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- FCC investigation of Apple, AT&T and Google revs up today
Filed under: Apple Corporate
Today is the day for Apple, AT&T and Google to submit their answers to questions the FCC posed about the banning of Google Voice on the iPhone.
Google may be in for some tough questions too. USA Today is reporting Google will have to answer questions about why Skype is crippled on the Android Phone. While Apple and AT&T allow Skype to work over a Wi-Fi network, the version running on Android phones doesn't allow Wi-Fi access at all, but routes the calls over the regular voice network, burning up cellular minutes.
AT&T has famously stated it does not have any say about what is in the App Store, but will have to explain why the company changed the iPhone Terms of Service before the Slingbox Mobile app was released, then admitted to requesting that it be blocked from the App Store as long as it allowed TV streaming over 3G.
It isn't clear whether or not the responses to the FCC will become public for our reading enjoyment. The FCC allows the responses to be private for 'competitive' reasons, and it's a good guess that we won't know exactly what was said, although if the FCC takes action against any of the companies then the reasons will be public.TUAWFCC investigation of Apple, AT&T and Google revs up today originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sponsored Topics: iPhone - AppStore - Google - Apple - GoogleVoice
Переслать - Soundboard is a simple but useful sound board
Filed under: Audio, Software, Cool tools
In the video below I quickly run through the basics of Soundboard, from Ambrosia Software (makers of WireTap Studio and Snapz Pro, but they've made Mac apps and games for years). It's just what you'd think: a series of buttons tied to sounds, just like you'd see at a radio station for live broadcasting.
But Soundboard brings the drag-and-drop ease of desktop computing to the table, and adds several small features that add up. Namely: quick editing and loop controls. Plus, you can route your audio using Soundflower, or just play what you want through speakers. Given the number of crank calls I made as a kid, I'm glad this wasn't around.
Soundboard normally sells for $29, but there's a free trial and you get 25% off if you're a WireTap owner. Also, Ambrosia is encouraging Sound Byte users to switch over with a $19 deal for registered owners of that application. If you've ever wanted a live radio show like Dingo and the Baby, then Soundboard may be just what you need.
Incidentally, the screencast above was made using the excellent site, Screenr.com. If the video won't play on an iPhone, just click here for the Screenr page.
TUAWSoundboard is a simple but useful sound board originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sponsored Topics: iPhone - Apple - TUAW - Ambrosia Software - HandheldsПереслать - Friday Favorite: Dropzone
Filed under: Software, Cool tools, Productivity
One of my favorite new tools is Dropzone from Aptonic Software. Cory mentioned it back in early beta, but it's come a long way since then. Dropzone lets you set up "destinations," and when you click its icon in the dock it pops up a HUD-style window with icons for each destination. You can drop files and text onto each icon, or have them launch apps and run scripts with a click. It comes with ready-made destinations for everything from Flickr uploading of dropped images to zipping and emailing a collection of dropped files. The beauty of Dropzone is that the average user can set up all of the destinations they would normally launch other apps for, but users in more advanced stages of geekery can construct their own destinations using the Ruby-based Dropzone API.
My personal Dropzone setup includes destinations for creating projects or opening files in TextMate, opening a folder in GitX, sending files to my Amazon S3 account (puts a publicly-accessible url in my clipboard), filing based on OpenMeta tags, mounting and unmounting FireWire drives, making quick Backpack reminders, and the list goes on. I've even got one that scans dropped text for "http://" links and creates a linkbun.ch for me. Some of these scripts I've written, some were just a matter of customizing the existing destinations. Either way, I've got all of these capabilities no more than a click or drag away.
Creating your own destinations just requires a little Ruby-fu. "But I'm the farthest thing from a level 12 Ruby Mage," you say. Don't sweat it, let the community do it for you. Several scripts from my personal setup, along with a great selection of others, are available in the user-contributed actions section of the Aptonic Software website. Additionally, included actions like the application launcher allow full customization just by selecting the application to trigger.Dropzone is available for a free trial, and can be had for $10US. Give it a try and see if it doesn't speed up your workflow. If you create any scripts you'd like to share, be sure to let the author know!
