Two ways to download software updates in Snow Leopard: "Snow Leopard removed a useful 'download only' option from Software Update. Learn two ways to replace that lost functionality.
"
"Macworld - http://www.macworld.com
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Two ways to download software updates in Snow Leopard
iTunes launches new Twitter accounts
iTunes launches new Twitter accounts: "The iTunes Store has created a quartet of new Twitter accounts to keep social networking users abreast of the latest developments in music, podcasts, movies, and TV.
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Macworld - http://www.macworld.com
Apple overhauls iMac line, with 21.5-, 27-inch models
Apple overhauls iMac line, with 21.5-, 27-inch models: "This major update to Apple's consumer desktop line replaces the old 20- and 24-inch models with new 21.5-inch and 27-inch models featuring a true widescreen 16x9 aspect ratio and impressive high-end features previously found only in the Mac Pro line, including the first quad-core processor ever in an iMac.
"
Macworld - http://www.macworld.com
White MacBook gets unibody design
White MacBook gets unibody design: "The new MacBook, while still clad in white polycarbonate, now features the same unibody construction and bright LED-backlit screens as Apple's other laptops. The $999 portable is powered by a 2.26GHz processor.
"
Macworld - http://www.macworld.com
BusinessWeek Details Apple Hardware Updates
BusinessWeek Details Apple Hardware Updates: "Even before Apple has officially updated its online site with new hardware models, BusinessWeek has posted a description of the updates, which include redesigned 21.5-inch and 27-inch iMacs with LED displays, a redesigned polycarbonate MacBook, and a..."
MacRumors - http://www.macrumors.com
Apple Updates Mac Mini and Adds Server Option
Apple Updates Mac Mini and Adds Server Option: "
Apple today updated its Mac mini, offering spec bumps to its existing $599 and $799 models and adding a new $999 server model.
Apple today also announced that the Mac mini, the world's most energy efficient desktop, is now fas..."
MacRumors - http://www.macrumors.com
Apple Introduces New Aluminum Remote, Improves Performance on AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule
Apple Introduces New Aluminum Remote, Improves Performance on AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule: "While the big news today was Apple's release of new iMacs, a new Magic Mouse, updated Mac minis, and a refreshed MacBook, Apple also quietly updated several other hardware products.
Apple today introduced a new aluminum Apple Remote pr..."
MacRumors - http://www.macrumors.com
Apple Introduces Magic Mouse
Apple Introduces Magic Mouse: "Today Apple introduced the new wireless Magic Mouse, the first mouse to use Apple’s revolutionary Multi-Touch technology. Pioneered on iPhone, iPod touch and Mac notebook trackpads, Multi-Touch allows customers to navigate using intuitive finger gestures. Instead of mechanical buttons, scroll wheels or scroll balls, the entire top of the Magic Mouse is a seamless Multi-Touch surface. Magic Mouse comes standard with the new iMac and will be available as a Mac accessory at just $69."
Apple Hot News - http://www.apple.com/hotnews/
Apple Unveils New iMac With 21.5 and 27-inch Displays
Apple Unveils New iMac With 21.5 and 27-inch Displays: "Apple today unveiled an all new iMac line featuring brilliant LED-backlit 21.5 and 27-inch widescreen displays in a new edge-to-edge glass design and seamless all aluminum enclosure. The new iMac line, starting at $1,199, is the fastest ever with Intel Core 2 Duo processors starting at 3.06 GHz, and Core i5 and i7 quad-core processors for up to twice the performance. Every new iMac ships with a wireless keyboard and the all new wireless Magic Mouse, the world’s first mouse with Multi-Touch technology."
Apple Hot News - http://www.apple.com/hotnews/
Monday, October 19, 2009
Zoho Integrates With Google, Score One for Web App Interoperability
Zoho Integrates With Google, Score One for Web App Interoperability: "Zoho Projects, the company's web-based project management app, has been upgraded to provide full interoperability with Google Apps.
