Feb 7, 2008 Feb 9, 2008 Friday February 8, 2008
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How would you change Apple's MacBook Air?
Filed under: Features, Laptops Ah, the MacBook Air. Scorned by many who felt the price tag too high, but loathed by few who actually have an eye for good design. Apple's latest ultraportable is certainly one of the most polarizing products to emerge from Cupertino in quite some time, as it makes no apologies for throwing utility to the wind in favor of absolute sexiness. After Stevie J's keynote at Macworld 2008 concluded, many were left wondering why Apple didn't (re)introduce the compact MacBook Pro, and while this little bugger did indeed demand a double take (for a couple of reasons), the initial excitement of such a minuscule machine was quickly deflated after taking one solid look at the specifications. Make no mistake, the MBA has quite a bit going for it. Three pounds, ultrathin, oodles of attractiveness, a LED-backlit display and a trackpad worth drooling over. But for all the things this device is, it seems that folks are honing in on everything it isn't. During our time with the unit, we found plenty of reasons to love and hate it, but folks looking for an impressive showing at the benchmark marathon won't find it here. We already heard quite a bit of ranting when we polled you dear readers and asked if you were plunking down the $1,799+ that Cupertino was demanding, but now that the MacBook Air has shipped to early adopters and has landed in Apple stores everywhere, how would you owners go about changing this hot hot hunk of aluminum? Integrate a user-serviceable battery? How about the ability to upgrade your RAM? Would you toss in an option for built-in 3G? Beyond the typical hopes and dreams, we're also curious as to how you actually will change your MacBook Air. Got an eye on a specific USB hub? Springing for a Bluetooth mouse to keep that sole USB port open for more critical tasks? We're absolutely positive the choices are endless, so don't be shy -- here's your chance to tell Apple how you really feel about its tiniest laptop ever. Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Beta Beat: Photonic adds Leopard goodness to Flickr
Filed under: Software, Beta BeatI am, admittedly, a fan of desktop apps that keep me from having to wade through immense websites, especially when said desktop apps are significantly better looking than said websites. Photonic, which was just released as an open beta, is one such application. It brings beauty and class to Flickr and, at least for me, makes it more enjoyable. We covered another cool Flickr app recently called FlickrFinder, which I fell in love with for its simplicity. Photonic raises the bar by adding an uploader that is as good or better than Flickr's own Flickr Uploadr, and decidedly more Mac-like. Meanwhile, the alluring interface and a dash of Core Animation make it a pleasure to use. My raving aside, it's definitely still a beta. I had a few strange problems with the upload date that resulted in an image getting lost in the pile, and fairly frequently entire streams came up as "currently unavailable" pages. But I'll put up with a lot of growing pains for a tool this cool. You can download the beta at the Photonic website.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Video Sandbox 95: Congratulations, New York!
Posted by Frank PetrieEli's coming … Eli' coming. What a game, eh? Boy, did I clean up. Speaking of cleaning up, both the elephants and donkies seem to have found a new broom.
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'TheStreet.com': 'Apple ready to shine again'
Posted by Dennis Sellers The recent selloff of Apple has reached such an extreme that some portfolio managers say it's a buying opportunity for investors. Company observers told TheStreet.com that Apple's steady growth overseas and its coming launch of the iPhone in new markets overseas could help offset some of the economic uncertainty in...
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U.S. Internet users viewed 10 billion videos online in December
Posted by Dennis SellerscomScore, a company that “measures the digital world,” says that, according to their Video Metrix service that measures actual online video viewing behavior, U.S. Internet users watched more than 10 billion videos online during December 2007, representing the single heaviest month for online video consumption since comScore initiated its tracking...
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A nice collection of Apple print ads
Filed under: Apple, Apple HistoryHere's a great collection of Apple print ads from the past twenty years.What I've found interesting is that trademark aspects of today's Apple machines can be found in these old designs, like fan-free heat dissipation, the tendency to shrink things and ads that show disembodied hands holding their hardware.While you're there, check out this great 39-page advertisement for the Macintosh. Talk about hype.My favorite campaign is the Think Different series of TV spots and posters. What's yours?[Via Coudal Partners]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Streaming the iTunes
Your own miniature radio station
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Review: 'Moment It Clicks, The: Photography secrets from one of the world's top shooters'
Posted by Dave MertenBy Larry Daniel Inspiration and information for photographers, and lots of both. Whether you are a budding novice or grizzled veteran, “Moment It Clicks” by Joe McNally will be well worth a read. It's filled with inspirational photographs and information on how they were accomplished. He often provides the details...
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Macs at the Grammys: And the winner is...
While learning about the roles Macs play in putting on the Grammy Awards, Jim Dalrymple got the chance to ask a question that he had always wondered about—how does the production team get an artist’s music to play so quickly after the winner is announced?
