Apple moving Finder to Cocoa

Apple moving Finder to Cocoa: "

At long last, Apple has rewritten Finder using its Cocoa development environment for Snow Leopard, according to a report.

(Credit: Apple)

Apple has finally rewritten one of the most important applications in Mac OS X in its preferred programming environment, according to a report.

AppleInsider reports that Finder, the ubiquitous ...

(Via One More Thing.)

Report: New Apple iMacs due in next couple weeks

Report: New Apple iMacs due in next couple weeks: "On the heels of last week's unveiling of a new MacBook lineup, there's now buzz about an iMac refresh in time for the holidays."

(Via CNET News.com.)

FireWire’s MacBook absence—inconvenience or fatal flaw?

Hate to admit I missed this on initial inspection. I was too busy plahying with the new glass trackpad sans button and admiring the beauty of this new machine. For this editor, the lack of Firewire is a deal breaker. (Sigh) - Tim Godby

FireWire’s MacBook absence—inconvenience or fatal flaw?: "The most-talked about feature in Apple’s new MacBook may be something that’s not there—FireWire ports. Peter Cohen weighs in on Apple’s decision.

(Via Macworld.)

DisplayPort: What you need to know

DisplayPort: What you need to know: "When it introduced its new laptops this week, Apple also introduced a new term to the vocabulary of Mac users—DisplayPort. Peter Cohen takes a closer look at this emerging industry standard and how it could benefit Mac users.

(Via Macworld.)

Microsoft pushes for Silverlight on G1 and iPhone

Microsoft pushes for Silverlight on G1 and iPhone: "Microsoft reportedly wants to push Silverlight onto the iPhone, PC World reports.

(Via Macworld.)

OpenOffice 3.0 released, for Mac

I use the OpenOffice Suite on my office PC. It is more than adequate for the majority of tasks. Where it fails most is in comparison to PowerPoint. I'll be curious to see what if any improvement the Macinotsh version makes in that regard. - Tim Godby

OpenOffice 3.0 released, for Mac: "OpenOffice.org 3.0, the first Mac-native version of the free office productivity suite, is now available.

(Via Macworld.)

Perian 1.1 just released

This is an absolute MUST HAVE piece of software. Like everything Macintosh, it just works! Download it. Now. - Tim Godby

Perian 1.1 just released: "

Filed under: Software

Perian, the ultimate QuickTime plug-in, was just updated to version 1.1.1. Some of the changes in this version include:

• H.264 in AVI fixed


• Some anamorphic AVI files are now supported


• Performance problems due to PIC fixed with Xcode 3.1


• Incorrect frame skipping on H.264 intra frames fixed


• Better character set detection


• The update checker is now much more polite


• Several parsing and rendering bugs with subtitles fixed


• Player freezing while loading subtitles with embedded fonts fixed


• Audio fixed for some older MKV files with AAC/FLAC


• Strange values in MKV chapters or video sizes are handled better


• Initial support for SAMI subtitles added


• Worked around a QuickTime bug (#5770288) causing frames to be lost during export


• New codecs: DosBox ZMBV, VP6+Alpha, Nellymoser ASAO

FFmpeg:

• Crashing on PPC G3 fixed


• Fraps decoding artifacts fixed

You can view the full change log on the support website. Perian is a free System Preference pane that can be downloaded from the Perian project website.

Thanks, Chris!

(Via The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW).)

Install Boxee or XBMC on an Apple TV

The Apple TV is definitely on my wish list. This software hack is one of the most intriguing I've seen. - Tim Godby

Install Boxee or XBMC on an Apple TV: "

Filed under: Multimedia, Hacks, Apple TV

Please read the article from The Unofficial Apple Weblog.

(Via The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW).)

Microsoft Adds More Perks to Live Search

Imagine having to pay people to use one's search engine? - Tim Godby

Microsoft Adds More Perks to Live Search: "Microsoft has gotten some flack for the perks it has offered via Live Search to gain ground in the search advertising market, but that isn't stopping the company from launching another search-rewards offer for the distant third most popular search engine.

Wired.com

(Via Top Stories.)

Updated HandBrake encodes more than DVDs

For those of you who use this. I noticed the upgrade was Leopard only. - Tim Godby

Updated HandBrake encodes more than DVDs: "A new version of HandBrake encodes videos from your hard drive, in addition to DVDs.

(Via Macworld.)

More credit for Apple

My own experience with Software 2.1 has been pretty stellar. MUCH better than 2.0. My backup times have not decreased as significantly as the author's have, but overall performance is nearly back to 1.X days. - Tim Godby

More credit for Apple: "Rob Griffiths shares his thoughts on iPhone 2.1, after a couple weeks of hands-on time.

(Via Macworld.)

Royalty rate hike prompts iTunes shutdown threat

Royalty rate hike prompts iTunes shutdown threat: "A proposal to raise the royalties paid to music publishers per song has led Apple to threaten to shut down iTunes.

(Via Macworld.)

Two sides of a rumor: Verizon could get iPhone in 2009

Now here's something worth a read. With all the belly aching Verizon's CEO has done about the iPhone this would be more than an interesting twist. Question is, would you switch (back) to Verizon? - Tim Godby

Two sides of a rumor: Verizon could get iPhone in 2009: "

A new rumor makes a case for Verizon to get its own iPhone in 2009. Ars Technica takes a look at both sides of the story to see whether this rumor is a little too crazy, or whether it could actually work.

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(Via Infinite Loop.)

September shows upward trend for Mac OS X, iPhone usage

The Infinite Loop is reporting encouraging statistics for Macintosh OS X and iPhone internet use. It's still a very small slice, but it is growing. - Tim Godby

September shows upward trend for Mac OS X, iPhone usage: "

Net Applications' latest 'market share' data reveals that Macs, and even iPhones, are slowly but surely gaining ground at the expense of other operating systems on the web. September was a good month

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Report: Adobe talks Flash for the iPhone

Could it be?? - Tim Godby

Report: Adobe talks Flash for the iPhone: "

Our friend Jens Chr Brynildsen, a Flash expert who maintains a number of resources for the standard including Flash Magazine, has reportedly confirmed with Adobe Systems' senior director of engineering, Paul Betlem, that Flash is coming to the iPhone. However, Betlem says that 'Apple calls the shots as to when ...

Originally posted at Crave

(Via One More Thing.)

Apple drops NDA for iPhone developers

From everything I've read this is a very good thing: for developers and ultimately, end users. - Tim Godby

Apple drops NDA for iPhone developers: "

Developers are now free to discuss software that has been released for the iPhone, after Apple dropped a controversial NDA requirement.

(Credit: Josh Lowensohn/CNET)

Apple has decided to end the nondisclosure agreement attached to software that has already been released for the iPhone, in the latest sign that it ...

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(Via One More Thing.)