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Xojo 2015 Release 1

Xojo 2015 Release 1 is now available! This release adds 64-bit iOS builds, as well as:

A new TargetARM constant for conditional compilation.

IDE improvements, including preference for searching, 1024x1024 icon sizes and better display of debugger values for pictures and arrays.

Language improvements, such as an added Parse method to Integer, Double and Single data types.

SQLite updated to 3.8.8.

Product: Xojo

Platforms: All

Price: Free IDE (deployment of built applications requires a one-time fee, $99-$1999, depending on targets)

Website: http://www.xojo.com/download

MBS Plugins 14.4 Released

The MBS plug-in comprises a collection of several plug-in parts which extend the Xojo (Real Studio) development environment with 2,100 classes featuring over 54,000 documented functions. The plugins support all three platforms Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux with all project types desktop, web, and console. Update highlights:

Networking enhancements. Added LDAP classes to query directory services, a new CURL class to run multiple transfers efficiently on the main thread and still in background. With improvements to Bonjour classes we can now query IPs for domain names in background without blocking application. Finally SSH Session now allows to connect with timeout.

On Windows the new player class can play MP3 files with various options like rate, pitch and volume. Our system information module can now properly detect Windows 8.1. There's a new class to get notifications when a drive mounts or unmounts on Windows.

For DynaPDF the plugins have new methods to close and sign a PDF on Windows using the certificates installed on the computer, new classes for view ports, system fonts, and geospatial coordinate data. Most DynaPDF classes now have private constructor to avoid coding errors.

For Addressbook on OS X there aer new controls ABPeoplePickerViewControlMBS and ABPersonViewControlMBS. Using those controls you can have a person or group picker or a viewer for an addressbook entry in your Xojo windows. The new account class helps to handle multiple accounts better. And ABMultiValueMBS class got improved for easier use and better debugging.

If you need audio playback on OS X, the CoreAudioListenerMBS class informs you about events like changes in the audio setup. The AUPlayerMBS class now allows to switch from timepitch to varispeed audio units while playing for better adjustments of pitch and rate properties.

More improvements are made to Barcode, AVFoundation, Twain, TAPI, CoreText, LCMS2 and Quicklook classes. A couple of new cocoa classes help with status items, toolbar item groups, file wrappers and text attachments.

Product: MBS Xojo and Real Studio plugins 14.4

Platforms: All

Price: $29-$299

Website: http://www.monkeybreadsoftware.de/realbasic/plugins.shtml

Web Custom UI

Web Custom UI will change the look and feel of your Xojo Web Applications in less than 10 minutes of coding and additional work. This set of controls built on top of the native Xojo WebControls includes 10 default styles. It includes a converter tool that will convert your Web Applications to make them use the Custom UI controls and setup each WebPage.

Key features:

No CSS Knowledge required. All CSS work is done in the background to prevent the hassle of learning a new language.

Extremely Fast. Web CustomUI uses a subclass of the native Xojo controls. The loading time of the Web App will be delayed by half a second, and user experience is unaltered. As soon as WebCustom UI is loaded in the WebPage, it doesn't need any further calls to the server.

Easy to use. Design your Web Applications the same way you have always done it. The UI Style is only loaded when running the application.

Compatible with all modern Browsers. Web Custom UI has been tested with Safari, Chrome, Internet Explorer and Firefox. Specific improvements for each Browser were developped. Custom UI is also completely compatible with Mobile Browsers such as Safari for iOS and Chrome for Android.

No additional Javascript library. CustomUI doesn't require any additional Javascript library. There will be no conflict if you use jQuery, Prototype, or another library in your Web Apps.

For a limited time only, a 25% discount is applied to all purchases. More information: http://www.jeremieleroy.com/store.php

Product:

Platforms: All OSX/Win/Linux

Price: 199€ (encrypted) or 499€ (with source-code)

Website: http://www.jeremieleroy.com/products/customui.php

Xojo SQLite Book Updated

I Wish I Knew How to... Program SQLite with Xojo Desktop delves into the mystery of programming a front-end database. The book is written as a guide and reference to Xojo programmers who program Desktop Applications in Windows and Mac. There are no plugins, dynamic link libraries (dll), COM, or Active X parts to add.

March 2015 (1.2 Edition) has minor updates which are:

BD Maintenance (Analyze) in section Other-1

Added more items to book index (DQL: INSERT INTO, etc.)

