“Because there are so many reasons to use OSX Server, these tutorials are very diverse,” said Colin Boyd, sales director for InfiniteSkills. “The lessons offer guidance on technical networking specifications as well as multimedia capabilities such as podcast hosting.”

Narrated by Apple-certified instructor Chris Tarnowieckyi, the 10.7 Server training series begins with a guide to installation and initial configuration tasks. The lessons show how to set up an administration computer, integrate relevant hardware and begin using the workgroup manager. The training then moves through network service configuration, including DNS, DHCP and network time settings. After also introducing directory services, instructor Tarnowieckyi goes into profile and managed client options, with tips for administering multiple user accounts in a professional environment.

The second half of the extensive OSX Lion Server training moves into some of the hosting capabilities Apple has included in the OS. The tutorials cover configuring an email server, hosting and securing websites, creating editable wikis and hosting address books, calendars and chat servers that can be utilized by multiple users at once. The final chapters look at Xgrid distributed computing, the NetBoot imaging service, and ASK Gateway VPN and firewall services for advanced needs.

“While the course covers a number of quite technical concepts and commands, the training format makes them understandable even to those who’ve never done it before,” said Chris Johns, content specialist with InfiniteSkills. “Complex topics are split into multiple videos, and every task is shown in real time onscreen.”

Course instructor Chris Tarnowieckyi is an Apple Certified Trainer who runs his own consulting and technical training center for professionals. He holds four Apple certifications, which also include System Administrator and Technical Coordinator credentials, and he specializes in helping regular users learn advanced skills that are applicable in commercial environments. In addition to the Lion Server course, he has also authored two other technical titles on OSX for InfiniteSkills.

The full OSX Lion Server Tutorial Video course is priced at USD $99.95, and the training is available on DVD-ROM and as a direct download from the InfiniteSkills website. Both versions of the course come with accessible project files that match onscreen examples. Shipping and ordering options are available for customers worldwide, and more information and free tutorial samples can be found on the Lion Server training page.

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InfiniteSkills is a leading provider of video training on popular software, programming languages and technical skills featuring the best teachers and tutors in the world. In addition to training on DVD-ROM, the company has actively pushed to publish its tutorials to eLearning and mobile app formats. Copyright (C) 2012 InfiniteSkills. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

“Tower defense games are a rare breed of their own,” said Haggas. “We wanted to create an infographic that highlights some of the really fun tower defense games out there that game enthusiasts may not know about.”

Apps included in the Tower of Power infographic are: Defen-G Astro, Fieldrunners, 7 Cities, Sentinel 3: Homeworld, Circuit Defenders, geoDefense, The Creeps!, TapDefense, Star Defense, and Crystal Defenders. Prices on each app vary. Certain apps have versions which are free to download.

“These are some of the best tower defense apps available,” said Haggas. “Have fun trying to put down your phone after you’ve downloaded them.”
All of the apps are available in the iTunes store, and have the corresponding QR codes to their iTunes links.

For more information on the infographic or APPSPIRE.me, visit APPSPIRE.me.

APPSPIRE.me
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7 Cities 1.5.5

Based in Austin, Texas, APPSPIRE.me is a premiere marketing service designed to get mobile applications the maximum downloads possible. With our experience, tools, staff, and creative ingenuity, we have the ability to take a single mobile app from zero downloads per day to thousands. Welcome to APPSPIRE.me, the solution to maximizing your mobile app’s success. Copyright (C) 2012 APPSPIRE.me. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

IWGuide provide a unique experience similar to a paper magazine which let users flip through pages to discover what has recently been updated on Netflix streaming service. IWGuide doesn’t require a Netflix subscription. It’s freely available in the AppStore.
Each week IWGuide content will be updated and iPad users will be able to discover quickly:
* what has been released recently on Instant Watch
* what new titles are coming soon on Instant Watch
* what titles are going away
* what are the best recent titles currently on Instant Watch

“With IWGuide you simply flip pages like a regular magazine to view a quick summary of each title available. If you are interested by a particular movie or TV series, simply tap on it to view more detailed information about it. The feeling of holding a magazine and flipping pages is even enhanced by the sound effect built-in to IWGuide” stated Founder Stephen Lu.

