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Mac Notepad '08 for Mac OS X released - Published on 05/06/08 Apimac announced today the release of the new release '08 of Mac Notepad, their $27.00 Mac OS X application that helps users organize any piece of text they may want to be at hand. Mac Notepad is designed from the ground up to support the latest Apple technologies and provides everything Mac user needs to be more productive with its Mac. Milano, Italy - Apimac announced today the release of the new release '08 of Mac Notepad, their $27.00 Mac OS X application that helps users organize any piece of text they may want to be at hand. Mac Notepad is designed from the ground up to support the latest Apple technologies and provides everything Mac user needs to be more productive with its Mac. A privacy feature lets user to protect its personal notes with a password. If this option is selected, at the opening of a Mac Notepad database a password dialog box will be displayed. To gain access to the notes it will be necessary to enter the correct password. New in this release are: * User interface improvements. * New Back and Forward button to navigate notes previously visited. * New History window to navigate notes previously visited. * New live search for the notes. * Various code optimizations. * Fix for the disappearing cursor when typing and for the crash on forward-delete key combination. * Fixed all reported bugs. * Leopard optimization. Minimum Requirements: * Mac OS X Version 10.4 Tiger or higher * Universal Binary for PowerPC and Intel * G4 Processor, 1GHz or faster * 38.8 MB Hard Drive space Pricing and Availability: Mac Notepad is available for $27.00 USD from the Apimac online store and is free of charge for all current customers. A free demo is available from the Apimac website. For additional info, including some screen captures of the main program window, please see the product page. Apimac Website: http://www.apimac.com/ Mac Notepad Page: http://www.apimac.com/notepad/ Download: http://www.apimac.com/sw/notepad.dmg Purchase: http://store.kagi.com/?6FBNR_LIVE Screenshots: http://www.apimac.com/images/screen_shots/np_screen_shot.jpg Mac Notepad Icon: http://www.apimac.com/images/icons/notepad_icon.jpg Founded in 1996, Apimac develops award-winning software for the Mac, including Mac Notepad, Clean Text, Apimac Slideshow, and Secret Folder. Apimac is committed to bringing easy-to-use applications to students, educators, creative professionals, and consumers around the world. ### Tony Moss Software Team tony ( -at -) apimac.com *******

NVIDIA nForce 7 AMD Series Arrives - ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Motherboard More than five months ago, NVIDIA announced the industry’s first hybrid technology for PC platforms during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. During this time, they also showed off the nForce 780a SLI motherboards that were due out in Q1 2008. It seems things got pushed back as NVIDIA is officially announcing the nForce 7 series today in Q2 2008. Quote: "We compared the nForce 780a SLI to the AMD 780G since we wanted to test out the integrated graphics and PureVideo HD functionality as well as general performance. It seems to have paid off; the test results were interesting as the HD DVD playback testing over the HDMI output showed that NVIDIA passed up ATI when it comes to offloading the CPU usage. NVIDIA claims that an HT3-based Phenom CPU is required to provide the necessary bandwidth when playing HD video using the motherboard GPU. Our testing showed this is not true, but NVIDIA claims moving from a HT1 processor to HT3 will give the integrated graphics the bandwidth it needs to better render HD content. This is something we will check out later, because if we are impressed with what a 2.5GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core CPU can do with HT1, we'd better be sitting down for some Phenom 50-series action..." Article Title: NVIDIA nForce 7 AMD Series - ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Motherboard ( -at -) Legit Reviews Article URL: http://www.legitreviews.com/article/706/1/ --

Sente 5.5 enhances PDF management - Published on 05/06/08 Third Street Software today announced the release of Sente 5.5 with enhanced PDF management. In this new version, users can create references directly from the PDF files they already have, as well as new PDFs that they receive from colleagues. This version also adds the ability to create complete references by entering only an ISBN, DOI or other common identifier. Sente uses Google Scholar, the Library of Congress and PubMed to create complete references when importing a new PDF. Denver, Colorado - Third Street Software today announced the release of Sente 5.5 with enhanced PDF management. In this new version, users can create references directly from the PDF files they already have, as well as new PDFs that they receive from colleagues. Sente uses Google Scholar, the Library of Congress and PubMed to create complete references when importing a new PDF. These new features complement the improved PDF acquisition tools introduced in Sente 5.4, which enable Sente to automatically download, rename and file any PDF the user clicks on in the new Links view. Sente 5.5 also includes a new Quick Add feature that lets users create complete citations from only an ISBN, DOI or PubMed ID. There are demonstration videos of these new features available on the Third Street Software web site. System requirements: * Sente 5 requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later. * 1GB RAM (or more) is recommended. * Sente is a Universal Binary for PowerPC and Intel Macs. Sente Pricing and Availability: This is a free upgrade for all Sente 5 owners. People who originally purchased Sente 1, 2 or 3, and who have not yet upgraded to Sente 5, can purchase an upgrade for $39.95 USD. A standard, single-user license for Sente can be purchased for $129.95 USD. Academic licenses are available for $89.95 USD. A fully-functional, 30-day demonstration version of Sente can be downloaded from the Third Street Software website. Third Street Software: http://www.thirdstreetsoftware.com/ Sente 5.5: http://www.thirdstreetsoftware.com/site/pr.html Direct Download Link: http://thirdstreetsoftware.lunarpages.net/Sente-5.5.0.zip Purchase Link: http://www.thirdstreetsoftware.com/site/purchase.html Screenshot: http://thirdstreetsoftware.lunarpages.net/graphics/MainWindow.png Third Street Software, Inc. is an independent software vendor specializing in tools for academic research. ### Michael Cinkosky President 303-722-7800 mcinkosky ( -at -) thirdstreetsoftware.com *******