Added data with recordset (Example 6-3)

Updated saved examples to Xojo 2015 r1 format

Added multiuser (WAL) example (Example 25-2)

Programs were updated to Xojo 2015 r1 for Windows, OS X, and Ubuntu (32-bit) operating systems. There are over 350 pages covering more than 20 chapters and over 70 example programs.

Product: I Wish I Knew How to... Program SQLite with Xojo Desktop

Platforms: All

Price: $8.99

Website: http://great-white-software.com/rblibrary/

Omegabundle Ends March 9, 2015 -- Now Includes Error Reporter

The participating component vendors of Omegabundle for Xojo 2014 have extended it for the last time, and added a brand new benefit to the premium bundle of professional developer tools for the Xojo cross platform development environment.

Ohanaware, one of the participating vendors in Omegabundle for Xojo 2014 announces a new product, Error Reporter, the lightweight, sandbox-safe and Apple-approved class for obtaining error reports and allowing customers to contact developers for support. Error Reporter is $49.99 if purchased separately, but now included at no additional cost. The bundle is worth over $3,800, but costs only $399!

Omegabundle is organized by Paradigma Software and Mirye Software each year; other participating vendors include Einhugur Software, Monkeybread Software, J Leroy Software, xDev Magazine, and Ohanaware. This popular offer has been extended twice because of its popularity; this final extension extends it to March 9, 2015.

Omegabundle for Xojo 2014 includes the following high-value products:

Einhugur Plugin Pack. The first time offered as a part of Omegabundle! A large collection of user interface controls, image processing, application scripting, tree view and more

AppWrapper. Wraps your application for sale on the Mac App Store; high-quality icon generation, Help Validator and insertion, Zip compression, and more

Monkeybread Software's ChartDirector. Cross platform charts for your Xojo projects! Works with Mac OS X, Windows and Linux for Desktop, Console and Web

Franklin 3D for Xojo. An adaption of the mature Irrlicht 3d game engine; available for Xojo developers on Mac OS X and Windows

xDev Magazine. The original professional developer magazine for Xojo developers! Includes 12 years of back issues, one-year subscription, and your choice of a 500-page printed xDev annual book

Valentina Studio Pro. A powerful database development, database administration and report designer tool, available for Mac OS X, Windows and Linux Custom UI. A complete set of Custom Controls bringing customization to the highest possible level. This set of controls will give your applications a unique and professional display. Nine styles are included.

Retina Display Kit. The best way to create x-plat apps with Retina ability when using Xojo

DynaPDF Starter. Create PDF files on Mac, Windows and Linux from your Xojo-based applications

Valentina Server (Unlimited Connections). An enterprise ready reports server that works with most well known databases, and also includes the advanced, object relational database server technology Valentina

Sandbox Kit. Takes all the heavy lifting out of sand-boxing your application for the Mac App Store

Valentina DB ADK for Xojo. Embeds the ultra-fast, object-relational Valentina database into Xojo applications on Mac OS X, Linux and Windows, with royalty free distribution

Valerian Icon Set. Set of professionally made application icons for cross platform applications; this year includes 1024 x 1024 sizes, and a $99 additional DB icon set.

Product: OmegaBundle 2014

Platforms: All

Price: $399

Website: http://www.omegabundle.com

MBS Updater Kit Updated

The MBS Updater Kit helps you in adding an automatic update feature to your application. Version 1.6 improves the Kit for use with Xojo.

Crossplatform update engine for Mac OS X and Windows.

Full Source code access.

Using Sparkle on Mac OS X for updating and our own code for Windows.

Includes all code and help to setup Sparkle for Windows.

Includes script file for Inno Setup engine. (you can use others if you like)

Using digital signatures on Mac and MD5 Checksum on Windows to ensure download integrity.

Includes generator for XML file for your server and code to parse this file and find newer versions.

Updated for Xojo.

Fixed Patch App to use Intel instead of Universal for the build folder name.

Fixed UpdaterEngine to better detect if version is newer or older.

Updated Sparkle to version 1.6.1

Our Updater Kit requires Real Studio 2011 or newer and a licenses for various MBS Plugins.

