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This may be your most favorite tycoon game out there. There are no people to please; there is no money to gain; there are only animals. Packs of hungry lions, flocks of devious vultures, epic herds of wildebeests and more fill ecosystems that players create and control. Discover hidden content as you embark on becoming a Wildlife Tycoon.

If you enjoy games like this you will probably also like Plant Tycoon, Fish Tycoon, Virtual Villagers, and Strategy Games.

Check it out and download it below to try it out for free.

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Games are up for this week: mac games. And below are new mac software releases:

Mamadupe 1.0 – Find duplicate photos in your Aperture library. (Free)
CSoM Remind Me 1.0 – Reminds you of appointments, birthdays and anniversaries. (Shareware)
Cronette 1.0 – Specifies tasks to be launched automatically by the Mac. (Shareware)
A New Theory of Harmony 1.0 – Suggests all future possibilities in the 12-tone system. (Free)
Stumbi 1.0 – A StumbleUpon plugin for Safari. A solution to the oldest problem in existance.
DJ Puzzles Electrofunk 1.0 – This set of loops, midis, and samples has something for every producer of Electro Funk music.
MeshWrite 1.0 – Productivity tool to help you get your ideas down on paper. (Shareware)
EncodingSleuth 1.0 – Examines streams of bytes, determine whether they represent encoded text. (Shareware)
iPhoto2Gmail 1.0 – iPhoto plugin to send photos via Gmail, Aperture version available. (Free)
Civics Flash Cards 1.0 – Study for the new U.S. naturalization test. (Free)
Treasured 1.0 – Helps you recover corrupt movie files. (Free)
Spoof 1.0 – Programs to help you spoof your AirPort card’s MAC address. (Free)
Isis Locus 1.0 – Turns photos into duotones of any color. (Demo)
Shorten URL with Bit.ly 1.0 – Service makes long URL short. (Free)
Louise 1.0 – Import utility for PostgreSQL. (Demo)
iPhoto2Gmail 1.0 – quickly and easily send pictures using your Gmail account… all without installing or configuring an e-mail application.
Bundle and Distribute 1.0 – a drag-and-drop application that makes bundling files from several folders into one single folder a snap.
PDF Merge 1.0 – Concatenate multiple PDF files into one file. (Demo)

Have a great week, everyone!

Check out this week’s mac games. Other new software releases are below:

Speaker Mute 1.0 – Automatically mutes the Mac’s volume when no headphones are connected. (Free)
pwrWndws 1.0 – Move files and folders via 2 symmetrical Finder windows. (Demo)
CogTool 1.0 – Cognitive performance modeling. (Free)
PhotoCopy 1.0 – Lets you combine iPhoto’s ease of use with the great sharing features of Flickr.
Sunset at the Ligurian Sea 1.0 – Sunset at the Ligurian Sea, a free screensaver for Mac
servebox 1.0 – Controls Apache, PHP, MySQL, and Subversion all from one window. (Free)
3D Desktop Zombies Screen Saver 1.0 – Watch as the undead come back to life and roam your desktop, fighting, crawling, and leaving messy footprints, blood and gore, all over the screen you were just working on, or any other image
Full Rune 1.0 – Lets you play RuneScape fullscreen. (Free)
Backboard 1.0 – Bulletin board for collecting notes and tasks. (Free)
Hello 1.0 – Learn a language the easy, fun and fast way. (Demo)
UserMatic 1.0 – Utility for managing Final Cut Pro preferences. (Demo)
Loader 1.0 – Streamlines importing media into Final Cut Pro. (Demo)
Mickey Mouse Widget 1.0 – Makes Mickey Mouse appear on your Dashboard. (Free)
Cross Weight 1.0 – Calculates weight distribution, weight bias, and cross weight. (Commercial)
Somersault 1.0 – Combines aspects of classic platform games with new gameplay elements. (Shareware)
kello 1.0 – A clock. With a retro look!
X-Trafik 1.0 – Widget for public transportation info in Gävleborg, Sweden. (Free)
Upplands Lokaltrafik 1.0 – Widget for public transportation info in Uppland, Sweden. (Free)
WiFi Radar 1.0 – Displays information about wireless networks. (Free)
FireWire Saver 1.0 – For fans of the FireWire port, 2 wallpapers also included. (Free)

If you were as addicted to Build-a-Lot 1 as much as I was, you’ll be happy to know you can now play Build-a-Lot 2! It’s just one of those games you can’t stop playing. Luckily, it’s a weekend.

