Leopard something any Mac user will want

After a swift and easy installation, Mark Kellner (Washington Times) found Mac OS X Leopard something any Mac user will want to have. Offering better integration of e-mail with syndicated Internet news updates, a new backup feature likely to decrease the impact of hardware failures, and snazzy display features by the bushel, the $129 Apple Mac OS X Leopard upgrade is more than a reasonable purchase.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Missing emails after installingLeopard?

This past Friday, after my little FedEx experience, I promptly backed up my hard drive and then did an Erase & Install of Leopard.Once Leopard was installed I began moving over necessary files, including my Mail files.To get your new version of Mail to recognize your old mail (so you don’t have to recreate all [...]

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

Leopard Already Hacked To Run On PC Hardware

PoliTech passed us a PC World link, noting that the newest version of OS X, Leopard, has already been adapted to run on a PC. "The OSx86 Scene forum has released details of how Windows users can migrate to Apple's new OS, without investing in new hardware -- even though installing Leopard on an PC may be counter to Apple's terms and conditions. The forum is offering full instructions on how to install the system, including screenshots of the installation process. Not all the features of Leopard function with the patch -- Wi-Fi support, for example, is reportedly inoperable. Historically, Apple's likely next move will be to track down and act against those behind the hack."

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[Source: Slashdot: Apple]

Time Machine: So simple, theres no Step 3

In his in-depth review of Time Machine, Ryan Faas (computerworld.com) does some dj-vuing of his own, conjuring up an early iMac commercial to illustrate how simple it is for customers to use Time Machine to back up the data on their Macs. Calling it one of the most compelling new features added to Mac OS X in years, he praises Apple engineers for creating a backup technology that requires little or no configuration, performs backups automatically and invisibly, and makes restoring files from those backups as simple and intuitive as humanly possible.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Custom StacksIcons

Anyone else tired of a Dock’d Applications folder that seems to be a link to Address Book?I’m hearing a lot of complaints in various forums and reviews about the icons of stacks in the dock, and not much in the way of solutions, so I thought I’d suggest the one that’s working for me. [...]

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

NBC Chief Slamming Apple

On the heels of the beta of NBC's and News Corp.'s less-than-killer Hulu music store, NBC's chief Jeff Zucker is speaking out and saying the darnedest things. First, news.com reports, with derision, that Zucker demanded a cut of Apple's iPod revenue. That'll sure happen. Next, AppleInsider caught Zucker urging colleagues to take a stand against Apple's iTunes, charging that the digital download service was undermining the ability of traditional media companies to set profitable rates for their content online.

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[Source: Slashdot: Apple]

Macs take reliability, support prize

Mac computers, according to Gregg Keizer (computerworld.com), are the most reliable and its support the most dependable of the five top [computer] vendors. In fact, Keizer reports that in its annual report on reliability, Rescuecom, a national chain of computer service shops, found that Apple blew away the competition this year by posting a score of 51% higher than next-best Lenovo. The score, explains David Milman, CEO of Rescuecom, takes into account not just the quality and reliability of the equipment but also the quality of service.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Leopard a pleasure to use

Calling Leopard the apple of my eye, Dwight Sliverman (Houston Chronicle) tells us that as hes played with the newest version of Mac OS X, Im constantly being surprised by smart, useful and convenient touches. It is a pleasure to use. For example, he calls Spaces his favorite Leopard feature, because it instantly multiplies your desktop real estate. Those who use portable computers will particularly appreciate it. On my MacBook its a godsend.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Two Million Copies of Leopard Sold in First Weekend

Since releasing Mac OS X Leopard on Friday, Apple sold (or delivered, in the case of maintenance agreements) more than 2 million copies of the sixth major release of Mac OS X, far outpacing the first weekend sales of Mac OS X Tiger, which was previously the most successful OS release in Apples history. Early indications are that Leopard will be a huge hit with customers, said Steve Jobs, Apples CEO. Leopards innovative features are getting great reviews and making more people than ever think about switching to the Mac.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Leopard the most polished and easiest to use OS

In his 4.5-star (out of 5) review of Leopard, Edward Mendelson (pcmag.com) maintains that Leopard is by far the best operating system ever written for the vast majority of consumers, with dozens of new features that have real practical value. Mendelson found Leopard to be startlingly fast, brilliantly streamlined, and packed with conveniences and innovations. Leopards rich set of built-in software runs faster than I imagined possible.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

A Half-HeartedJab?

So Leopard finally launched last Friday at 6pm. It’s great, it’s lame - no matter your stance, it’s here. And in case you were unaware, it’s at least a little better (and dare I say, technically advanced?) than Microsoft’s Vista which hasn’t received the warmest of welcomes since it dropped earlier this year. [...]

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

OS X Leopard Firewall Flawed

cycoj writes with a report in the German IT magazine Heise, taking a look at the new OS X Leopard firewall. They find it flawed. When setting access to specific services and programs to only allow SSH access, for example, they found that a manually started service was still accessible. From the article: "So the first step after starting Leopard should be to activate the firewall. The obvious choice to do so is the option to 'Set access to specific services and programs,' which promises more control over network traffic. Mac OS X automatically enters all shared resources set up by the user, such as 'Remote login' for SSH servers, into the list of accessible resources... However, initial functional testing quickly dispels any feeling of improved security. A service started for testing purposes was able to be addressed from outside without any difficulty. The firewall records this occurrence... Even with the firewall set to 'Block all incoming connections' ports to netbios, ntp and other services were still open... Specifically these results mean that users can't rely on the firewall."

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[Source: Slashdot: Apple]

Holidays iniCal

Since I switched from Firebird to iCal a little while ago as part of an effort to try this ‘integration’ thing Apple’s been proposing for the last ten years, I’ve been frustrated by one thing.…Where are my holidays?I always look at iCal - or any calendar - in month view, so one of the big [...]

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

Mail.app StationeryPack

In the new Mail.app that is packaged with Leopard, there are a few dozen email templates to spice up what you send out.Now you can have over 100 of them to choose from.Equinux has released their first stationery pack with over 100 new templates to add to your emailing arsenal.There are 7 different categories [...]

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

Leopard makes using a Mac both more productive and more fun

Troy Dreier (laptopmag.com) gives Leopard 4.5 stars (out of five). Praising Time Machine, he predicts that Leopard will be remembered as the OS that debuted Time Machine, the backup tool that changes everything. Equally positive about Cover Flow, Quick Look, Spaces, Mail, Boot Camp, and iChat, Dreier concludes that Leopard is worth the price for Time Machine alone, but the sheer variety of improvements and innovation inside this OS give you much more than your moneys worth.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

iPhone leads in Stuffs Cool List 2007

The mobile to end all mobiles pipped all the other top-name entries to earn the planets biggest gadget accolade, according to the editors at Stuff. The touchscreen device redefined how humans interact with their phones as well as offering almost every feature no self-respecting mobile should be without, they conclude. And iPhone wasnt the only honoree. Sporting video playback and a scroll wheel, iPod nano made the Cool List for 2007 gadgets. And Stuff readers voted iPod the greatest gadget ever. Cool.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Say goodbye to the transparent menubar

One of the biggest complaints made by new Leopard users is the semi-transparent menu bar. Depending on what wallpaper you have set on your monitor, it can get pretty funky up there.It was bound to happen sooner or later, but barely 3 days after Leopard’s release we now have a simple app that changes the [...]

