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- Fake loading screens for iPhone
Filed under: Humor, Odds and ends, iPhone
There are tons of iPhone wallpapers out there by now, but this set is extra special-- it's a set of satirical wallpapers, designed, says Josh, to "show off the true power of the iPhone" by replacing the standard loading screen with one of your own. Did you know your iPhone could attract total strangers, create Universal Healthcare, or even resolve global warming? It can-- just as soon as the loading bar completes.
I think my favorite is the one shown here, though. Sure, since it's just a picture, you could say that the bar will never finish, so the iPhone will never be obsolete. But as one of the people waiting for v2.0 to buy an iPhone, seeing the bar past halfway at least inspires a little hope that we're almost there.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/26/fake-loading-screens-for-iphone/#comments - Subsume: Facebook updates via Growl and Address Book
Filed under: Software, Internet Tools
If you're looking for the 'next thing' with which to boost your Facebook ninja status, Subsume just might be it. Right now it's an alpha so it's a little rough around the edges, but it primarily displays updates from your Facebook friends with Growl, a TUAW favorite that allows applications to display useful popup alerts when something happens (your song changes in iTunes, new email arrives, a buddy goes offline, etc.). Setting up Subsume is easy, just like with any other app that hooks into Facebook; you're taken to a Facebook login that prompts you for your credentials (if you aren't logged in already), then Facebook asks you to authorize Subsume to display your info. At an interval that Subsume's site doesn't describe yet (remember: it's an alpha folks), the app will check your Facebook account for any status updates from your friends, then display them in Growl's handy, unobtrusive update alerts. For the Facebook obsessed, this could turn out to be a great app that keeps you on top of what's going on without having to keep some kind of a window always open and taking up space.
Subsume is provided as free for now at subsume.info. I should note that the developer, Jacob Jay, developers one of my favorite picture sharing utilities: PictureSync, which we've mentioned on TUAW a few times before.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsКомментарии к сообщению:
http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/26/subsume-facebook-updates-via-growl-and-address-book/#comments - Is it legal to unlock your iPhone?
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Apple, iPhone
Just in case you missed it, Engadget did a nice little analysis of whether it's legal to unlock your iPhone or not-- a more and more pertinent question as we get closer and closer to having unlocking solutions become available. In short, it is legal... mostly.
The main questions of legality lie around an exception to the DMCA, which allows you to unlock your cell phone "for the sole purpose of lawfully connecting to a wireless telephone communication network." Under that law and that exception, it's perfectly legal to use an iPhone on T-mobile, Verizon, or any other provider that you can get it to work with. Things really only get prickly when you start selling those unlocked phones, or somehow profit off of selling unlocked phones. Then, Apple and AT&T start to have a case against you for honing in on their business.
Oh, and the other fun part is that the DMCA exemption that gives you an out on this one actually expires in November of 2009. So if nothing is done on that front, unlocking phones will be illegal within a few years. Still, Engadget makes the same conclusion that I would-- unlocking your iPhone for personal use on another network very likely won't bring AT&T's legal goons to your doors. It likely will void your warranty, and while some unlocks brag that they'll stay after updates, a future update may undo the unlock.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsКомментарии к сообщению:
http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/26/is-it-legal-to-unlock-your-iphone/#comments - Fix those Aluminium Keyboard woes
Filed under: Peripherals, How-tos
A few days ago, Scott mentioned that some people (myself included) had been experiencing issues with the F3 and F4 keys. Re-installation of the Keyboard Update 1.1 made no difference, and my F3 and F4 keys remained sadly nonfunctional on Apple's slim-line keyboard. Until this evening, that is, when yours truly received an email detailing a way that, in the author's experience, had resolved issues with the F3 & F4 keys. After having run the steps, I too am enjoying Dashboard and Exposé nirvana as Steve intended. So how do you go about fixing this? Read on to find out.Continue reading Fix those Aluminium Keyboard woes
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http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/26/fix-those-aluminium-keyboard-woes/#comments - Inquisitor updates, and is doomed?
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Rumors, Software, Internet Tools, Apple
Inquisitor, a bee-you-tiful Safari plugin that allows you to get instant, Spotlight-esque search results, has updated to 3.0 v43, adding "aesthetic tweaks" (always nice) and slightly better output from Google. The new version is available for free download right now.
And unfortunately, it may be the last version-- Dave Watanabe, the creator, writes on his blog that the rumors say Input Manager, which is the construct that Inquisitor uses to work the way it does, may be eliminated in Leopard. And that would leave a lot of plugins, including Inquisitor, out in the cold. It's not guaranteed yet-- some say that while Input Manager may be disabled by default, it'll still be allowed to be enabled when a plugin tries to use them-- but Watanabe says that if Apple ditches it completely, it would mean the end of Inquisitor.
