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FileMaker Introduces FileMaker Pro 9
FileMaker today announced the immediate availability of FileMaker Pro 9, a major new version of the company’s award-winning database application for Windows and Mac OS X. Offering more than 30 ease-...more
Four Mice to Bento
“Bento,” reports Dan Moren (macworld.com), “FileMaker’s new consumer-level database, aims to do for the database what Numbers and Pages did for the spreadsheet and the page layout program, res...more
Bento “an astounding little database application”
“Mysterious, puzzling and yet astoundingly simple at the same time,” Bento, the personal database from FileMaker, helps “you organize a variety of non-structured data, including contacts, calend...more
“The Mac has won”
Farhad Manjoo (Salon) makes a compelling case. “If we’re going just by what’s better—the ages-old Mac-vs.-PC debate is over. Long over. Yell it from the rooftops; The Mac has won.” Now’s t...more
Apple Introduces iWork ’08.
Apple today introduced iWork ’08, a significant upgrade to Apple’s productivity software suite featuring new versions of Pages and Keynote word processing and presentation applications, and introd...more
The Celadon Collection: Investing in Elegance
A serial entrepeneur, Roy Caro has launched a handful of flourishing business on three continents. For his latest endeavor, Caro revisited his family’s heritage when he launched the Celadon Collecti...more
“Like a Star Trek Gadget Come to Life”
Shortly after activating his new iPhone, Michael DeAgonia (Computerworld.com) received his “ first phone call. A few moments after that, I got another. I was able to swap between calls, merge them,...more
Owners Overwhelmingly Happy with iPhone
“iPhone buyers have no regrets,” says Edward C. Baig (USA Today). Baig spoke with Jason Kramer, the chief strategy officer of Interpret, a market research firm that conducted a survey of recent iP...more
“Apple’s professional video program offers powerful new tricks”
Rating it at 4.5 stars, Mike Curtis (Macworld.com) calls Final Cut Pro 6 a “solid upgrade featuring greater ease of use and enhanced workflow flexibility. For users of previous versions, the decisio...more
Most customers very satisfied with iPhone
Citing research from ChangeWave Research, Jonny Evans (Macworld) reports that “the iPhone now leads the pack in terms of customer satisfaction among its US customer base. An unprecedented 82 per cen...more
“Inspired.”
“My overall thought,” remarks Larry Magid (CBSNEWS.com), “is that the iPhone’s software represents a truly remarkable accomplishment. Sure, the device’s ultra thin case and large 3.5 inch di...more
4.5 Stars for GarageBand ’08
GarageBand ’08 earns 4.5 stars from Christopher Breen (macworld.com), a self-confessed “rabid GarageBand fan.” In his review, Breen calls attention to the “program’s major new features—Mag...more
“Hands-down the best cell phone I’ve ever used.”
“Six weeks into using the iPhone,” reports Chris Maxcer (MacNewsWorld), “I can’t imagine going back to anything else.” “If you choose contacts, you can scroll through your address book, fi...more
Publish for Approval released for Aperture
At the PhotoPlus Expo in New York, the developers at Automator.us released “Publish for Approval.” Designed for photographers who’d like to offer their customers the opportunity to review and ap...more
Richard Walch: “The mountain is my studio”
Skiing and snowboarding photographer RIchard Walch can’t afford to leave the mountain behind until he knows he’s bagged “the perfect light, the perfect snow, and the perfect trick or turn.” S...more
“A Quantum Leap.”
“On first inspection, Apple appears to have made a quantum leap in terms of mobile handset usability.” The iPhone, the staff writers at tech.co.uk say, is “making the idea of the PDA sexy again,...more
Quick Tip of the Week: Capturing Screen Shots
If you’ve ever wanted to grab a screen shot, you’ll definitely want to watch the video Quick Tip of the Week. It shows you the keyboard shortcuts you can use to capture a single window, the entire...more
Now Available: Bento from FileMaker
FileMaker today announced the immediate availability of Bento, its stylish personal database. With an iTunes-inspired interface, Bento offers you an easy way to organize—in one convenient place—al...more
iPhone “a Joy to Use”
“After more than a week of using it—as my only personal phone—I’m still gushing,” reports Stephanie Angelyn Casola (hometownlife.com) of her new iPhone. It provided “the most painless set-...more
App Store Pick of the Week: Emerald Chronometer
Watch collectors, astronomers, and those who simply admire a beautiful feat of engineering have been waxing enthusiastic over the Emerald Chronometer. A $4.99 application, Emerald Chronometer models s...more
“An Excellent Implementation of State-of-the-art Features”
Finding it “a significant leap,” Steven Levy (Newsweek) calls iPhone “a superbly engineered, cleverly designed and imaginatively implemented approach to a problem that no one has cracked to dat...more
“It Feels Like You Are Holding the Future”
“Apple has succeeded in crafting a unique phone that is superior [to] everything else on the market,” remarks Stuff.tv. “In one great leap Apple has rewritten the rules for mobile web browsing,...more
Use iTunes to Activate and Sync iPhone, Announce Apple and AT&T
When they purchase an iPhone, customers can use iTunes on a Mac or PC to activate their new phones in the comfort and privacy of their homes or offices instead of waiting for activation in a store. Wi...more
“Apple’s Simple, Versatile iPhone Changes the Game”
“After all the ink that’s been spilled describing, previewing and hyping the Apple iPhone, does it deserve the attention? I’d have to say yes,” reports Ryan Kim (San Francisco Chronicle). “T...more
“As time passes, the iPhone is still a gem.”
“I’m closing in on 30 days as an iPhone user and am still impressed,” reveals Bob LeVitus (Houston Chronicle). Now his “one and only phone,” he uses “it all day for music, telephone, Inter...more
