typinator as the fastest text expander in town”.

Typinator is a powerful, yet elegantly simple solution that works across all applications. It detects specific sequences of typed characters and automatically replaces them with text snippets, graphics, URLs, dates and special characters.

For business users, Typinator leads to a layer of operational consistency and productivity across heterogeneous applications. A standard customer service response, a signature image on an email, a clause in a contract – each of these can be inserted in any application with just a couple of keystrokes. For technical users, Typinator automates typing of code and the implementation of documentation standards.

Visit Ergonis Software’s website to learn more about the changes in this release and to download and try the new version.

Availability and Ordering:
Typinator can be purchased securely on the Ergonis Software website. The upgrade to Typinator 3.5 is free for all customers who purchased Typinator in the last 2 years. For information about purchases, including enterprise licenses, volume discounts, and upgrade pricing offers, see the company’s web site.

Instead of purchasing Typinator by itself, customers can get the Macility Productivity Bundle that also contains two of the company’s other productivity tools, PopChar X and KeyCue. The pricing of the Productivity Bundle represents a saving of more than 35% over the separate purchase of its components.

Typinator 3.5 requires Mac OS X version 10.4 or newer, Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) is recommended. The new expansion technique requires Mac OS X 10.5.5 or newer.

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Headquartered in Hagenberg, Austria, Ergonis Software Gmbh is a privately held software development company founded in 2002. With a focus on innovation, Ergonis develops ergonomic and intuitive software that boosts the productivity of Mac and PC users alike. Copyright 2002-2009 Ergonis Software Gmbh. All Rights Reserved. Ergonis products are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Ergonis Software GmbH. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Vancouver, Washington – unmarked software today announces the release and immediate availability of TextSoap(R) 6.2.2, an update to its text processing utility for Mac OS X. The TextSoap 6.2.2 update is a maintenance release that fixes a number of reported issues and adds support for using Services on rich text with images.

Other issues address:
* Scripting Addition now longer interfers with new agent scripting.
* Scripting addition command “tsPickCleaner” now uses newer keyboard friendly dialog.
* Remove Style from Text cleaner now allows text to better adopt surround style information.
* Changing zoom no longer causes problems under some circumstances.
* Find dialog improves handling of “ignore case” option when searching with regular expressions.
* Fixed an issue where some rich text might not be processed under certain conditions.

Supported Languages:
* US English

System Requirements:
* Requires Mac OS X v10.5 or later
* Universal Binary: Works great on both Intel and PowerPC
* 14 MB hard Drive space

Take total control of text and its style. Whether it is Mail, AppleWorks, BBEdit, or TextEdit, TextSoap provides integration options such as Services Menu support, Shortcut Menu and Application plug-ins. With a single menu selection TextSoap 6 brings unique processing power to users from within their favorite application.

Pricing and Availability:
TextSoap 6 is available now directly from unmarked software. Pricing for new customers starts at $39.95 (USD). Upgrades for users of TextSoap 4 and 5 start at $24.95 (USD).

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Based in Vancouver, Washington, unmarked software is a privately-held company founded in 1998 by President and CEO, Mark Munz. As a commercial software developer since 1988, Mark’s experience lead him to evangelize the Mac platform with the release of the company’s flagship product, TextSoap. TextSoap has received numerous accolades from press and users around the world. Copyright 1998 – 2009 unmarked Software. All Rights Reserved. TextSoap is a registered trademark of unmarked software. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Incline Village, Nevada – Xeric Design, Ltd. is pleased to announce the release of EarthDesk 5.0, a major upgrade to its award-winning, real-time dynamic desktop map, for Macintosh OS X. EarthDesk 5.0 has been entirely rewritten in Cocoa, adds many new features and is fully compatible with both Leopard (OS X 10.5) and the upcoming Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6).

EarthDesk replaces your static desktop with an image of the Earth showing current sun, moon and city illumination, as well as real-time global cloud coverage, allowing you to track hurricanes and other weather systems on your Macintosh or Windows desktop.

The software operates silently in the background, keeping your desktop updated while you work. Unlike a screen saver, which only appears when your system is idle, EarthDesk’s dynamic desktop is continuously displayed as your desktop background (and optionally as a screen saver).

Major New Features:
* Faster rendering, lower processor usage, more robust and a cleaner interface
* Seasonal maps, with snow and vegetation levels changing month-to-month
* Supports higher resolution map and cloud data on large displays
* Adjustable brightness and background color
* Starfield background option
* Updated political map now displays city lights and/or moonlight
* Supports dual GPUs controlling a single screen as with the new unibody Macs
* Checks for updates automatically

Other improvements:
* The globe projection can now be positioned anywhere on the screen
* EarthDesk now properly handles monitor attach/detach while running
* When overlaying desktop pictures, the image aspect ratio is respected
* Original desktop restored upon quit, including periodic picture changing
* EarthDesk now displays details of the cloud capture date and time
* The evaluation watermark in the unlicensed version is now softer

EarthDesk 5.0 is a full rewrite, with many internal improvements:
* EarthDesk’s rendering engine has been fully rewritten in Cocoa.
* 32/64 bit application and ready for Snow Leopard.
* No dependence on older Carbon or QuickDraw technologies.