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Feeder 1.5 kicks some RSS
Filed under: Software, PodcastingFeeder 1.5, a venerable champion in the area of RSS and podcast feed creation, editing and publishing just hit the scene with a host of improvements. In addition to an updated interface for Leopard, it improves on editing, video podcasting, enclosure redirects and more. I'm pretty excited about the fact that Feeder's Sparkle support has been updated to automatically generate MD5 sums and DSA signatures, as well as handle password-less SFTP. If that's not your thing, you can get your RSS kicks in the improved template editor and support for the Media RSS extension that allows the inclusion of thumbnails in search engines and programs like Miro. And, in keeping with the times, the improved performance in tagging MP4 files will help anyone publishing for iPod, iPhone or Apple TV. Feeder has a 15 day free trial and costs $29 to register. Version 1.5 is a free upgrade for all 1.x users. Check it out at Reinvented Software.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Review: iSkin Duo for iPod nano 3G
Each of these three cases is based upon the same general concept: the majority of the iPod's body is covered with a clear frosted layer of silicone rubber, with a hard secondary layer of plastic protecting the screen and parts of the sides. Thanks to unusually precise control over the thickness of each material at various points on the iPod, the combined layers enable iSkin to do what pure rubber or pure hard plastic cases cannot, namely, to…
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Review: iSkin for iPod nano 3G
Each of these three cases is based upon the same general concept: the majority of the iPod's body is covered with a clear frosted layer of silicone rubber, with a hard secondary layer of plastic protecting the screen and parts of the sides. Thanks to unusually precise control over the thickness of each material at various points on the iPod, the combined layers enable iSkin to do what pure rubber or pure hard plastic cases cannot, namely, to…
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Review: iSkin eVo4 Duo for iPod classic
Each of these three cases is based upon the same general concept: the majority of the iPod's body is covered with a clear frosted layer of silicone rubber, with a hard secondary layer of plastic protecting the screen and parts of the sides. Thanks to unusually precise control over the thickness of each material at various points on the iPod, the combined layers enable iSkin to do what pure rubber or pure hard plastic cases cannot, namely, to…
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Rumor: Apple Event February 26th
Special event will serve to launch iPhone SDK.
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End of February Announcement?
Tuaw claims that there is going to be an Apple event at the end of this month. What does that mean for us iPhone users? Hopefully some words on the highly anticipated iPhone Software Development Kit (SDK).…
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Apple Gazette Daily 204 - Another Apple Lawsuit and much more
A lawsuit filed against Apple? Who would have thought about that? “Reasons” behind the iPod Touch charge, and more. You can subscribe via iTunes, or by RSS feed, or… you can listen to the episode right here: In addition to that, you can also download the Apple Gazette Daily Widget and listen to every episode of the show right on your Dashboard. Click Here to download.
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Which is sturdier, a MacBook Air or an HP business laptop?
Featured links from the CNET Blog Network Which is sturdier, a MacBook Air or an HP business laptop?--The MacBook Air versus a 2003 Hewlett-Packard corporate notebook. Google to buy Plaxo? $200 million worth of data--What would you pay for 15 million users? Navy buttons-up new working uniform--Bell bottoms have no place with new Navy Working Uniform. How I get my music--Audiophiliac blogger Steve Guttenberg has asked how users get their music. Here are blogger Matt Rosoff's answers.
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Geekipedia: APIs -- The Net is Your Turntable
Geekipedia defines APIs, or application programming interfaces, which power everything from personalized banking, customized calendars and scores of desktop widgets.
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Pogue on Design
David Pogue on the shoddy design quality of many consumer electronic products: But you don’t have to have an M.B.A. to understand that refusing to compromise on design, for any reason, can lead to fantastic commercial success. Look at Apple, Google, Sonos, R.I.M. (makers of the BlackBerry), or (in its glory days) Palm. So what goes through the minds of executives who don’t sweat the small stuff? Don’t they realize that critics and bloggers will find and publicize the limitations? Don’t they realize that customers nowadays can compare notes, can warn each other away? I think a lot of these MBA-type executives have no idea what good design really is. ★
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News: PDO 50 Cases Giveaway continues
There's still time to enter the PDO 50 Cases Giveaway, in which fifty of PDO's TopSkin silicone cases will be awarded to lucky iLounge readers. Each winner will receive one case in the color of their choice. Eligible prizes include TopSkin cases for iPhone, iPod touch, iPod classic, fifth-generation iPod, first-, second-, and third-generation iPod nano, and second-generation iPod shuffle. In addition, each case (except for the shuffle…
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Review: Ultimate Ears Super.fi 4vi Sound Isolating Headset for iPhone
Metal has recently become the go-to material for premium earphones, and like V-Moda's $100 Vibe Duo and Maximo's $70 iP-HS2, Super.fi 4vi's earpieces are made entirely from metal—here, machined aluminum that's been dual-finished with a matte body and a polished barrel. Just like V-Moda, Ultimate Ears has positioned its non-detachable cables on an ear-friendly 45-degree angle rather than sticking them straight out or down,…
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MacOSG: Receiving 'The Video Sandbox' on your desktop
Posted by Dave MertenThis week, I'm going to show you how to move The Video Sandbox widget that I developed awhile back, from your Dashboard to your desktop, so you can conveniently watch this uniquely entertaining podcast while you're working. The widget will float right on top of any windows you currently have...
