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On Friday IDG announced the cancellation Macworld Expo Boston, boiling you down to San Francisco. Since Apple stopped attending Boston went down the tubes -- understandable. After all the hype and boasting about moving to New York, Apple even hosed that venue by moving major announcements to their World Wide Developers Conference. So Macworld is dead on the East Coast -- translated by many to read: "just dead". (Ina Fried, CNET) ... see the full story...
In a Business Wire press release, last week, the Think Different Store announced its first 1-800-ipod.com retail location with iPod and Mac related merchandise on Long Island. It is having its grand opening next Saturday. Glad to know that there are still some people willing to take a chance on Apple. Read more...
At the Cowtown MUG meeting we discussed ways to upgrade older Macs. The first thing you need is a place to go to discover how. Two web sites that I recommend for lots of information on older Macs were everymac.com and the one I find most useful ... Lowendmac.com
I have been intrigued with REALbasic for sometime now and recently purchased a couple of books via the Amazon "used book" section to read up on it. I hope to try developing an application using it and the books in a few weeks. Meanwhile, REAL Software announced a new version. One of the cool things about REALbasic is that if you get the Professional Edition, you can save it as a Windows application as well as the Mac version.
Downloaded direct from REAL Software . Read about it at: www.emediawire.com
Have you had a presentation at your MUG on Automator yet? Automator is perhaps Apple's least well know feature. I have used Quickeys and Tempo in the past to do automation. Never really got into AppleScripting, but that was another possibility. But then almost no one got into AppleScripting even if it was very useful. Automator is another try at Automation on the Mac. Here is an article about how to use Automator to in PDF Workflows. Read it at The PDFZone
According to this and several other article, Apple never tried to find the employee that exposed its "trade secrets" before naming web sites in a lawsuit. A judge ruled that internal documents involving the search had to be released to the court and the opposing consul. ... see the full story...
Hopefully graphic designers in your group already know about this web site. It has contests for photography, Photoshop creation and other techniques. Our presenter at CMUG last week had printed out a number of pictures from the web site for our viewing. See it at ... worth1000.com
Last Tuesday, Apple showed its switch to Intel processors by debuing an online resource for programmers. The new Developer Transition Resource Center, targeted to help developers make the switch. Read more...
Want new fonts for your Mac? This is one place you should be able to get them. The categories are Arty, Script, Serif, Sans, Books and what looks like Zingbats. Most of the fonts are shareware. ... see the full story...
The Syracuse Post-Dispatch apparently has a regular Mac column. One of the readers from that column credits the author with getting him to switch. He go a Mac Mini to use with his current keyboard and monitor, but says it was unbelievably easy to switch. He did get MD Office for the Mac and opted to use FireFox and Thunderbird for his browsing and e-mail, since he had used those on his PC. Read the full story after answering a brief survey at: www.syracuse.com
fifteen of our favorite enhancements from One Finger Snap to App Stop; Wrap icon; FolderGlance; Code Widget; iClip; iPartition; KeyCue; PodSmith; Script Timer; a Swiss Army Knife and many others ... See this edition of Shareware Manager
KeyCue is for menu shortcuts what PopChar is for special characters. Just hold down the command key and KeyCue will show you all currently available menu shortcuts. ... UGN Shareware
Danny Goodman's AppleScript Handbook, one of the best-selling AppleScript eBooks, by popular demand, is now available as a printed softcover edition... ... see the full story...
Need a file manager that can browse archives? try Disk Order 1.5.5 with improved tabbed interface for managing files, folders and archives on Macintosh Read more...
Recover lost or damaged music, repair corrupted data structures, backup your iPod to an exact copy, permanently delete unwanted files, or optimize the file layout of your music and more... Read more...
30 unique masks, new Core Image filter effects, LinkBack technology support... and it's free! Read more...
... new version sports up to 25 new features, including the ability for transitions, sound effects, audio tracks, customizable titles and so much more! UGN Shareware
a revolutionary full-featured iPod that holds 1,000 songs yet is thinner than a standard #2 pencil ; color monitor ; photo support ; and more ... see the full story...
Get less done, have more fun... here's the world's first mobile phone with iTunes, 100 iTunes for Mac or PC -- from Apple, Motorola and Cingular Wireless. ... see the full story...
Speakables for iTunes is the first voice recognition software product to enable users to launch iTunes playlists by simply speaking the name the playlist Read more...
This new version of StuffIt Deluxe allows users to compress JPEG images and photos up to 30% with no loss in image quality. Read more...
"I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened."
- Mark Twain
"We don't live in a world of reality, we live in a world of perceptions.
- Gerald J. Simmons
"People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to."
- George E. Allen
Have a great week... (See last week)
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