In the near future Asus will be launching their P5Q3 Deluxe motherboard which is based on the Intel P45 chipset. We have had an early sample of the board running in our offices for a little while now and today we have a preview for you... http://www.driverheaven.net/reviews.php?reviewid=562 _______________________________ Driver Heaven News Mailer

Dare to be Creative releases iCombiner 1.2 for Mac OS X - Published on 05/06/08 Dare to be Creative today announced the release of iCombiner 1.2, a file merge utility for Mac OS X Tiger and Leopard. Designed to improve productivity and efficiency, the new version allows users to merge documents by dragging them onto iCombiner's dock icon, as well as to merge files directly in Finder using the contextual menu. Vienna, Austria - Dare to be Creative today announced the release of iCombiner 1.2, a file merge utility for Mac OS X Tiger and Leopard. iCombiner is a utility application that merges documents, images, scanned files and photos using a graphical drag and drop interface. It handles popular file formats including PDF, TIFF, PNG, JPEG and PostScript. The new version allows users to merge documents by dragging them onto iCombiner's dock icon, as well as to merge documents directly in Finder using the contextual menu. The new version also ships with an updated and improved help system for easier access. Dock icon merge: To improve productivity, the new version lets users merge documents by dragging them from Finder onto iCombiner's dock icon. By default iCombiner merges the dragged files into a single document automatically inside the folder of the dragged files. This can be customized so that iCombiner first prompts for the destination file, or that iCombiner opens the files in the main window for further editing. Finder merge: For further increased productivity and efficiency, iCombiner now supports merging documents directly from Finder. Designed for power users, this features extends the Mac OS built-in contextual menu with an action item to merge the selected files in a single click. Improved help system: The new version also sees the help system overhauled to allow faster and easier access to important information, and to blend closer into the familiar Mac OS help environment. The updated help system contains howtos for the main tasks, guides to the new features, and solutions to common problems. Key features in a nutshell: * Merges documents, images, scanned files and photos into a single PDF document * Handles PDF, TIFF, PNG, JPEG, PostScript, EPS, JPEG-2000 (JP2), GIF, PSD, ICNS, Windows Bitmap (BMP), PICT, SGI and TGA files * Supports multi-page PDF, TIFF and PostScript documents * Merges files with drag and drop onto iCombiner's dock icon * Merges files directly from Finder through the contextual menu * Offers 3 different create modes: automatic in-place, prompt for destination file, and open in main window Minimum Requirements: * Mac OS X Version 10.4 or higher * Universal Binary for PowerPC and Intel Pricing and Availability: iCombiner is $26 USD, and available as a free download from the iCombiner website. It runs initially in a 10-day trial mode with all features active. This is a free upgrade for existing users. iCombiner - a tool to combine multiple images and PDF documents into a single document: http://icombiner.com/ iCombiner - screenshot of merging documents in the main window: http://icombiner.com/screenshots/merging-images-and-photos.html iCombiner - screenshot of merging documents in Finder using the contextual menu: http://icombiner.com/screenshots/merge-in-finder.html Renamer4Mac - a batch file renamer: http://renamer4mac.com/ iArchiver - an archiving and file compression/decompression utility: http://iarchiver.com/ Located in Vienna, Austria, Dare to be Creative Ltd. is a software forgery founded in 2006 by a group of Mac enthusiasts. The Dare to be Creative team focuses exclusively on developing utility applications for Mac OS X designed to save valuable time while being enjoyable and easy to use. The current portfolio includes a) iArchiver, an archiving and file compression utility, iCombiner, a tool to combine images and PDF files into single PDF documents, and c) Renamer4Mac, a batch file renamer. All Material and Software © 2006-2008 Dare to be Creative Ltd. / 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. ### Philipp Mayerhofer Chief Operational Officer +4319551750 philipp ( -at -) iarchiver.com *******

Thermolab Nano Silencer TLI-U Low-Profile Heatsink Review "The Nano Silencer TLI-U is ideally sized for 1U server chassis, nano formfactor PCs, car PCs and media center microATX-style cases. The entire TLI-U heatsink stands no taller than 45mm, and uses the same swagged aluminum fin technique as the Micro Silencer model. Twin sintered wick copper heatpipes and a total weight of just 214 grams make the TLI-U a capable low mass cooler for weight sensitive applications. For the sake of convenience the heatsink even comes with a pre-applied patch of 8 W/mK rated gray thermal interface material on the bottom." REVIEW URL:http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=2275TAG-LINE: Thermolab Nano Silencer TLI-U Low-Profile Heatsink Review ( -at -) Frostytech.com Please post a link in your news to this review if you think it may be of interest your readers. Frosty's Article RSS feed is - http://www.frostytech.com/rss/rssmedia.xml - automate your News process!- Thanks, Max!

