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| Spammers Already Taking Aim at Apple's Ping | Thu, Sep 2 11:50 AM |
It's been less than 24 hours since Apple released iTunes 10 and its integrated social networking functionality, Ping, but spammers and scammers are already starting to spread their messages via the service. The first major instance appears t...
| MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors |
| Botnet takedown may yield valuable data | Thu, Sep 2 11:24 AM |
Researchers are hoping to get a better insight on botnets after taking down Pushdo, one of the top five networks of hacked computers responsible for spam.
  | Macworld |
| Google disputes Apple's indirect claims about Android activations | Thu, Sep 2 11:00 AM |
Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs suggested Wednesday that reported Android activations from Google are falsely inflated because they include upgrades -- an insinuation that the search giant quickly disputed.
 | AppleInsider |
| Walkman temporarily outsells iPod in Japan | Thu, Sep 2 11:00 AM |
 | MacNN | The Macintosh News Network |
| NASA launches iPad application
(AFP)
| Thu, Sep 2 10:57 AM |
 AFP - NASA has landed on the iPad.
| Yahoo! News: Apple News |
| iTunes Store: Movie and TV rental video formats | Thu, Sep 2 10:57 AM |
| The iTunes Store offers a choice of movie rental and TV rental video formats. The information below will help you choose the format best suited to the device you view your rental on. | Apple - Support - Most Recent - iTunes |
| 7-inch iPads and other Apple pricing decoys | Thu, Sep 2 10:57 AM |
| Next time you're sitting at an airport bar and hear two businesspeople debate... | MacDailyNews |
| Analysts weigh in on Apple’s tiny new $99 Apple TV | Thu, Sep 2 10:41 AM |
| Steve Jobs' latest iteration of the set-top box gets... | MacDailyNews |
| Apple patents document media browsing, cloud sync | Thu, Sep 2 10:35 AM |
 | MacNN | The Macintosh News Network |
| Samsung to challenge Apple's iPad with own tablet
(Reuters)
| Thu, Sep 2 10:32 AM |
| Reuters - Samsung Electronics' first tablet computer, the Galaxy Tab, will go on sale in two weeks, it said on Thursday, turning up the heat on Apple Inc's iPad. | Yahoo! News: Apple News |
| Twitter launches iPad application
(AFP)
| Thu, Sep 2 10:24 AM |
 AFP - Hot microblogging service Twitter launched an application for the Apple iPad on Thursday to rave reviews from technology blogs.
| Yahoo! News: Apple News |
| Facebook Connect mysteriously disappears from Apple's Ping
(Macworld.com)
| Thu, Sep 2 10:11 AM |
| Macworld.com - Apple has mentioned Facebook Connect support for new social network Ping in Wednesdayâs keynote, the iTunes 10 how-to video, on the Ping Website, and even in a conversation with All Things D. So why is the feature apparently no longer available? | Yahoo! News: Apple News |
| Facebook Connect mysteriously disappears from Apple's Ping | Thu, Sep 2 10:11 AM |
Apple has mentioned Facebook Connect support for new social network Ping in Wednesday's keynote, the iTunes 10 how-to video, on the Ping Website, and even in a conversation with All Things D. So why is the feature no longer available?
| Macworld |
| Apple's iOS beats Android 6 to 1 on the Web | Thu, Sep 2 10:05 AM |
Apple's iOS mobile operating system is now the third-most popular platform on the Internet, with a share nearly six times larger than Android's, according to Web measurement company Net Applications.
| Macworld |
| Review: HoneyDo for iPhone | Thu, Sep 2 09:49 AM |
This slick, easy-to-use task manager makes navigating chores a breeze. The ability to share tasks and assign them to other people helps HoneyDo stand out from the crowd.
| Macworld |
| Fourth-Generation iPod Touch Teardown Photos Posted by FCC | Thu, Sep 2 09:42 AM |
Engadget notes that Apple's new iPod touch introduced yesterday has appeared on the website of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Along with other standard information on radiation emissions required by the FCC for approval, t...
| MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors |
| Apple’s new Apple TV a first step for more ambitious plans? | Thu, Sep 2 09:31 AM |
| Most expect that Apple has more groundbreaking plans for a future version of Apple TV... | MacDailyNews |
| Google intros final Chrome 6 with new speed, simpler UI | Thu, Sep 2 09:20 AM |
 | MacNN | The Macintosh News Network |
| Toshiba jumps into tablet space with Folio 100 | Thu, Sep 2 09:05 AM |
 | MacNN | The Macintosh News Network |
| O2, Vodafone expected to enter German iPhone market | Thu, Sep 2 09:00 AM |
 | MacNN | The Macintosh News Network |
| iTunes 10 chucks Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines out the window | Thu, Sep 2 08:54 AM |
| Yup. Apple’s decided it’s been at least a few months since it screwed with the iTunes UI... | MacDailyNews |
| Apple's Jobs says 'onerous terms' kept Facebook ties out of Ping | Thu, Sep 2 08:45 AM |
Apple's new music-related social network, Ping, is not tied in to Facebook because the website demanded "onerous terms" that Steve Jobs said his company could not agree to.
| AppleInsider |
| Apple TV, iTunes 10 and Ping point to where Apple wants to go | Thu, Sep 2 08:25 AM |
| While the iPods and Apple's upcoming updates for iOS 4 were big announcements... | MacDailyNews |
| Make the iTunes 10 control buttons horizontal | Thu, Sep 2 07:30 AM |
iTunes 10 provides a different layout for the Close, Minimize and Maximize buttons. Instead of being ordered horizontally, in iTunes 10 they're arranged vertically, like a traffic light.
