Resiliant lycra protects your touch while the Orca-skin material provides a comfortable and smooth feel. The new ergonomic design allows you to insert or remove your iPod touch both quickly and easily. The patented Multidapt system gives added versatility, allowing for the use of the included stretchable armband and belt clip, or a variety of car and bike solutions (sold separately). Simply remove the clip or armband and the lycra and Orca-skin material provide a protective, slim sleeve for carrying or placing in a bag. All this, an included key pouch and easy access to all iPod touch functionality truly makes the Convertible 3 cases for the price of one.

Features:
* Multidapt system provides a 3-in-1 solution for use as an armband, belt clip, or ultra-low profile sleeve
* Lycra and Orca-skin construction provides protection and a very cool feel
* Clear vinyl protects the screen
* Easy access to all touch functionality
* Use in the car, on a bike, or at the gym (clips and accessories sold separately)
* INCLUDES: case with Multidapt base, armband, belt clip, and key pocket
* Marware’s Lifetime Warranty

Pricing and Availability:
The Sportsuit Convertible is available in black lycra and Orca-skin. It retails for $34.99 (USD) and is available now for pre-order online. Please visit Marware online for updated shipping dates. Marware is a leading provider of software and accessory solutions for Apple iPhones, iPods, and Notebooks.

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Recognized worldwide for innovative, high-quality product design, Marware develops a diverse range of solutions exclusively for the Apple market. Marware products can be found at retail and campus locations worldwide, including Apple stores, AT&T and Borders. For more information call (954)-927-6031 (voice), (954) 927-2477 (fax), or write to Marware Inc., 2402 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, FL 33020 USA. Copyright 2008 Marware Inc. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other brands and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

Gently pull the strap, and the touch slides partially out of the case for easy removal. Slide the touch back into the case and the strap recedes and folds over the top with a secure Velcro closure system. The Glide is available in four festive colors and is now shipping.

Features:
* Textured leather protection with microfiber interior
* Secure premium Velcro closure system
* Built-in, recessed pull-tab for easy iPod retrieval
* Ultra-slim profilegreat for carrying in pocket, purse or bag
* INCLUDES: leather sleeve, clear protective film, and microfiber cleaning cloth
* Marware’s Lifetime Warranty

Pricing and Availability:
The Glide is available in black, blue, purple and pink textured leather. It retails for $24.99 (USD) and is now shipping. Please visit Marware online for more information. Marware is a leading provider of software and accessory solutions for Apple iPhones, iPods, and Notebooks.

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Glide for the iPod touch 2G

Recognized worldwide for innovative, high-quality product design, Marware develops a diverse range of solutions exclusively for the Apple market. Marware products can be found at retail and campus locations worldwide, including Apple stores, AT&T and Borders. For more information call (954)-927-6031 (voice), (954) 927-2477 (fax), or write to Marware Inc., 2402 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, FL 33020 USA. Copyright 2008 Marware Inc. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other brands and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

With Dragoman, users can among others convert their raw digital camera photos to JPEG, convert their MP3 song collection to the iTunes native MP4 format, and convert their Microsoft Word documents to HTML. On popular demand from users in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. the new version ships with a German localization.

The localization is part of the company’s strategy to make all its applications more international. “We receive lots of requests asking for localized versions, so by translating our applications we aim to strengthen our existing customer base as well as reach out to a previously untapped market audience,” explains Philipp Mayerhofer, Chief Operational Officer of Dare to be Creative.

Dragoman is the second application to be released with a German localization, following the release of iArchiver 1.4 last week. Localizations for French, Spanish, Italian and Russian are planned for November 2008.

Key features in a nutshell:
* Batch converts image, photo, music, sound and archive files
* Handles the popular image formats PDF, TIFF, PNG, JPEG, PostScript, EPS, JPEG-2000 (JP2), GIF, PSD, ICNS, Windows Bitmap (BMP), PICT, SGI and TGA files
* Handles raw digital camera formats: Adobe Digital Negative (dng), Photo CD (pcd), Canon Digital Camera Raw Image Format (crw, cr2), Kodak Digital Camera Raw Image File (dcr), Sony (Minolta) Raw Image File (mrw), Nikon Digital SLR Camera Raw Image File (nef), Olympus Digital Camera Raw Image File (orf), Fuji CCD-RAW Graphic File (raf), Sony ARW, Pextra PEF, Kodak Flashpix
* Converts text documents: simple Microsoft Word documents (doc), HTML, Rich Text Format (RTF), plain text, Safari Webarchives, Microsoft Word XML
* Handles common archive and zip formats: Rar, StuffIt, 7zip, DMG, Gzip, Bzip2 and industry-standard, Winzip-compatible Zip
* Handles widespread music, audio and sound file formats: iTunes native MP4 (mp4, m4a), MP3 (read-only), Ogg, Vorbis, FLAC, AIFF, Microsoft WAVE, and many more
* Supports multi-page PDF and TIFF documents
* Reduce image size by setting JPEG output quality
* Planned extensions to convert video and source code files