TUAWFriday Favorite: Dropzone originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sponsored Topics: AmazonS3 - Flickr - Ruby - Application programming interface - BackpackПереслать - Apple Remote Desktop 3.3 now available
Filed under: Enterprise, Software Update, Apple
Apple has released version 3.3 of its remote administration tool, Apple Remote Desktop (ARD). The update is available both via Software Update, and from the Apple website.
According to the release notes, the update comes with a number of improvements, including the long-desired ability to send function keys and system shortcuts (Force Quit, cmd-Tab for application switching, cmd-shift-Q to log out) to the remote Mac; previously those commands would execute on the administrator's machine, which could cause undesired behavior. Also included are support for wide-area Bonjour connections and improved performance when using a shared screen.
If you're just starting out with ARD, be sure to check out some of the great tutorials Apple has posted online. From getting set up, to providing remote assistance to users, to automating routine tasks; as Apple might say, "there's a tutorial for that."
Thanks to TUAW reader Jim for giving us the heads up!
TUAWApple Remote Desktop 3.3 now available originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sponsored Topics: Apple - Apple Remote Desktop - TUAW - Unofficial Apple Weblog - Apple Software UpdateПереслать - Friday fakes: The best of the bogus
Filed under: Hardware, Humor, Rumors, Odds and ends
TUAW presents to you the best of the obviously fake device shots we've seen in the last couple of weeks. On occasion they're beautiful renderings that are worth a second glance, other times they're out of focus shots that tipsters swear were taken quickly at a meeting on the Apple campus. In any case, they're a lot of fun.
Let's begin with this gem from the French blog Le Journal du Geek. In a post titled "Encore un peu de MacBook Touch?" ("Again a little MacBook Touch?"), we see what looks like a page from an Apple website:
This fake is fabulous! It shows the device being about the size of what everyone would like to see, with about a 10" diagonal display. They give it a plausible name instead of the lame "iPad" moniker, the power button is located away from the middle of the device, and the faux photos show it being used with a dock, as a music keyboard in GarageBand, and flipping from landscape to portrait. Very cool, and they even endow the MacBook touch with drool-worthy specs on the website.Continue reading Friday fakes: The best of the bogus
TUAWFriday fakes: The best of the bogus originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sponsored Topics: Apple - TUAW - Unofficial Apple Weblog - MacBook - MacintoshПереслать - First Look: Watermark your iPhoto pictures with Impression
Filed under: iLife, Software, Graphic Design, First Look
Blue Crowbar Software is a small Belgian Mac development firm that is quickly making a name for itself for its innovative iPhoto and Aperture plugins. We've previously covered iPhoto2Twitter here on TUAW, and now Blue Crowbar has announced a new iPhoto plugin for adding watermarks to pictures in your iPhoto library.
Watermarks are those faint, transparent designs that websites often use to mark exclusive photos when breaking a big story. For example, many of the great fake iTablet "photos" that we've received during the past few weeks have been emblazoned with a watermark for one Mac site or another. Impression (€9.90 -- about US$14.10) works in iPhoto to put watermarks onto your iPhoto pictures. If you're worried that a watermark might ruin a perfectly good picture, don't be. Impression makes a copy of the picture, then creates a watermarked version which is also saved into your iPhoto library.Continue reading First Look: Watermark your iPhoto pictures with Impression
TUAWFirst Look: Watermark your iPhoto pictures with Impression originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sponsored Topics: Apple - IPhoto - TUAW - ILife - Graphic DesignПереслать - Pre ad is to iPhone ad as dude is to lady in Aerosmith song of the same name
Filed under: Odds and ends, iPhone
What can I say? White background, disembodied finger and digi-creepy stillness of the device... the Bell [Canada] version of an ad for the Palm Pre looks hilariously like an iPhone ad. View the videos and judge for yourself. Then get a Pre if you are compelled to do so. It has maps and Twitter and you can touch and rotate and slide it.
