Archive for the ‘Software’ Category

NewsGator shares details on upcoming NetNewsWire 3.2, 4.0

Monday, May 5th, 2008

(Via Ars Technica.) Brent Simmons of NewsGator gave Ars the scoop about some interesting updates on the way for NetNewsWire, the company's premiere RSS reader for Mac OS X. In January NewsGator announced that all of its consumer products, including NetNewsWire, were going free. NetNewsWire 3.1 was released that same month, but ...

Create iCal events from anywhere

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

(Via Macworld.) While I rely on iCal to help me track meetings and to dos, I’ve always found the actual process of adding new events and to dos much more complex than it need be. Typically I’ll be in some other application when I realize I need to create a new ...

Mac 101: schedule your scripts

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

(Via The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW).) We talk about iCal once in a while. Did you know that an iCal alarm can launch an AppleScript? A recent comment from reader Zach (and subsequent replies) made us think that this tip might be of use to anyone who hasn't considered the possibilities. When ...

Usage tips for the Leopard media browser

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

(Via Mac OS X Hints.) One of OS X 10.5’s new features is a media browser, making your photos, music, and movies available to most any application that can use them. To see the media browser, just select File -> Open in any media-enabled application (your web browser, TextEdit, Word, etc.). ...

Happy Birthday to Mac OS X!

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) This weekend marked a very special date as Mac OS X turned 7 years old. Mac OS X was launched on March 21, 2001. Throughout the years, Mac OS X has definitely seen its share of changes. In these 7 years, OS X has been through ...