Wired News - http://www.wired.com/rss/index.xml
Friday, October 16, 2009
BannerZest 2.0.2 - Flash presentation software for pro and amateur web designers. (Demo)
BannerZest 2.0.2 - Flash presentation software for pro and amateur web designers. (Demo): "
BannerZest 2.0.2
BannerZest is Flash presentation software for professional and amateur web designers. Turn your pictures into a flash slide-show with a few simple clicks and share it on your website. BannerZest doesn't require you to know or even possess Flash!
BannerZest uses the concept of themes, that work like templates. You don't have to spend hours in Flash for a beautiful animation. Our designers have done it for you! Paste your photos, choose the colors, done!
Whether you are using Apple iWeb, RapidWeaver, Dreamweaver or any other tool, BannerZest will let you put your banners online in no time. Uploading your work via FTP or to your .Mac account is fully supported from within BannerZest. Integrating a banner on a page is as simple as pasting a code snippet prepared for you. Social web sites are supported too.
WHAT'S NEW
Version 2.0.2:
- Added: German, Italian, Spanish and Japanese Localization
- Updated: panels levels. Now when you select the inspector from another application, the main window is order front.
- Fixed: Handling servers which return a 550 code to FTP FEAT commands.
- Fixed: All themes will now scale properly when user zooms in (or out) inside web browser.
- Fixed: IE6 crash with Item Slideshow.
- Fixed: reflection border in Item slideshow and Carousel.
- Fixed: A possible crash situation when dropping media in the media tab.
- Fixed: A crash situation when select the 'Generate a single SWF file' option with the application launched from the dmg file.
- Fixed: Url click in some flash themes.
- Fixed: Url click in MenuGrid with Fade transition.
- Fixed: A possible bug with Lightbox when a media is selected in the banner.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.5.6 or later, Flash Player 9.0.45 or later.
PRICE
$49.00
DEVELOPER
DOWNLOADS
32765
"
MacUpdate - Universal Binary - http://www.macupdate.com/macintel.php
Adium 1.3.7 - Popular instant messenger client, supports multiple services. (Free)
Adium 1.3.7 - Popular instant messenger client, supports multiple services. (Free): "
Adium 1.3.7
Adium is a fast and free instant messaging client which supports AIM, ICQ, Jabber, MSN, Yahoo!, Google Talk, Yahoo! Japan, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, QQ, Novell Groupwise, SIP/SIMPLE (Text), and Lotus Sametime. Adium supports beautiful WebKit message display, tabbed messaging, encrypted chat, file transfer, and more. Give it a try; you won't look back.
Adium is currently translated into:
- Brazilian Portuguese
- Canadian English
- Australian English
- Catalan
- Czech
- Danish
- Dutch
- English
- French
- Canadian French
- German
- Icelandic
- Italian
- Japanese
- Norwegian
- Polish
- Russian
- Simplified Chinese
- Spanish
- Swedish
- Traditional Chinese
- Turkish
WHAT'S NEW
Version 1.3.7:
- Updated libpurple
- Fix a crash when some clients send contacts in a format we don't understand on ICQ.
- Fix blocking and other privacy lists on AIM/ICQ.
- Fixed CAPTCHA not working properly on Facebook.
- Fixed iChat emoticons on Snow Leopard.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.
PRICE
Free
DEVELOPER
DOWNLOADS
376392
"
MacUpdate - Universal Binary - http://www.macupdate.com/macintel.php
PersonalBrain 5.5.1.2 - Organize web pages, notes, documents in a visual map. (Free)
PersonalBrain 5.5.1.2 - Organize web pages, notes, documents in a visual map. (Free): "
PersonalBrain 5.5.1.2
PersonalBrain... The digital home for your mind. Organize Web pages, notes, and documents the way you think in a visual map. Immediately improves your computing experience with the following benefits:
Work More Effectively
Navigate More Efficiently
Think More Clearly
- Enables you to link items associatively
- Provides information context and meaning
- Uses an intuitive visual interface
Work More Effectively
- Interacts with your existing files and software
- Locates data faster and easier
- Eliminates the confusion of files and folders
- Reduces irrelevant information
- Creates networks of information effortlessly
Navigate More Efficiently
- Instant search takes you to the right information immediately
- Organizes files and Web pages by concept and idea
- Past thought list lets you backtrack and see your train of thought
WHAT'S NEW
Version 5.5.1.2:
- Fixed: Accelerators sometimes do not work
- Fixed: Japanese messages in Search tab do not display properly
- Fixed: Fails to startup under Mac OS and Linux
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.