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Friday afternoon Apple links for February 8
This Friday's Apple links include an update to Apple's pro applications, slashed orders for a number of Apple products, Woz's Segway polo lesson, Justin Long's iPod, and the infamous Mac Hack contest.Read More...
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PandoCalendar beefs up Leopard compatibility
Posted by Dennis SellersPanda Systems has updated PandoCalendar, a free desktop calendar app, to version 7.0.6. The upgrade offers enhanced compatibility with Mac OS X 10.5 (“Leopard”) and lets you browse through all recurring events by group in a dedicated window.
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DLO releases Portable Speakers for iPhone
Posted by Dennis SellersDigital Lifestyle Outfitters (DLO) has released the US$49 Portable Speakers for iPhone. The speaker system sporst a removable, rotating stand that holds the iPhone upright or horizontally for the ideal portable movie-viewing experience. Plus, you don't have to disconnect your iPhone if a call comes in; the Portable Speakers turn...
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Bracketeer is new Mac OS X utility for photographers
Posted by Dennis SellersPangea Software has released Bracketeer, an US$19.95 utility for photographers. It provides a front-end graphical user interface for Enfuse, a command-line program used to merge different exposures of the same scene to produce an image that looks very much like a tonemapped image (without the halos) but requires no creation...
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Airfoil soars to version 3.0.2
Posted by Dennis SellersRogue Amoeba has released Airfoil 3.0.2, an update of the AirPort Express extender for Mac OS X. It's a bug fix update.
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ShareTool offers a Back to my Mac alternative
Filed under: Software, Internet ToolsBack to my Mac is one of the much-touted features that .Mac subscribers gained with Leopard. Basically, it lets you enjoy screen sharing between two appropriately configured Macs. The main drawback for many is the required .Mac subscription.If that's you, check out ShareTool. This $20US utility lets users access all of the Bonjour services on their home network, like iTunes music sharing, screen sharing and file sharing from anywhere.It requires routers that support NAT-PMP or UPnP and Mac OS 10.3.9 (that's right, Leopard is not required). The folks at Bains Software claim that everything is properly encrypted, but we haven't tested this. You can try it out for 15 minutes for free.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Creative's 32GB Zen now only $299
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video Digging the 32GB of NAND, but not so hot about the $499 pricetag on Apple's latest iPod touch? Creative would like to remind you that it got there first, for less, with the Zen, and has slashed the price to $299 from the original $349 to keep that margin healthy. Sure, the 2.5-inch screen is a bit smaller, and we've given Creative a bit of a hard time over the years for an occasional failure to innovate, but reviewers seemed to love on the Zen, and it's hard to argue with this deal.[Via DailyTech] Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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News: DLO rolls out Portable Speakers for iPhone
Digital Lifestyle Outfitters has introduced its Portable Speakers for iPhone. The compact speaker system is shielded from TDMA interference, and connects to the iPhone via the handset's headphone jack, making it compatible with a wide range of alternate audio sources, including every model of iPod. Other features include two compact speakers which snap into the base for greater portability, a rotating, removable stand, and the ability to act…
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MacLife.com Category Enhancements
Now with 83% more categories.
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News: Apple's pink iPod nano colors, compared
Thinking of purchasing a pink third-generation iPod nano? If you've been wondering how the Valentine's Day-ready iPod stacks up visually to its second-generation predecessor, we have some pictures you'll want to see. Like the other third-generation iPod nanos, the new pink nano is less vibrantly colored than its predecessor, but by contrast with the radically dimmed blue, green, and red shades, the difference is small. This year's…
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GameTank strums up Guitar Rising web site
Posted by Dennis SellersGameTank has debuted a web site for Guitar Rising, an upcoming music game inspired by titles such as Guitar Hero and Rock Band. Unlike other rhythm games Guitar Rising will make use of real guitars connected to a player's computer, according to Inside Mac Games.
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Web Help Desk update introduces Dynamic Approval Workflow feature
Posted by Dennis SellersMacsDesign Studio has released an update to its Web Help Desk technical support software. Designed for education and enterprise customers, Web Help Desk 9 introduces a Dynamic Approval Workflow feature and third party asset discovery integration.
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Apple TV of the Future, New iPhone Ad and Waiting for the Next iPhone
Apple TV is becoming a very interesting Apple hobby, your iPhone may be attacked and Total Music garners Justice Dept. attention.
