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- BusySync updated to version 1.5
Filed under: Software
BusySync is a terrific utility that makes sharing iCal calendars easy across networks or the internet (we first wrote about BusySync in September). Simply install the preference pane on all participating Macs, and select the calendars you'd like to share. The next time you update a given calendar, your changes will appear across all machines. You can also make your calendars read-only or editable by everyone.
I've been using it at my day job across departments and it's great. Version 1.5 adds internet synchronization. You can read the change log here.
BusySync requires Mac OS 10.4 or later and costs $19.95 for a single license (multi-license bundles are available).Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsКомментарии к сообщению:
http://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/02/busysync-updated-to-version-1-5/#comments - iCab 4.0
Filed under: Software, Internet Tools
File this one under, 'they still make that app?' iCab, the Mac only browser in case you haven't heard of it, has hit 4.0. This version marks the app's triumphant entrance into the 'Cocoa only' club, which means it should run faster (according to the developers, I don't want to start a Carbon vs. Cocoa discussion here). iCab offers up a number of interesting features including per URL 'filters' which let you block specific content from pages (like cookies that come from a site other than the site your visiting). It also has a few interesting views that show you all the links on a page in a side window, and the source of the page.
iCab is shareware, so you can use it for free but you'll then have to deal with a gentle reminder window that helpfully points out that you can register your copy for $25.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsКомментарии к сообщению:
http://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/02/icab-4-0/#comments - Macsimum News: Apple's hits and misses in '07
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Apple Corporate
It's January, and you know what that means: lists.
Macsimum News has identified Apple's greatest hits and misses from the last 12 months. There are no surprises at the top of the list: The iPhone, the aluminum iMac (though the lack of a non-glossy screen is a "miss"), iLife (minus iMovie '08....more on that in a minute) and the iPod lineup.
iMovie '08 was listed as a "miss," and I agree. While I've grown to like this version of iMovie - it's extremely simple to use - I want the missing features back. I can only guess that Apple hopes I miss them enough to buy Final Cut Express.
Other misses include the AppleTV (I haven't used one, so I can't speak to it) the lack of new Cinema Displays and meager Mac Pro updates. I hope we'll see the latter at Macworld '08.
Of course, the fun of a list like this is picking it apart like a holiday turkey. What's your opinion? What was Apple's biggest hit and worst failure or 2007?Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsКомментарии к сообщению:
http://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/02/macsimum-news-apples-hits-and-misses-in-07/#comments - New Year's resolutions: Mac style
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Software
Now that it's 2008, time to write down those New Year's resolutions; and why not use your Mac to make sure you stick to them this year! Here's a list of apps that will help you manage your resolutions, and hopefully keep them too:
- Anxiety (donationware; get organized with to-do management)
- Cha-Ching ($40, demo available; personal money manager)
- Wallet ($14.95, demo available; keep those secrets, well, secret)
- Writeroom ($24.95, demo available; get more writing done with less distractions)
- Weight Tracker (freeware; keep track of your weight loss)
- Pzizz ($29.95, demo available; allows you to get better sleep or "energize" you during the day)
- Awaken ($12.95, demo available; you'll never be late for work again with this clock)
- YummySoup! (shareware, $20; store recipes and share them, so you can start eating better)
- Gyminee (iPhone web app; keep track of exercises, watch exercise videos, and keep up with calories)
- No Smoking (freeware, Dashboard widget; keep track of how many days you've been without smoking)
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http://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/01/new-years-resolutions-mac-style/#comments - Leopard Tweaking Guide
Filed under: OS, Hacks, Mods, Leopard
We've covered many of these piecemeal over the last few months since Leopard was released, but the guys over at Appletell have put together a nice Leopard Tweaking Guide bringing many great tips together in one place. It covers both terminal commands for things like restoring the opaque menubar and a variety of software for improving and customizing the look and feel of the UI. There a bunch of hints and tips here and it's definitely worth a look if you've ever wanted to fiddle with your Leopard desktop.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/01/leopard-tweaking-guide/#comments - Machines at War: light RTS
I suspect like a lot of you I spent a lot of time visiting family this Christmas season, and while I love to see the folks sometimes you just need a little break from the togetherness. Unfortunately, however, my road machine is a MacBook with its anemic graphics, so I went looking around for a decent game that would run on limited hardware. And I found it. Machines at War is a light-weight 2D real time strategy game in the tradition of StarCraft.
While it's not the deepest RTS available it runs great on the MacBook. The graphics, while limited, are quite serviceable. It doesn't support multiplayer and the total number of units is limited, but it's prefect for whiling away an hour or two on the road. Recommended.
Machines at War is $19.95 from isotope244 and a demo is available.
Incidentally, Apple has suggestions for gaming on various hardware, including the MacBook. What games have you found to run well on limited hardware?Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsКомментарии к сообщению:
http://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/01/machines-at-war-light-rts/#comments - Axiotron's ModBook now shippingJust over a week ago, we posted that Axiotron's MacBook-based tablet was indeed about to ship. If you've been holding out for one, and if you have then I take my hat off to you for your patience, the most important news is that you can finally run over to Axiotron's site and order your very own ModBook. I have to admit, the specs look particularly tasty: built-in GPS, Wacom-developed digitiser technology on top of the Macbook's screen, not to mention the simple fact that it is a Mac OS X tablet!
