Jul 28, 2008 Jul 30, 2008 Tuesday July 29, 2008
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iPhone 2.1 beta firmware hints at new iPod touch?
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable VideoWho knows how much this is worth, but there's a lot of chatter flying around today about some text strings in the beta release of iPhone OS 2.1 that make reference to an "iPod2,1." Seeing as the current iPod touch is designated "iPod1,1," that's a pretty strong hint that a new model is coming -- but hey, guess what? Of course a new model is eventually coming. What's more, we'd bet it's going to be almost exactly the same as the current iPod touch, with maybe the addition of GPS -- it's not like Apple is going to position this thing above the iPhone. Wake us up when tapping in Steve's birthday backwards spits out a ship date, pricing, and specs, and maybe then we'll be more excited.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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MobileMe update: mail restored to 1% of users, syncing issue resolved
Filed under: Bad Apple, MobileMeGood old David G., the mysterious author of Apple's MobileMe Status blog, has good news for that unfortunate 1% of MobileMe users who couldn't use their email accounts. All email services, including 'historical messages,' have been restored (it is unclear if this means all messages are back in their right place).Apple has set up a special MobileMe Mail Dedicated Chat Support to help those folks who had email issues sort everything out. If you were one of the chosen few, head on over there to discuss what happened with a friendly, and helpful, Apple support tech.In addition to resolving the email issue, David G. says that nasty syncing issue (you remember, the one that was wiping people's iPhones of any and all contacts) has been corrected as well. Most MobileMe users didn't see this issue, and for the few that did it seems to have sorted itself out, however, if you're still having this issue check out Apple's KB article for the solution to your syncing woes.Hey, David G., since it looks like you have MobileMe under control can I report a bug about the MobileMe Status blog? Thanks! There is no way to link directly to a post, like the post I'm talking about right this second, which makes it hard to make sure people see the entry I'm talking about. I'm sure you just forgot to click a button in iWeb or something.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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New iPod touch Info Found in iPhone Software 2.1
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Podcast #49: DRM Protests, Hacked Apps and Clones
The Mac|Life staff chat about Defective by Design's protest plans and wonder what's the appropriate course of action by the group. App Store apps have allegedly been hacked and another clone maker teases Apple lawyers with their new OS X compatible machines. read more
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Beverly Hills, 90210 iPod nano
Filed under: iPod Family, Odds and ends Beverly Hills, 90210 is a show that is near and dear to many people's hearts... at least I assume so, because how else do you explain this Beverly Hills, 90210 limited edition iPod nano? CBS is selling 2000 of these suckers for $269. For your money you get an 8 gig iPod nano engraved with a picture of the 90210 cast and a slogan of your choice (as long as it is 30 characters or less) and all the normal accessories that come with an iPod nano. If a 4 gig iPod nano is more your speed, you're in luck because you can get one of them for $219.I think I'll be passing on this iPod nano, but CBS has a whole line of iPods branded with various shows. They have everything from CSI iPods to Amazing Race iPods. I will pay good money for a Barney Miller iPod nano (which I have helpfully mocked up to the right. Oh, Wojciehowicz, you card!).[via Engadget]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Flickr Find: the Fluid icons pool
Filed under: Software The team down the road from me at Carsonified have been doing it, and you can do it too. Fluid is a fantastic free app that turns any web site into a self-contained application on your Mac. If you want to keep your webmail outside your normal web browser, Fluid is what you need. Thing is, all the apps it creates need icons, just as any app in your Applications folder does. By default, Fluid grabs the .ico files it finds on web sites and uses them as icons, but they don't scale well. Where can you find decent alternatives? The answer is the Fluid icons pool on Flickr, where a busy community of Fluid users have been busy making a selection of beautiful icons that work perfectly with any Fluid SSBs (Site-Specific Browsers) you've created. The icons in the pool might look weird to start with, but that's because the PNG originals have been converted to JPG format by Flickr's brain. To make use of an icon you like, make sure you view and download the full-size original, which will be the PNG file you need.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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1Password iPhone app released
On 10 June 2008 I wrote that the #1 missing iPhone feature was a keychain-type of application that stored passwords so that they could easily be entered into Web forms. I use that in the past tense because Apple has approved Agile Web Solutions’ 1Password iPhone application for distribution in the App Store. Rejoice! The iPhone [...]
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Apple should take its retail act on the road
On a recent trip, Philip Michaels spotted an airport kiosk selling iPods and other digital gear. The kiosk wasnât part of Appleâs retail effortsâbut maybe it should be.
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Apple should take its retail act on the road
On a recent trip, Philip Michaels spotted an airport kiosk selling iPods and other digital gear. The kiosk wasnât part of Appleâs retail effortsâbut maybe it should be.
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Apple should take its retail act on the road
On a recent trip, Philip Michaels spotted an airport kiosk selling iPods and other digital gear. The kiosk wasnât part of Appleâs retail effortsâbut maybe it should be.
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Electronics can sap school budgets; six tips for saving
Tight budgets or not, college students will spend more money on electronics in their back-to-school purchases this year than on apparel and apartment furnishings, underscoring the lofty place PCs, iPhones and other gadgets have taken on studentsâ must-have lists.
