Jun 30, 2008 Jul 2, 2008 Tuesday July 1, 2008
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The Apple Design Award winners at Iconfactory show you how to make your own
Have you always wanted to win an Apple Design Award? The cool little illuminated cube is something I've coveted for a while now, but since I don't actually produce any hardware or software for any Apple products, I think my chances of winning one are pretty lousy. The Iconfactory's Craig Hockenberry was awarded an Apple Design Award at WWDC 2008 for Twitterrific for the iPhone. The award has... [read more at MacMerc.com]
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Tooltips for Disabled Menu Items
Lukas Mathis on the ideal handling of disabled menu items in Mac OS X: Fortunately, Mac OS X does allow tooltips on disabled menu items. So just do the right thing and show an explanation telling the user why a menu item (or any other UI widget) is disabled. ★
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Balloon Help
System 7’s Balloon Help had an elegant solution to the “Why is this menu item disabled?” problem. Apple encouraged developers to provide separate Balloon Help strings for each state an item could be in; so, you could hover over a disabled menu item and Balloon Help would explain why the item was disabled. ★
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Regarding AT&T’s iPhone 3G Upgrade Policy
M. Jackson Wilkinson explains what I was missing with regard to AT&T upgrade policy for existing AT&T customers. In short, original iPhone owners can buy new iPhone 3Gs for $199/299 because the original iPhone wasn’t subsidized. But if you purchased a subsidized phone from AT&T and are still in your mandatory two-year contract period, however, you’re still paying off your last subsidy with your monthly fees, and so you’ve either got to wait or pay full price for an iPhone 3G ($499/599). ★
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iPhone 3G Is Totally Screwed
I don’t think there’s ever before been an iPod (or, iPhone) that’s had exposed screws. ★
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Questions - a Baker's Dozen of Them - About the iPhone Calling Plans
An AT&T representative answers questions about the iPhone calling plans --and promises no long waits at the AT&T stores.
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Mac market share nears 8%; Safari tops 6.3%
Filed under: Analysis / OpinionThe Mac accounts for 7.94 percent of computers on the Internet, and Safari is the browser of choice for 6.31 percent of the same audience, so says marketshare.hitslink.com. This increases Mac users' worldwide presence by nearly two percent from a year ago. In June 2007, 6.4 percent of the internet used a Mac, and 4.85 percent used Safari. Charles Jade of Ars Technica also notes that two thirds of Macs in use now feature Intel processors. The vast majority of the Safari users are Mac users, with only 4.3 percent of Safari users running it under Windows. That's a ten-fold increase, though, in Safari for Windows users since it was introduced at 2007's WWDC. Jade attributes Safari's gains to the one time Windows "Software Update trick" that placed Safari in the list of apps to update, even if the user didn't have Safari already installed. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Bioware, EA's Neil Young eyeing the iPhone game market
Filed under: Gaming, Software, Developer, iPhone, SDKAs we get closer and closer to the App Store launch (I'm still holding out for seeing an updated iTunes on July 8th, one week from today), a few big name game developers have announced that they're checking out the market for gaming on the iPhone.First up is Bioware, one of my favorite developers and makers of the classics Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, and the recent Mass Effect. In an interview with Patrick Klepek over at MTV Multiplayer, Bioware's CEOs Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk said that yes, they are watching the iPhone as a game development platform, but they're mostly keep an eye on "what type of consumer buys games on it and what type of experience they're looking for." I worry a bit that they mean that if only casual games sell big they'll stay away from it, because gentlemen, I'm playing games on the iPhone, and I would love a solid, in-depth RPG to play. Who wouldn't, really?And former EA exec Neil Young has split from the company to form his own development house, called "ng:moco" ( we have no idea what that means, either). They'll focus exclusively on making games for the iPhone -- Young says that they want to step up to be the "spiritual first-party" for the platform. He points out that the iPhone has the power of a PSP, except that it's also got a camera, an accelerometer, a multitouch screen, is location-aware, has all your media on it, and is always on and always connected. Just like we've always said, that's a great gaming device, and it's exciting news that a former EA exec like Young is going to work on getting some great games developed for it.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection 2 now available
