Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
(Via SurfBits.)
It’s my Dad’s 90th birthday this week and after spending time working on a multimedia project for the party, I burned a DVD then got out the Sharpie Permanent Marker and wrote “90th Birthday Movie” on the disc.
It’s just such a weak link in the chain. You’ve drank endless ...
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Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
(Via MacWorld.)
Industry analysts say there's nothing unusual about the way Apple is distributing Safari updates to Windows users, despite complaints from the CEO of Mozilla about the practice.
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Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
(Via MacNN.)
Yahoo today announced a new version of Yahoo Messenger for Mac that introduces a number of new audio and voice capabilities. Users can now place PC-to-PC calls, as well as Phone Out/In, with a full voice message and SMS service on the Mac. By creating a Phone In account, ...
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Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
(Via Max OSX Hints.)
I was really sick of POP GMail and the iPhone not just working. I found several types of hints online, and none would really work for my situation. I use POP on GMail so that I can get mail on my Mac and leave a copy on ...
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Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
(Via iLounge.)
Apple has released iPod Reset Utility 1.0.3, which allows users of first- and second-generation iPod shuffle models to completely erase all music and data and restore the units back to factory settings when iTunes is unable to do so. On first-generation shuffles, the utility will reinstall iPod Software version ...
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Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
(Via Apple Hot News.)
"Simply put, there's never been an easier way to back up," reports Bob Levitus (chronicle.com) in his review of Time Capsule. After a few minor installation steps, you just "open the Time Machine System Preference pane on your Mac and click a few times. Leopard's Time Machine ...
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Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
(Via AccelerateYourMac.)
Codeweavers (makers of Crossover Mac) has released Crossover Games 7.0.0. (7-day Trial version available.) Clip from their page "CrossOver Games is capable of running a range of Windows games. To see if your favorite game is supported, please check our CrossOver Compatibility Center. CodeWeavers officially supports the following games ...
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Friday, March 21st, 2008
I've been working through a script to backup the Mini nightly to my 320 GB firewire drive. I've had some challenges, but it finally appears to be working as it should. I'll probably write it up and post here. In general, though, I think I've got all the backup needs ...
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Friday, March 21st, 2008
(Via The Mac Observer.)
TinyURL is really great because it shrinks long Web addresses down to a much smaller and more manageable size, but it usually takes several steps to get those compressed URLs. With a little help from AppleScript and TextExpander, however, you can cut that process down to just ...
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Friday, March 21st, 2008
(Via Rogue Amoeba.)
Radioshift hasn’t seen an update in a couple of months, but today we’re happy to unveil version 1.0.5. If you haven’t used Radioshift, it’s our tool for listening to and recording Internet radio. With its built-in guide, you can search over 50,000 radio listings, then listen or subscribe ...
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