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Wiebetech Drive eRazer Standard
Start with a Clean Slate
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Torvalds: File System 'Utter Crap,' but OS X Still Beats Windows
Linux Torvalds expressed his preference for Mac OS X over Windows in a recent interview, but described the Mac OS X file system HFS+ as "complete and utter crap." Nick Miller interviewed Torvalds at last week's Linux conference in Melbourne. When they got around to discussing Windows and Macs, Torvalds expressed some strong opinions. Asked about the recent high-profile marketing between Vista and Leopard, Torvalds offered that the hoopla is really just about the graphical shell surrounding the OS, not the real core of the OS.
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Here come the MacBook Pro mockups: get yours in before it's too late
Filed under: Features, Laptops It was inevitable, Apple's got a bit of a new laptop design direction in the MacBook Air, and nothing's going to stand in the way of the hordes of MacBook Pro Photoshops to follow. This one here is from spicu, and we're afraid it leaves some proportionality "to the imagination," but it's as good we've got so far. Think you can do better? Submit yours to contests at engadget dawt com with "MBP mockup" in the subject and we'll get a little gallery going. Optimists have Apple launching an update in February, and while that rumor might be a tad sketchy at the moment, there's no better time than the present to make a bid for Photoshop greatness. Optometrists think you shouldn't look at the computer screen so much. Oh, and there's nothing up for grabs for the best mockup, only pride. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Microsoft Rattles Yahoo, AOL Twists in the Wind, eBay Becomes a Battleground
Microsoft is dangling a $44.6 billion hostile bid in front of Yahoo investors in what is widely pegged as a move to thwart Google from overtaking it as the biggest and most powerful tech company in the world. The proposed price would be a healthy premium over Yahoo's stock price before the bid was announced, and the news itself was enough to send shares of the struggling Internet giant sharply higher. The irony of Microsoft saving the world from a monopolistic monolith was not lost on many tech observers.
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Tabulator: Alarm clock showdown
Filed under: Software, Features, iTunes, LeopardMac users must be extremely heavy sleepers, because there is no shortage of alarm clock software for your Mac. If you need to wake up, your Mac will get you up. But which one rules the rooster?Aurora, a popular choice, recently updated to version 4, and went from donationware to a licensing setup (a single copy will now run you EU$15.00. And Awaken was recently included in the Macheist bundle, but could it be that a donationware app like Alarm Clock 2 will do what you want, or is Koingo Software's Alarm Clock Pro the way to go?We decided to wrap them all up into one big table-- app vs. app vs. app vs. app for a wakeup showdown. After the jump, find our first Tabulator battle (thanks to sister site Joystiq for the slick formatting) and discover which clock and timer program deserves to press play on your wakeup playlist.Continue reading Tabulator: Alarm clock showdownPermalink | Email this | Comments
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Enough is enough, Mr Lyons. Stop the pretense already.
I love The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs and have been reading it religiously for the past year. When Forbes' Senior Editor Dan Lyons was ousted as the author behind the satirical blog,…
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Company claims patent infringement over iTunes Allowances
A California company has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Apple over a feature in the iTunes Store that lets parents set allowances for their kids so that they don't have to give them full access to a credit card.Read More...
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GizMac releases Titan Clear Case for iPhone
GizMac announced today the release of their new Titan Clear case for iPhone. I got to take a look at this case on display at Macworld, and it seemed really nicely made. The company lists the case's features thusly: *The Titan Clear Case can be used alone or with the rotating holster *Tough, crystal clear polycarbonate shell protects your iPhone *Allows the Apple iPhone’s striking appearance to show through the case *Open access areas for controls, camera and headphones *Retractable horizontal and vertical kickstands are built into the case for viewing movies, videos, calls, messages and more *These innovative kickstands can be adjusted for optimum iPhone viewing *Kickstand doors can be adjusted at many angles, based on your personal preference You can check them out here.
