Pro Application Support 4.0.1
31/07/07 11:30 Filed in: Software &
Updates
Apple have
released Pro Application Support 4.0.1, available via
Software Update, or from their site.
This update improves general user interface reliability for Apple's professional applications and is recommended for all users of Final Cut Studio, Final Cut Pro, Motion, Soundtrack Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Aperture, Final Cut Express HD, Soundtrack, Logic Pro and Logic Express.
If you don't have any of these Applications, it won't show in Software Update, and there is no need to install it.
This update improves general user interface reliability for Apple's professional applications and is recommended for all users of Final Cut Studio, Final Cut Pro, Motion, Soundtrack Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Aperture, Final Cut Express HD, Soundtrack, Logic Pro and Logic Express.
If you don't have any of these Applications, it won't show in Software Update, and there is no need to install it.
BBC iPlayer Petition
24/07/07 22:35 Filed in: News
As you
probably know the BBC are introducing a
way where we can catch up with their programmes
online, but it'll be only available for Windows
PCs until they get their act together (whenever
that will be). Just to add to the pressure there
is a petition you can fill in online at Number 10.
So don't hang about, we've got them on the run now
with over 10,000 signatures so far.
Go fill it in
Go fill it in
Journler
24/07/07 16:02 Filed in: Software &
Updates
Do you
find your write a lot of To Do lists? Take lots of
notes? Write down random ideas and all that daily
sort of stuff, it all ends up in different documents
and you never know where things are? That's been me
at least, and I've tried a lot of solutions,
including: YoJimbo,
Notae,
iNotePad and
KIT.
Now either they've been more than I possibly need, or just not enough, have some quirk I dislike, or; a price tag I'm not willing to pay.
Well, thankfully Journler has come along and seems a great solution plus it does a little more (iLife integration, images etc.) but isn't overly complicated.
It's well worth the download.
Now either they've been more than I possibly need, or just not enough, have some quirk I dislike, or; a price tag I'm not willing to pay.
Well, thankfully Journler has come along and seems a great solution plus it does a little more (iLife integration, images etc.) but isn't overly complicated.
It's well worth the download.
1997-2007 History Lesson
19/07/07 17:15 Filed in: Comment
Let's get
this straight; Microsoft doesn't own Apple, has never
owned Apple and didn't invest $500 million (contrary
to what you may think, or have read).
Here's a little history lesson: "At the 1997 Macworld Expo, Steve Jobs announced that Apple would be entering into partnership with Microsoft. Settlement discussions regarding Apple's "Look and Feel" lawsuit and the "QuickTime piracy" lawsuit resulted in a five-year commitment from Microsoft to release Microsoft Office for Macintosh [Which they've continued beyond 5 years, because it makes them money] as well as a US$150 million investment in non-voting Apple stock. (This event is often inaccurately described as a "bailout" of Apple by Microsoft. At the time Apple had a little over US$1 billion in cash and cash equivalents according to their 10-Q statement.[29] Microsoft later sold its shares for a tidy profit [Had they held onto the stock, it would now be worth a great deal.] Jobs also announced that Internet Explorer [No longer made] would be shipped as the default browser on the Macintosh. Microsoft chairman Bill Gates appeared at the expo on the large screen, explaining Microsoft's plans for the software they were developing for the Macintosh, and saying that he was very excited to be helping Apple. This was met with a less than positive response from the audience"
Read more at: http://en.wikipedia.org
It was still important at the time, and the ending of legal disputes was was probably more important than any money, but may as well get the facts right. People who say things like 'It's lucky MS saved Apple, or they'd be no iPod' are missing the point, they'd also be no Microsoft Windows if Apple hadn't created the Mac.
Here's a little history lesson: "At the 1997 Macworld Expo, Steve Jobs announced that Apple would be entering into partnership with Microsoft. Settlement discussions regarding Apple's "Look and Feel" lawsuit and the "QuickTime piracy" lawsuit resulted in a five-year commitment from Microsoft to release Microsoft Office for Macintosh [Which they've continued beyond 5 years, because it makes them money] as well as a US$150 million investment in non-voting Apple stock. (This event is often inaccurately described as a "bailout" of Apple by Microsoft. At the time Apple had a little over US$1 billion in cash and cash equivalents according to their 10-Q statement.[29] Microsoft later sold its shares for a tidy profit [Had they held onto the stock, it would now be worth a great deal.] Jobs also announced that Internet Explorer [No longer made] would be shipped as the default browser on the Macintosh. Microsoft chairman Bill Gates appeared at the expo on the large screen, explaining Microsoft's plans for the software they were developing for the Macintosh, and saying that he was very excited to be helping Apple. This was met with a less than positive response from the audience"
Read more at: http://en.wikipedia.org
It was still important at the time, and the ending of legal disputes was was probably more important than any money, but may as well get the facts right. People who say things like 'It's lucky MS saved Apple, or they'd be no iPod' are missing the point, they'd also be no Microsoft Windows if Apple hadn't created the Mac.