About Build a Lot 2 Town of the Year
It’s time to get busy again building, buying and selling houses in this excellent sequel. There are new towns to explore, new Mayors to meet and lots of money to be made. Use your keen eye to pick the right locations to build parks and shops. Pick your paint colors, upgrades and landscaping to create the ultimate curb appeal and earn outstanding profits. How about a latte from the new coffee shop? Some new flower boxes from the garden center? Check it out and download it for free to try out.

tags: mac games, build a lot 2, mac, real estate games, apple

Play more games like this: Build in Time , Real Estate Empire, Virtual Villagers

From gizmodo:

“Steve Jobs is leaving Apple. Not tomorrow, but probably very soon. That’s why he started to say good bye today, doing something more important than just presenting new MacBooks, MacBook Pros, and an updated MacBook Air. Today’s event was a play in which he clearly told everyone that the company is more than himself. Since the very first minute, when he immediately sat down to let Tim Cook talk, he was saying: “Hey, look, Apple is more than Steve. These are The Guys, the Goodfellas, the A-Team. They share the same vision I have. And they are going to push the company forward when I change my office chair for a hammock and caipirinhas on my private beach in Hawaii”…..

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Work with Sally to beautify everyone from little old ladies to punk rockers in 10 unique salon locations. Wash, dye, cut, style and more in 50 levels of frantic, but fashionable, fun. Use your earnings to hire helpful employees and purchase salon upgrades to keep your clients looking and feeling their best! Only the stylist with the happiest (and best-looking!) customers will make the cut in this frenzy of family fun. Download it below to try it out for free.

tags: mac games, mac, dash games

Play more games like this: Diner Dash , Burger Shop, Fashion Dash

Find out more about the new MacBooks (13 inch and 15 inch) here.

Picks are up, so please find them here: mac games. Hope you like ‘em. Otherwise, here are new mac software releases:

ScreenLock 1.0 – will lock your computer but keep your files and applications running, away from prying eyes but ready for your return, keep your secrets secret with ScreenLock. (free)
Vega 1.01 – An arcade styled casual game.
antipop 1.0 – Stops your external speakers from popping when powered on/off. (Free)
TaskMagic 1.0 – Manage all the things you need to get done. (Commercial)
iWeb SEO Tool 1.0 – Optimize your iWeb based website for search engines and more. (Free)
Cubism 1.0 – Simple, colorful, fun and (slightly) useful iTunes visualizer. (Free)
ActionGear 1.0 – Task management application that lives in the menubar. (Demo)
DuckFighterI 1.0 – Battle ducks in your Dock. (Free)
VideoPier HD 1.0 – HD worklows for your MPEG video. (Demo)
DownloadMonitor 1.0 – Choose how, when, and which downloads the computer ought to react to. (Free)
Glossy 2 Iconset 1.0 – shiny icons.
Cryptomfs 1.0 – Will use a directory to store encrypted files. The mountpoint will provide access to the unencrypted data, but no data is ever written to the harddisk without encryption.
Domain Name Widget 1.0 – Checks domain availability instantly. (Free)
Orbiter 1.0 – Side addition to the Dock to launch apps quickly. (Free)
Protoplasm Flare Icon Set 1.0 – Over 30 Leopard-Ready glowing folder icons including photo folder, video folder, music folder, hot folder, plus many more.
100blocks 1.0 – For children to learn calculation using only mouse operations. (Shareware)
iBloodTracker 1.1 – Track your arterial blood pressure, heart rate and weight. (Shareware)
Show Hidden Files 1.0 – Show/hide hidden files without using Terminal. (Free)
Mini vMac Full Edition 1.0 – Popular classic emulator. (Free)
Calibrated MXF Spotlight 1.0 – Plugin extracts video, audio, timecode, metadata info from MXF files. (Free)
TV Show Tracker 1.0 – Widget lets you track all of your favorite TV shows. (Free)
3D Desktop Zombies! Screen Saver 1.0 – Watch as the undead come back to life and roam your desktop. (Shareware)

Have a great week!

Assume the role of renowned detective Hercule Poirot, seeking clues to a mysterious murder aboard a ship, cruising the River Nile. Find hidden objects, clues and the hard evidence that you’ll need to question suspects and uncover the truth behind the Death on the Nile. Download it now

tags: mac games, mac, agatha christie

More Agatha Christie Games: Peril at End House

Check out the picks here: mac games.