(Complete Set recommended)

Product: MBS Updater Kit

Platforms: All

Price: $99 USD (79 Euro)

Website: http://www.monkeybreadsoftware.de/realbasic/UpdaterKit/

Secure Remote Management and Realtime Event Notification for Dyn, No-IP, OpenDNS and DNS-O-Matic

xProDDNS uniquely provides realtime email and text message alerts and a secure means of responding to them remotely. Devices ranging from smartphones to desktops can be used to securely monitor and manage Dyn, No-IP, OpenDNS and DNS-O-Matic hosts.

xProDDNS now supports encrypted remote connections from any modern web browser. Use of a smartphone, tablet, laptop or desktop to remotely monitor and manage Dynamic DNS hosts is usually in response to the receipt of a realtime email or text message notification that a significant event just occurred. The most common events are the change of a public IP address and the subsequent update to Dyn, No-IP, OpenDNS or DNS-O-Matic. Dynamic DNS hosts can now be securely monitored and managed with intuitive and attractive web user interfaces tailored to the varying bandwidths and screen dimensions of mobile and stationary Internet connected devices.

Safety and resource utilization were both focal points in refactoring the data and telecommunications aspects of xProDDNS in order to support encrypted remote connections. The results are comprehensive and measurable advances in security and performance.

This latest release of xProDDNS also includes many enhancements to the mobile and full web user interfaces to make them even easier to use. Design refinements and additional graphics were applied to improve the aesthetics of nearly every dialog.

"A great deal of effort went into making this release of xProDDNS even more secure and even easier to use while also making it easy on the eyes and easy on system resources," said Fred Roller, Owner, F.W.Roller and Associates LLC.

Product: xProDDNS

Platforms: All

Price: Free

Website: http://fwroller.com/xproddns/

XoDrill classes

Nocturnal Coding Monkeys, LLC, has released XoDrill classes to send email via Mandrill. XoDrill are unofficial classes to use the Mandrill API by MailChimp. These classes make it easy to send transactional emails. Mandrill has a very robust and featured API. The XoDrill classes only support a subset of their API. Over time, the classes will be expanded for more coverage of the API.

Product: XoDrill classes

Platforms: All

Price: Free

Website: http://nocturnalcodingmonkeys.com/xojo

Xojo Color module

Nocturnal Coding Monkeys, LLC, has released Xojo Color module to make using colors easier within Xojo. Instead of using raw RRGGBB codes for colors, you can use the common name(s) for the color. This should make it easier to be consistant with the colors across the various windows of an application and across applications. This will reduce the time to maintain the colors by the developer.

Product: Xojo Color module

Platforms: All

Price: Free

Website: http://nocturnalcodingmonkeys.com/xojo

Kaju Self-Updater for Xojo

Want to let your app self-update with entirely Xojo-based code that works the same way across platforms? Now you can! Kem Tekinay is pleased to announce Kaju, an open-source project that provides a simple solution for self-updating that works the same way on Windows, Mac, and Linux. Kaju uses shell scripts so there is nothing more to install or include in your project, and comes with an admin app that lets you configure the server-side update information easily.

Product: Kaju Self-Updater for Xojo

Platforms: All

Price: Free

Website: https://www.github.com/ktekinay/kaju/

Fun Card Studio

Ohanaware Co., Ltd. announce the immediate availability of a brand new version of their popular photo sharing application, Fun Card Studio. Fun Card Studio was designed to be a simple to use application, that can be used to combine photos with effects and text to create meme styled Post Cards.

Version 2 is a reboot of the popular Fun Card Studio. This new version has been completely re-written from scratch, creating a brand new application with a modern interface and feature set to fit right within Apple's new Yosemite look and feel.

Main Features:

30 1-Click Styles -- allows the photo or card to be customized by selecting a style from the icon list (which shows a preview of what the photo and message will look like). Custom 1-Click Styles can also be created within the application.

15 Built-in Photo Effects -- Including popular effects used by many applications and custom designed effects. There is also a "Vibrant" effect to match the visual style of Yosemite.

New Text Engine with WYSIWYG Font menu -- The font menu displays the font name, using the actual font. The new text engine supports effect such as drop shadow and outline.

Post to popular sharing sites -- Facebook, Flickr and Twitter. Compatible with Apple Mail and Messages app. Can be used with other applications via the Save to disk option.

