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Tim (Surfbits) on May 31st, 2007

Neo Office 2.1 Hi Tim – Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast podcast hosted at podfeet.com here. Four weeks ago I decided to try using Neo Office, the Open Source word processor, spreadsheet, presentation and drawing program. Neo Office is based on Open Office which was created by Sun Microsystems, and then released out into the [...]

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Tim (Surfbits) on May 30th, 2007

For years it’s been generally agreed upon that TechTool Pro was the complete Macintosh repair shop in a box. If you have ever experienced a system bomb, freeze, crash, or some bizarre error code, TechTool Pro 4 can help you get your Mac running smoothly again. What could you do to improve on this marvelous [...]

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ChrisM on May 30th, 2007

I’ve just taken a look at the new version of Horizon ($29.99), a finance management system. As a user of Quicken for Macs, I doubted that this product would be for me, but I was interested in what it had to offer. The latest press release is below: “Lucerne Systems announces the immediate availability of [...]

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Tim (Surfbits) on May 29th, 2007

Written by: Chris Marshall. Get everything in Adobe® Photoshop® CS3 software and more with Photoshop CS3 Extended, which enables you to edit 3D and motion-based content and perform image analysis. Opening Photoshop CS3 Extended ($999) for the first time for me was like standing on the high diving board a week after learning to swim. [...]

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Tim (Surfbits) on May 29th, 2007

Adobe Systems Incorporated has an update to the free Photoshop(r) Camera Raw plug-in now available for immediate download on Adobe.com. The Camera Raw 4.1 update includes improved noise reduction and sharpening tools and raw file support for 13 additional camera models and camera backs. This update also builds on the raw file support integrated in [...]

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Tim (Surfbits) on May 26th, 2007

Welcome to episode 109 of the MacReviewCast, I want to thank you for downloading and listening to the podcast. We have the best in Mac hardware, software and websites reviews. We have a lot of great folks on today’s episode with their reviews and comments on software, hardware and websites that make using the Mac [...]

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Tim (Surfbits) on May 25th, 2007

One of the things I quickly gravitated to after joining the world of Macintosh, was screencasts. In case you’ve never seen one, a screencast is essentially a moving screen capture. These are a sort of on-screen video where some generous soul walks you through the operation of a specific application or nuance of OS X. [...]

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Tim (Surfbits) on May 24th, 2007

CS Odessa announces the release of ConceptDraw 7, a new version of its popular vector drawing and diagramming software package. New version is a Universal Binary application with incredibly stylish user interface, enhanced usability and increased performance. ConceptDraw 7 has a redesigned interface with customizable toolbars and well designed inspectors that make preparing of professional [...]

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Tim (Surfbits) on May 24th, 2007

Realmac Software today announced a compelling new version of RapidWeaver, its award-winning website creation application for Mac OS X. RapidWeaver 3.6 is full of exciting new features, such as a snippets manager to help handle frequently used code which can simply be dragged and dropped onto the page, and a richer blogging engine. It also [...]

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Tim (Surfbits) on May 24th, 2007

In my review of Dreamweaver CS3, I mentioned that I’ve been using DW since version 1.0 and love it. The same can be said for Fireworks. I’ve been using it since the early stages and it works perfect for what I needed it to be, a fast, full-featured website design and website graphic application. Fireworks [...]

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Tim (Surfbits) on May 23rd, 2007

I’ve been a big fan of the former Macromedia Dreamweaver since version 1.0. Whether I was using a Windows PC many years ago or a Mac currently, I always felt that Dreamweaver was the best WYSIWYG website design tool out there. In recent versions, Dreamweaver has added a few features including their best effort at [...]

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Tim (Surfbits) on May 22nd, 2007

This episode of the MacRoundtable is produced by Tim Verpoorten from the MacReviewCast.com. Tim talks about podcasting with some of the field’s top podcasters, first in audio production, Paul Figgiani. Then in Screencasting, Don McAllister. Finally in Video podcasting, Craig Syverson. Paul Figgiani: The Point Podcast: www.thepointpodcast.com Gigavox: www.gigavox.com Podcast Academy: www.podcastacademy.com Frameline 47: http://www.frameline.tv [...]

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Tim (Surfbits) on May 22nd, 2007

Mariner Software, today at the Cannes Film Festival, announced the upcoming release of Montage 1.3, the only screenwriting software developed exclusively for Mac OS X. Billed as the product’s most comprehensive update to date, Montage 1.3 introduces to the public an industry-first feature: Save As Final Draft. Screenwriters will be able to write scripts in [...]

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ChrisM on May 21st, 2007

DoorStop X Security Suite (from $79) falls into the “hard to review, easy to like” category. Why? Well as a security application it runs behind the scene, so once you have set it up (easy), it runs effortlessly behind the scenes doing exactly what you want it to do – perfect! To be honest security [...]

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Tim (Surfbits) on May 19th, 2007

Welcome to episode 108 of the MacReviewCast, I want to thank you for downloading and listening to the podcast.

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