OSXGuide.comOSXGuide.com BackendToThePoint Software Releases The Fontz v4.3.2- (Found July 11, 2008 ) The Fontz is a versatile font utility that allows you to browse installed and uninstalled fonts, see what they look like at different type sizes, styles and colors, and even group them in like categories using a "wysiwyg" group editor. For fast and easy browsing run either a manual or an automatic font slide show where you can change size, color, style, and even the display text while the slide show is still in progress. You can view or print out individual fonts, any of your font groups, all...http://www.osxguide.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=192 Major Apple Announcement on October 12- (Found July 11, 2008 ) Apple has once again got Apple fans and computer rumor mills buzzing with news that it will make a major announcement on October 12, 2005. Apple has recently sent to media outlets an invitation to media event. The invitation features a red curtain and the words "One More Thing..." which is Steve Jobs' famous line from MacWorld presentations, just prior to the announcement of a major product or service offering. An image of the announcement is shown below.http://www.osxguide.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=202 OS X Freeware of the Day: SuperTux Free Arcade Video Game- (Found July 11, 2008 ) SuperTux is an open source video game for multiple platforms including a native OS X version. SuperTux is intended to be similar in gameplay to the classic Super Mario games. The play of the game is very familiar if you are an aficianado of the Mario games. Blocks and boxes with question marks, a 2D scrolling layout and a loveable little penguing to run around the icy landscape with.http://www.osxguide.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=201 OS X Freeware of the Day: Video Poker Solitarus Free Video Poker Game- (Found July 11, 2008 ) It's not secret the poker is all the rage with a large section of the population these days. For those wanting a more laid back version of poker than that found on ESPN or the average high schooler's basement on Saturday night. If so, Poker Solitarus might be your bag.http://www.osxguide.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=200 OS X Freeware of the Day: Masq iChat Group Chat Program- (Found July 11, 2008 ) Looking to find some friendly Mac users to chat it up with using your iChat accounts Miss the old days of AOL chat rooms where you could have flame wars until 3 in the morning Then you might enjoy Masq, which is a new program that allows you to utilize your iChat account to participate in group chats with other Mac users. Masq requires you to register a separate Masq account, but the chatting is actually done through your iChat account, so people will know you by that identity.http://www.osxguide.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=199 OS X Freeware of the Day: DTV Free Internet TV Program- (Found July 11, 2008 ) DTV is an open source program for easily watching and subscribing to video programs that can be downloaded freely over the Internet. The program uses RSS enclosure technology, which most people know as "podcasts," but focuses only on those podcasts that provide video. The program provides a very intuitive interface for viewing the videos available from a particular source, and manages the videos once they are downloaded.http://www.osxguide.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=198 Adobe Creative Suite 2 Classroom in a Book- (Found July 11, 2008 ) New users of Adobe's Creative Suite 2, which includes the latest versions of popular graphics and design programs such as Photoshop, Illustrator, and In Design, may find themselves overwhelmed by the significant number of features (many of them new to these latest versions) in these programs. With such a daunting set of tools and accompanying complexity, it may seem an insurmountable task to jump into these programs and start working. Never fear, though, as a helping hand from Adobe's own...http://www.osxguide.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=197 ToThePoint Software Releases TaskTime3 v3.5.3- (Found July 11, 2008 ) ToThePoint Software has announced released of the latest version of its TaskTime3 software. From the official company announcement: "TaskTime3 provides a straightforward method of tracking time spent on jobs you do for your clients. It can generate personalized invoices which can be emailed, printed, and saved to disk. Other important features include: project status tracking, Address Book integration for adding clients, linking of related resources to projects for easy reference, project...http://www.osxguide.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=196 iThemez Announces Volume 1 Themes For iDVD- (Found July 11, 2008 ) Los Angeles, CA - September 9, 2005 - iThemez (www.ithemez.com) has released its first volume of themes, only four weeks after the company launched. iThemez Volume 1 is family oriented and contains 20 themes for iDVD, 18 of which are matched pairs. Theme categories include Baseball, Classroom, Cruise, Fractal, Old Glory, Home, Mitzvah, Slideshow, and Wedding. Also included are matching submenus for the free themes that are still available on the website, Independence Day and Slot Machine....http://www.osxguide.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=195 Firefox 1.5 Beta Web Browser Released for OS X- (Found July 11, 2008 ) Mozilla.org, developers of the open source Firefox web browser, which is still gaining serious momentum as a competitor both to Internet Explorer on the Windows platform and Safari on the Mac platform, have announced the release of version 1.5b of the program. The first beta version of the next release of Firefox includes numerous improvements such as automatic updating, faster browser caching, drag and drop re-ordering of browser tabs, user interface improvements and better support for Mac OS.http://www.osxguide.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=194 |