Minimum Requirements:
* Mac OS X Version 10.4 or higher
* Universal Binary for PowerPC and Intel

Pricing and Availability:
Dragoman is $29.95 (USD), and available as a free download from the Dragoman website. It runs initially in a 10-day trial mode with all features active. This is a free update for registered Dragoman users. Dragoman is available for discount in a bundle with ResizeMe and Renamer4Mac on Macsnack.

Dragoman: A batch file converter for images, photos, music and archive files
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iArchiver: An archiving and file compression utility

Located in Vienna, Austria, Dare to be Creative Ltd. is a software company founded in 2006 by a group of Mac enthusiasts. The Dare to be Creative team focuses exclusively on developing utility applications for Mac OS X designed to save valuable time while being enjoyable and easy to use. The current portfolio includes a) iArchiver, an archiving and file compression utility, b) iCombiner, a tool to combine images and PDF files into single PDF documents, c) Renamer4Mac, a batch file renamer, d) ResizeMe, a batch image editor that resizes, scales, rotates and flips images, and e) Dragoman, a batch file converter for images, photos, music, text documents and archive files. All Material and Software (C) 2006-2008 Dare to be Creative Ltd. / All Rights Reserved.

Dream Capture supports most cameras on the market, but is optimized for Apple’s built-in and external iSight cameras. The application captures sharp, bright and beautiful video that is encoded in the H.264 codec. Dream Capture features an automatic image stabilizing platform using the same incredible technology as Apple’s Shake. All this, combined in a sleek, stylish and easy-to-use interface that makes video recording a Dream.

New Feature highlights include:
* New automatic focusing feature using Shake technology
* H.264 Video encoding
* Meta data support for iTunes 8 import
* The Dream’s DreamSync audio compression technology
* Support for only audio recording when camera is set to None

Bug Fixes:
* Fixed bug where Dream Capture would only record for 5 seconds on PowerBooks and older MacBook Pro’s
* Video preview window now resizes with display window
* Video is now saved during recording in the ‘tmp/Dream Capture’ folder
* Audio and video is now compressed faster

Minimum Requirements:
* Mac OS X Version 10.4 Tiger or later
* Universal Binary for PowerPC and Intel
* 348 kB Hard Drive space

Pricing and Availability:
Dream Capture 2.2 can be purchased for $9.95 (USD) per single computer license. A full-featured demo is available. Version 2.2 is a major update including many enhancements and bug fixes and is a recommended download for all customers.

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Located in Corby, United Kingdom, The Dream is a small software development company founded in 2003 by Christian Owens. Over the years the company has grown from not only designing websites, to creating websites and award winning Macintosh applications. The work done by The Dream is often featured on design inspiration websites and our apps have been featured in magazines such as WebDesigner Magazine, MacFormat and Mac Life. Copyright 2003-2008 The Dream Apps. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iSight and Shake are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Messages in Plain English:
Focus for this release has been to make Toolbox user friendly. All messages are now in plain english. The message system is a big part the the user interface and is used when there is no output from a building block. An example of this is when a Blur filter doesn’t get anything as input, then there is no output.

Another example is a block that blends two images into one, it needs two inputs, if only one is given then there is no output. In the past the system that figures out what is wrong, has been very simple and only capable of presenting messages readable by a programmer, the sort of text that is hostile to normal people. This system has been reworked from scratch, so its now a complex language system. All this just to print out easy readable messages.

Light Block:
A new Light block has been added that has 12 parameters. With this block its possible to give a natural looking depth to an image. This replaces the age old Bump block that had 8 parameters and was difficult to use. The new Light block accepts up to 4 inputs allowing for fine grained control of ambient, diffuse and specular. Plus its faster.

Minor changes in this version:
* Vector Editor now resizes with the user interface.
* Added a Flip parameter to the Text block, that mirrors the text.
* Added a Flip parameter to the Transform block.
* The welcome text was sometimes shown instead of No Output messages.
* Control bar sometimes lost its state.
* Bug fixes.

