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- Beta Beat: Photonic adds Leopard goodness to Flickr
Filed under: Software, Beta Beat
I am, admittedly, a fan of desktop apps that keep me from having to wade through immense websites, especially when said desktop apps are significantly better looking than said websites. Photonic, which was just released as an open beta, is one such application. It brings beauty and class to Flickr and, at least for me, makes it more enjoyable.
We covered another cool Flickr app recently called FlickrFinder, which I fell in love with for its simplicity. Photonic raises the bar by adding an uploader that is as good or better than Flickr's own Flickr Uploadr, and decidedly more Mac-like. Meanwhile, the alluring interface and a dash of Core Animation make it a pleasure to use.
My raving aside, it's definitely still a beta. I had a few strange problems with the upload date that resulted in an image getting lost in the pile, and fairly frequently entire streams came up as "currently unavailable" pages. But I'll put up with a lot of growing pains for a tool this cool.
You can download the beta at the Photonic website.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2008/02/08/beta-beat-photonic-adds-leopard-goodness-to-flickr/#comments - A nice collection of Apple print ads
Filed under: Apple, Apple History
Here's a great collection of Apple print ads from the past twenty years.
What I've found interesting is that trademark aspects of today's Apple machines can be found in these old designs, like fan-free heat dissipation, the tendency to shrink things and ads that show disembodied hands holding their hardware.
While you're there, check out this great 39-page advertisement for the Macintosh. Talk about hype.
My favorite campaign is the Think Different series of TV spots and posters. What's yours?
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http://www.tuaw.com/2008/02/08/a-nice-collection-of-apple-print-ads/#comments - Feeder 1.5 kicks some RSS
Filed under: Software, Podcasting
Feeder 1.5, a venerable champion in the area of RSS and podcast feed creation, editing and publishing just hit the scene with a host of improvements. In addition to an updated interface for Leopard, it improves on editing, video podcasting, enclosure redirects and more.
I'm pretty excited about the fact that Feeder's Sparkle support has been updated to automatically generate MD5 sums and DSA signatures, as well as handle password-less SFTP. If that's not your thing, you can get your RSS kicks in the improved template editor and support for the Media RSS extension that allows the inclusion of thumbnails in search engines and programs like Miro. And, in keeping with the times, the improved performance in tagging MP4 files will help anyone publishing for iPod, iPhone or Apple TV.
Feeder has a 15 day free trial and costs $29 to register. Version 1.5 is a free upgrade for all 1.x users. Check it out at Reinvented Software.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2008/02/08/feeder-1-5-kicks-some-rss/#comments - ShareTool offers a Back to my Mac alternative
Filed under: Software, Internet Tools
Back to my Mac is one of the much-touted features that .Mac subscribers gained with Leopard. Basically, it lets you enjoy screen sharing between two appropriately configured Macs. The main drawback for many is the required .Mac subscription.
If that's you, check out ShareTool. This $20US utility lets users access all of the Bonjour services on their home network, like iTunes music sharing, screen sharing and file sharing from anywhere.
It requires routers that support NAT-PMP or UPnP and Mac OS 10.3.9 (that's right, Leopard is not required). The folks at Bains Software claim that everything is properly encrypted, but we haven't tested this. You can try it out for 15 minutes for free.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2008/02/08/sharetool-offers-a-back-to-my-mac-alternative/#comments - Tabulator: Alarm clock showdown
Filed under: Software, Features, iTunes, Leopard
Mac users must be extremely heavy sleepers, because there is no shortage of alarm clock software for your Mac. If you need to wake up, your Mac will get you up. But which one rules the rooster?
Aurora, a popular choice, recently updated to version 4, and went from donationware to a licensing setup (a single copy will now run you EU$15.00. And Awaken was recently included in the Macheist bundle, but could it be that a donationware app like Alarm Clock 2 will do what you want, or is Koingo Software's Alarm Clock Pro the way to go?
We decided to wrap them all up into one big table-- app vs. app vs. app vs. app for a wakeup showdown. After the jump, find our first Tabulator battle (thanks to sister site Joystiq for the slick formatting) and discover which clock and timer program deserves to press play on your wakeup playlist.Continue reading Tabulator: Alarm clock showdown
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http://www.tuaw.com/2008/02/08/tabulator-alarm-clock-showdown/#comments - Win portable goodies for your Valentine
Filed under: Accessories, TUAW Business
Whether you've got a significant other who deserves something awesome for Valentine's Day, or you're just celebrating a certain Mac blogger's birthday, here's your chance for some free loot. We're giving away one of each of the following, courtesy Dr. Bott:
- Marware Protection Pack Plus for 15" MacBook Pro
- MacBook BookEndz Docking Station (13")
- 12" iBook laptop case (red) from Melissa Beth designs
- One pack of 3 Rubi silicone cases for the iPhone from MCA (black, clear, pink)
- One clear Sport Grip for the iPod Touch from Marware
- To enter, leave one comment on this post and validate it (one entry per person, but you may indicate as many preferred prizes as you like in that one comment).
- The comment must be left before February 10, 11:59 PM Eastern Time.
- You may enter once.
- Five winners will be selected in a random drawing.