In addition to the magazine unique user experience, IWGuide’s users can share a movie by email and through the newly iOS 5 integration with Twitter.

Language Support:
* US English

Availability:
* worldwide but currently IWGuide content is for Netflix USA Instant Watch service

Device requirement:
* Compatible with iPad
* iOS 5.0 or above
* 2.2 MB

Pricing and Availability
IWGuide for Netflix 1.0 for iPad is a Free application and is available worldwide in the News category.

jeTap
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Located in beautiful Reno, Nevada, jeTap Inc is a small, independent software company founded in 2010 by Stephen Lu. Currently jeTap is working on the iOS platform (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch). Their goal is to deliver high quality software, both in terms of user interface and features. Copyright (C) 2012 jeTap, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod, and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Focused on helping users get going and get organized, this app trades in pen & paper for technology and ingenuity en route to giving users an unparalleled digital documentation platform. Ghostwriter Notes lets users create and save as many virtual notebooks as they’d like. The app also allows them to name specific pages, choose from various ‘paper’ backgrounds, or even choose a custom background to write by importing any image or photo stored on their iPad into the app. Writing within the app is extremely easy as well. Users simply take their finger and write by hand, utilizing the app’s clear digital ink as well as a nifty zoom ratio feature which controls font size down to a tee.

Ghostwriter Notes’ recent update transforms app into the perfect resource with which to utilize the innovative new iPen stylus. In addition to further polishing the app and improving its overall operation, Ghostwriter Notes’ development team has introduced on demand copy & paste functionality which enables note takes to highlight and copy their text, as well as automatic backup via Dropbox which users can set to custom intervals. For iPad 2 users, capturing moments and importing them into the app is a breeze now too, as Ghostwriter Notes 4.0 has been fitted with the ability to import pictures directly from the tablet’s camera.

Importantly, these newly introduced features have not replaced and of the app’s existing ones. Ghostwriter Notes 4.0 still allows users to export note pages to their iPad’s photo album, via Dropbox, Ever-note, or email with the simple click of a button. The ‘print over the air’ function is still available too, should users need to get a hard copy of any notes from the app as well. Just as earlier versions could, Ghostwriter Notes 4.0 is capable of creating an infinite amount of notebooks and pages to ensure that it’s users will never be restricted, and together with its intuitive user interface and practically minded features, its an iPad application whose potential matches its capacity.

Device Requirements:
* Compatible with iPad
* Requires iOS 4.3 or later
* 8.2 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Ghostwriter Notes 4.0.0 is only $1.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Productivity category.

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Founded in Jacksonville, Majorspot, Inc. is an emerging mobile software solutions company that’s currently focused on developing productivity solutions for the mobile arena. The organization is dedicated to creating mobile apps that help users stay more productive with less hassle. (C) Majorspot, Inc. 2011. Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Take photos of Pikachu lying on the beach with a cold drink or watching the sunset in the distance. Let other Pokemon fans rate your picture as it skyrockets to the Top Photo of The Week, Month or becomes the All Time rated image.

Want to see if your favorite character has been made into a plushie? Now you can quickly find out without having to scan through thousands of images. Share your favorites on Facebook, Twitter or email them to all your friends.

All images & comments are moderated by our team of moderators to ensure top quality. We will do our best to approve images as fast as possible because we hate waiting as much as you do! We are proud to say this app is child friendly as we take screening very seriously.

Features:
* Create a profile for your features
* Rate images from 1-5 stars
* Comment on any picture
* Upload images from your iPhone, iPad or iPod 4G
* Download images
* View “Top Weekly, “Monthly” or “All Time Rated” images

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
* Requires iOS 4.3 or later
* 3.6 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Rate My Poke Plush 1.0 is only $0.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Entertainment category.