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

Apple's Profit Soars 63%, Topping Views On iPod, Mac Sales

Apple Unveils Logic Studio

Time Machine isntperfect

One of the most highly touted features new to Leopard is Time Machine, the “always on” backup system that takes the effort and guesswork out of backing up important data. But, to the chagrin of many (or at least myself), Time Machine does not backup to AirDisks. I have not personally tried it, but when [...]

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

Leopard delivers a mountain of features

Given the impressive value of Time Machine and improvements to existing programs such as iCal, iChat, Mail, and the Finder, most active Mac users will find more than enough reasons to consider [the] upgrade cost money well spent, reports Jason Snell (pcworld.com). Leopard delivers, Snell declares, a major alteration to the Mac interface, a sweeping update to numerous included productivity programs, a serious attempt to improve Mac OS security, and a vast collection of tweaks and fixes scattered throughout every nook and cranny of the operating system.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Leopard leaps to new heights

Whats new in Leopard? A lot, say Ken Mingis and Michael DeAgonia (computerworld.com). The pair walk you through a 12-page analysis of the newest version of the Mac OS, spending time on many of the new features introduced in Leopard, including Stacks, Quick Look, Spaces, Time Machine, and numerous others. From Leopards unified interface to major under-the-hood changes, to wholly new apps, Leopard is a substantial, albeit evolutionary, advance for Mac OS X that builds on a solid foundation and adds a modicum of eye candy to reinforce the notion that this is something new and improved. Its also fast especially impressive given the new graphics sprinkled throughout the OS.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Using the computer more pleasurable with Mac OS X Leopard

The grace of Leopards interface enhancements makes productivity more pleasurable with a Mac, as more than 300 functional and fun features top off this update, reports Elsa Wenzel (cnet.com). Awarding it an Excellent 8 out of 10, Wenzel maintains that Leopard not only makes Macs more enticing than Tiger did, but that it makes it far easier to find documents and applications than Windows Vista. Leopards interface niceties made the daily mechanics of using the computer more pleasurable. Mundane chores, such as finding files and backing up data, become a visual treat.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Mac OS X Leopard fast and sleek

After putting Leopard through its paces, Dean Takahashi (San Jose Mercury News) finds it is aptly namedIts fast and sleekand concludes that the latest version of Mac OS X gives Apple [an] advantage over Microsoft. It offers more than 300 new features, making it the biggest upgrade in a long time, and a lot of the features allow you to do things more quickly and more easily. That includes iChat, which, he says, got a good makeover. Besides doing video chats with the built-in Webcams on Macs, you can now use them to share any kind of file with the person youre chatting with. You can also take over that friends desktop in case youre diagnosing the machine from afar.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Quick Tip of the Week: Customized Keynote 08 Print Options

Did you know that you can easily create customized print options for your Keynote 08 presentations? Right in its Print dialog, Keynote 08 lets you specify how many slides to print per handout page, whether slide backgrounds or object fills should be printed, and much more. Find out what options you have available when printing Keynote 08 presentations by watching the latest Quick Tip of the Week.

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Community Activity: October 29,2007

New MBPiPod Video 30GBThe Leopard ThreadGetting away from the mouse?Leopard In-compatibility ListNo Tags

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Ars Technica Reviews OS X 10.5

E1ven writes "Ars Technica has published their in-depth review of the newest version of Mac OS X. John Siracusa both covers the user-visible features such as the new UI tweaks and Time Machine, and dives into the increased use of metadata and the new APIs introduced and what they mean for the future of OS X."

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[Source: Slashdot: Apple]

Apple Makes $831 On Each AT&T iPhone

Ponca City, We Love You writes "The NYTimes reports that Gene Munster, an analyst at Piper Jaffray, has studied Apple's financial statements and come to the conclusion that AT&T is paying Apple $18 a month, on average, for each iPhone sold by Apple and activated on AT&T's network — up to $432 over a two-year contract. This shows how much incentive Apple has to maintain its exclusive deal with AT&T rather than to sell unlocked phones or cut deals with multiple carriers. Last week Apple disclosed that 250,000 iPhones had been purchased but not registered with ATT that Apple thinks are being unlocked so Apple has now taken action to curb unauthorized resellers by limiting sales of the iPhone to two per customer and requiring that purchases must now be made with a credit or debit card — cash will not be accepted." The latter article links to a US Treasury page explaining the incorrectness of the widely-held belief that cash cannot be refused for any transaction.

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[Source: Slashdot: Apple]

Leopard Upgraders Getting "Blue Screen of Death"

Z80xxc! writes "Some Mac users upgrading to Apple's new Leopard operating system are encountering long delays on reboot — an experience they liken to the Windows 'Blue Screen of Death.' While some of those upgrading were able to access their computer after waiting for as long as several hours, others were forced to do a complete reinstall. Some suspect that a framework called 'Application Enhancer' by Unsanity LLC may be causing the problem, but there has been no official word from Apple at this point."

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[Source: Slashdot: Apple]

Apple's OS X Leopard In Depth

jcatcw writes "Computerworld begins its Week of Leopard with an in-depth review and image gallery covering Apple's newest version of OS X. Is it worth the wait? Well, Yes. It trumps Vista, of course; the Finder, Quick Look and Cover Flow provide better functionality and eye candy; Time Machine is the biggest undelete ever and the restore function is one of the coolest things we've ever seen; it has iChat; and has lots of updates under the hood. The answer might be no if you're lacking in the hardware department - an FAQ on how to get ready for the new version will help."

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[Source: Slashdot: Apple]

Apple tells FedEx to delay shipments ofLeopard

Well this is interesting. I pre-ordered my copy of Leopard the first day it was available to do so. Apple guaranteed shipment on October 26 (today).The package was shipped via FedEx Priority Overnight which has a guaranteed delivery time of 10:30AM (unless you live in a remote area…which last time I checked Denver, CO wasn’t [...]

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

New update gets Aperture ready for Leopard

Aperture customers can now install the Aperture 1.5.6 Update, either by running Software Update or by visiting the Aperture Download page. Recommended for all those using Aperture, the Aperture 1.5.6 Update addresses issues related to performance, improves overall stability, and supports compatibility with Mac OS X v10.5. The update should be installed before first use of Aperture with Mac OS X Leopard.

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How to launch an astronomically successful operatingsystem

Step 1. Announce a device running a version of said operating system with proper modifications for the device’s interface and applications.Apple Announces iPhone, Stock Soars. Jan 9 2007There have been very few times in Apple’s history where investors bought on the news. When Jobs started to introduce the phone, before calling it a phone, the [...]

