Monday, March 23, 2009

Apps: AllSecure, Floola, AtomicView

Apps: AllSecure, Floola, AtomicView
AllSecure 1.2 ($25) is a program that allows users to store all sensitive data in one, encrypted location. The software uses 256-bit AES encryption that helps ensure that personal data is kept private. The update has added a new email item type for securely storing sensitive emails. [Download - 4.6MB]...



Take a shot of Espresso 1.0

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We first started hearing about MacRabbit's Espresso back in September; six months, a public beta and countless cups of coffee later, Espresso 1.0 is finally ready for sipping!

MacRabbit, makers of the award-winning CSSEdit, parlayed the idea of an HTMLEdit companion app into an all around web development app. Right now, Espresso supports HTML, CSS, XML, JavaScript and PHP -- but utilizing plugins (Sugars), Espresso can support more languages and platforms.

Similar to Panic's Coda (another TUAW favorite), you can also directly publish from the app, using FTP, SFTP, FTP/SSL and Amazon S3.

Espresso shares many interface similarities with CSSEdit and the presentation is very, very polished. If you're comfortable with CSSEdit, Espresso will likely fit comfortably into your workflow.

We'll be reviewing Espresso in-depth soon and doing some head-to-head action to see how it stacks up against Coda and TextMate.

Espresso is 59.95€ (about $80 US) and 49.95€ ($68 US) for existing CSSEdit 2 customers. You can try Espresso without limitations for 15 days. Espresso requires OS X 10.5 Leopard or higher.


Thanks Nik!

TUAWTake a shot of Espresso 1.0 originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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First Test of Elgato Turbo 264HD

The test has been performed on an iMac Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz. While it takes 160 seconds for the hardware to encode a video file into HD video 720p for the Apple TV, the Turbo 264HD reduces it to 62 seconds, while the previous model of Elgato H264 key would help completing the work in 106 seconds.

For encoding a video into 1080p, Core 2 Duo alone performed the job in 399 seconds whereas when associated to the turbo H264HD it took only 92 second. So the performance level and the gain are rather huge, and PowerPC-based Mac users will for sure be disappointed to hear that this device is only compatible with Mac Intel. The Turbo 264HD will for sure seduce Pro users (one will need to compare encoding quality in details), but also Mac users having to deal with a lot of videos. Such booster USB key might even become a must have in the future if one could associate several units to even boost further encoding speed.

 



LaCie launches Blue Eye Pro monitor calibration tool
LaCie on Monday announced the release of its LaCie Blue Eye Pro Proof Edition monitor calibration and profiling tool for graphics professionals. Meant for use with LaCie's 300/500 Series monitors, it will automatically set the hardware to a user's target colorimetric settings, and can create and activate an ICC profile that maintains consistency throughout. This then allows new monitors to be matc...



Apps: AllSecure, Floola, AtomicView
AllSecure 1.2 ($25) is a program that allows users to store all sensitive data in one, encrypted location. The software uses 256-bit AES encryption that helps ensure that personal data is kept private. The update has added a new email item type for securely storing sensitive emails. [Download - 4.6MB]...



Take a shot of Espresso 1.0

Filed under: ,

We first started hearing about MacRabbit's Espresso back in September; six months, a public beta and countless cups of coffee later, Espresso 1.0 is finally ready for sipping!

MacRabbit, makers of the award-winning CSSEdit, parlayed the idea of an HTMLEdit companion app into an all around web development app. Right now, Espresso supports HTML, CSS, XML, JavaScript and PHP -- but utilizing plugins (Sugars), Espresso can support more languages and platforms.

Similar to Panic's Coda (another TUAW favorite), you can also directly publish from the app, using FTP, SFTP, FTP/SSL and Amazon S3.

Espresso shares many interface similarities with CSSEdit and the presentation is very, very polished. If you're comfortable with CSSEdit, Espresso will likely fit comfortably into your workflow.

We'll be reviewing Espresso in-depth soon and doing some head-to-head action to see how it stacks up against Coda and TextMate.

Espresso is 59.95€ (about $80 US) and 49.95€ ($68 US) for existing CSSEdit 2 customers. You can try Espresso without limitations for 15 days. Espresso requires OS X 10.5 Leopard or higher.


Thanks Nik!

TUAWTake a shot of Espresso 1.0 originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

First Test of Elgato Turbo 264HD

The test has been performed on an iMac Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz. While it takes 160 seconds for the hardware to encode a video file into HD video 720p for the Apple TV, the Turbo 264HD reduces it to 62 seconds, while the previous model of Elgato H264 key would help completing the work in 106 seconds.

For encoding a video into 1080p, Core 2 Duo alone performed the job in 399 seconds whereas when associated to the turbo H264HD it took only 92 second. So the performance level and the gain are rather huge, and PowerPC-based Mac users will for sure be disappointed to hear that this device is only compatible with Mac Intel. The Turbo 264HD will for sure seduce Pro users (one will need to compare encoding quality in details), but also Mac users having to deal with a lot of videos. Such booster USB key might even become a must have in the future if one could associate several units to even boost further encoding speed.

 



LaCie launches Blue Eye Pro monitor calibration tool
LaCie on Monday announced the release of its LaCie Blue Eye Pro Proof Edition monitor calibration and profiling tool for graphics professionals. Meant for use with LaCie's 300/500 Series monitors, it will automatically set the hardware to a user's target colorimetric settings, and can create and activate an ICC profile that maintains consistency throughout. This then allows new monitors to be matc...


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