Filed under: SoftwareThis is news that is certain to make Mac based Windows Admins (of which I am one) very happy: Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection 2 is finally out of beta. The final release includes all the new features that Microsoft added, some of the highlights include: The ability to open multiple instances of Remote Desktop without resorting to a hack (though I do believe that each connection spawns a new instance of the app itself). Redesigned UI Support for Network Level Authentication (which makes connections more secure) You can get more info about this release from the MacBU blog post. Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection 2 is free, and a Universal app. And as always, I would be remiss if I didn't mention the very capable CoRD, which is an open source replacement for Microsoft's tool.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Blambots FREE font for July goes crazy with the autoligatures
Blambot's FREE font for July 2008 is called Sanitarium. It's got sharp, irregular serifs and varied letter heights to give it a manic, unstable look. Designed as a perfect logo and title font, the OpenType version is equipped with autoligatures to give your type a random element and so that no two consecutive letters look the same. [read more at MacMerc.com]
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Polarbit makes Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D for the iPhone
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Gaming, Software, Odds and ends, iPhoneOf all the racers we've seen for the iPhone so far (and there are quite a few), this might be the one I'm most interested in -- Polarbit, who've already dipped into the iPhone's racing game capabilities with Raging Thunder, is working on a Crash Bandicoot-branded kart racing game for the iPhone (video here). And it sounds like it's got everything you'd want in a kart racing game on a console, much less on a smartphone platform -- twelve tracks, lots of characters, lots of weapons and powerups, and configurable controls. There are going to be a ton of racing games out when the App Store drops, but something silly and fun like this, crafted by a developer who knows their way around the fledgling platform, will probably be very near the top of the list.Can't wait to play it. No exact word on when Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D is coming, but it can't be too late after the App Store releases, and we'd guess $10 for a price, since that's what most of these things will be going for. Definitely looks like it might be a standout among the plethora of accelerometer racing games we'll be sure to have.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Macworld: iPod touch gets January apps with 2.0 update
Filed under: iPod FamilyMacworld's Christopher Breen speculates that Mail, Stocks, Maps, Weather and Notes will be available for iPod touch as part of the 2.0 update coming on July 11. The apps are no longer available via the January Software Upgrade through iTunes. (Try clicking the link on this page to see what happens: nada.) If you recall, The Stevinator said during the WWDC keynote that the 2.0 update will be available to iPod touch users for $9.99: half the cost of the January Software Upgrade that brought those apps (officially) to the iPod touch. This move is sure to perturb the users who already bought the apps, who could be nearly $30 in the hole for something that will cost others (me, for example) a slim Hamilton. I can think of a worse situation for iPod touch owners: Apple offering the apps individually via the app store, at some undetermined cost for each one. I have no reason at all to believe that will happen, and I really hope that it won't.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Jacqui Cheng on AT&T’s iPhone 3G Pricing/Plans
Sounds like current AT&T customers who are under contract with phones other than the original iPhone are stuck paying significantly higher up-front prices. I don’t get it. ★
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iPhone 101: Eight 3G iPhone Plan Pricing Details You Need to Know
Filed under: iPhone 101Thinking about signing up for iPhone 3G service? Here are some pricing details you'll want to know about. 1. You have to pay $18 or $36. A one time $36 activation fee still applies to 3G plans, the way it did for the first generation iPhone. If you're a current AT&T subscriber, this fee is only $18. 2. Data costs more. On the original iPhone plans, unlimited data cost $20/month. The new iPhone 3G plans cost $30/month. 3. Exchange costs $15/month more beyond that. The normal 3G iPhone data plan costs $30/month. Enterprise data costs $45/month. This buys you access to all the standard Exchange features. If you need to get Exchange mail, or access data inside your firewall, you're an enterprise user. AT&T isn't saying they'll disable ActiveSync and Exchange on normal iPhone plans for non-corporate users so we're unsure how they'll police this policy. Our Christina speculates that the enterprise plan sets up the server to accept exchange support; you could do IMAP from your exchange account but if you want non-MobileMe push, you gotta be on the enterprise tier plan.Follow the jumps for more plan pricing details.Continue reading iPhone 101: Eight 3G iPhone Plan Pricing Details You Need to KnowRead | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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iTunes: Free Tuesday