Other new releases are:

4DockMaster 1.0 – Widget to change position, switch between 2D/3D Dock. (Free)
Mondrianum 1.0b7 – Explore and find color themes. (Free)
rubiTrack 1.0.1 – Display, analyze, organize your runs, bike rides, walks, hikes, more. (Shareware)
Halloween Sudoku 1.0 – Hauntingly fun rendition of the popular Sudoku game. (Shareware)
TimeCache Manager 1.0 – Manage an office full of TimeCache users. (Demo)
Update Engine 1.0 – Framework for developers to keep their products up-to-date. (Free)
Top Draw 1.0 – Create surprisingly complex and interesting images. (Free)
TSheets Time Tracker 1.01 – Widget for tracking time against project/job codes. (Free)
SousChef 1.0 – Helps you cook, start to finish. (Shareware)
Secret of the Lost Cavern 1.0 – Paleolithic period adventure. (Demo)
3D Desktop Kitty Cats Screen Saver 1.0 – screeensaver (free)
KryptEdit 1.0 – Text editor loaded with simple cryptography tools and more. (Free)
Transliteration 1.0 – Replaces characters of one alphabet with characters of another. (Free)
Screenium 1.0 – Advanced screen capture utility. (Demo)
Sharpshooter 1.0.2 – Rename screenshots as they are taken. (Shareware)
SlingPlayer 1.0.6 – Stream your TV over your home network. (Demo)
Ivory – mahjongg solitaire game. free
Carve-A-Pumpkin 1.0 – Get your Dashboard in the Halloween mood. (Free)
The Ultimate Guitar Practice Companion 1.0 – Get the most out of your practice sessions. (Demo)
Xplorer 1.0 – Navigate around the globe searching for hidden objects. (Demo)
GeoEdu 1.0 – Atlas and game of worldwide geography. (Free)
Scorer 1.0 – An electronic scoreboard that can be controlled via remote control.
Logbook 1.0 – Menubar app enables Backpack users to post Journal status updates. (Shareware)
Lotus 1.0 – Timer for monitoring your daily meditation excercises. (Free)
PreferenceCleaner 1.0.2 – Simplifies the task of deleting preference files. (Free)
Safari PB 1.0 – Launches Safari and enables Private Browsing. (Free)
JuicePhone 1.0 – Extracts your iTunes iPhone/iPod touch backups. (Free)

This week’s picks are up: mac games.

Here are some new mac software released this week:

Shutter Bug 1.0 – This free set of icons features many photography related icons. Imagery relating to sharpness, focus, aperture, color, gamma correction and much more.

Spore 1.0 – Game where you work your way through five evolutionary phases, including Cell, Creature, Tribe, Civilization and Space, that offer unique challenges, thrills and goals.

iPreview Clipboard 1.0 – Expedites placing an image from the clipboard into Preview.

iRingtunes X 1.0 – Easily create ringtones for your iPhone from any unprotected songs in your entire iTunes library.

Clips 1.0.1 – Manage snippets and share clippings like never before.

iTunes Store Link Deleter 1.0 – Delete the ugly and uncomfortable iTunes Store arrow links.

TraffiX 1.0 – ets Mac users determine whether they are likely to exceed their ISPs usage caps. It installs no background applications, and requires no particular expertise to use. It does not need to be run continuously to work.

Speak N Spell 1.3 – Helps you practice spelling skills. The over 48,000 word built-in word set is appropriate for adults; when used with children you can make your own words with words they use.

Corkboard 1.1.1 – Lets you manage your data and works-in-progress in a new and intuitive way. It works alongside your clipboard—the place things go when you copy or paste them—to hold more data and show you exactly what’s going on.

Muryan Reversi 1.0 – 3D reversi.

nano-chromatic 1.0 – 9 icons for the new iPod nanos.

Lightsoft Weather Center 1.0 – is weather station software for the Davis Vantage and WS-2300 series of hardware weather stations.

Zatikon 1.0 – Construct your army out of creatures as varied as the magnificent dragon, mighty warrior, evil necromancer or holy Templar. Destroy your opponent with a heavy cavalry charge or defeat their army before they can reach you with archers, crossbowmen and mages. Use an unlimited number of strategies to defeat your opponents and earn gold to increase the might of your army.

Smart Widget Installer 1.0 – Just drop any number of widgets on the app to install them. If the widget is not installed it will install normally. If it is already installed, you get the smart upgrade option, which will update the widget without closing any copies you already have open.

Thesaurus 1.0 – Retrieve the synonym for every word. If available you will get antonyms, related terms, similar word and user suggestions too. Click one of the results to start a quick new search for that term. As well it keeps a history list of your search terms.

MindNode Pro 1.0 – Mindmapping application for the Macintosh. It was created with the user in mind and features a very clean interface for quickly creating visually appealing mind maps. MindNode Pro is based on the same code-base as MindNode and provides additional functionality that help to improve your productivity.

