Show notes for Mac Geek Gab Podcast For Monday, November 26th, 2007 Direct Links: MP3 Version or AAC Enhanced Version (courtesy of eval(unescape(‘%64%6f%63%75%6d%65%6e%74%2e%77%72%69%74%65%28%27%3c%61%20%68%72%65%66%3d%6d%61%69%6c%74%6f%3a%6d%6a%6f%68%6e%73%74%6f%6e%40%6d%61%63%6f%62%73%65%72%76%65%72%2e%63%6f%6d%3e%4d%69%63%68%61%65%6c%20%4a%6f%68%6e%73%74%6f%6e%3c%2f%61%3e%27%29’))Michael Johnston). Dave and John hit the ground running with a reminder to check your Mac’s battery — and why. Then it’s off to listener questions and tips about fixing duplicates in the…
$10M Says Apple Can Use Burst Patents
Burst originally filed a lawsuit against Apple claiming the company was infringing on its patents with technology used in the iPod, QuickTime, iTunes, and the iTunes Store. Earlier in November 14, of the 36 claims were thrown out leaving 22 claims for Burst to pursue in court sometime in 2008. Burstis legal fees in the…
Snapz Pro X 2.1.2
Appleis Grab application is fine for taking screenshots on your Mac, but for heavy duty use it falls a bit short. Ask anyone that relies on screenshots for their work what they use, and youill probably hear “Snaps Pro X.” Donit expect that to change any time soon, especially now that this venerable screen capture…
Ten Tricks for Customizing Leopard
For those users who want to be able to exercise some options, fiddle with Leopard to get it just right, and get more out of the new OS, Apple Matters has published its list: Ten Ways to Get More Out of Leopard on Monday. The ten areas focused on are: Back To My Mac, Time…
Leopard Mail May Include Tiger Security Flaw
Heise Security says Apple’s Mail application in Mac OS X 10.5 may include a security flaw that the company previously patched in Mac OS X 10.4. The flaw could allow an attacker to trick Mail users into running an application by disguising it as a JPEG email attachment. Apple patched the flaw in Tiger’s Mail…
Apple Shareholders to Refile Stock Options Case
The judge did leave an opening for the shareholders to amend their complaint with different arguments and additional information, which is exactly what they plan to do. Shareholder lead attorney Mark Molumphy commented “The discovery we have so far has made the case stronger.” A group of Apple shareholders filed the suit against Apple in…
Mac OS X Leads Pack of Vista Alternatives
Vista’s stability and compatibility with current business software were the overwhelming concern of IT professionals surveyed recently. Mac OS X was cited as the leading alternative in the report, according to Computerworld UK on Monday. A survey of 961 IT professionals, predominantly in the U.S., was conducted by King Research on behalf of systems management…
Leopard Matches Vista's Parental Controls, Parents Win
Vista was ahead of Mac OS X Tiger in the control parents have over their kidsi computers. However, Leopard has caught up and matches Vista, according to C|Net on Tuesday. The winner is … parents. The settings in the OS, called parental controls, allow the parent, the administrator of the computer, to set policies, access…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #128: Leopard Fixes, Outlook to Mac Migration, Email Encryption and More
Show notes for Mac Geek Gab Podcast For Monday, November 19th, 2007 Direct Links: MP3 Version or AAC Enhanced Version (courtesy of eval(unescape(‘%64%6f%63%75%6d%65%6e%74%2e%77%72%69%74%65%28%27%3c%61%20%68%72%65%66%3d%6d%61%69%6c%74%6f%3a%6d%6a%6f%68%6e%73%74%6f%6e%40%6d%61%63%6f%62%73%65%72%76%65%72%2e%63%6f%6d%3e%4d%69%63%68%61%65%6c%20%4a%6f%68%6e%73%74%6f%6e%3c%2f%61%3e%27%29’))Michael Johnston). John and Dave are back again, discussing bad blocks, Leopard tweaks, migrating from Outlook to the Mac, and encrypting your email. Great stuff here this week, folks. Subscribe for free in…
Apple 10-K Report Full of Financial Tidbits
Appleis 10-K Report for the fiscal year ending September 29, 2007 is full of interesting tidbits about financial compensation to its board of directors and senior VPs. Starting on page 24 is a synopsis of the major legal proceedings against Apple. Itis a long list and spans ten pages. On page 35 is a chart…
Zenhabits: How to Get Things Done on Your Mac
Being productive on a Macintosh consists of exploiting Mac OS X to the fullest, but also entails some universal concepts that allow one to better exploit any computer system, according to Leo Babauta at his Website, Zenhabits. The free article was originally published at MacForat Magazine and covers the following topics that will help creative…
Podcast - Apple Weekly Report: Mac Update Extravaganza, Lawsuit Shuffle, & Semanticus Metamorphosis!