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

Qian Qian: Drawing from the East

Born in Chinas Sichuan province, the highly innovative illustrator and graphic designer Qian Qian uses Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and other Mac software to create art that merges Eastern and Western influences from different erasfrom classical Chinese painting and 1930s Shanghai advertising to Cultural Revolution aesthetics, pop art, and the Japanese manga-inspired Superflat movement. Other people might have training from an early age with pens and brushes, Qian says, but the Mac is my main tool.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Leopard Launch at Apple StoreSoHo

Tonight, my wife and I went over the Apple Store in SoHo to pick up Leopard. It was a dark and rainy night, but the line still extended around the block. The store had crowd control (they looked like bouncers to me) so everyone would line up orderly and around the block. [...]

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

Apple's OS X Leopard In Depth

jcatcw writes "Computerworld begins its Week of Leopard with an in-depth review and image gallery covering Apple's newest version of OS X. Is it worth the wait? Well, Yes. It trumps Vista, of course; the Finder, Quick Look and Cover Flow provide better functionality and eye candy; Time Machine is the biggest undelete ever and the restore function is one of the coolest things we've ever seen; it has iChat ; and has lots of updates under the hood. The answer might be no if you're lacking in the hardware department - an FAQ on how to get ready for the new version will help."

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[Source: Slashdot: Apple]

Apple ticks off 3rd-party developers (asusual)

I haven’t agreed with a lot of what John Gruber has been posting lately, but I do agree with this point he makes. He points to Steven Frank’s post about not getting access to the Gold Master (final version) release of OS X Leopard before the general public. It’s pretty bad when developers are contemplating [...]

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

Sent a little email. . .from my Windows desktop

So I came home from yoga, and checked my iPhone messages as I walked up the stairs from the subway to the street. Darn it! A little unfinished work bobble had popped up after hours! It had to be taken...

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[Source: iPhoneFreak]

The Mac is back in a big way on campus

St. Olaf sophomore Peter Holt, a longtime PC user, has just made the Mac switch after working in the school Mac-support department and realizing how seamlessly Apple hardware and software work together. He also likes having the option to boot into Windows as needed. He uses a desktop iMac for schoolwork and software development, as well as to play Windows games with his brother over the Internet. Holt is not alone. As Julio Ojeda-Zapata (St. Paul Pioneer Press) points out, Mac use has surged on campuses across Minnesota and the rest of the US, as well, with some schoolslike Pennsylvanias Wilkes Universitygoing all Mac.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Madden NFL 08 [(Intel) Feature]

Call the plays, run the plays, and make key off-field decisions in Madden NFL 08. You"ll find all of the real NFL teams, stadiums, players, and coaches in a game that lets you guide your favorite club through multiple seasons in Franchise mode. Skill drills, Hit Stick 2.0, Player Weapons, and other new features bring extra dimensions to the action, letting you take control in ways you never have before.

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[Source: Apple Games - What's New]

Mac OS X Leopard better and faster than Vista

Ive been testing Leopard, reports Walter Mossberg (Wall Street Journal) and, I believe it builds on Apples quality advantage over Windows. In my view, Leopard is better and faster than Vista, with a set of new features that make Macs even easier to use. Among the more than 300 new features available in Leopard, Mossberg singles out as marquee features Time Machine, Cover Flow, and Quick Look. And he was impressed that every piece of software and hardware I tried on two Leopard-equipped Macsa loaned laptop from Apple and my own upgraded iMacworked fine, exhibiting none of the compatibility problems that continue to plague Vista.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Colin McRae Rally Mac [(universal) Demo]

Featuring over 30 cars racing across more than 300 stages in nine different international locations with realistic physics and car handling. The core of the game includes a multi-discipline career challenge - in which you"ll start out in the lower leagues of club rallying, learning your craft in over 20 different classes of rally events including Challenges, Cups, SuperCups, Shields and Championships.

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[Source: Apple Games - What's New]

Leopard unleashed

Writing for the Telegraph, Claudine Beaumont tells us that Leopard is slick, shiny and offers any number of features that deliver the wow factor. Like CoverFlow, which in Leopard allows you to whiz through files and documents, with the album covers replaced by mini-thumbnails showing the front page of documents. You can hover over these thumbnails to scroll through multi-page documents; if its a movie file, you can even play the film clip in Finder. Stacks another useful addition to Leopard, is a virtual stack of documents that lives in the dock area, giving you one-click access to files. For me, Beaumont states, the stand-out feature is Time Machine, but shes also impressed that with Boot Camp built-in, Leopard becomes the first Apple operating system that will also allow you to install a Windows operating system alongside it.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Lots of new goodies in Leopard

Mac OS X Leopard is powerful, polished and carefully conceived. Happy surprises, and very few disappointments, lie around every corner. This Leopard has more than 300 new spots and most of them are bright ones, declares David Pogue (New York Times). He points, for example, to two routine-changing features. Time Machine, which offers the shortest setup of any backup system in history. And Quick Look, which lets you view the contents of a documents icon at full size, right at the desktop, without having to open the program that created it. Pogue says its fantastic.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Great

Thats the one-word assessment Rob Griffiths (macworld.com) offers for Time Machine. Perfect for nearly everyone, Griffiths points out that Time Machine attempts to turn the complex and sometimes confusing world of backup and restore into a simple, visual operation. Backing up is simple: attach a drive of sufficient capacity. And when the fateful day arrives and you need to rescue documents from oblivion, you launch the Time Machine applicationApple has added a Time Machine icon to Leopards Dockand simply move backward through time to find the files or folders you wish to restore.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Review: B-Flex 2 USBSpeaker

JLab Audio carries a handful of products centered around audio - iPod Nano speakers, earbuds, iPod/iPhone cases, and USB speakers. I’ve had the opportunity to tinker with the latter of their offerings - the B-Flex 2 Hi-Fi Stereo USB Speaker. Now that’s a bit of a mouthful, so we’ll just call it the [...]

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

Leopard hits all the right spots

With Leopard, Apples operating system widens its lead aesthetically and technologically, states Ed Baig (usatoday.com). Baig migrated to Leopard from Tiger without pain on a MacBook laptop and my own iMac desktop; theres mercifully none of the software driver and other hassles associated with a Windows operating system upgrade. Calling Leopard one cool cat, Baig praises Time Machine with its automatic backup and effortless file retrieval; the new videoconferencing features in iChat Theater; stationery, notes and To Do options in Mail; Cover Flow, Spaces, Stacks, and the ability to highlight and copy any portion of a Web page inside the Safari browser and turn it into a live Dashboard widget.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Fairy Tower [(universal) Demo]

A pinball game set in a magical construction that was built in ancient times. It used to create strange, magical items. But one day it collected all the items it had created and sealed itself. Since then the tower has been deep asleep in the fairy village. Legend says that it is the remains of aliens who came to the earth from the outer space. Also, the villagers worship it as crops and plants grow big around the tower.

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[Source: Apple Games - What's New]

Candy Bar 3 FeaturesPreview

Some of you may or may not be aware that the founders of Panic Cabel and Steven F, both have their own personal blogs.Recently Cabel, while updating us all about the compatibility states of all of Panic’s apps with Leopard, let slip a few of the future features of the upcoming CandyBar 3.First the [...]

