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.
November 25, 2008
November 21, 2008
iPhone 2.2 SDK is out
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.
iTunes 8.0.2 & iPhone 2.2 Updates
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.
November 14, 2008
Introducing BWToolkit
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]
October 15, 2008
★ Today’s Claim Chowder - another fine Daring Fireball peice.
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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MacBook Event - Market Share stats
October 2, 2008
iPhone NDA Lifted (soon, sort of...)
In a surprise move (though long awaited) Apple have started the process of dropping/lifting/modyifying the much maligned and hated iPhone SDK NDA.
September 22, 2008
Rebuilding your iTunes 8 Library
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.
September 15, 2008
Mail keyboard tips...
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.
July 12, 2008
Xcode 3.1 is Live! [Updated]
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.
MobileMe 1.1 Update
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.
July 10, 2008
MobileMe is live
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...,
June 30, 2008
Apple iPhone 3G - Telstra - it official!
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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June 24, 2008
TV Shows on iTunes Australia - at last...
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).
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June 20, 2008
Telstra (possibly coming to its senses and going) to sell 3G iPhone
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]
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June 19, 2008
Elgato EyeTV, Nullriver MediaLink and ports... (oh and Aperture)
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...)
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June 14, 2008
Gizmodo, Win an iPhone
In conjunction with iWorld that gadget blog Gizmodo Australia is giving us Aussies a chance to win an iPhone.
[From Gizmodo, Win an iPhone]
May 29, 2008
New In Software Update this morning..
Well Apple dropped 10.5.3 (predictable given the Delicious Library 2.0 release) and another Digital Camera Raw update on us this morning.
May 28, 2008
Delicious Library 2.0 is Out!
Yes after a long wait Delicious Library 2 has Arrived! You can get it here.
[From DELICIOUS BLOG]
May 24, 2008
Mac News First. | MacMinute News comes to an end...
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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May 21, 2008
May 12, 2008
More reason's to buy a Mac...
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).
3G iPhone predictions
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.
May 11, 2008
Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X 3rd Edition is out!
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.
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Just because...
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.
April 3, 2008
3G iPhone release 'imminent' - Technology - smh.com.au
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.
March 16, 2008
AppleTV & PS3 support in a single movie file (level=41:)
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)...
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March 7, 2008
Apple unveils plans for iPhone 2.0 which will check your heartbeat for you....
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]
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iPhone Software Roadmap
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.
February 29, 2008
The case of the missing 17" LED screen
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...
February 7, 2008
Finally! Apple's iPhoto Photobooks come to Australia, New Zealand
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!
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Perian - v1.1 is out now!
Perian is one of those projects that just should always have been. For those who don't know its an open source QuickTime Component that provides extensive video format support. If you don't have it you should, if you do have it you should check that your auto update is checked or if you're the cautious type click that "Update Perian" button now because there's some sweet update goodness in store for you...
[From Perian - The swiss-army knife of QuickTime® components ]
February 3, 2008
Official Google Mac Blog: New Google Toolbox for Mac
Well what can you say really, Google is yet again releasing useful, free, open source software. This time its highly Mac specific but that's all good to!
[From Official Google Mac Blog: New Google Toolbox for Mac]
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Mac Mojo: The Office for Mac Team Blog
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]
Handbrake has a new Domain...
Just a quick note worth passing along - the ever useful video conversion software HandBrake has move to a new domain.
January 30, 2008
O2 tariffs for iPhone - UK costs drop...
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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January 26, 2008
Things you may not know about NetNewsWire 3.1 (part one: browser stuff)
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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January 25, 2008
The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs: Pope blasts media in pathetic attempt to boost his own pageviews
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]
January 23, 2008
Optus enters iPhone race - BizTech - Technology - smh.com.au
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)
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January 18, 2008
First Rogue Cleaning Tool for Mac - F-Secure Weblog : News from the Lab
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]
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January 17, 2008
IBM to Add Software for Apple Devices, Lotus Notes ♥'s iPhone...
Ok, maybe ♥'s is a bit strong but read the press release from IBM, then the press interpretation to get a feel for the industry first blush response.
[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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