Bell version
and an iPhone ad
Spooky, isn't it? Of course, there are only so many ways to illustrate the feature set of a multi-touch smartphone, aren't there? It's like when Newhart was sued by the guy who also wrote a handyman book. There are, in fact, only so many ways to explain how to nail a nail, Dick explains. Lucky us, all smartphone ads will now follow this format, making it much easier to determine which phone is best for us. Thanks, Bell!
[thanks to Philip Lam for the tip!]TUAWPre ad is to iPhone ad as dude is to lady in Aerosmith song of the same name originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sponsored Topics: IPhone - Smartphone - palmpre - Apple - TwitterПереслать - Want a 1st generation iPod? They're still available from the Apple Store
Filed under: Humor, iPod Family, Cult of Mac, Odds and ends
In 2001, the same year the Game Boy Advance was introduced, Apple brought the iPod to us (and not to universal enthusiasm, either). When I was doing some Google searching last night on Apple model numbers, I found something quite strange.
Who knew that there were first-generation iPods still for sale on store.apple.com! This is the very first iPod model, introduced in 2001. I don't know how they ended up there, or why they're selling them, but they're shipping "within 24 hours" and are available for $129.00. Remember, this is the model with the "scroll wheel," it's not touch sensitive, and you have to physically turn it with your thumb or finger. Note that the image Apple is using on the store is actually for a third-generation iPod, but the product description and model number are for the first-gen. Also, these iPods are refurbished, they're not brand new.
It includes a 5GB iPod (for Mac only, the Windows-compatible versions came later) w/rechargeable lithium battery, original scroll wheel, headphones, an Apple iPod Power Adapter, an Apple FireWire Cable (2 meters), a Manual (iPod Getting Started), CD-ROM Disc w/iTunes (version unknown, but let's take a guess and say "old"), and a One Year Limited Warranty that by rights should have expired eight years ago.
Are you going to take the plunge? Will it look good next to your G3 iMac? If you do or don't, feel free to leave a comment below!
Update: Before this post was written, I did order the 5GB iPod linked on this page, but it looks like they will now send me a 10GB 2nd generation iPod instead for some reason.
We are also getting reports of confusion as people try to order over the phone.
Plus, there's a brand new 1GB iPod shuffle available.
Update 2: It must be random nostalgia day in Cupertino, because tipster Will V. sent us a list of more old iPods supposedly for sale. Check them out on the next page.
Update 3: I just got an email from Apple stating that this iPod is no longer available.Continue reading Want a 1st generation iPod? They're still available from the Apple Store
TUAWWant a 1st generation iPod? They're still available from the Apple Store originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sponsored Topics: Apple - Cult of Mac - IPod - Google - Unofficial Apple WeblogПереслать - TUAW Review: Storyist 2.0, a professional's writing tool
Filed under: Software, Features, Reviews
Over the past several months, we've been publishing a series of reviews of writer's tools (last year we posted some great writing tools for students). While a few of the tools that have been covered in depth have been minimalist writing environments such as WriteRoom, there are more powerful and complete writer's tools that are available for Mac users.
One of those tools is the recently updated Storyist 2.0 (US$59 as a download, or US$29 upgrade from a previous version) from Storyist Software. This application is very complete, with capabilities for completely planning out a story before writing it, as well as managing the writing process while the story is under construction.
I started testing this application a while back, and actually had a lot of my review written before it became stale and disappeared from our queue of posts. The reason it took me so long to write the review is that Storyist works differently from my brain, and it took me a while to get used to it as a tool. Every writer has his or her own particular style of writing, and I find that pre-planning the writing process just doesn't work very well for me. I prefer to jump in and start writing, but want a way to capture important information about characters, settings, and plot points so I can refer to them later. Storyist can also be used for this method of writing, so I found it to be more useful to me after learning how to navigate its many features.
Continue reading TUAW Review: Storyist 2.0, a professional's writing tool
TUAWTUAW Review: Storyist 2.0, a professional's writing tool originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sponsored Topics: Apple - TUAW - WriteRoom - Writer - Unofficial Apple WeblogПереслать
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