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8/30/2006
Email Protocols: Where Do We Go Now?
From MacDevCenter.com: "Having established that email has a complicated history, tends to drive people crazy, has had entire books written about keeping it under control, and is broken beyond all repair for some people, let's try to work out what we can do -- practically speaking -- to make using it less of a hassle. Giles Turnbull explores our state of email and provides a few glimmers of where we may be headed." Read more... 8/24/2006
Apple Recall
Apple Recall of Batteries Used in Previous iBook and PowerBook Computers Due To Fire Hazard 8/23/2006
Unify and Synchronize Your iTunes Libraries
From MacDevCenter.com: " Last June, David Miller published an article that explained how to synchronize playlists on iTunes. Today, Matthew Russell extends this idea by investigating and presenting three different ways to synchronize the actual contents of your iTunes music libraries when they are scattered across multiple machines. Then, in the second half of the article, Matthew lays the foundation for a custom Python script that you can extend across multiple platforms and in various other ways." Read More... Network Preferences for Mobile Computing on a Mac
From the Book: "Macs on the Go": "Mac laptops are obviously designed to be mobile, so you already have everything you need to roam freely. It's all a matter of setup. In this sample chapter, John Tollett and Robin Williams explain a number of features to make sure you can get connected wherever you go." Read more... 8/22/2006
Creating and Deploying Packages
Why Use Custom Installation Packages? From "Apple Training Series: Mac OS X v10.4 System Administration Reference, Volume 2" 8/15/2006
Creating a Podcast
From: Secrets of Podcasting, Second Edition- "In this chapter, I take a look at the process of creating an audio podcast, from the nuts and bolts of recording techniques to the software that can help you edit and manipulate the podcast. I also include some tips and interviews with podcasting pioneers and aficionados whose hard-won experience will be to your benefit. After covering the equipment and the software needed for podcast creation, I walk you through the creation of a podcast from start to finish, using basic equipment and popular software." The Three Faces of Steve: WWDC 2006
From MacDevCenter.com: "After welcoming the audience of developers at WWDC, Steve Jobs let the audience know that others would help him on stage. This, in and of itself, was unusual. There are often supporting roles in the WWDC and MacWorld keynotes, but only one featured artist. Not only did Jobs share the stage with Bertrand Serlet, Phil Schiller, and Scott Forstall, but he allowed them to make many of the morning's announcements. In a way they represented the three faces of Steve. Daniel Steinberg reports." 8/11/2006
"What is Apple's Time Machine?"
Dave supplied today's tip a while back, so we thought we'd go over to his site to see what he's been up to lately. We found this interesting article- From the Ask Dave Taylor! Tech Support Blog: "Can you offer up a better explanation of the new Time Machine capability that Apple has unveiled for its upcoming Mac OS X 10.5 operating system? I've read that it's some sort of automatically backup system, but don't see how that can work without massive reengineering of the entire Mac OS?" Read More... Making iWeb Your Own: Creating Your Own Themes and Templates for Apple's Web Design Tool
"Do you like iWeb's ease of use but feel stifled by having to rely on Apple's cookie-cutter selection of themes and templates? Here's some great news: You can create your templates and themes for iWeb. Ryan Faas walks you through changing and adding to the reference files and ultimately creating your own personalized iWeb themes." 8/10/2006
Apple Open Source Returns
From Apple Matters: "Apple's support for open source is not dead after all, despite a slew of reports to the contrary..." 8/09/2006
End of the road for Virtual PC
From MacWindows: "Microsoft, once the undisputed owner of the Windows-on-Mac market, announced that it will not port Virtual PC to Intel Macs." Read more... 8/08/2006
More WWDC 2006 coverage
There is an in-depth special report at the Macintouch site and this article in our local paper. WWDC keynote
From MyMac.com: "Apple had their WWDC keynote yesterday, and announced lots of new stuff. Some people were disappointed that they didn't release more products, but as I mentioned in my article right before the show, this probably isn't the right venue for too many products, and Apple generally likes to keep releases more focused. The 'don't overwhelm customers with too much at once' strategy of marketing. So keeping it on-topic with 'Pro-line' of Macs and Leopard makes a lot of sense. This article is about the hardware announcements, I'll go into the Software / Leopard stuff in another article." Read More... 8/07/2006
I Want One!
From Apple: "Meet Mac Pro. Running at speeds up to 3GHz, Mac Pro not only completes the Mac transition to Intel processors but delivers advanced performance, workstation graphics, and up to 4.9 million possible configurations. Dual-Core Intel Xeon Processor Ushering in a new era of outstanding performance - and completing the Mac transition to Intel processors at the same time - the new Mac Pro introduces the 64-bit Dual-Core Intel Xeon "Woodcrest" processor to the Mac lineup. Running at up to 3GHz, it's a state-of-the-art processor that - from day one - makes the Mac Pro one of the fastest desktop computers on the planet." Read More... 8/04/2006
This is a Cool Resource!
Custom Sign Generator Page, Over 5,000 Image Generators (Personalized Flash Ecards & JPG Pictures) To Play With, Ajax Web 2.0 Applications: "We offer thousands of free dynamic JPEG & PNG image creators (you can make FREE logos, buttons, banners, email signatures, comics, signs, support ribbons, wallpapers, labels, MySpace clipart, barcodes, 3D pics, title bars, taggers, e-cards, etc)! No software needs to be installed (web based image design tools, just choose a template layout), everything is created through a web page, our server is programmed to do all the processing! Originally we had 50 Flash only e-card/sign generators (started 2002/3), but we have evolved to downloadable web format digital image rendering.." Imaging for Intel Macs Part 2
From Sams Teach Yourself Mac OS X Tiger All in One: "Apple's Boot Camp and Parallels Desktop for Mac enable you to run Windows on Intel Macs, which is great for home, business, and education use. But how do you automate and manage mass deployments of Windows on Macs? In part 2 of his series on using disk image deployment techniques for Intel Macs, Ryan Faas shows how to efficiently deploy Windows with Mac OS X." From Read More... Mac OS X 10.5 'Leopard' feature set
OK, this is a link to a link, but the MacInTouch site has some interesting information about the upcoming OS X 1.5 release : "Jason O'Grady's PowerPage (which is now overwhelmed by demand), posted this unconfirmed Mac OS X 10.5 'Leopard' feature set" 8/02/2006
Imaging for Intel Macs Part 1: Why Intel Macs Increase an Administrator's Workload and How Best to Manage Their Deployment
From Sams Teach Yourself Mac OS X Tiger All in One: "Deploying Intel Macs can add extra work for administrators because they require completely different Mac OS X releases and system images than Power PC Macs. Although it is possible to cobble a universal Mac OS X image together, is doing so really the best choice? In this first article in a two-part series, Ryan Faas looks at some of the specific challenges that relate to developing deployment strategies for Intel Macs and some of the ongoing issues if you opt to deploy a dual-platform environment using Mac workstations." Read More... Picture Perfect: iPod Photo
From Secrets of the iPod and iTunes, 5th Edition: "When Steve Jobs unveiled the iPod Photo, he quickly dispelled the notion that Apple had any interest in developing a video iPod (at least in developing one at that time). Though he felt that few people would be interested in viewing video on his beloved player, he had no doubt that it would be a wonderful platform for displaying pictures. What he didn't spell out is how necessary a personal computer is to making the transaction between iPod and digital camera work." Read More... iPod Essentials
From: "The iPod Book: Doing Cool Stuff with the iPod and the iTunes Music Store, 2nd Edition" 8/01/2006
Security Update 2006-004 just posted
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