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Disklens 1.1.0 - Quickly and easily find anything on your Mac. (Demo)

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 03:40 AM PDT



Disklens is a Spotlight alternative that lets you quickly and easily find anything on your Mac.

Version 1.1.0:

Improvements
  • Disklens now considers Spotlight comments (tags). Search results that stem from a tag match are listed in a new "Tags" category (in addition to their usual classification). While this may not seem a big deal, it actually adds a new dimension of organizing and finding your files. Tags are assigned to files or folders by means of Finder's' Info panel (Cmd+I / Spotlight comments).
  • In drill-down, the result list now shows month separators, for better visual orientation.
  • There's now a bit of vertical padding between categories, to make the result list a little easier on the eye.
  • The result of a calculation can now be copied to the clipboard with Cmd+C.
  • The info popup now shows pixel dimensions and camera model for images and movies, if available.
  • When navigating back out of drill-down, the drill-down category is now selected, and the scroll position restored.
  • There's a new "To-Do" category. Right now, it will only list Things items. If you get "Unresolved items" that clearly belong to your favorite To-Do manager, please email the respective content types to me by clicking on the "Unresolved items, please click here" entry at the bottom of the result list.
  • Added Spanish localization.
Bugfixes
  • Fixed an issue with the shortcut on OS X 10.8.


  • OS X 10.7.4 or later


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InerziaMode 2.1 - Launch applications as a group. (Commercial)

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 03:31 AM PDT



InerziaMode is not another application launcher for your Mac: it actually changes the way you use your computer! With InerziaMode you'll be able to group the applications that you use for your projects in Modes, that can be launched with a single click.

For example, if you want to record a new song, you may need more than one application, and each of the applications should open a different file or do some actions (one should open your composition, another should tune your guitar, etc.). With InerziaMode all these things are done the first time and never again. Configure a Mode to open the applications and the files you need and, when you click on "Start", everything will be launched and configured instantly.

InerziaMode is a revolutionary new way of conceiving your workspace. You don't have to worry about opening and closing applications anymore: there are your projects and applications, which automatically run and stop all together. So if you are working on Xcode and you've got a great idea for a new song, stop the running Mode, launch the one you have set up for music, and... that's it!

Version 2.1:

New Features:

  • It's now possible to reorder reverse actions
Improvements:
  • Italian localization
Bugs Fixes:
  • Fixed a problem with not found applications in modes
  • Fixed an issue while updating modes name
  • Fixed an issue that prevented some actions to initialize properly
  • Fixed a problem when loading the Settings view of an action


  • OS X 10.6 or later


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SQLiteManager 4.1.0 - Database manager for SQLite databases. (Shareware)

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 03:22 AM PDT



SQLiteManager is a powerful database-management system for SQLite databases. It combines an easy-to-use interface with blazing speed and advanced features. SQLiteManager allows you to work with a wide range of SQLite 3 databases (like plain databases, in-memory databases, AES 128/256/RC4 encrypted databases, and also with cubeSQL server databases).

You can perform basic operations like create and browse tables, views, triggers, and indexes in a very powerful and easy-to-use GUI. SQLiteManager's built-in Lua scripting-language engine is flexible enough to let you generate reports or interact with SQLite databases in just about any way you can imagine.

Some features include:

  • Wide range of sqlite 3 databases support (plain, in-memory, AES 128/256 and RC4 encrypted)
  • cubeSQL support
  • New flagship Retina-ready interface
  • Inline editing done right
  • Powerful table editor with realtime SQL generator
  • Built-in Lua scripting language
  • Built-in virtual-machine disassembler
  • Built-in chart generator
  • Detailed analyzer feature
  • Foreign key support with
  • Advanced import and export capabilities
  • ...and much much more!



Version 4.1.0:
  • Fixed a vertical scrollbar issue.
  • Fixed an import issue into a new table where first row was not properly converted to column names.
  • Fixed an issue with new rows in Record Editor.
  • Updated SQLite to the latest 3.7.16.1 version.
  • Added UNICODE61 tokenizer.


