Wednesday, December 15, 2004

Aspyr Makes Finding Mac Games Easy
(December 13, 2004) Aspyr Media has released Game Agent, a free Mac utility that analyzes your Apple computer's system and matches it with Aspyr games that have compatible system requirements. Game Agent requires OS X and an Internet connection to connect to Aspyr's database. Available games will be organized by New Releases, Coming Soon or All Games, and Game Agent provides thumbnails of the box art, descriptions, Web links to more info or to Amazon.com to buy or preorder the game. Also, for each title, Game Agent indicates whether the game "will not run," "will run" or "will run well." If you want to check the results for other Mac systems, a menu lets you choose from more than a dozen current or recently released Apple computers. Go to www.aspyr.com/games.php/mac/aga to for more information and to download Game Agent.
Source: Aspyr Media, Inc.

Apple Releases iCal 1.5.5 Update
(December 13, 2004) Apple today released a new update to iCal, the calendaring software bundled with OS X. The update includes improvements in iSync synchronization on computers running Jaguar (OS X 10.2). The update is 7 MB and is available for download through the Software Update Preference Pane.
Source: Apple

Desktop Poet Is Fridge Poetry Product for the Mac
(December 10, 2004) Mac-using fans of magnetic “fridge poetry” collections will never miss the opportunity to bust a rhyme with Mariner Software’s new Desktop Poet 1.0, announced today for OS 10.2 and higher. The program places hundreds of words randomly on the desktop in a white, rectangular shape reminiscent of the popular refrigerator magnets. Wordsmiths can then arrange the words into poetry or any imaginative prose that can be good for some quick inspiration or brainstorming. A full-featured trial version is available at www.marinersoftware.com, or the shipping version sells for $20. Desktop Poet 1.0 is available currently in English only, but Mariner plans to support other languages in the future.
Source: Mariner Software, Inc.

Apple To Accept PayPal at iTunes Music Store (US)
(December 10, 2004) As of today, Apple’s United States iTunes Music Store is accepting Paypal (www.paypal.com), eBay’s popular online payment service, for purchasing music downloads. PayPal allows its more than 56 million users to receive online payments, as well as to make online payments using their credit card, bank account or an accumulated PayPal balance. The first 500,000 people to start a new iTune account using PayPal in the US will receive five free songs (offer ends March 31, 2005).
Source: Apple Computer, Inc.

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COOLPIX 4100

Geared towards casual photographers who don't want to hassle with an overabundance of manual controls, the 4-megapixel, 3x optical zoom Coolpix 4100 makes picture taking very easy. Its user-friendly and unique feature set isn't obviously evident, so you'll need to look through the manual to explore the options--it's worth the trip.

Many Coolpix competitors offer a selection of scene modes to help ensure good pictures under a variety of situations. However, the 4100 offers a whopping 15 scene modes and five unique assist modes. The latter provide an assortment of LCD framing guidelines that ensure accurate focus.

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