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Hi! I’ve posted this week’s picks here, so feel free to check ‘em out here: mac games. The new software, widget and app releases are below.

WhoPaste 1.0 – Creates a vCard based on info extracted from the clipboard. (Shareware)
Organised 1.0 – Script automatically moves your Desktop’s contents to a dated folder. (Free)
Circle 1.0.7 – Uniquely intuitive audio synthesizer. (Demo)
TheVideoDiary 1.0 – Record a video diary from your webcam. (Shareware)
SigmaTerm 1.0a16 – Professional terminal emulation. (Shareware)
atMonitor 1.0.8 – System monitoring software tracks CPU, RAM, GPU, VRAM, FPS, more. (Shareware)
xampp 1.0.1 – Complete Web server solution. (Free)
Jewel Twist 1.07 – Match-3 game with over 100 unique levels. (Shareware)
FinderMinder 1.0.1 – Make new windows appear at a specific location and size on the screen. (Free)
Download Manager 1.3.6 – Manage your downloads. (Shareware)
ITMTouchBridge 1.0 – Touch screen driver. (Free)
TexWriter 1.0.0.4 – Work on large projects in one window. (Free)
Espresso 1.0.2 – Powerful new HTML, XML, CSS and JavaScript development tool. (Shareware)
LinkByLink 1.0.13 – Scans and reports dead web page links. (Demo)
Investoscope 1.0b15 – Portfolio tracker for the individual investor. (Shareware)
Giftedmotion 1.10 – Easy to use GIF animator. (Free)
myDocuments 1.0 – Find, track, use and package needed documents and files. (Shareware)
inVIZible 1.0 – Make files invisible on your computer. (Free)
New Sticky 1.0 – Create new stickies with one click. (Free)
svnX 1.0 – An open-source GUI for Subversion
QuizMaker Pro 2009 1.0 – A full-featured application in which the user can generate, administer, archive, upload, export, and score tests.
Ariil’s Icon Pack 1.0 – This icon pack contains icons for Safari, iTunes, Mail, Address Book, System Prefs and VLC.
Archimade 1.0 – A simple Cocoa archiving utility.
Geneforge 5 – Overthrow 1.0.3 – The final chapter in this fantasy epic. Return to the world of the Shapers one final time. Explore a vast, war-torn world, create and mold your own army of strange, powerful monsters, and choose a side to help lead to final victory.
Chandler 1.0.3 – Personal info manager. (Free)
Projector 1.0b2 – Track your projects. (Demo)
Accounted 2.0.1 – Double entry accounting app with a totals ticker. (Demo)
Willow 1.0.3 – Gives you fast access to frequently used text snippets. (Demo)
CrumplePop Master Templates 1.0 – High-quality pen-and-paper elements for Final Cut Pro. (Commercial)
MadRuby 1.0.2 – On-the-fly keyboard macro recorder. (Demo)
iTunes Converter 1.0.3 – Convert DRM protected music to unprotected formats. (Shareware)
Aperture2Twitter 1.0 – Send photos to Twitter from within Aperture. (Shareware)
launchDictionary 1.0 – Launch Dictionary by shortcut or Menu bar icon. (Free)
Change Folder Icon 1.0 – Change the default icon of non-system folders. (Free)
InstallerApp 1.0.3 – Easily download/install apps to your iPhone. (Shareware)
Pantry 1.0.3 – Keep track of how much food is in the pantry. (Free)

Have a good week!

Here’s something new just in time for the weekend: Ice Cream Craze: Tycoon Takeover!

A mysterious tycoon began BigCo, a Walmart of sorts of the ice cream world and became the dominant leader. As usual and tragically, this situation put the little guys out of business. Anyone attempting to contend with BigCo failed – until now. With her grandpa’s wisdom on her side and a beat up, old ice cream truck, help Anna beat the odds. Will she be able to deal with the town’s business owners and win their respect? Can she cash in on the big bucks? Will she be able upgrade her truck? Will there be a Tycoon Takeover? The path of her success is related directly to the power of your actions.