Shares in High Quality -- When cards or photos are shared from Fun Card Studio 2, it automatically creates high resolution images, so that they can appear in high resolution on sharing sites (the version displayed on the site is dependent on how the site processes the image file).

Visual Card Organizer -- Automatically stores cards created in the application, with large previews and in order of how recently they were edited.

Auto Save -- Fun Card Studio 2 automatically saves cards that are being worked on. The Auto Save engine also stores previous Undos, allowing a user to revert changes that were possible made even months ago.

Designed for Yosemite -- Fun Card Studio 2 was designed to be consistent with Apple's latest OS release 10.10 Yosemite.

Product: Fun Card Studio

Platforms: OSX

Price: $4.99

Website: http://www.ohanaware.com/funcardstudio/

AppPrep 2.0

piDog Software has released AppPrep 2.0, a tool to simplify preparing Xojo made apps for distribution on the Mac App Store and the web. AppPrep offers many new features in this version:

This update adds the ability to debug your sandboxed app and monitor system logs for any errors.

An improved icon editor has been added to manage Retina compatible icons for the app and any file types the app defines.

AppPrep can create an installer for App Store submission, and an installer for distribution outside the App Store, including background image, welcome text, license agreement, readme text, and a conclusion section.

Debugging your sandboxed project has never been easier than with the option to copy a build script from AppPrep and paste it directly into the Xojo IDE.

AppPrep can cache signed libraries and plugins to greatly speed the debugging process.

This is a free update to users who have purchased AppPrep previously via the Mac App Store.

A demo mode is available that will allow users to save up to 3 AppPrep projects and enjoy full functionality.

Product: AppPrep 2.0

Platforms: OSX

Price: $24.99

Website: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/appprep/id445131099?mt=12

DevXcentric

DevXcentric is a suite of developer-centric applications; affording rapid

access to regularly used features, via one centralised and convenient location. Features include:

Dev Notes Toolkit: Create multiple developer notes, in which to keep track of information pertinent to each development project, or developing in general. All notes can be reordered; exported; backed up; and searched.

Snippets Toolkit: A fully searchable, multi-language database, in which to store all relevant code snippets. Snippets can be copied to the clipboard or exported, or the entire database backed up to the user's location of choice.

Color Toolkit: Database in which to store regularly used Hexadecimal Triplet or RGB color values for your UI. Enter the color values directly, or from any color on-screen, and then save to the database or clipboard. Textual descriptions can also be assigned to each color - for rapid retrieval.

Icon Toolkit: Drop an image onto the appropriate drop-spot to automatically create all required images (including Retina). Creates images suitable for Desktop and Mobile Devices, and also Favicons for Websites. Alternatively, drop an image file onto the appropriate drop-spot, and get a preview of your image in either the dock or the status bar. This affords the ability to see how your icon will appear in your finished product.

File Toolkit: Create various file types / templates such as HTML, PHP, XML, CSS, TXT, RTF, etc. all at the click of a button. Drop files onto the appropriate hotspots, and check if the contents of the two dropped text files are identical.

Key Code Finder: Easily find UTF-8, UTF-16, and Hex key codes to use in your software, by simply pressing the desired key or key combination.

Product: DevXcentric

Platforms: OSX

Price: $11.99

Website: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/devxcentric/id914111883?ls=1&mt=12

MBS SQLite Extension 1.3

Monkeybread Software releases version 1.3 of the MBS SQLite Extension. The MBS SQLite Extension is a multifunctional extension to any SQLite powered application. The SQLite Extension gives you over 50 new functions for SQLite, including:

Additional mathematical functions like Round or Pow.

Functions to save blob values in files outside the database.

Functions to calculate checksums on blob values on the server.

String functions like SoundEx or accents removing for your text searches.

Regular Expressions in queries.

UUID generation

Our SQLite Extension supports Mac OS X, Windows and Linux.

Example projects for Xojo and Real Studio are included for SQLiteDatabase, REALSQLDatabase, REALSQLServerDatabase and CubeSQLDatabase classes.

You can test the extension for free up to 10 minutes per launch in a demo mode.

Product: MBS SQLite Extension 1.3

Platforms: All

Price: 99 Euro

Website: http://www.monkeybreadsoftware.de/SQLiteExtension/

XDC Sessions Posted

XDC planning is in full gear and the XDC speakers and session list is now available (http://www.xojo.com/xdc/)! We have a great lineup of 24 speakers and 32 sessions! Last year's conference was a sell-out and seats for 2015 are going fast. Register today to guarantee your spot at the biggest Xojo event ever!

