Newly Released iPad App ‘iSnare’ Allows Users to Play the Drums on the...

iSnare is a new and exciting drum practice pad for the iPad. Similar to a drum practice pad that may be purchased at a music store, iSnare is a drum simulator that can be used for drummers and percussionists to practice snare rudiments/ fundamentals. This app is a great opportunity to practice skills, learn the snare drum or just to play for fun.

iSnare costs significantly less than a traditional practice pad and can be played virtually anywhere. Even in a place that won’t allow noise, users can just plug in headphones and jam out. The biggest difference with the iSnare is the ability to choose from several different snare tones including Rock, Jazz, Dance and Electronic (Techno), which can’t be done on a traditional drum practice pad.

Since the iPad offers a large screen to practice on, iSnare can be played with both hands and fingers simultaneously to mimic playing on an actual snare drum. Snare drums are one of the most important drums in the drum family, and with iSnare, you get the sensation of playing the snare drum, with all of the special effects and convenience of iPad’s technology.

Whether for amusement or practicing convenience, iSnare is a hands-on music app that can be played anywhere, no Internet connection or bulky equipment required. Delivering brilliant sounds and a user-friendly display, iSnare is a must have app for musically savvy iPad users or anyone who just wants to have fun and let out some steam. The iPad app is available in the iTunes store http://ax.itunes.apple.com/us/app/isnare-practice-pad/id400745818?mt=8 for only $0.99. More information can also be found on Facebook under "iSnare Practice Pad”. Put your musical talents to the test with iSnare for the iPad.

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WinRAR 4.0 Beta 1 Released

win.rar GmbH and Rarlab introduced the first beta version of WinRAR 4.0. The world's leading compression software now works faster. Depending on data type, decompression can be up to 30% faster than in previous versions. With the newly integrated password manager, users are able to have their favourite archive encoding passwords saved for future follow ups. Even better, the software's Unicode support has been optimized.

30% faster decompression:
Thanks to the accelerated decompression via RAR Algorithm, users can now extract their files 30% faster than the previous WinRAR versions. Especially those users who normally work with large video or digital picture files will have something to look forward to since the change of the extracting speed is most noticeable in the multimedia files extraction.

The new password manager to save frequently used passwords:
WinRAR made it possible for users to encode and tag their archives with passwords. With the new "password organizer" function, for the first time ever, users can define and save their frequently used passwords.

This way, the password could be applied and retrieved easily and comfortably at any time for file extracting purposes. Even better, users can also extract several different files at the same time as long as they are encrypted with the same password. Should there be no password entered, WinRAR will automatically skip all encoded archives during the compression process.

Improved Unicode Support:
Another highlight of the new WinRAR version is the numerous improvements in the Unicode support. For example, WinRAR 4.0 now supports non-English file names. Noticeable improvement can be seen in WinRAR in "Rename", "Convert", "Find" and other commands, in the folder tree panel, in password request dialog and in many other parts of WinRAR interface. Moreover, messages can now be delivered in HTML or Unicode text files.

Further important innovations of WinRAR 4.0 Beta 1:

More information about more than 20 innovations and fixed bugs in WinRAR 4.0 Beta 1 can be found at http://www.win-rar.com/whatsnew.html.

WinRAR distinguishes itself through the high compression rate and offers all the advantages of the RAR formats, such as: solid archive system and split archives, recovery records, self-extracting archive, converting functionality for archive and plenty of security options. At the same time, the program could run smoothly, while using minimal disk space. Apart from the RAR format, WinRAR also supports a long list of non-RAR formats, as well as ZIP format, and therefore offers the best compatibility in its class.

Another tip: for all Windows-64-Bit-users, it is highly recommended to install the WinRAR 64 Bit version. It is faster, and offers a better integration than the 32-Bit version. WinRAR´s compression speed under Windows Vista and Windows 7 or any other multi-core-system with more than one main processor would be increased considerably.