Gamers who loved Build a Lot, Fish Tycoon, Virtual Villagers and The Great Chocolate Chase will probably like playing Ice Cream Craze: Tycoon Takeover.

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This week’s game picks are here: mac games. Below are the other new mac releases:

mySafari4 1.0 – Set hidden settings in Safari 4 beta. (Free)
AddPDF 1.0 – Concatenate several PDF files into one single PDF. (Demo)
Boston-Mouse In The Sewer 1.0 – An escaped lab mouse with a tragic past and a wicked skill set. (Free)
Locr for iPhoto 1.0 – Upload your photos to the popular Locr web community. (Free)
Wired Tracker 1.0.2 – Portable tracker server. (Free)
IPSentinelStatus 1.1.1 – Menubar item displays/copies your IP address. (Shareware)
iMovieLocationEditor 1.0 – Add new locations to iMovie ’09 for use by Google Earth. (Free)
Prosopagnosia 1.0 – Ensure correct tagging of pictures uploaded to Facebook. (Shareware)
Massive Mail 1.2.6 – Generate customized email messages. (Shareware)
Mouse in the Sewer 1.0 – Battle your way through four levels of roaches, rats, and deadly traps, armed only with your fists, grenades, a couple dollars, and a gun.
FlopZoom 1.1 – Track your Full Tilt poker sessions with a real-time head-up display (HUD) and an integrated playback, statistics, and analysis package.
Smore 1.1 – enables a shared anonymous user for your Campfire chat rooms. This lets members of your team speak up when they otherwise might feel uncomfortable about doing so.
Roman Clock 1.0 – Shows date and time in menu in roman numbers. Optionally shows seconds and week days.
SeaStorm 3D Screensaver 1.1 – This screensaver shows you off a stormy ocean surface with swirls over it, complete with sunset sky and lightnings. Launch it and be surprised by the stunning video effects and realistic atmosphere of storm.
Funtastic Photos 1.0.4 – A ‘non-permanent and easily reversible’ photo editor, with over 50 simple to use 1-Click Styles, Advanced Effects engine, direct sharing via Fun Cards, Cell Phone (inc. iPhone) and popular photo sharing sites (flickr, Facebook, Picasa & MobileMe).
Sponge 1.2 – A tool to keep your Mac clean and tidy. (Shareware)
Mail Notes Templates 1.0 – Just use the Note Sationery Pack for Mail and send fun emails to your friends with your Apple Mail software.
LineReaction 1.0 – Quartz Composer visualizer plugin for iTunes. (Free)
EzyCal Display Calibrator 1.0 – Creates custom test patterns by merging industry standard patterns wit (Demo)
uDeadGame 1.1 – 3D action horror first person real time strategy adventure. (Free)
Manner 1.02 – Creates PDFs from Man files. (Free)
Stack’n'Splash 1.1.9 – Action puzzle designed to test your sorting skills under pressure. (Shareware)
OST to PST Email Conversion 1.0 – Quick Recovery for OST to PST. (Shareware)
Figure 1.0 – Quartz Composer visualizer plugin for iTunes. (Free)
Circle 1.0 – Quartz Composer visualizer plugin for iTunes. (Free)
Bugaboo 1.0 – Quartz Composer visualizer plugin for iTunes. (Free)
StartupScript 1.0 – Executes apps in order based on system resources. (Free)
Vinoteka 1.0 - wine cellar management software for Mac. Extremely easy and fun to use, Vinoteka offers a realistic interface to manage your bottles (wine, liquors or spirits) recreate your cellar and organize wine tasting sessions.
iPod Shuffle 2009 icon 1.0 – new shuffle icon.
Flickery 1.0 – Desktop Flickr client for Leopard. (Shareware)
AmpliTube Fender 1.0 – official guitar/bass Amp and FX software suite made by IK Multimedia in cooperation with legendary music icon Fender Musical Instruments Corporation.
SizeUp 1.0 – Allows you to quickly position a window to fill exactly half the screen (splitscreen), a quarter of the screen (quadrant), or full screen via the status menu bar or configurable system-wide shortcuts (hotkeys). Similar to “tiled windows” functionality available on other operating systems.
Smoovee 1.0 – Novel approach to stabilize video footage. (Demo)

Have a good week!

