The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) http://www.tuaw.com The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/feedlogo.gif The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) http://www.tuaw.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Camino 2.0 offers Tab Overview and more]]>http://www.tuaw.com/2009/11/19/camino-2-0-offers-tab-overview-and-more/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/11/19/camino-2-0-offers-tab-overview-and-more/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/11/19/camino-2-0-offers-tab-overview-and-more/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Camino seems a bit like the half-forgotten poor sister of Firefox. The goal of the Camino project is to produce a truly OS X-native browser built on the same Gecko rendering engine that drives Firefox. While it was popular among certain Mac geeks for a while (I even remember using it when it was still called Chimera), it seems like it's fallen somewhat out of favor of late given the richness of browser options on the Mac. No doubt part of this was the lack of significant development.

Well, no more. Camino is back with a new version number and lots of interesting new features. Perhaps chief among them is the new Tab Overview, which is a little like Exposé for open tabs. It also features improvements in handling tabs, Growl integration, phishing and malware protection and more.

Camino 2.0 is a free download from The Camino Project for OS X 10.4 and later.

[via Daring Fireball]

TUAWCamino 2.0 offers Tab Overview and more originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly troubleshooting Q&A column. This week we've got questions about controlling a PC over the internet, silencing iPhone email notifications at night, replacing a MacBook Pro SuperDrive with a hard drive, printing over the internet, setting iCal as the default calendar, and more.

As always, your suggestions and questions are welcome. Leave your questions for next week in the comments section at the end of this post. When asking a question, please include which machine you're using and what version of Mac OS X is installed on it (we'll assume you're running Snow Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions.

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TUAWAsk TUAW: Silencing iPhone notifications, remote control a PC, printing over the internet, and more originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly troubleshooting Q&A column. This week we've got questions about VOIP apps on the iPhone, auto-tagging music, Boot Camp, replacing a hard drive and more.

As always, your suggestions and questions are welcome. Leave your questions for next week in the comments section at the end of this post. When asking a question, please include which machine you're using and what version of Mac OS X is installed on it (we'll assume you're running Snow Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions.

Continue reading Ask TUAW: Auto-tagging music, iPhone VoIP apps, replacing a hard drive and more

TUAWAsk TUAW: Auto-tagging music, iPhone VoIP apps, replacing a hard drive and more originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly troubleshooting Q&A column. This week we've got questions about using a joystick as a mouse, remotely accessing a Mac from a PC, creating zip files without the Mac-specific metadata, replicating certain Windows features, and more.

As always, your suggestions and questions are welcome. Questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine and which version of Mac OS X you're running (we'll assume you're running Snow Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions.

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TUAWAsk TUAW: Joystick as mouse, remote access, PC friendly zip files, and more originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly Mac troubleshooting Q&A column. This week we've got lots of questions about syncing, as well as customized keyboards, sharing iPhone apps, managing iTunes, and more.

As always, your suggestions and questions are welcome. Questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of Mac OS X (we'll assume you're running Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions

Continue reading Ask TUAW: Syncing, custom keyboards, sharing iPhone apps, and more

TUAWAsk TUAW: Syncing, custom keyboards, sharing iPhone apps, and more originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly Mac troubleshooting Q&A column. This week we've got questions about making photo contact sheets, adjusting properties for multiple files at the same time in the Finder, automatically managing settings based on location, changing the spell check language in iWork and more.

As always, your suggestions and questions are welcome. Questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of Mac OS X (we'll assume you're running Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions.

Continue reading Ask TUAW: Making contact sheets, adjusting multiple files' properties, using network locations, and more

TUAWAsk TUAW: Making contact sheets, adjusting multiple files' properties, using network locations, and more originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly Mac troubleshooting Q&A column. This week we've got questions about Apple Up-to-Date program, non-black LCD monitors, video management software, connecting to an old PowerMac 7200 to salvage files, and more.

As always, your suggestions and questions are welcome. Questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of Mac OS X (we'll assume you're running Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions.

Continue reading Ask TUAW: Connecting to a System 7 Mac, video management software, Apple's Up-to-Date program and more

TUAWAsk TUAW: Connecting to a System 7 Mac, video management software, Apple's Up-to-Date program and more originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 03 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly Mac troubleshooting Q&A column! This time we've got more questions on migrating user data when upgrading to Snow Leopard, expanding Apple's built-in Dictionary application, accessing iPhone notes without Mail.app, and more.