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Team Fusion Starts a Blog
If you're taken with VMware's Fusion (for operating system virtualization on the Mac platform), as I am, Then you'll probably be glad to hear that they've started a blog to keep us all apprised of their efforts. You'll be able to see what they're working on, some great tips and tricks with Fusion, and they're even starting to do screencasts of some of the things Fusion can do, in case you haven't been able to figure it out on your own. The recently released update to the software offers the ability to sync hotkeys across OS X and Windows. Meaning that instead of having to use CMD C to copy in OS X, and CTRL C to copy in the Windows VM, you can now just stick to CMD C for both environments. Maybe this doesn't sound like a huge deal, but if your mental capacity if even slightly diminished (I'm looking in the mirror at the moment), this is a huge deal. Think of it as saving brain overhead for more important things… Check out their inaugural post which highlights the ability to Import other virtual machines for use with Fusion - it's never been easier to make the move to this highly polished virtualization suite. And if you're new to Mac, and just not sure about cutting the cord to Windows just yet, give VMware's Fusion a go. Features like Unity mode, which allow you to intermingle your Windows, um, windows with OS X windows, integrated copy.paste clipboards, and drag and drop file synchronization make it hard to beat. Parallels was a great start to the Intel-based virtualization on Macs, but VMware has really shown their history in the industry by coming on gangbusters in recent months. Download the trial of VMware's Fusion - I think you'll be very pleased with the results. Tags: News, Software, virtualization, vmware Related posts Get VMware Fusion for $39 (5) VMware Virtualizing No-hack Leopard Server (2) VMWare Fusion On Mac Delivers My Best Windows Experience Ever (18)
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Lenovo's upcoming X300 ultraportable leaked by Best Buy
Filed under: LaptopsNothing much "official" at the moment, but Lenovo is prepping a laptop based on a low-voltage processor similar to that of the MacBook Air, which can only mean one thing: skinny laptop celebrity deathmatch. Lenovo's X300 will run on a SL7100 chip, which is apparently a 1.2GHz Core 2 Duo that fits into the same form factor of the 1.6GHz / 1.8GHz chip options for the MacBook Air. However, Lenovo saw it fit to squeeze a DVD-RW drive inside this 13.3-inch laptop, along with 64GB of SSD, all for a "reasonable" price of $2,744 -- at least, if Best Buy's leaked spec sheet is to be believed. The screen is also WXGA+, which we're assuming means 1440 x 900 instead of the 1280 x 800 MacBook Air. No word on a release date, but we hope it's soon -- that kid in Starbucks with the MacBook Air is giving us dirty looks. [Via Electronista] Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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This Day: February 8, 1998: Flaming Escargot!
If you’re an Apple fan it is often difficult to decide just who the competition is. Is Apple competing against the operating system made by Microsoft? The low cost machines sold via mail order by Dell? The Intel chip that powers most of the world’s PCs? In 2006 Intel is…
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Win portable goodies for your Valentine
Filed under: Accessories, TUAW Business%Gallery-15535%Whether you've got a significant other who deserves something awesome for Valentine's Day, or you're just celebrating a certain Mac blogger's birthday, here's your chance for some free loot. We're giving away one of each of the following, courtesy Dr. Bott: Marware Protection Pack Plus for 15" MacBook Pro MacBook BookEndz Docking Station (13") 12" iBook laptop case (red) from Melissa Beth designs One pack of 3 Rubi silicone cases for the iPhone from MCA (black, clear, pink) One clear Sport Grip for the iPod Touch from Marware That means five people will win something, so please indicate your preference (trust us, the iBook case won't fit your 17" MBP and I couldn't get it to fit a 13" MacBook) in the comments. Again, to be clear, we've got ONE of each prize, for a total of five prizes, to be given to five individuals-- winning doesn't mean you get everything listed above. Got it? Great. Full details below. To enter, leave one comment on this post and validate it (one entry per person, but you may indicate as many preferred prizes as you like in that one comment). The comment must be left before February 10, 11:59 PM Eastern Time. You may enter once. Five winners will be selected in a random drawing. Prizes: Clear Sport Grip ($15), MCA cases ($20), Protection Pack ($35), Melissa Beth 12" case ($150), BookEndz 13" ($160) Click Here for complete Official Rules. Continue reading Win portable goodies for your ValentinePermalink | Email this | Comments
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“The Greatest Thing� Another new iPhone Ad
Apple hits again with another great iPhone ad, really showing some actual uses for the phone. Sure, we don't all go skiing, but this, much like the “Cars” example, actually shows us ways in which a user and use the iPhone in daily life. I'm very pleased with this new line of advertising for the iPhone. I love the style of the original ads, and I'm glad to see it return, and I think it's great that they are actually showing useful things you can do with with the phone. Good stuff. Check it out here.
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'MacVoices' looks at Leopard version of SuperDuper
Posted by Dennis SellersOn the new MacVoices Dave Nanian of Shirt Pocket Software is back to talk about the Mac OS X 10.5 (“Leopard”) update to the backup utility, SuperDuper.
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BBC: iPlayer for Mac in 2008, but still needs Mac-native DRM
The BBC says that it's committed to bringing its iPlayer video service to the Mac this year, but is still limited by the lack of a Mac-native DRM scheme other than FairPlay. Read More...
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Possibly repair a non-functional built-in iSight
I suffered an inexplicable loss of (built-in) iSight funtionality after installing Boot Camp, Parallels, and applying a system update. I don't know exactly what caused the problem, but I tried all the possible fixes I could find (zap PRAM, reset PMU/SMU, reinstall Tiger/Leopard, etc.), but none worked for me. When I first received my iMac (17", 1,8Ghz, 2Gb RAM), the iSight would show up as iSight in System Profiler. Then, when I noticed it wasn´t working anymore, it was listed as a Vendor Specific product. I found a post where someone reflashed their iSight firmware in Linux with the Apple-supplied firmware (in the Core Services folder), and this fixed his problem for good. Unfortunately, I wasn´t able to contact him or replicate his procedure. I was getting pretty desperate at this point (it had been about three weeks since I discovered the problem) until I found this...
