The MacTrack – iPhone, iPod, iPod Touch and Mac News

Little Elm Texas – Have you ever looked at some of the applications (known simply as apps) on the Apple App Store, read about the amount of downloads they are receiving and thought, “wouldn’t it be nice to make that kind of money?” Meet a development group with a different mindset, Silver Lining Ideas of Little Elm Texas, whose approach to Apple App development isn’t about making money, unless you want to give it away.

Silver Lining Ideas decided from inception that they were developing apps for one main reason, to help those that need help. Their main focus currently is animal rescue and the hundreds of small “shoestring budget” rescue groups that help the over 6 million animals that end up in shelters yearly.

When asked about possibly giving away thousands of dollars every month, Steve Cobb, President of Silver Lining Ideas had this to say, “You know, we will be surprised if any of our apps make the top ten most downloaded apps and bring in hundreds of thousands of dollars. Of course that’s ok, if we only make a little, then a little is what we send. Whether it’s $50 or $5000, rescue groups are always in need of help and thankful for whatever is given to them. There is always a vet bill that needs to be paid and hopefully we can cover that bill or a part of it, that’s why we did all this.”

Currently, Silver Lining Ideas has one app on the Apple App store, Rescue Cleaner. This cute application has dogs that appear to clean your screen, while your download goes to helping them get into a good home. The price to download the application is on the high side of what most applications sell for at $2.99 but as Steve explained, “So you download a game that’s less than ours. Most likely after 24 hours, you won’t open that app but three or four more times, ever. Now what did you get from that? Enjoyment for a day, maybe two, that’s about it. Why not spend a little more and have that great feeling of knowing every time you look at our icon on your iPhone, you helped a dog or cat find a new loving home.”

System Requirements:
* iPhone or iPod Touch 3.0 or later

Pricing and Availability:
Rescue Cleaner 1.0 is only $0.99 (USD) and available exclusively through Apple’s App Store.

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Silver Lining Ideas is small “indie” development company with a main objective of developing Apple iPhone apps for the purpose of helping Animal Rescue groups across the US. Silver Lining Ideas was created in July 2009 and is already working on their second iPhone application that they hope to have released sometime in November of this year. Copyright (C) 2009 Silver Lining Ideas. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Asheville, NC – KeynotePro today is pleased to announce the introduction of Warp Series: Elevation for Keynote ‘09. Elevation ‘09 carries the aggressive modern styling of our Warp Series themes forward with controlled, ordered design that still maintains a sharp contemporary edge – floating a range of slide-spanning, staccato layouts against a subtly detailed, understated backgrounds, brought together into a design that constantly shifts the balance of foreground and background to create a sense of implied motion.

Already a crowd favorite, we wholly reconstructed the original Elevation theme for Keynote ‘09, producing a new generation of themes that are even easier to use and customize than the previous releases. Now built entirely with native shape objects and image placeholders, you can change the cool blue background hues to another color, gradient or photo with a simple change on the Appearance Inspector – even change the colored panels, strokes and accents on the master slides to better match your corporate palette, or create your own layout variations thanks to the ease of the new shape object approach. The Elevation ‘09 Master Slide pool has also expanded – up to 34 Master Slides in the Pro/HD version – including new layout options designed to make the theme even more flexible in the new Keynote ‘09 architecture. And all-new HD and Mobile Editions make this the most flexible Elevation release yet.

The Elevation ‘09 theme includes up to 34 master slides – a mix of photo and alternative text layouts – each one an object based slide, made with native keynote objects making customization a snap. Each slide features a slightly different background and content area design specific to the slide. We have also included Blank Stage masters so that you can easily create layouts that meet your specific needs. Elevation’ 09 HD, available exclusively in the Elevation ‘09 Pro and Pro Mobile Editions, expands the style into HD format with aspect-optimized 16:9 and 16:10 versions of the Elevation ‘09 design.

The Elevation ‘09 EP Edition themes – included in the Elevation ‘09 Pro Mobile Edition is built to take the Elevation style to the iPhone/iPod Touch or classic-format video-capable iPod in a format optimized for small-screen viewing. Elevation ‘09 EP Edition for classic-format video iPods includes 31 complete Master Slides: a wide range of text and photo-oriented designs cross-optimized for iPod and television display. Elevation ‘09 EP Edition for iPhone/iPod Touch includes an expanded 33 Master Slide base of the HD themes, optimized for viewing on the iPhone or iPod Touch’s larger, HD-leaning display.