Filed under: iTS, Features, Deals Once again, TUAW is pleased to present you with a selection of free songs and videos from around the world. Many of these iTMS items won't be free for long, so grab your copies before the week is up. And don't forget: If you want to buy these on your iPhone or iPod touch, make sure to sign into your account in iTunes before you sync. Follow the jump for all the iTunes freebie goodness.Continue reading iTunes: Free TuesdayRead | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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PocketMac Ringtone Studio for iPhone
Filed under: Software, iPhone Information Appliance Associates, the company that brought us the PocketMac series of sync software, has announced PocketMac Ringtone Studio for iPhone.While the $14.95 application doesn't do anything that you can't already do with GarageBand and a little bit of knowledge, it does make creation of custom iPhone ringtones a lot easier. You can drag any unprotected music or QuickTime movie file to PocketMac Ringtone Studio, select a 30-second bit for the ringtone, and then export the ringtone into the iTunes "Ringtones" folder. The video above shows the entire process, along with a strange "jazz and random banging on the piano" soundtrack.There are some other alternatives available for creating your own ringtones: Rogue Amoeba's MakeiPhoneRingtone (free) Ambrosia Software's iToner (free to try, $15 to buy) As usual, the PocketMac folks offer a 90-day "no questions" money back guarantee on their software.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Poachers Pilfer Pwnage
Filed under: iPod Family, iPhone Looks like unscrupulous poachers are stealing free software. Word this morning is that UK-based iphoneunlockuk.com is selling the otherwise free Pwnage tool and for a hefty £29.99 ($60). Not a bad profit margin for software they neither built nor have the right to distribute.To quote the iPhone dev team, "We have all put in lots of time to bring you this application for FREE. We didn't license this application to them, we don't license it to anyone." Looks like the miscreants didn't do much to try to cover their tracks either. The application contains the original Pwnage credits and help file. In the words of the dev team, "Stop Thief!" Pwnage is a free jailbreaking and unlocking tool for the iPhone and iPod touch. Among other things it allows users to access the iPhone's Mac OS X command line and install and run third party applications.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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OS X 10.5.4 Released To The Wild + Other Apple Updates
Apple has released OS X 10.5.4 (59 MB via Software Update) to the masses which includes the content of Security Update 2008-04. The update also includes improvements to AirPort reliability and speed, many iCal improvements, two secure surfing improvements to Safari and three Spaces & Exposé bugs. The Security Update fixes 21 security issues in OS X 10.4 and 14 security issues in OS X 10.5. Fixes for especially nasty bugs include: CVE-2008-2309 which adds .xht and .xhtm files to the system's list of content types that will be flagged as potentially unsafe under certain circumstances, such as when they are downloaded from a web page. While these content types are not automatically launched, if manually opened they could lead to the execution of a malicious payload. This update improves the system's ability to notify users before handling .xht and .xhtm files. CVE-2008-2314 which disables hot corners when the screen lock is active (When the system is set to require a password to wake from sleep or screen saver, and Exposé hot corners are set, a person with physical access may have been able to access the system without entering a password prior to this fix.) CVE-2008-0960 which performs better validation of SNMPv3 packets (SNMP can be used to retrieve information about your system). OS X 10.5.4 can be installed via Software Update or downloaded directly from Apple. Users still running OS X 10.4.11 can also (along with the Security Update) look forward to a Safari 3.1.2 update as well, which includes a fix to a security issue (CVE-2008-2307) involving a memory corruption issue that exists in WebKit's handling of JavaScript arrays. Without the patch, users who visit a maliciously crafted website may see unexpected application terminations or be vulnerable to arbitrary code execution. Apple engineers improved bounds checking to fix the problem. If you have installed any of these updates, drop a note in the comments if you experienced any issues or if you can confirm whether a particular issue you have been seeing has been fixed.