Hello and happy Superbowl Sunday! If you happen to not watch the game or need something to do before and during breaks, here are this week’s mac games picks. Find new releases of mac software below:

iTunesNextPrev 1.0 – Turns F14 and F15 keys into next/previous iTunes track hotkeys. (Free)
Konzern Theme 1.0 – Professional business theme for RapidWeaver. (Demo)
Snapplr 1.0 – Take and share screenshots. (Shareware)
iVisibilityX 1.0 – Toggle the visibility of files and folders. (Free)
Instant Backup 1.0 – Back up and archive your most important and sensitive projects. (Demo)
Fontcase 1.0.3 – Powerful font management with an elegant workflow. (Shareware)
Sonic Charge Synplant 1.0 – Innovative AU/VST plug-in with a genetic approach to sound creation. (Shareware)
TapNTune 1.0 – Full-featured combination Metronome and Tuner. (Free)
WhoisConnected 1.0 – Widget displays network connections sorted by application and running (Free)
Image Commander 1.0 – Add text or watermark to any picture. (Shareware)
Binerus Image Commander 1.0 – Full-featured software that allows you to add text or image watermark to any picture.
Scharping 1.0 – Reduces the noise of CD drive while listening to audio CDs. (Free)
Warranty Hero 1.0 – Track warranties of purchased items. (Demo)
SpaceSuit 1.1 – Customize Spaces with a different desktop picture for each Space. (Free)
Aspire 1.0b1 – Tool for defining your goals, identifying obstacles, brainstorming. (Demo)
EverSave 1.0.1 – Save your work at time intervals or by changing frontmost application. (Free)
Somatic Rebirth Apps 1.0 – 50+ new icons for Somatic Rebirth Apps.
iDuelpro 2009 1.0 – Lifepoints calculator for the Yugioh TCG. (Free)
Calcboard 1.0 – Dedicated to mathematical calculation for technical fields. (Shareware)
myWallet 1.01 – Simple and fast password storage application. (Shareware)
Mac Products Icons 1.0 – Icon set contains all Macs in stores currently. (Free)
Instant Backup 1.0.2 – Back up and archive your most important and sensitive projects. (Demo)
Submarine 1.0 – Software self update framework for Cocoa developers. (Free)
ClickInstall 1.0.1 – Create professional app installers. (Demo)
PerformanceInspector 1.0 – Advanced profiling tool for Quartz Composer. (Demo)
TwitTunes 1.0 – Menubar item to post your current iTunes song to Twitter. (Free)
TM Error Logger 1.0 – Macintosh Time Machine error reporting program. (Free)

Have a marvelous week, everyone.

A new game for mac!

Though you may guess that this is all about jewel games, you are slightly mistaken. It is SOOOO much more than that. The magic of the four elements that kept an ancient kingdom running for centuries, has been tampered with and the content of the four books of magic have been mercilessly scrambled. It is up to you to help unscramble the words on these books of magic and collect 16 mysterious cards. On your quest to be a hero, you will face jewel games, find the difference games and hidden object games, which will leave you having fun through 64 levels, 16 find the difference games, and 20 bonus games.

Play 4 Elements now and download it below to try it out for free.

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A new game for mac for jewel game fans who also love aquariums.

Create a wonderful aquarium filled with the most curious and lovable fish you’ve ever seen. Lose yourself in a myriad of addictive seashell puzzles and earn enough cash to create a wonderful home for your pet fish.

How will you spend your hard earned cash? Buy exotic and colorful tropical fish, miniature aged lighthouses or other accessories and fill three different aquarium tanks. Win awards and upgrade your tank as you perfect your aquarium design skills. But the best part is watching our slippery beloved fish friends in a home you designed – because you can save your aquarium as a desktop screensaver. Very fun and pretty graphics.