TechwareLabs has published a review of the Logitech diNovo Mini. Here's a clip from the review: Quote: As the Media Center or Home Theatre PC becomes more popular in homes the need for a better way to interact with the PC on the other end becomes critical. While the standard remote control may be good for most functions, what do you do when you have the need to input information or data, or type in searches? Logitech has created the diNovo Mini which is essentially a tiny bluetooth keyboard which allows you much greater freedom with your HTPC. The diNovo Mini combines all the functionality of a touchpad, keyboard, and hotkeys all into one tiny palmtop package that even has back lighting. Check out our review of this cool accessory. LINK: http://www.techwarelabs.com/reviews/peripherals/diNovo Title: Logitech diNovo Mini Review ( -at -) TechwareLabs Image: http://www.techwarelabs.com/reviews/peripherals/diNovo/images/image04.jpg A news post would be greatly appreciated!

cluttermm provides a C++ API for Clutter (a 3D canvas and items), for use with gtkmm. It is usable, and we'd like to hear about any problems or about anything that is missing. Changes: 0.5.1: * Added cluttermm-gtk, wrapping clutter-gtk. This provides the Clutter::Gtk::Embed widget. (Siavash Safi) * Added cluttermm-cairo, wrapping clutter-cairo. This provides Clutter::Cairo::CairoTexture. (Jonathon Jongsma) * Changed the pkg-config files to use 0.6 in their name, so we can target specific clutter API versions. For instance, cluttermm-0.6, cluttermm-gtk-0.6, and cluttermm-cairo-0.6. (Jonathon Jongsma) * Actor: add default value of 'true' to Actor::set_reactive(). (Jonathon Jongsma) Details: We should really put this on a web page: svn: svn.gnome.org/gnomemm/cluttermm/trunk/ http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/gnomemm/cluttermm/trunk/ (It's in jhbuild) download: http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/cluttermm/ submit bugs: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=gnomemm&component=cluttermm view bugs: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?query=component%3Acluttermm+product%3Agnomemm+ -- Murray Cumming murrayc ( -at -) murrayc.com www.murrayc.com www.openismus.com _______________________________________________

goocanvasmm provides a C++ API for goocanvas (a canvas widget and items), for use with gtkmm. Changes: goocanvasmm 0.6.0: * Item, ItemModel: Added get_simple_transform(). (Murray Cumming) * Table: - Added attach() convenience method. - Added x-border-spacing, y-border-spacing, vert-grid-line-width, horz-grid-line-width properties. * Added TableModel. * Added properties and vfuncs (there should be almost none left now). (Armin Burgmeier, Openismus) * Documentation: - Added tablemodel example, showing two canvases that display the same underlying model. (Armin Burgmeier, Openismus) We should really put this on a web page: svn: svn.gnome.org/gnomemm/goocanvasmm/trunk/ http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/gnomemm/goocanvasmm/trunk/ (It's in jhbuild) download: http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/goocanvasmm/ submit bugs: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=gnomemm&component=goocanvasmm view bugs: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?query=component%3Agoocanvasmm+product%3Agnomemm+ -- Murray Cumming murrayc ( -at -) murrayc.com www.murrayc.com www.openismus.com _______________________________________________

It has been some time since we reviewed an AMD processor on Driver Heaven, but quite a lot has happened since then with the release of various CPU revisions, as well as triple core, the 780G chipset and further energy efficient Athlon models. So today it is time to catch up with the current range of AMD products starting with the Phenom 9850. http://www.driverheaven.net/reviews.php?reviewid=561 ____________________________________ Driver Heaven News Mailer

We kick off Episode 6 of the podcast by talking with Drew Henry of Nvidia about the optimized PC initiative and Hybrid SLI. Our editors answer your e-mails covering everything from PC gaming to our favorite TV shows. To wrap up the episode, Geoff and Jordan talk to long-time forum member and new TR blogger Mike "just brew it!" Uchima about the stone age of computers, building "The Beast," brewing mead, and much more. http://techreport.com/articles.x/14677 __ Scott Wasson The Tech Report PC Hardware Explored http://techreport.com -- To unsubscribe from: TR-News, just follow this link:

