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Bracknell-Forest Mac User Group
Welcome to the home page for the BFMUG, here in the UK. We hope you will find this site informative, useful, helpful or inspirational!
The emphasis on this site (and indeed the group) is to provide a service to the local Apple Macintosh community. What the site doesn't try to do is provide information regarding the very latest Mac related news - there are plenty of other sites that do that...
Anyway, have a read, see what you think and hopefully show your face at a meeting.
At present the facilities of this site are basic, but based on feedback and demand we hope to grow the provided capabilities.
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 | Products: 2010 Jan 28 - FileMaker Developer launches new Business product called BusinessM |
 Computech IT Services are a FileMaker Developer based in Saltash, Cornwall and have developed BusinessMan a complete Business Management System for the Mac Information about Computech and BusinessMan together with a Runtime trial can be found on the website pages below
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Posted by bfmug on Sunday, January 31 @ 07:03:20 EST (7 reads)
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| Products: 2010 Jan 21 - Zevrix Updates BatchOutput for InDesign, Adds PDF Preflight, New F |
Zevrix Solutions announces BatchOutput 3.6, an feature update to its popular professional solution to automate printing and exporting from Adobe InDesign. Developed originally for one of the largest Canadian ad agencies, BatchOutput offers output of multiple files as single pages, link auto-update, variable file names and other time-saving features. The new update lets users auto-preflight final PDFs with Acrobat droplets, as well as export InDesign files to TIFF, PNG and other image formats. Toronto (ON), Canada - January 21, 2010 - Zevrix Solutions announces BatchOutput 3.6, an feature update to its popular professional solution to automate printing and exporting from Adobe InDesign. Developed originally in-house at one of the largest ad agencies in Canada to boost productivity of its prepress department, BatchOutput quickly became the software of choice for sophisticated automated output from InDesign. For example, BatchOutput can be left to output hundreds of InDesign files overnight, and the completed job can be picked up next morning. The key powerful automation capabilities of BatchOutput include: -Print and export hundreds of files with a single click. -Output files as single pages. -Update links automatically. -Complex variable file names. The new update offers the following new features to InDesign users: -Preflight final PDF automatically with Acrobat Pro preflight droplets. Users can create droplets for various preflight profiles with the options to specify success and error folders and save preflight reports. -Export InDesign document as TIFF, PNG, GIF and BMP images with the options to specify resolution, color mode and scale factor. BatchOutput is also available in a server version which offloads printing and exporting to PDF and PostScript to a central system leaving InDesign workstations free from the output process. Pricing and Availability: BatchOutput 3.6 can be purchased from the Zevrix Solutions web site, www.zevrix.com, for US$119.95, as well as from authorized resellers. Trial is also available for download. Upgrade to BatchOutput 3.6 is free for licensed users of version 3.x, and US$47.98 for the users of earlier versions. BatchOutput 3.6 is available for Mac OS X 10.4.2-10.6, a Universal Binary, and works with Adobe InDesign CS-CS4. About Zevrix Solutions Located in Toronto, Canada, Zevrix Solutions provides productivity solutions for Adobe Creative Suite software, PDF and graphic file diagnostics and Microsoft Office on Mac OS. Zevrix is dedicated to help professionals increase their profits through automating everyday tasks, producing error-free documents, saving disk space and cutting production costs. For more information, visit www.zevrix.com. CONTACT INFO: Leo Revzin Owner 416-217-0607 leo@zevrix.com ### Copyright (C) 2010 Zevrix Solutions. All Rights Reserved.
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Posted by bfmug on Saturday, January 23 @ 05:50:00 EST (8 reads)
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| Products: 2010 Jan 12 - Protect all your FAMILY computers from THEFT! |
Brigadoon Software, Inc. is pleased to offer a new special low cost Family/Household license of PC PhoneHome and/or MacPhoneHome that will allow you to protect every computer in your home from theft, regardless of number, including the ones that may be away with the children at school.
You have 5-8-12 computers? No Problem! Our Family Household license protects them all! Only $79.95! No yearly monitoring fees. No hidden costs. No additional charges! We provide full location and recovery service.
This is the BEST deal in the industry!
PC PhoneHome/MacPhoneHome is the NUMBER ONE stand-alone computer tracking and recovery software in the world with over 1,000,000 downloads to both the Windows and MacIntosh communities!
A single copy of PC PhoneHome or MacPhoneHome retail for a one time cost of $29.95 USD and allow the user to protect one computer from loss or theft. No yearly monitoring fees. No hidden costs. No additional charges.