PRICE
Free
DEVELOPER
DOWNLOADS
28437
"
MacUpdate - Universal Binary - http://www.macupdate.com/macintel.php
Night Vision Comes to Motorcycling
Night Vision Comes to Motorcycling: "It really works, and its inventor says it's not the distraction you might think.
Wired News - http://www.wired.com/rss/index.xml
Edge of Solar System Is Not What We Expected
Edge of Solar System Is Not What We Expected: "NASA's IBEX spacecraft has begun sending data back from the edge of the solar system, and already it is surprising astronomers. Neutral atoms are packed into a ribbonlike structure rather than spread out evenly as models predict.
Wired News - http://www.wired.com/rss/index.xml
Oct. 16, 2002: Second Great Library Opens in Alexandria
Oct. 16, 2002: Second Great Library Opens in Alexandria: "The Egyptian port city once housed the greatest library in the ancient world. Time to be great again.
Wired News - http://www.wired.com/rss/index.xml
TypeStyler makes long-awaited OS X debut
TypeStyler makes long-awaited OS X debut: "Strider Software has brought its desktop publishing app, which lets users customize and create special effects with fonts, to OS X after seven years of development work.
"
Macworld - http://www.macworld.com
Mac writing tools
Mac writing tools: "In advance of National Novel Writing Month, Jason Snell shows you various Mac
tools for writing, organizing, and focusing.
"
Macworld - http://www.macworld.com
Performance showdown: Windows 7 vs. Snow Leopard
Performance showdown: Windows 7 vs. Snow Leopard: "CNET Labs' Dong Ngo tests the two operating systems side by side and finds that while Snow Leopard is faster with Apple software, Windows 7 is the way to go when it comes to serious gaming."
CNET News.com - http://news.cnet.com/
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Review: Harman Kardon Soundsticks II speakers
Review: Harman Kardon Soundsticks II speakers: "Long after it original release, Harman Kardon's SoundSticks II remains a standout speaker system. While missing many features found on other computer speakers, the SoundSticks II offers very good sound and an eye-catching design for a reasonable price.
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Macworld - http://www.macworld.com
Analyst: Mac sales 'defy all logic'
Analyst: Mac sales 'defy all logic': "Both Gartner and IDC expect Apple to report an increase in quarterly Mac sales when it unveils its fiscal fourth-quarter numbers next week.
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Macworld - http://www.macworld.com
Layar Augmented Reality Browser app for iPhone 3GS now available; poised to become a killer app?
Layar Augmented Reality Browser app for iPhone 3GS now available; poised to become a killer app?: "Layar's free augmented reality (AR) browser has arrived in Apple's iTunes App Store..."
MacDailyNews - http://www.macdailynews.com/
Apple’s Mac Pro to get exclusive Intel ‘Gulftown’ hexacore 32nm Xeon?
Apple’s Mac Pro to get exclusive Intel ‘Gulftown’ hexacore 32nm Xeon?: "According to one of our sources, Apple is finalizing the future Mac Pro models..."
MacDailyNews - http://www.macdailynews.com/
RUMOR: Apple’s next-gen iMacs to offer Blu-ray option, Core i7 ‘Clarksfield’ quad-core CPUs
RUMOR: Apple’s next-gen iMacs to offer Blu-ray option, Core i7 ‘Clarksfield’ quad-core CPUs: "Apple's earlier plans to offer Blu-ray technology on the new all-in-one desktops may have been pulled back..."
MacDailyNews - http://www.macdailynews.com/
Picasa 3.5.2.78 - Organize, edit, and share your photos. (Free)
Picasa 3.5.2.78 - Organize, edit, and share your photos. (Free): "
Picasa 3.5.2.78
Picasa and Picasa Web Albums allows you to organize, edit, and upload your photos to the web from your computer in quick, simple steps. Arrange your photos into folders and albums and erase their blemishes using powerful editing tools in Picasa. Then use Picasa Web Albums to share those perfected photos online with family, friends, and the world.