April 29 - May 1, 2015 in Austin, Texas at the Radisson Hotel Downtown

Product: Xojo Developer Conference

Platforms: All

Price: $899

Website: https://www.xojo.com/store/index.php

New Xojo Web Edition Book Published

Eugene Dakin has released a new Xojo book, I wish I Knew How To... Begin Programming Xojo Web. It's an introductory book for both a Xojo and Web programmer. Topics are at an introductory level and is not focused on intermediate or advanced topics. Here are some of the many topics discussed:

SSL

Maps

Styles

Cookies

Sessions

Data types

Screen sizes

Error handling

Object introduction

Comparing (If-End)

SQLite database integration (CRUD)

An example of a dynamic blog with login

Programs were written with Xojo 2014 r2.1 for Windows, OS X, and Ubuntu (32-bit) operating systems. There are over 290 pages covering 18 chapters and over 70 example programs. The Table of Contents can be downloaded at the author's website (http://www.scispec.ca/index.php/books).

Product: I wish I Knew How To... Begin Programming Xojo Web

Platforms: All

Price: $8.99

Website: http://great-white-software.com/rblibrary/

App Wrapper 3.0

Ohanaware releases App Wrapper 3.0 for OS X, major re-write of their App Store preparation tool, created with the Xojo. App Wrapper was designed to simplify the process of preparing applications for submission to the Mac App Store and deploying on web sites.

App Wrapper features a GUI for adding the required App Store properties, creating high resolution icons, code signing an application (and it's components), correcting the permissions of files within the bundle, placing an app into a App Sandbox and packaging it in a signed installer or creating a zip file.

App Wrapper includes support for creating a custom Apple About Box, adding UTIs and URL Aliases, supporting document packages, adding high resolution document icons, providing Apple compatible help books, container migration, removing unneeded languages, outdated architectures or left over development files.

Featuring the latest iteration of the Xojo script generator, App Wrapper creates quicker Xojo scripts; that can be integrated into Xojo projects, enabling Retina and Sandboxed applications during the development process, all while providing support for Xojo's debugger. It severally reduces development time when debugging Retina or Sandboxing issues.

Now includes "Pre-Build" scripts, which provide feedback information to the Xojo IDE about the intended deployment destination (such as building for the App Store or App Sandbox).

Some of the new features include: Application Reports, providing detailed information on the application and its sub components. Cleaning functions for providing slimmer apps. Testing functions for Gate Keeper (without having to upload/download files). Installer testing and verification. Faster Xojo Scripts and new Pre-Build script. Brand new permissions correction engine. New version number correction system. Retina asset verification.

Product: App Wrapper 3.0

Platforms: OSX

Price: $9.99/month

Price: $49.99/year ($29.99 until the end of November)

Price: $199.99/year for small team edition

Website: http://www.ohanaware.com/

ToThePoint Software Releases TaskTime4 v5.1.9

TaskTime4 is a reliable and versatile time tracking and billing solution.

With TaskTime4 you can track any number of clients and any number of projects for each client. Create invoices that can be emailed, printed, and saved to disk. Since you can have more than one project open at a time it is easy to switch between projects on the fly. Tracking expenses has never been easier.

Features Include:

Create clear, attractive, customized invoices and send with Apple Mail or Entourage

Include fixed rate items

Keep project specific notes of any length and detail.

Apply individual hourly rates to specific sessions

Set a separate currency symbol on a project-by-project basis or globally.

Track the status of each project.

Use the Project Manager to add, delete, rename, merge, and store projects.

Use the Client Manager to add, delete, and edit clients. (Import clients from Mail contacts)

Link documents, applications, folders, and web/email addresses to any project.

Minimize project windows to a small, floating timer controller window.

Set due dates for projects and sync with iCal

Create a variety of reports

Sync data between computers using DropBox

Export data in comma or tab separated format.

Backup data from within the program

Merge data from team members into one project for billing.

Product: TaskTime4 v5.1.9

Platforms: OSX

Price: $20

Website: http://ttpsoftware.com/thankgoodnessWP/tasktime4/

Xojo GESHI Language File

GeSHi (the Generic Syntax Highter) is a PHP library that can highlight the syntax of a number of programming languages. It's also available as a plugin for WordPress (as WP-Syntax). Garry Pettet has released a Xojo language file that adds support for Xojo to the highlighting engine.

