Thursday, January 25, 2007

The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) (6 сообщений)

The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)  RSS  The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
http://www.tuaw.com
другие подписчики этой ленты также читают >>

  • Smile. You're on "candid laptop"

    Filed under: , , ,

    TUAW reader Dylan O'Donnell has set up his Macbook Pro to snap a picture using the built-in iSight whenever its lid opens. He put together a simple command line capture utility and triggered it with Bernard Bahr's SleepWatcher. Then he added automatic uploads via FTP and displayed the results with the open source BolGallery.

    "I initially did this as an anti-theft measure as the script will upload the photos to any FTP site for you, and the PHP gallery will autothumb and display the photos. Apart from the nauseating effect of seeing my ugly mug repeating, the result is good and I hope to maybe do a time lapse in quicktime sometime down the track!"

    It's a cute idea, completely open source, and an excellent example of ingenuity in action. It's also a good example of the completely self-conscious reasons that I do not personally own a webcam. Me, in the morning, before I've woken up and had my caffeine? Not a pretty picture.

    Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments





  • The Netherlands Consumers Union takes on iTunes DRM

    Filed under: , , ,

    Today's International Herald Tribune reports that the European backlash against iTunes DRM just gained another member. The Dutch Consumentenbond (Consumer's Union) has filed complaints against Apple with both the anti-monopoly authority and the consumer's authority of the Netherlands.

    TUAW reader Arjan writes, "This isn't a lawsuit, but both the NMA and the consumer's authority have the power to impose significant fines."

    According to the Herald Tribune article, Consumentenbond spokesman Ewald van Kouwen said, "When you buy a music CD it doesn't play only on players made by Panasonic. People who download a song from iTunes shouldn't be bound to an iPod for the rest of their lives."

    While this move does not seem tied into the earlier post today about Norway, nor to efforts in France and Germany to take on similar issues, it's clear that Europe is becoming a flash point for the questions of consumer rights, contract and copyright law.

    Thanks AJvK

    Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments





  • Microsoft Norway Demos Vista on a Mac

    Filed under: , ,

    Some things just speak for themselves. In this video on the Norwegian site VG TV (apparently associated with Norway's largest newspaper), a Microsoft Norway executive demonstrates Vista on what is clearly an Intel iMac (they don't even bother to hide the Apple logo). My Norwegian not being what it should be, I have no idea what they're saying, but our tipster tells us that they go through the entire demo without once mentioning that they're running it on a Mac!

    Thanks Olav!
    Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments





  • iTunes: Free Thursday

    Filed under: , ,

    Here are a few Thursday treats for your iTunes downloading pleasure. A new TV show from the US store. The UK store finally updates and the Single of the Week is now actually free. Plus the Japanese store gets its free single.

    US: Two-A-Days The Challenge (Season 2 Premiere)
    Welcome back to Hoover, Alabama, where football still rules the South. This season of Two-A-Days follows the highly ranked Hoover High Buccaneers through the 2006 high school football season as they drive for their fifth state championship title. After winning four titles in five years, the whole town is expecting this team to bring home trophy number five. These athletes live with the tremendous pressure to maintain Hoover's legendary reputation - not to mention keeping their grades up, keeping their girlfriends happy, and attempting to live a relatively normal senior year. Will their relationships be able to stand the test of two-a-day practices? Will they be the team to set a new record for Hoover? Watch the second season of Two-A-Days to find out just how hard they'll work to survive both the football season and their last year of high school.

    UK: Abominwé by Lionel Loueke
    Lionel Loueke is an African guitarist who plays with such a fluidity and dexterous skill that he's becomes an in-demand player on both the jazz and African music sides. Our free Single of the Week introduces you to his subtle voice, and more importantly, shows you the sort of unique approach he has on the guitar. His experience as a percussionist gives him a rhythmic style, but his finger picking and melodic invention provides something even more unique. Have a listen - it's on us.

    Japan 今週のシングル: Cocoon by FROM CRESCENT
    無料でお楽しみいただける今週のシングルはFROM CRESCENT の"COCOON"。新潟県出身の幼なじみ同士が結成したスリーピースのバンドは現在、新宿、渋谷、下北沢などを中心にライブ活動中。初期のスーパーカーを手掛けたプロデューサーによるキッチュなロックサウンド。くるり、スピッツや UK ギターポップのメロディアスなスタイルが好きな人には特にお薦め！

    Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments


    Комментарии к сообщению:
    http://www.tuaw.com/2007/01/25/itunes-free-thursday/#comments



  • SuperSync: iTunes Library Syncing

    Filed under: ,

    SuperSync is a cross-platform application that allows you to sync two separate iTunes libraries. I actually have this problem as I am planning to set up some kind of central home music server, but my family has a couple of separate libraries. Unfortunately, there are a lot of duplicate songs between the libraries, so just mashing them together is not really feasible. SuperSync allows you to compare the two libraries and only copy over what missing. In addition to the syncing function, SuperSync allows you to access your music library from across the internet, e.g. accessing a home computer while on the road or at work.

    SuperSync is available for Mac and Win (and, to be frank, it shows). Licenses come in multi-packs, temporarily on sale for $29.00 for two.

    [Edit: I've heard some reports about problems with this software. As always if you try any software of this sort, be sure to backup!]
    Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments





  • Hints of the Next Version of Keynote?

    Filed under: , ,



    Many people noticed some unusual Keynote presentation effects in Job's recent keynote at MacWorld (e.g. the small text exploding above). Now Brian Peat over at KeynoteUser.com has gone through the keynote with a fine-toothed comb, identifying a bunch of new stuff, like path animations and lots of explosions that cannot be done with Keynote 3 (editorial note: explosions = good). Since it stands to reason that Jobs might just have access to some pre-release version of Keynote, it's a pretty safe guess that this is a preview of what's in store for Keynote 4. It's an interesting read and will probably have heavy Keynote users salivating for iWork '07.

    [Via MacRumors.com]
    Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments







rss2email.ru       отписаться: http://www.rss2email.ru/unsubscribe.asp?c=6894&u=24004&r=484673635
управлять всей подпиской: http://www.rss2email.ru/manage.asp
читать наш блог: http://www.olevarty.ru