- Prizes: Clear Sport Grip ($15), MCA cases ($20), Protection Pack ($35), Melissa Beth 12" case ($150), BookEndz 13" ($160)
- Click Here for complete Official Rules.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2008/02/08/win-portable-goodies-for-your-valentine/#comments - TUAW Tip: Use Help to select menu items in Leopard
Filed under: Tips and tricks, TUAW Tips, Leopard
Over at Mac OS X Hints I recently ran into this doozy of a hint that I somehow missed on its first go around. Basically the idea is to capitalize on a great new feature in Leopard's help. You can get to any menu item without your mouse by activating the help menu with the keyboard shortcut ⌘ + ? (i.e. ⌘ + shift + /). Then type the name of the menu command you want and scroll down to it with the arrow keys. That command's menu will automatically drop down with the item highlighted, hit enter and you're done! If you're a keyboard maven this is a really easy way to get to your menu items (though you can also activate the menubar from the keyboard with ⌃F2).Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsКомментарии к сообщению:
http://www.tuaw.com/2008/02/08/tuaw-tip-use-help-to-select-menu-items-in-leopard/#comments - Ask TUAW: Optical out, default Docks, dual wifi networks, virtualization and more
Filed under: Features, Troubleshooting, Ask TUAW
In this edition of Ask TUAW we'll be looking at questions about using the Mac's audio optical out, setting up a different default Dock, using Time Capsule to set up a dual wifi network, getting birthdays on the iPhone and much more.
As always your suggestions are most welcome, and questions for next week should be left in the comments. And now, on to the questions!Continue reading Ask TUAW: Optical out, default Docks, dual wifi networks, virtualization and more
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http://www.tuaw.com/2008/02/08/ask-tuaw-optical-out-default-docks-dual-wifi-networks-virtua/#comments - Clean your MacBook with toothpaste
Filed under: Portables, How-tos, MacBook
Toothpaste is such versatile material. When I was in college, I used it as drywall spackle to fill in nail holes. As a kid at summer camp, I used it to write my name on the rafters of our cabin. I've heard that some people even clean their teeth with it.
Check out this tip from Lifehacker. It seems that a dab of Arm & Hammer Dental Care Advance Cleaning toothpaste can be used to rub the nasty wrist stains clean off of a white MacBook. A reader also suggests that a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser (which is free of abrasives) also works.
MacBook owners, rejoice! A cheap solution is probably in your bathroom.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsКомментарии к сообщению:
http://www.tuaw.com/2008/02/08/clean-your-macbook-with-toothpaste/#comments - Will the iPhone SDK offer a built-in simulator?
Filed under: iPod Family, iPhone
When reverse engineering, it's sometimes hard to figure out exactly what you're looking at, and what it all means. For example, the iPhone's supported platforms include the following.
Platforms = (M68, N82, simulator);
We know what the M68 platform is. It's the iPhone. And we know what N45 is, the iPod touch. So what's the N82? Could it be another member of the iPhone family? Perhaps. It's hard to make that call without any more data -- so rather than worry about N82, let's consider the next entry: "simulator."
Platforms = (N45);Continue reading Will the iPhone SDK offer a built-in simulator?
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http://www.tuaw.com/2008/02/07/will-the-iphone-sdk-offer-a-built-in-simulator/#comments - New Twitterrific beta 3.1b3
Filed under: Software, Internet Tools, Beta Beat
The gang over at Iconfactory has released a new beta of Twitterrific, the slick Mac Twitter client. The update adds some handy new features like more fine grained Growl control (it no longer takes over your entire desktop with a million notifications when you log in after a break), some new keyboard shortcuts (based on NetNewsWire) and better user control over Twitterrific's window behavior. Of course there are bugfixes, including plugging an annoying memory leak and generally improving application responsiveness (or, as the Iconfactory folks put it: "added teh snappy"). The beta is available for direct download (zip file).
Twitterific remains $14.95 if you want to remove the ads, or free to use with ads.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2008/02/07/new-twitterrific-beta-3-1b3/#comments - Rumor: Apple event the last week of February
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Rumors, Other Events, Apple, iPhone
TUAW has received a tip that the company that does television for Apple's live events and Macworld is apparently hiring for an unannounced Apple event at the end of February. Keep in mind that this is an unconfirmed rumor -- while TUAW trusts our source, job listings are not available on the video company's website, and Apple has not yet announced any events happening this month. But Apple did promise us a year flush with announcements, and starting with the new Mac Pros all the way up to the bigger iPhones and iPod touches last week, they haven't disappointed yet.
And what would the event be about? Considering that we've got our ultraportable already, and our HD Apple TV, what big news are we possibly hoping to hear in "the end of February"?
This is just a rumor, so don't get too excited yet. But if it is true, and if Apple is holding an event before the end of the month, get ready, baby. We just might be about to see the iPhone SDK.Permalink | Email this | CommentsКомментарии к сообщению:
http://www.tuaw.com/2008/02/07/rumor-apple-event-the-last-week-of-february/#comments - Seven tools for switchers
Samuel Dean at Web Worker Daily has compiled a nice list of applications that will make Mac OS X more familiar or recent switchers. Included in the list is Adium (for multi-protocol IM), WhatSize for identifying file sizes and types in a manner similar to Windows Explorer and Firefox, since they were probably using it on their Windows machine, anyway.
One tip I always share is the spotlight search feature in System Preference. Many switchers get lost in translation; that is, figuring out what Apple has named a certain system preference, or where it lives. System Preference search lets them enter a keyword, like "trackpad", and see the highlighted result. It's very handy.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsКомментарии к сообщению:
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