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  FileMaker, the publisher of the newly released Bento 2 individualized database application, has just released a Holiday Pack with special templates and new views that let you easily create a database for your holiday card list and/or your gift and donation list. The company is offering the Contacts & Cards and Gifts & Donations…

The Industry-Standard first noticed the issue in Filing 28 of the court case, which included a statement from Apple concerning evidence preservation: “At Apple, individual employees are tasked with maintenance of their own files including hard copy documents, emails, voicemails and other electronically recorded materials. Apple has not implemented any programs that result in the…

In times like these, it wouldnit be a bad idea for Apple to lend a helping hand to the less fortunate. While some major companies are staggering from the effects of the recession or out of business completely, Apple is wealthy beyond imagination. It has been a long tradition for companies or individuals that do…

Award winners will receive notification during the expo, and will also be highlighted in our Editors Choice Awards round up. Our 2008 awards included products from Ambrosia Software, Apple, El Gato, nova media, The Omni Group, Eye-Fi, AudioEngine, Data Robotics, and SmileOnMyMac, Adobe, and FileMaker. “I am so pleased with how well our TMO 2008…

Trial versions of individual Creative Suite 4 applications like Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, and After Effects are available, along with Creative Suite 4 Design Premium and Creative Suite 4 Master Collection. Users can also buy activation licenses that remove the 30 expiration limit. The trial versions of the Creative Suite 4 applications along with trials…

In consumer electronics, the most complicated endeavor of mankind is a PC operating system. With 40-60 million lines of code and deeply nested routines, it it all but impossible for lay people to assess an OS based on anything but an intuitive feel. Itis like sizing up a date gone bad. Or understanding Halis motivations…

Set in space thousands of years from now, EVE Online charts the progress of humanity, which has split into four distinct races. You play as a member of one of them, and your goal is to join other players in amassing enough wealth that your group can stake out its own piece of the universe…

Late on Wednesday, Intel warned that it expected revenue for the December quarter to come in substantially lower than previously forecast, an event that pushed stocks lower in early Thursday trading, but the markets shrugged it off and tech stocks shot up in a broad rally late in the Thursday trading session. Shares in Apple…

The battle over white space is over. At least for now. And the forces of the future have prevailed. Before I explain what I mean by this, let me backpedal a bit. If you own an iPhone, and you use it to connect to public Wi-Fi spots, it’s been a great couple of weeks. Last…

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer In response to comments from Yahoo! CEO Jerry Yang that, “To this day, I would say that the best thing for Microsoft to do is to buy Yahoo!,” Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was blunt, saying, “Weive moved on.” The back and forth started with Google pulling out of a deal Wednesday…

Writers are obsessive about tidbits of data that they might be able to use someday. Keeping a useful archive of collected data helps if one can both document the provenance of the information and successfully search for items saved. This mini-review looks at three scrapbook or organizer programs, Caboodle, EagleFiler and Yojimbo, with a focus…

I love racing games, but Iive never been fond of the type that use realistic cars. Every time I try out, say, a NASCAR game, I head out on the track, build up a head of steam … and spin out in the first turn. Frustrated, I drive in the opposite direction and try to…

AAPL ended the day at US$103.30 per share, a loss of $7.69 (-6.93%), on volume of some 44.7 million shares trading hands. Nonfarm private employment dropped in October by some 157,000 jobs, a significant decline unseen since the 2002 post 9-11 slowing of the economy. In addition, ADP (the author of the employment report in…

The update also added Canon EOS 50D and Sonly DSLR-A900 compatibility to the image editing and management applications, addressed issues with other cameras, and improved overall stability. Digital Camera Compatibility Update 2.3 requires Mac OS X 10.4.11 or higher and is available via the Software Update application, or as a downloadable installer at the Apple…

Apple is planning a week long series of events to celebrate the Grand Opening, including free training events and seminars. For a complete list of events, and directions to the Appleis new Dadeland store, visit the Apple Retail Web site.