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1,000 apps today, 10,000,000 iPhones tomorrow
The Apple App Store has hit another milestone, but an even bigger one is fast approaching for the iPhone.Read More...
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3G iPhone: From "must have" to "maybe later"
Apple has screwed up the emotional connection to its products by reminding us of all the technology involved to make them work. I just want beautiful things.
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Apple ranks highest in cell phone tech support survey
Posted by Dennis SellersApple ranks number one for cell phone tech support, according to a new Reader's Choice survey from PC Magazine. Apple had a score of 8.9 or “significantly above average.”
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Apple offers some updates on MobileMe problems
Posted by Dennis SellersIn its ongoing attempt to deal with MobileMe issues, Apple has identified and resolved an issue with MobileMe Sync on iPhone and iPod touch. Although no action is required for most members, some may need to reset their data from MobileMe to sync normally again, Apple says.
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Art Lebedev lets loose Plastinkus scratch pad
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Sure, you could whip out your iPhone or Nintendo DS and your app of choice for a little impromptu DJ session before dinner, or you could get yourself one (or two) of Art Lebedev's new Plastinkus scratch pads, which supposedly sound just like you're scratching the real thing. While that claim may be somewhat dubious, at about four bucks apiece they're certainly at least worth taking a chance on, and you can even get 'em in no less than forty different color combinations. Now, if we could only get our business cards printed on them.[Via Pocket-lint] Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Safari vulnerable to 'cross-site cooking'
Posted by Dennis SellersApple's Safari Web browser appears to be vulnerable to attack when handling cookie files in country-level top-level domains, such as .co.uk and .com.au, according to an Information Week report.
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Rumor Mill Has Apple Slicing and Dicing Intel Chipsets
Is Apple's line of MacBook and MacBook Pro notebook computers due for a redesign -- or at least a refresh? The MacBook Air's relatively fresh form factor will likely remain the same for a while, but new aluminum cases for the other MacBooks in Apple's menagerie -- ones that will key off of the Air's thinner, slightly rounded design -- might be on the way. Plus, there are some rumors that the new MacBooks -- likely slated for a September rollout -- will sport a glass, multi-touch trackpad.
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AT&T announces iPhone Text Accessibility Plan
Posted by Dennis Sellers AT&T has announced the Text Accessibility Plan (TAP) for iPhone. Designed for both the iPhone and iPhone 3G, it's for folks in the US who are deaf, hard of hearing, have a speech disability and/or hearing loss, and was designed with input from the community.
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July 29 'Macsimum Podcast' now available
Posted by Dennis SellersThe Macsimum Podcast for July 29 is now available here and the RSS feed is here.
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Apple software updates for July 29
Posted by Dennis SellersCTM Development has updated FoxTrot Professional Search, a document retrieval and indexing utility for Mac OS X, to version 2.0.1. It has increased launch speed. And when launching FoxTrot Pro or opening a new search window, the previously selected indices are now selected by default.
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Alien Skin releases Exposure 2 film stock simulator, effects package
Posted by Dennis SellersAlien Skin Software has released Exposure 2, the latest version of its film stock simulator and effects package. Exposure 2 lets digital photographers and graphic artists enhance any digital photo by simulating the organic look of film.
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'Macsimum Recommended Reading' for July 29
Posted by Dennis Sellers“Is Apple Revamping Its Laptop Line? It's time to take a new look at MacBooks. A step-up to multitouch screens starting at a nifty price would thrill consumers”—BusinessWeek
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Backstage: iPod nano 4G: a Zune-alike?
It may be hard to believe, but from what we've now heard from multiple sources, it's true: the fourth-generation iPod nano will look like… a Microsoft Zune. Well, sort of. Contradicting speculation that Apple was planning to transform the new nano into a miniature iPod touch, complete with a smaller touchscreen, we've been told that this year's nano upgrade will go in a different direction. Described by one source as…
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Adobe Flips Switch on Lightroom 2
The promise of digital photography is that it can help any amateur develop into a backyard Ansel Adams, given the right camera, software and dedication. Imaging software company Adobe Systems has known this since 1990, when it rolled out version 1.0 of its trailblazing Photoshop software; it has followed that with a host of related products aimed at different segments of the digital imaging market. Tuesday's release of Photoshop Lightroom 2.0 is designed to narrow the gap between the serious amateur photographer and the professional.
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Apple Gazette Daily 316 - Rogers buys $150m worth of iPhones, Uno on iPod, and more!
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First Look: 1Password for iPhone
Filed under: iPhone, App StoreManaging passwords on the go is about to get easier, now that 1Password for iPhone has hit the App Store [iTunes link]. The release features secure notes, wireless sync to your Mac, and all the credential-caching fun you expect from the full-size tool -- in a handy pantsable format.I was able to install 1Password on my iPod touch and (after a few false starts) synchronize my 600+ desktop entries to the device, but unfortunately now 1Password coughs and dies on the touch when launched. I did manage to get some setup screenshots before things went south, including the desktop-side code entry to pair the device and the computer, so feel free to peruse the gallery -- once we have a bit more time (and I've thinned out my sync list) we'll give the long-awaited utility the full review it deserves.1Password for iPhone requires 1Password 2.8.1 on the Mac for synchronization. For a limited time, 1Password for iPhone can be downloaded free of charge.Gallery: 1Password for iPhoneRead | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Minireview: ColorTilt for iPhone
We take a look at an application currently at number 3 on the most popular paid apps list: ColorTilt. Is it worth the download?Read More...
