Apple pushes unnecessary software to Windows PCs
Apple used its software update tool to push a program that was previously not installed on a PC, according to Computerworld tests early Monday, though the company eventually removed that… Read more »
Month: September 2009
Apple shovelware problems again
The Apple Software Update program has again come under fire for pushing unnecessary software on users. This time, it’s the iPhone Configuration Utility 2.1, which reportedly includes a personal Web… Read more »
CNN’s new iPhone app is a Swiss Army Knife for digital news
CNN.com has released a new iPhone app featuring written articles, live streaming video, localized traffic and weather, and even the ability for users to upload cellphone photos or video to… Read more »
iWork update delivers a number of fixes
The 9.0.3 update for iWork ’09 includes fixes for suite-wide issues as well as for the individual apps that make up the collection of productivity applications. More: continued here
Latest version of StuffIt Deluxe incorporates cloud computing
Among its other new features, StuffIt Deluxe 2010 supports the new “cloud-based” StuffIt Connect service, which lets you share large files with other users more easily. More: continued here
Eight amazing Image Capture tricks
If you’re running OS X 10.6, it’s time to take a second look at Image Capture. This underappreciated app has some great time-saving tricks up its sleeve, like managing your… Read more »
Apple lays out carbon footprint data
Apple on Friday published an extensive breakdown of its greenhouse gas emissions, adding more information to the debate over what it means to have an environmentally-friendly company. More: continued here
Apple partners with Intel on new standard, could abandon USB
Not only is Apple complicit in the development of the Light Peak standard, but the company actually brought the concept to Intel and asked them to create it. More to… Read more »
Mac News Briefs: BoinxTV, Cinematize add Snow Leopard compatibility
Boinx added Snow Leopard compatibility to its BoinxTV video podcasting tool, while Miraizaon did the same for its Cinematize DVD movie clip extraction offerings. Also, Werck unveiled Checkout 3, and… Read more »
Apple: We’re Coming Clean on the True Cost of Green
Plenty of technology and IT vendors tell you they’re the greenest companies on the planet. Apple, though, recently updated its Web site to reveal in great detail exactly where its… Read more »
C4 notes: Is AppleScript dead?
At a developer conference in Chicago, several Mac developers suggested that AppleScript should be replaced by a JavaScript-based scripting language. Jason Snell’s not convinced. More: continued here
Mac OS X 10.5.8 Combo Update 10.5.8
The 10.5.8 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Leopard version 10.5 to 10.5.7, and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security… Read more »
Bionic Eye: Augmented iPhone Awesomeness in App Store
Remember the amazing augmented reality application demo for the iPhone that we saw back in July? It was called Nearest Subway, and it overlaid floating … More: continued here
iPhone MMS is now live!
All you’ve gotta do is plug that iPhone into iTunes, run the teensiest of updates, and you can at last make that fashionably late entrance into the 21st century you’ve… Read more »
Apple Launches Major Green Effort [w/Video]
In recent years, Apple (AAPL) has been hammered by several environmental groups. Greenpeace singled it out for its use of toxic chemicals in 2007, and it has done poorly in… Read more »