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

Hi there! Here are this week’s picks: mac games. Below are new releases for mac.

Roman Theme 1.0.1 – Theme for RapidWeaver. (Demo)
CSoM Remind Me 1.0.2 – Reminds you of appointments, birthdays and anniversaries. (Shareware)
SongGenie 1.0 – Untitled, incorrect music titles in your iTunes library are now histor (Demo)
ModelBaker 1.0 – Create production-ready, database driven web sites. (Demo)
JuiceDrop 1.0 – Upload files to an iPhone by drag and drop. (Free)
Viscosity 1.0.2 – Graphical user interface for OpenVPN. (Shareware)
Rock’N’Roll Dice 1.0 – Rolling dice has never been more visually appealing and fun! Rock’n’Roll is, without a doubt, the most stunning dice application on the market. Ideal for Dungeon Masters and dice rolling fanatics around the world.
Things 1.0 – Elegant personal task management. (Demo)
Table2GridBag 1.0 – Java console tool for configuring java.awt.GridBagLayout. (Free)
ClipToIconCM 1.0 – Contextual menu plug-in which adds custom icons to files. (Demo)
ProxyMill 1.0 – Create low-res, preview quality QT movies from Panasonic P2 HD media. (Demo)
CropaRatio 1.0 – Easy photo cropping and print adjustment. (Free)
Disk Doctors Mac Data Recovery 1.0 – Recovers lost and deleted data from HFS+, HFSX file systems. (Demo)
Simply Stylish Pages Templates 1.0 – Spice up your Apple Pages documents. (Free)
DVD RegionCode Unlock 1.0 – Allows user to set the DVD region code. (Free)
Caster 1.0 – Episodic game presents an intense 3rd person action shooter experience. (Shareware)
Sunken Words 1.0.2 – Race the clock to unscramble and assemble as many words as you can before the clock runs out.
Canon 400D + lens icon 1.0 – Canon 400D camera + lens 17-85mm icons. 512px to 16px. (Free)
PocketMac RingtoneStudio for iPhone 1.1 – Just drag any movie or unprotected music file onto PocketMac RingtoneStudio and it does all the rest.
AppManager 1.04 – Track rating and comments for iPod Touch/iPhone Apps. (Free)
ExchangeRateCM 1.0.2 – Contextual menu converts various currencies. (Demo)
Remind Me 1.0.2 – Create iCal events for birthdays, anniversaries for iPhone/iPod touch. (Free)

Have a great week!

Magic Match Adventures takes the addictive Magic Match game play and pairs it with a unique simulation where each match you create will not only give you special powers and magic spells, but will help repair the imp villages and restore peace and tranquility across the realm.

You will probably like this game if you liked the Jewel Quest Series, Bejeweled, Ancient Quest of Saqqarah, Big Kahuna Reef, and Chuzzle.

tags: mac games, match games, mac, Magic Match Adventures, apple

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

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)

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.

New mac game!

About Diner Dash Seasonal Snack Pack
This is from the Diner Dash series. In Diner Dash: Seasonal Snack Pack, stroll down memory lane with Grandma and Flo as they reminisce about their favorite seasons. If you think the denizens of Dinertown like to have a good time when they stop by Flo’s, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet. Journey through stops at five new restaurants: Coral Cove Café, Crypt Café, Hometown Harvest, Winter Wonderland, and Romantic Rendezvous.

Find this week’s picks here: mac games.