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Limited edition 90210 iPod nano surfaces, we hardly believe it's real
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video Man, it has been quite awhile since we've seen an iPod of any sort get dressed up in limited edition attire. Thinking back to those Harry Potter, Madonna and Tony Hawk editions, we can't help but wonder how this one missed the boat. Coincidentally (or not) enough, the CBS Store has decided to offer up a special run of 8GB Beverly Hills, 90210 iPod nanos just as The CW pushes the all new rendition of the show. Buyers can add up to 30 characters of text and choose black, pink, green, blue or silver hues, but you better hurry -- who knows how fast raving fans will be handing over their $269 in hopes of securing one.[Via ChipChick]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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App Count
Philip Elmer-DeWitt: The number of offerings on the App Store — the venue for independently produced programs that helps distinguish Appleâs smartphone from all others — hit 1,001 on Monday night. […] The total app count isn’t that interesting to me, because the majority of the apps are just plain [crap]. The real question is how many apps in the App Store are actually of decent quality. My guess is around 100. http://www.atomicwang.org/motherfucker/Index/93E914B5-89ED-4D46-8EFD-9AACC6BAE818.html â
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Review: NLU Products BodyGuardz for iPhone 3G
First, let's share some good news about all three of these products: no matter which one you pick, you'll get film that covers both the front and back of your iPhone 3G very significantly against scratches. All three companies leave only small parts of the device exposed, including the headphone and Dock Connector ports, speakers, microphone, camera, side, and top buttons, but other than these parts—and some little holes at the corners—most…
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MacBook Rumor Roundup
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Adobe ships Lightroom 2
Filed under: SoftwareAdobe announced today that Lightroom 2, a major update to their photography workflow app, is now available. Lightroom 2 will cost you $299, with an upgrade price of $99, but it includes a host of new features, improvements, and general whizbangery.The biggest news for Mac users is that Lightroom 2 is Adobe's first native 64-bit app for OS X. Also new in Lightroom 2: Libraries can span harddrives Customizable print templates Smart Collections to automatically organize photos And much more. The Lightroom 2 Learning center has a nice list of new and improved features. And to help you Lightroom 1.0 users decide whether or not to upgrade Adobe has a comparison of Lightroom 1 vs. Lightrooom 2.Lightroom 2 requires OS X 10.4 or above, and a 1 GHz G4 processor or better.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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News: iPhone App Contest standouts highlighted
Last week, we announced the three winners of our Quest for the Best iPhone App Contest , which spotlighted cool new games and other software for the iPhone and iPod touch. While Shanghai Mahjong, Save Benjis, and Moto Racer came out on the top of the entries, we also wanted to highlight a number of other submissions that came close, and were worthy of honorable mentions. Other great apps included Where To?, a $3 point-of-interest application that…
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Students getting MacBooks in Wyoming school district
Posted by Dennis SellersWhen school starts in August, every student at Kelly Walsh High School in Natrona County, Wyoming, will have a new MacBook, reports the Casper Star Tribuneâ¨â¨.
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Apple patent is for dynamic evaluation of data storage systems
Posted by Dennis SellersAn Apple patent (number 7406631) for a method and apparatus for dynamic evaluation of data storage systems has appeared at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. It relates to data processing. The invention relates generally to data storage systems for use with computers and, more particularly, to performance evaluation of...
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News: iLuv intros iPhone 3G cases
iLuv has introduced four new cases for the iPhone 3G. The company is offering two styles of Silicone Case for the iPhone 3G, including a solid color version (Silicone Case) and a two-tone model (Two-Tone Silicone Case). Both feature a form-fitting design and full access to all ports and controls, and come with a glare-free protective film screen protector. iLuv's Silicone Case and Two-Tone Silicone Case for iPhone 3G sell for $13 and $25, respectively.…
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Snappy iPhone Poker Game Surprisingly Addictive
"5 Card Touch" from Griffin Technology is a very simple game for iPhone and iPod touch that emulates the most basic poker slot machine game -- five-card draw. Here's how it works. You start with $1,000 in virtual funds and place your bet of between $1 and $5. You are dealt five cards, face up. For example, I bet the maximum and received a pair of nines, a pair of fours, and a three. After you receive five cards, you have the option of discarding up to five cards and drawing new cards to replace them.