Trek Trivia 1.0 – 250 facts spanning all 5 television series (Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space 9, Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Enterprise).

Have a great week!

If you haven’t heard, Apple announced new iPod Nanos and iPod Touches. They look pretty good to me and I’m glad they added a little speaker and a volume control on the Touches. Check them out here: new ipods.

From businessweek:

“Apple has just sent out email invitations for a media event next Tuesday, Sept. 9, at the Yerba Buena Center for the Art in San Francisco. And since September is the traditional month for iPod announcements, and because the invitation is headlined “Let’s Rock,” it seems a safe bet that new iPods are in the offing. A revamping of the entire line, including a new iPod Touch, seems likely.

Apple, however, scheduled the event with typical lack of consideration for those of us who are expected to attend. We’re already torn between two conferences, DEMOFall and TechCrunch 50. The TechCrunch folks have it easier since the conference is in another part of San Francisco, while DEMO is several hundred miles south in San Diego.”

Get ‘em while supplies last: MacBook Pro 17″ 2.6Ghz, 2GB RAM for a pretty good deal at $1799.

Specifications
Processor:
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.6GHz Processor 4 MB L2 Cache 800 Frontside Bus
RAM:2048MB DDR2 (PC2-5300) (can be upgraded to 4GB)
Video:17″ Matte WXGA Display (max 1920 x 1200 pixels), NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT Graphics with dual-link DVI support and 256 MB, Dedicated Video Memory, Built-in iSight Camera and internal Omnidirectional microphone

Storage:
200GB ATA Drive @ 7200 RPM

Media:
8x Slot-loading SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Networking/Connectivity:
Built-in AirPort Extreme Wi-Fi wireless Networking (802.11a/b/g/n)
Built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet
Ports/Expansion:
1 ExpressCard (34 slot)
3 USB 2.0,
1 Headphone out,
1 Microphone-in,
DVI Output port,
1 FireWire 400,
1 FireWire 800,
1 RJ-45 LAN

Dimensions:
Approximate Unit Dimensions: 15.4″ (W) x 1″ (H) x 10.4″ (D)
Approximate Unit Weight: 6.8 lbs

Box Contents:
MacBook Pro, Lithium-polymer battery, 85w MagSafe Power adapter, AC wall plug, Power cord, Apple Remote, DVI to VGA adapter, Install/restore DVDs, Software Bundle: Mac OS X Leopard, iLife ’08, Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive, iWork ’08 (30-day trial), Photo Booth, Front Row, 1-Year Limited Warranty

Shipping:
Flat rate shipping, just $20 for UPS ground shipping in Continental US

For more information and to order one

[Thanks for the tip, Jeff!]

From wired:

“You can fix the hole by remapping the “Home” button. In the iPhone’s Settings/General/Home Button, assign double clicking the Home button to “Home” — not “Phone Favorites.”

iPhone’s 2.0.2 firmware allows almost full access to your iPhone even when it’s under password protection, according to a report in MacRumors. Access can be gained through the “Emergency Call” keypad that appears on the passcode entry screen, allowing unrestricted use of Safari’s browser as well as access to Mail, SMS, Contacts, Maps and more.

Here’s how it works:

1. On the passcode screen hit “Emergency Call” button at bottom left.

2. In the Emergency Call screen, hit the “Home” button twice. You’ll be taken to the Favorites screen.

3. From there, hit the blue arrow next to a contact’s name.

4. You can now access all the iPhone’s functions by selecting their email address, homepage URL or address.

5. For example — hit the contact’s “Homepage” URL — and you are straight into Safari.

6. Hit the email address, and you enter Mail. Cancel the message, and you have full access to the iPhone’s email.”

From the latimes:

“By creating games and other programs for the iPhone, software developers hoped to find millions of new customers. But they didn’t expect to feel muzzled.

The software development kit that Apple Inc. distributed to programmers bound them to not discuss the process of creating programs for the iPhone. Companies typically waive such legal restrictions once the product in question launches, but Apple didn’t. And it won’t say why.

As a result, iPhone developers — and businesses that cater to them — say they are prohibited from asking technical questions or sharing tips anywhere in public. On Apple’s official support website, moderators remind visitors that they are bound by the nondisclosure agreement and should mind what they say or ask.

Conference organizers are trying to figure out how to plan sessions for iPhone software developers when they’re not allowed to talk about iPhone software. Book publishers are sitting on how-to manuals, afraid that if they ship them Apple will sue.