Pricing and Availability:
EarthDesk 5.0 requires Mac OS X 10.5 or newer. Single user copies may be purchased online for $24.95 (USD). Upgrades are available for $12.95 for licensed users of version 4 and $17.95 for licensed users of versions 1, 2 and 3. For more information and to download an evaluation version, please visit our website. Editorial Review copies and high resolution screenshots are available to qualified persons upon request.

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Xeric Design, based in Incline Village, Nevada, is a leader in global time and mapping software. Its flagship product, EarthDesk, for both Macintosh and Windows, is enjoyed by users in more than 140 countries.

Paris, France – Do you want to start running? You decided you had to lose weight, or just be more fit. eCOMPOSITE just released an iPhone App that’s really for you then. 321Run Lite is your coach on our iPhone: plug your earphones and listen to it tell you when to change rythm, how long you’ve run.

“I did this for me, first, then I tried on my wife, and everybody is running around me now”, said Cyril who developed the app. “It’s really for all runners, from beginners to intermediate, and I hope intensive runners will like it too. You see, I know how pleasant to realize one day that yes you ran these 30 minutes. My preferred training is 10kg in 10 weeks. If only I could stop eating …”

321Run Lite is the free version made for iPod Touch and iPhone users of 321Run, a GPS-enabled version that also records the distance, calories and tells you and your friends what distance you ran.

Having a coach to track your progress, all on your iPhone, allows you to plan when you want to run, and listening to the coach helps you start easily and get in better shape day after day. “2 months ago, I could barely run 10 minutes. Now I have almost reached 30 minutes without stopping, and I doubled the distance”, says Stephanie who discovered the app in tests.

Minimum Requirements:
iPhone or iPod touch 2.2.1 or later

Pricing and Availability:
321Run Lite is available on the AppStore for Free. The full version will be shortly available to all owners of iPhone 3G and 3GS.

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Corby, United Kingdom – Today Branchr Advertising launched new, industry standard advertisements to the network. These allow advertisers, to advertise their products in all the beauty of industry standard ad sizes with the same speed, and real-time statistics of the Branchr network. The new addition also allows publishers to place the new sized ads on their websites to earn generous royalties every time someone clicks.

The new ad sizes are as listed:
* 125×125 (Small Square)
* 728×90 (Leaderboard)
* 468×60 (Banner)
* 300×250 (Medium Square)

These are in addition to the unique Branchr size of 120×90 which is designed to be perfect to attract attention, but not frustrate the user. Both Publishers and Advertisers can start using the service immediately by logging into their Branchr accounts, or registering an account with Branchr.

The new ad sizes come as a welcomed addition to the network giving Advertisers the freedom to advertise in more ways than has ever been possible, and reach new customers that are valuable to their businesses. There are also tremendous benefits for Publishers, increased ad sizes result in more click-throughs and in turn, more Publisher revenue via the Branchr advertisements.

Pricing and Availability:
The new Branchr ad sizes are available right now through the Branchr website. Publishers can access the new ads to display on their site via the Publisher Dashboard. Advertisers can start uploading ads to the network right now via their Advertiser Dashboard. For ad’s to display, an Advertisers account must have a balance of $0.20 (USD) or greater, Advertisers can credit their account with a minimum of $5.00 (USD).

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Branchr is a company founded in early 2009 that aims to bring, low-cost, effective advertising to everyone, without the need for high-risk investments or contracts.

Atom Software, LLC announced today the release of Boat Mania, a new game on the AppStore for the iPhone and iPod Touch. You’ve played traffic control games in the air. Now it’s time to have some addictive fun at the marina! Gameplay is simple yet challenging which is great game for beginners and pros alike.

Your marina has three different colored piers. Boats will appear on the screen at a constantly higher rate. Trace a path for each boat to land at the correctly colored pier. But don’t let them crash into each other or you’ll lose a life! Steer boats over treasures to earn extra points.

Boat Mania includes two exciting modes of game play. Going for the classic high-score using the Quickplay mode is always fun. But it doesn’t stop there. Boat Mania’s Level mode gives you ten unlockable levels to beat. Each level has varying goals. Can you land 150 boats and collect all the coins?

