Category: Software

The latest version of the Google Chrome browser has been released.   Version 16.0.912.77 if primarily a maintenance release, fixing a number of bugs. You can download the latest version from the Google Chrome website at: https://www.google.com/chrome

According to a post on the Eamon Adventurers Guild Online blog, the beta version of Eamon Deluxe 5.0 may go out to beta testers as early as today.  Frank Kunze is in the final stages of squashing bugs with the new version and expects that the beta will be in testers hands at end of day.

Alex Lee, curator of the What is the Apple IIgs website has written an extensive write up about how Desktop Publishing really changed the computing world.   The article shows the changes between the cut and paste era and the digital editing era and how the differences were reflected in the magazines that were produced. You can read the full article here: http://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/professional-desktop-publishing-and-the-apple-ii/

The latest version of the ActiveGS Plugin has been Released. Version 3.5.762 was released to address and issue with the Chrome extension deployment. ActiveGS is the Apple IIgs emulation plugin written by the Free Tools Association and used in the Virtual Apple ][ website ( http://www.virtualapple.org ) For more information, check out the ActiveGS Plugin Support page at: http://activegs.freetoolsassociation.com/

For those iPhone and iPad users lucky enough to have downloaded iMame prior to its being pulled on the 23rd of December, 2011, there is a nifty new instruction set available on the Internet for adding more ROMs.  iMame came with 10 ROMs but none of them were particulaly exciting from the aspect of the average gamer. The one thing that was exciting was the fact that MAME had made it into the Apple App store.  This has been rectified…

If you are in the middle of renaming a ton of files by hand, stop.  Now there is an easier way that doesn’t involve the command line.   7 Bit Guys’ Stuff has released Easy Rename for Mac OS X, which resolves the problem of doing a mass rename based on the pattern in the file name.  While most UNIX users know how to do such a thing by command line, for those folk who want to do a quick rename…

Apple has released an update to iTunes to reflect the new introductions of software in New York City yesterday.  This new version of iTunes allows users to sync their ipads with the new iBook textbooks purchased from Apple through the iTunes store. For more information about the update, go to: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1426

Laminar Research, the producers of the X-Plane franchise of flight simulators, have released a new video highlighting their latest version of the product.  X-Plane 10 was recently released on the desktop for multiple platforms and they have been slowly implementing some of the new features into the latest mobile offerings as well. The video is two minute fifteen seconds long. While we wanted more from the video, it did show brief glimpses of what Laminar Research is doing and the…

Filemaker is offering 50% or $150 off the price of FileMaker Pro with the purchase of FileMaker Go for the iPhone or the iPad. The pricing for the iPhone version is $19.99 and $39.99 for the iPad Version.  The deal is outlined on the FileMaker Special Page and is limited to end users of the product.   The offer is good until 22 March, 2012. More information is available on the FileMaker website at: http://info.filemaker.com/fmgo_promo2012.html

Mind Console Productions released a new screen saver this week which is a faithful rendition of the original Berkeley Systems After Dark screen saver module, Starry Night.  While similar in look and feel, the Mind Console version of the module was created completely from scratch.  This version of the program requires a minimum of Mac OS X 10.5. For more on the program check out the MacUpdate page for the program at: http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/41536/starry-night

Push Panic!, the game that brings new meaning to the columns theme is available as a free download.  The program which drops multi-colored boxes as you do your best to explode them, is not just a challenge, it is also addicting.    Your objective is to explode as many boxes as you can, keeping the boxes below a red line.  The more boxes you “link” together in the explosions, the higher the score. Push Panic! works on both the iPhone and…

Frank Kunze has posted about a dozen new screen shots on the Eamon Adventurers Guild Online blog.  The screenshots show a great deal of progress on the latest rendition of the Eamon franchise and gives both beta testers and users an idea of what to expect of the new version. Eamon Deluxe 5.0 will be the first truly cross platform version of the interactive fiction system.   This has heightened users anticipation of the product along with the occasional shots of…

The Donut Games free game of the week this week is Monkey Flight, a delightfully entertaining game which will keep you going for hours. The game now has 60 levels in the challenge section of the game, making for even more fun.  This game is one you must get! http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=311768443&mt=8

Adobe announced this morning that they are releasing their Photoshop Lightroom 4 Beta and that it will be free for users to download.  This latest update to the Lightroom application includes some new features specifically targeting the latest DSLR capabilities as well as the ability to create better quality photo books. To download your own copy of the latest Lightroom 4 beta, go to: http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/lightroom4/

The latest rendition of the SDL /MAME for MAC OS X has been updated.  Version 0.144u6 was updated earlier this morning and as of yet, the change log has not been listed. The current version requires at least Mac OS X 10.6 or newer. You can find the update on the SDL/MAME website at: http://sdlmame.parodius.com/

David Schmidt has released the latest version of the ADTPro disk imaging software.  Apple Disk Transfer Prodos (ADTPro) is a vintage Apple computer series specific disk imaging software package and will work on APple ][‘s and Apple ///’s. The latest version of  ADTPro 1.2.0 was released to address a host of issues with the previous version and is not a “revolutionary” update as would normally be suggested by the version number.  The issues addressed in this release include the following…

OnLive Desktop App for the iPad is now in the Apple App Store.  The App which allows you to use Microsoft Office on your iPad features 2gb of Free cloud storage as well as the full capabilities of the Desktop version of Office, right on your iPad. For more information, check out the OnLive Desktop Website To Download the iPad App, go to the App Store at http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/onlive-desktop/id490292278?mt=8

Laminar research has released an update for their X-Plane Application for the iPad.  Version 9.770 is a maintenance update which addresses several issues including: Autopilot response improved… the plane should lock onto your current pitch and roll when autopilot power is dfirst applied. THEN you should be able to enter heading or altitude mode at your liesure. If you are in a fighter, then the other plane should be a fighter as well. RAM footprint is now lowered a bit,…

Egan Ford has updated his new Apple ][ Disk Server once again.  The Apple ][ Disks Server allows the user to connect their audio port to the Apple ][‘s cassette i/o port and load complete disk images to the floppy drive.  This process now takes less than three minutes according to a note from Egan. Improvements between version 3 and version 6 include: To use the Apple ][ Disk Server, go to the Disk Server website at: http://asciiexpress.net/diskserver/

Thanks to Arnaud Brossard, the original 1990 version of the Generous Efforts of Many (GEM) CD is now available for download from his website.  The collection which included all of the major Apple ][ shareware and freeware up to that point, included some 200mb of software, fonts, utilities and other items related to the Apple ][. The CD is divided into 6 sections, 32mb each, and are ProDOS volumes.  They include: GEM.CD.A – (Bootable) Features, Shrinkit GEM.CD.B – Sounds, Games…