Pricing and Availability
Warp Series: Elevation ‘09 Standard Edition is available for immediate download for $24.95 (USD) or in a Bundle with 2 other Standard Edition themes for $64.95. Elevation ‘09 Pro Edition contains both standard and HD themes (800×600 & 1024×768(4:3) standard versions, 1920×1080 and 1280×720(16:9) & 1680×1050(16:10) HD Versions), and is available for $34.95, or in a bundle with 2 other Pro Edition themes for $89.85. Elevation ‘09 Pro Mobile Edition contains both Elevation ‘09 Pro Edition and the Elevation ‘09EP Edition (iPod and iPhone/Touch Editions), and is available for $49.90, or in a bundle with 2 other Pro Mobile Edition themes for $129.85 (USD).

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The KeynotePro site and themes are brought to you by The Walrus Group, an award-winning multi-disciplinary design firm headquartered in Asheville, North Carolina. You can find out more about the Walrus Group at our corporate website. Copyright 2009 KeynotePro. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, and Keynote are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Key Biscayne, Florida – baKno, a game development studio offering fun and challenging online games for all ages, today launched its newest original game, Island Racer. Island Racer is a casual racing game that can be played solo, against the computer, or online against another player. The innovative design features randomly generated landscapes and tracks for on-road and off-road racing. Players select from different cars and colors to race in head-to-head competition.

The unique ability to generate new original landscapes and tracks, along with on-road and off-road options, offers infinite Island Racer track combinations for a new experience with every race. Slamming the opponent is allowed when playing against the computer or online against another player. Gamers will find Island Racer easy to play and full of exhilarating moments. The game also features original music and voice-overs created by Edward Melendez.

Pricing and Availability:
Island Racer is available as as free-to-try download from baKno Games website. Single seat licenses can be purchased for $19.95 (USD), and a promotional two-seat license is available for $29.95 (USD). Alternatively, Island Racer can be fully played by either purchasing Game Coins, or a Subscription Service. baKno’s software games are offered directly to customers as free-to-try downloads, along with free upgrades, secure payment, a 30-day money back warranty and diligent customer service.

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Located in Key Biscayne, Florida, baKno was founded in 2006 by Andres Martinez who leads an active group of video game enthusiasts committed to developing new ways to offer fun, interactive and challenging software games for Mac OS X and Windows.

Lindon, UT- Polished Play, LLC announced the release of a unique iPhone golf game. The app, titled Invisible Links, is the first of its kind and brings a fresh approach to the crowded iPhone game market. Gameplay surrounds directing a golf ball through beautiful, hand-drawn, maze-like golf courses. The twist is that these courses disappear when a stroke is started, forcing the user to rely on muscle memory, and learned paper landmarks as they unlock new characters and level sets.

Set in a school classroom, Invisible Links allows you to meet 6 fun classmates, each with their own unique style and drawing skills. Being the new kid in class, you’ve got a lot to prove. It turns out, the best way to earn respect with this crowd is to join in a secret note-passing game…

Invisible Links is the simplest spatial-strategy, drawing, golfing, puzzle, memory, maze game you’ll ever play All you have to do is direct a golf ball through a series of hand drawn golf courses. Use your finger to draw the best path for the ball, but stay in bounds or it will cost you a stroke! Sounds easy right? Oh, one more thing, the course DISAPPEARS WHEN YOU START TO DRAW.

Gameplay consists of navigating sketches which turn invisible as soon as they are touched (so the teacher won’t see!). Use your memory skills and dexterity to master each twist and turn. Use two fingers to zoom, pan, and rotate the course to set up your perfect shot. By studying the course before it disappears, you will soon learn to beat your classmates at their own game, and claim the title of INVISIBLE LINKS class champ.

Feature Highlights:
* Intuitively navigate levels using multi-touch controls
* Over 40 beautifully hand-drawn levels
* Hours of engaging gameplay
* Gather hidden stars in each level
* Navigate through Mountain Cliffs, Egyptian Pyramids, Heart Valves, Fiery Volcanos, and much more!