Requirements:
* Mac OS X 10.5 or later
* 1.5GHz processor (2.4GHz recommended)
* 1GB of system RAM
* 64MB of video RAM
* Three-button mouse

Availability and Pricing:
Toolbox is free to try and can be downloaded without any registration from the Toolbox homepage (4.6 MB). A single user license can be purchased for 20 Euro while this program is alpha. Final price will be 50 Euro. Software updates are free.

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Opcoders is a one-man company, founded in 2006 by Simon Strandgaard. Copyright 2008 Opcoders. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Color Expert contains powerful tools to help artists and designers identify, translate, capture and showcase color. And now they can do that anywhere.

“I love this application,” says Code Line developer and graphic artist Matheau Dakoske. It’s like carrying a swatch book in your back pocket.”

Color Expert features an intuitive, interactive color wheel to identify a target color, and then finds several palettes backed by color theory. Designers, artists, decorators, and anyone who works with color will find this program indispensable.

Features:

* Color Expert’s exclusive “snap & tap” technology. Just snap a photo and let your finger select that perfect color. From your eyes to the screen.

* Powerful, interactive color wheel with multiple color schemes including Monochromatic, Analogous, Complementary, Split Complementary and Triadic.

* Quickly search through PANTONE(R) solid coated, PANTONE(R) solid uncoated, PANTONE(R) Goe(TM) coated, PANTONE(R) Goe(TM) uncoated, Web Safe Colors and HTML Colors.

* Email your palette ideas to friends, colleagues and clients. Color Expert provides a rich, HTML based email you can send from your iPhone or iPod touch.

Pricing and Availability:
Color Expert is available at an introductory price of $9.99 (USD) from the iTunes App Store.

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About Code Line
Code Line is a proven developer of software geared toward improving the workflow of Graphic Artists. Its products include Art Directors Toolkit, Art Files, SneakPeek Pro and Color Expert. For more information, visit them online.

About Pantone, Inc.
Pantone, a wholly owned subsidiary of X-Rite, Incorporated, has been the world’s color authority for 45 years, providing design professionals with products and services for the colorful exploration and expression of creativity. Always a source for color inspiration, Pantone now offers designer-inspired products and services for consumers. More information is available at their website.

Copyright 2008 Code Line. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Jigsaw is the UK’s top supplier of specialist IT products and services in the creative and education industries and leads the market in Mac and Windows integration solutions. Jigsaw’s experience and hardware product portfolio and solutions positions the company to effectively deliver ExtremeZ-IP to Group Logic’s target customer base. An HP Preferred Partner and Apple Solution expert, Jigsaw will provide integration expertise with ExtremeZ-IP to offer customers an optimal cross-platform network solution. In addition, Jigsaw’s technical staff are all trained Apple certified engineers and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineers (MCSEs), providing local experience and expertise and adding value to the distribution and support of ExtremeZ-IP to both existing and future customers.

“Jigsaw’s expertise in integrating Macs and Windows makes them an ideal premier reseller for Group Logic. Their long and successful track record of delivering integrated solutions will be strengthened by the advantage of delivering ExtremeZ-IP to thousands of UK businesses,” said T. Reid Lewis, President and CEO of Group Logic. “Jigsaw’s commitment to providing the best in technical expertise and solid product foundation aligns with our core customer values. This partnership builds on the solid foundation for our global reseller partner program. “

“Group Logic’s comprehensive and reliable print and file sharing solution will be a valuable asset to our product portfolio as our customer base in the creative industry grows,” said Martin Stinchcombe, Technical Manager of Jigsaw. “Businesses in this market collaborate daily in mixed platform environments, and they require access to solutions that support seamless file and print sharing between Mac desktops and Windows servers. ExtremeZ-IP represents the most compatible and stable file and print sharing solution on the market and that, coupled with our advanced technology and reliable integration, presents us with a powerful new offering for our customers.”

The partnership with Jigsaw establishes the first premier reseller in the UK under Group Logic’s tiered partnership strategy. Premier resellers work directly with Group Logic sales and technical staff to deliver best-in-class support to existing customers and prospects, receiving sales and technical training to enable them to provide top-level pre- and post- sales support. Group Logic is establishing Premier Resellers across the globe to ensure its ExtremeZ-IP products and services are delivered with uniform quality worldwide.