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Open Source Protest to Invade the Apple Store
Open-Source advocates, Defective By Design, are planning an in-store Apple protest. The group is recruiting readers to book slots at their local Apple Store's Genius Bar to question the employees about Apple's policies concerning the iPhone development, DRM and Apple's use of proprietary standards. read more
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Mark/Space ships Missing Sync for Symbian
Filed under: SoftwareMac sync software developer Mark/Space has announced the release of The Missing Sync for Symbian. Designed to sync Mac apps to Symbian S60 and UIQ smartphones, the new $39.95 product (electronic download) has a unique feature -- Proximity Syncing. When your Mac and Symbian phone are within Bluetooth range (about 30 feet / 10 meters), they automatically sync to insure that both are up-to-date.The Missing Sync for Symbian syncs personal information such as contacts, calendar tasks, and events, and also uses proprietary Call Log and SMS applications to move the phone's call log and text messages to the Mac. Video, photo, music, and document files can also be synced. If you think that the iPhone is the only smartphone on the market, it's important to realize that well over 100 million Symbian-based phones have been sold worldwide, with Nokia, Sony Ericsson, and Motorola being the biggest vendors. As a result, the Missing Sync for Symbian is available in English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish versions.In the interest of full disclosure, I wrote the help system for this application under contract to Mark/Space.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Steve Jobs not a big name among centenarians
Posted by Dennis SellersHowever, 51 percent of Millennials and 48 percent of Gen Xers didn't know who he was either. Still, the poll of 100 centenarians shifts conventional stereotypes on aging by revealing that some of the oldest Americans are using the latest technologies to keep up and stay close—talking on cell phones,...
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Apple releases Aperture 2.1.1
Posted by Dennis SellersApple has released Aperture 2.1.1, an update of its software for professional photographers.
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Nvidia announces new desktop, laptop GPUs
Posted by Dennis SellersNo word on if or when they'll come to Macs, but Nvidia has released new desktop and notebook graphics processing units (GPUs). Regarding the former, there are three new desktop GeForce 9 Series GPUs that bring support for Nvidia PhysX technology and CUDA general-purpose parallel computing to mainstream computing markets....
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Houdini 9.5 for Mac OS X adds FBX export, tool shelf, more
Posted by Dennis SellersSide Effects Software has released Houdini 9.5. The upgrade brings the 3D industry's first node-based workflow to the Mac ensuring that 3D artists “can collaborate seamlessly in a multi-platform environment,” says Kim Davidson, president and CEO, Side Effects Software.
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Apple patent involves updating data structure
Posted by Dennis SellersAn Apple patent (number 7406476) for updating a data structure has appeared at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. It relates to data processing.
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Rogers to purchase at least $150 million of iPhones
Posted by Dennis SellersRogers Wireless said during a conference call today that it wasn't expecting the opportunity to market the iPhone to its Canadian customers this year, but “jumped at Apple's sudden offer with a commitment to purchase at least $150 million worth of the handsets,” reports AppleInsider[/url].
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MagicPad to bring cut, paste, copy to the iPhone
Posted by Dennis SellersAn upcoming rich text editor called MagicPad will offer the ability to cut, paste, and even copy on the iPhone, according to an Ars technica report.
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New MacBooks going glass
It’s no secret that Apple’s MacBooks are next in line for an update. The MacBook was speed-bumped on 16 February 2008 and its enclosure was introduced 16 May 2006 â two years and two months ago. The MacBook Pro was speed-bumped on 26 February 2008 and the enclosure was released on 16 September 2003 as a [...]
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Pref Setter property list editor for Mac OS X updated
Posted by Dennis SellersNight Productions has released version 2.0 of Pref Setter, a property list editor geared toward editing Mac OS X's preference files. The upgrade adds support for authentication, the ability to launch or quit applications directly, a new hex editor for editing data values, significantly updates the appearance, fixes bugs, and...
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First peek at Microsoft's multi-touch Sphere
The Seattle PI's Todd Bishop reports about Microsoft's multi-touch Surface Sphere, a spherical display with a lens at the bottom to project an image onto the internal surface of the sphere. What does the demo show? Interacting with photos The presenter pushes, drags, and resizes photos, same as in the multi-touch and table-top Surface demos. He also sends a photo to the other side of the sphere by pressing his palm on it—useful, he says, for sending something to a person standing on the other side, and for providing “pseudo-privacy” because the person on this side can't see it. Globe The Earth is shown mapped onto the sphere, an obvious and interesting application. 360 views The live video image from an omni-directional ring camera is shown mapped onto the surface, as is a virtual drive through downtown Seattle around Pike Place market using video taken from a moving car. The presenter says that these provide an equally compelling view to everyone around it in high-traffic areas, but that “if multiple people want to interact with it, it becomes problematic”. He says you can socially mitigate those situations. Pong Place your palm on the surface and a ball bounces off of it. The article calls this a game, but there's no evidence in the video that it is anything beyond the ball bouncing off your hand. Accessing a menu Press both palms on the top of the sphere and a ring of menu commands appears encircling the top. Like the demo of multi-touch in Windows 7, this demo featured technology rather than user-focused solutions. Whether that technology is useful remains to be seen. Showing the Earth mapped onto the sphere is great, but a sphere seems a less appropriate surface once you've zoomed in. Similarly, using the sphere as an interactive high-traffic kiosk would be problematic—only one person could be manipulating the display, for instance.
