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What’s Coming Next? – mBrowserX

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Mac software mBrowserX






TOKYO (MacHouse) – Released as a beta version is mBrowserX. It’s supposed to be an advanced version of mBrowser. Unlike mBrowser, mBrowserX uses ffmpeg to decode video so that Auto shot can be used regardless of the media format. This development project has just started. And we don’t know if mBrowserX will ever become a full-fledged software title.





Mac software mBrowserX  






For now, we want to point out that





  • mBrowserX supports quite a wide range of media formats including MPEG, MKV and WMV.
  • Decoding video is very slow, especially with Matroska-container movies.






    • There is no User’s Guide for mBrowserX yet as it’s still a beta version. If necessary, please read mBrowser’s User’s Guide.






    mBrowserX is a product of MacHouse.

    What’s Coming Next? – Junk-O-Magic Pro

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    Mac software Junk-O-Magic Pro

    TOKYO (MacHouse) – It’s been almost 2 weeks since we released a new Mac software title. Available soon is a new one called Junk-O-Magic Pro. Junk-O-Magic Pro is quite different from the previous one, Junk-O-Magic, that we released 2 weeks ago. Junk-O-Magic covers more than 3 dozen independent components. Some of them come from existing applications. And many of them have been developed just for this application.

    Mac software Junk-O-Magic Pro   Mac software Junk-O-Magic Pro

    As shown in the screenshots above, the entire application is divided into several areas. Such areas include finder, graphics, audio, movie, disc image and miscellaneous.   Continue reading →

    What’s Coming Next? – Junk-O-Magic

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    Mac software Junk-O-Magic

    TOKYO (MacHouse) – The second Mac freeware title we are about to release this month is called Junk-O-Magic. It consists of more than 10 components, most of which are derived from existing applications we’ve developed. If you use it right, Junk-O-Magic can do some quick and wonderful magic tricks. Or maybe it’s just a junk collection of useless applications.   Continue reading →

    Mac Developer’s Guide: VersionTracker vs MacUpdate, Using BookmarksX

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    Mac software BookmarksX

    For both Mac software developers and users, VersionTracker (www.versiontracker.com/macosx) and MacUpdate (www.macupdate.com/) are two major websites where buyers and sellers meet each other. Software developers who submit their product to one of them are quite likely to submit the same product to the other subsequently. Other large Mac review websites are Softpedia (mac.softpedia.com) and Apple – Downloads (www.apple.com/downloads/macosx). As for Apple – Downloads, it’s true that any software developer can submit their products to them. But the hurdle is high. They don’t list any submission unconditionally. If your software product has flaws, Apple – Downloads is likely to ignore it without telling you reasons.

    As you see in Screenshot 01, BookmarksX shows that VersionTracker’s Mac website has the highest Google PageRank. Of course, the Google PageRank is not the only parameter of website popularity.

    Mac software BookmarksX
    Screenshot 01 – Source: MacHouse    		 Mac software BookmarksX
    Screenshot 02 – Source: VersionTracker    		 Mac software BookmarksX
    Screenshot 03 – Source: Google

    VersionTracker’s high PageRank partly results from the fact it’s part of a major IT group called CNET Networks. CNET Networks acquired VersionTracker at the end of August, 2007. CNET Networks also owns popular websites including Download.com (download.cnet.com) and GameSpot. Should Mac software developers care about who owns VersionTracker? Maybe, they should. If you submit a software product to VersionTracker, chances are that it will be listed at other group websites simultaneously. For example, we submitted a new software product called AskKey Pro several hours ago. (See Screenshot 02.) According to Google, our submission of AskKey Pro is also found at CNET Download.com. And according to BookmarksX, CNET Download.com’s Mac website has a Google page popularity of 7.   Continue reading →