Archive for February, 2008
So are you regretting upgrading to 10.5.2 as much as I am?
I’ve had 10.5.2 on my Macbook Pro for about 48 hours now, and they have been nothing short of miserable. On four separate occasions now the computer has frozen for no reason, and I’ve had to do a hard restart to get it going again.
My Samson Q1U USB Microphone now no longer [...]
Apple Gazette Daily 206 - First Impressions of AppleTV “Take 2″
First Impressions of hands on experience with the AppleTV take 2.
You can subscribe via iTunes, or by RSS feed, or…
you can listen to the episode right here:
In addition to that, you can also download the Apple Gazette Daily Widget and listen to every episode of the show right on your Dashboard. Click [...]
AppleTV Take 2 - now available for download
The delayed update to AppleTV has officially been released, and you can download it now by going into your AppleTV settings tab and selecting “Update Software”.
The eagerly anticipated update includes HD iTunes movie rentals, access to the iTunes audio, video, and podcasting stores, and syncing with .Mac and Flickr accounts.
You can find my first impressions [...]
Over 60 Macworld 2008 Presentations now online and FREE
If you missed Macworld entirely, or just missed the multitude of presentations that were present at the event, you can now view those presentations online, for free, thanks to Macworld Encore.
The videos are 640×480, so they’re in high quality, they feature the slides and live demos of the presentations synced with the audio. Plus [...]
Software Spotlight: DrawIt 3.3
I’m a big fan of vector drawing programs. I love vector artwork, and I enjoy working with these different programs to see how they put things together. Most try to follow the path set by Adobe, and that’s great. It makes them easy to access, and quick to pick up.
DrawIt [...]
Leopard graphics update
After you update to Leopard 10.5.2 you might think you’re done getting the most current software updates, but no - there’s still one more that you need to grab. After your 10.5.2 update is complete, go to the Software Update and you’ll find a ‘Leopard Graphics Update’.
The 48.6 Mb update, however, isn’t very [...]
Apple releases Aperture 2
Apple continues its trend of releasing products every Tueday so far this year today by releasing the all new Aperture 2. The price on the new version has dropped to $199, with the upgrade costing $99. Adobe’s competing product, called Lightroom, is currently at this price point, but the two have been dueling [...]
Rumor: GearLive says ‘Flash’ is imminent
Wow - the rumor mill is just going all over the place this week. Now, the guys at Gear Live are reporting that Flash is on the way to the iPhone. Now, with as many rumors as we’ve been seeing this week its easy to dismiss them all, but like the price drop [...]
Apple releases Leopard 10.5.2 - download it now
Apple has officially released Leopard 10.5.2 - you can read all about the update here. To update now, click on that little Apple in the upper left hand corner of your Mac, then select “Software Update…” and prepare to wait…
Some highlights of what this releases fixes include:
Updates Stacks with a List view option, a [...]