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10.5: Put a Numbers chart on the Dashboard
I built a Numbers document to track my finances. One thing I added was a chart that allows me to see the balance in every account over time, plus my total worth. Wouldn't that be great to have that chart at my fingertips? Why, it'd be awesome to have that as a Dashboard widget. Numbers doesn't support this, and it has no AppleScript dictionary. Taking a screenshot won't do so great either, since I'd have to take it every time I updated the numbers. So here's what you do: Put your chart(s) on their own sheet. Save the workbook with that sheet active. Find the Numbers file using the Finder, control-click on it, and choose Show Package Contents from the pop-up menu. There will be a folder called QuickLook (see note). Inside that folder, there will be a jpg image file. Open that image file in Safari, and use the built-in...
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Check for unplayed podcasts using Front Row
One of the most frustrating things about iTunes is the fact that it checks for new podcasts even when you don't have an internet connection. After checking for podcasts, it leaves an exclamation mark next to each podcast (as it wasn't able to update that podcast), eliminating the blue dot. If you open Front Row, however, all unplayed episodes will still feature a blue dot, letting the user know which episodes are new.
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10.5: A tip on location-based Smart Folders in 10.5
After installing Leopard, I noticed a missing feature with Smart Folders: I didn't see any GUI-based method for changing the location (path) for the Smart Folder function. In Tiger, there's an "Other" button in the toolbar which allowed for the specification of a path -- but that was removed in Leopard. After some digging, though, I realized the problem: I was using the File » New Smart Folder menu item to build my searches. Using the menu item, the only options for search location are the computer, the user's home folder, and the Shared folder. However, if I use File » Find (Command-F) instead, then the Smart Search comes up with default search locations of the computer, the currently-selected Finder folder, and the Shared folder. So in order to search a specified location in Leopard with Smart Folders, you must use Command-F to start the search; the menu item is ba...
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Repair broken full-message search in Mail
Occasionally in both Mac OS 10.4 and 10.5, Mail may no longer be able to search message body contents using the small search filter box in the top right of the application. This can be very painful if you have a lot of email, even if you have set up many filters and folders, and even more so if you make use of the Smart Folder features. Symptoms: Searching for a word that clearly appears within the body of a message returns 0 results. Selecting From, To or Subject as a specific search criteria will yield results for their respective fields, but Entire Message will not. The reason that you can search From, To, and Subject is that those searches do not use Spotlight, while Entire Message is powered by Spotlight. So if you've disabled Spotlight, then you've disabled full-text email searching. Keep in mind that Spotlight indexes what it considers whole words and will only match using the left-most prefix -- searching for amp will match the...
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RIM patents tilt-and-slide, multitouch BlackBerrys
Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds Despite the clear advantage of a physical keyboard in a business handheld, Apple's iPhone is obviously making just about everyone in smartphone land a tad uncomfortable -- even if they won't admit it -- which means we could be seeing some new BlackBerry form factors from RIM in the coming months to keep consumers interested. Of course, there's no telling if those new form factors will have a tilt-and-slide mechanism, or multitouch, but these here patents are certainly a start. The tilting mechanism aims at giving users the best of both worlds: a true keyboard and a big display, but the multitouch mechanism is interesting as well, and uses a different tech than the capacitive touch in the iPhone. Only time -- and hopefully Mobile World Congress next week -- will tell if these patents are going to be put to good use (hopefully as a team) in your next BlackBerry, but we're certainly intrigued. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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TUAW Tip: Use Help to select menu items in Leopard
Filed under: Tips and tricks, TUAW Tips, LeopardOver at Mac OS X Hints I recently ran into this doozy of a hint that I somehow missed on its first go around. Basically the idea is to capitalize on a great new feature in Leopard's help. You can get to any menu item without your mouse by activating the help menu with the keyboard shortcut ⌘ + ? (i.e. ⌘ + shift + /). Then type the name of the menu command you want and scroll down to it with the arrow keys. That command's menu will automatically drop down with the item highlighted, hit enter and you're done! If you're a keyboard maven this is a really easy way to get to your menu items (though you can also activate the menubar from the keyboard with ⌃F2).Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Widget/iChat patent offers future Apple TV clues
A recent patent application contains a section that may offer insight into future Apple TV functionality. How 'bout having a live chat about the game while a widget floats on the side with game stats?Read More...
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MacBook Air Diary-Day 9: Is the SSD overhyped?
Boy I am I glad I didn’t pony up an extra US$1,000 for the Solid State Drive (SSD) option in my MacBook Air. While the temptation was there, sticker shock at the upgrade price led me to stick with the traditional HDD option. The MBA hard drive has its share of problems: it’s small, slow, PATA, [...]
