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- Dance piece, for iPod shuffle
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, iPod Family, Multimedia, iTunes, Apple
Apparently this iPod-enabled dance performance has been around for quite a while (here's an NYT piece on it from 2006), but it's the first we've heard of it, and it's pretty amazing. The 87-year-old choreographer, Merce Cunningham, who has collaborated with John Cage and Andy Warhol among others, has created a dance performance piece called eyeSpace.
Apparently, the music, which can be downloaded preperformance and is written by composer Mikel Rouse (no relation at all to TUAW's own Mike Rose) plays in the audience's iPods while the dancers dance (and other atmospheric sounds are added during the performance as well). Very interesting. The NYT piece seems to hint that the tracks are meant to be played in random order on each iPod, which would mean that the timing wasn't too important, but it's a cool idea (even more cool that it's done by an artist of Cunningham's age, but what else do you expect from a Mac fan?).
Definitely reminds me, too, of the MP3 Experiments done by Improv Everywhere in New York. Just goes to show you that we're still in the middle of the digital music revolution -- when we can listen to almost anything anywhere at any time, who knows what other creative folks will come up with?Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать - Found footage: Quake 3 multiplayer on iPod touch
Filed under: Gaming, iPod Family, Found Footage, iPhone
Despite getting punk'd on the Mortal Kombat for iPhone April Fool's joke, we're still innocent and trusting enough to buy into this video demo of Quake 3 running -- in multiplayer, accelerometer-enabled fragging glory -- on a pair of iPod touch handhelds. Is it real? Is it coming soon to a jailbroken device near you? Can you even stand the suspense until June when the SDK-based games start shipping? Yep, us neither.
[via 9to5 Mac / Techmeme]Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать - TUAW takes Macminicolo for a spin
Filed under: Features, Reviews, Mac mini
TUAW was recently given the chance to test drive a remote server at Macminicolo, the colocation service that specializes exclusively in Mac Minis. We first covered Macminicolo in 2005 and just mentioned their recently-won "My Mac Server Contest". Given the improvements in the Mini since 2005, I took the challenge to satisfy some curiosities. For a couple of weeks I tried everything I could think of to see what solutions the meager Mini could provide. I got a good idea of what was possible and ran a few tests of my own on various Mini-hosted services to see if it could really hold its own in the realm of XServes and big-iron hosting.
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Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать - Life with the MacBook Air
Filed under: Reviews, MacBook Air
It's been almost two months now, and life is still almost perfect living and working with the MacBook Air. To recap, for those of you just joining us, in previous articles I told you my reasons for ordering a MacBook Air. Then, after having it for a few days, posted a fairly well-regarded review of the new Mac.
Now, after a bit of time has gone by and I've had a chance to use the MBA on a daily basis, it's time for an update on my experiences, both good and bad. To recap just a bit more, my MacBook Air of choice is the 1.6 Ghz version with the 80GB PATA HD. I did not spring for the solid-state drive model, although I really wanted it. But even for a Mac-lover like myself, the cost was just a bit too high.
At the moment, the MBA has various applications installed on it including Adobe Photoshop CS3, the iLife '08 and iWork '08 suites, Office 2008, and it's recently been updated to OS X 10.5.2 with all other various updates applied. Ok, that's it for the recap, let's get to the update.Continue reading Life with the MacBook Air
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Filed under: Features, TUAW Business, Weekend Review
It's the weekend. W00t! Time to kick back, relax and read the latest installment of TUAW's best of the week, where we gather up our favorite posts for your easy clicking enjoyment.
Updates, Updates, Updates, Updates, and more Updates.
Yes, keeping the weekly tradition of weekly updates is what Apple is starting to do best. Seems odd, because I used to expect this weekly update ("patch Tuesday") from some other company.
Happy Birthday, Apple
Here's to hoping this 32-year-old fruit doesn't get too mushy.
Many developers working on Aperture 2.1 plugins
Nice to see other developers making plug-ins that Apple should have included anyway.
Liveblog with the iPhone Dev Team: iPwnage
Earlier this week, Erica liveblogged with the iPhone Dev Team about the recently released iPwnage. An awesome chat that can be replayed by clicking the "Replay this live blog" button.
Apple passes Walmart, number 1 in US music sales
Yeah, but does iTunes offer 1-hour photo service, auto service, and groceries? I didn't think so!
Photoshop CS4 64-bit in Windows, only 32-bit in OS X
Thanks again, Adobe ... you've really shown how much you love us. Fortunately, it's been demonstrated scientifically that running Vista is damaging to the creative soul.
Remix Radiohead in iTunes
Remix. Radiohead. iTunes. Must I mention more?
AT&T's Mobility CEO "spills the beans" on iPhone 3G
We've only been hearing this for months. Now it's semi-official. Woo-hoo, etc.
WWDC '08 sessions posted
Apple posted the sessions that would be at this years World Wide Developers Conference. You are going, right?
TV shows for German iTunes users
Germany finally got their TV Shows this week.
iTunes: Free Tuesday
Get some free tunes.
So there you have it folks, this week's biggest news. Now featuring 5 more updates and restarts than last week.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать - LANrev releases free version of InstallEase
Filed under: Enterprise, Software, Cool tools
Who can take some software, bundle it for you? Make a free installer and then seal it up with glue? InstallEase can (with apologies to Sammy Davis, Jr.). The packaging utility, long part of the LANrev crossplatform management & audit tool, is now available free of charge -- making it very complementary to other no-cost packaging tools such as Apple's PackageMaker and the freeware Iceberg, and it compares in functionality to the $99 Casper Composer tool (also available as part of the comprehensive Casper Suite).