My only concern echoes that of Scott's last week: Apple choosing to revise the MacBook configurations, or even enter the market themselves with a more touch-orientated device at Macworld, could put a dampener on Axiotron's much-deserved party. If any readers get a ModBook, drop us a line via our tips form: your nerves in advance of the keynote contents must be stronger than ours!
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http://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/01/axiotrons-modbook-now-shipping/#comments - Mac Automation: saving Automator workflows
Filed under: Features, How-tos
Now that you've been introduced to Automator, let's let's get into the "nitty-gritty." In the previous Automator post, we learned how to make a workflow that would take photos from your camera, import them into iPhoto, then allow you to e-mail them. Let's look at the three ways in which you can save this workflow for later reference.
Workflow File
You can save the workflow as an actual Automator workflow file by clicking File > Save; choose "workflow" from the format drop-down menu. By saving as an Automator workflow all of your actions are preserved, and when you re-open the file, you will be presented with your workflow just as you left it. This is a great way to save your workflow for editing later on.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/01/mac-automation-saving-automator-workflows/#comments - OnyX 1.9
Filed under: Freeware, Software Update, Leopard
A new year, a new software update. The creators of OnyX and Maintenance, Titanium Software, updated OnyX today. As you probably know already, OnyX is the ultimate Mac customization / optimization utility. In addition to this new version being completely re-written, there are also some bug fixes which include:
- Enable/disable Journaling
- Enable/disable iChat Data Detectors
- Hide the icon of Spotlight in the menu bar
- Deleting the Conversations log of instant messaging
- Resetting the Sidebar of Finder windows
- Some bugs of the previous beta corrected
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http://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/01/onyx-1-9/#comments - Enable/disable Journaling
- Widget Watch: Showcase your TiVo's content on your Mac
Filed under: Multimedia, Software, Video, Cool tools, Freeware, Widget Watch
Unfortunately, an HD TiVo was too expensive for me in 2007, and none of my friends or relatives ponied up the cash to get me one as a gift this holiday season, so I'm forced to settle with the extremely inferior Comcast HD DVR box. But for you TiVo owners, here's an awesome plugin to easily and stylishly connect your TiVo with your Mac. Showcase is a dashboard widget that, given your TiVo's IP and MAK, will not only show you what your TiVo is up to, but also let you download and decode shows directly from there on to your Mac.
TiVoToGo was shipped almost exactly a year ago for Mac, but Showcase seemingly does almost everything TTG does, and is available in simple widget form for the low, low price of free. A few users say it's a little slow (not surprising, given that it's doing all of this stuff from a widget interface, not a full application), but if, unlike me, you did have people who loved you enough to get you a TiVo HD this year, it's definitely worth a download.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/01/widget-watch-showcase-your-tivos-content-on-your-mac/#comments - Net Applications: Macs hit a record OS share in December, iPhone up 33%
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Odds and ends, Internet Tools, Apple
Fortune has the latest market share figures for December (according to a survey by Net Applications), and it's good news all around for Apple-- Mac systems jumped from a 6.8 share to 7.3, a 7.35% increase. Which is actually nothing compared to the iPhone, which jumped 33%, or even the Playstation, which jumped 50%.
Wait a minute, the Playstation? Where are they getting these numbers from? Apparently Net Applications gets these figures by monitoring browser information from sites tracking their hits through their products (of which Hitslink is one). So a jump for "Mac" systems doesn't mean a jump in sales figures, or even ownership-- all it means is that more people whose browsers reported them as Macs visited Hitslink sites in December than in November. And more people whose browsers reported them as the iPhone did the same. Not quite the definitive numbers they first claim to be, but Net Apps says (of course they would) that these numbers do correspond to trends found by more objective studies.
And as long as they're firing up the flames on both the OS wars and the gaming platform wars, Net Apps goes ahead and swings for the triple play-- they also report that, according to their numbers, the map of people reporting as Mac owners corresponds extremely well to the blue sections of the red/blue maps of the last US elections. Um, yeah-- we're not touching that one. You guys can fight it out in the comments.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsКомментарии к сообщению:
http://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/01/net-applications-macs-hit-a-record-os-share-in-december-iphone/#comments - Tracking the Keynote Index Fund
Filed under: Macworld, Analysis / Opinion, Humor, Apple Financial, Steve Jobs
Matt Haughey has worked up a little analysis/thought experiment of just how much money could be made by buying stocks before every Macworld Keynote of the past ten years-- he calls it the Keynote Index Fund, and has the stock prices before every keynote, directly after every 'note, and a day after every 'note.
And the fact is that buying the stock a day before and holding it for 48 hours (until the day after) would have made you money over the past ten years-- he calculates 1.2% growth over 24-hour period, and 2.2% growth over a 48 hour period. Of course, that doesn't hold a candle to what you would have earned if you just kept Apple stock the whole time (holding on to $10,000 of Apple stock since 1997 would have you holding shares worth $525,187 today).
But the fact is that Macworld keynotes can make wily stock traders money. The worst performing keynote so far was in 2005, when only the Mac mini and the shuffle were announced, and the best was last year, when the iPhone was first introduced. So just standard common sense just tells you that if the iUltraportable does appear, you could probably make money with a little day trading*, but if it doesn't show up (and there are no other major announcements), you could take the worst bath so far on the Keynote Index Fund.
*This advice is given by a nonprofessional and should not be listened to under any circumstances or by anyone-- past performance of a stock means nothing to future performance. Plus, I'm still hungover from New Year's Eve, and in no condition to give stock tips anyway.
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