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'setteB.IT': More on Apple's NAB no-show
Posted by Dennis SellersBy Fabio M. Zambelli Yesterday it was reported that Apple, who has traditionally had one of the largest booths at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Tradeshow, won't have a booth at this year's show. Here is what NAB spokesperson Kristopher Jones has to say:
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US Justice Department wants some info from iTunes competitor
Posted by Dennis Sellers The four largest music labels including Warner Music (WMG), Universal, and BMG want to band together and start a music download operation called Total Music that will compete against Apple's iTunes. However, The Wall Street Journal reports that the US Justice Department may see the new venture as an antitrust...
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Ask TUAW: Optical out, default Docks, dual wifi networks, virtualization and more
Filed under: Features, Troubleshooting, Ask TUAWIn this edition of Ask TUAW we'll be looking at questions about using the Mac's audio optical out, setting up a different default Dock, using Time Capsule to set up a dual wifi network, getting birthdays on the iPhone and much more.As always your suggestions are most welcome, and questions for next week should be left in the comments. And now, on to the questions!Continue reading Ask TUAW: Optical out, default Docks, dual wifi networks, virtualization and moreRead | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Don't panic, but Panic is hiring
One of our favorite software houses in the Mac arena is hiring. If you're a Cocoa expert, this could be your chance to get out of your parents' basement!Read More...
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News: ZappTek releases iPDA 4.1, adds Entourage 2008 support
ZappTek has announced the release of iPDA 4.1, the latest version of its iPod companion software for Mac. iPDA can transfer Word, PDF, Apple Pages, RTF or text documents to the iPod for portable viewing, and can also download RSS feeds, weather forecasts, driving directions and news headlines directly to the iPod. In addition, it supports the transfer of information from Entourage, Stickies, Mail, Address Book and iCal to the iPod. iPDA 4.1 adds support…
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Under The Radar News - Friday
Yahoo novelties. Information Week wonders why Nokia (NOK) doesn't bid for Yahoo (YHOO), which could help it grow its U.S. market share and, together with a pending Navteq (NVT) acquisition, dominate mobile location • Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry says Microsoft's (MSFT) $46.1B bid is a ruse meant to block a Yahoo/AMZN alliance, but that it has no chance of receiving regulatory approval • Capital Research and Management, which owns 11.4% of Yahoo and over 6% of Microsoft met with Steve Balmer Thursday to understand where things stand • Sources say Yahoo has scheduled a special board meeting Friday to determine the fate of the company.
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Apple Production Plans: Strength in Macs, Weakness in iPods and iPhones
I’ve come across a second Street research note addressing the status of Apple’s (AAPL) production plans.
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News: GizMac ships new Titan Clear iPhone colors
GizMac has announced that it is now shipping its Titan Clear iPhone case in smoke and pink colors. The Titan Clear is made from clear polycarbonate, and features built-in vertical and horizontal kickstands, an included thin film screen protector, as well as a rotating belt clip holster. Previously only available in clear, the case is now available in smoke, a form of black, and pink; both colors change slightly in different lighting conditions due…
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Clean your MacBook with toothpaste
Filed under: Portables, How-tos, MacBookToothpaste is such versatile material. When I was in college, I used it as drywall spackle to fill in nail holes. As a kid at summer camp, I used it to write my name on the rafters of our cabin. I've heard that some people even clean their teeth with it.Check out this tip from Lifehacker. It seems that a dab of Arm & Hammer Dental Care Advance Cleaning toothpaste can be used to rub the nasty wrist stains clean off of a white MacBook. A reader also suggests that a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser (which is free of abrasives) also works.MacBook owners, rejoice! A cheap solution is probably in your bathroom.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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News: Apple debuts 'The Great Thing' iPhone ad
Apple has released its new ”The Great Thing” iPhone TV commercial, which like the ads released earlier this week, focuses on the device's internet capabilities. In the 30-second spot, the narrator asks, “What's so great about having the internet in your pocket?” The ad then shows the user viewing a trail map for a winter resort, a Zagat restaurant listing, and using the jetBlue airways website, while the narrator…
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Mac Bloggers Poke at Air, Lament Update Killjoys, Celebrate SuperDuper Tuesday
There's been lots of Apple-focused activity this week, including a handful of application-specific software updates as well as speculation that 10.5.2 is close to delivery but is hanging tight until it works perfectly with Time Machine and the on-the-way Time Capsule -- which is basically a combination of a server-grade hard drive and Apple's Airport Extreme wireless base station. The biggest news, however, comes back to the company's hottest products -- laptops and the iPhone and iPod.
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Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News
Today's Markets In Asia Friday, the Nikkei fell 1.44%, adding to Thursday's drop of 0.82%. India's BSE Sensex was down 0.33%. Shanghai and Hong Kong were closed for holidays. European markets are up mildly. FTSE: +0.4%. CAC: +0.2%. DAX: +0.6%. U.S. futures are down from Thursday's close as of 6:30 AM. Dow: -0.4%. S&P: -0.5%. Nasdaq: -0.6%.