As always, your suggestions and questions are welcome. Questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of Mac OS X (we'll assume you're running Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions.

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TUAWAsk TUAW: More migration, expanding Apple's Dictionary, syncing iPhone notes, and more originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly Mac troubleshooting Q&A column! This time we've got questions on migrating to a new Mac, using a Time Capsule for wireless backup, speeding up podcasts, syncing two Macs, and more.

As always, your suggestions and questions are welcome. Questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of Mac OS X (we'll assume you're running Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions.

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TUAWAsk TUAW: Migration, syncing, backing up, and more originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly Mac troubleshooting Q&A column! This time we've got questions on using an AirPort Extreme as a wireless to ethernet bridge, automatically backing up a USB flash drive, building smart playlists in iTunes, migrating an iTunes Library and more.

As always, your suggestions and questions are welcome. Questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of Mac OS X (we'll assume you're running Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions.

Continue reading Ask TUAW: AirPort Extreme bridge, iTunes smart playlists, USB drive backup, and more

TUAWAsk TUAW: AirPort Extreme bridge, iTunes smart playlists, USB drive backup, and more originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly Mac troubleshooting Q&A column! This time we've got questions on syncing an iPhone with Lotus Notes, expanding storage on a Time Capsule, preventing iCal event invitation emails, uninstalling Haxies, and more

As always, your suggestions and questions are welcome. Questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of Mac OS X (we'll assume you're running Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions.

Continue reading Ask TUAW: Lotus Notes to iPhone, Time Capsule storage, uninstalling Haxies, and more

TUAWAsk TUAW: Lotus Notes to iPhone, Time Capsule storage, uninstalling Haxies, and more originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly Mac troubleshooting Q&A column! This time we've got questions on using a case sensitive file system in OS X, applications focused on writing, controlling a Mac with a universal remote control, push email, using a MacBook with an external display, and more.

As always, your suggestions and questions are welcome. Questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of Mac OS X (we'll assume you're running Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions.

Continue reading Ask TUAW: Case-sensitive file system, writing apps, universal remotes, and more

TUAWAsk TUAW: Case-sensitive file system, writing apps, universal remotes, and more originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Wednesday means it's time for another Ask TUAW! For this edition we've got questions about what Macs will support Snow Leopard's forthcoming OpenCL acceleration, using Boot Camp with multiple partitions, connecting a Mac mini to HDMI, automatically importing images into iPhoto, and more.

As always, your suggestions and questions are welcome. Questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of Mac OS X (we'll assume you're running Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions.

Continue reading Ask TUAW: OpenCL support in Snow Leopard, Boot Camp, automatic importing into iPhoto, and more

TUAWAsk TUAW: OpenCL support in Snow Leopard, Boot Camp, automatic importing into iPhoto, and more originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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For a while now I've been using MediaLink ($20) from Nullsoft to stream video from my Mac to my PS3, but last evening I discovered that I had some MKV (Matroska container) files that I wanted to stream but which the PS3 doesn't natively support. Naturally I assumed I'd have to convert the files and Googling around did turn up a method for doing so using QuickTime Pro. Even beyond the need for QuickTime Pro, however, it is also a somewhat time-consuming process. That's when I ran across a brilliant piece of open-source software called PS3 Media Server.

PS3 Media Server is a cross-platform Java application (and, unfortunately, it looks like it), which not only streams video from your Mac to your PS3, but also utilizes the open source Mplayer/FFmpeg backend packages to transcode / remux media in real time. What this means is nothing short of remarkable: you no longer have to convert supported media (MKV/FLV/OGM/AVI) ahead of time for playback on the PS3. I was able to stream a 720p MKV file without a hiccup (though I do have both my Mac and PS3 connected to the router via ethernet cable). Being impressed at the performance I decided to try it with a 1080p movie trailer I had downloaded from Apple and after a brief blip about 10 seconds in it streamed beautifully as well. (Note that both of these files were already H.264, which the PS3 does natively support, so I believe the PS3 Media server was only remuxing and not actually transcoding.)