The new version of WinRAR 4.0 Beta 1 is available for download here: http://www.win-rar.com/download.html.
We will inform you as soon as the final version is ready.

WinRAR is available in more than 40 different languages and compatible with Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008/Windows7. The command line version of WinRAR is also available for Linux, DOS, OS/2, FreeBSD und MAC OS X. The previous version WinRAR 3.93 will continue supporting Windows 95/98/ME/NT.

You can find the screenshots here: http://www.win-rar.com/winrarscreenshots.html
And the online-press centre for WinRAR is available here: http://www.win-rar.com/press/ (after registration)

About WinRAR:
WinRAR is a 32-bit and 64-bit-Windows version of the RAR Archiver, the powerful archiver and archive manager, who supports now also multi-core-processors. RAR files can usually compress content up to 30 percent more effectively than ZIP files. The most important functions of WinRAR include extremely powerful document and multimedia file compression, processing of other archive formats, programmable self-extracting archives (SFX), damaged archive repair, authenticity verification, unicode support and archive encryption. WinRAR is available in over 40 different languages and runs on Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008/Windows 7. The command line version of RAR is available for Linux, DOS,OS/2, FreeBSD and MAC OS X. So WinRAR simply is "The Size Solution."

About win.rar GmbH:
win.rar GmbH, has been the official distributor of WinRAR and RARLAB products since February 2002 and handles all support, marketing, and sales related to WinRAR & rarlab.com. win.rar GmbH is registered in Germany and is represented worldwide by local partners in more than 70 countries on six continents. win.rar's declared objective is to provide first-class quality support and to optimize their software to meet the requirements and in accordance with the feedback of their customers. For more information about WinRAR and win.rar GmbH go to http://www.win-rar.com.

For more information, please contact:
win.rar GmbH
http://www.win-rar.com
info(at)win-rar(dot)com
Fax: +49 (0)30-28884514

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InstallBuilder 7 Released, Simplifies Development of Multiplatform...

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) December 13, 2010

BitRock Inc, the leading provider of cross platform deployment tools and services for software companies and enterprise IT departments, today announced the release of InstallBuilder 7. The new release of InstallBuilder is focused on ease of use and speed of development and includes enhanced functionality for packaging Java-based applications, expanded documentation, and improved compression that reduces the size of generated installers, among other improvements.

InstallBuilder is a multiplatform tool for developing software installers, native packages and crossplatform DVDs. It enables developers to quickly package their software for distribution to customers or end users within their organization. The 7.0 release makes this process faster and easier than ever. New Java-specific functionality allows developers to bundle Java Runtime Environments and create native Java launchers. A new built-in XML editor enables developers to switch seamlessly between using the GUI development environment and editing installer project files by hand. Updated, more comprehensive documentation makes InstallBuilder easier to learn and use and improved compression reduces the size of generated installers by removing duplicated files within installer package.

“Our goal with InstallBuilder is to make the process of building crossplatform software installers as painless as possible,” said Daniel Lopez Ridruejo, BitRock’s founder and Chief Technology Officer. “We’re excited to release InstallBuilder 7.0, which includes a number of new features, such as a new function for searching actions and rules, which will further simplify and speed the installer building process for developers.”

Fully functional evaluation copies of InstallBuilder can be downloaded from http://installbuilder.bitrock.com.

About BitRock:
BitRock provides tools and services to help software companies build their businesses. Working with BitRock enables software vendors to deliver their software in easy to install packages, gain more insight into their customer base and offer value-added services such as automated updates to their customers.

Founded in 2003, BitRock is a privately held software company with offices in Seville, Spain and San Francisco, USA. BitRock's clients range from large corporations and governments to independent software vendors and educational institutions, as well as the leading commercial open source companies.

Please visit http://www.bitrock.com for additional information.

Java is a registered trademark and/or service mark of Oracle in the United States and/or other countries. Qt is a registered trademark and/or service mark of Nokia in the United States and/or other countries.

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