OS X 10.7 or later

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Maintenance 1.6.4 - System maintenance utility. (Free)

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 03:13 AM PDT



Maintenance is a system maintenance and cleaning utility. It allows you to run miscellaneous tasks of system maintenance: repair permissions; run periodic scripts; reset Spotlight's index; rebuild the LaunchServices database; delete application, font, and system cache; and check the status of the hard disk.

Version 1.6.4:
  • Deleting the Internet cache improved
  • Deleting the fonts cache improved
  • Deleting the Recent Items improved
  • Bug corrected in the authenticate pane
  • New version of sqlite3


OS X 10.8 or later

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The Spookening - Screenshots

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 04:03 AM PDT

In The Spookening you enter Hero Herman, a poor sod who has the misfortune of dying each night. Can you change Hermans fate? By learning the rules of the world beyond, you will gain the skill and the wit to take precious soular power from the living. By using this power and pouring it in to your former meat shell you get a chance to live once more.

Features
- 120000 square meters of real-time shaded 3D world.
- Total of 20 nights to clear at three levels.
- Throughout Clifftown there are 19 different types of supernatural interactive items that awaits your exploration.
- Buy 8 different skills and items in the crypt shop.
- 3D particle effects.
- Online High Score feature. Retro style!

Clash of Elementalists - Screenshots

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 03:50 AM PDT

Clash of Elementalists also includes the DS Wireless feature, enabling two player matches between two Nintendo DSi™ or Nintendo 3DS systems via a local wireless connection. Here players will be able to battle against their friends in customized battle conditions or for more variety, at random.
Features
- Play for victory in 4 different modes: Training, Arcade, Free Battle and Versus
- Battle against your friends in 2 player mode
- Select your character based on their elements; Celsius, Biot, Fahrenheit or Mole
- Master insane finishing moves for an incredible game-play experience!

Unity Web Player 4.1.2f1 - Unity plugin for multiple browsers. (Free)

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 03:06 AM PDT



The Unity Web Player enables you to view blazing 3D content created with Unity directly in your browser.

Unity allows you to build rich 3D games with animated characters, sizzling graphics, immersive physics. Then you can deliver the games to the Web or as standalone players.

The data files are usually as small as a few megabytes for simple games.



Version 4.1.2f1: Release notes were unavailable when this listing was updated.

  • OS X 10.5 or later
  • Safari, Firefox, Chrome


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Sync Folders Free 2.8 - Automatically sync folders. (Free)

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 03:00 AM PDT



Sync Folders Free synchronizes folders on-the-fly whenever there are changes, when connecting external drives, or manually. The application synchronizes folders with or without filters for folder names and / or file names. The Sync Folders Free is perfect for backing up to USB, to memory cards, or to disks on remote computers on your network.

Warning! Version 2.x is a new application vs version 1.x from a technical point of view. Completely changed the core of the application and algorithm of comparison of files structure which increased the speed of comparing 4-10 times for folders with many files and improved stability of the application. Left unchanged only the application interface that was liked by many customers as easy-to-use.

Install the VPN Server Configurator and you can synchronize folders on a remote Mac from anywhere in the world! Learn more at www.greenworldsoft.com

Features:

  • Automatic synchronization on the fly, when there are changes.
  • Run as menu-bar app.
  • Track deletions in synchronized folders, real 2-way sync.
  • Synchronize Macs across a network.
  • Synchronize external drives (USB, memory cards, etc.) with your Mac, and vice versa.
  • Powerful filter for files and/or folders on the entry and/or exclusion.
  • Automatic creation of a network folder, if the remote computer has become available.
  • View the latest changes in synchronized folders.
  • Saving the synchronized files in a specific location ("Del Folder"). Using this mode you are insured against accidental deletion of files, and can always return all the files even if you re-sync a few times. Structure of folders and subfolders stored in the "Del Folder".
  • Each sync task has the status showing when it was last done.
  • Works in the background.
  • Logging of the synchronization process.
  • Localization applications in multiple languages (Český, Dansk, Deutsch, English, Español, Français, Italiano, Nederlands, Norsk, Polski, Português, Slovenski, Suomi, Svenska, Ελληνικά, Pусский, ,العربية 한국어를 지원합니다, 中国的, 日本人).
  • The ability to create their own localization on the basis of availability.
  • Save/Download the version of the localization from the file.
  • Compatible with OS X 10.8.


Version 2.8:

New:
  • Before sync check the changes in the folders after last start/finish sync
  • Protection during copying
  • Timer before Auto Sync
  • Connect to network folders at launch
  • Disconnect network folders after sync
  • Close the main window without dialog box
  • Improved filter. Filter by the beginning, ending, exact match, any match string. =begin=String, or =end=String, or =exact=String, or ==String. So you can include / exclude hidden, tmp, with specific expansion and etc. files. You can use complex filtering conditions as (=begin=2009, and =end=.jpg,) or (=begin=2010, and =end=.png,)
  • show number of the files which have been read during the reading file structure.


  • OS X 10.7 or later


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Cubemen 2 - Screenshots

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 03:44 AM PDT

For those preferring a single-player experience, Cubemen 2 offers two unique game modes specifically for single-player, in addition to a Campaign mode. All game modes have online rankings so that players can see how they measure up against the world's best. Additionally, Cubemen 2 offers a user-friendly built in level editor that lets players create and share their levels with players around the globe. Levels can be themed in a range of superb skins and are stored locally for easy access even when players are offline.   

Key Features
- Customizable unit skins... Play as Cowboys, Knights or even Luchadores!
- No static towers. Move your Cubemen around the level and attack or defend at will
- Campaign mode where you compete against others for a global ranking
- Find new online levels to play with a single click
- Real 3D levels with Teleporters, Healing Stations and floating platforms
- Online ranking for all game modes
- Teams and individual multi-player games against Humans, AI or both!
- Brand new Cubemen OST included with all Steam purchases

Graham Barnes is excited by the impending Swindon version of Monopoly

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 02:18 AM PDT

IS SWINDON too posh for an Old Kent Road equivalent on the new Monopoly board for Wiltshire's largest town? That's what baffled games makers are asking after revealing a dearth of votes for Monopoly's cheapest site on the board - just 60 Monopoly notes.

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Materials, Vol. 6, Pages 1485-1495: Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of Class C Fly Ash-Based Geopolymer Paste and Mortar

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 12:00 AM PDT

This paper presents workability, compressive strength and microstructure for geopolymer pastes and mortars made of class C fly ash at mass ratios of water-to-fly ash from 0.30 to 0.35. Fluidity was in the range of 145–173 mm for pastes and 131–136 mm for mortars. The highest strengths of paste and mortar were 58 MPa and 85 MPa when they were cured at 70 °C for 24 h. In XRD patterns, unreacted quartz and some reacted product were observed. SEM examination indicated that reacted product has formed and covered the unreacted particles in the paste and mortar that were consistent with their high strength.

Materials, Vol. 6, Pages 1467-1484: Organized Silica Films Generated by Evaporation-Induced Self-Assembly as Hosts for Iron Oxide Nanoparticles

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 12:00 AM PDT

In this work, we prepared oriented mesoporous thin films of silica on various solid substrates using the pluronic block copolymer P123 as a template. We attempted to insert guest iron oxide (FexOy) nanoparticles into these films by two different methods: (a) by co-precipitation—where iron precursors are introduced in the synthesis sol before deposition of the silica film—and subsequent oxide production during the film calcination step; (b) by preparing and calcining the silica films first then impregnating them with the iron precursor, obtaining the iron oxide nanoparticles by a second calcination step. We have examined the structural effects of the guest nanoparticles on the silica film structures using grazing incidence X-ray scattering (GISAXS), high-resolution transmission electron spectroscopy (HRTEM), spectroscopic ellipsometry, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and Raman microscopy. Formation of nanoparticles by co-precipitation may induce substantial changes in the film structure leading, in our adopted process, to the appearance of lamellar ordering in the calcination stage. On the contrary, impregnation-based approaches perturb the film structures much more weakly, but are also less efficient in filling the pores with nanoparticles.