Product: Xojo GESHI Language File

Platforms: All

Price: Free

Website: http://blog.garrypettet.com/xojo-geshi-language-file

Control VMware ESXi Virtual Machines with Smartphones and Tablets

F.W.Roller and Associates LLC, cross-platform business software developers and Enterprise Resource Planning consultants, today announced availability of their Automation Suite 2014 Release 3 for VMware, which consists of vmCLIpboard, vmProcessStrobe, and the repackaged vmProcessStrobeWeb.

Remotely monitor applications and services/daemons in virtual machines

Simultaneously run an application across many virtual machines using a smartphone

Remotely start or stop any number of virtual machines

Stop and restart a frozen program while out of the office

Build complex VMware CLI commands with a point and click user interface

Mass copy a document, application or any file to many virtual machines

Take snapshots of all virtual machines

Defragment and shrink virtual disks

Check and attempt to repair virtual disks that have been corrupted

Expand virtual disks that are getting full

Automation Suite for VMware supports the VIX API and Virtual Disk Development Kit on Windows, OS X and Linux with friendly graphical user interfaces for smartphones, tablets, laptops and desktops. Each application runs natively for maximum efficiency and speed.

vmProcessStrobeWeb has been repackaged for easy point and click installation. The built-in web server is ideal for mobile remote control of virtual machines from smartphones and tablets.

vmCLIpboard, vmProcessStrobe and vmProcessStrobeWeb have been updated to work with VMware Fusion 7 and the upcoming VMware Workstation 11. They are also ready for the soon to be released Apple OS X 10.10 Yosemite.

Security has been improved with better obfuscation, encryption and salted hashing of sensitive data.

Product: Automation Suite 2014 Release 3 for VMware

Platforms: All

Price: $199 (suite), $99 (single product)

Website: http://fwroller.com/

Answers 1.0.5

Answers, the new app from Tim Parnell, makes creating and organizing help documents simple. By allowing users to focus on the content, not the code, anyone can quickly create help documents like software help books or website FAQs.

Now updated, Answers now allows you to save and embed images in your documents. A feature requested by many, it's finally arrived. This ability extends new power to your communication, making it easier to convey your message with screenshots and more. Version 1.0.5 also changes the way entries are handled allowing the use of HTML in all entries to further creative ability.

Product: Answers 1.0.5

Platforms: OSX/Win

Price: Free/$29 (Pro)

Website: http://nswrs.com/

xProDDNS Available

.W.Roller and Associates LLC, cross-platform business software developers and Enterprise Resource Planning consultants, have announced availability of xProDDNS, "The Professional Dynamic DNS Client." xProDDNS includes the following features:

Native cross-platform

Web user interface

Encrypted database

Hashed passphrase with obfuscated salt

Multiple providers, accounts, hosts and NICs

Secure checks and updates

Realtime email and text message alerts

Dynamic detailed log display

Context-sensitive help

xProDDNS runs natively on Windows, OS X and Linux. It is fast and efficient. Workstations and headless servers are equally easy to manage thanks to local and remote access via a web user interface powered by a built-in web server.

Security is paramount so all data is encrypted and the login passphrase is stored as a hash derived from an obfuscated salt. Outbound connections for checking public IP addresses, updating Dynamic DNS service providers and sending email and text messages are all made securely using SSL (secure socket layers).

Versatile configurations are delivered through the simultaneous use of multiple Dynamic DNS service providers, multiple accounts per provider, multiple hosts per account and the choice of assigning a unique public, private or static IP address of any NIC (network interface controller) to each host. The frequency of checks for IP address changes and the period of time that the activity log data is maintained are both configurable.

Notifications of Dynamic DNS service provider updates and related errors are sent in realtime as email and text messages.

Activity log data is displayed dynamically and can be filtered with a wide variety of criteria so live monitoring of specific event types is accomplished with ease. That activity log data can then be exported as a file in CSV (comma-separated values) and XML (extensible markup language) formats.