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“Uno” now available for clickwheel iPods
iPhone/iPod Touch Applications have been all the talk these past few weeks, but there are other iPods out there that can play games. Today Gameloft has released something new for all of them. Uno is a world famous card game that Gameloft has now adapted for play on clickwheel iPods. The classic game pits players against one another as they attempt to get the number of cards in their hand down to just one. In this digital version 9 different rules settings can be used, and the game has two main modes of play. You can either play against the AI in “Career Mode” or play against friends and family (and potentially enemies if you wish, I don't think there's anything in the TOS against it) by passing the iPod around and letting others take turns. This is the first clickwheel game to be released since the App Store debut. You can find it here, in the iPod Games section.
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Palringo brings the first ârich messaging serviceâ to the iPhone (video)
Posted by Dave MertenPalringo enables picture messaging, text-based messaging and, soon, vocal instant messaging over the iPhone's data connection. It integrates with several existing, popular instant messaging services: AOL's AIM, Google Talk, Yahoo! Messenger, Gadu Gadu, ICQ, Jabber and Windows Live Messenger. People can also use Palringo to contact their friends using iChat,...
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FLOverload game released for iPhone, iPod touch
Posted by Dennis SellersDS Media Labs has released FLOverload, a touchscreen-based rendition of the late '80s Amiga classic puzzler Pipe Mania (more widely known as Pipe Dreams), for the iPhone, reports Touch Arcade. It costs US$1.99 and is available at the Apple App Store.
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Gameloft brings Uno to the iPhone, iPod touch
Posted by Dennis SellersGameloft has released Uno, an US$5 translation of the classic card game for the iPhone and iPod touch, reports iLounge. It's designed to be played either alone against the CPU or in a multi-player mode with up to four people.
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Paragon Software introduces CampTune for Mac OS X
Posted by Dennis SellersParagon Software Group (PSG) has announced free public access to the pre-release version of its CampTune software, which is designed for dual-boot users running both Mac OS and Windows on their Intel-based Mac.
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FileMaker runs 'Tell Us Your Bento Story' contest
Posted by Dennis SellersFileMaker is running a “Tell Us Your Bento Story” sweepstakes. Bento users who describe how and why they use the database software, are eligible to win a new iPhone 3G. Go here to download the contest rules and regulations.
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CodeWeavers announces 'Great American Lame Duck Presidential Challenge'
Posted by Dennis SellersCodeWeavers has announced the “Great American Lame Duck Presidential Challenge.” The company, a developer of software products that lets Mac OS X and Linux users run Windows programs, says it will make its product free for every American with a computer if President George W. Bush meets one of five...
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Little Hopper's Sight Words Game 1.0 released for Mac OS X
Posted by Dennis SellersLittle Hopper's Sight Words Game 1.0 for Mac OS X (10.4 and higher) has been released. It costs US$9.99.
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Jumsoft offers Home Business Trio '08 for Mac OS X
Posted by Dennis SellersJumsoft has released Home Business Trio '08, a pack of user-friendly applications for small or home-based business for Mac OS X. Home Business Trio '08 consists of three applications: Money 3.0 for accounting, Relationship 1.1 for customer relationship management and Process 3.0, for project management.
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Mark/Space launches Missing Sync for Symbian
Posted by Dennis SellersMark/Space has released a Symbian version of its data transfer software, The Missing Sync for Symbian. Now Mac users can take advantage of Symbian OS devices from Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Motorola. â¨â¨
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JABMenu for Mac OS X gets complete re-write
Posted by Dennis SellersJNSoftware has updated JABMenu, a way to utilize your Mac OS X Address Book data through a system-wide menu, to version 2.0. JABMenu provides access to your contacts' phone numbers, email, instant messaging, and postal addresses, URLs, and notes.
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Changes in Market Cap for Biggest U.S. Companies
Below we highlight some interesting tables on the recent changes in market caps of the largest companies in the US. In the first chart below, we highlight the 25 biggest companies in the US, along with where they stood at the S&P 500's peak just before the credit crisis began last July 19th. Exxon Mobil (XOM) is still the largest company in the US even though it has lost about $93 billion in market cap since last July. GE, MSFT and WMT rank a distant 2nd, 3rd and 4th, but they are the only other US companies worth more than $200 billion.
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CareTools announces iChart for the iPhone
Posted by Dennis SellersCareTools, a mobile healthcare information technology company, has announced that its US$100 native digital medical record system for the iPhone and iPod touch is available at the Apple App Store.
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Red Apple StudioCruzer can hold 15-inch, 17-inch MacBook Pro
Posted by Dennis SellersRed Apple StudioCruzer is a new, US$285 digital cinema production system secured in a protective carry-on, roll-away case. It can accommodate a 15-inch or 17-inch MacBook Pro.
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Newton Peripherals introduces MoGo Presenter Mouse
Posted by Dennis SellersNewton Peripherals has introduced the MoGo Presenter Mouse PC. It's compatible with any laptop, either Mac or PC, that's equipped with a PC Card slot.