Hello fellow editors! Tech ARP ( http://www.techarp.com/ <http://www.techarp.com/>'>http://www.techarp.com/> ) has just posted the Western Digital 320 GB Scorpio Notebook Hard Drive Review. Quote - Many of us have probably wondered why Western Digital never came out with a 7200 RPM notebook hard drive. Well, they didn't need to. Their Scorpio family of 2.5" hard drives may run at "only" 5400 RPM but they are actually fast enough to rival desktop hard drives running at 7200 RPM! Unbelievable? Here's a quote from the review :- "Although Western Digital did not reveal it, the Scorpio is certainly making use of perpendicular recording technology to achieve its performance levels. Of course, there's only so much they can do with perpendicular recording technology. It is likely that the Scorpio also uses four platters to attain its remarkable storage capacity of 320 GB." Direct URL - http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=538 Logo URL - http://www.techarp.com/review/Western_Digital/Scorpio_320GB/icon_big.jpg We would appreciate your help in getting the word out. Rest assured that we will reciprocate and post your news with all due haste. If you have any news, please feel free to send it to our news mailbox at news ( -at -) techarp.com. Thanks! Tech ARP http://www.techarp.com/ <http://www.techarp.com/>

Good day, Today Neoseeker takes a look at the new 780a chipset, in the Asus M3N-HT Deluxe. You can read our review right over here: http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Reviews/m3n-ht_deluxe/ "Today NVIDIA unveils its 780a series of motherboard chipsets for Socket AM2. The new chipset supports the best integrated NVIDIA graphics yet, including full support for HDMI and high definition playback - and if that was not enough, you can do up to triple SLI on the 780a!" Thanks for any links. ___________________________ Kevin Spiess Editor, Neoseeker.com

Advenio releases MacGourmet 2.3 for Mac OS X - Published on 05/06/08 Advenio LLC is delighted to announce MacGourmet 2.3, their popular cooking and recipe organizer for Mac OS X. MacGourmet allows Mac-loving cooks to quickly and easily organize their recipes, wine, and cooking notes, all using a Mac-friendly user interface that is both familiar and easy to use. Version 2.3 adds a revised shopping list editor, new plug-in framework, new display and print themes, along with many other improvements and enhancements. Lewiston, Maine - Advenio LLC is delighted to announce MacGourmet 2.3, their popular cooking and recipe organizer for Mac OS X. MacGourmet allows Mac-loving cooks to quickly and easily organize their recipes, wine, and cooking notes, all using a Mac-friendly user interface that is both familiar and easy to use. Think of MacGourmet as "iTunes for Recipes". Easily browse an entire collection, or build custom lists for categories, such as appetizers or desserts. MacGourmet also includes web publishing, clipping from web pages, and web site importing. It's one of the few Mac recipe applications to offer nutritional analysis. Additionally, MacGourmet offers enhanced extensibility through the use of optional plug-ins. This allows users to add on those features, such as the new Mealplan plug-in, that adds easy to use meal planning and menus. "Meal planning is something that a lot of people have been asking for since the early releases of MacGourmet" said Michael Dupuis, the creator of MacGourmet. "The new Mealplan plug-in finally adds this set of features for those that have been waiting for it." Version 2.3 adds a revised shopping list editor, new plug-in framework, new display and print themes, along with many other improvements and enhancements. MacGourmet also offers the following features: * Publish collections to .Mac and WebDAV accounts * Flexible options for printing recipes, including printing on index cards * Easy import of recipes found on the web using clipping, drag and drop and cut and paste * One-step recipe importing from many popular recipe sites * A sample recipe pack for first time users of 80 recipes * Shopping list export to HandyShopper and SplashShopper on a PDA, or to iPod * An extra large Chef's view for preparing recipes in the kitchen * Import of MasterCook, MasterCook Mac and Meal-Master recipes * Flexible recipe scaling * Metric conversion * Many ways to search; including the recipe box search field, find, cupboard find and potluck find * Smart lists that keep themselves updated automatically * Chef's Reference of commonly used cooking information MacGourmet is available for download as a free demo that can be used 20 times before expiring. During each session, every feature can be used, with limits only on the number of times an action can be utilized during each session. Minimum Requirements: * Mac OS X Version 10.4 Tiger or later * Universal Binary for PowerPC and Intel * 15.5 MB Hard Drive space * Internet connection Pricing and Availability: MacGourmet 2.3 can be purchased for $24.95 USD (per single computer license), or by using the built-in purchasing module. A full-featured, trial version can be downloaded. This version 2.3 release is a free and recommended update for all customers. Advenio Website: http://advenio.com/ MacGourmet 2.3: http://www.macgourmet.com/ Download MacGourmet: http://www.macgourmet.com/download.html Purchase: http://store.esellerate.net/advenio/macgourmet Screencasts: http://www.macgourmet.com/screencasts.html Swap Recipes: http://www.macgourmet.com/recipeswap/ Located in Lewiston, Maine, Advenio, LLC is an independent software vendor founded by Michael Dupuis in 2001. With a focus on the Mac platform, Michael founded Advenio with the intention of developing unique and user-friendly applications. Copyright 2001-2008 Advenio, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries. ### Michael Dupuis Founder 207-333-0204 online-orders2007 ( -at -) advenio.com *******