Product: xProDDNS

Platforms: All

Price: Free

Website: http://fwroller.com/xproddns/

iRehearse Plus 1.2

Rehearse Plus is a music-practicing application and phrase trainer that lets you manipulate audio passages to help you learn them more efficiently. It allows you to change the pitch of a track without changing the tempo, or adjust the tempo without changing the pitch. Learn complex passages easily by slowing them down to a comfortable speed and, as the pitch does not change, you can still play along.

Product: iRehearse Plus

Platforms: OSX

Price: $19.99

Website: http://rjvmedia.co.uk/irehearse-plus

Xojo Cloud in Sydney and Hong Kong

Xojo Cloud, Xojo's one click app hosting service for Xojo web applications, is going global: the Sydney and Hong Kong data centers are now online! Xojo Cloud is secure, easy to set up and configure, and maintenance-free. Current Xojo Cloud users who wish to switch to these data centers should contact Xojo Customer Service.

Product: Xojo Cloud

Platforms: All

Price: Plans start at $50/month

Website: http://www.xojo.com/cloud

Xojo Event in Birmingham UK

The Xojo Developers UK User Group is pleased to announce a two-day event on Thursday 13th and Friday 14th of November 2014, at a new venue this year: the offices at 77 Paradise Circus, Queensway, Birmingham UK, B1 2DT.

On Thursday, there will be an iOS Beta Hands-On Workshop. Paul Lefebvre, the Xojo Evangelist, will give a demo via video chat and will go over the ins and outs of developing iOS apps using Xojo. That evening attendees are invited to Jimmy Spices, Regency Wharf, Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2DS (www.jimmyspices.co.uk). This is a great opportunity to meet other Xojo developers, to socialize, pick up tips, and find out what other developers do and how they do it.

On Friday there are Developer Presentations and Networking. Sessions will include Custom Control Creation, Security Via Obesity, Software Licensing, Version Control, JSON and a RESTful API, using ChartDirector and DynaPDF, and more. There will be a video chat with Xojo CEO Geoff Perlman -- get ready with your questions. At the end of the day there will be an open Q&A session to help you get the answers you are looking for. During the day there will be two Xojo T-shirts to be won in a free raffle!

Product: Xojo Event in Birmingham UK

Platforms: All

Price: £42 +VAT

Website: http://xojo-events-uk.eventbrite.co.uk

mySalesAgent 2 Released

mySalesAgent is a Mac-only App which makes sure you will never miss the Mac App Store sale you are waiting for again. It offers a clean, white iOS7-like interface in which the user can search for iOS Software, iPad-only Software, Mac Software, and eBooks available on Apples Stores. Just search for items which you want to purchase when they reach your targeted price. Set your price and forget about it. The mySalesAgent will inform you via OS X Notification Center Messages and/or via Email when an item reaches the targeted price.

Product: mySalesAgent 2

Platforms: OSX

Price: Free

Website: http://www.schneppi-software.de/

Xojo Cloud Now in London!

Xojo Cloud, the one-click app hosting service for Xojo web applications, is going global -- the London data center is now online. Xojo Cloud is secure, easy to set up and configure, and maintenance-free. Deploying your web app has never been so easy!

Product: Xojo Cloud

Platforms: All

Price: $49-$199/month

Website: http://xojo.com/cloud/

New PDF Classes for Xojo

BKeeney Software has introduced the first public beta release of BKS PDF Classes for Xojo. The PDF Classes are 100% native Xojo classes that allow developers to create PDF documents via code in their Xojo applications. The classes work for Mac OS X and Windows. Linux is currently unsupported.

The PDF Classes are for creating a PDF document. Others means must be used to display PDF documents from within a Xojo application.

Version 2.5.0 Beta 1 is the first public release of these classes. The classes cost $200 and contain the full source code. This introductory price is for a limited time only. Users that have a valid Fireye Software PDF Classes license can contact BKeeney Software at support at bkeeney dot com to receive a discount.

Product: Software

Platforms: OSX/Win

Price: $200 (introductory price)

Website: http://www.bkeeney.com/allproducts/pdf-classes/

GeneralLedger v1.0.5

GeneralLedger is an easy to use money management solution for home and small businesses from ToThePoint Software. Set up any number of Account Books. Create unlimited Expense and Income Accounts. Easily enter any type of transaction.

Financial Tracking: simply track where the money goes.

