ImageNest RIP and Epson Advanced Black and White Mode:  Epson’s advanced black and white mode functions without any ICC color management so any output (printer class) profile should not be applied.   Clicking on the “Epson Color Controls” will allow the Advanced Black and White to work properly.   Epson’s Advanced black and white mode will not work if “ColorSync is selected as the ColorSync controls will try to apply an ICC profile which interferes with Epson’s Advanced Black and White mode which is a non-ICC process.

Last week BlueCubit sent two representatives to Apples WWDC and we are vey happy to report that we will be ready to ship a OSX 10.6 (Snow Leopard) compatible version the same day as OS 10.6 ships.   Currently,  Apple has estimated that 10.6 will be available sometime in September and will only be a $29 upgrade free from 10.5.

Some major new highlights to Snow Leopard are:

Full 64 Bit:   Currently only 4 GB of RAM can be accessed by an application running on Mac OSX 10.5.   This can cause some pretty big limitation to print drivers, graphics programs, and especialy picture and Image Layout programs like ImageNest.   OSX 10.6 opens a whole new world for ImageNest and we have been programming towards this goal for the past two years.  On OSX 10.6 ImageNest will be able to access up to 16 billion gigabytes or memory,   yes,  16 billion gigabytes !   Going from 4 gigabytes to 16 billion will make ImageNest easily capable of processing layouts that are hundreds of gigatyes in size.   64 bit effectively removes any limits to graphics processing.

Automatic updates for printer drivers:  Snow leopard has printer driver update support built in.  Printers are automatically detected when they are plugged in and the latest driver is automatically downloaded.  The update system will continually check for any updates and always keep your print driver up to date.

It may be a strange post for a software site but I wanted to put up a link to a company I have had alot of success with,   The Chicago Steak Company.

In honor of Fathers day and to give everyone a much needed economic break–The Chicago Steak Company has put together an Exclusive Fathers day special that will let your Dad know how much you care without breaking the bank.

The Package is called the  Fathers day steak special includes something for everyone.  Don’t know what Steak is your fathers favorite?  It probably won’t matter because the Fathers day Griller package includes the most popular cuts of steak along with Burgers, Pork Chops, and Chicken.  Unless  your father is a vegetarian he is certain to love it.

Included in the Fathers Day Griller Steak Special:

2 (8oz) Rib Eyes
2 (8oz) Top Sirloins
4 (8oz) Flat Iron Steaks
4 (8oz) Gourmet Burgers
4 (8oz) Boneless Pork Chops
4 (6oz) Rotisserie Chicken Breasts
That is nearly 10 lbs of meat for only 69.99 !   That will surely make Dad happy

To puchase go to the Fathers Day Steak Specials Page