Features:
* Easy Touch-Screen Controls
* Simple Yet Challenging Gameplay
* Quickplay Mode For Non-Stop Boats
* Levels Mode For Unlocking 10 Levels
* Run Over Treasures For Extra Points
* Collect Extra Lives Throughout
* High Score List and Tutorial

Minimum Requirements:
* Works with iPhone and iPod Touch
* Requires the iPhone v2.2.1 or newer

Pricing and Availability:
Boat Mania 1.0 is available on the AppStore for only $0.99 (USD). It is ideal for fans of Flight Control, Parachute Panic, TaxiDrive, Trains and Bloons.

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USA based Atom Software, LLC creates addictive games for iPhone and iPod Touch. Copyright 2009 AtomSoft. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Millstatt, Austria – restoroot.com is proud to announce the release of Letter Opener 2.2, their winmail.dat converter plug-in for Apple Mail. At its basic, Letter Opener processes Microsoft Outlook winmail.dat files without the requirement for a separate, standalone application. Implemented as a plug-in, Letter Opener lives right inside Apple Mac OS X Mail, allowing users to seamlessly convert winmail.dat files to attachments, iCal files, vCards, and more.

Letter Opener was awarded with 5 Mice by Macworld Magazine.

Version 2.2 brings support for Microsoft Outlook reports like delivery receipts and read receipts. It also introduces support for encrypted and signed messages with a winmail.dat attachment. This is a recommended upgrade for all users.

Letter Opener 2.2 Features:
* Treat attachments within a winmail.dat file like other attachments
* Convert Events, Appointments and Tasks for iCal
* Convert Contacts for Address Book
* Nested Message Handling
* Convert Notes for Mail
* Convert Reports for Mail
* Update Checker: Letter Opener checks for the latest available update at startup
* Fully supports Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard), 10.4 (Tiger) and 10.3 (Panther)

Microsoft Outlook doesn’t send any plain text information for contacts, so usually the only way to transfer a contact is using a vCard. With Letter Opener, contact data within winmail.dat can be extracted and saved with a single click. Microsoft Outlook sends calendar items as plain text. But it is not very Mac-like to copy and paste this into iCal. Letter Opener converts these items directly so they appear as sent from another Mac user. When receiving winmail.dat files as email attachments from Microsoft Outlook users, nothing is so seamlessly and conveniently integrated into Apple Mail as Letter Opener.

Minimum Requirements:
* Mac OS X Version 10.3 Panther or higher
* Universal Binary for PowerPC and Intel

More info about the winmail.dat format:
winmail.dat files are sent form Microsoft Outlook or Exchange Server. Some winmail.dat files only contain information used by Outlook to generate a richly formatted view of the message, such as embedded documents or Outlook-specific features such as meeting requests, versit card information, notes and messages forwarded as attachments. Other winmail.dat files may contain files which have been attached to an e-mail message. See the Wikipedia website for more info.

Pricing and Availability:
Letter Opener 2.2 is priced at 19.99 EUR for a single-user license. It is a 9.99 EUR upgrade for all version 1.x customers.

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Based in in Millstatt, Austria, restoroot.com was founded by Christopher Atlan in 2006 with the aim of developing useful software for the Macintosh. As a software engineer from 2002 to 2006 doing Java development, this lead to developing Letter Opener as their first shareware product for the Mac platform. Copyright 2006 – 2009 restoroot.com. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries. Microsoft, Microsoft Outlook are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp.

Berkeley, CA/USA – The brain child of Steve Becker, of MacEase, TheMacBundles represents a unique cooperative marketing model that offers a win-win situation for both developers and consumers. Unlike some other bundle offers, there really is no middleman. Developers have come together to provide a compelling group of software at a compelling price. That means that developers get an equitable distribution of the sale price and buyers get a great price.

Says Kee Nethery, CEO of Kagi, “This model is especially attractive to Kagi. It has always been our mission to find ways to help developers monetize their wares at a fair price. The MacBundles does exactly that. We are very proud to support it.”

Often smaller software developers have little opportunity to get widespread exposure to for their software without giving up a significant portion of their revenue as well. With the launch of the TheMacBundles, developers have market presence and a fair share of the profits.

Featured Bundles on the TheMacBundles will contain only highly regarded software – with the latest version of each title. New bundles will be offered on a regular basis.

Because part of the goal of TheMacBundles is to provide an opportunity to introduce high quality but lesser-known titles to as many consumers as possible, each bundle will be available for only a short period of time – generally only two or three weeks – and the same programs usually will not be offered more than once a year.

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Founded in 1994 by CEO, Kee Nethery ,as an online store reseller and outsourcer, Kagi has provided the place for thousands of software authors and distributors, content providers and physical goods stores to sell online and reach more customers. Kagi is committed to helping developers succeed online by providing world-class services that keep their businesses growing.

Berkeley, CA – MacEase Software is pleased to announce the release of TheMacBundles’ second bundle. MacEase Software and Kagi have worked together to create TheMacBundles, a new marketing model that brings unprecedented value to consumers while also returning to developers an exceptionally high percentage of the revenue produced by the sale of their software.

