UGN InfoManagerThere are a number of applications that run the Unix commands to do maintenance on a regular basis but this is the first one I have seen that works as a Widget. Maintidget (Maintenance Scripts Widget) provides the following functions:
I couldn't find the name of the minister who is doing this book, but he is asking for help in how you use the Macintosh in your ministry. The book is to be published by Thomas Nelson. From the web site I gather that the author's last name is Lang.
Jumpcut will "Make your clipboard dance" according to the description on the web site. The idea is that it provides clipboard buffering. It gives access to text that you have cut or copied, even if you have done other copy & paste afterward.
I remember that this was mention a lot when the iMac and Airport was new. But there hasn't been much talk about using a Mac as an Airport Base Station to network computers.
I am sure that all of us as MUG presenters have had the experience of not having a presentation go exactly as planned. Well Steve Jobs and Phil Schiller have had problems as well.
Twin 1.1 is a back up program and Sequence 2.1 is an application that provides a simple way to capture and save screen shots and screencasts of your Mac's screen. (We can always use a better way to do backups.)
Macgamestore.com today announced the release of CLUE Accusations and Alibis for the Mac through its web site and digital download service, Mac Games Arcade. The game was created and published by Real Arcade.
This article lists 6 ways to delete applications. We have talked about some of these applications in the past.
Earlier I mentioned the current primary commercial ways to run another operating system on the Mac, within the Mac OS. But Wine is a way to do it with an open source method.
I missed this article on the AutoCad blog back on April 1st when it first appeared, but I have always been fascinated by AutoCad.
This Computer World story on June 23rd shows that the "Find My Phone" feature of the iPhone 3GS worked to catch a thief. (And get the iPhone back.)
According a news report published in the Wall Street Journal late Friday, Apple CEO Steve Jobs received a liver transplant about two months ago to treat an undisclosed medical condition,
I haven't seen this any where else, but perhaps it is true. You would think that if it is, MUG leaders would be consulted for possible hires.
Macvide has announced FlashVideo Converter 3.0, The FlashVideo Converter is a powerful and versatile program for converting any flash SWF or FLV video file to one of many popular video formats including iPhone/iPod mp4, Mobile .3gp and MPEG2. Converted movies can be saved for custom editing, or recorded for use in DVD players, or on iPod, iPhones and other mobile devices. FlashVideo fully supports ActionScript. Download a free trial version of FlashVideo Converter today.
This Australian article talks about the experience switching from PC to Mac. The first thing mentioned is the learning curve. For example getting used to not having a visible button on the current MacBooks. It also mentions that the Mac doesn't have a Backspace key, just a Delete key that doesn't work like the delete key on a PC.
Well, not everyone thinks that Apple failed with the iPhone 3.0. This site talks about the 40 best features.
Can you believe that headline? I can't. It is one that ran on TechRadar.com. They don't seem to have any readers that agree with their criticism of the iPhone 3G S. But I would love to hear what you think.
Wired has an "How to Wiki". This one is an article about recovering speed on a Mac.
One of the first things it says is "keep in mind that none of these tips will change your aging G4 iMac into an Intel Quad-core speed machine."
I have been getting the Internet Tourbus newsletter for a long time now, but haven't mentioned it here in a couple of years. This article caught my eye though. With the advent of Amazon's Kindle and the Sony Reader more and more people are looking at electronic books.
I remember when I was a grade schooler, one of the popular TV shows was "Sergeant Preston of the Yukon." This was about a Monty and his Husky sled dog King. They gave away square inches of the Yukon with a coupon on a box of Quaker Oats. This contest involving an iPhone game did that one better by giving away a full acre of land. The catch there is it is on Mars.
In this article, David Appleyard lists 60 applications for Mac OS X web designers.
As has been widely noted in the blogosphere this week, Friday night Facebook will begin allowing users to register their own plain-language Facebook domain names, like facebook.com/my.name
AppleUsers.org is a rapidly growing community of now close to 5,000 users. While originating in Australia, they are pushing for a Worldwide global community ...
Associated Press reporter Christopher Bodeen writes about the steps taken by the Chinese government prior to Tiananmen Square protests 20th anniversary. Chinese authorities have rounded up dissidents and shipped them out of town. Now, they've even shut down Twitter.
What does former AT&T boss Ed "not gonna use my pipes for free" Whitacre know about cars? What do Canadians know about 'Net Neutrality'? Not much.
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