Game Tips:
ZOOM IN! Practice your shots multiple times before taking a swing. If you can’t do it in practice, you won’t be able to do it when it really counts. The courses disappear, but fortunately the paper has some landmark crinkles that stick around. Keep an eye on ‘em. Plan your shots. By using the edges of the screen, you’ll be able to do a lot better! Invisible Links is now allowing users from around the world to experience a fun new version of golf on the iPhone.

System Requirements:
* iPhone or iPod Touch 3.0 or later

Pricing and Availability:
Invisible Links 1.0 is only $1.99 (USD) and available exclusively through the App Store under the Games category.

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Polished Play, LLC was founded in 2009 with the goal of creating polished iPhone apps that delight our users. Let us delight you too! Copyright 2009 Polished Play LLC. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Gilbert, Arizona – Nine months ago, Random Ideas announced the creation of Edibles Online. A web service which enabled users of it’s popular diet journal, Edibles, to safely store their Edibles diet and weight journals online. Additionally, it enabled users to contribute and share their food data with each other as well as collaborate with friends in weight-loss teams.

Now, thanks to this “crowd-sourced” accumulated data, Edibles is able to leverage the Edibles Online service to provide an unprecedented diet resource for it’s users. Using unique, top-secret algorithms, Edibles Online is able to filter and rank this huge 500,000 food database to determine the most accurate entries and provide only the best, most accurate data to our users. Because the data is contributed from users, it will continue to grow and become even more accurate over time.

With version 2.5, Edibles is able to search this online database directly on the user’s iPhone or iPod Touch. This combined with features we’ve already had in Edibles for over a year, such as weight journaling, exercise journaling and daily accountability tracking, makes Edibles the most easy to use diet journal for iPhone OS.

Jiva DeVoe, the company’s founder and Chief Software Craftsman said, “We’ve been extremely excited to see the growth of the Edibles Online community and to watch it blossom into such a fantastic diet resource. Thanks to our extremely talented developers, who’ve spent many hours developing the code that enables us to rank and filter this data, we can now deliver that data back to our users on their mobile devices. It’s really great! Stay tuned for more announcements from us this month!”

System Requirements:
* iPhone or iPod Touch 2.2.1 or later

Pricing and Availability:
Edibles 2.5 is only $4.99 (USD) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store.

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Based in the blazing hot desert of Arizona, Random Ideas, LLC was founded in 2001 and publishes Productivity, Utility, Entertainment, and Lifestyle software for iPhone and Mac OS X. Random Ideas is committed to contributing back to the community. As such, it donates 5% of it’s pre-tax net profits to charity. The selected charity for Edibles is “Feed The Children.” Copyright (C) 2001-2009 Random Ideas LLC. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Vancouver, Canada – Glass House Games today released Bugsy 1.0, their challenging, fast-paced, fun and addicting sliding tile puzzle game designed for the iPhone and the iPod Touch. With unique gameplay, 125 levels of increasing difficulty, and 3 different types of Rogue Enemies, you are guaranteed hours of enjoyment. If you like challenging, mind-bending puzzle games, you will enjoy Bugsy.

The gameplay is simple, but very challenging and highly addicting. The objective of the game is to bloom all the flower buds at the edges of the board. You steer Bugsy towards each bud by sliding the puzzle tiles to complete the path to each bud. You complete the level when all the buds have bloomed. The game becomes more challenging and frantic as you progress. Beware of Rogue bugs which can impede Bugsy’s progress. You can destroy the Rogues to earn bonus points. You can also earn bonus points by collecting Fruit and completing the game before the Bonus Timer runs out.

Feature Highlights:
* 125 Levels with over 40 Level Maps
* Level Randomization to ensure high replayability
* Fight and defeat 3 Types of Rogue Enemy bugs
* Great Artwork and Original Music
* Listen to your iPod Music while playing
* 2 Game Difficulty Levels
* Tutorial Levels
* Sophisticated Effects
* Game becomes more challenging as you play
* Email your High Score to your friends
* Rumble Effects

Bugsy has received excellent reviews from iPhone gamers at the AppStore.

5/5 Stars: “Bugsy is a simple to play puzzle game which grows more difficult with each level. The game play is smooth, the graphics and music are pleasing. The game combines strategy with an arcade feel. All in all a very good game with excellent replay value.”

5/5 Stars: “This is a very fun and addicting puzzle type game with great graphics and I love the music! One of the best puzzle games I have played in a while. I love it!”

