Apple Day – Apple, iPod, iPad, iPhone, iTouch, iMac, iBook
Apple Day – Apple, iPod, iPad, iPhone, iTouch, iMac, iBook
Final Draft 8 is simpler than ever for beginning users; subtle feature fixes, bountiful script templates, and top-notch support for the production rewrite process ensure that an aspiring A-list writer won’t quickly outgrow the software. More: continued here
Plex is a media center for Mac OS X that’s capable of cataloguing and playing back every major video format out there, and it works admirably with the Apple Remote to boot. More: continued here
Forget 2012, the iPhone is going to single-handedly destroy the world. Well, if netbooks don’t get to it first. And Apple reiterates its stance on naughty, naughty iPhone app content. More: continued here
This is an interesting question raised by the folks over at BoingBoing, and prompted by a letter from four senators to the head of the FCC. They ask whether it’s fair to consumers that phone manufacturers can enter into exclusive contracts with certain cellular providers. More: continued here
If you want the fastest browser on the Mac, Safari 4.0 is the hands-down winner. It lacks the endless flexibility of Firefox’s plug-ins, and it’s far less svelte than its rival browsers, but Safari combines raw power and a thoughtful, well-crafted interface to give Mac users the best user experience. More: continued here
First released as a public beta in February, a finished version of Safari 4 is now available. The updated browser will also be part of the Snow Leopard update to Mac OS X in September. More: continued here
If price plays a greater role in a shopper’s buying decisions during tough economic times, Apple’s recent updates to its entry-level laptop, the $999 white MacBook, should help push some cost-conscious consumers over the laptop-buying fence. More: continued here
Recently, Apple rejected the iPhone app Eucalyptus entry into the company’s App Store. The reason: the e-book reader, which can search the 20,000-plus item classic library of Project Gutenberg, “contains inappropriate sexual content” by allowing access to works such as The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana… More: continued here
You use your Mac’s Finder windows constantly to browse your files, but have stopped to consider what the parts of these windows can do for you? Here’s how to take advantage of the sidebar for launching programs and accessing files. More: continued here
Since Tuesday, Skype for iPhone has been downloaded more than a million times—that’s a rate of six downloads a second, according to the company. All this despite the fact the software only works via the iPhone’s Wi-Fi connection, and not AT&T’s 3G network. That restriction has angered some, who have argued that the practice is…
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Apple’s Back to My Mac service, which was supposed to make it easy to remotely access your Mac’s files, doesn’t always work as advertised. Glenn Fleishman explains how to get it up and running. More: continued here
Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo and Dell have all lost points and Philips and Apple are among the companies jumping up the latest Greenpeace green electronics ranking. More: continued here
Ted Landau finds a pair of instances where a brief search of Elgato’s Web site helped find the answers to problems involving the company’s EyeTV Hybrid product for watching live television on your Mac. More: continued here
The iMac continues to be a desktop Mac that’s powerful enough to please both general consumers and professionals. Which one you prefer depends on how much screen real estate, graphics, and gaming power you need. More: continued here
Hydra, the Aperture plug-in (and standalone app) for creating HDR images, gains significant improvements in performance and features in its 2.1 release. More: continued here