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Apple releases updates for iTunes, Logic suites: “Apple Tuesday afternoon released updates for iTunes, Logic Pro, Logic Express, and Main Stage, bringing bug fixes, enhancements and stability improvements to the range of software.

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(Via AppleInsider.)

A look inside Apple’s new App Store Resource Center: “Following a chorus of criticism for a perceived lack of communication on the iPhone App Store approval process, Apple recently unveiled its new Resource Center for developers, and AppleInsider offers a peek.

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(Via AppleInsider.)

New Garage Band Lessons include Rush, John Legend: “Apple’s added a trio of new artist lessons to its Garage Band Lesson Store, including a pair by Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson.




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(Via Macworld.)

Google releases Picasa 3.5: “Google’s new Picasa 3.5 software includes face tagging and geotagging features




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(Via Macworld.)

First Look: Minimalist time tracking on Mac using Minco: “

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Mauritius is a minimalist island nation in the Indian Ocean, and from that tiny set of spots on the map comes a new Mac time-tracking application for anyone who needs to keep track of how much time they spend on tasks. Minco, now in public beta from Celmaro, is a minuscule Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard app that works with any application that supports iCal.

When Minco is launched, all you’ll see is a tiny clock icon in the menu bar. Clicking the icon opens a glossy transparent black display that shows either the time you’ve spent on a project or the revenue you’ve gained from doing billable work on that project. Clicking on the time or revenue counter starts the counter, which then disappears from view. When you stop the timer, a new calendar item is placed into iCal so that you can keep track of how your day was spent.

The iCal integration works the other way as well. Creating a To-Do item in iCal adds it to your Minco timer so that you can start tracking time. When you start up the timer, the iCal item shows up in your calendar with the phrase ‘…working’ attached. Publishing that calendar could be used to show co-workers or clients what you’re currently working on.

If you want to keep a log of what you do during your work days, Minco also writes your time log to a standard .csv file that you can import into Numbers or Excel for analysis. The company is considering writing other export adapters, although the existing adapter is amazingly flexible.

Celmaro provides a 14-day free trial download, and the software is available for US$9.95. I found it very unusual for a company to be charging for beta software, but then again, Minco is much more stable and usable than a lot of beta software I’ve used.

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Apple fires back at Google over Voice app rejection claim: “Hours after Google’s letter to the FCC was published in its entirety, Apple has directly responded to the claim that it has formally rejected the Google Voice application from the iPhone App Store.

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(Via AppleInsider.)