PS3 Media Server is a free download over at Google Code (donations requested). There's also a Mac-specific beta (pictured above) that offers more features (including iTunes and iPhoto library support). Overall I'm shocked by how well it has worked with what I've thrown its way (which is admittedly limited). Highly recommended.

TUAWPS3 Media Server transcodes and remuxes in real time originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In this round of Ask TUAW we've got questions about connecting a MacBook to a plasma TV, using a Bluetooth headset with an iPod touch, backing up online, ripping DVDs to watch on an iPhone and more.

As always, your suggestions are welcome. Questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of Mac OS X (we'll assume you're running Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions!

Continue reading Ask TUAW: Online backup, Bluetooth with iPod touch and OS 3.0, converting DVDs for iPhone, and more

TUAWAsk TUAW: Online backup, Bluetooth with iPod touch and OS 3.0, converting DVDs for iPhone, and more originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Another Friday Favorite, our weekly opportunity to gush over one of our favorite apps.

This week I'm going with an oldie but goodie that I use every day. Way back when Dashboard first appeared, my biggest problem with it was that I simply forgot about it. My main use of Dashboard is for displaying information that I want to remember, e.g. appointments with iCal Events, iCal ToDos with DoBeDo, the weather, etc. However, for this to be really useful it needs to be in front of my face a lot. And since I generally tend to forget to invoke Dashboard on my own this pretty much fails.

Enter the basic preference pane app Dasher, which does one simple, but amazingly useful thing: it automatically invokes the Dashboard after a set period of time. Everytime I step away from my Mac and return, the Dashboard is displayed with my appointments, etc. so that now they're in my face enough for me to remember them and Dashboard finally works for me.

Dasher is a free download from Splasm Software. It's an old piece of software that has not been updated in quite some time, but it still works fine on my 10.5.7 machine.

Incidentally, there's another way to accomplish something similar using an OS X screen-saver. DashSaver (donation requested) from High Earth Orbit installs as a standard screen saver and will also display the Dashboard after a set period of time.

TUAWFriday Favorite: Dasher originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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With the release of iPhone OS 3.0, I was wondering if emoji icons still worked (they do), and then it finally dawned on me: why not iChat? A quick search turned up exactly what I was looking for: Emoji for iChat. This free downloadable icon pack basically adds the iPhone Emoji icons to iChat, accessible from the standard smiley-face dropdown menu. For it to work, however, both sides have to have it installed; if your recipient does not use the tool, all they'll see is gibberish.

Emoji for iChat is a free download from Einar Andersson & Tor Rauden Källstigen. The download includes an installer which will require you to restart iChat.

TUAWEmoji for iChat adds... emoji to iChat originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's time once again for Ask TUAW! For this round we take questions about cleaning a malfunctioning Mighty Mouse, opening files and applications with the return key, expanding a Boot Camp partition, finding alternatives to Adobe Acrobat, caring for your notebook battery, and more

As always, your suggestions are welcome. Questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of Mac OS X (we'll assume you're running Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions!

Continue reading Ask TUAW: Return to open, messed up Mighty Mouse, PDF alternatives, Boot Camp expansion, and more

TUAWAsk TUAW: Return to open, messed up Mighty Mouse, PDF alternatives, Boot Camp expansion, and more originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ask tuawAskTuawbatteryboot campBootCampcarbon copy clonerCarbonCopyClonerchronosyncip6ipv6martian slingshotMartianSlingshotmighty mouseMightyMousepdfpdfclerkpdfpenreturnopensuperduperwincloneThu, 04 Jun 2009 14:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Ask TUAW: Switcher questions, WiFi stumbling, dual-band WiFi, hard drive upgrading, and more]]>http://www.tuaw.com/2009/05/28/ask-tuaw-switcher-questions-wifi-stumbling-dual-band-wifi-ha/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/05/28/ask-tuaw-switcher-questions-wifi-stumbling-dual-band-wifi-ha/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/05/28/ask-tuaw-switcher-questions-wifi-stumbling-dual-band-wifi-ha/#commentsFiled under: , ,

We're back with another shot of Ask TUAW! This time we've got a couple of common switcher issues, as well as questions about upgrading a hard drive, using WiFi stumbler software, setting up a dual-band WiFi network, and more.

