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The answer to making Quicktime a useful media player
I found this article on macosxhints.com, which talks about a third-party codec pack called Perian, which enables Quicktime to playback: “Divx, XviD, FLV, AVI, MS-MPEG4 v1, MS-MPEG4 v2, MS-MPEG4 v3, DivX 3.11 alpha, 3ivX, Sorenson H.263, Flash Screen Video, Truemotion VP6, and these formats when they are inside an AVI file — h.264, mpeg4, AAC, [...]
Continue reading...Apple’s Time Machine: Forward into the past?
6. October 2006
The built-in backup feature Time Machine is one of the most talked about additions slated for Leopard. Computerworld’s Ryan Faas takes a closer look at what this new capability will mean for OS X users. Technorati Tags: apple, panther, time machine read more | digg story Share and Enjoy:
Continue reading...Rosetta to Get “Significant performance enhancements” in 10.4.8
11. September 2006
Apple Computer this past weekend released to its developers the second external builds of Mac OS X 10.4.8 Update, a stability and performance upgrade to its Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger operating system. It’s reported that on Friday, the Mac maker seeded Mac OS X 10.4.8 Update build 8L2122 for Intel Macs and build 8L122… [...]
Continue reading...3 Great Safari Add-Ons
30. August 2006
SafariStand, Taboo and Forgetmenot are three great little Safari add-ons that make surfing with Safari even more pleasurable. Technorati Tags: apple, mac, safari, osx read more | digg story Share and Enjoy:
Continue reading...Two months on with the Macbook Pro
17. August 2006
Several weeks ago, I wrote up my initial ‘review’ of my Macbook Pro. Now that I have been using the Macbook for some time, I thought I would follow up (actually, Ben egged me on) with a longer-term review. Share and Enjoy:
Continue reading...Quick Tips & Tricks for New Apple Users
8. August 2006
As more and more people switch to Mac, there are several little tips and tricks that seem natural after having used OS X for a few years but are completely alien to new users. So I thought I’d compile a list of the most helpful little tips and tricks to getting OS X to work [...]
Continue reading...Apple Patches 26 Mac Bugs
2. August 2006
Apple today (Tuesday) released a security update that patched 26 vulnerabilities in the Mac OS X operating system and its bundled applications. read more | digg story Technorati Tags: osx, mac, apple, security Share and Enjoy:
Continue reading...Apple recalling 15″ Macbook Pro batteries.
31. July 2006
Here’s the official release from Apple with details on how to request your new battery. According to apple, these will not burst into flames a la Dell. geek out. Share and Enjoy:
Continue reading...FLip4Mac Version 2.1 Available!
28. July 2006
Flip4Mac, the QuickTime component that plays and exports Windows Media files, has been updated to version 2.1. The update brings with it Universal Binary support, meaning the application now supports Intel-based Macs. read more | digg story Share and Enjoy:
Continue reading...OFFICIAL MacBook Pro CPU/Whine confession from Apple.
26. July 2006
time to call, if you are getting this whine. read more | digg story Share and Enjoy:
Continue reading...Pine for the good old days of System 7?
21. July 2006
For you Mac folks, go here to an online, flash powered System 7 Simulation. geek out. Share and Enjoy:
Continue reading...Firefox 2 Beta 1 available now!
10. July 2006
Firefox 2 Beta 1 will be available soon. Or, you can go to their ftp site and get the thing now! Go download it and then come back here and write a review! There’s even a site with some good tweaks already up. Below you can find a quick guide to getting this up and [...]
Continue reading...Apple releases Macbook Pro 17″ firmware patch to silence noisy fan.
29. June 2006
Apple has released a firmware update (available here) to silence it’s oh-so noisy fan problem. Instructions below: Share and Enjoy:
Continue reading...Slates take on Apples new advertising campaign
19. June 2006
This is exactly how I feel when I view these commercials, too. I even use a Mac almost exclusively at work now too. I find the ads very misleading, and full of hyperbole and incorrect facts. Read on at Slate for a good review of the ads. Share and Enjoy:
Continue reading...A Literal Magic Wand for your Mac
9. June 2006
Mike Kuniavsky in his wonderful blog Orange Cone – one person's quest to put magic into the user interface of computers everywhere, has a great hardware hack for making a magic wand to control your Mac! Share and Enjoy:
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