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Mac OS Ken: 02.08.2008
Analyst: Apple Reduces iPod / iPhone / MacBook Production and Ups iMac Orders / Analyst: Yeah. What he said. / New(ish) Memeory Exploit for iPhone and iPod Touch / Apple Skipping NAB 2008 / Apple Sued Over iTunes Store Allowance / Apple Applies for Interesting Front Row/Apple TV Patent / Franceâs Iliad Offers Unlimited Calls for iPhone / Circuit City: Taking Pages from Apple Retail / Woz to Keynote Australian Broadband Conference / Give Up Gizmos for Lent? / Danish Cops Baffled by First Generation iMac / (Check out the Post at Rotten in Denmark)
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Jim Cramer's Mad Money In-Depth, 2/7/08: A (Very) Small Fortune
Stocks discussed in the in-depth session of Jim Cramer’s Mad Money TV program, Thursday, February 7. Click on a stock ticker for more analysis:
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OWC announces 'Quick Install' guide for Mac Pro memory
Posted by Dennis SellersOther World Computing (OWC) has announced its new “Quick Install” guide for OWC Memory Upgrade Kits for the latest Mac Pro 8-Core Xeon models. There are some slight changes to the memory riser configuration vs. the prior model, so users need to plan for a slightly different memory installation procedure.
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ShaggyMac introduces MacBook Air screen protectors
Posted by Dennis Sellers ShaggyMac has announced a line of US$12.95 new screen protectors for the MacBook Air.
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Review: EyeTV adds iTune-ish features, Leopard qualities in version 3
Posted by Dennis SellersElgato Systems's EyeTV is one of those products I simply can't live without. (Well, okay, I could, but I wouldn't like it). Version trois continues the product's run of robust updates.
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Gefen rolls out new HDMI splitter solutions
Posted by Dennis SellersGefen has introduced new solutions engineered to support the expanded HDMI 1.3 format; they include a 1:5 Splitter for HDMI 1.3, and a 1:10 HDMI 1.3 Distribution Amplifier.
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Rumor: Possible Apple Event at the end of Feb. Also, possible sun will continue to shine
Appleinsider reports that its informants, combined with TUAW's informants might equal a possible, maybe, not quite sure, but it could be, event at the end of Feb. As astonishing as that might sound - as hard as it might be to believe - it kind of…you know…makes sense. There is this little thing called an iPhone SDK that's coming out in Feb. Since we're all fairly certain that Apple isn't just going to let it out into the wild with no explanation. With iTunes looking like the distribution model for the software, and the ins and outs of what developers can and can't do - it only makes sense that Jobs will do so in an live event…probably at Apple HQ. SO - I feel really confident that there will be a “special event” before the end of the month. What do you think?
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Out of the box 1.1.3 iPhones now software unlockable
Mr. GEOrge HOTz did it again. He just loosed a world of hurt on AT&T with a software unlock for 1.1.3 iPhones. That's right, the software is said to work on any fresh from the Apple store, shrink-wrapped iPhone sporting the latest 1.1.3 firmware and 4.6 bootloader. Something the AnySim unlock can't do. GeoHot's instructions (and dev/elite team smack talk) posted after the break. We haven't tested yet so as always, take care.[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]Continue reading Out of the box 1.1.3 iPhones now software unlockable Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Time to Start Buying Dips in the Technology Sector
Fears of a slowdown in the U.S economy have pummeled the shares of leading technology companies.
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Seismic Shift Among Consumers to Advanced Smart Phones
Record numbers of consumers are abandoning their basic cell phones for more advanced models, according to the latest ChangeWave consumer cell phone survey.
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Final Cut Express 4
Champagne Video Editing on a Beer Budget
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Apple Patent Shows A Way to Bring Widgets to TV
An Apple TV patent filing lays out how widgets could play a role in the way we watch TV. The filing is an update to an older one from 2006. In it, Apple (AAPL) describes how widgets could appear on-screen while people are watching an Apple TV. the widgets could provide live sport scores, news feeds, or chat functionality to talk to other viewers or friends elsewhere. Really, any widget you have on your desktop could just as easily be on your TV screen. The patent describes these widgets being triggered either by a new remote control that looks a lot like an iPod Nano, or by information in the broadcast signal itself.
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Maccast 2008.02.07 - Macworld 2008 Rogue Amoeba
A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. A special episode of the Maccast from Macworld 2008. I get to talk with one of my favorite Mac developers Paul Kafasis from Rogue Amoeba and discuss the new version of Airfoil. This app will let you take audio from any source on your Mac and send it to multiple Airport Express base stations, Macs, or PCs. Not only that but it will do it wirelessly and in sync. With their included video player it will even do it for video. Cool stuff, so listen up. Subscribe to the Podcast Feed or Get the MP3