Hello Webmasters and News Posters, NEW CONTENT (Audio) - Auzentech X-Fi Prelude 7.1 Sound Card QUOTE: "From a technical point of view we understand that Auzentech has fully licensed Creative Labs’ X-Fi chip onto their own proprietary circuit board design. So what does that mean? Well it means arguably the world’s fastest and most advanced audio processing at the average consumers reach right now, with upcoming driver support for Dolby Live, DTS interactive and since we have a Creative chip, the very latest in EAX surround technology. My first impressions were good with a very noticeable notch up from the low-end after swapping from the Xonar. Not only did the low-end sound a lot beefier, it had a lot more character to it; more warmth and depth." For more information, please visit - http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1412/auzentech_x_fi_prelude_7_1_sound_card/index.html Best Regards, The TweakTown Team http://www.tweaktown.com

Scanning Is Back: DEVONthink Pro Office 1.5.2 and more - Published on 05/06/08 DEVONtechnologies, LLC releases maintenance and feature updates for all editions of its information manager DEVONthink as well as for the intelligent note-keeper DEVONnote. DEVONthink Pro Office 1.5.2 reintroduces scanning support for flatbed and automatic document feeder scanners. Coeur d'Alene (Idaho, USA) - DEVONtechnologies, LLC releases maintenance and feature updates for all editions of its information manager DEVONthink as well as for the intelligent note-keeper DEVONnote. DEVONthink Pro Office 1.5.2 reintroduces scanning support for flatbed and - new! - automatic document feeder (ADF) scanners. The new scan function uses an embedded version of ExactCode's pro-grade scan software ExactScan and supports all scanners that come with a TWAIN or an Image Capture driver. The embedded ExactScan Capture software provides many more advanced options such as file naming patterns, color correction, auto-crop and de-skew, de-screening, and optimization for black-and-white copies. The previous scan function used Apple's Image Capture which worked fine on Mac OS X 10.4 'Tiger' but was broken for third-party applications on Mac OS X 10.5 'Leopard'. In addition, DEVONthink Pro Office 1.5.2 comes with a completely revised iPhone web application and adds a number of preferences options for enabling or disabling OCR for incoming files and for moving documents to the trash that have been successfully converted to a searchable PDF through OCR. Fujitsu ScanSnap Manager support now also handles ScanSnap Manager's new preferences file format. All four editions, DEVONthink Pro (Office) 1.5.2, DEVONthink Personal 1.9.14, and DEVONnote 1.9.14, feature a number of minor interface and performance enhancements, too. This includes better web cache management and more reliable thumbnail generation for QuickTime movies (DEVONthink only). DEVONthink Pro and Pro Office also come with improved AppleScript support. Many internal functions have been updated as well and many minor bugs and glitches have been fixed. Availability And Pricing: All applications require Mac OS X 10.4 or later and can be downloaded from their website. DEVONthink and DEVONnote can be test-driven for free for 150 hours of non-continuous runtime until they need to be properly licensed. DEVONthink Professional Office sells for $149.95 USD, DEVONthink Professional for $79.95 USD, DEVONthink Personal for $39.95 USD, and DEVONnote for $19.95 USD in DEVONtechnologies' online shop. DEVONthink Pro Office and DEVONthink Pro are also available with the Internet research agent DEVONagent as bundles. 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. DEVONtechnologies: http://www.devon-technologies.com DEVONthink: http://www.devon-technologies.com/products/devonthink/ Download Page: http://www.devon-technologies.com/download/ Purchase Link: http://www.devon-technologies.com/shop/ ExactCode Homepage: http://www.exactcode.de Press Center: http://www.devon-technologies.com/about/press/ 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. ### Eric Boehnisch-Volkmann President 208-286-1704 eboehnisch ( -at -) devon-technologies.com ******* ******* *******

At Phoronix we have posted a new article. A link to this from your site's news section would be greatly appreciated. Title: Tyan Thunder n3600M ( -at -) Phoronix Direct Link: http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=12325 Summary: "Two months ago we had looked at the Tyan Tempest i5400XT motherboard, which was Tyan's latest product based upon Intel's newest workstation chipset and had support for dual Intel Xeon quad-core processors. We found the Tempest i5400XT to be a real winner and everything had worked terrific with Linux. Today we are looking at another Tyan workstation motherboard but the tides have turned as we look at their latest AMD dual quad-core solution, the Tyan Thunder n3600M. The Thunder n3600M motherboard supports dual AMD "Barcelona" Opteron processors, 16 sticks of DDR2 RAM, and eight SAS ports, among other stunning features." Please feel free to contact us with any questions or comments you may