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

Invisible Children sees visible results

One day, Jason Russell, Laren Poole, and Bobby Bailey bought a camera on eBay, jumped on a plane, and began filming a documentary. The next day, they were saving lives. Invisible Children, the documentary the three produced, has become a highly successful film alerting millions to the plight of the children of Uganda. But the three filmmakers werent done yet. They also founded an international nonprofit organization, also called Invisible Children, thats one of the fastest-growing nonprofits on the planet. And its built around Mac computers.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

iPhone Elite Team releaseRevirginizer

The “Revirginizer”, a new release from the iPhone Elite Team, will return your unlocked iPhone to its original 1.0.2 state. Therefore allowing the safe upgrade to the 1.1.1 firmware.Hopefully this means an end to the phone bricking that has plagued the few who ignored all advice and attempted to upgrade an unlocked iPhone.This process is [...]

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

iPhone Danger?... or just a Greenpiece of the action?

Folks like Greenpeace have their place, and so do politicians. Both pretty important posts. But when someone like Greenpeace starts behaving like politicians, that seems caustic. After getting huge press coverage recently for their calling out of Apple for having...

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[Source: iPhoneFreak]

Leopard shippingearly?

A TAB reader in Canada sent us this image of his order status for Leopard. His copy of Leopard was shipping this morning via Purolator Courier’s Express Overnight delivery, which should put Leopard in his hands possibly by tomorrow…a day early than expected.Has anyone else noticed if there pre-order of Leopard has shipped?leopard, shipping

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

Leopard-printT-shirts?

When Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) arrives on Friday, Apple retail stores will be open extended hours from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m., with live demonstrations and Geniuses on hand to answer your Leopard questions. Also, the first 500 customers at each store will receive a free special edition Leopard T-shirt. But, contrary to the [...]

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

All Leopard. All night.

This Friday, October 26, Apple retail stores will open from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. to celebrate the availability of Mac OS X Leopard. Visit a store near you, and youll see live demos of Leopard and have a chance to be one of the first to test drive the most impressive version of Mac OS X yet. Therell even be free T-shirts for the first 500 guests to visit an Apple Store.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

How-To: Upgrade toLeopard

There are some things you can do prior to installing that I sometimes recommend. Many of these things are not guaranteed to work (and some people actually say will do more harm than good). I, for one, don’t see an issue with the basics that some recommend: Start by repairing permissions: either run Disk Utility [...]

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

250 000 Unlocked iPhone in the Wild

Just after announcing that iPhone sales reached nearly 1,4 million units in 3 months, Apple stated, on the Q4 earnings conference call, that they estimate the number of iPhone bought potentially to be unlocked, to a quarter of a million...

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[Source: iPhoneFreak]

Advice: Dont state the URL to your web site in an iPhone commercial on nationaltelevision

I was just watching “House, MD” a moment ago on television, and during the middle of one of the commercial breaks, one of Apple’s iPhone ads, “the Winger”, aired. In the bit, the girl recites her blog’s URL, thewinger.com. I can only assume that led to an uncountable amount of traffic slamming into her site [...]

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

iPhone to be Released in Canada in January 2008

According to a contest organized by Molson in Canada, Rogers will release the iPhone in January 2008. Molson does not say much about the iPhone availability on Rogers' network, but we learned that the iPhone has an $800 value in...

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[Source: iPhoneFreak]

iChat AV keeps Christopher in classwhile he battles cancer at home

When Christopher Laub sat in on a Spanish, social studies, reading, or math lesson, he actually sat at homemiles away from his classroombattling leukemia and undergoing chemotherapy. But thanks to iChat AV and iSight, Christopher could attend classeseven recesson a regular basis. In fact, videoconferencing via his Mac and iChat not only kept Christopher connected with his friends and current with his classwork; it also let his fellow students learn about leukemia and its treatment, according to principal Patti Purcell. Through the use of iChat AV, weve had many teachable moments, and the kids have learned so much.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

LifeBoatReview

LifeBoat, from Martian Technologies, is a really cool idea. Automatically back up particular files to USB drives whenever I plug them in? Oh yes, please! However, in execution - well, it was a bit problematic.Let me talk, first, about what it does, and does well.You, the user, plug in a USB key. [...]

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

Guitar Hero III [(iPod) iTunes Soundtrack]

Listen to and buy the soundtrack from the game. Fire up the fretboard, crank up the amp and get ready to rock like never before. Guitar Hero III drops you into the spotlight of the largest and most legendary rock concert ever. The star-studded soundtrack includes more than 70 songs including master tracks such as Even Flow, Welcome to the Jungle and One.

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[Source: Apple Games - What's New]

Greenpeace Admits Targeting Apple Grabs Headlines

An anonymous reader writes "Gizmodo published this morning allegations by the bromine industry claiming that Greenpeace's report on the iPhone was inaccurate and alarmist. They got an official rebuttal to the bromine industry by Greenpeace, but the most interesting part is their acknowledgment that their targeting of Apple, even while they have similar reports on every manufacturer, is a deliberate attempt to grab headlines. While it's logical and not surprising, I find it quite shocking to see them be so cavalier, and even hypocritical, about it."

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[Source: Slashdot: Apple]

SThe Complete Led Zeppelin on iTunes for $99

Apple just announced a special digital box set containing, not only the "best of", but the entire Led Zeppelin discography. For $99, you'll get a 165-track collection of all the legendary group's albums, including the new career-spanning "Mothership" retrospective. Fans...

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[Source: iPhoneFreak]

Pre-order The Complete Led Zeppelin today on iTunes

Available for pre-order exclusively on the iTunes Store, The Complete Led Zeppelin, a special digital box set, delivers the bands entire discography for just $99. The 165-track collection includes the new career-spanning Mothership, a 24-track retrospective of the groups best-known songs thats also available separately. Pre-ordering either The Complete Led Zeppelin or Mothership automatically enters fans to win the chance to see the bands reunion performance at Londons O2 Arena on November 26. Winners will receive 2 tickets to the show, round-trip airfare, and hotel accommodations. (Terms apply.)

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Surround sound mixing in Soundtrack Pro 2 scores high

One of the best new features in all of the Final Cut Studio family, maintains Kevin McAuliffe (CreativeMac) is the addition of surround sound mixing to Soundtrack Pro 2. To illustrate, McAuliffe takes readers step-by-step through a simple surround tutorial. This great and easy to use feature in STP2, he concludes, lets you mix your entire show in surround, export your mix as surround, and then take your submix, switch it back to 1,2, and you now have a downmix to stereo from 5.1 for a stereo version of your show.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

A Closer Look At Apple Leopard Security

Last week we discussed some of the security features coming in Leopard. This article goes into more depth on OS X 10.5 security — probably as much technical detail as we're going to get until the folks who know come out from under their NDAs on Friday. The writer argues that Apple's new Time Machine automatic backup should be considered a security feature. "Overall, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard is perhaps the most significant update in the history of Mac OS X — perhaps in the history of Apple — from a security standpoint. It marks a shift from basing Macintosh security on hard outside walls to building more resiliency and survivability into the core operating system."

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[Source: Slashdot: Apple]

iPhone Family: 1 389 000 Members and Counting!

Apple announced the financial results for its 2007 last quarter ended September 29, 2007. Boring? Maybe, but besides learning that Apple generated over $24 billion in revenue and $3.5 billion in net income, we learned that the company ended their...

