43 WISHES YOU A SPOOKTACULAR HALLOWEENCheck out these Halloween fun facts:
• The first Jack-o-lanterns were made out of turnips. • Samhainophobia is the fear of Halloween. • The largest pumpkin ever recorded was 836 lb.
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Last week, Apple made yet another announcement in San Francisco just a month after their iPhone announcement event in Cupertino. On the list of new and improved products is the iPad Air, iPad Mini with retina display, Macbook Pro and Macbook Pro retina, Mac Pro, a new operating system called Mavericks and a number of app updates. These products came just in time for the upcoming holiday season. The iPad Air is 20 percent thinner and 8 times faster than its predecessor and weighs a mere one-pound. The iPad Mini will now be sold with retina display and an updated A7 chip to make it four times faster. As for computers, the new MacBook Pros get twice the 3-D performance at a 45 percent faster rate with retina display. Apple made a drastic change to their MacPro desktop computer by revealing that it will be a cylindrical shape with insane amounts of power. Last, but not least, is the upgrade that we at FortyThree are most interested in: OS X Mavericks. Named after the surfing location just about an hour North of our town of Santa Cruz, Mavericks brings various new features to Macs. With Mavericks, users will get about an hour longer of web browsing and some updated apps including Safari, Pages and Calendar. Additionally, iBooks and Apple Maps will be installed with the update so users can sync their maps and books across various devices. Another new and interesting feature for Mavericks is Tags. Similar to a feature offered by our client LiveHive, Tags allow Mac users to tag different files with keywords in order to group multiple files and documents together. Tagged items will appear in Finder, iTunes and iCloud where users will be able to click on a tag and view all files within that tagged category. Tags can be searched through the Finder Spotlight search and have been integrated into some of Apple’s other apps as well. In the past week, the general consensus has shown that the Mavericks update is impressive, but not all that significant. With some minor app updates and extended battery life, Mavericks does offer an improved experience for Mac users. However, various critics were surprised that this update was not the significant change in the operating system that they had anticipated. All in all, Mavericks is new and exciting, but not what many had hoped for. The Mavericks update is available free of charge and is in the App Store now. This week, Wacom announced its Intuos Manga pen and touch table will be available for purchase in November. Equipped with access to free downloadable versions of Smith Micro’s creative software applications Manga Studio™ Debut 4 and Anime Studio® Debut 8, the Wacom Manga pen and tablet are the perfect tools for artists of all skill levels. The tablet combines Wacom's renowned pressure-sensitive pen technology with multi-touch gesture support for a natural and comfortable digital workflow that feels like traditional brushes and pencils. The new Wacom pen and touch tablet works in perfect harmony with Smith Micros animation software, allowing users to easily create amazing digital characters that can be brought to life. Manga Studio offers a wealth of tools to create fun and engaging comic art including an integrated color palette, advanced shading options and over 2,300 professional-quality halftones to make any Manga or comic drawing pop. Anime Studio, Smith Micro’s 2D animation application, lets artists bring their characters to life with realistic movements, while Manga Studio allows illustrators to create professional quality comic-style art right out of the box. These software programs work in tandem with the Intuos Manga's multi-touch gesture capabilities, allowing artists to involve their non-dominant hand with scrolling and zooming. The Wacom Intuos Manga pen and touch table will be available at Amazon and Wacom’s eStore for $99. For more information on or to purchase the Wacom Intuos Manga pen and touch tablet, visit https://store.wacom.com/us/ For more information on Manga Studio, visit http://manga.smithmicro.com/ For more information on Anime Studio, visit http://anime.smithmicro.com/ To see the full announcement, click here. 13% or roughly 6 million of the 54 million K-12 students in the U.S. receive special education or related services. Parents have an overwhelming amount of information available to them, which adds to challenge of selecting the best plan for helping prepare their children for success. PresenceLearning, the leading provider of online speech and occupational therapy services for K-12 students, understands the challenges many parents face and has released its “Trail Map for Parents” Infographic to aid parents in their planning. The Infographic outlines six key steps parents of children with special needs can take to prepare their children for a successful future. Steps highlighted in the Infographic include:
For more information on PresenceLearning, visit http://presencelearning.com/. This week, Smith Micro announced the Spanish availability of its Anime Studio Debut 9.5 and Anime Studio Pro 9.5 animation creation software programs. Anime Studio allows users to create 2D movies, cartoons, anime and cut out animations right out of the box. Users can easily create desktop animated shorts in the style of SouthParkStudios.com and JibJab.com or use the programs to produce animations for film, video or streaming over the web. With a Debut version for novice animators and a Pro version geared toward experienced users, Anime Studio offers a software solution for users of all skill levels. Features such as an easy-to-use Character Wizard and countless items preloaded in the content library allow beginners to bring their imaginations to life while advanced illustrator tools include a revolutionary bone rigging system, physics engine and more. All content can be shared with family, friends and fellow animation aficionados via Facebook and YouTube. Anime Studio Debut 9.5 is available for $49.99 and Anime Studio Pro 9.5 is available for $299.99. To learn more about the Spanish version of Anime Studio visit http://anime.smithmicro.com/spanish
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