Those darned .pub files
19/07/07 17:08 Filed in: Tips &
Tricks
Why anyone
is using MS Publisher is strange enough, but when you
get sent a .pub file it's even more annoying, you
just can't open it on a Mac! There is an answer (if
you don't happen to have Virtual PC or an intel Mac).
You should be able to convert a .pub into a PDF file online (for free) at pdfonline.com
I've never tried it myself of course, so let me know if anyone has any success. Of course, you could always ask whoever sent it to you to use an open standard (it's worse if the sender is a public organisation who ought to know better).
You should be able to convert a .pub into a PDF file online (for free) at pdfonline.com
I've never tried it myself of course, so let me know if anyone has any success. Of course, you could always ask whoever sent it to you to use an open standard (it's worse if the sender is a public organisation who ought to know better).
Gears of War & Unreal Tournament
18/07/07 11:23 Filed in: Games
Like
shooting and blowing stuff up? Well, Epic have
announced that both Gears of War &
Unreal Tournament
are
coming to the Mac.
You can watch a video of the announcement over at gametrailers.com.
You can watch a video of the announcement over at gametrailers.com.
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.3.6 Update
13/07/07 16:59 Filed in: Software &
Updates
A new
update to Office for Mac 2004:
Fixes a vulnerability that an attacker could use to overwrite data in memory and other improvements.
Download
Fixes a vulnerability that an attacker could use to overwrite data in memory and other improvements.
Download
Buying a Phone
12/07/07 13:11 Filed in: News
It's not
like this when I buy a phone; remember, he's buying a
phone! Still, I also don't get hugged by Whoopi
Goldberg.
iTunes 7.3.1 & QuickTime 7.2
12/07/07 10:21 Filed in: Software &
Updates
Apple have
released an update to both iTunes &
QuickTime, available via
Software Update or their downloads.
iTunes 7.3.1 fixes a problem for some users accessing their music libraries. QuickTime 7.2 fixes bugs, updates the H.264 code, but the most significant thing is full screen viewing in QuickTime. Up until now you've had to pay for QuickTime Pro for that feature, which has seemed increasingly daft considering you can have full screen movies in iTunes or running something like VLC.
iTunes 7.3.1 fixes a problem for some users accessing their music libraries. QuickTime 7.2 fixes bugs, updates the H.264 code, but the most significant thing is full screen viewing in QuickTime. Up until now you've had to pay for QuickTime Pro for that feature, which has seemed increasingly daft considering you can have full screen movies in iTunes or running something like VLC.
Tidy Desktop
10/07/07 12:11 Filed in: Tips &
Tricks
Do you
have a cluttered desktop? Dump everything there and
never know where anything is? kinkless.com has the answer to a
tidy desktop in five steps, including short videos
explaining the process step by step.
It's well worth taking a look.
Link
It's well worth taking a look.
Link
Erase your HD before selling it!
10/07/07 12:10 Filed in: Tips &
Tricks
If you
ever come to selling your old Mac and really don't
want people recovering all your sensitive
information, it's well worth erasing it correctly;
that's more than just reinstalling the OS.
There's a nice guide at The Small Dog Apple Blog.
There's a nice guide at The Small Dog Apple Blog.
Yahoo Messenger Poll
05/07/07 10:55 Filed in: News
Yahoo are asking
Yahoo! Messenger users whether they'd prefer to wait
for the messenger to be updated to work with older
versions of OS X, or release updates sooner but will
only work with newer versions of the OS.
I
went with the later, it's not like the older OS won't
still be able to run the older version of the
messenger.
Take the poll here.
iTunes 7.3
03/07/07 10:32 Filed in: Software &
Updates
Nearly
forgot, with the release of the iPhone, Apple have
updated iTunes to 7.3, available via Software Update
and downloads.
Software Updates
03/07/07 10:24 Filed in: Software &
Updates
Time to
check Software Update if you're on an intel Mac.
Apple have released Mac OS X 10.4.10 Update v1.1 and
Audio Update 2007-001.
Download
Download
Just one more iPhone
02/07/07 22:49 Filed in: News
iPhone iPhone iPhone
02/07/07 22:36 Filed in: News
Did you
know the iPhone is out? Maybe you live in a box, or
think there are more important things in the world?
Or, jumped on that old iPhone hate nonsense. Anyway,
couple of videos:
It does look impressive for a first generation product, iPhone II should be interesting.
It does look impressive for a first generation product, iPhone II should be interesting.