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[Source: iPhoneFreak]

Les Paul: Invented Here

Wikipedia recognizes him as one of the most important figures in the development of modern electric musical instruments and recording techniques. Indeed, Les Paul, invented reverb, sound-on-sound and multi-track recording. On a mission to create a radical new sound, the multi-talented guitarist developed not only new ways ofand new equipment forrecording music but also new instruments. Most notably: the solid-body electric guitar that would bear his name and that legions of jazz, blues, country, and rock musicians would zealously adopt. Now Paul and his technical team have tapped the Mac, Final Cut Pro, and Soundtrack Pro to help tell the story about how he brought his radical new sound to life.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

iTunes Gets The LedIn

While the world was clamoring for Apple to add the Beatles to its offerings on iTunes, another classic digital music holdout, Led Zeppelin, has extended its Stairway to Heaven to Apple in an exclusive box set offering announced this morning. (iTunes: Led Zeppelin)On November 13th, Led Zeppelin will make available both a new “best of” [...]

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

(Re-)building the dream home with Live Interior3D

Although I’ve been fortunate, many of my neighbors here in San Diego are now finding themselves without homes because of the wild fires raging through Southern California. Live Interior 3D is a great tool for floorplanning and interior design, whether you’re rebuilding the home you just lost or you’re converting a spare bedroom into an [...]

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

Apple Says 250,000 iPhones Sold to Unlockers

Hugh Pickens writes "Timothy D. Cook, Chief Operating Officer at Apple, disclosed during Apple's conference call to discuss their fourth quarter earnings that they estimate 250,000 of the 1.4 Million iPhones that have been sold were bought by people intending to unlock the phone. 'The elasticity in demand with the price drop] enabled us to far surpass our expectation of hitting around a million units cumulatively by the end of the quarter. Some number of these were sold to people that have an intention to unlock and [while] we don't know precisely how many people are doing that, our current guess is there is probably 250,000 of the 1.4 million that we sold where people had bought them with the intention of doing that. Many of those happened after the price cut.' Apple knows how many iPhones have been sold and how many have been activated with ATT. The difference is the number that are unlocked."

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[Source: Slashdot: Apple]

Community Activity: October 22,2007

Mac printing to Windows XP shared USB printeriPhoto ‘08 - Events vs. Folders?Getting away from the mouse?AEBS + Air Disk + Time Machine = Wicked Backup Strategy?Quick photo review, edit and storage transferNo Tags

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

DEFCON [(iPod) iTunes Soundtrack]

Listen to and buy the soundtrack from the game. Thanks to DEFCON, you can play out nuclear armageddon scenarios to your heart"s content, safe in the knowledge that you won"t have to build a fallout shelter any time soon. Remember, the tagline is: SEverybody dies. Just make sure your side has fewer megadeaths than anyone else.

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[Source: Apple Games - What's New]

Leopard Is Coming, and I WantIt

As you may know, Apple has posted a guided tour of Leopard to the company’s Web site, giving us the most in-depth preview so far of the latest operating system upgrade, which hits stores this Friday. After taking the 20+ minutes to watch the video in full, I can unequivocally say I am very impressed, [...]

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

6 eBay Tools for theMac

There are generally 3 types of eBay users. Those who list and buy everything they can get their hands on who constantly have atleast a dozen auctions going, those who have never used eBay, and those who go in spurts of being the first type.I generally tend to be the latter. I’ll go 6 months [...]

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

Quick Tip of the Week: Drag-and-drop mail merging

Tight integration between Address Book and iWork 08 means that you can add addressing information to personal or business correspondence simply by dragging a contacts name from Address Book into a Pages 08 template. Need to send the same letter to oneor twentycontacts? Well show you how in the most recent Quick Tip of the Week.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Greenpeace Admits Targeting Apple Grabs Headlines

An anonymous reader writes "Gizmodo published this morning allegations by the bromine industry claiming that Greenpeace's report on the iPhone was inaccurate and alarmist. They got an official rebuttal to the bromine industry by Greenpeace, but the most interesting part is their acknowledgment that their targeting of Apple, even while they have similar reports on every manufacturers, is a deliberate attempt to grab headlines. While it's logical and not surprising, I find it quite shocking to see them be so cavalier, and even hypocritical, about it."

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[Source: Slashdot: Apple]

Apple reports fourth quarter results, sets new record for Mac shipments

Announcing its fiscal 2007 fourth quarter results, Apple reported today that it had posted revenue of $6.22 billion and net quarterly profit of $904 million, or $1.01 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $4.84 billion and net quarterly profit of $542 million, or $.62 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 33.6 percent, up from 29.2 percent in the year-ago quarter. In the fourth quarter, Apple shipped 2,164,000 Macs, representing 34% growth over the year-ago quarter and exceeding the previous quarterly record for Mac shipments by 400,000. Apple also sold 10,200,000 iPods (representing 17% growth over the year-ago quarter) and 1,119,000 iPhones, bringing cumulative fiscal 2007 iPhone sales to 1,389,000.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Videophiles discovering short films on iTunes

First-time filmmaker Jesus Beltran, reports Joe Garofoli (San Francisco Chronicle), has made a couple of thousand dollars in the few months that his 19-minute The Grass Grows Green has been sold on iTunes. But for Beltran, Jon Bloom (Overnight Sensation), Tiffany Shlain (The Tribe), and many other short-filmmakers, the fact that people can actually find and see their films is even more rewarding.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Apple's Missed Opportunity With Leopard Delay

An anonymous reader writes "According to an article on OSWeekly.com, Apple missed a big opportunity by not releasing Leopard soon. They could've taken advantage of Vista's losing streak and one upped Microsoft, the author suggests. 'It's not uncommon for Windows users and technology consumers in general to say that Microsoft missed out on making the most of Vista both before and after its launch. Longtime fans of Windows have changed their tone due to Vista's inadequacies, and regular users are in many cases stuck with trying to figure out why they still can't get certain things to work within the operating system. Granted, it's not a completely horrific OS, but is that even a compliment worth accepting?'"

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[Source: Slashdot: Apple]

Les Paul: Invented Here

Wikipedia recognizes him as one of the most important figures in the development of modern electric musical instruments and recording techniques. Indeed, Les Paul, invented reverb, sound-on-sound and multi-track recording. On a mission to create a radical new sound, the multi-talented guitarist developed not only new ways ofand new equipment forrecording music but also new instruments. Most notably: the solid-body electric guitar that would bear his name and that legions of jazz, blues, country, and rock musicians would zealously adopt. Now Paul and his technical team have tapped the Mac, Final Cut Pro, and Soundtrack to help tell the story about how he brought his radical new sound to life.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Publish for Approval released for Aperture

At the PhotoPlus Expo in New York, the developers at Automator.us released Publish for Approval. Designed for photographers whod like to offer their customers the opportunity to review and approve photographs over the Internet, the system offers one-button publishing of selected images from an Aperture library. Tightly integrated with Aperture, Publish for Approval even displays client choices automatically upon approval, collecting them in a newly created Smart Folder in the Aperture library.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Most customers very satisfied with iPhone

Citing research from ChangeWave Research, Jonny Evans (Macworld) reports that the iPhone now leads the pack in terms of customer satisfaction among its US customer base. An unprecedented 82 per cent of iPhone owners reported being Very Satisfied with their purchase, up five points since the previous survey in July and by far the highest rating of any mobile manufacturer. Evans notes that the research found 16 per cent of respondents who plan to purchase a phone in the next six months saying theyll buy an iPhone - placing Apple up at the top among all manufacturers.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Real Ball II [(universal) Demo]

The game is a complete from-the-ground-up remake of the massively popular Breakout arcade, which now comes in a fancy 3D space style. Assuming the role of a spacecraft pilot, you must shatter iron colored bricks, row after row, using few unique power-ups. Once all bricks have been destroyed, you advance to the next level. With futuristic visuals, breathtaking motion and effects, Real Ball offers the most spectacular breakout experience ever.