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Apple launches Science Productivity Lab
Filed under: Odds and ends, AppleApple has just added a new section to the Science portion of its website (you did know Apple's website has a section devoted to science, right?). The Science Productivity Lab includes a number of video tutorials aimed at helping researchers and scientists use their Macs to share their work.Most of the tutorials have a sciencey theme, but with subjects like, 'How to Create Live Screen Captures with Snapz Pro X,' I think it is safe to say that people other than scientists will find this information useful.Note: The use of Bill Nye's picture should not be construed as an endorsement by the Science Guy. He does, though, think that science rules.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Doin' the wacky AT&T math
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, iPhoneAs everyone has told us this morning (Thank you guys, we love you!), AT&T has announced their price plans. Christina got a post up about this earlier today. As I dragged my weary Mountain-Time-based self out of bed (after a night of random fire alarms due to a wonky 9-volt battery), I decided to see what all the fuss was about. You can imagine my surprise when I saw that AT&T was slapping a $400 premium onto non-contract phones. In case you were up most of last night (like I was) and weren't reading that last line correctly, let me say that again: there is a four hundred freaking dollar premium for non-contract phones. Follow the jump for more thoughts about this development.Continue reading Doin' the wacky AT&T mathRead | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Blu-ray recordable drive for Macs
Filed under: Accessories, Hardware, Peripherals, PowerMac G5, Mac ProIs it time to finally put your HD mountain biking documentary on Blu-ray? Apple upgrade vendor MCE Technologies announced availability of a totally Mac-compatible Blu-ray recordable drive for Mac Pro and Power Mac.The $499 (internal) drive is compatible with Mac OS X 10.5.2 and later, requiring no special drivers for burning -- just install it in your Mac Pro or Power Mac bay, pop in blank Blu-ray media, and you're ready to roll. The drive does both single-layer (6X BD-R or 2X BD-RE) and dual-layer (4X BD-R, 2X BD-RE) burning for capacities of 25GB or 50GB respectively. That's up to 50,000 photos, 12,500 music tracks, or 4 hours of HD video.There's a $599 version bundled with Roxio Toast 9 and the Toast BD//HD Plugin, as well as an external drive with FireWire and USB 2.0 ports for $749.To write professional Blu-ray discs that can play on set-top Blu-ray players or Sony PS3, you'll need Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 Encore along with Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 or Final Cut Pro. Basic Blu-ray movies can be burned with Roxio Toast 9 and the BD/HD Plugin.[via The Mac Observer]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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OS X Server 10.5.4
Filed under: Software Update, LeopardIn our giddiness about OS X 10.5.4's release yesterday we neglected to mention that the server version of OS X has also been updated to 10.5.4. The server update (which you can download directly here, or get the combo updater here) includes all the fixes that were in the client version of 10.5.4 in addition to the following, server specific, fixes (this is taken from the KB article describing the update): Improves reliability of Directory Services Mobile home directories now work on Mac OS X clients bound to Novell eDirectory Includes the Web Objects 5.4.2 Update. For more information about the content of this update, see About the WebObjects 5.4.2 Update Improves Mac OS X Server Security. For more information on the security content of Mac OS X Server 10.5.4, see this article Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Mac 101: Finder window preferences
Filed under: How-tos, Terminal Tips, Mac 101As we know, the Finder offers four ways to display your files. Namely icon view, list view, column view, and Cover Flow. Perhaps you prefer one over the others (let's say column view), but your windows open to icon view by default. That can be annoying but here's how to fix it.First, open a new Finder window. Next, select your preferred display method and then close the window without doing anything else. Don't open a folder, drag an icon, nothing. Now subsequent Finder windows will default to your preferred setting.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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AT&T posts iPhone 3G information