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Targus announces 'checkpoint-friendly' laptop cases
Posted by Dennis SellersTargus has announced its US$99.99 Zip-Thru 15.4-inch Corporate Traveler Laptop Case, the first in Targus' line of “checkpoint-friendly” laptop cases. As a derivative of Targus' award-winning Corporate Traveler line, this case is designed to help business travelers eliminate the hassle of having to remove their laptop from their laptop case...
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TUAW Tip: exclude your Time Machine disk from Spotlight indexing
Filed under: OS, Tips and tricks, TUAW Tips Just the other day I noticed an odd thing: the Spotlight magnifying glass on my MacBook Pro had that little pulsating dot in it that means it is indexing something. That was odd, since I hadn't added any large files to my Mac, nor had I connected an external harddrive. Or did I?As you might be able to guess from the picture above, Spotlight was dutifully trying to index my Time Capsule's harddrive every time that drive was mounted by Time Machine (which is once an hour). This process was making my backups take a little longer than I wanted them to, so I simply excluded my Time Capsule from Spotlight's indexing.Here's how you do it: Launch System Preferences (or you can open the Spotlight preferences from the Spotlight dropdown menu). Click on the 'Privacy' tab. click the little plus icon () Choose your Time Machine disk (as you can see mine is cleverly named) That's it! Now Spotlight will ignore your Time Machine disk, your backups will run a little faster, and there will be a spring in your step.Update: As some commenters have noted, this tip does mean that you won't be able to use Spotlight to search your Time Machine backups. That's fine for me, since when I'm using Time Machine I'm restoring a file that I noticed is missing, or an entire folder. I don't need to search for something, however, if you find yourself routinely searching your Time Machine backups via Spotlight this tip isn't for you.Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Jisho for Mac OS X gets rewritten back-end, full Japanese localization, more
Posted by Dennis SellersSugoi Software has released Jisho 3.0, an update of the Japanese-English dictionary for Mac OS X. The upgrade brings completely rewritten back-end, full Japanese localization, faster searching and other enhancements.
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Datto's Z Series: world's first on / off-site backup solution to use ZFS
Filed under: Storage Datto earned a round of golf claps with its Backup NAS by bringing comparatively affordable off-site storage to the small businesses of the world, but it's giving itself a round of applause with the Z Series. Hailed as the "planet's first on and off-site backup solution to use ZFS," these units provide up to 1TB of local and off-site storage, optional RAID 1 local redundancy, twin gigabit Ethernet ports, OS X / Windows / Linux compatibility and the obligatory rock-solid stability that ZFS is known for. You'll also get a rapid recovery promise, which enables you to sleep easy knowing that your data can be restored within 24 hours should disaster strike. The units range in capacity from 250GB ($499) to 1TB ($1,149), while the required service packages demand anywhere between $35 per month to $1,000 a year.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Pentax introduces 10.1-megapixel Optio E60 digital camera
Posted by Dennis SellersPentax has announced the Optio E60 compact digital camera, which sports 10.1 megapixels. It will be available in October for US$140.
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Palringo brings rich messaging service to the iPhone
Posted by Dennis SellersiPhone owners can now download Palringo's rich messaging service (RMS) application for free from the Apple App Store. Palringo enables picture messaging, text-based messaging and, soon, vocal instant messaging over the iPhone's data connection.
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Capture command line output directly to a text file
If you're running a Unix command (inside Terminal or otherwise), and you want to quickly capture the standard output in an editable buffer (for examination or snipping), just add | open -tf after the command. The output of the command will be placed into a new TextEdit buffer, stored in the /private/tmp folder. For example, to get the output of the command-line version of System Profiler into a text file, just type (in the Terminal window): system_profiler | open -tf You can then edit the document, and save it (use File Âť Save As to pick a save location). This method saves a step over using a redirect (>) and then opening the resulting file.
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Use a Keyspan USB-to-Serial adapter with Virtual Box
Sun's VirtualBox is a slick new virtualization alternative to VMWare Fusion, Parallels, and the like. For some of us, we not only need to run a Windows app, but that app requires a connection to a serial device. Here's what I did just now to get my Keyspan USA-19HS USB-to-Serial adapter working in VirtualBox under Windows XP: Windows XP installed without a hitch, but it had no COM ports set up. It turns out that I hadn't turned them on in VirtualBox, so I did that. Installed the Keyspan drivers on my Mac (Leopard, 10.5.4). Downloaded SerialClient, the excellent app that seems to make this work. Attached the Keyspan adapter. In XP, I went into the Add Hardware wizard, and scrolled down to the bottom to add hardware I pick from a list. Basically, I wanted to force XP to set up an item in Device Manager for a COM port. The device was created, but for some...
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Enter bookmarklets directly on iPhone
If you're temporarily stuck without your Mac, you can still enter some Javascript bookmarklets directly on your iPhone, with a little trouble: Turn on Settings Âť Airplane Mode. Launch Safari and tap OK on dismiss the "Turn off Airplane Mode" dialog. Enter your the bookmarklet in the location bar. Dismiss the "Safari can't open the page" dialog. Bookmark the page. Turn off Airplane mode. This works for bookmarklets that set the location property, and perhaps others as well. When Safari aborts the script because it can't open the page, it leaves the bookmarklet in the address field, allowing it to be bookmarked.