Minimum Requirements:
* Compatible with iPhone and iPod Touch
* Requires iPhone OS 2.2.1 or later

Pricing and Availability:
Bugsy 1.0 is only $0.99 (USD) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store. Glass House Games will be offering more levels, more rogues and new original music in the next update.

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Glass House Games is a new Vancouver BC-based independent development studio dedicated to creating fun and challenging iPhone games and apps. Each one of us has over 10 years experience developing games on consoles such as the Sony Playstation, Nintentdo Wii, and the Microsoft XBox. Copyright (C) 2009 Glass House Games. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Portland, OR – TimeStream Software, the leading Notescast developer for the iPhone and iPod touch, as well as iPod Classic and iPod nano, announces a major update to its popular “Walt Disney World Guide” Notescast for the iPhone and iPod touch.

“On our latest visit to Walt Disney World, we shot over 5,000 photos, and we’ve included the best as part of the latest update to our Walt Disney World Notescast app.” said Mike Westby of TimeStream Software. “In addition, we’ve updated it with the latest information, including new ticket pricing, attraction updates, the latest event schedules, performer listings and more.”

With over 200 pages of information, over 400 colorful photos, and rich in-depth content, the updated Walt Disney World Notescast is the only Disney app rated 4 out of 5 mice by Macworld and is a comprehensive vacation planner and in-park guide covering nearly every aspect of the entire resort and all four theme parks, including the Magic Kingdom(R), Epcot(R), Disney’s Animal Kingdom(R), Disney’s Hollywood Studios(TM) and more.

Now available from the App Store, the new Walt Disney World Notescast contains a wealth of categories, including:

* 118 Walt Disney World Attractions
* Walt Disney World Annual Events
* Walt Disney World – Explore the Magic
* Walt Disney World – What’s New
* Walt Disney World – What’s Coming
* Walt Disney World Parades
* Walt Disney World Resorts
* Walt Disney World Tickets
* Walt Disney World Phone Numbers
* Walt Disney World Tips
* Walt Disney World Photo Tips
* Walt Disney World Toddler Tips
* Walt Disney World Tours
* Walt Disney World Vacation Packages
* Disney’s Magical Express
* How to Plan Your Vacation
* Hidden Mickey Tours
* The History of Walt Disney World
* Find Disney Characters
* Guests with Disabilities
* Vacation Planning Tips
* Bookmarks
* No Internet or Wi-Fi Required
* And so much more

About Notescasts:
What the App Store is for the iPhone, the Notescast web site is to the iPod Classic and iPod nano. Individual Notescast titles are available for posting, as well as downloading to the iPod Notes feature at the Notescast web site. iPod Classic and iPod nano owners can download such Notescast titles as Walt Disney World Notescast, Walt Disney World Secrets Notescast, Disney’s Animal Kingdom Hidden Mickeys Notescast, Disneyland Park Notescast, Glacier National Park Notecast, Alice in Wonderland, Pride and Prejudice, The Sheraton Maui Resort Notescast and more. To learn more, visit the Notescast web site. Notescasts download to the iPod Notes feature found on nearly every iPod in use worldwide today.

Minimum Requirements:
* Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch
* Requires iPhone OS 2.1 or later

Pricing and Availability:
The Walt Disney World Notescast for the iPhone and iPod touch is available now at the App Store. The Walt Disney World Notescast is also available for the iPod Classic, iPod 5th Generation and iPod nano at the Notescast web site.

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TimeStream Software, an iPhone and iPod developer in Portland, OR, is an industry leader in the development of custom mobile marketing Notescasts for the iPhone and iPod touch, as well as the iPod Classic and iPod nano. Working with major global brands, such as Hilton Hotels, DoubleTree, Westin, Sheraton Hotels & Resorts and others, its innovative custom Notescast titles allow accounts to drive revenue from an all new customer base of over 50 million iPhone and iPod touch users, as well as over 100 million iPod Classic and iPod nano users. The foremost developer of Notescasts, TimeStream Software is the first company to develop a mobile marketing solution for the globally distributed iPod Classic and iPod nano, thus opening an entirely new marketing distribution vehicle which the Mobile Marketing Association calls “A groundbreaking concept.” And to complement the iPod Classic and iPod nano, we bring our development expertise and marketing prowess to the iPhone and iPod touch, developing powerful custom Notescast titles, such as our popular guides to Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort. Learn more at TimeStream Software’s web site online.