Filed under: iPhoneAT&T Wireless has just posted official information about the iPhone 3G for US customers. In addition to touting the iPhone 3G's feature-set and a 3G-coverage tool, AT&T has officially clarified upgrade pricing for existing non-iPhone owning AT&T customers (as we covered a few weeks ago, current iPhone customers are automatically eligible to upgrade at the new $299 price). If you are an AT&T customer who does not qualify for the upgrade pricing, you can get the 8 GB iPhone 3G for $399.99 and the 16 GB iPhone 3G for $499.99 -- or a $200 premium. A two-year contract must still be signed.AT&T has also announced that the iPhone 3G will be available at 8 a.m. on Friday, July 11, 2008 at AT&T retail stores.Even more exciting -- for the contract-averse among us -- AT&T states:"Coming soon, AT&T will offer a no-commitment option of $599 for 8GB and $699 for 16GB."AT&T has also bundled together the iPhone data plan (which is a requirement) and their voice plans in one manageable chunk.Plans start at $69.99 for 450 anytime minutes, 5000 night and weekend, unlimited mobile-to-mobile and iPhone 3G data. AT&T's unlimited voice plan including iPhone 3G service is $129.99. SMS text message bundles are available for $5 (for 200 messages a month), $15 (for 1500 messages a month) and $20 (for unlimited text messages) a month, or $0.20 per message.AT&T even put together a handly iReady Checklist for new and old customers alike. Thanks Kevin (and everyone else who sent this in)!Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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iPhone 3G Guided Tour
Bob is back for another video tour. ★
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Apple Store West Edmonton opens Saturday
Filed under: Apple Corporate, RetailClear your calendars for Saturday, Edmonton Apple fans. Apple Store West Edmonton is set to open its doors at 10:00 AM. The store is located in the West Edmonton Mall, at 8882 - 170th Street, next to The Disney Store. You can get full travel directions here, but since the WEM is the largest shopping center in North America you shouldn't have too much trouble finding it.If you visit the store on opening weekend, please send us your stories and photos. This will be Canada's sixth Apple Store.Thanks to everyone who sent this in!Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Apple posts iPhone 3G Guided Tour
Filed under: Found Footage, iPhone, App Store, SDK Apple just posted a guided tour for the new iPhone 3G. In the video, our old friend Bob from the original iPhone walkthrough covers "What's new in the iPhone 3G" and the iPhone 2.0 software update. The iPhone 3G isn't due out until July 11th, but it looks like Apple is, once again, trying to start up the hype train. You can watch the video by heading over to Apple's iPhone website.Thanks, Justin!Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Prevent creation of the Mail To Do folder on IMAP servers
For a while I've been annoyed at Mail.app's creation of the Apple Mail To Do folder on my IMAP server (I use Dreamhost). No matter what I did, it just wouldn't stay gone. There's this hint, and there are some thoughts in the comments, but no real fixes. I returned to my problem today, and found that by going into Mail » Preferences » Composing, I was able to solve the problem. In the 'Create Notes & To Do's in:' drop-down menu, select On My Mac. Close the preferences, then delete the Apple Mail To Do folder on the server. That's it! No more 'Apple Mail To Do' folder on the server; just locally.
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Reduce iWow for iTunes' CPU usage on slower Macs
I've been using iWow for iTunes some time now. It makes my music sound great, but there is a downside to it ... if you have a 'slow' Mac like mine (mini 1.42 GHz), it eats up to 42% of the CPU. During CPU intensive tasks, that can be a real pain. After adjusting some settings, I've come up with a way to reduce the CPU usage significantly! Adjust the settings to look like the ones in this image, and make sure you save those settings. After these adjustments, disable iTunes' built-in equalizer. After switching to these settings, my CPU usage with iWow dropped down to around 9%. Good luck!
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Back up key files via rsync and ssh
If you find online backup solutions expensive and heavy on your system, you might be pleased to hear there is a cheap, easy way to create a mirror backup your Mac (or other UNIX variant) to a secure online server using a program named rsync. And as of Mac OS X Leopard, rsync will even transfer metadata associated with your files like tags and comments. This method does not allow you to roll back to previous dated backups like certain backup solutions do (Time Machine, for example). What it does is create a mirrored backup of your Mac on a remote server, so it's best used in conjunction with a local hard drive-based incremental backup solution. Still, if the house burns down, your files will be safe and once you've done the initial backup, rsync is very efficient at keeping your remote backup mirrored with your disk. In this example, we're going to backup the currently log...
