Archive - Jan 26, 2007

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Other World Computing Lowers Pricing on Mercury On-The-Go Portable solutions

WOODSTOCK, IL (January 25, 2007) - Leading technology solutions provider Other World Computing (OWC) today announced lowered pricing on its award-winning Mercury On-The-Go FireWire 400+USB 2.0 line, with new prices now starting at $114.99.

Take Control of Mac OS X Backups, Second Edition

The second edition of "Take Control of Mac OS X Backups" covers the latest changes in the backup world and adds major new sections

Ithaca, NY USA (January 26, 2007) -- All Mac users know that they should make backups, but many need help coming up with a plan for ensuring the safety of important files such as irreplaceable photos or deadline-driven projects. The second edition of Joe Kissell's best-selling "Take Control of Mac OS X Backups" helps readers determine the best backup method for their data and budget, and provides directions for setting up, testing, and maintaining a backup system that can restore files after a hard disk failure, dropped laptop, or burglary.

New Carbon Framework: Nano 1.2

January 26, 2007 - refNum Software have released Nano 1.2, a major update to their open source C++ framework for developing modern high-performance Carbon applications.

Nano 1.2 adds an advanced Software Update engine, built around RSS, that allows users to view release notes, download updates, and upgrade their software from within a running application.

Phone plugins allow extended Address Book features to be used with Nokia phones

Berlin, Germany, January 26th -- A free update supports sending SMS messages and dialing phone numbers directly from the Address Book of Mac OS X with mobile phones from Nokia.

Address Book phone plugins Version 1.1 from nova media support Nokia mobile phones Series 40, 60 and 80, covering nearly all existing Nokia phone models available today. Before, these plugins had been available for Sony Ericsson phones only.