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Use many email addresses on one iPhone email account
Using Mail on OS X, you can assign multiple sender addresses to one account. As covered in this ancient hint, this is done by just separating each address with a comma in the account's setup screen. This same trick now works with the iPhone 2.0 firmware -- before it would just use the first address in the list. So if you have, for example, a Gmail account where you forward all your other mail addresses, you can now easily send mail from all of those addresses. Of course, your SMTP server must allow sending from foreign addresses for this to work.
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10.5: Spotlight and the Time Machine disk
After much experimentation with the various known techniques and applications for turning off Spotlight indexing on a volume, I have concluded that it is not possible to convince OS X (Leopard) to not index the volume being used for Time Machine. This is true even if Time Machine is set to Off, its volume is added to Spotlight's Privacy list, and the volume has a .metadata_never_index file at its root. The volume I was using is a partition on an external FireWire 800 drive dedicated to Time Machine. My guess is that Apple enforces indexing on the Time Machine volume to facilitate searching backups, as suggested in this knowledge base document. But there are many ways to search, I don't use Spotlight all that much, the volume is 400GB, and I really just don't want Spotlight chewing on it -- especially when there's...
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New iPhone Apps for July 29, 2008
Updates continue to pour into the App Store, but a few new applications have been included as well. Card games continue to be popular on the iPhone, as are list apps and Bibles. You can find a few of them in the enormous list below: New and Updated Apps today include: Apache Lander, BeatMaker, Big Canvas PhotoShare, Blackjack, BookShelf, Catholic Calendar, D20 Gaming Dice Set, Expense2Go, Fonts, Funambol, Glucose-Charter, iBlackout, Korebasi Lite, Lights! LionClockPlus, Listomni, Mandelbrot, More Cowbell!, Mortgage Payment Calculator, Multiplayer Championship Poker, myTo-Dos With Email Support, Pacemaker, 1Password, Pick&Choose - Groceries, Plum, Pocket Express, ReaddleDocs, Shuffle Board, Solebon Solitaire, Spanish-English Translation Dictionary, Steps, Tanjas SOS Flashlight, Tip Calc, TouchRPN, TV.nu, UEIpong, Universalis, Annotater, Attaining Zen, BibleScope, Bible Unleashed: KJV, BoxOffice
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Photoshop Lightroom 2 is Adobe's first 64-bit Leopard product
Posted by Dennis SellersAdobe has released Photoshop Lightroom 2, an update of the photography toolbox for managing, adjusting and presenting large volumes of digital photographs. New enhancements include dual-monitor support, advances in non-destructive localized image correction, and streamlined search capabilities.
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First Looks: iSkin Revo2 for iPhone 3G
Based substantially upon iSkin's earlier Revo for iPhones, Revo2 ($40) is a silicone rubber iPhone 3G case with interesting features. It's the first triple-tone rubber case we've seen, with a combination of a base color, a black front bezel, and clear rubber surrounding the ear speaker. Carried over from the prior Revo is a hard plastic face protector that can be placed on the screen, behind the case, or in the original packaging if you don't want…
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AOC releases 'High-Def by Design' monitor
Posted by Dennis SellersAOC has released the US$429.99 High-Def by Design 2218Ph computer monitor with HDMI capabilities. it sports a piano-black bezel, polished aluminum cabinet and zinc multi-flex stand.
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Study: home network technologies will coexist, not compete
Posted by Dennis SellersConsumer electronics products no longer exist in a vacuum: increasingly they are linked to each other via a number of short-range radio technologies. CE vendors, faced with a series of overlapping use-cases, network areas, standards, and technologies, need to understand the applications best suited to each, and how they relate...
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'MacVoices' looks at Final Cut Pro User Group SuperMeet
Posted by Dennis SellersOn the new MacVoices looks at the upcoming Final Cut Pro Users Group SuperMeet.
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The Mac Night Owl: 'Why is Wall Street still down on Apple?'
Posted by Dennis SellersOn today's commentary, Gene “Mac Night Owl” Steinberg asks “Why is Wall Street still down on Apple?”
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News: Music Rescue 4.0 offers QuickRecover, iPhone, iPod touch support
KennettNet Software has released Music Rescue 4.0, the latest update to its iPod media recovery tool. Announced in May, Music Rescue 4.0 adds new features such as QuickRecover, a way to easily rebuild an iTunes library, support for the iPhone and iPod touch, a revamped user interface, Smart Playlist support, an improved media player, and faster, smoother copying. To thank iLounge readers for their help in beta testing, KennettNet Software is offering…
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Upcoming iPhone application MagicPad includes copy/paste
Although the official iPhone firmware doesn't yet offer copy and paste functionality, upcoming rich text editor MagicPad will include cut, copy, and paste features, as well as other goodies. Only in Apple land would we be excited about this feature.Read More...
