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  • More Mac bundles for the masses
    TheMacSale 2 and TheMacBundles offer their own respective bundles of Mac software for $50, but at what cost to developers?
  • MacHeist offers six Mac apps for free
    MacHeist offers six Mac applications for free, in exchange for your email address. And no Twitter spamming this time, either.
  • Scrivener offers hefty NaNoWriMo discounts
    To help you get through next month's National Novel Writing Month, Literature and Latte is offering some hefty discounts and an extended trial version of its novel-writing application Scrivener.
  • Mac writing tools
    In advance of National Novel Writing Month, Jason Snell shows you various Mac tools for writing, organizing, and focusing.
  • Review: Pagehand 1.0 word processor
    Basic word processor features an elegant user interface.
  • Review: OmniOutliner Professional 3.9.1
    OmniOutliner Professional 3.9.1 is still the best outlining and list management tool on the market.
  • Microsoft: Word legal foe paints cockeyed tale
    In an ongoing dispute over the use of XML in Word, Microsoft called the claim by Canadian developer i4i that it plotted to drive the company out of business "distorted," and "a breathless tale" that was not supported by the evidence.
  • Review: WriteRoom 2 for iPhone
    Hog Bay Software's document editing app for the iPhone and iPod touch was already an impressive offering. But Version 2 of WriteRoom has added more key features, including a new search tool and true synching capabilities via WriteRoom.ws.
  • Mac News Briefs: BIAS updates SoundSoap Pro
    Version 2 of the audio noise reduction and restoration plug-in boasts adaptive noise reduction features. Also Tuesday, Flying Meat updated its VoodooPad note-taking software and Letter Opener led the latest round of updates for Snow Leopard compatibility.
  • Microsoft gets reprieve in Word case
    Microsoft won a stay of an injunction ordered by a Texas court that would halt sales of Word.
  • Autograph lets you sign your name digitally
    Ten One Design's Autograph application lets you use your MacBook's trackpad to sign your name digitally.
  • Scrivener 1.52: ready for Snow Leopard
    Scrivener 1.52 brings Snow Leopard compatibility to the writing app and adds support for syncing site writeroom.ws.
  • Microsoft appeals Word ruling, asks for stay
    Microsoft has asked a court to stay an injunction that could put a stop to Word sales.
  • WriteRoom notetaking app adds Web syncing
    The version 2.0 update to Hog Bay Software's $5 note-taking app, WriteRoom, adds web-based syncing via Google App Engine.
  • Handwriting recognition service for Mac comes to Pulse Smartpen
    Livescribe and Vision Objects have teamed up to provide a Mac-friendly handwriting-to-text transcription service for the Pulse Smartpen, a computerized pen that captures audio and links it to handwritten notes.
  • Mac News Briefs: Ulysses 2 writing program released
    The Soulmen have released Ulysses 2, the latest version of the company's creative writing program. Also announced on Monday, updates to Hazel and MainMenu, as well as the X-Power1 charging cable for iPhone and iPod touch.
  • Review: Final Draft AV 2.5
    For years, documentary-style film and video makers have struggled to use jury-rigged tables within word processing programs to create the unique two-column scripts needed for planning documentaries, commercials, and corporate videos. Final Draft AV 2.5.2 aims to put a smile on those creative faces by taking over such time-consuming formatting duties so that filmmakers can focus their time where it matters—on content.
  • Review: Final Draft 8
    Final Draft 8 is simpler than ever for beginning users; subtle feature fixes, bountiful script templates, and top-notch support for the production rewrite process ensure that an aspiring A-list writer won’t quickly outgrow the software.
  • Review: Mellel 2.6
    Do you outline your thank-you notes, number (and then renumber) the items on your shopping lists, or use footnotes in e-mail? Then Mellel is probably the word processor for you. Writers of long technical documents will love the control that Mellel offers over outlines, cross-references, footnotes, table of contents generation, figures, and more.
  • Mac News Briefs: Storyist writing software now at version 2.0
    Storyist, which features word-processing and organizational features, now adds a new "collage" mode to help visualize connections between story elements, a full-screen view, multiple windows, and support for comments and bookmarks. The Sync'Em synchronization utility also saw an update, while Casio previewed a new WXGA projector due in September.
  • Creative text expanding
    TextExpander can save you time typing, writing code, or visiting Terminal.
  • 'X-Men' mutant gives Word two claws down
    During an interview on NPR to promote the new X-Men movie, actor Liev Schreiber has a laugh at Microsoft's expense.
  • Final Draft 8 scriptwriting software adds tools, XML
    Final Draft, the popular scriptwriting tool, has been upgraded to version 8, adding XML file support and many new features.
  • See full path to inserted filenames in Pages '09
    Learn how to insert not just the current filename in your Pages '09 document, but the full path to that file.
  • Review: Contour 1.1
    Mariner Software’s Contour 1.1 story development software helps screenwriters develop a structurally sound movie blueprint that meets Hollywood studio development department standards and satisfies moviegoers
  • MiLife Mac writing tool adds zip archive backup
    MiLife 1.3 adds new features like the ability to jump to date, modify page dates and times, and backup content to a ZIP file.
  • Livescribe releases Mac software version 1.0 for Pulse Smartpen
    With the release of version 1.0 of its OS X software, the Livescribe Puulse Smartpen is now ready for Mac prime time.
  • Plain Clip revisited
    Plain Clip is a simple, faceless program for stripping formatting from content on the Clipboard.
  • Review: Movie Outline 3.0.5
    If you’re an aspiring screenwriter looking to get that first script under your belt, Movie Outline 3.0.5’s focus on outlining and character work could help get your script off on the right foot, possibly saving you hundreds of pages of rewrites.
  • Bugs & Fixes: Fixing a MathType bug in Pages ’09
    The just-released Page ’09 lets you create equations using MathType. However, there’s a formatting bug in which variables entered in an equation display in regular text, rather than the expected italics. Fortunately, Ted Landau says, there’s a solution.