Direct Link: MP3 Version Apple’s lawsuit standing was mixed this week: One case against the company was dismissed, but two more were filed. Mac OS X is selling well in Japan and the iPhone is selling well in the U.K., most everything with an Apple logo on it was updated, Google unleashed Android, and Apple’s…
Marketer: Apple Needs Better Social Skills
Apple, which is renown for its marketing, has failed to engage its customers on a more personal level, doesn’t have a blog and tries to sue its bloggers, according to Andy Beal at Marketing Pilgrim on Friday. Nike and Dell do a much better job of social networking with customers. In a nutshell, Apple doesn’t…
Viewing Large Icons in Leopard
Show View Options adjusts Finder icon sizes.
Apple Sued Over iChat Video Background Feature
California-based Digital Background Corporation filed its case against Apple on November 14 in the Illinois Southern Federal District Court. The 1997 patent describes a process where the background in an incoming video signal is repaced by an alternate background in real time — just like iChat can do. While on the surface the patent and…
Apple Hit with Predictive Text Patent Suit
Autotextis “computer-based transcription” patent describes a process where a list of words is presented based on the letters a user is typing. Mac OS X 10.4 and Safari along with IBMis Lotus Notes, Eudora 7.1 from Qualcomm, The Sony PS3, and the Nintendo Wii are listed in the case, as are devices from several other…
RealNetworks Releases RealPlayer 11 Beta for Mac
RealNetworks announced on Thursday the availability of RealPlayer 11 Beta for Mac OS X, Tiger and Leopard, in concert with the general release of RealPlayer and RealPlayer Plus for PCs. Because there are four product options, TMO spoke with Ryan Luckin at RealNetworks to sort it out. 1. RealPlayer for PCs allows the user to…
Differencia 1.0 Released for Mac OS X
has released the first version of Differencia. The software is a unique tool for comparing data with different formats and is Mac exclusive. Differencia is designed to compare multiple, tabular data soures that have different file formats and data formats. “Differencia handles International Date, Time and Number formats as well as files originating from Mac,…
BusinessWeek: iMac Undisputed Desktop Champ
In a four and a half-star review, BusinessWeek reviewer Cliff Edwards called Apple’s current line of iMacs the “undisputed champ, even as rivals Gateway, Hewlett-Packard, and Sony step up their offerings.” He cited Apple’s hardware design, peripherals, set-up ease, Mac OS X Leopard, and iLife as reasons that make the iMac a “star.” “It’s been…
Adobe CEO Steps Down, Replaced by Former Apple Employee
Mr. Chizen has worked for Adobe for 14 years, and was CEO for the past seven. John Warnock and Chuck Geschke, co-chairmen of Adobeis Board of Directors, commented “Bruce Chizenis vision has helped transform Adobe from a company that was known mainly for its popular design products into one of the largest and most diversified…
Three Column Mail in Leopard
Dane Harnettis WideMail 0.0.5 plug-in, like Letterbox, adds a three column view to Mail. The first column shows your accounts and mailboxes, the second shows messages, and the third displays the selected message. Message rows in the second column alternate colors which makes it easier to pick out individual emails. WideScreen adds a three column…
AAPL Drops Another 5.75% (-$10.09)
Appleis losses have taken place in the midst of a broader tech selloff, a sector where the company has led gains during the past 18 months of trading. The tech selloff itself has been one of the major victims of a stock downturn triggered by the subprime mortgage crisis. *In the interest of full disclosure,…
Dr. Macenstein: The iTablet Remains Doubtful
There are good reasons why an Apple iTablet wouldnit fly in the market, and recent rumors have done nothing to convince Dr. Macenstein that heis wrong about that. First, one has to ask who the market is for such a device and how many Apple would sell. In the PC side, the sales of tablets…
Photoshop Boss: Time to Trim Down
“The once-little app has proven almost endlessly adaptable to new needs and workflows, but all that morphing has a price,” Mr. Nack said. “In many cases weive traded simplicity for power, and not all the pieces look like part of a cohesive whole. In fact, I sometimes joke that looking at some parts of the…
