Macintosh/iPhone software update round-up – November 24, 2008

Macintosh and iPhone software updates and announcements for November 24, 2008:

• FurrySoft has introduced Tiggits 1.0, an end-to-end event ticket application for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Leveraging the iPhone’s unique abilities, interface and built-in security, Tiggits connects users to thousands of events, with access to millions of tickets via TicketNetwork’s extensive event ticket inventory. Customers will have access to an incredible amount of exciting shows, including family friendly events, the hottest entertainers, live action sports and more—in their hometown, or across the nation.
• publicspace.net has announce StretchZ. The makers of the successful MacBreakZ Personal Ergonomic Assistant are bringing its high quality illustrated stretching exercises to the iPhone and iPod touch. Keeping up a regular stretching routine is particularly beneficial to anybody who spends a lot of time behind a desk or in front of the computer. StretchZ for iPhone provides these benefits to users on the move.
• Apple Mac Freelancer is a one stop source to custom web design, freelance projects, outsourced projects, freelance programming and offshore web development. Apple Mac Freelancer can help you find freelance programmers, web designers and copywriters, to name a few. Outsource projects to India, Romania, Ukraine or any other country. As a freelancer, you can choose among hundreds of outsourced projects. Joining is free as is posting projects for buyers.
• The CoreMelt Complete Bundle has been released. CoreMelt Complete includes all four CoreMelt plug-ins packs: ImageFlow Fx, PolyChrome Transitions, Motion Pack and Editing Pack. In total providing you with over 130 screamingly fast GPU accelerated plug-ins aimed at streamlining your motion graphics and video effect, to allow you to be more creative.
• seyDesign and Varsis Studio have announced the Neato Designer RapidWeaver theme for RapidWeaver 4. Neato Designer, from Varsis Studio, is a simple but elegant RapidWeaver theme that is lightweight and easy to use. First offered from Varsis Studio, seyDesign has taken the original Neato theme and expanded and improved upon it. Complete cleaned up, overhauled and tuned in, Neato is ready and stable for your most demanding challenges.
• easyishop.co.uk has introduced the Klipsch RoomGroove. The speaker is compatible with all iPods and is perfect for the home because of its high quality sound and when it is linked with other RoomGroove’s it can wirelessly transmit music all across the house.
• Thoughtful Tree Software has introduced TunesBar 2.0, an iTunes extension for the Mac’s Menu Bar. Using TunesBar, users can quickly and easily glance in their menu bar to see what the title, artist, or album of the currently playing iTunes track is. This menu bar item is configurable in terms of which of these three pieces of info is displayed, and in what order, and the text is also dimmed when iTunes is not playing.
• Utah based Fiery Ferret is pleased to announce Lumen 2.3, an update to their relaxing puzzle game for iPhone and iPod Touch. Version 2.3 comes packaged with over 150 of the top rated puzzles to play when not connected to the Internet. Lumen also includes an option to show labels on the colored pieces for those who have a hard time distinguishing colors. A handy guide is included for mixing laser colors to make Lumen easier for beginners to pick up.
• Hog Bay Software has announced TaskPaper 2.0, a simple yet surprisingly adept list maker. TaskPaper takes the humble to-do list to the next level with sophisticated presentation, data entry capabilities, and powerful retrieval. Yet, it retains the full power and interoperability of a plain text document. TaskPaper’s full AppleScript support and plain text file format make it easy to integrate into your workflow in ways that are not possible with other tools.
• Stellar Data Recovery Inc. has announced a new release of their popular Phoenix Macintosh Data Recovery software – version 3.0. Phoenix Macintosh Data Recovery 3.0 supports the recovery of lost data, music, videos, and pictures from Mac hard drives, LaCie drives, iPods and cameras. Phoenix Macintosh Data Recovery delivers high-speed data recovery with an intuitive user interface. Developed to easily recover critical data, documents and pictures, audio and video files; including iPod data, Phoenix Macintosh Data Recovery achieves successful results from almost any circumstance, no matter how severe or extensive the damage.
• Arten Science has announced R10Cipher. R10Cipher takes text and encrypts it using up to 128 bit Blowfish encryption. This Cipher Text can then be copied into an email, saved as a file and attached to an email or just copied elsewhere and the recipient can use R10Cipher to open the file and view the encrypted contents, assuming they are in possession of the Shared Key that was used to encrypt the document in the first place.
• Let the anticipation of Christmas begin on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Advent Calendar – i♥Christmas is a simple, easy to use app that will help you relive your childhood and the anticipation of opening a gift every day in the lead-up to Christmas. Advent Calendar – i♥Christmas application is just like the traditional Advent calendars, with something to open each day on your iPhone/iTouch. It also has the added benefit of a countdown timer to Christmas so you always know how long till Christmas.