Oslo, Norway – Nor Eagle today released a teaser trailer for their upcoming iPhone app “Insulting Monk”. While the teaser reveals little about the app apart from the title its self-deprecating nature is designed to get a few chuckles.

T. Benjamin Larsen, Nor Eagle CEO, Creative Director and hand-model had this to say about the teaser: “I think it’s fitting for the nature of the app.” Asked to share a few more details about the Insulting Monk he declined: “That would kind of go against the whole idea of releasing a teaser in the first place. I guess people who bought our last title will have a fairly good idea though!” The title he referred to, Ben’s somewhat spiffy-looking but ultimately craptastic rock-paper-scissors game, featured the insulting monk who was insulting the gamer at the end of each game.

“Apart from the title, the Monk character was the thing most people seemed to like about the game, so it made perfect sense to build our next app around him.” Larsen continued.

“Insulting Monk should be available sooner rather than later though and we might share some additional information through Twitter before its release. People should really follow us there if they want to know… we might actually make it worthwhile…” he finished on a somewhat mysterious note.

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Nor Eagle is a Norwegian-based mutlimedia company founded in. Nor Eagle has made its name domestically producing Corporate Videos and animations and is for the most of the time equal to its founder T. Benjamin Larsen. Copyright 2009 Nor Eagle. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Austin, TX – Intego, the Macintosh security specialist, has teamed up with other best-of-class Mac security software partners to make an unbeatable offer: the Mac Security Bundle. This bundle, available now through October 31, contains 12 applications that cover all of the security needs of Mac users. Available for only $49.99, this bundle is 90% off the total price of the programs purchased individually.

“Never before have the leaders in Mac security teamed up to offer such comprehensive protection in one bundle,” said Laurent Marteau, CEO Intego. “This is a great opportunity to protect your Mac and save hundreds of dollars; it’s a no-brainer! And we’ve even found a fun, music-related program to include as a bonus for the first 10,000 purchasers.” With 12 of the best Mac security programs at an unbeatable price of only $49.99, this one-time offer, valid through October 31, 2009, is the best way for Mac users to secure their computers.

The Mac Security Bundle contains the following programs:
* Intego VirusBarrier X5, The acclaimed antivirus for Mac.
* Micromat TechTool Pro 5, Hard drive and system repair and maintenance tool.
* Absolute Software Computrace LoJack, Tracks, locates and recovers stolen computers.
* Macware WebGhost, Hides your IP address so you can surf anonymously.
* Intego ContentBarrier X5, Keeps kids safe from the dangers of the Internet.
* Intego NetBarrier X5, Protects your Mac from Internet attacks.
* Smith Micro Spring Cleaning, Organizes your hard drive and eliminates duplicate files.
* JoeSoft Klix, Finds and recovers corrupted pictures on your camera or media card.
* Intego Personal Antispam X5, Keeps your inbox spam-free, and filters phishing e-mails.
* Intego FileGuard X5, Safeguards your confidential files in virtual safes.
* Intego Personal Backup X5, Backs up files, synchronizes folders, and clones startup volumes.
* MOApp MyWallet, Secures passwords and other important information.

All of these programs are compatible with Mac OS X 10.6, Snow Leopard, as well as Mac OS X 10.4, Tiger, and Mac OS X 10.5, Leopard. In addition to these 12 great security programs, the first 10,000 purchasers of the Mac Security Bundle will receive a free copy of GagaFactory’s Radio Gaga, which lets them listen to and record 10,000 Internet radio stations.

Together, these programs would cost $630, but in this limited-time offer, the bundle can be purchased for only $49.99, a saving of more than 90%!

Intego has set up a special web site for this offer: MacPromo. The Mac Security Bundle is not available in retail stores, and is only available online or by telephone from Intego. Price is $49.99 USD (+ sales tax, if applicable) in the US and Canada; EUR 49.99 (VAT included, if applicable) elsewhere.

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Intego develops and sells desktop Internet security and privacy software for Macintosh. Intego provides the widest range of software to protect users and their Macs from the dangers of the Internet. Intego’s multilingual software and support repeatedly receives awards from Mac magazines, and protects more than one million users in over 60 countries. Intego has headquarters in the USA, France and Japan.