Molecules, Vol. 18, Pages 4181-4191: Yellow Pigments, Fomitellanols A and B, and Drimane Sesquiterpenoids, Cryptoporic Acids P and Q, from Fomitella fraxinea and Their Inhibitory Activity against COX and 5-LO

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 12:00 AM PDT

Yellow pigments, fomitellanols A (1a) and B (2a), and drimane-type sesquiterpenoid ethers of isocitric acid, cryptoporic acids P (3) and Q (4), have been isolated from the fruiting bodies of Fomitella fraxinea (Polyporaceae). Their structures were established by a combination of extensive NMR spectroscopy and/or X-ray crystallographic analyses, and their biological activity against COX-1, COX-2, and 5-LO was investigated.

Molecules, Vol. 18, Pages 4170-4180: Chemical Composition and Nematicidal Activity of Essential Oil of Agastache rugosa against Meloidogyne incognita

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 12:00 AM PDT

The aim of this research was to determine the chemical composition and nematicidal activity of essential oil of Agastache rugosa flowering aerial parts against the root knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, and to isolate and identify any nematicidal constituents from the essential oil. The essential oil of A. rugosa aerial parts was obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC-FID and GC-MS. A total of 37 components of the essential oil were identified, with the principal compounds being methyleugenol (50.51%), estragole (8.55%), and eugenol (7.54%), followed by thymol (3.62%), pulegone (2.56%), limonene (2.49%) and caryophyllene (2.38%). Based on bioactivity-guided fractionation, the three active constituents were isolated from the essential oil and identified as methyleugenol, estragole and eugenol. The essential oil of A. rugosa exhibited strong nematicidal activity against M. incognita, with a LC50 value of 47.3 μg/mL. The components eugenol (LC50 = 66.6 μg/mL) and methyleugenol (LC50 = 89.4 μg/mL) exhibited stronger nematicidal activity against M. incognita (LC50 = 185.9 μg/mL). The results indicate that the essential oil of A. rugosa aerial parts and its constituent compounds have potential for development into natural nematicides for control of the root knot nematode.

Geosciences, Vol. 3, Pages 140-158: Spatial Evolution of the Chromium Contamination in Soils from the Assopos to Thiva Basin and C. Evia (Greece) and Potential Source(s): Anthropogenic versus Natural Processes

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 12:00 AM PDT

The investigation of the contamination in soil, plants and groundwater revealed a spatial evolution, with an increasing trend in the Cr, Fe, Ni, Mn and Co contents in soils from the Assopos to Thiva basin, followed by C. Evia and Ni-laterite deposits, suggesting that the latter and their parent ophiolites are a potential source for these metals. In contrast, the contamination in groundwater by Cr(VI), ranging from 2 to 360 μg/L Cr, and a varying degree of salinization is probably due to both human activities and natural processes. A diverse source for the contamination of soil and groundwater in the Assopos-Thiva basins is consistent with the increasing trend of the Mg/Si ratio and Cr(VI) concentration in water. The use of deep karst-type aquifer instead of the shallow-Neogene one may provide a solution to the crucial environmental problem. The selective extraction by EDTA and alkaline solution showed that Cr and Fe are less available than Mn. The Cr contents in plants range from <1 to tens of mg/kg, due probably to the high resistance of chromite. However, the average Crtotal contents in plants/crops are higher than normal or sufficient values, whilst Crtotal accumulation [(% metals in plants × 100)/metal in soil] and Cr(VI) accumulation are relatively low. There is a very good positive correlation between accumulation factors for Cr and Fe (R2 = 0.92), suggesting a similarity concerning their uptake.