Supposedly Apple claims Input Managers are a security risk, but Watanabe is asking Inquisitor fans to send them feedback asking to keep the construct in Leopard. Then again, Apple isn't really a company that takes advice on how to update its software, but losing plugins like Inquisitor would definitely be a shame.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/26/inquisitor-updates-and-is-doomed/#comments - TUAW Tip: Open more than 8 windows at once in iPhone Safari
Filed under: Tips and tricks, TUAW Tips, iPhone
Reader John Tokash wrote in with this tip that shows how to open more than 8 windows at once in iPhone Safari. Here's how it works: After opening 8 windows, quit Safari. To do this, press and hold Home for 4-8 seconds until Safari quits and you return to your home screen. Next, tap on Weather, wait for the screen to load and tap on the Y! icon at the bottom left. This opens a new screen in Safari. Repeat the quit-Weather-Y! sequence as desired. Downside? The dot navigation at the bottom of the Safari screen no longer works but you can still scroll through all open windows.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/26/tuaw-tip-open-more-than-8-windows-at-once-in-iphone-safari/#comments - Analysis: iWork and Office for Mac
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, iWork
David Weiss is an employee at Microsoft's MacBU, and while he has makes it clear that he doesn't speak for Microsoft or the MacBU, his recent post about iWork '08 is interesting from a couple of directions. He starts with a little self-congratulatory back-patting for Microsoft's embracing an "open" XML file format and talks a little bit about the challenges involved with "starting from scratch" in writing an office application. Most telling, however, is his conclusion. He writes that the "core value of Office on the Mac" is simple: compatibility. What's interesting about this is about what he doesn't say. He doesn't say that the "core value" of Office is getting your work done efficiently, or producing nice documents, spreadsheets or presentations. Basically what we need the MacBU for is to keep us compatible with Windows. And as I've started to play with iWork '08 I think he's more or less correct. Office for Mac is just about compatibility with Windows, not about giving Mac users the best user experience in document creation. And with Office for Mac dropping support for Windows-compatible macros, it increasingly looks like the MacBU isn't even doing that particularly well.
At this point, and assuming they make their January ship date, we're not going to see an Intel native Office for Mac until two full years after the first Intel Macs were released (two and a half years since the transition was announced). With Numbers, Apple has taken a decisive step. While it's not going to replace Excel for big-time number crunchers, it's absolutely good enough for casual users like myself. Keynote was already well ahead of PowerPoint in terms of beautiful presentations and the new Pages is a significant improvement as well, particularly for straight word-processing. Considering all this, it's getting hard to see what purpose there is in having Office unless you have to deal with cross-platform issues on a constant basis (especially since iWork '08 is already more compatible with Windows Office 2007 formats than Office for Mac 2004 is). I don't think Microsoft Office is going to die anytime soon; it's too entrenched in business for that to happen. But with iWork moving ahead the way it is, I don't really see any reason for non-business Mac users to fork over hundreds of dollars to Microsoft for a sub-standard user experience. I had initially assumed I'd automatically upgrade to Office for Mac 2008 whenever it ships; now I'm quite doubtful. These look like dark days for the MacBU to me. What do you think?Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsКомментарии к сообщению:
http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/26/analysis-iwork-and-office-for-mac/#comments - Help with USB problems
Filed under: Peripherals, Tips and tricks, Troubleshooting
I have found that strange USB problems creep up occasionally, often with no obvious cause (see, for instance, this week's Ask TUAW comments). I myself have a USB hard drive that sometimes just randomly disappears from my desktop and I have heard quite a few other folks report similar problems. Well MacFixIt has a nice tutorial up that offers some good suggestions from the obvious (unplug and replug) to the not so obvious (replace the relevant kernel extensions). So if you've ever had USB problems, this would be a good one to file away for future reference.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/26/help-with-usb-problems/#comments - TUAW Best of the Week
Filed under: Features, TUAW Business, Weekend Review
Welcome to this week's installment of TUAW best of the week, where we gather up our favorite posts of the week for your easy clicking enjoyment.
David Pogue on iMovie '08: "What the [bleep]!"
iMovie '08 was not everything we'd hoped.Play Audio URLs from the iPhone Command Line
I discovered that the iPhone File system was more flexible than imagined.TUAW Tip: Turn off your remote control infrared receiver
Either pair a remote to your Mac or use Security preferences.iPhone now available as refurb
The iPhone takes another step towards affordability.Want an iPod shuffle and have way too much money?
The bling is the thing.ComputerWiz disassembles the new and old Airport Extremes
There's nothing we love quite like hardware disassembly stories.Apple's new keyboards not working for some
The new keyboards are slick, beautiful--and defective.Can you be too thin or too powerful?
Between this and the "Fat Nano" are you getting a sense of an overarching theme?Song Sender sends iPhone tunes to email and ringtones
Now available in Version 0.08.HowTo: Restoring your iPhone Notes from a Mac
The first of two iPhone SQLite3 onboard database hints.Want to blog for TUAW?
C'mon in. The water is fine.AT&T saves trees
We can now retire the "buy an iPhone, kill a forest" tagline.iTunes: Free Wednesday
Still free.Ask TUAW: reading Mac files from Windows, printing posters, VNC and more
Readers ask. Mat answers.More on iPhone Backups
This second of two iPhone backup posts shows you where to find all your data, including SMS and Call histories, Notes, Bookmarks, and more.Snapz Pro X 2.1.1 is available
A favorite utility gets a new update.The zunePhone
This made us laugh.Why, hello there
TUAW welcomes Lisa Hoover. We're delighted to have you onboard!Well hello there!
And TUAW welcomes Nik Fletcher. We're happy you're here to blog with us!Engadget announces first full-software iPhone unlock
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http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/26/tuaw-best-of-the-week/#comments - RapidoMap: slick geocoding for free
Filed under: iLife, Odds and ends, Freeware
We've previously covered quite a few different applications to geocode your photos. Geocoding or geotagging is the process of adding location information (latitude and longitude) to the EXIF metadata of your photos, so you can see where they were taken. RapidoMap is one of the newest of these tools and looks to have a couple of particularly nice features. The application integrates a browser for Yahoo Maps which is how you actually locate your photos on the globe. It has an iLife media browser that makes it easy to get your photos in, and a built-in Flickr uploader.
Best of all, RapidoMap is a free download from app4mac (points off to them, however, for using an installer package).
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