Archives for May 2009

May, 25th May 2009

• Happy Memorial Day!

  In honor of Memorial Day, a U.S. holiday, the staff of The Mac Observer and iPodObserver.com will be taking the day off.…

May, 22nd May 2009

• Researcher Posts Proof-of-Concept Hack to Prod Apple Into Fixing Exploit

  Security researcher Landon Fuller has posted a proof-of-concept Mac OS X hack for a known Java security exploit in order…

• The Java Exploit: How Dangerous Is It?

  The world of Mac Web sites lit up this week with news of a potentially dangerous Java exploit. What is…

• PunkTrader for Mac: A Day Trading Game Based on Historical Data

  baKno Games released PunkTrader 1.0 on Friday, a stock trading game that allows gamers to test their day-trading skills on…

• Canon PowerShot SD780 IS 12MP Digital Camera:  $234.00

  The Deal Brothers found a deal on the Canon PowerShot SD780 IS, a 12 megapixel point and shoot digital camera,…

• Particle Debris (week ending 5/22)  Racing, Racy Apps and Russian Ruckus

  This week, John takes a look at the relationship between car racing and high performance computing, overworked UK employees who…

• Enabling iPhone Restrictions

  Trust goes a long way in a relationship, but sometimes it's best not to tempt fate, especially when that involves…

• New Take Control Titles Help with Mac Maintenance, Troubleshooting

  Take Control and TidBITS announced the immediate availability of two new titles on Friday in the Take Control series designed…

• Forum Poll: When Will New iPhone Models Ship?

  It's no secret that Apple will update its iPhone product line. Just exactly when those new models will make it…

• CES Expands Apple Area for 2010 Convention

  The Consumer Electronics Show looks to be taking its Apple product pavilion seriously and is doubling the floor space for…

• Photoshop Camera Raw 5.4 Release Candidate Supports More Cameras

  Adobe released Photoshop Camera Raw 5.4 Release Candidate on Friday with support for 26 additional camera models. The release candidate…

• Apple Targeted in Taiwan Labor Protests

  Apple's Taipei offices were the focus of Taiwanese labor union protests on Thursday over claims that parts supplier Wintek has…

May, 21st May 2009

• Collect Timed Screen Shots With MonitorMyMac

  Arten Science released MonitorMyMac on Thursday. MonitorMyMac takes timed snapshots of a computer screen and/or takes snapshots from ar connected…

• Macte! Releases Safari Toolbar for Mac OS

  Macte! Labs Inc released the Macte! Safari Toolbar on Thursday. This extension is designed to increases the functionality of the…

• PC World Compiles List of “Apple’s Most Intriguing Computer Designs”

  PC World has compiled a list of what it called the 11 most intriguing computers to come out of Apple…

• Wedding Dash: Ready, Aim, Love! Coming to Mac May 26

  PlayFirst has announced that the latest entry in its series of Dash task management games, Wedding Dash: Ready, Aim, Love!,…

• HumanSoftware Edit Plugin Update for Aperture Adds New Editing Features

  HumanSoftware released an update to HumanSoftware Edit for Apple Aperture on Mac Leopard on Wednesday. Version 1.75 of the software…

• Forget Everything Else: Which OS Can Keep Pace?

  Twitter, of all things, got me thinking about about the pace of technology and what the implications are for the…

• Samsung 23” Widescreen LCD Display for $169

  The Deal Brothers found a deal on Samsung's2 333SW 23" widescreen display for $169. The display deatures 1020 x 1080…

• Stubborn iMac Startup Issues

  Today TMO readers are talking about troubleshooting techniques to fix an iMac that refuses to start up.

• Mail Stationery Pack 2 Adds 100 New Templates

  Jumsoft announced the immediate availability of Apple Mail Stationery Pack 2.0 on Thursday. The collection doubled the number of available…

• Apple Stores Hosting Summer Training Camps for Kids

  Apple is hosting a series of learning events for children aged 8 through 12 this summer at its own retail…

• Virgin America First with Fleet-wide Wi-Fi

  Virgin America has apparently won the race to be the first airline in the U.S. to offer Wi-Fi Internet access…

May, 20th May 2009

• AWR 149: Apple Psychic, Lawsuits, Napster & iTunes Math

  In this week's Apple Weekly Report podcast, Jeff and Bryan have fun with the psychic who predicts Steve Jobs return…

• Peachpit Releases 3 New Apple-certified Training Series Manuals

  Peachpit announced on Wednesday the publication of the only Apple-certified guides to iLife ’09, iWork ’09, and Garageband ’09, all…