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[Source: Apple Games - What's New]

New Aperture plug-in available for download

At PhotoPlus Expo in New York, Industrial Color, the leader in digital photo capture and online workflow software, announced the GLOBALedit Export Plug-in for Aperture. The plug-in, available as a free download, lets photographers securely upload image collections from Aperture version 1.5 into GLOBALedit, Industrial Colors online digital workflow solution. Once uploaded to GLOBALedit, image collections are globally available for editing, talent approval, image distribution, contact sheet creation, image markups and retouching notes, FPO and layout creation, metadata services, fulfillment services, and long-term archiving. GLOBALedit joins a growing list of export plug-ins available for Aperture.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Apple goes north to Alaska

When we started to look at how to provide a quality education for our students, what became very clear was that the future is digital, says Carl Rose, executive director of the Association of Alaska School Boards (AASB). We needed to ensure that our kids not only had the skill-sets required by the state, but also had the digital literacy capability to use those skills. Thats when the concept of 1 to 1 learning began to make sense. And today, the MacBook, iLife, iWork, and Apple Professional Development are helping the AASB bring its 1 to 1 learning initiative to fruition.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Taking iTunes U Beyond Campus

iTunes U, the education portal within Apples iTunes, reports Campus Technology, has expanded its content to include educational materials from sources beyond colleges and universities, Called Beyond Campus, the area provides programming from Smithsonian Global Sound, KQED, Little Kids Rock, the Museum of Modern Art, and, most recently, American Public Media, which is making its radio programming available free for educational purposes.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Woz Still Misses Homebrew Computer Club and Apple

UtahSaint writes "The Electronic Design site has nabbed a short interview with the Woz, where he waxes poetically about his time growing up as an Engineer and founding Apple. Even to this day, he says, he still misses the Homebrew Computer Club and his days running around Apple leading the technical teams. 'I miss the technical camaraderie ... The whole feeling of being on a revolution, on the edge. I miss the intuitive philosophies.'"

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[Source: Slashdot: Apple]

At E! Online, Apple offers a new reason to buy

Music, that is. Thanks to the new iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store, the editors at E! Online find it all but irresistible to indulge in the guilty pleasure of impulse music buying. As long as youre at a hot spot, you can click on the new Wi-Fi widget for your iPhone or iPod touch and get access to Apples music library at the usual 99 cents per song.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

iPhone top seller for AT&T

As reported by DigiTimes, the iPhone has become AT&Ts top selling device, commanding some 13% of AT&Ts overall handset sales, and the fourth top selling handset in the US market, according to Barry Gilbert, VP of the Strategy Analytics BuyerTRAX programs. Whats more, DigiTimes also quotes Gilbert as indicating that the sales trajectory we are observing with the iPhone could make it the top selling device in the US over the next 1-2 quarters.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Apple Adds Memory Randomization To Leopard

.mack notes a ZDNet blog outlining some of the security features added to OSX Leopard (10.5). Here's Apple's brief description of all 11 new security features. "Apple has announced plans to add code-scrambling diversity to Mac OS X Leopard, a move aimed at making the operating system more resilient to virus and worm attacks. The security technology, known as ASLR (address space layout randomization), randomly arranges the positions of key data areas to prevent malware authors from predicting target addresses. Another new feature coming in Leopard is Sandboxing (systrace), which limits an application's access to the system by enforcing access policies for system calls."

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[Source: Slashdot: Apple]

Fighting Repetitive StressInjury

The ProblemAbout a month ago my right shoulder started feeling really sore. But I kept blogging, typing, programming away. And that night the pain was so bad I couldn’t sleep. My doctor diagnosed bursitis (Dictionary: “Bursitis: inflammation of a bursa, typically one in the knee, elbow or shoulder.”) (Dictionary; “Bursa: a fluid-filled sac or saclike cavity, [...]

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

3rd Party Apps on iPhone: February 2008

Ok guys! We're going to have an SDK. Brian was talking about it this morning, but we never thought that the announcement would be for today. Steve Jobs officially announced that an iPhone SDK (Software development kit) will be available...

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[Source: iPhoneFreak]

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars [(universal) Trailer]

Built using id Software"s revolutionary MegaTexture rendering technology, Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars features strategic team play, persistent character promotions, and the universe"s most powerful weapons and vehicles in heroic objective-based battles as the Global Defense Force faces off against the alien Strogg invasion. Battles rage on stunning battlefields inspired by tropical, arctic, temperate, urban and desert locations both online and offline against lethal A.I. combatants.

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[Source: Apple Games - What's New]

Steve Jobs Announces iPhone SDK

An anonymous reader writes "It finally happened. Steve Jobs announced an iPhone SDK today. The plan is to release it in February, and the suggestion is that apps will need to be digitally signed (not unlike digital signing in Leopard). Here's hoping that developing for the iPhone/Touch will be cheap (or free) enough to allow the folks who have been writing apps to continue doing so. Says Jobs: 'It will take until February to release an SDK because we're trying to do two diametrically opposed things at once--provide an advanced and open platform to developers while at the same time protect iPhone users from viruses, malware, privacy attacks, etc. This is no easy task.'"

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[Source: Slashdot: Apple]

Third Party Applications on the iPhone

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Apple iPhone App SDK Coming inFebruary

From the mouth of Steve Jobs himself, Apple wants third party native applications on the iPhone and is developing an SDK for Developers, to debut in February, 2008. Steve notes, in a post on Apple’s Hot News site, that the company is both trying to enable an iPhone platform, while at the same time, protect [...]

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

Maximum Protection for your iPhone? Think Otterbox!

Let's be honest here, the iPhone is expensive and fragile. Period. If you want to keep your phone in good condition, you need to protect it adequately. For most of us, a simple leather case with a belt clip will...

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[Source: iPhoneFreak]

WarBirds 2007/FlyBoys Squadron [(universal) Feature]

Recreate the intense dogfights of World Wars I and II in FlyBoys Squadron and WarBirds 2007, respectively. Both games give you the option of taking on offline missions or engaging other players in combat over the Internet. iEntertaiment CEO Bill Stealey spent more than 4,000 hours in the cockpit during his Air Force career, so he made sure his team created two of the most realistic fighter plane simulations ever made. The action may be digital, but the adrenaline rush you feel is real.