Reverting the buttons to a horizontal layout can easily be done. With iTunes not running, open Terminal and enter the following code:
defaults write com.apple.iTunes full-window -1
To restore the vertical layout, simply use this command:
defaults write com.apple.iTunes full-window -0
[crarko adds: Thank you very much. iTunes 10 has a lot of good points, like better performance, but some of the UI changes are perplexing.]
 | MacOSXHints.com |
| Improved iTunes 10 Classic Visualizer | Thu, Sep 2 07:30 AM |
The iTunes Classic Visualizer is great. For starters, it keeps you interested, and it seems uncannily good at matching the mood of the visuals to the style of music. The new Visualizer style just doesn't make sense to me -- pulsating orbs?
Anyway, the problem with the Classic Visualizer is that it would always force a low resolution on you when using full screen mode.
I'm happy to point out that the Classic Visualizer in iTunes 10 now uses your current display resolution when you go into full screen mode. Now it looks absolutely awesome on a nice 720p/1080p TV set. Unfortunately it still blanks secondary displays in full screen mode.
I know I'm not the only one to have searched for an answer to this, only to be disappointed with the 'Use screen zoom' solution that's been around for years.
[crarko adds: I tested this, and it works as described, although I didn't try the external output. Thanks to Tom Karpik for this hint.]
| MacOSXHints.com |
| Apple aiming to improve syncing, sorting of cloud-based content | Thu, Sep 2 07:10 AM |
A day after the new cloud-based Apple TV was unveiled, two patent applications from Apple describe methods to improve the experience of over-the-air syncing, and browsing of Internet-based content.
| AppleInsider |
| Wall Street views new Apple TV as small step, not living room revolution | Thu, Sep 2 05:25 AM |
While the new Apple TV was given the coveted "one more thing" slot in Steve Jobs' keynote Wednesday, the product will "continue to play second fiddle" to the iPods that were introduced, analysts on Wall Street believe.
| AppleInsider |
| Apple security updates | Wed, Sep 1 07:23 PM |
| This document outlines security updates for Apple products. | Apple - Support - Most Recent - Mac OS and Software |
| About the security content of iTunes 10 | Wed, Sep 1 07:23 PM |
| This document describes the security content of iTunes 10, which can be downloaded and installed via Software Update preferences, or from Apple Downloads.
For the protection of our customers, Apple does not disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until a full investigation has occurred and any necessary patches or releases are available. To learn more about Apple Product Security, see the Apple Product Security website.
For information about the Apple Product Security PGP Key, see "How to use the Apple Product Security PGP Key."
Where possible, CVE IDs are used to reference the vulnerabilities for further information.
To learn about other Security Updates, see "Apple Security Updates". | Apple - Support - Most Recent - iTunes |
| iTunes Store: TV episode rental frequently asked questions (FAQ) | Wed, Sep 1 06:56 PM |
| See the frequently asked questions below to learn more about renting TV episodes from the iTunes Store.
Note: TV rentals are currently only available in the US. | Apple - Support - Most Recent - iTunes |
| A Tale in the Desert V [(universal) Article] | Wed, Sep 1 04:11 PM |
| A Tale in the Desert’s fifth Telling opens with a new Pharaoh and a fresh opportunity to build seven monuments, one for each of the game’s disciplines. New technologies and skills await, including increasingly difficult mining puzzles and a brand new fishing system. “In Tale IV, players created new technologies for Tale V players to unlock,” says creator Andrew Tepperson. “They came up with stuff that I hadn’t considered in seven years of Tales.” | Apple Games - What's New |
| Apple Introduces New iPod touch | Wed, Sep 1 12:34 PM |
| Apple today announced the new iPod touch, packed with incredible new features including Apple’s stunning Retina display, FaceTime video calling, HD video recording, Apple’s A4 chip, 3-axis gyro, iOS 4.1, and Game Center — all combined in the thinnest and lightest iPod touch ever. The new iPod touch features up to 40 hours of music playback and seven hours of video playback on a single battery charge. | Apple Hot News |
| Apple Reinvents iPod nano with Multi-Touch | Wed, Sep 1 12:32 PM |
| iPod nano has been completely redesigned with Multi-Touch, which lets you navigate your music collection by simply tapping or swiping a finger on the display. Nearly half the size and weight of the previous generation, the new iPod nano features a polished aluminum and glass enclosure with a built-in clip, making it instantly wearable. | Apple Hot News |
| Apple Unveils New iPod shuffle | Wed, Sep 1 12:28 PM |
| The redesigned iPod shuffle features both clickable buttons and Apple’s innovative VoiceOver technology, enabling you to easily navigate your music and playlists without ever looking at your iPod shuffle. The wearable iPod shuffle has an all-aluminum enclosure with a built-in clip and comes in five brilliant colors — silver, blue, green, orange, and pink. | Apple Hot News |
| Get details about your iOS apps in a .csv file | Wed, Sep 1 07:30 AM |
Since iTunes does not give you a lot of information via print or export of your apps, I wrote a little shell script to retrieve information from the app files themselves.