As always, your suggestions are welcome. Questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of Mac OS X (we'll assume you're running Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions!

Continue reading Ask TUAW: Switcher questions, WiFi stumbling, dual-band WiFi, hard drive upgrading, and more

TUAWAsk TUAW: Switcher questions, WiFi stumbling, dual-band WiFi, hard drive upgrading, and more originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 28 May 2009 02:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We're back with another shot of Ask TUAW! This time we've got questions about getting WiFi in an older G4 PowerMac, creating photo contact sheets, blanking a display, automatically opening downloaded files, managing iPhone apps in iTunes, and more.

As always, your suggestions are welcome. Questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of Mac OS X (we'll assume you're running Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions!

Continue reading Ask TUAW: WiFi on an older PowerMac, creating contact sheets, managing iPhone apps in iTunes, and more

TUAWAsk TUAW: WiFi on an older PowerMac, creating contact sheets, managing iPhone apps in iTunes, and more originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 14 May 2009 01:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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For this go-around of Ask TUAW we're taking questions about moving an iTunes library between user accounts, dealing with a misbehaving Western Digital external hard drive, syncing folders containing sensitive information, reinstalling OS X without losing iLife, and more.

As always, your suggestions are welcome. Questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of Mac OS X (we'll assume you're running Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions!

Continue reading Ask TUAW: Syncing folders, hard drive problems, reinstalling OS X, and more

TUAWAsk TUAW: Syncing folders, hard drive problems, reinstalling OS X, and more originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In the most recent Ask TUAW, we addressed a question about Twitter (follow TUAW!), and asked readers for their favorite clients. Several users suggested Nambu, and having just put it through its paces, I can see why it's so popular.

Nambu is a native Mac application designed for multiple social networking services, but in practice it seems like its primary strength is as a Twitter client. It offers support for multiple Twitter accounts, which can in turn be viewed in several different ways. It also integrates support for the tr.im URL shorting service and the pic.im image service.

There's the standard list view which will automatically integrate tweets from multiple accounts into a single timeline. There's a three-pane view, somewhat similar to Mail, with a sidebar allowing you to choose between accounts, and finally (my favorite) there's a multi-column view reminiscent of the Adobe AIR-based TweetDeck and you can, of course, choose what appears in each column: main timeline, replies, sent messages, searches(!), etc.. In addition, replies are automatically threaded so they appear indented under the most recent tweet from the person to whom you are replying (as well as within the normal timeline). Another nice feature is that it automatically displays the domain of shortened URLs that appear in your timeline.

In short, I think I've found my new Mac-native Twitter client. Nambu is a free download from The Nambu Network.

TUAWNambu native Twitter client for Mac originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This time around in Ask TUAW we've got questions about online file syncing services, installing a faster drive for CD ripping, using a FreeNAS box for Time Machine backup, Twitter clients and more.

As always, your suggestions are welcome. Questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of Mac OS X (we'll assume you're running Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions!

Continue reading Ask TUAW: Online file syncing, CD ripping, Time Machine to NAS, and more

TUAWAsk TUAW: Online file syncing, CD ripping, Time Machine to NAS, and more originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ask tuawAskTuawWed, 15 Apr 2009 22:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Advantageous mp3 simplifies Amazon comparison shopping]]>http://www.tuaw.com/2009/04/08/advantageous-mp3-simplies-amazon-comparison-shopping/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/04/08/advantageous-mp3-simplies-amazon-comparison-shopping/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/04/08/advantageous-mp3-simplies-amazon-comparison-shopping/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


The most recent iTunes update introduced variable priced, with many popular tracks now priced at $1.29. Needless to say, this makes Amazon MP3's 99 cent tracks that much more attractive. Advantageous mp3 is a little script and application combo that makes comparison shopping between iTunes and Amazon a snap.

Basically the Advantageous installer adds both an AppleScript to iTunes and a small application to your Mac. When you're browsing in the iTunes Store if you invoke the script from iTunes script menu in the menubar it will start the little application and search for the track in Amazon (via your default browser). It's not perfectly reliable (for instance, it didn't work with Choosy as my default browser and it messes up some searches), but it is a convenient way to surf for music in iTunes but take advantage of lower prices at Amazon. So now you can do to Apple what you've been doing to Barnes & Noble!

