Thursday, February 23, 2006

The Mac Is Still a Secure Platform

Is the sky falling in on our smug little Mac universe? On Tuesday, there was news of a security hole in Apple's Safari web browser that allows a system to be compromised by merely visiting a website. And last week, the first worm to pose a serious threat to Mac OS X, Leap-A or Oompa Loompa, raised its ugly little head.

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Wednesday, February 22, 2006

MacBook Pro Under the Hood

MacBook Pro 15" 2.0GHz A new OWC record. Machine received about 10:30 2/21/06 - and already fully taken apart, pictures taken, and posted to the web by 1PM. Not even enough time to benchmark this system! :>)

OtherWorldComputing.com


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Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Mac Trojan Horse Alert

February 16, 2006 - 13:14 EST
A Trojan Horse application that affects Mac users has surfaced on the Web, reports The Mac Observer. "What amounts to a proof-of-concept trojan horse application for the Mac started circulating around the Internet on Thursday. Ambrosia Software's Andrew Welch detailed the trojan, which he dubbed the 'Oompa-Loompa Trojan,' in the company's support forums. The malware-style application attempts to trick unsuspecting users into thinking that it is a JPEG image. If launched, the application requires administrator access before it can install files that attempt to send copies of itself to people that are in your iChat Buddy list."

Mac Trojan Horse surfaces | MacMinute News

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Monday, February 20, 2006

TiVo Owners Rejoice!


TiVo has recently released an update to its TiVo Desktop for Macintosh including compatibility with OS 10.4 Tiger! For those of us who were dismayed when the upgrade to Tiger broke our ability to stream iTunes and iPhoto life is good again. You can get the update at TiVo's website.

Apple Planning Support Center in India?

The Press Trust of India reports that Apple may be planning a technical support center in Karnataka, not unlike the one that Dell has. So far, Apple hasn’t made any official statement on the matter and the director of Software Technology Parks of India, Bangalore, BV Naidu, gave no details on investment and hiring plans noting that it’s for the company to make an announcement in this regard, reports Softpedia.

Despite no official confirmation, “a large number of protests” on behalf of the Mac community have already begun appearing over fears of communication barriers and lack of expertise in the technical field on behalf of the support personnel, the article adds. Also, it’s unclear if this technical support center—assuming one is even planned—would be for Macs or iPods, Softpedia adds.

Friday, February 17, 2006

Operation Photo Rescue


In an effort to help the residents of Pass Christian, MS in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, photojournalist Becky Sell and photo editor Dave Ellis have embarked on a mission to recover the photos and memories that would be lost to the storm. You can find the OPR blog here.

Thursday, February 16, 2006


Step by Step for Using iTunes to Rip Video for iPod 5G


By dstory on Video

Summary: If you have an iPod Video (5G), and want to quickly convert your existing QuickTime movies so you can watch them on your iPod, here's how to to do so using iTunes 6 or later. Use the "Add to Library..." command to bring your movie into iTunes. Click once on the movie to highlight it. Choose Advanced > Convert Selection for iPod. iTunes will convert your video to the appropriate format then add it as a copy to your iTunes library. I recommend that you adjust the ID3 tags before connecting your iPod and uploading the new movie. For more click: here

Wednesday, February 15, 2006

How Steve Does It – Behind the Scenes

Behind the magic curtain. Next week Steve Jobs of Apple will grab media attention with another simple-looking stage show. Mike Evangelist tells the insider secrets of his gruelling preparation

Guardian Unlimited Technology | Technology | Behind the magic curtain


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Monday, February 13, 2006

The World's Most Comforable iPod Dock

This is just too cool. Sure would love to have one of these! For a closer look, surf over to designmobel's website.

Sunday, February 12, 2006

Is Apple Working on a Tablet PC?

There's talk over at ThinkSecret that the next video iPod may feature a bigNYU's experimental touch-screen UI screen covering the entire front of the device. The screen will be touch-sensitive, allowing the iPod to be controlled by a virtual click wheel that will appear when a finger brushes the screen.

The Cult of Mac Blog


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Thursday, February 09, 2006

New Video iPod?

True video iPod to sport 3.5-inch display, touch-screen click wheelBy Ryan Katz, Senior EditorFebruary 9, 2006 - Think Secret can confirm recent rumblings that Apple is nearing completion of a completely revamped video iPod that will shed the ubiquitous mechanical click wheel for a touch screen and will sport a 3.5-inch diagonal display.

Think Secret - True video iPod to sport 3.5-inch display, touch-screen click wheel


Tuesday, February 07, 2006

Honda Does It Again

OK, this has nothing to do with Macintosh or the GreerMUG, but you simply have to see this. Surf here and click on "Watch Civic". Broad-band internet connection higly recommended.

New Nano

iPod nano. New 1GB model just $149. 2GB $199. 4GB $249.Of course, one always has to wonder when Apple drops the price on something what else may soon be around the corner?

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Adobe continues Creative Suite 2 Expert eSeminar series

Posted on Feb 7, 2006 at 2:54pm by Dennis Sellers

Adobe has announced a new (and free) Adobe Creative Suite 2 software eSeminar series event that will be presented by David Blatner, Anne-Marie ConcepciĆ³n and Mordy .

Macsimum News - Adobe continues Creative Suite 2 Expert eSeminar series


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Thank You, Steve!

You know, once in a while there are things one should just do. This is one of them! Great idea, elegantly executed. Get the shirt! - Tip of the Hat to Charles Richardson.

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Sunday, February 05, 2006

Keynote Pro Comments on iWork '06

Apple has introduced some important new features and fixes in the latest versions of Keynote and Pages. This company, Keynote Pro, is well-known for its gorgeous themes -often pushing the envelope of what is possible with these two business applications. They're in a good position to comment on these new version. -TG
KeynotePro : Customer Support
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Saturday, February 04, 2006

Interesting Video Blog App

Videocue 2 At its core, Videocue is a unique new application to help you create striking movies of you reading your words aloud, all without memorizing a single word.
Using the Application is simple:
  • Enter the text of your speech
  • Drag your camera icon to the storyboard
  • Press Record button

Once you're done, you can save the finished QuickTime movie to your computer or upload to a remote FTP site. Videocue lets you publish a link to the movie and the text of your presentation to most popular blogging and vlogging services.


Feature Videocue Videocue Pro

Core Image transitions yes yes

Spotlight searching yes yes

Blog Publish support yes yes

Podcasting settings yes yes

FTP and .Mac uploading yes yes

GPU accelerated yes yes

Built-in titler
yes

Support for multiple webcams
yes

Fullscreen Prompter
yes

Chroma Key
yes

Motion editing controls
yes

Prompter Mirror function
yes

Number of tracks 2 3

Price $39.99 $89.99




(For some reason Safari does not render this table properly - to see it please click the link below)

Of course, adding titles, photos, and other media to your presentation is just as easy.

You drag them to your storyboard and they'll appear when you speak the line of text they are next to. That's it.

Use our professional titles or your own photos and movies to make a presentation stand out.

Vara Software : Videocue


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Friday, February 03, 2006

Email Habits

Do you find yourself in any of these statistics? For those who are regular church goers, how about that last number?
Source: Direct Marketing Association, Atlanta, GA