The PC PhoneHome/MacPhoneHome Family license may be purchased and downloaded directly though our web site at:
PC PhoneHome and MacPhoneHome is also available in an Enterprise version for large scale deployment to organizations with many computers.
Whether you're trying to protect twenty computers or twenty thousand, we have the right Enterprise license plan for you. Our blanket license for large multi-office/multi-national corporations covers ALL corporate computers worldwide including all laptops in the field.
If you have any questions or would like additional information, please contact me directly.
Dealer Inquiries Invited - Exclusive territories available Best Regards, Tim Albright VP Brigadoon Software, Inc. 143 Main Street Nanuet, New York 10954 USA Tel: +1-845-624-0909 Fax: +1-845-624-0990 Email: talbright@pcphonehome.com Web: http://www.brigadoonsoftware.com
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Posted by bfmug on Wednesday, January 13 @ 06:42:37 EST (29 reads)
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| Products: 2010 Jan 8 - Mamut to launch new Mac accounting products for UK Market |
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The document below was received from the Channel Manager - Business Division UK, Mamut Software Ltd (http://www.mamut.co.uk) to advertise an April product launch.
Mamut to launch new Mac accounting products for UK market In the UK today Mamut and Acclivity announced the formation of a
partnership to provide an upgrade path for MYOB Mac customers. Launching two
new products, Mamut AccountEdge and Mamut AccountEdge Plus, for the Apple
Macintosh platform.
The new products will launch in the UK in April 2010 and will be
released as part of a multi-year partnership with Acclivity, global developers
of the award winning AccountEdge series of accounting software. Mamut AccountEdge
builds on the success of MYOB’s Mac products, and will include a new
streamlined interface, offering improved navigation and appearance over
previous MYOB offerings.
It includes several new innovations such as a Business Insights
feature which allows users to easily view information about business critical
data such as financial ratios, turnover, profits and operating balances and an
integrated Google Map functionality which allows users to pin point a
customer’s location and source directions.
“With the arrival of Mamut AccountEdge in the UK, Mac users will
be able to take advantage of richer functionality. The release will give MYOB
Mac users a valuable chance to catch up with the various developments in the
market that have taken place since MYOB withdrew from the UK in 2008,” said
Bryan Richter, UK Country Manager for Mamut, when explaining the significance
of the new release. “Mamut is very pleased to continue driving forward
the evolution of Mac products within the UK market.”
“The UK is fertile ground for Mac small business and we’re
thrilled to be developing a fully localised version of AccountEdge for Mamut,”
said Scott Davisson, Acclivity Managing Partner. “Acclivity’s long been
committed to developing world-class software for small businesses that choose
Macs and we’ve found the perfect partner in Mamut.”
Mamut will also be offering existing MYOB customers in the UK the
opportunity to upgrade to the Mamut AccountEdge solution at a discounted price.
“This is a really positive development for MYOB Mac customers,”
said Jonathon White, a leading independent chartered accountant. “A significant
number of our customers currently use the Mac version of MYOB. They will be
reassured that this agreement between Mamut and Acclivity will enable them to
continue with this market leading product on their preferred platform.”
Mamut AccountEdge will be available directly from Mamut and
through associated resellers and channel partners in the UK. The below are just
some of the new features which will be included in the product at launch:
• Business Insights: allows users to calculate important
financial ratios, providing current information about profits, turnover, and
operating balances.
• Google Maps and View Directions: View a map or get turn-by-turn
directions to the exact location of a customer, employee, vendor or personal
contact
• New Form Customisation Tools: A new format palette makes forms
customisation easier and more intuitive. Add text, and easily change the style.
Insert images, shapes and fields, and quickly resize and rotate them to create
the look users want
• Contact List Searching Improvements: New filters will help
to further define user searches. When searching through their contacts, items,
etc., users can now define their search term with “Contains” or “Starts with”
to further narrow their results
• Card File Action Menu: Easy access to a variety of
card-related options allows users to complete multiple tasks without having to
leave the card screen. Users can create letters, send emails, find transactions
and more as well as quickly creating a sale directly from a Customers contact
Card
• Network Edition: With the addition of AccountEdge
Plus, multiple users will be able to be in the accounting files at the same
time. For example, users can have their bookkeeper pay the bills while
the sales team are simultaneously creating invoices
• Enhanced Applescript Dictionary: An enhanced Applescript
dictionary allows developers and users familiar with Applescript to build integrations
with other applications
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Posted by bfmug on Friday, January 08 @ 04:59:25 EST (23 reads)
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| Products: 2010 Jan 3 - Learn Xcode Tools book and series of talks |
The message below received by the Group may be of interest. We are pleased to announce the publication of Ian Piper's new book: "Learn Xcode Tools for Mac OS X and iPhone Development" supported by a series of talks aimed at new developers for the Mac and iPhone. Please feel free to pass this message on to any members of your Macintosh User Group who may be interested in learning how to write software for the Mac or iPhone using Apple's Xcode Tools.