Advantageous mp3 is a free download from Robert Palmer.

[via Engadget]

TUAWAdvantageous mp3 simplifies Amazon comparison shopping originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 08 Apr 2009 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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One thing we don't lack for on the fairer platform is snippet / notes managers. Nonetheless, I always find myself curious about the new applications, perhaps because nothing ever quite gets everything just right. ShoveBox is one of the newer entries in the snippet sweepstakes, and while it has been out on the Mac for a while they've just recently released an companion iPhone app (iTunes link).

ShoveBox's main advantage is its very simple interface. The little ShoveBox icon sits in your menubar waiting for you to drop something on it: URL, text, images, etc. Without any fuss the box opens and accepts your newest shove, ready to be accessed at some later time. My impression is that ShoveBox is best not so much for things you want to keep in the long run (though it will do that), but perhaps more as a scratchpad or an updated and more advanced URLwell.

The iPhone companion app does exactly what you'd expect, giving you access to your notes, etc. on the go. One particularly nifty function is a bookmarklet that allows you to import a website on both the desktop version (from Safari) or the iPhone version (from mobile Safari). So if you're reading something on the go, but want to make sure you save it for later as well, this looks like a great feature.

ShoveBox for Mac is $24.95 and a demo is available; the iPhone version is $3.99 from the iTunes App Store.

TUAWShoveBox for Mac and iPhone originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's April Fools, but Ask TUAW is still dishing it up straight. This time we've got questions about traveling with an iPhone, syncing folders, using older displays with new Macs, saving bandwidth in Mail.app and more.

As always, your suggestions are welcome. Questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of Mac OS X (we'll assume you're running Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions!

Continue reading Ask TUAW: Old displays with new Macs, syncing folders, traveling with an iPhone and more

TUAWAsk TUAW: Old displays with new Macs, syncing folders, traveling with an iPhone and more originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 01 Apr 2009 08:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ask tuawAskTuawWed, 01 Apr 2009 08:30:00 EST<![CDATA[WeatherCal adds weather forecasts to iCal]]>http://www.tuaw.com/2009/03/18/weathercal-adds-weather-forecasts-to-ical/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/03/18/weathercal-adds-weather-forecasts-to-ical/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/03/18/weathercal-adds-weather-forecasts-to-ical/#commentsFiled under:

WeatherCal is a nifty Preference Pane app from Bare Bones (of BBEdit and Yojimbo fame) that adds the ability to get weather forecasts in iCal by creating all-day events for each day with the relevant information (forecast plus high and low temperatures).

You can add different cities, each of which gets its own iCal calendar and you get forecasts up to 4 days in advance. And since iCal events obviously sync to the iPhone, you can take the forecast with you.

WeatherCal is $10 from Bare Bones Software; a demo version is available for download.

[via Macworld]

TUAWWeatherCal adds weather forecasts to iCal originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In this edition of Ask TUAW we've got questions about routers, S-Video / composite out from a new unibody MacBook Pro, using a second Mac as a second monitor, setting up a Mac mini without a display and more

As always, your suggestions are welcome. Questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of Mac OS X (we'll assume you're running Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions!

Continue reading Ask TUAW: home routers, S-video on the unibody MacBooks, a Mac as monitor, setting up a headless Mac mini and more

TUAWAsk TUAW: home routers, S-video on the unibody MacBooks, a Mac as monitor, setting up a headless Mac mini and more originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 18 Mar 2009 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The NCAA and CBS Sports have teamed up to stream the upcoming Men's College Basketball Championship tournament for free online at NCAA March Madness on Demand. You can watch the "high quality" videos online for free, but even more interesting is a nifty $4.99 iPhone / iPod touch app (iTunes link) which allows you to watch every game from the first round to the National Championship. Unfortunately, this will only work over WiFi and not 3G. Nonetheless, if you've a big college hoops fan this looks like a must-have app.

CBS Sports NCAA March Madness On Demand is $4.99 from the iTunes Store.

Thanks to everyone who sent this in!

