Archive - Jul 2004

Vancouver, BC, July 30, 2004 -- Mireth Technology Corp. has released version 5.5 of ShredIt X, its computer privacy software that shreds instead of deletes data so it can't be recovered. Version 5.5 adds CDRW shredding.

As new medias evolve, so does ShredIt

With this new version, ShredIt X now shreds CDRWs in addition to shredding files, folders, disk free space, hard drives and external hard drives. “I was shipping a business card layout to the printer using a used CDRW when I realized that I had no idea whether the previous data on the CDRW was confidential and was it recoverable, said Donna Johnson, President of Mireth Technology. “We'd either have to restrict CDRW use to strictly in-house, restrict CDRW use to non-confidential data, or find a way to shred CDRWs before they were re-used. Our solution was to add CDRW shredding to ShredIt X."

Following Real Network's announcement of Harmony, which allows music in other formats to be played on an iPod, Apple issued the following statement:

We are stunned that RealNetworks has adopted the tactics and ethics of a
hacker to break into the iPod(R), and we are investigating the implications of
their actions under the DMCA and other laws. We strongly caution Real and
their customers that when we update our iPod software from time to time it is
highly likely that Real's Harmony technology will cease to work with current
and future iPods.

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July 29, 2004 - iMovieFest.com, a new Web site community for Mac users, gives creative outlet to amateur filmmakers around the world. iMovieFest.com makes it easy for anyone with a video camera and a copy of iMovie or other Mac video-editing software to show off their movies online. The site gives everyone a chance to showcase their digital movies and receive ratings, reviews, and real-time movie statistics in return.

LoadPod, the service that loads your CD collection into your iPod so that you don't have to, is now bringing local service in the following Canadian cities:

- Toronto (Ontario)

- Montreal (Quebec)

- Edmonton and Calgary (Alberta)

The LoadPod network now includes thirty-five States and three Provinces, including major metropolitan areas such as New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Seattle, Boston, Atlanta, Miami, Phoenix, Nashville, St.

Buena Software, Inc. today announced the release of Au Naturel, a new plugin for Adobe After Effects, Apple’s Final Cut Pro, and discreet Combustion for both Mac OS and Windows. The plugin, which sells for $79.00US through the end of SIGGRAPH (August 12th, 2004), includes tools for producing realistic lens blurs, adjusting the exposure of your footage in f-stops, performing extremely high quality transformations, and compositing with multiple alpha channels. Users can download the plugin and obtain a free time limited serial number by going to the Au Naturel web page at http://www.buena.com/aunaturel.shtml.

From http://www.rogueamoeba.com/company/pr/audiohijackpro20040728pr.php

Rogue Amoeba has just unveiled Audio Hijack Pro 2, a major upgrade to our popular audio recording and enhancing tool. Audio Hijack Pro will drastically change the way you use audio on your computer by giving you the freedom to listen to audio when you want and how you want. Record and enhance any audio with Audio Hijack Pro - it's the cornerstone of your digital audio experience.

MacMod.com is pleased to announce the first annual mod competition. "The Great Mod Challenge" showcases the ingenuity and creativity of the mac community while building interest and excitement around mac modding. Please gather up your friends or go it alone to tackle that mod that has been in the back of your mind for the last few months. We want you to win the INCREDIBLE ;) prizes we are giving away.

Cocoa development info

AUSTIN, Texas (July 28, 2004) - REAL Software, Inc. announced today
the release of REALbasic 5.5.3. REALbasic is the powerful,
easy-to-use development tool that enables Windows and Mac users to
create software for Windows, Macintosh and Linux.