If you are a Mac user who wants to start writing great software for the Mac or iPhone, or an experienced developer new to the Mac, this book is for you.
This book will be your friendly deskside companion in learning how to use the rich toolset available for free on every Mac - the Xcode Developer Tools.
Step by step tutorials will introduce you to the Xcode developer tools and show how to develop, debug, test and deliver great software for the Mac and iPhone.
You will learn how to get the most out of the Xcode development environment, data modeller, Interface Builder design tools, the Instruments analysis and performance utilities and a host of useful techniques.
In conjunction with the new book Ian Piper is currently planning a series of talks for new developers aimed at popularising the uptake of Apple's Xcode Tools. If you think that this topic might be of interest for a forthcoming meeting of your Mac User Group, please feel free to get in touch with Caroline Ralphs (caroline.ralphs@tellura.co.uk) who is organising the talk programme.
You can learn more about the book, including a table of contents and downloadable code projects, at the website: http://learnxcodebook.com/.
Ian Piper. -- Dr Ian Piper Tellura Information Services - the web, document and information people Registered in England and Wales: 5076715, VAT Number: 874 2060 29 Author of "Learn Xcode Tools for Mac OS X and iPhone Development", Apress, December 2009 01926 811574 | 07590 685840"
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Posted by bfmug on Sunday, January 03 @ 09:00:27 EST (25 reads)
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| Products: 2009 Dec 3 - Fun and Artistic Computer-Based Learning for Children of All Ages |
December 3, 2009 - Brooklyn, USA - Star Coloring has launched Animals Coloring Book, a computer-based educational development program aimed at children of 4-13 years old. The website based activity course is a perfect choice for parents who want to familiarize their kids with computers without exposing them to violent computer games and dangers of the internet. Animals Coloring Book features 25 three-dimensional pictures that strike an innovative balance for different skill levels. With a clear 3D interface, the artistic puzzles are guaranteed to keep a child occupied for a long time without being too difficult to master. Computer technologies are now an integral part of modern life. However, parents should make sure that young children are protected from the more harmful side of computers and the Internet, and instead encouraged to play constructive and educational games and programs. Animals Coloring Book offers kids an opportunity to develop their artistic abilities without getting messy with real paint, while the animal pictures are very appealing and comforting to children. Once Animals Coloring Book has been opened, there is a simple tip for every tool and button (e.g. how to clear the picture, how to return to the previous color, etc). The program features nine basic colors and a palette for blending them, so it's possible to achieve almost any color. The 3D objects and landscapes look much more attractive than those of common coloring programs. In addition, the original music creates a fairytale atmosphere, and sound effects make the process of coloring almost real. The autosave feature ensures that the hard work of coloring will be safely stored after each session. Some parents are often afraid that kids may click something wrong on a computer. Fortunately such a mistake is impossible when working with Animals Coloring Book, which is always in full-screen mode. This means that the child can be left to play securely in the knowledge that fun learning will be the only result! Pricing and Availability Animals Coloring Book is compatible with both Windows and Mac OS X and costs US$19.95 (all updates are free). User group members will receive a discount. Further information on the product, as well as a free trial edition, is available at http://starcoloring.com/coloring-books/animals-coloring-bookAbout Star Coloring Star Coloring is a software developer specializing in learning programs for children. Among its major products are Fruits Coloring Book for very small children, Animals Coloring Books for older children and Vehicles Coloring Book for boys and Christmas Coloring Book. For more information on the company and its products please visit www.starcoloring.com
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Posted by bfmug on Thursday, December 03 @ 09:00:12 EST (48 reads)
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| Products: 2009 Dec 2 - iWeb Valet 2.3.5 released - New 'No Right Click' widget |
iWeb Valet 2.3.5: Introducing the widgets! Make your site full with all modern widgets! Make it more attractive! Easily!
ZiggySoft software company has announced the release 2.3.5 of iWeb Valet, the tool to enhance and upload iWeb pages.
As in Apple's iWeb 09, also iWeb Valet gives you the power to add new interactive widgets to your web pages!