Budgeting: track income and expenses by accounts (categories)

Accounting: allocate starting amounts for budget accounts (categories)

Product: GeneralLedger v1.0.5

Platforms: OSX

Price: $15

Website: http://ttpsoftware.com/thankgoodnessWP/generalledger/

New Xojo Canvas Book Published

Eugene Dakin has released a new Xojo book, I Wish I Knew How To... Program the Canvas Control with Xojo Desktop, that will provide you with the ability to learn how to modify pictures, graphics, make animation, and how to make two games.

The focus of this book is to work with topics related to the Canvas Control. All of these examples are created with native Xojo code and does not use any third party programs. The examples have been tested on Windows 7, 8.1, OS X 10.9, and Ubuntu 14.04 Operating Systems. By the time you finish the book you will be able to apply skills from these examples to create your own programs!

Topics included in the book:

Text

Chart Fundamentals

Objects

2D Objects

Graphics

Blurring

Cropping

Gaussian Blur

Building basic controls

Animation

Sprites

Two games with step-by-step code explanations to help you build your own

and more...

The book includes twelve chapters and over 400 pages of code to build 50 example programs. Create realistic 2D game motion. It also includes example images and the ways to use them in programs.

Product: I Wish I Knew How To... Program the Canvas Control with Xojo Desktop book

Platforms: All

Price: $8.99

Website: http://great-white-software.com/rblibrary/

Backup To Go From Ohanaware

Don't leave the safety of your important files to chance. What if your Mac gets damaged, or stolen? Hard drives fail, even backup drives can fail, especially when needed most.

Replacing a computer is one thing, but replacing your photos*, projects, web layouts, thesis, book drafts, artwork, graphic designs, app ideas and many other kinds of irreplaceable files and data, can be impossible. Unless you have adequate protection.

Everyone who owns a computer needs to think about multiple backup solutions. Before it's too late, and your digital belongings are lost forever.

Backup To Go is a must have utility, it adds the much needed extra level of protection. Making it ridiculously easy to take and keep your files safely with you, all the time.

Simply plug in a USB Stick, Thumbdrive, SD card or an external Hard Drive, and configure it with Backup To Go. Then Every time the disk is plugged into the Mac, Backup To Go will automatically copy the latest files and changes to the portable backup disk.

Many USB Sticks or Thumbdrives have keychain loops, SD cards are small enough to fit in a wallet, while external Hard Drives can fit in a purse or stay in the car. The important point is, there is an extra layer of protection in case the worst does happen.

Download Backup To Go today, and give your digital belongings the much needed protection they deserve.

Key Features of Backup To Go:

Automatically backs up the latest changes and files, when the backup disk is plugged in.

Automatically ejects the disk on completion, so it can safely be removed and taken with you*.

Can automatically launch at the same time as your computer starts.

Simple and straight forward Interface.

Menubar icon for convenient access.

Saves battery life, by using zero energy while idle.

Retina ready.

Supports multiple simultaneous backups, allowing different files to be copied to different disks, or the same files to different disks.

Uses the fastest copy methods.

Product: Backup To Go 1.0

Platforms: OSX

Price: Free

Website: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/backup-to-go-protect-your/id882272017?ls=1&mt=12

RAGE Software Releases EverWeb

RAGE Software announced an update to EverWeb, the easy to use website design and publishing tool for OS X. EverWeb aims to remove all the hurdles from designing, creating, and publishing professional websites with a complete drag and drop user interface for website creation combined with a one-click publishing solution. EverWeb users never have to write any code or focus on any of the technical details when designing a website. EverWeb 1.4 adds major enhancements to the Image Gallery, Navigation Menu, Image Slider, Facebook, and HTML Snippet widgets.

Starting from a professionally designed template, or from a blank canvas, users can design a website with modern features including; drop down menus, image galleries, e-commerce stores, social networking features and more. Under the hood, EverWeb creates fast loading, HTML5 and CSS3 websites that are compatible with all desktop and mobile web browsers.

EverWeb 1.4 adds major enhancements to the built in Image Gallery allowing the ability to add image captions, multiple image gallery pages, more customization options and social sharing features. EverWeb 1.4 also improves the Image Slider, Navigation Menu, Facebook, and HTML Snippet widgets with new customization options. Lastly, EverWeb 1.4 comes with additional website templates.

Product: EverWeb 1.4

Platforms: OS X

Price: $80-$100

Website: http://everwebapp.com/

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