Naughty Dog insisted on female testers for The Last of Us

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 12:03 AM PDT

The marketing company responsible for focus testing the apocalyptic game ignored female gamers; suggested removing Ellie from box art.

 

The Last of Us was originally only intended to be focus tested on a male audience, Naughty Dog creative director Neil Druckman revealed in an interview with The Escapist.

The oversight came not from the studio creating the game, but rather a seemingly "girls don't play video games" attitude from an unnamed research firm given the job of managing focus testing during development.

"Another aspect that influences how a game is promoted is focus testing. Players are rounded up and are asked to view materials and answer some quantitative and qualitative questions about it," Druckman explained. "My big surprise during this process [was] that the research group wasn't planning on focus testing female gamers--it's something we had to specifically request. I hope this is a relic of the past that will soon go away."

The article went on to suggest that the marketing firm even allegedly went as far as to recommended moving co-main character Ellie to the back of the game box. Naughty Dog ignored the advice, instead placing her alongside Joel on the front of the game's packaging.

The Last of Us was previously scheduled to arrive on May 7, but was last month delayed five weeks to a June 14 launch. Naughty Dog explained at the time that due to the "massive" nature of the game's story, the extra development time was needed to "ensure every detail" was up to the developer's standards.

A demo for The Last of Us is in the works, with owners of God of War: Ascension receiving first access.

For more on The Last of Us, check out GameSpot's previous coverage.

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Fatal Frame 2: Part 4 Highlights!

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 12:00 AM PDT

Zorine and Jess face off against the terrors at the end of their Fatal Frame journey. Cue Kusabi, murder and... J-Pop? (Spoilers for the end of Fatal Frame 2)

 

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GS News - Xbox 720 powered by AMD x86 chip - Report

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 11:51 PM PDT

Sources say architecture for Microsoft's next-gen platform will mirror PS4; new format means Xbox 360 discs won't be compatible.

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Alternate BioShock Infinite covers available now

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 10:57 PM PDT

Official game site features eight different box art covers together with printing instructions.

 

Developer Irrational Games has just released the eight alternate box art covers for BioShock Infinite today on the game's official website for free.

Gamers get to pick between two versions of Elizabeth solo on the cover, two versions of Elizabeth and Booker together, three concept art covers depicting the game's Handyman, Murder of Crows vigor power, and Songbird, and an artwork of Booker trying to catch Elizabeth as they fall from the flying city of Columbia. Instructions for printing the box art are available on the site in an Adobe PDF file.

Six of the eight pieces of artwork were featured in a poll last year to determine which would feature on the reversible cover for the game at launch day. For more information on BioShock Infinite, check out GameSpot's review and additional coverage.

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Laws, Vol. 2, Pages 51-68: Sodomy Laws and Gender Variance in Tahiti and Hawai‘i

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 12:00 AM PDT

In both Hawaiian and Tahitian, the central meaning of mahu denotes gender-variant individuals, particularly male-bodied persons who have a significant investment in femininity. However, in Hawai'i, unlike Tahiti, the word mahu is now more commonly used as an insult against gay or transgender people. The negative connotation of the term in Hawaiian indexes lower levels of social acceptability for mahu identity on O'ahu (Hawai'i's most populous island) as compared to Tahiti. The article argues that these differences are partly due to a historical legacy of sexually repressive laws. The article traces the history of sodomy laws in these two Polynesian societies and argues that this history supports the hypothesis that sodomy laws (in conjunction with such social processes as urbanisation and Christianisation) are partially to blame for the diminished social status of mahu on O'ahu. A different social and legal history in Tahiti accounts for the fact that the loss of social status experienced by Tahitian mahu has been lesser than that of their Hawaiian counterparts.
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