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Mac 101: Disabling automatic login
Filed under: OS, Mac 101If you use your Mac as a public computer (or family computer), then you might not always want it to load your user account when the computer starts up. By changing one option in the Accounts System Preference pane, you can have your Mac display a list of user accounts upon startup. Just open System Preferences and go to Accounts > Login Options. Click the "Automatic Login:" drop-down box and select "Disabled." Please note that you will need to authenticate as an administrator to change any of these settings. You can further customize the "login window" by choosing either "List of users" or "Name and password." If "list of users" is selected, you will be prompted to click your user account name and give your password in order to login. If name and password is selected, you will need to type in both your username and password to login.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Mac OS Ken: 07.29.2008
Former Fake Steve Jobs Blasts Real Steve Jobs Over âCloak and Daggerâ Health Talk / Jim Goldman of CNBC: Jobs Should Have Stayed Quiet / ArsTechnica: App Developers Grouse (Anonymously) About App Store Experience / Verizon: iPhone 3G Shows Little Negative Impact (So Far) / Jupiter Research: No Reason to Expect a ZunePhone / Zune Guy Forsakes Mr. Softy, Buys an iPod
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Apple Stores opening early, handing out tickets to iPhone customers
Apple is making efforts to smooth out the iPhone waiting experience. Apple stores are opening as early as 8:00 am. Apple employees are then going through the line and pre-qualifying customers. Once you have been pre-qualified they are issuing tikets for iPhones that people can either wait in line and use right then, or they can return later in the day and redeem them. This seems like a good way for people that have to get to work to be able to get their hands on an iPhone. It's amazing to me that people are still waiting in in line to get their hands on an iPhone….I wonder how long this will last…
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New MacBook Rumors
Last week, during the Q2 financial call for Apple, Peter Oppenheimer does what Apple does best: he stirred the pot. It may seem to the untrained eye that Apple's less-than-stellar four-product launch was detrimental to the company, but how quickly we forget. Just a few short words left all the bad feelings behind and kept the rumormill going at full tilt once again, “…and weâre busy finishing several more wonderful new products to launch in the coming months.â In the call, Oppenheimer stressed that he could not talk about these products, and that they would be released at about the end of September. What better way to divert the attention from poor performance than to announce bleeding edge products that will leave the competitors straggling in the dust? Since the brief unannouncement, the speculation has been plentiful, with some talk of new Apple Cinema Displays (and from January of this year), but most of the rumors have focused on the long overdue MacBook line. Here are some highlights: Thinner and lighter MacBook and MacBook Pros with glass trackpads, to utilize Multi Touch, and will be called MacBook Touch(ComputerWorld) No Intel chipsets (the CPU will still be Intel–not going back to PowerPC), looking at AMD, VIA, or nVidia (CNET) One long piece of aluminum for the body of all three notebooks (AppleInsider) I have heard of some others that sound pretty farsical, and of course, a Mac tablet is always bantered about when it is time for a new rumor. What other features have you heard? What would force your hand to upgrade when they are released?
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First Looks: Gameloft S.A. Uno
Gameloft's Uno ($5) is a Click Wheel iPod translation of the classic card game. Designed to be played either alone against the CPU or in a multi-player mode with up to four people, Uno gives each player a set of cards that need to be matched by color or number to a communal stack in the center of the table. If the current color is green and the number is 9, you can add any of your cards that is green colored or numbered 9; additional cards you possess…
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iPhone NDA: Doing More Harm Than Good
Good piece by Chris Foresman on the frustration developers face working under the NDA that covers the iPhone SDK. I think this is the nut of it: “I don’t know of any successful platform that developers can’t actually talk about online,” added Brent Simmons of NewsGator. â
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Apple releases minor Aperture update to 2.1.1
Yesterday, Apple released a small update to Aperture. As usual, the company doesn't offer much of a description, and only says that Aperture 2.1.1 fixes compatibility issues and improves stability.Read More...
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News: Mix: Verizon, Remote interface, Roaming in Bermuda
Discussing Verizon's second quarter financial results, COO Denny Strigl said it was seeing minimal impact from the launch of the iPhone 3G. The AP reports that Strigl said Verizon was seeing what it believes to be a “minimal short-term impact” in customer flow due to the iPhone 3G, adding that the effect looks small compared to the overall size of Verizon Wireless, and suggesting that most new iPhone customers switching to AT&T…
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Apple stores issue 'golden tickets' for iPhone 3G buyers
Filed under: Retail, iPhonePeople are still lining up at Apple stores to pay iPhone 3G's. Clearly, people are crazy about Apple's new phone, but what is Apple doing to make it a little easier to get your hands on a shiny new iPhone? Our friends at iPhone Central note that Apple stores have new, extended hours to pack the people in. Apple stores are now opening at 8am, for you early rising iPhone seekers.Apple retail staffers will also be roaming the lines and prequalifing people for iPhone purchases. Once you've been prequalified you are issued a ticket that is good for an iPhone 3G. You can use the ticket right then and there (when it is your turn, of course) or return later in the day.Sounds like a pretty fair system to me. Have you stood in line for an iPhone lately? What do you think of Apple's new methods?Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Some thoughts on tweaking/expanding the File/Open dialog
Posted by Dennis SellersWe're all used to the File/Open Recent option in our applications. However, I often find myself doing things like looking for only files that t