Chris Paveglio releases InDesign Font Catalog 2
update

post from prMac on 03 October 2011 09:56:00 PM. © prMac

Chris Paveglio has released a new version of InDesign Font Catalog, a program for making visual catalogs of font families and their styles. ID Font Catalog is unique from other font display apps by grouping font families together, and making a short list of each style. Version 2.3 includes several important bug fixes and Lion font skipping. It includes 3 new document styles, for professional looking and functional type samples. The update is free for current users of version 2.

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Figuring Out Numerals

post from Daring Fireball on 03 October 2011 08:03:49 PM. © Daring Fireball

Speaking of fonts, here’s a great piece by Yves Peters on the differences between figure styles in fonts. Don’t miss his follow-up, either. (Thanks to Joe Clark.)

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Adobe Acquires Typekit

post from Daring Fireball on 03 October 2011 08:03:49 PM. © Daring Fireball

Great move by Adobe. They’re looking forward, not back.

Update: Adobe acquired PhoneGap, too. Same praise applies: looking forward, not back.

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Sprint iPhone to Be a Multibillion Dollar Gamble,
Reports WSJ

post from Daring Fireball on 03 October 2011 06:04:04 PM. © Daring Fireball

Tell me again how Android is beating iOS.

(And I like Nilay Patel’s point here — 8 million iPhones per year is not that many. If Sprint’s service is good, that’s a very doable number.)

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New iPad Spelling App Targets PreK - 2nd Grade
With Open Ended Play

post from prMac on 03 October 2011 02:54:00 PM. © prMac

Free Range Eggheads is announcing their first iPad app, Spell Whiz 1.1. Spell Whiz is an educational open ended spelling app for children up to second grade. It includes a dictionary of over 1,000 English words, the sound each letter makes, Montessori based learning, and open ended gameplay. It is ideal for young children learning to spell as well as second language English learners. There are no quizzes, timers, rules, or automatic pieces, allowing the child complete control over the interface.

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uDevGames 2011 Mac Game Contest Voting Begins

post from prMac on 03 October 2011 02:15:00 PM. © prMac

iDevGames invites the Mac community to download and play free Mac games created in the sixth running of the uDevGames Mac game development contest. The contest, now in the voting phase, gives developers three months to create an entire Mac game. With the coding period over, the entire Mac gaming community is invited to play each of them and vote for the "Best Overall Game," which will be announced on October 14.

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Mascord Living Spaces Featured in Adobe
Announcement

post from prMac on 03 October 2011 02:00:00 PM. © prMac

The 'Mascord Living Spaces' iPad app and its creator have been recognized by Adobe Systems Incorporated in the announcement and promotion of Adobe Digital Publishing Suite Single Edition at Adobe MAX 2011. 'Mascord Living Spaces' is the first iPad magazine app to be launched from the offices of Alan Mascord Design Associates - Portland's premier home design company. Adobe feature quotes from the company's Director of marketing and single member graphic design team Gary Higginbotham.

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KissIsland 2.0 with SuperBag for the hero hits
the AppStore

OstinGames has announced the release and immediate availability of KissIsland 2.0, a major update of its fun action title with survival fighting and sweet kisses awards story line. Along with improved graphics, choice of controls (d-pad/accelerometer), unique achievements, and super Diamond Hearts power-ups, now the application features SuperBag. The new element of the gameplay brings in more excitement and joy as well as equips the hero with useful weapons to combat the hostile characters.

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Tropical Software releases TopXNotes 1.7.1

Florida based Tropical Software today announces TopXNotes 1.7.1, an update to their award-winning personal note manager and Mac Gem. TopXNotes puts the most frequently used tools at the user's fingertips. TopXNotes 1.7.1 is the company's most stable, easiest to use version ever, with performance enhancements, bug fixes, and the NoteSync process that is a snap to set up. Effortlessly keep your notes synchronized between TopXNotes for Mac and TopXNotes Touch for iPhone and iPod touch.

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OLORIN Displays with QUBYX Calibration Software
Installed in Sweden

Qubyx announces PerfectLum 3.0.448 for Mac. Qubyx PerfectLum software, designed for medical displays calibration and quality assurance, is again successfully applied to improve imaging quality of professional monitors. Now PerfectLum helps to enhance imaging precision of OLORIN displays in Swedish dental clinics. Quality of digital X-Ray images is a matter of diagnostic accuracy, and now dentists are assured they always have the most correct images to make their judgments from.

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