TUAWMarch Madness comes to the iPhone originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 14 Mar 2009 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Now that everyone is getting used to the new iPod shuffle, the accessory makers are already pumping out the third-party additions (or at least announcing them). Some of the more interesting ones I've seen so far are:
  • the Dexim Shu-Lip (right) that basically offers a streamlined 1/8" plug to USB dongle that turns the new shuffle into a thumb drive ($10).
  • Headphones with included button controller as well as an adapter for existing headphones that just adds just the button controller from Scosche ($49.95 - $99.99 coming in "the Spring").
  • Headphones with controller from Klipsch ($99.99 "this summer").
  • Headphones with controller from Etymotic (pdf link) (availability not announced).
In any case, if you're interested in dressing up the newest tiny iPod, it looks like the third-party makers have got your back (or at least they will by this summer).

[via Gizmodo, Macworld, iLounge]

TUAWHere come the new iPod shuffle accessories originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Over at Wired's Gadget Lab they've got a rundown of a neat new feature of iTunes 8.1: iPhone / iPod touch voting for songs in DJ mode. Basically, Apple also released an update to their Remote application to go with iTunes 8.1 and it is now possible to set up iTunes so that anybody with an iPhone or touch connected to the same network can actually request songs from your library into the DJ list (formerly Party Shuffle playlist). Once songs are queued up, other guests can even vote on the songs (presumably to move them up the queue, though that's not confirmed). You can still control all playback features via Remote on your own, authorized iPod touch or iPhone.

This is a brilliant piece of integration from Apple. Invite your friends over (though only if they have an iPhone or touch, naturally) and let the guests choose the songs. There are apparently some annoyances and quirks to the system in the way the queuing actually works, but one imagines those will be worked out in the future.

[via Gizmodo]

TUAWiTunes 8.1 DJ gives another excuse to party originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This time in Ask TUAW we've got questions about Safari certificates, using a PC hard drive with a Mac, OCR software, connecting to other computers on a home network, and more.

As always, your suggestions are welcome. Questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of Mac OS X (we'll assume you're running Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions!

Continue reading Ask TUAW: Safari certificates, OCR, PC to Mac mini, and more

TUAWAsk TUAW: Safari certificates, OCR, PC to Mac mini, and more originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ask tuawAskTuawWed, 11 Mar 2009 11:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Voodoo Pad 4.1 adds iPhone client]]>http://www.tuaw.com/2009/03/11/voodoo-pad-4-1-adds-iphone-client/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/03/11/voodoo-pad-4-1-adds-iphone-client/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/03/11/voodoo-pad-4-1-adds-iphone-client/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

VoodooPad (which we've covered many times) is a bit of a different take on the classic snippet / information manager app, allowing you to create a personal wiki with entries for whatever you might like to keep track of.

With the recently released version 4.1 Gus Mueller has added an option to export documents to his new, free iPhone client (iTunes link) for access to your wikis on the go. Like most iPhone / iPod touch syncing solutions, this works over WiFi on the same network as your Mac. This is in addition to the previously offered WebDAV syncing and iPhone optimized pages.

VoodooPad comes in three versions: a free lite version, a $29.95 regular version, and a $49.95 Pro version that adds a few features, including a built-in webserver; demos are also available. The iPhone / iPod touch client is a free download from iTunes.

[via Infinite Loop]

TUAWVoodoo Pad 4.1 adds iPhone client originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This week in Ask TUAW we've got questions about installing Boot Camp, using 1Password data on Windows, backing up a MacBook Pro, extracting data from an iPod touch and more.

As always, your suggestions are welcome. Questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of Mac OS X (we'll assume you're running Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions!

Continue reading Ask TUAW: Finder annoyances, backing up a MacBook, recovering data from an iPod on Windows and more

TUAWAsk TUAW: Finder annoyances, backing up a MacBook, recovering data from an iPod on Windows and more originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Ask tuawAskTuawWed, 04 Mar 2009 11:15:00 EST<![CDATA[Mac mini unboxing and dissection]]>http://www.tuaw.com/2009/03/04/mac-mini-unboxing-and-dissection/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/03/04/mac-mini-unboxing-and-dissection/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/03/04/mac-mini-unboxing-and-dissection/#commentsFiled under: ,


The guys at Macminicolo.net have already gotten their hands on a new Mac mini, and they offer not only the obligatory unboxing, but a dis-assembly as well. As before it seems you can take the mini apart with a putty knife. A few parts have been moved around or re-oriented, and there are now three antennas as well as a SATA optical drive (i.e. SuperDrive).