Inup Games
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Fukuoka, Japan, Inupgames was founded in 2010 by Nigel Paquin. We have been Pokemon fans for over 10 years. We finally found a way to share our passion for Pokemon plushies using Apple OS devices. With our apps we want fans to be able to share their collections in order to create one giant worldwide database. This is truly a one of a kind concept that is new to the industry. We’re very excited to share our hobby with you and we hope you enjoy our application. All Material and Software (C) 2012-2010 Inupgames / All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPod, the iPod logo, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Instead of paging through hundreds of thumbnail images of videos, explore YouTube by scrolling, pinching and zooming on the beautiful word clouds created by Elicity from video keywords.

See an interesting word? Simply tap on it and a new word cloud will be created to allow further exploration.

At any point, watch the videos matching the selected words and share them with friends on Facebook, Twitter and via email.

“We rethought YouTube browsing from the ground up and tried to deliver an app that would make it a fun and tactile experience. I think we’ve succeeded”, said Richard Wilson, developer of Elicity.

Other features:
* Multiple word cloud layout styles
* Many attractive word cloud color schemes
* Numerous fonts for word cloud rendering
* Excellent performance on all iPad models
* Operates in both landscape and portrait iPad orientations

Device Requirements:
* iPad
* Requires iOS 5.0 or later
* 4.2 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Elicity is $1.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available on the iTunes App Store worldwide in the Photo & Video Category. For more information about Elicity or promo code requests, please contact Richard Wilson.

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Richard Wilson is a UK Developer with over 18 years of professional software development experience. Copyright (C) 2012 Richard Wilson. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Now players get a chance to try out this renowned title from Realore Studios and enjoy the atmosphere of an exciting adventure set in Ancient Rome before they pay. The game features crystal clear HD graphics, lovingly crafted levels, intriguing love story and gameplay that involves lots of strategic planning and thinking ahead providing hours of absorbing playtime.
Players’ mission is to expand Rome’s road system into the barbarian lands, win Caesar’s recognition and get permission to marry his beloved daughter.

“Roads of Rome is one of the best casual strategy titles there is. Critics like it and gamers absolutely love it! Now we are proud to give every hesitating player a chance to try the game before they buy. With the release of the free version everyone can download Roads of Rome to see for themselves how good the game is.” said Natalia Matveeva, head of business development at Realore

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
* Requires iOS 4.2 or later
* 10.8 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Roads of Rome Free 1.01 is Free and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Games category.

Realore Studios
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Realore Studios is a software company that has been creating and publishing casual, social games, games for mobile phones and other platforms (flash, Mac, Pocket PC, Nintendo DS, iPhone) since 2002. The company has published more than 60 titles and won fans all over the world. Today Realore is known as a successful developer and publisher that provides a full range of services including games’ production, distribution and marketing. Its ultimate mission is to create high quality entertainment software that will bring fun and relaxation to players of all ages. Copyright (C) 2011 Realore Studios. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

The Grunge Collection includes the following four products:

Grunge Effects:
Grunge Effects consists of Grunge Overlays and Grunge Transitions. Grunge Overlays offers a variety of animated textures that add a dynamic and intriguing feel to a project. Grunge Transitions includes an array of never released animated and often complex, grungy textures designed to be used mainly, but not exclusively, as transitions.

Grunge Effects is offered at 99 USD

Film Leaders:
Film Leaders lets users create leaders that complement and enhance their projects. Editors have extensive control over the look and feel of their leaders and can adjust font type, size, kerning, spacing, texture, animation and more. Film Leaders also offers over 50 presets to choose from.

Film Leaders is offered at 99 USD

Sprockets Slip:
Sprockets Slip lets editors recreate the effect of a sudden slip of a rolling film, revealing the loose perforations. The plug-in comes with an assortment of presets to start with plus a number of controls and light leaks to play with, giving the project a rough, gritty look.