The idea behind both InstallEase and Composer is simple: suppose you want to install a new application on 20 computers, complete with plugins and pref files. Rather than walking around to each one, you snapshot your pre-install state on a prototype machine using InstallEase, then install the software; finally, take an 'after' picture. Just like that, you've created a package installer that can be run by the individual users, pushed out with ARD, LANrev, Casper etc., or triggered to run from a remote server. It's a great timesaver, especially for programs that don't leverage Apple's .pkg installer format for standardized deployment -- Office 2004, for example.
If you've got a passel of Macs to manage and you haven't tried InstallEase yet, give it a download and check it out.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать - Zombie Apocalypse: The Computing Perspective
Filed under: Cult of Mac
Today, David Hambling over at Wired posted about surviving a Zombie Apocalypse through best practices. What's missing from this article, however, is the IT spin on things. As you know, zombies are primarily Wintel users, formed from the primordial ooze of Enterprise computing and minimal IT support as much as from Voudou curses and spiritual possession.
Mac users are naturally resistant to Zombie attacks despite lower per capita conventional firearm ownership due to their reliable computing environment. Fewer trips to IT support means limited exposure to a transformed city-scape where maddened zombie hordes roam for victims. Plus, Apple users can listen to their own portable lifestyle soundtrack on their iPods while watching the walking dead rampage through the streets. Safety + entertainment = win, win.
Unfortunately, in the case of Vampire rather than Zombie attacks the case is reversed. By a 20% margin, Wintel users have better access to holy water and crosses. And I'm pretty sure that wooden iPod cases won't work well as stake-through-the-heart replacements and the iRosary was never brought to market as an actual product. Should Apple decide, however, to enter the undead-thwarting arena, you can be sure their devices will be sleek, well designed and offer that Jonathan Ives je ne sais quoi.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать - Apple logo installed at Boston's future Apple Store
Filed under: Retail
We're getting closer, Bostonians. The flagship Apple Store that we've been anticipating for more than a year is starting to resemble an Apple Store.
The folks at ifoAppleStore have a live webcam pointed towards the construction, and Flickr user kokernutz has posted a shot of the shrouded logo.
This store is on Boylston Street, directly across the street from The Prudential Center in Boston's upscale Back Bay. This will be the ninth store in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the first in Beantown. It's been suggested that it will open in May. I'll be there!Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать - MarsEdit 2.1.3 helps keep drafts in WP and Blogger
Filed under: Software, Cool tools, Blogging
Daniel Jalkut posts that TUAW's favorite blogging app, MarsEdit, has hit version 2.1.3. Mainly a bug fix update, the biggest change is that drafts in WordPress and Blogger are now better handled -- their "draft" status is apparently better preserved.
Additionally, a few markup elements, specifically "#tags#" and "#askurl#" have been tweaked to work better, and there is also improved handling of URLs in localhost-based blogs.
MarsEdit is available, as always, for $29.95 from Red Sweater, or free for a 30-day trial period.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать - iPhone owners do everything but talk
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, iPhone
I always pay my iPhone bill with the phone itself. It's simple -- touch settings, then phone then AT&T services. In just a few seconds, I can wave about $70US goodbye. What a world!
There are other options on that screen, like "View my minutes," which I usually check when I pay my bill. As of right now, I'm looking at 1300 roll over minutes. This can only mean one thing:
I rarely use my iPhone as a phone.
I'm not alone. According to a report on International Business Times, 46.5 percent of iPhone owners spend the time they use their iPhones engaged in voice calls (that number is 71.7 percent for BlackBerry owners).
Also, iPhone owners in the US claim to spend 12.1 percent of their iPhone time on the net (compare that to 2.4 percent for all other mobile phones on average), and nearly 12 percent of their time listening to audio (compared to 2.5 percent for others).
In observing my own behavior with the iPhone, I use it most often as an iPod, and then to check email and use the net (Twitter mostly). For me, the iPhone is a computer that just happens to make phone calls, not a phone with some cool features. It appears I'm not the only one with this opinion.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать - Desktoptopia goes free and PC for version 1.5
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Desktops, Software, Freeware
My personal favorite desktop wallpaper app, the echo-named Desktoptopia, sent us a tip with a great announcement today: not only have they released version 1.5, and not only have they released a PC version (for your work computer to use, I guess), but Desktoptopia is now a completely free app.
Now, I don't know if this is new or not, but their FAQ page says that the reason they're now free is that some of the wallpapers that will show up on your desktop (the app periodically changes your wallpaper for you, as often as you'd like) are "beautiful desktops that reflect a brand." I haven't yet seen any obvious ones pop up in the old version, and I haven't started using the new version yet, but I guess there's a chance that you could have, say, a Wal-mart desktop show up. That would probably give me reason to uninstall the software right there, but of course that's up to you -- if you don't like it, you could always try Desktopia, or just do it yourself with Automator.
I haven't had that problem yet, though -- in my experience, Desktoptopia has provided some great wallpapers (with no brands I could notice) as regularly as I'd like with no fuss at all. If you want some change to come regularly to your desktop wallpaper, but don't want to go hunting around for the right pics, Desktoptopia is a great solution that is now completely free. Great to hear.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать
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