Find this week’s new mac software and more below:
Commenteer 1.0 – Batch file comments utility. (Demo)
Podcast Assistant 1.0 – Writes the hard part of of your podcast: XML code.
kingsend.eu 1.0 – send messages world wide with kingsend.eu sms sender.
Keep Your Word 1.0 – build your own dictionary, classifying and grouping the terms exactly how you want to, while helping you to learn the longest list of words thanks to its different exercise modes.
Reference Tracker 1.0 – tool for writers, researchers or students.
Snake and Fish Bone Folder Icons 1.0 – 84 folder icons to make horizontal or vertical animals in 6 different colours, you can have collections of folders making up the length of a snake or a fish, with different colours for different categories or just mix and match to make it look just how you like.
Imprint Studio 1.0 – Makes poster printing available for everyone.
DashPing 1.0 – Ping utility for your Dashboard. (Free)
Symmetries 1.0 – Create a wide range of shapes. (Shareware)
Metameter 1.0 – Widget to check latest movie ratings from the Metacritic database. (Free)
Vocab 1.0 – Helps you learn words in any European language and Latin. (Free)
Burn A Disc 1.0 – Allows the user to convert any folder to a CD with a single click.
Syrinx 1.0 – a customizable app supporting searching, bookmarking and configurable colors.
Liquid Defense 1.0 – game where you must eliminate all of the incoming water, gas and oil.
Funtastic Photos 1.0 – Photo editor with one-click styles and effects engine and more. (Demo)
Keyword Master 1.0 – Helps you to work with keywords for your photos. (Free)
MiTimeZones 1.0 - Displays time for many time zones and locations in a single window. (Demo)
Time Machine Buddy 1.0 – Widget organizes and displays Time Machine logs. (Free)
Fantasktik 1.0 – Taskbar app that displays open windows grouped by application. (Demo)
Oops! 1.0 – Board game of skill, cunning, and regret. (Free)
Nova 1.0 – set of 17 free, 3D icons in PNG, TIFF, ICNS, ICO and Mac folder formats.
Steelers 08-09 Schedule 1.0 – Pittsburgh Steelers 2008-2009 schedule.
Comic iPhone Icons 1.0 – 16 icons in comic style inspired in Apple’s iPhone icons.
Ultimate DVD Player 1.0 – Ultimate DVD Player will playback “DVD-Video” discs and will allow you to change the speed (50% – 150%) and pitch (+/- 2 semitones).
Pry System 1.0 – 195 system replacement icons with 4 folder types crafted in aluminum. (Free)
TickerMenu 1.0 – Keep an eye on current stock prices in your menubar. (Shareware)

Have a good week!

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)

Check out the article at Macworld.

From yahoonews:

“Apple CEO Steve Jobs has confirmed that the iPhone 3G has a kill switch that can remotely remove software from the devices.

Jobs told The Wall Street Journal that Apple needs the capability in case it inadvertently allows a malicious program — such as an application that steals user’s personal data — to be distributed to iPhones through its App Store.

“Hopefully we never have to pull that lever, but we would be irresponsible not to have a lever like that to pull,” Jobs said.

Switch Not Used

Jobs’ statement reveals Apple hasn’t used the kill switch yet, but the company did remove an application from the App Store last week.

Apple removed the $999 “I Am Rich” application, which had the sole purpose of showing people the owner has money. The program creates a red icon that sits on the iPhone deck with a the words “I Am Rich” underneath. After the user activates the application, it glows on the handset like a ruby.

Apple initially approved the application, which bumps up against the pricing limit for applications sold on its App Store. The company was not immediately available for comment on why it decided to pull the plug.

Disappearing Acts

But the real controversy started when Jonathan Zdziarski, author of the books iPhone Open Application Development and iPhone Forensics Manual, discovered a URL buried in Apple’s firmware. That URL links to a file dubbed “unauthorizedApps” where malicious or simply bad apps might go once they disappear from the App Store.

According to Zdziarski, I Am Rich isn’t the only app to disappear. BoxOffice (renamed to Now Playing) and NullRiver’s NetShare were also removed. But removing the applications from the App Store and removing them from a consumer’s iPhone are two different issues.

“The kill switch is a very controlling gesture. I am not sure why Apple didn’t disclose it up front as simply a security measure,” said Avi Greengart, an analyst at Current Analysis. “Consumers will accept an awful lot if you let them know what they are accepting.”

What Else is Apple Hiding?

In the past, Jobs has said he wants to be careful not to allow applications to bring down the network. Greengart doesn’t see that as a major threat, especially since Apple is approving the applications.