The script creates and opens a .csv file. To correctly display the columns, choose 'semicolons' as the column delimiter in your csv viewer (e.g. OpenOffice Calc).
You can choose what information to retrieve by commenting/uncommenting them in the Attributes definition at the beginning of the script.
To run the script do the following: [crarko adds: Note that the path to the Mobile Applications folder may be different depending on your previous upgrade path(s), for example mine was located at ~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Music/Mobile Applications. Just be sure to put the script in the same folder as the app (.ipa) files.]
- Save it as getproperties.sh in your Mobile Applications Folder at ~/Music/iTunes/Mobile Applications.
- Open that folder in Terminal and run ...
| MacOSXHints.com |
| Display location information in Safari 5 | Wed, Sep 1 07:30 AM |
Whenever I go to a website that asks for my location I wonder what exactly I am giving out. I found a neat Safari 5 extension from Upper Atmosphere called FindMe. FindMe displays your location in a tool bar. Your location is just a button press away. You can also click on the result to display it on a map.
Interestingly, Mac OS X Location Services are only available if you have a wireless connection enabled. I would've expected Apple to default to your external IP if it couldn't determine your location based on your wireless connection, but it doesn't.
Most people probably already know where they are but this tool is surprisingly useful.
[crarko adds: I tested this, and it works as described. It asks for permission to find your location just like an iOS app would.]
| MacOSXHints.com |
| Hide an app's Dock icon | Mon, Aug 30 11:52 AM |
| OS X's Dock is a great way to organize the apps you use most commonly (as well as any others you might have open). But it can get cluttered quickly. MacOSXHints.com reader JamieF recently shared a Terminal command that could help you make some room by hiding an application's Dock icon. | Computerworld Mac OS News |
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| Apple Premieres New Apple TV for Breakthrough Price of $99 | Wed, Sep 1 11:15 AM |
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| Apple Introduces iTunes 10 With Ping | Wed, Sep 1 11:15 AM |
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| Apple Unveils New iPod shuffle | Wed, Sep 1 11:15 AM |
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| Apple Reinvents iPod nano With Multi-Touch Interface | Wed, Sep 1 11:15 AM |
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| Apple Introduces New iPod touch | Wed, Sep 1 11:15 AM |
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| iTunes U Downloads Top 300 Million | Tue, Aug 24 05:30 AM |
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| iTunes 10 user interface sees some minor changes | Thu, Sep 2 09:30 AM |
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Apple's iTunes 10 upgrade brings a number of interesting enhancements to the program, including the "Ping" social-networking option and the new clutter-reducing "hybrid" view for album covers and song listings. Despite these features and other new improvements, when it comes to the user interface there are some outstanding drawbacks in the new version of iTunes.
| MacFixIt |
| Apple seeds iOS 4.1 Gold Master to developers | Wed, Sep 1 08:30 PM |
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On the heels of today's announcement of iOS 4.1 (coming to iPhone and iPod touch next week), Apple has given developers the iOS 4.1 Gold Master version, the last development step before the public software release. Originally posted at iPhone Atlas
| MacFixIt |
| Possible fix for Harman Kardon iSub problems with PowerPC Macs | Wed, Sep 1 02:17 PM |
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When Apple released some of the final updates to OS X 10.5 for PowerPC systems, a number of Harman Kardon iSub owners found their speaker systems no longer worked properly with their computers. The problem appeared to be a driver-related error but neither Harman Kardon nor Apple stepped up to fix the issue and owners had to resort to other speaker systems.
| MacFixIt |
| Precautions to take before installing iTunes 10 | Wed, Sep 1 11:43 AM |
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Apple has released iTunes 10, which brings a number of new features to the program including a new icon (finally!), a hybrid column view to prevent repetitive album listings, and a new social network for music called Ping.
| MacFixIt |
| A reminder on how to reset your Mac's system password | Tue, Aug 31 03:54 PM |
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One of the most frustrating troubleshooting situations one may come across is when a user has forgotten his or her system password. Luckily, resetting it is pretty straightforward.
| MacFixIt |
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