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iTunesU-K12
Today Apple quietly launched iTunesU-K12, a resource for K-12 schools and districts throughout the United States. So far, only a few states have contributed (Arizona, Florida, Maine, Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Utah) with varying amounts of content available. iTunesU-K12 was announced at NECC (National Educational Computing Conference) at the “Apple's Big Splash” event. A district employee from Utah, Kelly Dumont, participated in some development of the content being launched, “Here K12 ed will have a central gathering place for resources, be they audio, video, text-based, etc.” All of the resources are free. The best one is Arizona's IDEAL eLearning page, which basically is a mini-iTunes store. It has hundreds of podcasts about many things, including my personal favorite, “Ask a Biologist.” As part of iTunesU-K12, you can find resources on learning about technology, languages, chemistry reactions, history, and much more. Here is the link to the surprisingly plain new page. Go take a look and see what it has to offer. [Via The Educational Mac]
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Photographers and the iPhone
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Tips and tricks, iPhone 101AppleMatters has published a great list of their top ten ways photographers can benefit from the iPhone. From sharing your portfolio on-the-go to note taking, it's a good list. My favorite is the example of a wedding photographer who keeps a sort of "check list" of shots to get (grouped shots, individual shots, etc.) as a reference on his phone. We've seen people use the iPhone's camera to create to-do lists, share instructional videos and more. On a recent car shopping expedition, I made a gallery of all the vehicles I test drove for reference and comparison at home. What's your favorite uncommon use of the iPhone?Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Text from your iPhone for free
Filed under: How-tos, Tips and tricks, iPhoneHave you been enjoying the 200 free, monthly text messages that accompany your 1st generation iPhone? Then don't upgrade to iPhone 3G, because those same messages will cost you $5US per month, unless you know this trick. Dave Merten at Macsimum News has posted a simple, four-step process that will allow you to get free texting out of your 3G iPhone that you should really check out. Kudos for Macsimum News for posting the trick. Sure, you're only saving $5 a month -- the cost of one Venti latte from you-know-where or approximately 1 gallon of gas -- but it all adds up, my friends.[Via YourMacLife]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Alliance to advocate for Macs in the enterprise
Filed under: EnterpriseFive companies, Atempo, Centrify, GroupLogic, LANrev, and Parallels have joined forces to form the Enterprise Desktop Alliance, which will promote the deployment of Macs in the enterprise. All of the companies focus on integrating Mac OS X with Windows and PC-based network infrastructures. Peter Frankl, chief operating officer at LANrev, says it wants IT departments to know they can successfully integrate Mac solutions for their large businesses. For now, the consortium offers little more than product information about each member company's software, but Frankl says the organization wants to create a resource for IT pros to share best practices. MacEnterprise.org is a well-known community of IT professionals with similar goals, but without the financial clout of the five-company consortium. The organization has not yet responded to a request for comment. [Via Infoworld]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Slimmer Snow Leopard?
In the wake of reports from TUAW and RoughlyDrafted.com that 10.6, also known as Snow Leopard, would be the smallest Apple OS in years, many have been scrambling to figure out how exactly Apple was going to be dropping that much heft from their mainline apps. An especially big loser was Mail, down to 91 MB from 287 MB. Speculation has been running wild that this was an indication that this dramatic weightloss is an indication that Apple is looking toward minikernel type operating systems and the types of platforms that this would indicate - mainly leading to more 'real OS X on the iPhone' discussions. Others have speculated that the weight reduction is due more to the loss of the PPC code in 10.6, or the switch from language (.lproj) files in each app to a system-wide localization database. While there's no denying that the loss of size is dramatic, it's actually less of a reduction than I can get by running running XSlimmer - to use Mail as an example, the xslimmed Mail weighs in at a svelte 24.7 MB - significantly lighter even than the version shipping with Snow Leopard. This, I'd think, very much argues that the size reductions can be entirely explained by loss of the PPC code and the language files. In fact, the extra 70 MB might even be new features - hey, we can hope, right?
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MacNotables #825: Tips on Becoming a Mac Journalist from Tonya Engst and Ted Landau
Want to break into the world of Mac journalism? Tonya Engst and Ted Landau talk about how to get started, and why you might not want to quit your day job right away. As the Mac market grows, so does the competition. Tonya and Ted talk about the benefits (or not) of formal training, visibility, practice, networking and more. Think it is all sounds like a lot of work? Find out about different aspects of Mac coverage and why some simple, common-sense characteristics could be what sets you apart in your quest to become the next high-profile Mac journalist. Tonya Engst Ted Landau Chuck Joiner (more…)
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Mac OS Ken: 07.01.2008
Apple Updates Security for Tiger and Leopard / Apple Updates Leopard to Mac OS X 10.5.4 / Rhapsody to (Try to) Sell DRM-Free MP3s / Rhapsody Partners with Verizon on MP3 Service / Apple Grows Laptop Sales 61% from 1Q of 2007 to 1Q of 2008 / iPhone 3G to Hit France Six Days Late / Telstra: Third Carrier for iPhone 3G Down Under / RBC Capital: Interest in iPhone âUnprecedentedâ / No âApple Effectâ for NAND So Far in 2008 / Apple to Open Edmonton Store This Saturday at 10 A.M.