Group Logic offers two complementary product lines:

MassTransit Product Line: Enterprise software solution proven to transform digital file transfers into strategic business processes. MassTransit increases productivity and empowers users to manage all aspects of the file transfer process by simplifying the exchange of digital files, ensuring accountability and providing visibility into the entire process.

ExtremeZ-IP Product Line: ExtremeZ-IP is the proven standard and most trusted solution for file and print sharing between Mac desktops and Windows servers, delivering no-compromise access and providing complete platform and application compatibility. ExtremeZ-IP delivers reliable integration between Mac desktops and Windows servers, creating a single-point of management for enterprise-wide printing.

About Jigsaw Systems Ltd
Jigsaw is a leading provider of IT solutions, consultancy and support services to organisations with creative requirements and is the largest supplier of Apple and Adobe solutions in the UK. Jigsaw’s product specialists, project managers and technical consultants work with a number of world-leading technology manufacturers to bring advanced solutions to both public and private sector organisations. Formed in 1992, Jigsaw’s service-based strategy and value added solutions have enabled the company to grow to over 100 employees, with annual sales of 40million and a customer base of over 20,000 organisations. Customers include most of the major UK publishing, TV and film companies, top creative and advertising agencies and over 500 universities and colleges.

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Group Logic is the leading provider of network software solutions that enable customers to gain strategic value, increase productivity and leverage existing infrastructure investments through enterprise file transfer and Mac/Windows connectivity solutions. With nearly 20 years of unmatched experience, Group Logic’s emphasis on customer success is the very core of its business. More than 4,000 customers trust Group Logic every day to move and share their files around the world. For more information, visit Group Logic on the Web. Group Logic can also be reached at 800.476.8781 / +1.703.528.1555.

* You can double-click a word to highlight it in any document, e-mail or Web page.

* When you get an e-mail message from eBay or your bank, claiming that you have an account problem or a question from a buyer, it’s probably a “phishing scam” intended to trick you into typing your password. Don’t click the link in the message. If in doubt, go into your browser and type “www.ebay.com” (or whatever) manually.

* Nobody, but nobody, is going to give you half of $80 million to help them liberate the funds of a deceased millionaire…from Nigeria or anywhere else.

* You can hide all windows, revealing only what’s on the computer desktop, with one keystroke: hit the Windows key and “D” simultaneously in Windows, or press F11 on Macs (on recent Mac laptops, Command+F3; Command is the key with the cloverleaf logo). That’s great when you want examine or delete something you’ve just downloaded to the desktop, for example. Press the keystroke again to return to what you were doing.

* You can enlarge the text on any Web page. In Windows, press Ctrl and the plus or minus keys (for bigger or smaller fonts); on the Mac, it’s the Command key and plus or minus.

* You can also enlarge the entire Web page or document by pressing the Control key as you turn the wheel on top of your mouse. On the Mac, this enlarges the entire screen image.

* The number of megapixels does not determine a camera’s picture quality; that’s a marketing myth. The sensor size is far more important. (Use Google to find it. For example, search for “sensor size Nikon D90.”)

* On most cellphones, press the Send key to open up a list of recent calls. Instead of manually dialing, you can return a call by highlighting one of these calls and pressing Send again.

* When someone sends you some shocking e-mail and suggests that you pass it on, don’t. At least not until you’ve first confirmed its truth at snopes.com, the Internet’s authority on e-mailed myths. This includes get-rich schemes, Microsoft/AOL cash giveaways, and–especially lately–nutty scare-tactic messages about our Presidential candidates.

* You can tap the Space bar to scroll down on a Web page one screenful. Add the Shift key to scroll back up.

* When you’re filling in the boxes on a Web page (like City, State, Zip), you can press the Tab key to jump from box to box, rather than clicking. Add the Shift key to jump through the boxes backwards.

* You can adjust the size and position of any window on your computer. Drag the top strip to move it; drag the lower-right corner (Mac) or any edge (Windows) to resize it.

* Forcing the camera’s flash to go off prevents silhouetted, too-dark faces when you’re outdoors.

* When you’re searching for something on the Web using, say, Google, put quotes around phrases that must be searched together. For example, if you put quotes around “electric curtains,” Google won’t waste your time finding one set of Web pages containing the word “electric” and another set containing the word “curtains.”

* You can use Google to do math for you. Just type the equation, like 23*7+15/3=, and hit Enter.

* Oh, yeah: on the computer, * means “times” and / means “divided by.”

* If you can’t find some obvious command, like Delete in a photo program, try clicking using the right-side mouse button. (On the Mac, you can Control-click instead.)