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ruby Lin Corsair (510) 657-8747 rubyl ( -at -) corsair.com CORSAIR REAL-WORLD TESTING DEMONSTRATES SIGNIFICANT PERFORMANCE BENEFITS OF 4GB MEMORY FOR GAMING PCs Fremont, CA, May 6, 2008 - Corsair® www.corsair.com, a worldwide leader in high performance computer and flash memory products, announced today lab findings that show significant increases in performance and efficiency when increasing system memory capacity from 2GB to 4GB. Testing procedures and results can be found in the application note AN804: Gaming Performance Analysis - 4GB vs. 2GB, which is now available online at: http://www.corsair.com/_appnotes/AN804_Gaming_Performance_Analysis.pdf Corsair Gaming Performance Analysis AN804: Gaming Performance Analysis - 4GB vs. 2GB examines the benefits on a system's performance when upgrading from 2GB of system memory to 4GB. Taking a real-world benchmarking approach, Corsair looked specifically at: a.. Frame rate improvements b.. Multi-tasking scenarios c.. Program load times d.. Memory usage of various applications "Frankly, we were surprised by the magnitude of many of these results," stated John Beekley, VP of Applications Engineering at Corsair. "The gains achieved in eliminating instances of slow frame rates in games resulted in a very apparent improvement in the quality of game play. Also, the faster task switching that 4GB offers the user results in real productivity increases." Utilizing 4GB of memory provided significant performance benefits to the system. Minimum frame rates within popular games increased up to 46% in the tests, thereby creating a smoother and more enjoyable gaming experience. 4GB of memory led to shortened program load times and vastly more efficient multi-tasking flexibility, which can lead to more productivity for users. 4GB kits of Corsair's award winning DOMINATOR and XMS memory are widely available from Corsair retailers and etailers. Corsair memory products are backed by a lifetime warranty. Complete customer support via telephone, email, forum and the TSXpress helpdesk are also available. For more information, see www.corsair.com. About Corsair www.corsair.com Corsair, Inc. has earned a reputation as being the first to market performance leader with cutting-edge products for the PC enthusiasts. Corsair supplies DRAM Memory, Flash Memory, Power Supplies and Water-cooling solutions for high-performance gaming systems, mission critical servers and portable notebooks. Performance, Reliability and Innovation - It is Corsair. # # # Copyright © 2008 Corsair. All rights reserved. All company and/or product names may be trade names, trademarks and/or registered trademarks of the respective owners with which they are associated. Features, pricing, availability, and specifications are subject to change without notice. Latin America Contact Jackie Lin Telephone +1 510 657 8747 jackiel ( -at -) corsair.com UK, Scandinavia and Benelux Contact Gareth Ogden Telephone +44 1462 888 072 gareth.ogden ( -at -) corsair.com Germany, Austria and Switzerland Contact Alex Ruedinger Telephone +49 761 707 5815 alex.muedinger ( -at -) corsair.com France, Greece, Turkey and Israel Contact Christian Olivieri Telephone +33 1 30 50 46 69 christian.olivieri ( -at -) corsair.com Italy Contact Fabrizio Vianu Telephone +39 236 585 562 fabrizio.vianu ( -at -) corsair.com Spain and Portugal Contact Jean-Luc Sigonney Telephone +33 1 34 61 75 59 jean-luc.sigonney ( -at -) corsair.com Poland, Czech Rep, Romania, Baltic and Balkan Contact Arek Ostrowski Telephone +48 22 244 2692 arek.ostrowski ( -at -) corsair.com Russia, Ukraine, CIS, Middle East and North Africa Contact Philip Bakhramov Telephone +7 495 508 1011 philip.bakhramov ( -at -) corsair.com Malaysia, Thailand, South Africa, Vietnam, India and Pakistan Contact Shane Dennison Mobile: +88 69 3077 5300 shaned ( -at -) corsair.com Australia, Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand and Singapore Contact Jeannie Khoo Telephone: +1 510 657 8747 jeanniek ( -at -) corsair.com Taiwan, China, Korea and Hong Kong Contact Jevon Yeh Telephone +88 62 2765 5045 jevony ( -at -) corsair.com

Hi, little bugfix release for a popular bug I decided to wrap up this morning. What is Glade ? =============== Glade is a RAD tool to enable quick & easy development of user interfaces for the Gtk+ toolkit and the GNOME desktop environment. The user interfaces designed in Glade are stored in XML format, enabling easy integration with external tools. In particular libglade can load the XML files and create the interfaces at runtime. The DTD for the XML files is included with libglade, and is also at http://glade.gnome.org/glade-2.0.dtd. Other tools are available which can turn the XML files into source code in languages such as C++, Perl and Python. ========= Glade 3.4.5 ========= - Fixed annoying text property editing bug (527896) Where can I get it ? ==================== http://download.gnome.org/sources/glade3/3.4/ For more information consult our home page at http://glade.gnome.org/ Enjoy, - The Glade team _______________________________________________