However, Greengart said he’s less concerned with the “heavy-handed and Big Brotherish” kill switch than the fact that Apple didn’t disclose it in the first place. As far as he knows, no other mobile phone has a kill-switch capability.

“To my way of thinking, the issue is that you don’t really know what your phone might be doing or not be doing,” Greengart said. “I am not 100 percent sure what the capability is or is not. That is the problem. What is the capability? When might they use it? When wouldn’t they use it? Is there anything else Apple is not disclosing?”

New iPods: “More likely.” Apple refreshes its iPod line in the fall, and there’s no reason it won’t this year. To compete better with the cheaper iPhone, Apple could offer higher-capacity iPods at lower prices, one possible explanation for its warning about low gross margins.

Refreshed MacBooks: “More likely.” No major shape/size changes, but faster laptops at lower prices.

Apple Tablet: “More likely.” Shope wouldn’t be shocked if Apple released a tablet soon to take advantage of its exclusive, multi-touch technology on a product with a bigger screen.

iPhone nano: “Less likely.” It makes sense that Apple would extend the iPhone family the way it’s done with its computers, iPods, etc. And a cheaper, slimmed-down iPhone could reach a broader audience than today’s. Just not so soon after it launched the iPhone 3G, which has strong demand.

Super-cheap laptop: “Less likely.” Eventually, Apple will need to come out with a laptop under $800 to tap into new markets. But Shope’s conversations with Apple “suggest that the company may not be ready for such a drastic change in product strategy in the near-term.”

Super-cheap desktop: “Less likely.” An all-in-one, not the Mac mini, which would expose Apple to the “sweet spot of the desktop market fairly quickly.” Just not convinced Apple is ready to play in the “discount PC market” yet.

Mac TV: “Even less likely,” a “long shot.” Apple could skip the set-top box by building its Apple TV software into a flat-panel TV. While Shope (and we) would probably be buyers, he thinks “this seems a bit outside of Apple’s normal sphere of business for now.”

According to alleyinsider

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You should! I’d been wanting to get sleeves for my laptops and I got this cute poppy flower sleeve for my MacBook. I didn’t want a plain, boring black sleeve so this one is not only cute, it also fits like a glove. No problems with it at all.

I have yet to order a sleeve for my MacBook Pro. They have the poppy flower sleeves sized for the the Pro but then I saw these:

They are so colorful, fun and cute!

Make sure you order the right size for your MacBook (13″) and for your MacBook Pro (15.4″ or 17″).

Find this week’s picks here: mac games.  Have a good week, everyone. ~cate
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Other than that, here are more just released software and games:

iPodRip 1.0 – Copy songs from iPod to Mac. (Shareware)

Tank Game 1.0 – Casual 3D shooter. (Free)

FishDog Slide 1.0 – Slide letter and number tiles to the correct order. (Free)

Korebasi 1.0 – Arcade puzzle maze game. (Free)

Calc Board 1.0 – Widget for your everyday math. (Free)

Headline 1.0 – Filter out contents by switching from Today, This Week, This Month, All, Unread or Favorites items.

Family’s To-Do-List 1.0 – Widget for families with one central Mac in the house. (Free)

Texcodet 1.0 – Create variable-height, text-based bar codes from FileMaker Pro data. (Demo)

Dictionary of Cancer Terms 1.0 – Cancer research terms in English and Spanish. (Free)

Weight Tracker Pro 1.0 – Tracks weight, sugar levels, diet, exercise. (Shareware)

iLinkPhone 1.0 – One click iPhone backup via USB. (Free)

Shutterz 1.0 – Create workspaces for your apps/files/folders. (Demo) – also Clean Your Mac 1.0 – Clean your system of caches, trash files, temp items, and log files. (Demo)

Mac Tricks And Tips Widget 1.0 – Latest tips, tricks and hacks from mactricksandtips.com. (Free)

Yuma 1.0 – a
development tool that enables BASIC programmers to write web software that
runs on any major server platform.