Now that they've got a look at the guts they promise to start benchmarking the new minis in server performance. Needless to say, they're optimistic that the new machines will make even better servers than the last model.

Thanks Brian!

[via 9to5Mac]

TUAWMac mini unboxing and dissection originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apparently, to go along with today's hardware updates, Apple has also pushed down a number of updates via both Software Update and at Apple's Support Download site. The updates include:

  • iPhoto 8.0.1 which "improves overall stability and addresses minor issues in a number of areas, including internet connectivity, keyword import, and slideshow export."
  • iLife Support 9.0.1 which "improves overall stability and addresses a number of other minor issues. It is recommended for all users of Aperture, iLife '09, and iWork '09."
  • AirPort Client Update 2009-001 for Intel Macs, which "addresses issues with roaming and network selection in dual-band environments."
  • AirPort Utility 5.4.1 (Mac) for managing the Airport Express, Extreme, and Time Capsules.
  • AirPort Utility 5.4.1 Windows - ditto for the dark side.
Check your Software Update or download them direct from Apple. Unfortunately, this set of updates will require a restart.

TUAWApple releases a bevy of Software Updates originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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One of the more subtle additions in the bevy of new hardware announcements this morning was the introduction of a new slim keyboard (scroll down) with the iMacs. It basically looks like a wired version of Apple's Bluetooth wireless keyboard in that it's missing the numeric keypad. On the other hand, like its bigger (still available) wired sibling it offers two USB ports at the ends.

If you go to the online Apple store and configure a new iMac the new slim version is the default, though you can select the keypad version for no extra cost. On the other hand, the new Mac Pros come with the extended version by default with the slim version as a free option.

This seems like a slightly strange extra option to me, but I suppose if you never use the keypad and want a bit of extra desk space it might be worth it. Strangely, Apple's keyboard page does not yet list the new model.

Thanks Aaron!

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Apple released two separate software updates yesterday. The MacBook Battery Update 1.4 "improves the ability of MacBook batteries to maintain a charge when the system is shut down and not used for an extended period of time" and is for 13" MacBooks.

In addition, the Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 2.5 adds RAW support for the Nikon D3X and Epson R-D1x in iPhoto '08 & '09 as well as Aperture 2.

The battery update and the RAW update are both free downloads from Apple.

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One of my biggest annoyances with my iPhone involves the difficulty of managing my applications. Springboard, the iPhone application that actually displays the different pages of apps, clearly wasn't designed with the intention of managing so many apps. I've long thought, like with other aspects of organizing content on the iPhone, that app management should be possible in iTunes.

Apparently I'm not alone, because this video by svdomer9 shows a nice mockup of how such an iTunes-based app management scheme might work. I really like the idea in general, though I would suggest that there also ought to be a kind of well at the bottom which would hold the applications until they've been assigned to a specific page. Naturally, it would be nice to see a bit more sophistication on the iPhone side as well so that it would be easy to go directly to a given screen (via the roller interface, perhaps) as well as directly send Apps to a given page (e.g. a pop-up menu that would appear when you hold your finger on an App for a few seconds).

Whatever the particulars, it seems that we need something like this on the iPhone going forward. If you had Apple's ear, how would you do it?

[via @pogue]

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AirPhones is an interesting application for your iPhone or iPod touch that turns your mobile device into a set of wireless headphones. The idea is similar to Rogue Amoeba's Airfoil, but instead of routing audio from your Mac to an Airport Express, AirPhones sends your Mac's audio to your iPhone or touch connected to the same WiFi network.

For this to work you have to install the free Mac server application. It adds an additional output device to your Sound preferences pane. Once that's installed on your Mac you'll also need the mobile application (iTunes link) installed on your iPhone or iPod touch. After they're connected through the same network, your handheld should play your Mac's sound output.

This actually strikes me as a great idea. I spend a lot of time at my work desk listening to music through headphones and I inevitably get tangled up in the cord. My main concern, I suppose, would be running down my iPhone's battery, but that may be worth it to get rid of that cord.

AirPhone is $4.99 from the iTunes Store. You'll also need to download the server application from smashart. Unfortunately, the server app is Intel only, but they're promising both a Universal binary and a Windows version in the future.

[via 9 to 5 Mac]

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