Archive - Aug 10, 2005

Kiel, Germany [10th August 2005], turingart is pleased to annouce the immediate availability of its log-file analyzer TrendyMac 0.9.16 for OS X.

TrendyMac is a GUI-based log analyzer tool, which allows to get more insight into the performance of a website and the behaviour of web-surfers. Besides several standard features, TrendyMac filters search engine querires, Google AdWord campaign clickt-throughs, authorized users, forwarded search results from Google and other search engines.

As a Mac application, no complex '*.conf' config file is required. Log-files can simply be drag'n'dropped on TrendyMac's report settings window.

Kiel, Germany [10th August 2005], turingart is pleased to annouce BackCheck a streamlined folder comparison solution. BackCheck compares full folder hierarchies and lists differences. BackCheck's speed ranges from hundreds to thousands of files per second - depending on CPU and disk speed.

Here is the story behind BackCheck:

Once upon a day, there was a backup program called RetroView. A man called John Doe used it each day. RetroView was simply great.

Spanish Fork, UT — An expanded version of Cluster Builder was released today (http://www.linuxhpc.org/clusterbuilder ), extending the site's scope beyond basic cluster components to include industry specific applications and grid middleware.

BEDFORD, Mass. - August 10, 2005 - Bare Bones Software today announced the release and immediate availability of BBEdit 8.2.3, the latest version of the award-winning HTML and text editor for the Macintosh. Now for the first time, BBEdit 8.2.3 runs natively as a Universal Binary for the Apple Developer Transition Kit hardware. BBEdit 8.2.3 also introduces syntax coloring and function navigation for Objective-C++, fixes reported issues and adds minor interface refinements and enhancements.

I finally got a Mighty Mouse yesterday and have been using it for about a day now. It's definitely one of the best looking mice, but not the most usable.

Linux World, Booth #432, San Francisco, Calif. (August 8, 2005) — Scyld Software , the leader in scalable Linux clustering software, today announced an agreement with Cluster Resources, Inc., an innovator in advanced workload and resource management software. The two companies have joined forces to extend the virtualization and system management capabilities of Scyld BeowulfTM Linux clustering software to include a powerful workload management toolset, the Scyld TaskMasterTM Suite. This extension of the Scyld Beowulf product family, known for being the most elegant Linux clustering solution for high performance computing (HPC), sets a new standard for simplicity of deployment, ease of use and Linux cluster utilization. The result of this new alliance represents a significant advance towards a comprehensive virtual environment for Linux clusters. Scyld is previewing the new software at Linux World 2005 booth #432.

TechRestore, Inc. announced today that they have begun offering a free overnight pickup service for PowerBook and iBook repairs. The service, part of TechRestore's PowerBookRestore overnight repair and upgrade program, offers PowerBook and iBook owners in the contiguous United States a quick, simple and no cost method to have their systems brought to TechRestore for repair.