HTML codes and Javascripts are terrific tools to help you build interesting content for your web site. For example, you can add trailing cursors, music, falling objects such as snow or image rollovers, calendars, scrolling texts, navigation menus, flash graphics and much more. Thousands of free scripts are available to you in the Internet for use on your Web pages. There is no longer need to edit script code by hand: iWeb Valet now includes a selection (and other will come) of those scripts that are compatible to iWeb and a powerful function to easily add them to your iWeb pages.
And More! Version 2 adds also the ability to work on a temporary copy of your site folder, so now iWeb Valet can modify any local site as it do with the local folders published by iWeb: use it with Dreamweaver or Golive local sites as well!
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| o Add many powerful widgets to your web pages.
o Personalize iWeb page titles by adding a prefix of you choice.
o Add a favicon to your iWeb HTML pages.
o Add a Hit Counter to your web pages (using Google Analytics, Statcounter or other similar web services)
o Fool spam bots by encoding all email address in your iWeb pages, so that the email couldn't be picked up by these bots.
o Add META tags to provide more information about your webpages and gain a top ranking on crawler-based search engines that support tags.
o Perform multiple 'search and replace' operations on all html files contents at once; you can easily make changes of simple text chunks as well as html tags and iWeb default naming conventions.
o Encode special characters inside your web pages to solve some display anomaly in non-English texts.
o Change the maximum size of all JPEG images of your site simultaneously and very quickly.
o Apply a fixed compression ratio to all JPEG images of your iWeb site folder, to save space in your web server.
o Add to your iWeb site folder other folders and files not managed by iWeb (favicon, programs, documents, etc.)
o Preview your modified pages in a browser at any time; you don't have to upload it to a web server first. When you preview a page, all browser-related functions should work, including JavaScript behaviors, absolute links, etc.
o Work on a temporary copy of your site folder: use iWeb Valet with Dreamweaver or Golive local sites as well!
And after those changes, iWeb Valet can quickly upload the contents of your iWeb folder to a web site, with:
o Size comparison files check: iWeb Valet will only upload files that have changed (or new files). This saves time, because you will avoid, whenever you make a single change in iWeb, to re-upload the entire site.
o Option to remove the files in the destination when correspondent file is not present in the source directory, in order to save space in your web server, which will provide more room for documents as your site expands.
Other powerful iWeb Valet features:
o Backup/Restore functions (in compressed format) to protect your iWeb sites files from accidental data loss.
o New Right Click Disabler widget
o Improved handling of folder names with accented characters in iDisk
o Improved speed in FTP directory listings
o Added progress indicator for FTP file transfer operations
o Fixed a Can't Create Folder (Access Denied) error on transfers
Please contact us if you need more information about iWeb Valet.
* Press Contact: press@ziggysoft.com
* FAX Contact: +39 06.233.28.550
I thank you for your kind attention
Paul Consolo
ZiggySoft Team
press@ziggysoft.com |
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Posted by bfmug on Wednesday, December 02 @ 10:11:24 EST (47 reads)
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| Products: 2009 Dec 2 - STOIK PanoramaMaker to Run on Mac |
Press contact: Dmitry Harchenko
Title: Business Development Director
Company: STOIK Imaging
E-Mail: dharchenko@stoik.com
Phone: +7 (495) 225 13 27
Skype: dharchenko
STOIK PanoramaMaker to Run on Mac
STOIK Imaging launches free open beta test for the Mac edition of famous PanoramaMaker.
STOIK Imaging has announced the availability of STOIK PanoramaMaker for Mac (Beta): The famous Windows panorama making tool is now available for Mac. Professionals and enthusiasts are invited to join the free open beta test.
Literally all of the existing solutions fail to render the image properly when a moving object gets in the picture: blurred or misshapen images ruin the shot. STOIK PanoramaMaker for Mac has a special algorithm (Object-Preserving Blending), which makes allowance for that issue and stitches the exposures error-free. Among available features are lens and geometrical compensation, manual matching of images. Minimizing uneven brightness, double-edge defect and curves in the picture are the application's commons.
The workflow takes only 3 steps: adding images, selecting the stitching mode, and obtaining the result. The automatic image transformation, alignment and color blending are optimized to correct differences in brightness, color balance, and camera tilt angle. The application automatically assembles horizontal, vertical, 360-degree and tiled panoramas. The new version also adds the automatic creation of tiled panorama from several rows of photos or a panorama from photos taken with different camera focal length. In complex cases, the images can be assembled and stitched manually.
Free open beta test for STOIK PanoramaMaker for Mac is now open.