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[Source: Apple Games - What's New]

Mac OS X Leopard to ship on October 26

Packed with more than 300 new features, Mac OS X Leopard goes on sale Friday, October 26, at 6:00 p.m. at Apples retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers, Apple announced today. And, beginning today, customers can place pre-orders on Apples online store. Leopard, the sixth major release of Mac OS X, is the best upgrade weve ever released, said Steve Jobs, Apples CEO. And everyone gets the Ultimate version, packed with all the new innovative features, for just $129.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

iPhone in France: The Door to a True Unlocked iPhone for Everyone?

Apple and Orange have officially announced that they reached an agreement for the French iPhone release. The iPhone will be released on the French territory on November 29th, just in time for the holiday season. The iPhone will carry a...

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[Source: iPhoneFreak]

Leopard Officially Shipping on October26

Today Apple officially announced that their next version of OSX, Leopard, will go on sale at 6 P.M. on October 26.Leopard is also available for pre-order with a guaranteed delivery date of October 26.Taking the usual jab at Microsoft, Steve Jobs made the following comment of Leopard pricing:…everyone gets the Ultimate version, packed with all [...]

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

iPhone SDK: Is Apple Listening?

There is a bunch of speculation today about an SDK being released for iPhone apps in January, started by a Business Week article. Let me just add a quote... "Sources familiar with the company's plans tell BusinessWeek.com that Apple will...

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[Source: iPhoneFreak]

iTunes DRM-Free Tracks Now Same Price As DRM Tracks

jawtheshark writes "Apple has made the decision to revise the pricing of Plus songs on the iTunes Music store. Whereas previously the DRM-less tracks were more expensive than the 'normal' option (at $1.29 vs. $0.99), DRM-less tracks bought via ITMS will now be priced on the same level as DRM'd tracks. 'Apple plans to expand iTunes Plus to include certain indie music labels starting Wednesday, October 17 (or sometime this week, at least) ... This expansion won't include all independent music labels just yet, although we're optimistic that more will be included in the future. While we have no information on whether the iTunes Plus songs are selling well, we assume that the decision to drop the price is a response to the Amazon MP3 store. Amazon sells individual tracks for between 89 and 99 apiece, all without any DRM restrictions. With that in mind, it's kind of hard for Apple to compete at $1.29.'"

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[Source: Slashdot: Apple]

Apple Announces Mac OS X Server version 10.5 Leopard

On Friday, October 26, Mac OS X Server version 10.5 Leopard will go on sale at the same time as Mac OS X Leopard, Apple today announced. Leopard Server extends Apples legendary ease of use, making it even easier to take advantage of the benefits of a server. Leopard Server packs more than 250 new features including Podcast Producer, Wiki Server, and iCal Server.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Your Leopard LoveAffair

Iyaz Akhtar wrote earlier about some of the new features in Leopard, set to debut in nine days. The full list spans over 300 new features — some of them niftier than others.This is my first major OS X upgrade since I switched (back) to Mac, and it struck me as funny that a [...]

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

iPhone to debut in France with Orange as exclusive carrier

Orange, the leading wireless carrier in France, will be the exclusive French carrier partner for iPhone when it debuts in France on Thursday, November 29, Apple today announced. The iPhone is a marvelous product and will change how people think about mobile. Im delighted that it is launching in France through Orange, and Im sure that our customers share my excitement. said Didier Lombard, CEO, France Telecom.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

OS X Leopard Ships On October 26th

David in AZ writes "According to the Apple website, Mac OS X Leopard will start shipping on October 26! From their blurb: 'Packed with more than 300 new features, Mac OS X Leopard goes on sale Friday, October 26, at 6:00 p.m. at Apple's retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers, Apple announced today. And, beginning today, customers can place pre-orders on Apple's online store. "Leopard, the sixth major release of Mac OS X, is the best upgrade we've ever released," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "And everyone gets the 'Ultimate' version, packed with all the new innovative features, for just $129.""

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[Source: Slashdot: Apple]

Big Island Blends [(universal) Demo]

Serve smoothies in paradise in this original challenge that"s full of tropical fun! After arriving on Big Island you discover that the Sfortune you"ve just inherited is an orchard? Well, what better way to turn your fields into a real fortune than opening a smoothie stand?

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[Source: Apple Games - What's New]

In Defense ofLeopard

With the announcement of Leopards release date, there were plenty of comments that the Leopard upgrade is nothing but a few bells and whistles added to Tiger. Some think that there is no reason to upgrade from Tiger to Leopard. After all, Tiger is a very refined version of OS X. Why [...]

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

TextExpander2.0

Today SmileOnMyMac released version 2.0 of the previously covered keystroke saving TextExpander.The new release offers a nice handful of new features/improvements, including:Snippet groups (much needed)Snippet group .Mac syncingSnippet printingApplication targetting - Set certain snippets to only be active for certain appsImproved application performanceYes, that is a new icon…no, I don’t like it.textexpander, textpander

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

Playhouse Disney Preschool Time Online [(universal) Feature]

Preschool Time Online stars the characters your kids know and love from the Playhouse Disney TV shows. Bear, of SBear in the Big Blue House fame, guides your child through the current learning adventure, which features a specific theme that drives the various games and activities. The learning adventures reinforce skills in eight key areas and grow with your children, becoming easier or more difficult depending on their ability to complete the previous set of games and activities.

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[Source: Apple Games - What's New]

DRM-Free Tracks From iTunes onTuesday?

It appears that we may be hearing from Apple in a few hours, on the topic of DRM-Free digital music downloads. Details seem to indicate that the EMI tracks that have historically been available for $1.29 without any copy protection, will drop to the normal $.99 price point. Along with EMI, some Indie [...]

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

Quick Tip of the Week: Zooming in with ease

Did you know that you can zoom in or out on Microsoft Word or Excel documents using the scroll button on Mighty Mouse or the trackpad on your MacBook or MacBook Pro? It takes just a few seconds to set up, and we show you how in the latest Quick Tip of the Week.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Community Activity: October 15,2007

Could a Canon “PC-only” printer/scanner work?iPod nano or shuffle?iPhone Recovery SoftwareSync and AutomatorG4 compatible Movie software?No Tags

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

iPhone one of the Top 10 Most Brilliant Gadgets of 2007

For 2007, iPhone appears among the very short list of products Popular Mechanics honors in its annual Breakthrough Awards. The best way to understand why Apples iPhone ($400) has sent shockwaves through the cellphone industry is simply to check your voice mail with it. iPhone displays a visual list of voice mails, explain the editors. Using the bright and responsive touchscreen, you scroll through the list and tap a message. When youre done with a message, simply slide your finger over it and a delete button pops up. All phones, they conclude, should work so smoothly. Because of the iPhone, theyll eventually have to.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Accessories: iPhone Stylus? Do you Really Need it?

Steve Jobs will certainly hate this product. I suspect that he would even be offended if he sees you using your iPhone with it. But if youve found it difficult or frustrating to type on your iPhone, then the new...

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[Source: iPhoneFreak]

Civilization IV [(universal) Patch]

History as you know it, is history. Rule throughout time and create your own legacy as you guide your civilization from the dawn of man through the space age and beyond. This patch is intended to bring the Mac version up to date with the PC version of the game offering a variety of fixes.

