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Archive for February, 2008

Second Life 1.19.0.5

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Friday
Feb 29,2008
About Second Life
In a little over a year, Second Life’s residents have crafted a richly-textured world filled with hundreds of thousands of objects of their own creation. Complex and compelling characters dwell in every conceivable building from whimsical Hobbit-houses to soaring urban towers to a medieval castle where visitors battle giant insects to win treasure. The local zoo features killer whale rides, speed boats ply the waterways, and a resident-abducting alien spaceship has been known to visit — all of it imagined and created by Second Life’s residents. Join for free!

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Feature: Second Life: Build Anything, Be Anyone, Set Your Own Agenda

Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)

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  • BrickShooter for Mac 1.10

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    Friday
    Feb 29,2008
    About BrickShooter for Mac
    A uniquely challenging puzzle game for strategists of all levels from children to grand masters. BrickShooter is not just for people who can think and move fast. It’s for anyone who enjoys solving puzzles and taking their own sweet time doing them.
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  • SerialMailer 5.4.6

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    Friday
    Feb 29,2008
    About SerialMailer
    An efficient and easy to use tool for companies and individuals who want to communicate with a large group of customers, friends, or other email contacts without having to rewrite the mail for each person.

    The message is automatically personalized by SerialMailer using the integrated database editor. The group of recipients may be individually filtered to only send the message to a limited group of recipients.

    You can either use SerialMailer’s built-in smtp client or use AppleMail/Entourage to send your mails.

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  • DropDMG 2.8.5

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    Friday
    Feb 29,2008
    About DropDMG
    The easiest way to create Mac OS X disk images. Just drag and drop a folder or file, and DropDMG will create an image in “.dmg”, “.img”, or “.smi” format — or a Tar, Zip, or StuffIt archive. Or, you can drag an existing image or archive file onto DropDMG to easily convert it to any of the other supported formats.

    DropDMG supports encryption, segmented images, and custom icons, and it can create images with rich-text license agreements in multiple languages. There are many time-saving features such as temporary preferences when you hold down Option, remembering recent folders, configurations to keep track of popular combinations of settings, and the ability to create more than one image or archive at a time. All the options are available from Automator, AppleScript, and from the “dropdmg” command-line tool.

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  • DarkAdapted 2.3.2

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    Friday
    Feb 29,2008
    About DarkAdapted
    A screen color / gamma control application program. It modifies your screen gamma settings so that you may, for example, preserve your dark adaptation while using your computer.

    DarkAdapted received a 4.5-mouse rating in Macworld’s “Mac Gems.”

    DarkAdapted is being used by astronomers, planetarium operators, graphics professionals, medical professionals, airline pilots, air traffic controllers, and others worldwide to provide flexible, dynamic control over their monitor’s gamma (screen color response). Users may define an unlimited number of gamma presets, and invoke them via global hotkeys, by menu selection, or by typing the first few letters of a preset’s name.

    - Customizable gamma presets. Use predefined settings, create your own, and manipulate your presets with ease. For example, use the “Dark Red” setting to preserve your dark adaptation. Or create a preset to deal with monitor characteristics or viewing conditions.

    - High-resolution sliders allow you to adjust red, green, and blue video components individually and in real time.

    - Small screen mode hides advanced controls, minimizing the use of valuable screen real estate. The Main Window may also be hidden entirely.

    - Select a preset by typing the first few letters of its name.

    - Many additional features.

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  • FastCut 3.0.4

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    Friday
    Feb 29,2008
    About FastCut
    A full-featured video editor. It brings 3D motion & effects keyframe animation, masking and keying, video transition and filter+special effects, an integrated ATSUI live title editor with title effects and so much more.

    FastCut has been designed for real-time processing from the beginning. The RT-engine is based on OpenGL to benefit from hardware acceleration and uses the CoreImage technology for filter effects. You don’t need the fastest machine to apply complex effects to multi-layer 3D compositions. FastCut dynamically scales the playback quality if appropriate for optimal playback performance. The clean and intuitive interface makes it very easy to use. This is a must-have tool for everyone editing video on the Mac.

    Feature List:

    - Dynamic playback quality for optimal performance [Dynamic RT]
    - 3D motion & FX** keyframe animation [+ animation presets]

    - Masking and keying
    - Video transitions and filter+special FX
    - Integrated live ATSUI title editor with letter animation FX
    - Ready for high definition (HD) footage
    - Bundled super-fast screen movie capture utility fgrab [integrated]

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  • Pirates of the Caribbean Online 1.0

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    Friday
    Feb 29,2008
    About Pirates of the Caribbean Online
    Set sail on the vast blue waters of the Caribbean in search of adventure, fortune, and fame in the world of the infamous Jack Sparrow and the evil Jolly Roger. In Pirates of the Caribbean Online, play alongside thousands of others and discover new myths and untold stories. Forge alliances, hunt for buried treasure and battle evil undead forces by using cunning and strategy to outwit your foes –– all to become the most notorious pirate on the high seas.

    Game Feature: Pirates of the Caribbean Online: A Pirate’s Life For You

    Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)

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  • The many flavors of Twitter

    Thursday
    Feb 28,2008
    Twitter

    Pedestrians repeatedly thumbing their cell phones could be playing the latest mobile game, but it’s just as likely they’re microblogging addicts updating their Twitter accounts. Twitter’s short-form service makes it ideal for two-sentence contributions from mobile phones, IM services, browsers, and desktop apps. Here are a few …

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  • Two new hybrids from Honda in 2009

    Thursday
    Feb 28,2008

    Honda CR-Z concept

    A hybrid-only car based on the CR-Z concept will come out in 2009.

    (Credit: CNET Networks)

    Honda announced it will unveil a new global hybrid car at the 2008 Paris Auto Show, which will launch in 2009 along with another hybrid based on the CR-Z concept. Both cars will be …

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  • Self-cleaning windshields

    Thursday
    Feb 28,2008

    Hidra concept car

    The Hidra concept car doesn't need windshield wipers.

    (Credit: Fioravanti)

    Pininfarina automotive designer Leonardo Fioravanti’s Hidra concept car uses windshields that repel water and dirt, doing away with the need for wipers. The nanotechnology-based windshield has four layers, with the titanium oxide top layer designed to quickly …

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