In this Issue:
Dear Xequte Software
User,
If you are a regular subscriber,
you're probably wondering where we've been for the last few months. Well we were so keen to get our new
software released that we carted all our computer equipment and several boxes of
instant noodles out to a cave, rolled a rock over the door and set to work
without distraction. It's amazing
how much you can get done when blogs, newsgroups, the Discovery channel,
Desperate Housewives and Lost are removed from your life.
So what has three months living as a
troglodyte produced? Our first new
commercial product in five years, "Cruise Control", Rapid Email Responding
software.
We even have a sneak peek for
you…
Regards
Nigel Cross
Xequte Software
nigel@xequte.com
* Sneak Peek: Cruise Control, Rapid Email Responding
Software
The curtains are raised! After more than a year in development
finally we can reveal more detail on our new product, Cruise Control. Cruise Control has been designed from
the ground up as an email tool to help you clear your Inbox faster than ever
before (well excluding that day you totally lost it and hit the big delete
button).
Based on your past responses,
together with a selection of commonly used text and other tools, Cruise Control
will enable you to rapidly generate a personal response to every message. It can function as a stand-alone email
program or as a plug-in for Outlook, Outlook Express, Gmail, etc.
For a sneak peek visit: http://www.xequte.com/cruisecontrol/screenshots.html
Wait, before you reach for your
wallet, Cruise Control is not available just yet. We're currently in Beta and will be
going live in September. We'll be
sending you a newsletter when it's ready.
* Power Print V3.14 Update
Power Print is a complete solution
for printing of digital images from your camera and computer, offering wizards
to perform such common tasks as printing of images at photo frame sizes, posters
and greeting cards. V3.14 improves
speed, enhances Vista integration and adds other improvements.
More info and download: http://www.xequte.com/powerprint/
* Freeware Spotlight: XClock Digital Clock Screen
Saver
Now your PC can be useful even when
you are not using it! XClock
displays a large glowing digital clock on your screen whenever your PC is
idle.
XClock is freeware and can be
downloaded from:
* Program Tips
- DVD PixPlay: Adding dates and file
names to frames
Do you want to display the date a
photo was taken, the name of the file or your own custom text on the frames of
your slideshow? Well you could use
the "Add Text" function, which would allow you to lay out your text, add clip
art and shapes to your images.
However that could take a long time if you have a lot of frames in your
slideshow.
The other option is to use the Frame
Captions function. Select
Edit>Slideshow Properties, Frame Captions tab. Now you can specify text that is added
automatically to every frame, including the date and filename. You can also choose the "Custom Text"
option. This adds a small text box
to the bottom right of the main window where you can quickly type the text for
each of your frames.
- MailList King: Running in the
System Tray
If you run MailList King 24x7 you
may want to use the option: "Don't close application, send to System Tray".
This allows you to keep MailList
King running (e.g. to continue automatic processing and sending of messages)
without a window displayed in the task bar. Enact the setting under View>Options,
Other, Advanced. When you close the
application it will now continue running in the System Tray (with a small icon
so you can quickly access common functions or shut it down).
- Smart Pix/MegaView: Batch Image
Rotation
To rotate a selection of images in a
folder you don't need to use the Batch Processing function, you can just select
all the files and click the rotate button.
All files will be rotated and saved without prompting. Lossless JPEG rotation is supported too,
so you won't lose any of the image quality when you do it.
- Power Print: Using Auto
Text
Most digital cameras embed
information into your photos, such as the shutter speed, focal length, aperture,
flash usage, etc. Many programs,
including Smart Pix, MegaView and Picasa can also embed such information.
In Power Print you can display this
information in your captions using "Auto Text"
To add auto text to an
image:
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