hi everyone; JSON-GLib 0.6.0 is now available for download at: http://folks.o-hand.com/~ebassi/sources/json-glib-0.6.0.tar.gz MD5 checksum: d4fd6b7975aad7ea6795e045aeff40fb json-glib-0.6.0.tar.gz this is the first stable release of the JSON-GLib library for the 0.6 cycle. JSON-GLib is a library providing serialization and deserialization support for the JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) format described by RFC 4627. JSON is: a lightweight data-interchange format. It is easy for humans to read and write. It is easy for machines to parse and generate. It is based on a subset of the JavaScript Programming Language, Standard ECMA-262 3rd Edition - December 1999. JSON is a text format that is completely language independent but uses conventions that are familiar to programmers of the C-family of languages, including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Perl, Python, and many others. These properties make JSON an ideal data-interchange language. -- From Introducing JSON Many high-level languages already provide native modules for parsing, generating and manipulating JSON data streams. JSON-GLib is a C library based on GLib and released under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1. It provides a parser and a generator GObject classes and various wrappers for the complex data types employed by JSON, such as arrays and objects. JSON-GLib uses GLib native data types and the generic value container GValue for ease of development. It also provides integration with the GObject classes for direct serialization into, and deserialization from, JSON data streams. JSON-GLib currently requires: * GLib 2.16.0, or higher Bugs should be reported to http://bugzilla.openedhand.com in the json-glib product. JSON-GLib is available in GNOME SVN: http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/json-glib/trunk/ The development is mostly done inside a git repository, available at: http://github.com/ebassi/json-glib/tree/master This is the first developers snapshot leading to the upcoming 0.6.0 release; installing this version will overwrite the files currently installed by the 0.4 releases. What's new in JSON-GLib 0.6.0 --------------------------- [in the 0.5.0 release, see previous announcement for details] * Allow deserialization of strings into enum and flag types * Add the :indent-char property to JsonGenerator * Add functions to retrieve copies of the nodes inside Object and Array * Fix leaks and invalid accesses * Use the right type for the buffer length parameter in JsonParser * Provide a default implementation for JsonSerializable * Provide our own JSON tokenizer (using GScanner) for the JSON-only features that would have been lost by using GScanner * Add support for parsing Unicode characters escaped using \uXXXX * Add a fully automated test suite, using the GTest framework * Allow 'null' nodes to return a value without warnings [since the 0.5.0 release] * Make the deserialization of G_TYPE_STRV properties more robust Instead of building up a buffer by concatenating all the strings in the JsonArray, the deserialization code now builds a GPtrArray and passes its contents as the property payload. This increases safety and enhances memory usage. * Export the public symbols only Every symbol starting with "json" is public; everything else should be considered private. * Provide GTypes for the enumerations Enumeration types should have a GType, for eventual bindings. * Avoid a warning when trying to copy an empty JsonNode * Fix gtk-doc cross-references with GLib and GObject documentation ciao, Emmanuele. -- Emmanuele Bassi, OpenedHand Ltd. Unit R, Homesdale Business Centre 216-218 Homesdale Rd., Bromley - BR12QZ http://www.o-hand.com _______________________________________________

Macgamestore: Supercow Mac Game Unleashed - Published on 05/06/08 Macgamestore today announced the release of Supercow for the Macintosh on its web site. Features include professional cartoon actors speaking for characters. Control game with either mouse or keyboard with plenty of levels and challenges to beat. Developed by Russian-based NevoSoft, Supercow is a fun side-scrolling game the entire family can enjoy. Hutto, Texas - Macgamestore today announced the release of Supercow for the Macintosh on its web site. Developed by Russian-based NevoSoft, Supercow is a fun side-scrolling game the entire family can enjoy. Professor Duriarti, a famous criminal, has seized the farm and captured the animals! He cloned them and made the clones work for him to successfully fulfill his diabolical plan of earth's destruction. Through her network of informants, Supercow heard about the situation, and dashed off to save the farm animals. Because after all, who knows how to save the farm better than Supercow? Supercow is an arcade game for the entire family! Features: * Professional cartoon actors speaking for characters * Control game with either mouse or keyboard * Plenty of levels and challenges to beat Pricing and Availability: Supercow for the Mac is available for $19.95 USD through Macgamestore. A free 60 minute trial Universal Binary demo version of the game is available for download. Macgamestore: http://www.macgamestore.com Supercow: http://www.macgamestore.com/detail.php?ProductID=922 Direct Download Link: http://mgsdl.net/dls/6iss Purchase Link: http://www.macgamestore.com/detail.php?ProductID=922 Screenshot: http://www.macgamestore.com/images_screenshots/product_922_4507_388225433.jpg Launched in 2005, Macgamestore.com is the most popular Mac gaming store on the Internet with over 600 Mac games available for purchase. Macgamestore is also the leader in digital download games and the number one web site for casual Macintosh games. ### Tuncer Deniz Owner 512-853-9067 tuncer ( -at -) insidemacgames.com *******