Sprockets Slip is offered at 49 USD

Light Leaks:
Light Leaks is the first plug-in that allows editors to add this unique look to their video without using stock footage. An effect that originated as a camera flaw now gives a vintage feel to any project when applied. Users can adjust the geometry and stylization of the effect or apply extra filters for customization to the finest degree.

Light Leaks is offered at 59 USD

About Luca Visual FX:
Luca Visual FX ltd. is a visual effects company based in the UK. Luca is an award-winning video-maker and editor with broadcast credits who has worked on a great variety of productions and for major clients such as Channel 4, BBC, Davis Films (Samuel Adida), Mika, Imogen Heap, Megaphone ltd. and many others. Luca started creating plug-ins using FCP native FXscript code before moving to FxFactory.

Noise Industries
Grunge Effects
Film Leaders
Sprockets Slip
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Established in 2004, Boston, Massachusetts-based Noise Industries is an innovative developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast community. Their products are integrated with popular non-linear editing and compositing products from Apple and Adobe. Copyright (C) 2012 Noise Industries. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

“Buy Me A Pie!” Version 2.0.1 – New Features For Ease Of Use

With the newly release Version 2.0.1, Skript has made “Buy Me A Pie!” even more user-friendly. Sergey Bulaev, the Project Manager of Skript, LLC, explained, “Version 2.0.1 now automatically lists items for grouping in common grocery store aisles, which makes shopping with the app so much simpler. We also received requests for the ability to turn off the automatic synchronization feature, so we’ve added that capability as well. This should make ‘Buy Me A Pie!’ more customizable and user-friendly than ever.”

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
* Requires iOS 4.0 or later
* 14.8 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Buy Me a Pie! – Grocery List 2.0.1 is $2.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Productivity category.

Skript
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Skript, LLC, a young Information Technology company, specializes mostly in the development and enhancement of own and others’ high load international portals integrated with new media. Believing that the majority of people will use the mobile Internet in the nearest future, the company has recently entered the iOS development market. Copyright (C) 2012 Skript, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Most modern design japanese sleeve case for Apple’s MacBook series and iPad series “MacSleeve” “iPadSleeve” is specifically designed to handsomely protect the MacBookPro, Air and iPads . This sleeve case is designed not only with the function in mind but also provide you with an attractive yet durable protective case for your precious devices. There is a definitive inner beauty to this cover which allows customers to express their own signature individuality and allows their own refined tastes to show through.

This item is the collective efforts of Japanese traditional craftsman’s beautiful handmade workmanship. Also, its repeated dying processes bring out the profound color with the traditional Japanese textile that we have specifically chosen for these unique cases. This sleevecase fits perfectly to MacBook Pro 13 and has a built-in shock absorbing rubber for daily usage.

Event: “Future Tradition WAO”
When: February 10th – 12th, 2012
Where: Capsule Studio, 873 Broadway, Suite 204, New York City

About “Future Tradition WAO”:
Future Tradition WAO is produced by Fashion Journalist Yoshiko Ikoma, is pleased to announce the very first installation in the United States to take place at the Capsule Studio in New York City from February 10th through February 12th, 2012. “WAO” is a combination of two Japanese words; WA plus O, which stands for “the rebirth of Japan” and also represents the word “WOW”. This exhibition will signify the merging of New World and Old World methods to include “future tradition” products created through collaboration with well-known designers, producers and leading brands. The project represents a new world of Japanese craftsmanship and a movement to introduce the arts and crafts of the 21st century.

Dengdeng
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Based in Kyoto, Japan, Toshihiro Tajiri, president of Dengdeng, Inc. introduces SleeveCase.JP, the original Japanese SleeveCase brand. They will produce more and more attractive Japanese sleevecase to cover various contemporary electronic devices. Copyright (C) 2012 Dengdeng, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.