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Here is comments from a person who was under non-disclosure. He talks about what he likes about Tiger after having weeks to try out the final candiate. He talks about Smart Mailboxes, Safari RSS news feeds, Automator for AppleScript, Screen captures as PNG format, Spotlight and more. macmegasite.com
With last Friday's release of Tiger, TidBits has released four new Take Control electronic books. The four new books are:
* Take Control of Upgrading to Tiger ($5), an update of author Joe Kissell's OS X installation guide;
* Take Control of Customizing Tiger ($5), in which author Matt Neuburg shows readers how to customize Spotlight, Smart Folders, Dashboard, Automator, and other features;
* Take Control of Users & Accounts in Tiger ($5), featuring advice on managing user accounts in OS X and tips on Tiger's new parental controls from author Kirk McElhearn; and
* Take Control of Sharing Files in Tiger ($10), which covers networking tips from author Glenn Fleishman.
The updates are free to previous owners. Get them quick
Last year, RealNetworks released a technology called Harmony that for the first time let copy-protected songs from a music store other than Apple's iTunes play directly on the iPod. RealNetworks had independently mimicked the antipiracy tools used by Apple and hadn't gotten Apple's permission first. RealNetworks' Harmony software, once again allows songs to be played directly on an iPod or on a Microsoft-based device, is limited to the company's pay-per-song store. Songs downloaded through the new Rhapsody portable subscription service are compatible only with a small number of Windows-based MP3 players.
A company by the name of LoadPod has been offering nationwide a service that will install music from a CD collection to the owners iPod. (Apple Corp of Dallas has a member that does it too.) Now they are offering training. Who'd have thought that it was neccessary. But I know I have had to go to Apple's web site to find out how to move music to my new Mac. See their web site at: www.loadpod.com
Apparently Steve doesn't appreciate a new book about his return to Apple. It is called "iCon Steve Jobs: The Greatest Second Act in the History of Business". John Wiley & Sons said that Apple has pulled all of its books from the Apple stores. This effort might actually sell more books. Read theday.com story.
Also see: "Fish Tale Changed Dynamics Of Deal By Jeffrey S. Young, Mercury News via the Tallahassee Times
This is the book Steve doesn't want published. Lightning never strikes twice, but Steve Jobs has, transforming modern culture first with the Macintosh and more recently with the iPod. With Steve's triumphant return to Apple, his story is better than any fiction. Read more...
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer sued Internet marketing company Intermix Media Inc. on Thursday for being a source of spyware and adware that degrades the performance of computers. The suit accuses Intermix of false advertising and deceptive business practices under New York's general business law and trespass under the state's common law. It is about time that someone started paying for these types of activities. It has cost corporations millions in lost productivity. ... see the full story...
Information syncing now uses Keychain passwords and Mac OS X Mail preferences allows users take info across all their Macs. Member's only Dashboard widgets are promised soon. There is more, but I will let you check them out.
Last Thursday TigerDirect sued Apple over Apple's use of Tiger for the name of its new OS. Seems that they think they have a trademark on the name Tiger. This reminds me of the lawsuit between Business Land and Computerland back in the late '80s. That one was laughed out of court. This one should be too. See all the documents at: www.macmerc.com
After 4 years with Apple i-Books, the Henrico School Board (Richmond, VA) unanimously approved a new 4-year contract with Dell computers. The agreement calls for 15,800 Dell laptop computers at a cost of just over $1,130 each. The total cost of the program for the four years will be pushing $18 million. This is a blow to Apple. ... See report in the Richmond Times Dispatch
Apple has launched a new Mac OS X software downloads site with featured applications, including the latest third-party Tiger software...
We told you about this once before, but no one believed us. Now, Washington Post reporter Robert MacMillan reports New York City transportation officials say portable electronic devices, notably iPods, are almost entirely responsible for a spike in subway crime since the beginning of the year. MacMillan writes: "I hoped to write about something different today, but when Apple's diminutive music players -- or rather, their theft -- can bring Gotham City to its knees, we feel obliged to bring you the details."
It's upgrade madness again -- Apple has released QuickTime 7 for Mac OS X 10.3.9 "Panther" including, live player resizing, improved playback controls, surround sound with up to 24 channels of audio, and more. A windows version is expected in the near future. (Does upgrade madness ever stop?) www.apple.com
Our recent InfoManager post about "Aunty-Spam" brought a number of readers unable to find referenced Aunty Spam's Net Patrol article about hacker's bogus wi-fi hotspot's login pages. Here is the full article (again) aunty-spam.com
The first authers log in with the UGN Shareware Manager: Labels, Envelopes, Cards for Tiger, Corel Painter Tiger IX plugin, iPod.iTunes 2.8 Synchronizes, Ovolab Phlink 2.1 Telephony for Mac, DiskWarrior for Tiger, VelaClock 1.0 Clocks the World, SSH Helper Released and more... keep reading.
This week: Batch image processing, Studio Manager Filemaker based management, ImageBuddy digital image layout, Neat Image fixes images, iPhoto Buddy Helps iPhoto, InDesign Image Catalog 2.0, ChemCalcsX learning, Readerware for book lovers, Kid-safe surfing and more Shareware Manager
Zumedia software has announced the release of Automata 1.5, bringing Variable Data Publishing (VDP) to Adobe Illustrator. Automata 1.5 combines the creativity of Adobe Illustrator, the power of databases and the speed of automation to generate multiple files with Automata 1.5
It's the fastest, most powerful Power Mac G5 desktop line ever, featuring dual 64-bit PowerPC G5 processors running up to 2.7 GHz and including Mac OS X version 10.4 "Tiger," Read more...
Chronos SOHO Business Cards 1.3, is the fastest and easiest way to create stunning business cards on Mac OS X Tiger. Read more...
SOHO Labels & Envelopes 1.3 can now sort contact lists by company in addition to last name. The built-in clip art browser has been improved in terms of speed and reliability. ... see the full story...
A huge upgrade in speed of copying a Mac OS volumes, iPods, etc. -- the fastest back-up and cloning utility available is CopyCatX ... see the full story...
iMaginator is a powerful new image processing application with over 106 effects, transitions, and filters. You can even layer images and text, and apply, modify, and re-order multiple effects to achieve enhancements and artistic results Read more...
FastLister.com is a web site that woks with you to submit your eBay listings faster. In some cases, like books all you normally need is the ISDN number. It only uses 2 screens normally and has many stock photos of books, CDs and DVDs. If you sell even infrequently on eBay, you should check it out. See the details at: fastlister.com
"The tree which moves some to tears of joy is, in the eyes of others, only a green thing which stands in their way."
- William Blake
"We cannot live for ourselves alone. Our lives are connected by a thousand invisible threads, and along these sympathetic fibers, our actions run as causes and return to us as results."
- Herman Melville
Have a great week... (See last week)
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