About STOIK Imaging
STOIK Imaging is one of the top developers of image and video editing software and one of the leading providers of OEM and retail software. Established in 1994 with headquarters in Moscow, Russia, it now has subsidiaries in USA, UK, China, Japan, and Czech Republic. The company's major product line includes photo, video and hobby applications, business solutions (libraries and SDK). Among the company's clients are: Samsung, Ricoh, HTC Corp., Athentech Technologies, and CeWe Color.
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Company page: http://www.stoik.com/
Product page: http://www.stoik.com/PanoramaMaker_Mac/
Contact information
Contact: Dmitry Harchenko
Title: Business Development Director
Company: STOIK Imaging
E-Mail: dharchenko@stoik.com
Phone: +7 (495) 225 13 27
Skype: dharchenko
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Posted by bfmug on Wednesday, December 02 @ 09:40:58 EST (62 reads)
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| Offers: 2009 Dec 1 - geekanoids December Competition video with Discount Codes |
Hello
The December Competition video is up. All are welcome to enter. One lucky winner will win a full boxed copy of Roxio Toast 10 Titanium Pro.
The video can be found here; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=by7wkkbnqQM
The video also has a 20% off discount code for all the viewers from a major case manufacturer (iPod, iPhone, mobile phone & camera cases). Plus a $20 & $39 discount code, with free UK delivery, from Eazydraw, who publish a great drawing app for Mac OSX.
Both these companies have been very generous with giving me these codes, so I hope some of your members find them of use.
I also invited companies to send me their four best iPod touch cases. Griffin Technology kindly sent me their selection. The resulting video review can be found on the link below; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig3A3iKnYso
Last, but not least. Tomorrow (Wed 2nd December) will see my first look video go online for the HP Storageworks X510 Data Vault go online. This four bay server is the UK's equivalent to the MediaSmart EX495. It offers a lot of Apple Mac functionality, so the video is well worth checking out. Keep an eye on the YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/geekanoids/) to see the video.
All the Best David http://www.geekanoids.co.uk/ http://www.youtube.com/geekanoids/
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Posted by bfmug on Wednesday, December 02 @ 09:33:20 EST (42 reads)
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| Products: 2009 Nov 25 - Zevrix Releases File Courier - an Automated Digital Delivery Solut |
Zevrix Solutions announces File Courier 1.0, a new digital delivery solution with advanced timesaving options. File Courier delivers files and folders to FTP and local destinations and sends automatic e-mail delivery notifications. The e-mail messages are based on variable templates and contain the detailed info about the item and its location. The software can also create a low-res version of a PDF file and attach it to e-mail, compress folders and protect deliveries with password.
Toronto (ON), Canada - November 25, 2009 - Zevrix Solutions announces File Courier 1.0, a new digital delivery solution with advanced timesaving options. File Courier delivers files and folders to FTP and local destinations and sends automatic e-mail notifications upon delivery.
File Courier is designed to automate and simplify the process of preparing, sending and confirming delivery to free up users from time consuming, tedious manual tasks which can also lead to mistakes and miscommunication between a sender and a recipient. With File Courier, users only need to drop a file or a folder on the program's icon, and the rest will be done automatically:
-Compress files and folders with .zip or .dmg compression and protect disk images with password.
-Send files to a predefined FTP or local destination. Users can create unlimited number of destinations with customizable delivery options.
-Send automatic e-mail notification with the detailed info about the file and its location. The messages are based on powerful variable templates which allow recipients to retrieve the files just by clicking a link in the notification e-mail.
-Attach job preview to e-mail automatically. If you send a PDF file, File Courier can create its low-res version and attach it to e-mail. And if you send a folder - for example, a collected InDesign job - File Courier can attach files from a specific subfolder where you can store low-res PDFs and job instructions.
File Courier also lets users deliver files by e-mail only, test FTP locations to ensure the info is entered correctly, and provides the detailed log of all deliveries as well as the detailed feedback on all processing stages.
Pricing and Availability File Courier 1.0 can be purchased from the Zevrix website for the introductory price of $29.95, as well as from authorized resellers. Trial version is also available for download. File Courier is a Universal Binary and available for Mac OS X 10.4.2-10.6. About Zevrix Solutions Located in Toronto, Canada, Zevrix Solutions provides automation and productivity solutions for Adobe Creative Suite software, PDF and graphic file diagnostics, as well as Microsoft Office on Mac OS. Zevrix Solutions is dedicated to helping professionals achieve more while doing less through automating their everyday tasks, producing error-free documents, saving disk space and cutting production costs. For more information, visit www.zevrix.com. CONTACT INFO: Leo Revzin Owner 416-217-0607 leo@zevrix.com
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Posted by bfmug on Friday, November 27 @ 12:47:05 EST (42 reads)
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