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[Source: Apple Games - What's New]

KingMania [(universal) Demo]

A fast and simple action strategy game from a fantasy world. You can control different buildings, use spells and the power of hordes of your lieges to defeat your opponents. Each of the buildings in the game has another purpose and can be improved upon.

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[Source: Apple Games - What's New]

Have I been bitten by the Wi-Fi bug?

As I reported here previously, the upgrade to firmware 1.1.1 seemed flawless once I finally got connected and re-activated. But in the last 3 or 4 days I've begun to have a problem connecting and staying connected to home Wi-Fi...

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[Source: iPhoneFreak]

MSN Admits Zune isUgly

I saw a post on the homepage of MSN today for the top design disasters of the tech world. Guess what made the list? Our friend the brown Zune. Good to see Microsoft has some humor in itself, even if it is a stretch from one of their affiliate companies.design, microsoft, zune

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

Gore and U.N. Panel Win Peace Prize for Climate Work

Citing Al Gore as probably the single individual who has done most to create greater worldwide understanding of the measures that need to be adopted to combat global warming, the Nobel committee awarded the former Vice President the Nobel Peace Prize alongwith the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. As reported by Alan Zarembo and Maggie Farley (Los Angeles Times), the committee noted how Gores strong commitment, reflected in political activity, lectures, films and books, has strengthened the struggle against climate change.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Gore and U.N. Panel Win Peace Prize

Praising their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, the Nobel Committee awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to Al Gore and the U.N.s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, reports Walter Gibbs and Sarah Lyall (New York Times).

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Al Gore honored as recipient of Nobel Peace Prize

The BBC News indicates that Al Gore feels honored at being awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, seeing it as a chance to elevate global consciousness about the threat posed by climate change. The BBC reports that the former vice-president has emerged as a leading climate campaigner. His 2006 documentary film, An Inconvenient Truth, was an unlikely box-office hit and won two Oscars.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Youngest learners eagerly embrace innovative learning tools

At the Vestavia Hills Elementary School, an Apple Mobile Learning Lab and iLife 08 bring technology into the lives of every young student, offering them innovative ways to learn and express themselves. Our children, explains Dr. Mark Richardson, principal of the trendsetting K-3 school, are empowered by the use of technology in the classroom, and their world is expanded with every weblog comment, podcast subscription, and website hit. Having all the right Apple tools has enabled us to use technology in ways we never dreamed of.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

iPhone Cases from Monster and L-R-G: Let Them Match your Pants!

If the iPhone cases you've seen so far are not fashion enough for your precious little phone, well, you might be interested in these stylish new case designs created by Monster and L-R-G. Available in nine different styles, Monster/L-R-G cases...

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[Source: iPhoneFreak]

iPhone and iPod Touch Web Application List from Apple

Folks, Apple unveiled their own 3rd party iPhone Web application catalog! I know, you were still expecting 3rd party native apps, but you've got hours of fun here just surfing through the apps. Over 200 applications are listed on Apple's...

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[Source: iPhoneFreak]

Al Gore wins the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize

Former Vice President Al Gore and the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for their work to raise awareness about global warming, CNN reported this morning. Gore, who won an Oscar for Inconvenient Truth, also sits on the Board of Directors for Apple, Inc.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

New iMacs are easily the most pleasurable desktop computers Ive touched

Simply put, offers proud iMac owner Dwight Sliverman (Houston Chronicle), the new iMacs with their 24-inch screens, all-aluminum cases and powerful components are easily the most pleasurable desktop computers Ive touched. Silverman lauds its displayIts as gorgeous, sharp and bright as any widescreen LCD monitor Ive seen.and praises its incredibly fast performance.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Web apps for iPhone and iPod touch ready for download

Like to get the latest news from your Facebook friends? Check the movie listings at Fandango? Browse the newest photos posted on SmugMug? Update your weblog with TypePad? Or play a great game of Big Bang Sudoku? Its all possible. Simply by visiting www.apple.com/webapps/ on your iphone or iPod touch, browsing the library, and bookmarking the web apps you enjoy.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Apple Launches iPhone Web AppsDirectory

As the company has with its Dashboard widgets page on Apple.com, Apple introduced a new directory for Web applications compatible with the iPhone and iPod Touch, announced through the company’s Hot News page (deemed by many to be Apple’s quasi-blog).As anticipated by AppleInsider and others, the directory includes icons, screenshots, and short descriptions of the [...]

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

iPhone Pouch From Geekanoids

Dear iPhone groupies, Geekanoids have just released the GeekPouch. What's that, you may ask? Well,it's simply a custom fit, handmade corduroy pouch for the iPhone, iPod touch, iPod Classic, 3rd gen Nano, and 5th gen iPod Video. I've never used...

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[Source: iPhoneFreak]

Apple products score in T3 Awards for 2007

In T3s annual Gadget Awards, Apple products grabbed honors for iPhone (Most Anticipated Gadget of 2007), MacBook Pro (Drop Dead Gorgeous Award), the iTunes Store (Best Download Service), and in a Gadget Awards hat trick, iPod scored in the Top Commuter Gadget, Best Music Gadget, and the Best Gadget of All Time categories.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Unlocking iPhone Firmware 1.1.1: Courtesy of iPhoneSIMFree

I could have written this one yesterday! Less than 24 hours after the release of iPhone 1.1.1 Jailbreak, iPhoneSimFree has updated its software to unlock the iPhones upgraded to the firmware 1.1.1. If you've unlocked your iPhone using iPhoneSimFree, you...

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[Source: iPhoneFreak]

iPhone Jailbreaked Againbut not for a Long Time

Hackers have been officially able to jailbreak the iPhone loaded with firmware v1.1.1 and his companion, the iPod Touch. Engadget says they have tested the hack and it works as described by the hackers. But don't hold your breath on...

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[Source: iPhoneFreak]

Free database solution for students

Designed expressly for college students, the new FileMaker Campus Productivity Kit helps students get more organized and be more productive. A free, ready-to-use database solution, the Kit includes five modules, allowing students to manage contacts, organize research and lecture notes, track project assignments, coordinate events, and assemble to-do lists. Students will find complete instructions and an informative podcast on the FileMaker Campus Productivity Kit website.

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Apple Releases an New iPhone Ad Campaign

Hey guys, let me introduce you to Doug, Elliot and Stefano. Three people acting as iPhone users in the newly released iPhone ads. A few months after the official iPhone release date, Apple can now use the user standpoint to...

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[Source: iPhoneFreak]

iWork 08 offers a sweet office suite

Benefiting from Apples tireless design and integration efforts, iWork 08 gives users an easy, intuitive interface, beautiful templates and tight integration with Mac OS X and iLife, reports Paul Vaughn (San Antonio Express News). He praises numerous new features in both Pages 08which he calls a very capable word-processing program, a quite viable alternative to Microsoft Wordand Keynote 08: Apple keeps making it better. And Numbers 08, Vaughn says is designed intelligently from the ground up. Comparing it favorably to Excel, he concludes, Numbers seems brilliantly elegant.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]