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Design Greeting Cards in iPhoto
Start by selecting a picture from your iPhoto library, and make any edits you need. The picture I chose had a building near the bottom, so I cropped that part out. When you are finished, click the Done button. Edit your image before using it in a card.
Ted Landau's User Friendly View - MacMania and the Mac Collector
I did it. Earlier this month, I attended my very first MacMania cruise. In fact, it was my first cruise of any type. I was one of ten speakers that together provided more than thirty sessions over the course of the week. Topics ranged from the basics of digital photography to the nuances of running…
Track Temperatures Throughout Your House on Your Mac
"The new HOBO Temperature Logger Kit stems from the need of many homeowners who want to go beyond free home energy audits and really understand their energy usage," said Frank Deshaies, Onset product marketing manager, in a statement. "Itis all about giving homeowners greater control and allowing them to focus in on the real opportunities…
Apple's "Get a Mac" Commercials Turn Japanese
Apple’s "Get a Mac" campaign has been unleashed on Japan, with Japanese actors taking the place of John "I’m a PC" Hodgman and Justin "I’m a Mac" Long. Apple Japan has posted three commercials on its Web site, each "an almost exact translation" of the first three "Get a Mac" commercials launched in the U.S.,…
NewsMac Pro 1.2.5
Information overload is easy to come by, especially in this age of pipes and dump trucks full of internets. Focusing your information gathering technique is critical if you want to effectively gather news and other data through the Internet. Enter NewsMac Pro. NewsMac Pro is an RSS and Atom news reader application, meaning it recognizes…
Miglia Announces Dual Digital Tuner for the Mac
Migliais TVDuo.
Columnist: Mac Only More Secure Due to Obscurity
“Thereis only one thing that makes Macs substantially safer than PCs,” wrote Mr. Gray, “and itis called market share; a 3.8 percent market share, measured by net presence, to be precise. If Macs were the dominant operating system with, say, 80 percent of the market, there is no doubt all the clever malware writers would…
Parallels Desktop Update Removes 2GB RAM Limit
Other changes include a hard disk caching tool that improves Mac OS X performance while Parallels is running, and better sound and video quality in virtual machines. The full version of Parallels Desktop For Mac sells for US$79.99. It requires Mac OS X v10.4.6, an Intel processor, 512MB RAM (1GB recommended), and 30MB of available…
TMO Reports - MacAddict Rep Discusses New Magazine
Steve Aaron, publishing director at MacAddict parent company Future US, on Monday spoke with The Mac Observer about the magazine’s change to Mac|Life next spring. Last Friday, TMO reported the news after seeing a Craigslist job listing that sought an editor-in-chief for the rechristened publication. That information quickly circulated among the Web-based Mac media. “We…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #73: All the Strokes for All Mac Folks
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For October 8th, 2006 Direct Links: MP3 Version or AAC Enhanced Version (courtesy of Michael, aka Computernap!). The long-awaited keyboard shortcuts show is here. John and Dave go through so much it’ll make your head spin. Quit reading this and get to listening! Then when you’re…
4-Sight FAX 7 Adds Intel Mac Support
The Universal Binary version of the client application is still in beta, but should be available in its the final version in October. Pricing for five users starts at US$495, and upgrades from earlier versions starts at $222.75.
Renewing Your .Mac Account
Once you have your activation key, youill need to renew your account from Appleis Activation page instead of the account renewal page on the .Mac Web site. Just go to https://www.mac.com/activate, enter the activation key code from the front of the .Mac Quick Start guide, and follow the on-screen instructions. Your new code will automatically…
Fine-tuning Mac Keyboard Illumination
Controlling your keyboard brightness from the menu bar.
Analyst: Europe Slow to Upgrade to Intel Macs, Have Strong Interest in 'iPhone'
Half of the 56% who havenit upgraded to Intel Macs yet plan to do so in the next six months. “Several Apple customers that are waiting to upgrade to Intel Macs indicated that they are waiting for Adobeis fully optimized Creative Suite before they will upgrade their hardware,” Mr. Munster explained. “We had expected that…
Podcast - Weekly Roundup: The 64-Bit Mac Smackdown
Direct Link: MP3 Version Apple off-handedly upgraded its iMacs with 64-Bit processors, and the MacBooks aren’t far behind. In this week’s Context Machine: how 64-bit Macs today will rocket past Windows Vista tomorrow. The Weekly Roundup will be included in TMO’s main RSS feed, and also in its own feed if you’d like to add…
Apple Gets Aggressive With Mac Print Advertising
Major U.S. magazines, including the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly, are currently running four-page Mac ads that come with detachable 14-page booklets touting Apple’s hardware and software. MacDailyNews was alerted to the ads by a reader and has reprinted some of the ad’s text, which repurposes some of the language used in the PC vs.…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #68: Mac Networkers Retreat Interview With Paul Kent
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For August 28th, 2006 Direct Links: MP3 Version For this special edition episode, Dave interviews Paul Kent of IDG World Expo about the upcoming Mac Networkers Retreat conference. Download and listen to find out more about this unique conference, who its for, and what you’ll learn…
CodeWeavers Offers Free Beta of CrossOver Mac
CodeWeavers now has available for download a free, 60-day Beta of CrossOver Mac, which enables Intel Mac owners to run Windows applications, including games, without restarting their computers and without requiring a copy of the operating system. However, not all applications run without a hitch; CodeWeavers hosts a database of compatible software. Anyone who participates…
Authorities Look Into Apple Laptop Fire in Japan
Japan’s Ministry of Economy has ordered Apple Computer to provide information about the faulty Sony batteries found in many PowerBook and iBook computers in response to a laptop that caught fire. According to Forbes, Apple spokesperson Michiko Matsumoto confirmed that in April one of the company’s laptops overheated and caught fire. The user received minor…
TMO Quick Tip - Extracting a CD or DVD From Your Mac
Usually your Mac knows exactly what to do when you eject a CD or DVD, but occasionally a disc will disappear from your Desktop and you can’t get it back out of your computer. Luckily, there are a couple of tricks you can try to extract those stubborn discs. The Easy Way Restart your Mac.…
CPSC: MacBook Pro Batteries are Safe
CPSC spokesman Scott Wolfson told the news site CRN that he couldnit say what prompted Apple to issue the recall, but he did note: “We never allow a company to do an independent recall when there is a substantial potential hazard.” He didnit know if Sony, which manufactured the laptop batteries now being recalled by…
Apple Looking For Another MacBook Manufacturer
Apple is on the hunt for an additional factory to build MacBooks, and it looks like Foxconn Electronics – the same company that builds some iPod models – is on the short list. According to DigiTimes, Apple plans to contract Foxconn to produce a 15-inch version of the MacBook. If so, that will significantly blur…
