HandBrake 0.9.3 is out!
[From HandBrake.fr]
Yes folks the long awaited update to HandBrake is out and so far it's living up to expectations.
[From HandBrake.fr]
Yes folks the long awaited update to HandBrake is out and so far it's living up to expectations.
As you could probably guess from the release of the iPhone 2.2 Firmware registered developers can now get the 2.2 SDK as a released product.
Well folks hot on the heals of the of the AppleTV 2.3 update comes an new iTunes 8.0.2 and new iPhone love as well in the form of the long rumored iPhone 2.2 Firmware.
If you lament the lack of "standard" UI elements in the latest versions of Interface builder may I recommend this post to you
[From Brandon Walkin » Blog Archive » Introducing BWToolkit]
From the opening line, you know it'll be fun:
Let’s flag the most egregiously wrong rumor reports from the last few weeks.
[From ★ Today’s Claim Chowder]
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In a surprise move (though long awaited) Apple have started the process of dropping/lifting/modyifying the much maligned and hated iPhone SDK NDA.
Like many people I've been building my iTunes collection over many years, in fact since before iTunes was born, back in the good old days of Sound Jam and other venerable MP3 players.
Most people will be aware that the venerable TAB-key (⇥ on the top left of your keyboard) lets you move around the standard 3-pane interface of Mail.
Xcode 3.1 is now GM, the long/first in beta version of Apple's IDE is now final an available in your ADC Account.
Well folks if you're experiencing any problems with MobileMe (apart from the contant up & down status of the servers) you may want to hit the Software Update Button.
Well it's here, the latest (iPhone?) update of the venerable .Mac service, and the software updates and loads of other things. Screenshots after the jump...,
At last it's official - if you haven't been compulsively checking the Telstra website (like me) then you probably missed the news, follow the link to Telstra's Mobile section.
[From Apple iPhone 3G - Telstra ]
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Well after a long wait TV Shows have finally made an appearance on the Australian iTunes store. True the selection is somewhat limited but at least they're all quality shows (yes that's a joke).
Continue reading "TV Shows on iTunes Australia - at last..." »
This is possibly one of the most nebulous articles I've ever read but according to the author we could see a Telstra iPhone announcement as early as Monday.
[From Telstra to sell 3G iPhone | Australian IT]
Continue reading "Telstra (possibly coming to its senses and going) to sell 3G iPhone" »
Here's a quick tip for you - if you're running a mixed house hold like me - ie. with Apple and Sony gear on the network. (We have a couple of Windows boxes but they're in a comatose state...)
Continue reading "Elgato EyeTV, Nullriver MediaLink and ports... (oh and Aperture)" »
In conjunction with iWorld that gadget blog Gizmodo Australia is giving us Aussies a chance to win an iPhone.
[From Gizmodo, Win an iPhone]
Well Apple dropped 10.5.3 (predictable given the Delicious Library 2.0 release) and another Digital Camera Raw update on us this morning.
Yes after a long wait Delicious Library 2 has Arrived! You can get it here.
[From DELICIOUS BLOG]

In a final step in the passing of Stan Flack last month it now appears that, sadly, his last great publishing endeavour "MacMinute" will close.
[From Mac News First. | MacMinute News]
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As if you needed another reason to buy a Mac... (I mean apart from being a growing platform, a rapidly growing platform, did I mention the increased market share).
You'd have to be completely blind (or just not connected to the rest of the world) to have missed all the news about the iPhone coming down under.
Hey it's all happening this week! Apparently the latest and greatest version of Aaron Hillegass great book is out. That's right Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X's 3rd Edition is out and its about as up-to-date as you can get for a physical printed reference like this one.
Continue reading "Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X 3rd Edition is out!" »
Not a big fan of "The Bird And The Bee" yet but their song "Again & Again" is quite catchy, enough to inspire people to create some great video clips. "Video clips!?!" you say "I thought this blog was about things Apple" you also say - well rest easy dear reader and stream down this tune for you Mac viewing pleasure. Oh and congrats to Dennis Liu on the video in question.
Speculation is mounting over an impending release of a new iPhone supporting 3G networks, suggesting the much-ballyhooed device could reach Australia as early as the middle of this year.
[From 3G iPhone release 'imminent' - Technology - smh.com.au]
An excellent round up of the current state the Australian iPhone rumour mill.