* Google is also a units-of-measurement and currency converter. Type “teaspoons in 1.3 gallons,” for example, or “euros in 17 dollars.” Click Search to see the answer.

* You can open the Start menu by tapping the key with the Windows logo on it.

* You can switch from one open program to the next by pressing Alt+Tab (Windows) or Command-Tab (Mac).

* You generally can’t send someone more than a couple of full-size digital photos as an e-mail attachment; those files are too big, and they’ll bounce back to you. (Instead, use iPhoto or Picasa–photo-organizing programs that can automatically scale down photos in the process of e-mailing them.)

* Whatever technology you buy today will be obsolete soon, but you can avoid heartache by learning the cycles. New iPods come out every September. New digital cameras come out in February and October.

* Just putting something into the Trash or the Recycle Bin doesn’t actually delete it. You then have to *empty* the Trash or Recycle Bin. (Once a year, I hear about somebody whose hard drive is full, despite having practically no files. It’s because over the years, they’ve put 79 gigabytes’ worth of stuff in the Recycle Bin and never emptied it.)

* You don’t have to type “http://www” into your Web browser. Just type the remainder: “nytimes.com” or “dilbert.com,” for example. (In the Safari browser, you can even leave off the “.com” part.)

* On the iPhone, hit the Space bar twice at the end of a sentence. You get a period, a space, and a capitalized letter at the beginning of the next word.

* Come up with an automated backup system for your computer. There’s no misery quite like the sick feeling of having lost chunks of your life because you didn’t have a safety copy.

There’s no better way to get your information on the ‘Net than with your own .INFO domain. And there’s no better time than now! “Info” means information to speakers of many different languages around the world. So whether you want to promote information about your business, your organization or simply yourself, .INFO is a great way to create an identity on the Web. Limited time price $1.99 (USD).

From small towns to big cities, more and more people are accessing the Web directly from their mobile phones - is your site ready for them? While your current site may look great on the Web, it may not work at all for mobile Web customers. A mobile-friendly Web site needs to be streamlined to load quickly and provide easy access to essential information, since mobile Web users don’t have a full keyboard or even a mouse.

.MOBI is the one and only domain that’s specifically designed for a mobile Web presence. Best of all, every .MOBI domain includes a FREE mobile Web site builder, so you can easily build your own mobile-friendly Web site. Make sure your customers can access your site, even when they’re away from their computer, with your own .MOBI domain and Web site. Limited time price $9.99 (USD).

The Internet is quickly becoming the TV of choice. Everywhere you go, people are gathering around the nearest computer to watch videos. Make sure they’re watching yours! Use a .TV to promote your product or service, deliver training or even produce, direct, and star in your own .TV channel! Limited time price $17.99 (USD).

Give your customers a can’t-miss way to find you fast. Attract more prospects easily. Raise your visibility with the media and investors. .BIZ means you’re all business! Limited time price $7.99 (USD).

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iLifeHosting offers affordable domains, hosting and internet services including marketing support, emailing and website builders. Copyright 2008 iLifeHosting. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iLife and iWeb are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

TrailRunner integrates a wide range of GPS, mapping and workout related scopes into a simple to use application. These include a seamless integration with online services to display topographic maps, satellite photos and elevation data. Easy workout import and geo visualization for Garmin ForeRunner and Edge devices. Workout import and geo matching for running devices like the Apple + Nike iPod Sport Kit, Nike+ SportBand or selected Polar heart-rate monitors. Export of route directions as NanoMaps for color iPods or cellphones. Import and export of various file formats. Integration with free digital mapping communities like GPSies.com and OpenStreetMap.org

Focused on users doing any kind of outdoor activities like running, biking, hiking or inline skating, TrailRunner offers automatic route calculation for a given distance and attractiveness, a workout diary, workout histograms and analysis tools for measured data like speed, ascent, heart-rate, personal aerobic zone and more. An integrated exercise plan can help users to improve their base endurance in small and adaptive steps.

TrailRunner 1.8 and GPSies are both free but thankfully accept donations.

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Started in 2005, Berbie Software pioneered the development of a Mac OS X application focused on outdoor and long distance sports. By building a mash-up of complex technologies and algorithms, TrailRunner delivers a simple to use application that covers most features outdoor enthusiasts need to plan and journalize their activities.

GPSies started as a private initiative in Berlin, Germany and was first announced publicly in August 2006. In the meantime the portal has established itself as one of the internationally biggest providers for outdoor routes with a growing distance of over 7.5 million km and more than 82,000 routes.