Madrid, Spain – wuonm today is proud to introduce 1Shoot 1.0, their new accelerometer based camera enhancement utility for iPhone devices. Designed specifically to leverage the iPhone’s capabilities and interface, 1Shoot allows anyone to take several photos at once without them being immediately saved to the camera roll. Images are stored at the bottom of the screen where they can be conveniently reviewed before saving or discarding. There is no need to hurry: just keep shooting and decide later.

Take photos in a totally different way. 1Shoot features three useful shooting modes: Steady, Touch and Timer.

* Under Steady mode, users simply point the device and hold it steady until the photo is taken. Keep moving and pointing, hold steady again to take photos in burst mode. Additionally, there is a “car mode” to use on the road.
* Under Touch mode, simply point the phone and tap the screen to take the photo. Use a short and fast tap trying not to move the device.
* In Timer mode, choose a time, 5 or 10 seconds, then put the device in some safe and solid place, tap the screen to start the countdown and go to occupy the place in the picture. The photo is taken when the countdown finishes.

“Back in the pre-SDK days, 1Shoot was the first iPhone app to use the accelerometer to take better, less blurry and more crisp photos”, said Julian Romero, lead developer of wuonm. “It got a very good reception in the jailbreak community. But the official SDK didn’t allow control of the iPhone camera for those kind of takes. Now with the 3.1 SDK, 1Shoot has been finally approved. We are proud of being the firsts to think of the accelerometer to control the camera, and have great plans for 1Shoot future.”

System Requirements:
* iPhone 3.1 or later

Pricing and Availability:
wuonm is offering a launch promotion for 1Shoot for only 0.99 USD (2.99 USD regular price). 1Shoot is available worldwide exclusively through the App Store. Review copies of 1Shoot are available for the media, and encouraged to send wuonm their UDID.

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Located in beautiful Madrid, Spain, wuonm is a small, privately funded Spanish company founded in 2006 by Katy Huertas. With a focus on the Mac and iPhone platforms, wuonm was formed by experienced people who love programming and have a passion to create original and unique applications. FaceCall for iPhone was their first product, with Canvas, and CallSeries in their iPhone lineup. The innovative Layers is their Mac flagship product. Copyright (C) 2006-2009 wuonm. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Luxembourg City, Luxembourg – publicspace.net, the company that produces the powerful A Better Finder Rename file renaming solution for Mac OS X today posts a tutorial on how to use Mac OS X Image Capture utility to rename files before importing them into iPhoto or other imaging solutions. A complete professional-level workflow is presented.

A Better Finder Rename has long been the most comprehensive file renaming solution for the Macintosh and has transformed the tedious and time-consuming task of renaming multiple files into a simple matter of seconds for thousands of creative professionals across the world. It is based on over 10 years of listening to our users and addressing their requirements to the best of our abilities.

A Better Finder Rename is a sophisticated tool that caters for the full range of file renaming tasks encountered by the modern creative professional. Its streamlined interface includes a instant preview feature that eliminates guess work and reduces error. The tool features capture time and date extraction (EXIF JPEG and most RAW formats) for digital photographers, ID3 tag extraction for music lovers, regular expression support, plain-text file import for renaming from databases and many other advanced features.

The new renaming engine introduced in version 8 is capable of handling very large renaming jobs with ease and it meets file renaming challenges, such as file name conflicts, swaps and dependency cycles that other such tools leave unaddressed, head on. The renaming engine leverages all the latest Mac OS X Leopard technologies by using a 64-bit multi-threaded garbage collected architecture based around Leopard’s Core Data database system.

“A Better Finder Rename” is ideally suited for creative professionals, digital photographers, webmasters, users who need to transfer files from Windows or UNIX as well as for all other Macintosh users who deal with large numbers of files.

System Requirements:
* Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
* Universal Binary for Intel and PowerPC
* 5 MB Hard Drive space

Pricing and Availability:
A Better Finder Rename may be purchased for $19.95 (USD). Family, Business and Enterprise licensing is also available. Customers may chose to include a “forever upgrade” with their purchase.

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publicspace.net was founded by Frank Reiff in 1996 with the aim of producing affordable best-of-breed software for the Macintosh. In the past decade, our A Better Finder series of file utilities and our MacBreakZ personal ergonomic assistant have become familiar fixtures of the Macintosh community. publicspace.net is also active in the Windows software market.