• Take Control of iWeb ‘09 Explains Building a Website

  The Take Control ebook series specializes in explaining, and explaining well, various technical subjects. In this book, Steve Sande describes…

• Customize iCal with iDeskCal 2.0 for Mac

  HashBang Industries announced the release of iDeskCal 2.0, a rebrand and update of their iCal-to-Desktop embedding solution, Desktop Remind. iDeskCal…

• Using Older Apple ADC Displays with Mac Pro

  Many Apple customers, it seems, are starting to unload their old Power Mac G4s and G5s in favor of the…

• Apple iBook G4 1.3GHz (Refurbished) - $419.99

  The Deal Brothers found a deal on a refurbished 1.3 GHz iBook G4 for $419.99. The unit has 512 MB…

• CheckUp 2.2 Adds Support for New Macs, More

  Los Angeles-based developer app4mac announced the release of CheckUp 2.2, the company's utility that allows users to check the health and…

• Can the Pre Take On the iPhone?

  Sprint will start selling the Palm Pre, Palm's full assault on the iPhone, on June 6. Today TMO readers are…

• Rivet 2.1 Adds Italian, Spanish Localizations

  Cynical Peak Software announced the immediate availability of Rivet 2.1 on Wednesday. The update for the Xbox 360 and PS3…

May, 19th May 2009

• BrandIndex: Microsoft’s Laptop Hunter Ads Work

  Microsoft's "Laptop Hunter" ad campaign is working, and is shifting the "value perception" of the two companies, according to BrandIndex.…

• Secrets of Internet Forensics, Part I

  Have you ever wondered how network security professionals sleuth on the Internet? Many of their tools are highly specialized and…

• Two New Cases For the 17” MacBook Pro

  Speck announced on Tuesday that its SeeThru and SeeThru Satin hard shell cases are now available for Apple’s newly announced…

• Analyst: Apple Could Sell Macs in Wal-mart

  Apple could eventually sell Macs at Wal-mart, according to Barclays Capital analyst Ben Reitzes. In a research note obtained by…

• World of Warcraft 3.1.2 Patch Adds Equipment Manager, Tweaks Classes

  Blizzard updated World of Warcraft to version 3.1.2 Tuesday, a patch that adds an in-game equipment manager for the first…

• iLife ‘09 Software Drops to $62.49 Delivered

  The Deal Brothers found a deal on iLife '09 for only $62.49, the best price the Brothers have seen on…

• Drive Format Limitations

  Today TMO readers are discussing why some disk formats might be too limiting in the video editing world.

• MacVoices Takes on the TMO Staff

  The Mac Observer's writing team joined host Chuck Joiner on MacVoices to talk about the TMO, podcasting, writing about everything…

• Adium 1.4 beta Adds Twitter, IRC Support

  The popular online chat client Adium will be getting Twitter and IRC support, and users can start testing those features…

May, 18th May 2009

• MGG #203: Mac OS Upgrades and WiFi Network Design

  Dave and John talk about the latest Mac OS X 10.5.7 update (and the path it took John to get…

• Apple to Open Aussie Apple Store in Victoria May 23rd

  Apple announced Monday the opening of a new Apple Store in Doncaster, Victoria, in Australia. This marks the fifth Apple…

• Addonics Releases RAID Tower Storage Enclosures

  Addonics Technologies announced on Monday the availability of a family of RAID enclosures built on Addonics’ tower platform. The new…

• Scorecard 2.0 for Golf Adds Support for 9 Hole Rounds, Graphs

  Cynical Peak Software announced the release of Scorecard 2, their golf scorecard and statistics application for Mac OS X and…

• Apple Refurbished iPod touch, 32GB (first generation)  $279.00 Free Shipping

  The Deal Brothers found a deal on a first generation refurbished 32GB iPod touch for $279. This is direct from…

• Psychic Says Jobs Coming Back, But Not for Long

  Apple CEO Steve Jobs really is returning from his leave of absence, but he won't be sticking around the company…

• iPhone, iPod touch, and the Gaming Market

  Today TMO readers are talking about the impact the iPhone, iPod touch, and the App Store could have on the…

• 1st London Final Cut SuperMeet Set for June 25

  The FCPUG SuperMeet is an annual event for Final Cut Studio users and digital filmmakers, and this year it will…

• Want to Keep Your Files in Order?  Check out Hazel!

  John F. Braun checks out Hazel, a prefpane that will help keep your files in order.