At the beginning of June TheMacBundles released its first bundle and received widespread praise from journalists, Mac users, and software developers for its unique marketing model. Unlike traditional bundles, TheMacBundles:

* Uses a cooperative marketing model

* Eliminates the middlemen which results in a better value for consumers and more revenue being provided to the developers that created the software

* Includes only the latest version of the titles that are included in a bundle

* Includes no “filler” programs – all titles in a bundle are premium quality software

* Provides only titles which include the same level of support and the same reduced price for upgrades that apply to users who paid the full retail price for the software

* Will be offering new bundles on a regular basis, thus providing an unprecedented selection of high quality software at unprecedented low prices

The first bundle contained 9 top-rated titles but the second bundle includes 11 great titles and at $49.95 (USD) costs no more than the first bundle (this represents a savings of over 80%). Additionally, users that purchase 2 or more copies of the bundle receive a $5 discount off of all the copies purchased resulting in a cost of only $44.95 (USD) per copy.

The bundle will be available for 21 days, but after 14 days the 2 bonus titles will not be available. Purchasers of the bundle always get a 30-day money back satisfaction guarantee.

The 11 programs included in this bundle are:
* Caboodle – a lean, clean, snippet machine
* Dock Gone – keeps the Mac OS X Dock out of the way until users want to see it
* IPNetMonitorX – quickly diagnoses users’ Internet service issues and optimizes users’ connections
* MailTags – takes Apple’s Mail to the next level by adding tags, notes, keywords, much more
* PrintMagic – expands the printing capabilities of OS X, mines data, more
* ShutterBug – makes it easy to build both personal and professional websites
* Smart Trash – selectively deletes the contents of the trash (even by specific volume), more
* Trampoline – keeps users’ important apps and files as close as the cursor
* Typinator – inserts frequently used text and graphics and auto-corrects typing errors
* Voila – complete screen capture solution (annotate, organize, share images), much more
* World Clock Deluxe – displays multiple digital or analog clocks in many ways, more

Existing Mac users can purchase this bundle to enhance their or a family member’s current setup and to get a great gift for someone. First-time computer users and people switching from a PC can use this bundle to get their Macs equipped for a wide range of tasks at a bargain-basement price!

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Steve Becker, the owner of MacEase and founder of TheMacBundles.com, has been developing freeware and shareware for the Macintosh since 1997. The software from MacEase specializes in collecting, saving, organizing and printing information. The focus at MacEase is to develop software that extends the capabilities of the user’s computer, improves workflow and productivity, and enhances the user experience.

Copenhagen, Denmark – Opcoders today released GraphicDesignerToolbox 1.1.3, a free update to their powerful Mac OS X graphics editor. Perfect for web designers that need to compose seamless tileable backgrounds, trim pixels, prepare thumbnails and add shadows, plus much more! Special focus for this release has been to write documentation and add a Twirl filter.

Efforts are still going on for implementing the same filters as in Apple Shake. This time a Twirl building block has been added. Work has begun on documenting each of the building block, as a start 20 blocks has been documented. An Apple Shake to GraphicDesignerToolbox transition guide has been written that describes compatibility between Shake nodes and GDT building blocks.

Changes:
* Documented 20 blocks and wrote Apple Shake to GDT guide (5 days of work)
* Added a “Twirl” block for whirlpool spiral effects
* Added a “Camouflage1.box1″ project to the Texture sample pack
* Renamed the “Thumbnail” block to “Fit” so it matches with Apple Shake
* Changed default size for “Gradient” from 500×500 to 512×512
* Changed default size for “Fault” from 500×500 to 512×512
* Changed default size for “Crop” from 500×500 to 512×512
* Renamed the “Transform” blocks “Interpolate” parameter to “Anti Aliasing”
* Renamed the “Stripe” blocks “Mode” parameter to “Anti Aliasing”
* Renamed the “Chaos” blocks “Function Seed” parameter to “Seed”

Feature highlights:
* Single window editor
* Unified bitmap/vector compositing
* 96 building blocks
* Getting Started pdf included, 27 pages
* Multiple difficulty levels: easy, medium, hard
* 3 fast-access example projects accessible at launch, many more available online
* Build assets and recycle your work
* Construct amazingly impressive graphics

Requirements:
* Mac OS X 10.4 or later
* 1 GB system RAM
* Graphics card with 64 MB video RAM
* 20 MB hard drive space

Pricing and Availability:
GraphicDesignerToolbox 1.1.3 can be downloaded from the homepage. A single user license can be purchased for 29.95 Euros ($42.95 USD). Media and interested parties may request license codes for reviewing.

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Opcoders is a privately funded company founded in 2006 by Simon Strandgaard in Copenhagen, Denmark. Opcoders main focus is the development of GraphicDesignerToolbox for the Mac platform.