Past winner: Safari will fall first at hacker contest
The winner of last year’s PWN2OWN hacking contest thinks that Safari provides the best target for the upcoming contest at this month’s CanSecWest security conference. More: continued here
Category: MacWorld
Benchmarks: 17-inch unibody MacBook Pro 2.66GHz
With a slightly faster processor than its predecessor, the new 17-inch unibody MacBook Pro outperformed the previous 17-inch MacBook Pro—but by a small percentage. Macworld’s lab director James Galbraith analyzes the performance benchmarks from Apple’s new mega-sized laptop. More: continued here
Apple jump-starts Nehalem launch for Intel
Apple took a step ahead of Intel in launching the chip maker’s quad-core Xeon chips with Tuesday’s Mac Pro announcements. More: continued here
Use Smart Albums to help set iPhoto ’09 Faces and Places
Learn how to use a couple of Smart Albums to (possibly) ease the gargantuan task of identifying faces and places in your iPhoto collection. More: continued here
Apple updates AirPort Client, AirPort Utility
Apple updated its AirPort Client and AirPort Utility software, addresses issues with roaming and network selection in dual-band environments. More: continued here
Apple releases Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 2.5
Apple has updated the software that enables Aperture 2, iPhoto ’08 and iPhoto ’09 to support the “raw” file formats of certain digital cameras. More: continued here
Cover Flow in Safari is a winner
There are many notable additions to Safari in the version 4 beta, but the new Cover Flow view is Jim Dalrymple’s favorite. More: continued here
Old iMac reincarnated as Dreamcast game console
A modder has turned his old iMac into the ultimate 90’s gaming platform. Because there’s nothing better than two pieces of vintage hardware combined into one. More: continued here
Exporting 720p from iMovie ’09
It’s impossible to directly export deinterlaced 720p video from a 1080i source in iMovie ’09. Until Apple fixes it, here’s how. More: continued here
Apple and Psystar agree on trade secret confidentiality
Though Psystar and Apple may not see eye-to-eye on everything, they’ve agreed to keep trade secrets confidential during the course of their trial. More: continued here
Apple releases Battery Update 1.4 for all MacBook models
Monday’s Battery Update 1.4 is designed to improves the ability of MacBook batteries to maintain a charge when the system is shut down and not used for an extended period of time. More: continued here
MondoMouse complements Safari 4’s tabs
MondoMouse makes working with windows easier…and it provides solutions to some of the challenges introduced by Safari 4 Beta’s new tab interface. More: continued here
Save time when converting iTunes tracks
If you’ve got a large iTunes library with lots of self-updating Smart Playlists, converting tracks from one format to another can be a very slow process. Learn a couple of workarounds to speed the process More: continued here
Safari’s new tabs: Good or bad?
One of the controversial features of the Safari 4 beta is its new approach to tabbed browsing. Dan Frakes takes a look at the good and bad of this interface overhaul. More: continued here
Fanurio time tracking app adds timesheet import
Fanurio, the time tracking app for freelancers, adds timesheet import and other new features in a free 2.0 upgrade. More: continued here