WHAT'S NEW
Version 3.5.2.78:
- Stability improvements.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.
PRICE
Free
DEVELOPER
DOWNLOADS
52476
"
MacUpdate - Universal Binary - http://www.macupdate.com/macintel.php
Arts & Letters Daily (15 Oct 2009)
Arts & Letters Daily (15 Oct 2009): "
How did overly enthusiastic homebuyers in the U.S. manage to sink the global economy? Time to step back and take a long, clear view... more
Set against Napoleon, the Imperial Russian state was far from being a ramshackle despotism. It could fight with power and determination, and win... more
Ah, today's youth. The brightest do-gooders in history? Shallow narcissicists? A bunch of illiterate knuckleheads? All of the above, and more... more
Arts & Letters Daily - ideas, criticism, debate - http://aldaily.com/
Oct. 14, 1947: Yeager Machs the Sound Barrier
Oct. 14, 1947: Yeager Machs the Sound Barrier: "Capt. Chuck Yeager flies a Bell X-1 rocket aircraft to become the first human to break the sound barrier.
Wired News - http://www.wired.com/rss/index.xml
Opera Unite Puts a Web Server Inside Your Browser
Opera Unite Puts a Web Server Inside Your Browser: "Opera releases a beta of Unite, the software maker's attempt to squeeze a functional web server into its already feature-heavy web browser, Opera 10. Read our hands-on review.
Wired News - http://www.wired.com/rss/index.xml
Scientists Make Desktop Black Hole
Scientists Make Desktop Black Hole: "Chinese scientists have created an artifiical black hole in the lab. No, the world hasn't ended.
Wired News - http://www.wired.com/rss/index.xml
Wires Inserted Into Human Brain Reveal Speech Surprise
Wires Inserted Into Human Brain Reveal Speech Surprise: "By studying patients with epilepsy undergoing a procedure that involves running wires directly into the brain, scientists discovered that the brain's speech center is able to handle two tasks at once. If this capacity exists beyond the speech area, it introduces a staggering level of complexity into our understanding of how the brain works.
Wired News - http://www.wired.com/rss/index.xml
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Microsoft, FOX team up with ‘Family Guy’ creator MacFarlane on TV show pimping Windows 7
Microsoft, FOX team up with ‘Family Guy’ creator MacFarlane on TV show pimping Windows 7: "Microsoft 'has signed a deal with Fox to sponsor a variety show produced by 'Family Guy' creator Seth MacFarlane..."
MacDailyNews - http://www.macdailynews.com/
Design basics: The alignment analysis
Design basics: The alignment analysis: "You don't need a degree in graphic design to create great-looking documents. You just have to follow a few simple rules. Today we learn about alignment.
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Macworld - http://www.macworld.com
Better collaboration with Word’s Track Changes
Better collaboration with Word’s Track Changes: "Need to work with others to create a document? Microsoft Word's powerful features for tracking changes can make the job easier.
"
Macworld - http://www.macworld.com
Bugs hit Google Docs after recent upgrade
Bugs hit Google Docs after recent upgrade: "Users of Google Docs are having problems printing, exporting and uploading certain files.
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Macworld - http://www.macworld.com
Printing mailing labels
Printing mailing labels: "No need to search for a special tool to print address labels. The tool is built into OS X.
"
Macworld - http://www.macworld.com
New Wi-Fi spec challenges Bluetooth
New Wi-Fi spec challenges Bluetooth: "The specification, called Wi-Fi Direct, turns gadgets into mini access points and could hurt Bluetooth's dominance in gadget wireless connectivity."
CNET News.com - http://news.cnet.com/
Friday, October 9, 2009
Penny-size nuclear battery keeps going and going
Penny-size nuclear battery keeps going and going: "University of Missouri scientists are developing a nuclear battery the size of a penny that could hold a million times more charge than chemical batteries."
CNET News.com - http://news.cnet.com/
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