Dear Media friends, APH Networks has published a new review that your readers might enjoy. A post in your site's news section would be greatly appreciated! * Title: Asus M3N-HT Deluxe/Mempipe 780a Motherboard ( -at -) APH Networks * Description: An Asus M3N-HT Deluxe/Mempipe!? What's that? Hey, if you are asking that question, you probably forgot already that there's actually another manufacturer other than Intel that makes CPUs; which goes by the name of "AMD". It's interesting how quickly we forget about the days of glory for AMD and their Athlon 64 back in 2003. But the most important thing is that, AMD is still 'sort of' alive for some competition against microprocessor giant Intel to keep the CPU market 'just sort of' nice and fair. When I received the Asus M3N-HT Deluxe/Mempipe motherboard for review last month (Which was still on NDA for the chipset), I was excited to see what kind of motherboards were produced currently on the AMD platform. Combined with NVIDIA's flagship 780a chipset, it certainly brought back memories of the whole NVIDIA-AMD combination that ruled back in the days of the MSI K8N-Neo2 Platinum, DFI LanParty Ultra-D, and the Asus A8N-SLI Premium. Driving down to a local computer store to purchase an AMD CPU to go with this review (I mean, I don't actually have an AMD AM2 CPU, haha), I was contemplating on whether I was going to buy a Phenom X4 or just some low cost Athlon 64 X2. Well, to be honest, if I was going to spend over $200 on a processor, it would probably be an Intel Core 2 Quad and not a Phenom X4. To make a long story short, I went with a mid-priced Athlon 64 X2 4400+. Let me tell you this -- I don't really find it funny to pay over $80 with tax for an AMD dual core CPU at this time, partially because I was forced to let Memory Express rip me off -- and really, everyone knows that they aren't the cheapest place to buy computer parts from. But hey, what the heck -- let's pop in this CPU and see how the M3N-HT Deluxe is worthwhile if you prefer the AMD route for your current AM2 computer or whatever your story may be. * Link: http://aphnetworks.com/reviews/asus_m3n_ht_deluxe * Image: http://aphnetworks.com/review/asus_m3n_ht_deluxe/006.JPG

Hello Everyone, It is hard to believe that it has been almost two full years since NVIDIA released a new flagship chipset for the AMD platform. Since the nForce 590i SLI's official release in May of 2006, NVIDIA has introduced a handful of mid-range and more affordable chipsets for AMD processors, but the 590i SLI was it at the high-end, despite AMD's release of new quad-core Phenom processors and competing 7-series chipsets. Early this year while NVIDIA outlined their plans to mix things up at the high-end of their AMD chipset line-up with the IGP-equipped nForce 780a SLI, but it has taken quite a bit of time to bring that product to market. Today though, we present to you three nForce 780a SLI-based motherboards (two from Asus and one from MSI), that are sure to pique the interest of all of the AMD fans out there. For the first time since the Phenom launch, AMD fans will now be able to pair up NVIDIA's flagship graphics configurations with an AMD CPU and exploit all of the features inherent to both. Article URL: http://www.hothardware.com/articles/NVIDIA_nForce_780a_SLI_Motherboard_Round Up_Asus_MSI/ Site: http://www.hothardware.com/ As always, a link in your news sections would be much appreciated! If you'd like us to return the favor, please don't hesitate to send your press

The nForce 780a SLI is the first Nvidia chipset to take full advantage of Phenom processors, and it comes with a novel motherboard GPU that enables Hybrid SLI. Keep reading for the goods on Hybrid SLI and how the 780a stacks up against AMD's 790FX chipset. http://techreport.com/articles.x/14661 Thanks, Scott __ Scott Wasson The Tech Report PC Hardware Explored http://techreport.com -- To unsubscribe from: TR-News, just follow this link:

Hi everyone! It's been quite a while since we last saw a high-end chipset for AMD's platform from NVIDIA, but today that imbalance is destroyed with the launch of the nForce 780a. While this news alone is interesting enough, this launch also marks our first opportunity to see NVIDIA's Hybrid SLI functionality in action, with this chipset featuring an integrated NVIDIA graphics processor which can be paired with a discrete high-end GeForce 9 series board to allow for large power savings while running non-GPU intensive tasks. Does it live up to its potential? We find out, by way of reviewing ASUS' Crosshair II Formula motherboard, the latest in their Republic of Gamers series. NVIDIA nForce 780a chipset - ASUS Crosshair II Formula motherboard review "With Hybrid SLI enabled, any compatible discrete GPUs are disabled almost entirely when their graphics processing power isn't needed, allowing the integrated graphics to handle your normal everyday tasks while sat at the Windows desktop and the like. Fire up an application which makes use of the GPU however, and any discrete GPUs (be they individual parts or in SLI) will be powered up to make use of them as normal for gaming and so on. Thus far, only the GeForce 9800 GTX and GX2 support Hybrid SLI in conjunction with this IGP, but as time goes on it looks like all future high-end NVIDIA motherboard chipsets will feature integrated graphics to make use of this feature with any future discrete GPUs from the company. We'll be taking a look at the performance on both the IGP in isolation and Hybrid SLI later on in this review, so keep your eyes peeled. It'll be interesting to see how this feature is received by the community - Will they welcome the power saving and lower noise l evels on offer with both arms, or will worries about performance or driver issues cause them to disable it and take the extra power usage penalty? Only time will tell, but we'd love to hear your initial thoughts on how much you feel Hybrid SLI will be of use to you." http://www.elitebastards.com/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=566&Itemid=27 As always, a news post on your site would be hugely appreciated, and we guarantee to reciprocate by posting any news items received from yourselves. Many thanks! Regards, Hanners Elite Bastards ------------------------------------- Elite Bastards News Letter www.elitebastards.com