Handbrake is a constant favourite of mine and just about any non-US resident AppleTV/iPod owning individual. So, when I landed a free PS3 I immediately turned to Handbrake to extend my DVD's out to the new toy as well as the trusty AppleTV. Interestingly this wonder of software is not so well known in the Windows world or the console world for that matter. Two cases in point, recently I met an IT Manager at a reasonable sized enterprise who had never heard of it and was seriously about to outlay US$99 for a product. The fact that none of his staff of 6 had heard of it either was surprising as well (they're all in the right 20 something demographic)...
Continue reading "AppleTV & PS3 support in a single movie file (level=41:)" »
Apple wants the iPhone to become a business email gadget - and a portable video game machine that might also help users manage their health records.
[From Apple unveils plans for iPhone 2.0 - BizTech - Technology - smh.com.au]
Continue reading "Apple unveils plans for iPhone 2.0 which will check your heartbeat for you...." »
iPhone Software Roadmap
[From Apple - iPhone]
Unless you've been hiding under a rock somewhere in the far reaches of the solar system you would be aware that Apple's iPhone event was on today. The brass tacks are that it delivered, and it delivered big time - at least for us lucky developers that already have Mac's, well Intel Macs.
You know how it is, you deliberatly put off buying a laptop because MacWorld SFO is only a month or so away and then the big day arrives and all you get is hot air, admitttedly sweet sexy MacBook Air but still not a road warriors laptop...
I knew there was reason to keep reading the APC website (even though its a dark side publication these days).
[From Finally! Apple's iPhoto Photobooks come to Australia, New Zealand | APC Magazine]
Yes you read that right, Australia and New Zealand can now buy Photobooks through iPhoto's built-in system. In fact the whole country list looks to be a bit longer than it was the last time I looked, check out the menu below for your country!
Continue reading "Finally! Apple's iPhoto Photobooks come to Australia, New Zealand" »

[From Perian - The swiss-army knife of QuickTime® components ]
[From Official Google Mac Blog: New Google Toolbox for Mac]
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While I realise a lot of you have held off on the Office 2008 upgrade/purchase (like me - lets just let them shake some bugs out first and maybe put back some of those features...) - you may be interested in the latest from the Mac developer team's "blog" over at the new Office for Mac website.
[From Mac Mojo: The Office for Mac Team Blog]
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Just a quick note worth passing along - the ever useful video conversion software HandBrake has move to a new domain.
Maybe someone is paying attention, as I mentioned in our previous post on the iPhone costs for UK users have been somewhat higher than their American cousins. As a result one of the direct impacts appears to be a lower than expected number of iPhone sold in the first quarter.
O2 tariffs for iPhone [From O2 tariffs for iPhone - iPhone - O2]
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Here's a quick tip, if you use NetNewsWire and like me you've been using it for a few years here's a good read from Brent in response to the resent survey. Appropriately titled "Things you may not know about NetNewsWire 3.1" it could easily have been called "Things you've forgotten about NNW".
I confess to being one of those people that replied to the survey say I'd like it to support Flash Video... it took this nice little article to remind me of a preference I'd turned off some time ago. Admittedly I turned it off because I was having problems, but I'm lead to believe that its much better these days...
[From inessential.com: Weblog: Comments for ‘Things you may not know about NetNewsWire 3.1 (part one: browser stuff)’]
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Is it just me or is FSJ getting a real attitude lately...
[From The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs: Pope blasts media in pathetic attempt to boost his own pageviews]
Well it looks like the carrier for the iPhone in Australia isn't fixed in concrete yet...
[From Optus enters iPhone race - BizTech - Technology - smh.com.au]
Thanks to the "open" telecommunications market here it was somewhat of a foregone conclusion that Telstra would be the carrier even though they initially told Apple to "stick to your knitting". Especially after Sol Trujillo (our imported CEO of the largest national carrier) gently recanted and said "The answer is simple: yes we'd be interested and we're exploring that option". (see here also)
Continue reading "Optus enters iPhone race - BizTech - Technology - smh.com.au" »
It was inevitable I guess but it still pisses you off. Luckily only the newbies and gullible will fall for this one - so pass the word to all you Mac using friends and we'll make sure no one gets bitten by these scumbags.
[From First Rogue Cleaning Tool for Mac - F-Secure Weblog : News from the Lab]
Continue reading "First Rogue Cleaning Tool for Mac - F-Secure Weblog : News from the Lab" »
[From The Associated Press: IBM to Add Software for Apple Devices]
[From IBM, Apple Team on E-Mail for iPhone | bMighty.com ANTenna]
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