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SlidePad 1.0 – Sliding drawer note taking utility. (Shareware)
iAnimationX 1.0 – Web browser to more quickly select and download Flash animation. (Free)
Ofaco 1.0 – Mail.app spell checker replaces slower dictionary method. (Free)
iTunes Converter 1.0 – Convert DRM protected music to unprotected formats. (Shareware)
iStudio Publisher 1.0.2 – Desktop publishing app with dynamic text wrapping. (Demo)
myWords 1.0.1 – Full writer word processing solution. (Shareware)
MiniTunes 1.0 – Simple, small, sexy iTunes controller. (Commercial)
Case Extravaganza 1.0 – an icon set of DVD, Blu-Ray, Xbox 360, and PS3 cases.
Daypart 1.0 – Program your iTunes music when you want, the way you want.
SlidePad 1.0 – Note-taking application.
2009 Mardi Gras Parade Schedule 1.0 – 2009 Mardi Gras parade schedule with links to krewe websites and parade route maps.
myRecipes 1.0.1 – Simple recipe collection manager. (Shareware)
iFlicks.app 1.0 – Easily import your video collection into iTunes. (Shareware)
Find Any File 1.1 – Search your disks for files using various criteria. (Free)
Lightning Brain ImageHorn 1.0 – Plug-in enables dynamic image fitting in InDesign. (Free)
SongGenie 1.0.1 – Analyzes and completes tags for untitled tracks in iTunes. (Demo)
MacHider 1.0 – Hide your confidential info from third parties or other unwanted eyes. (Freeware)
Things 1.0.1 – Personal task management. (Demo)
Sapling 1.1 - Realtime remixing of audio files with randomization features. (Free)
The Triangle Puzzle 1.0 – Animated puzzle game. (Free)
Second Time 1.0 – This was created for people who travel.
CleanMyMac 1.0 – Helps keep your Mac clean and healthy.
World Flag Icons 1.0 – World flag icons.
Web to Text 1.0 – Convert all the text to sound.
Guitar Hero Drum Controller 1.0 – Use the drums from Guitar Hero World Tour (Playstation 3) on Mac and play your own music without colored dots.
RainbowText 1.0 – Apply colorful gradients to text.
Kokeshi Icons 1.0 – 4 icons inspired by Japanese traditional Kokeshi Doll.

Have a good week, everyone.

This week’s mac game picks are up here: mac games. If you missed last weeks picks, click here: last week’s mac games. The new mac software and other goodies released this week are below:

AttendeesAlerter 1.0 – Sends email reminders to people invited to meeting planned in iCal. (Shareware)
HP-12W 1.0 – Widget is a full featured HP-12C emulator. (Free)
GlimmerBlocker 1.0 – A more stable ad-blocker, allowing Safari upgrades without crashes. (Free)
Multiuser Free 1.0 – Multiuser Free brings an Avid-like project window to Final Cut Pro. Create multiple Final Cut Pro users within a single Mac OS X user login. Create preferences based on a user or project name.
Birthday Reminder 1.0 – This Free application will announce the names of people in your address book, who have birthdays within the week. Very simple, but very powerful. Never forget a birthday.
WaveJelly 1.0 – A simple to use waveform viewer for the Macintosh. You have full view of the audio waveform plus a magnifying glass zoom cursor. It allows you to see your audio without the need for expensive software or activation codes.
Versions 1.0 – Versions makes dealing with Subversion easier and more efficient. The Timeline view shows recent revisions, complete with commit log notes and a full list of changed files. Users can click any file in the timeline to get a diff with its previous version. The Browse view is loaded with tools to dig in to the history of any versioned file or folder, and integrates with your favorite comparison tools.
MiLife Holidays 1.0 – Modifies the original MiLife diary program, giving you the ability to install two new holiday-style window themes. It’s BravoBug’s way of wishing you the best during the fall and winter seasons.
Cadent wineCellar 1.0 – Store and retrieve information about your collection, but also view your collection as a hierarchical chart, as a list, and as thumbnail pictures, all categorized through selectors chosen by you.
SysSounds Xtra 1.0 – Dozens of system sound files. (Free)
AKVIS ArtWork 1.0 – Create art from photos, imitate different painting techniques. (Demo)
EasyBatch 1.0 – Tools to process large folders of images or photos in many ways. (Shareware)
Calcolo Redditometro 1.0 – Calculate the value of the Italian Redditometro. (Shareware)
Mac Sequence Viewer Suite 1.0 – Generate a detailed quality report for your DNA sequences and more. (Demo)
RarMachine 1.0 – Powerful RAR archive manager. (Shareware)
MacTrak 1.0 – Advanced theft recovery software. (Demo)
Gems 1.0 – Match-three game with gorgeous graphics. (Demo)
WaterThumber 1.0 – Resize images quickly for online publication. (Shareware)
Numerati 1.0 – Number linking puzzle game. (Shareware)
Soulless 1.0 – A zombie outbreak has taken out the artificial settlement Ziltron. Their origin is unknown. A group of specially trained marines are sent in to investigate.
Hold’em Sidekick 1.0 – Hold’em Sidekick is a poker odds calculator with a difference.
Cape Cod & Islands Views Screensaver 1.0 – Play this screensaver in your office for a soothing break or install it on your laptop and bring a little bit of Cape Cod with you wherever you go. 17 high resolution images by photographer Christopher Seufert set to the natural environmental sounds of the Cape Cod Soundscapes series.