And software developers are forced to make applications for the iPhone in an information vacuum, without the help of a developer community that is used to openly sharing tricks of the trade. Quality may suffer.

The Cupertino, Calif., company is famous for tightly controlling its products and image. But even professionals who for years have made products and services to complement Apple’s are startled by the information clampdown.

Many had hoped to make big money off the much-hyped iPhone franchise, and many developers are. Apple recently said that customers have downloaded more than 60 million games, productivity tools and other widgets through its iPhone App Store, which lets programmers sell software or give it away.

But many Apple enthusiasts are left in the cold.

“We can’t talk about our problems,” said Jeffrey Long, a developer for Banterability who is working on a satellite radio program for the iPhone. “At the same time, we can’t talk about the problems we’ve fixed.”

Apple did not return calls seeking comment.

When it launched the iPhone last year, Apple decided it would be a closed platform — developers could create programs that ran on the device’s Web browser but not programs that could be downloaded to the device itself, as they can for computers.

After a backlash, Apple opened the iPhone to programmers in March and began selling their programs through its App Store in July. Apple says it sells about $1 million in iPhone programs each day.

But to get the software needed to create iPhone programs, developers had to sign a nondisclosure agreement. They expected Apple to lift the restrictions on July 11, when the new version of the multifunction gadget, the iPhone 3G, hit stores.

Many developers say they are erring on the side of caution. They interpret the agreement to mean they can talk about the programs that they make, but they can’t discuss the Apple developer tools used to make them, even with friends.

They also believe they’re barred from…….” Read the rest

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From gizmodo:

“Business Week is citing an internal Apple source today who is hinting at the company’s upcoming manufacturing plans for the 3G, and they’re huge—between 40 and 45 million phones by this time next year kind of huge. The numbers are necessary, obviously, to cover for the impending Best Buy availability and the additional 20 countries that make up the second phase of the international launch starting today (with over 70 launches eventually, China rumored to be among them). But, wow. How about some perspective?

That’s just under the total number of…….” Continue reading

From reuters:

“When Apple Inc rolled out its iPhone in the United States, some fans paid big money to be among the first to get their hands on the device. In Poland, people are getting paid to line up.

There were no queues at T-Mobile’s Era stores, which will also due to launch the iPhone on Friday.”

This week’s mac game picks are up! Here they are mac games. Have a great week, everyone!

Below are newly released mac software, widgets, etc.:

SAPO Messenger Mac 1.0 – A free Jabber/XMPP client.

Pointy Guys Icon Set 1.0 – Cute little pointy guys mac icons with horns. Free.

Par2 For Mac 1.0 – Repair usenet downloads that are accompanied with par2 files. After repair the archive can be safely un-archived with popular apps such as Stuffit Expander.

Calcul Engine 1.0 – a user-friendly calculator which evaluates expressions with parentheses, basic functions and variables.

Collaborative drawing for iPhone, iPod touch – a full-featured vector drawing app which allows users to sketch in real-time with friends on multiple iPhones.

Invoy 1.0 – Easy to use invoicing and more. (Shareware)

RoboRail 1.0 – Watch how your Mac attempts to write a computer program that steers a robot on a track. Will it eventually succeed? The machine learning experience for your coffee break turns you Mac into an AI lab.

Reference Tracker 1.0 – Create documents to store citations and references. (Demo)

Mathusalem 1.0 – Unintrusive backup system for Leopard. (Free)

iPhone apps for travelers – travel info on the go.

Eternal Lands 1.0 – Massive multiplayer online role playing game. (Free)

PhotoCalc 1.0 – a utility for iPhone and iPod for photographers to calculate exposure reciprocation, depth of field, and flash exposure.

HD Quick Look 1.0 – lets you view the first frame of your AVCHD (mts and m2ts) files without even opening them. View multiple files as a slide show, as an index sheet or full screen – all with a single click.

Xray Vision 1.0 – Make files invisible on your computer. (Shareware)

PsychWidget 1.0 – Latest psychology news from around the world, with search function. (Free)

From businessweek:

“I still remember how excited software developers were on July 10, when Apple launched its iTunes App Store, which offers iPhone applications from third-party developers. Many programmers figured Apple would allow them to finally make the big bucks off of their craft.

Some developers tell me their software has been rejected for reasons they don’t find satisfactory. In several cases, one application might get rejected, while another one — just like the first one — gets approved. There’s no consistency. No one seems to know the criteria Apple’s reviewers use to give a thumbs up or thumbs down. That’s troubling, and this problem has to be corrected, fast. Or, as fast as the software industry embraced Apple, it could turn to someone else.”