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iLife ’08 and iWork ’08 released

ilife08 20070807 195527 iLife 08 and iWork 08 releasedApple today introduced iLife ’08 featuring a major new version of iPhoto and a completely reinvented iMovie. iPhoto ’08 automatically organizes photo libraries into Events that let users more easily manage their growing photo collections, and iMovie ’08 introduces an entirely new way for users to quickly make movies and share them online. Both iPhoto and iMovie integrate seamlessly with the new .Mac Web Gallery, Apple’s new service for .Mac members to instantly create and host online websites for their photos and videos. iLife ’08 also features iWeb ’08, with live web widgets such as Google Maps that let users create even more dynamic websites, and GarageBand ’08, with its new Magic GarageBand feature that makes it fun and easy for both musicians and non-musicians to create great sounding songs.

iLife ’08 is now available for a suggested retail price of USD$79 through the Apple Store, Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers. The iLife ’08 suite of applications will be included with all new Macs beginning today. iLife ’08 requires Mac OS X version 10.4.9 or later, a Macintosh computer with an Intel processor, a PowerPC G5 or PowerPC G4, QuickTime 7.2 or later, a DVD drive for installation and 3GB of available disk space. iPhoto print services are available in the US, Canada, Japan and select European countries.

iwork08 20070807 195644 iLife 08 and iWork 08 releasedApple also introduced iWork ’08 featuring new versions of Pages and Keynote word processing and presentation applications, and introducing an innovative new spreadsheet application called "Numbers." Numbers introduces the concept of intelligent tables on a flexible canvas, a new approach that makes it easy to organize information, create calculations, analyze results and make spreadsheets look as great as they work. Pages ’08 now features distinct modes for streamlined word processing and flexible page layout, a new contextual format bar and change tracking, and Keynote ’08 now includes text effects, transitions and themes that help users easily compose spectacular presentations, and Smart Builds with easy-to-set-up A-to-B animations that make impressive animations easy for anyone to create.

iWork ’08 is now available through the Apple Store, Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers for a suggested retail price of USD$79. A 30-day iWork ’08 trial will be available on new hardware and with retail copies of iLife ’08. After 30 days, the trial becomes an iWork ’08 player. iWork ’08 requires Mac OS X version 10.4.10 or later, a Macintosh computer with a 500 MHz or faster PowerPC G4, PowerPC G5 or Intel processor, 512MB of RAM (1GB recommended), 32MB of video RAM, QuickTime 7.2 or later and 1GB of available disk space. iLife ’08 is recommended.

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Intego announces public beta of FileGuard X4, a new data protection program

fg general 20070724 040357 Intego announces public beta of FileGuard X4, a new data protection programIntego has announced the public beta release of its new FileGuard X4 data protection program. FileGuard X4 creates virtual safes that provide unbreakable protection for sensitive files. Users can create as many safes as they need for different types of files; send sensitive files to others with “no risk” and store safes on servers or external disks with “full security”.

FileGuard X4 is intended to meet the needs of mobile users who have sensitive files on their laptops, as well as home and business users who want to ensure that their confidential data is protected. Unlike Apple’s FileVault, which requires that users encrypt their entire home folder, FileGuard X4 lets users choose which files or folders they want to protect, and only the ones they want to protect. FileGuard X4′s virtual safes are easy-to-use, practical, and flexible, offering many options, such as permissions for shared access, simple drag-and-drop copying to and from safes, and unbreakable encryption.

As with any beta software, users of FileGuard X4 run the risk of discovering bugs in the application. Using software that is intended to envelope your data in an unbreakable, encrypted “safe” is especially dangerous as application may concievably malfunction in a way that prevents you from retrieving your files. Please backup you data before testing any beta software.

Features of FileGuard X4:

  • Store sensitive files in secure virtual safes
  • Industry-standard encryption makes safes unbreakable
  • Create as many safes as you need
  • Set a different password for each safe
  • Create safes by drag-and-drop, or from the Intego menu
  • Safes increase in capacity as you add more files
  • Change the size of a safe or compress it to save space
  • Open safes by a simple double-click in the Finder
  • Protect sensitive files on laptops in case of loss or theft
  • Protect files on portable media, such as iPods or USB key drives
  • Safes work like folders – drag files to and from your safes
  • Safe icons indicate their status (open or closed)
  • Use floating windows to access safes at all times
  • Send safes by e-mail, or store them on servers or external disks
  • Set read and write permissions for safes stored on shared volumes

FileGuard X4 requires Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) or higher and 20 MB hard disk space.

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Blambot unleashes Smack Attack… the new FREE font for July 2007

smackattack 20070705 195952 Blambot unleashes Smack Attack... the new FREE font for July 2007Blambot is an awesome source for comic book style fonts. This month’s FREE font is an excellent all-purpose dialog font called Smack Attack!!

Smack attack has a nice squat, legible quality and it’s equally at home in the big city, the depths of space, and the shires of the realm! It comes with Regular and Bold with alternate upper/lowercase caps and, like most free things, it don’t cost no money!

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