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.

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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!

New mac game! WHOOOOO HOOOO! Turn the music you love into an exciting experience with Music Catch. Catch the colorful shapes to earn medals, win achievements, unlock new songs and more. Grab colorful shapes that appear when the music plays. Yellow shapes give you a bonus and multiply your points, but watch out for the red ones. The more shapes you get, the closer you’ll be to earning medals, winning achievements and unlocking new songs. Play original songs from such games as Build in Time, Airport Mania, The Great Tree and more, or import your own MP3 songs and play along with them.

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Got this week in a little bit early. I hope you enjoy them here: mac games. BTW, Happy Mother’s Day!!

The other new items that didn’t fit on the mac picks page are:

Times 1.0.2 – news reader for Leopard.

CopyPaste Pro 1.0 – Multiple clip utility.

Bezipped 1.0 – A file compression and archive utility freeware.

Moody 1.0.2 – Plays a mood instead of an album or a genre. Shuffles better in iTunes.

pngweasel 1.0 – Convertis an image to the PNG image format and makes parts of the image’s background transparent. Freeware. See also gifweasel.

m.o.t.e.s. 1.0 – a fun way to kill some time.

WeatherSnitch 1.2.2 – Displays weather information in your menubar. Freeware.

Macnification 1.0 – Enables scientists to organize, find, annotate, analyze, adjust, compare and publish microscopic images.

Viveza 1.0 – Control light and color in photographic images.

Lingo 1.0.1 – A word game where you have to use your vocabulary and deduction skills.

Leech 1.0 – Queue, pause and resume downloads, download from password-protected servers and store your passwords in your system-wide, secure keychain. And you won’t have to worry about downloads that were disrupted by a crashing browser ever again.

Saturn Fighter Wing – Red Zone 1.0 – “Red Zone” is the code name for the Saturn Test and Training Range (STTR). You are required to collect all green and red gems in the area avoiding missiles, bullets and mines.

Travel Tips for Globetrotting Geeks – Guide to mastering the art of high tech travel.

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A quick note to let you know I’ve posted this week’s picks early (as usual). Here it is:

iPod and Accessories Week

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iPod Nano – iPod nano is the small iPod with one very big idea: Video. Now the world’s most popular music player lets you enjoy TV shows, movies, video podcasts, and more. The larger, brighter display means amazing picture quality. It features an anodized aluminum top and polished stainless steel back. Play up to 5 hours of video or up to 24 hours of audio on a single charge. iTunes provides music, movies, TV shows, games and more.

iPod Touch – The iPod touch features Apple’s revolutionary multi-touch user interface that enables you to find and enjoy all of your music, videos, and more on its gorgeous widescreen display with just the touch of a finger.

MacBook – Stylishly and intelligently designed for your on-the-go digital lifestyle, Apple’s MacBook is the perfect confluence of affordability, innovation, and powerful computing. This latest iteration of the MacBook line is pre-loaded with Apple’s Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard operating system, which adds over 300 new features including easy backup of your most important data via Time Machine, a redesigned desktop that helps eliminate clutter, and the newest version of the fast-loading Safari web browser. It also comes with the iLife ‘08 suite of applications, including iPhoto, iMovie, Garageband, and iTunes.

Leopard – From the menu bar to the stunning new Dock, the Leopard desktop isn’t just about design. It’s about enjoying the time you spend on your Mac and getting more out of it.

Apple iLife – Never has it been so simple to get so much out of your photos, video, and music–and to share your memories with friends and family. The powerful new Events feature works the same way your memory does, automatically organizing your photos and video by the events where they were taken. The completely reinvented iMovie collects all your video clips in one library where you can make movies in seconds with drag-and-drop ease. GarageBand makes it simple to produce great music, whether you’re an accomplished musician or you’ve never played a note. You can showcase photos and movies online with a few clicks in a .Mac Web Gallery, create stunning websites, photo books, calendars, DVDs, and much more. All with the new iLife ‘08.

Link: Amazon

Did you get a new iPod and are new to the world of iTunes? Check out the iTunes Tutorial pages and learn everything you ever wanted to know about iTunes and more.

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November 11, 2007 — Jay-Z’s 10th album, “American Gangster,” is expected to debut at Billboard’s No. 1 spot this week – even though it is not being sold on iTunes.

The rapper and record executive wants to sell it only as an album download – not selling single tracks – but Apple’s iTunes said no.

Only available in stores and select Web sites, “American Gangster” sold an estimated 170,000 copies on opening day alone.

That total is impressive and enough to give Jay-Z the top spot in a weak week, but is below the artists’s past performances.

Still, he is sticking to his guns. “No one can dictate to an artist, any artist, how they should express themselves,” says Def Jam CEO Jay-Z, a.k.a. Shawn Carter.

Inspired by Denzel Washington’s blockbuster movie, Jay-Z intended “American Gangster” to be listened to as a whole.

“Let me make it clear – I don’t have a problem with iTunes,” he said. “It’s just our interests were not in line.” That aside, it is the latest conflict between Apple and Def Jam owner Universal Music Group.

In July, after unsuccessful negotiations, UMG did not renew its contract to sell through the Apple Music Store. It is now an at-will supplier and can remove content at any time. Experts estimate Universal sells one of every three albums in America.

Apple had no official comment.