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  The Mac Observer

• Games: Soccer Sim Championship Manager 2010 Released for Mac

  webmaster@macobserver.com

  20 Nov 2009 | 4:07 pm

  Virtual Programming on Friday released Championship Manager 2010, the latest entry in a series of soccer club management simulations dating back to 1992. Players take the helm of a club and guide it through multiple seasons, dictating strategy during matches and making roster decisions between them, building a simulated history in the process.

• Games: EA Publishes Original Monopoly for iPhone

  webmaster@macobserver.com

  20 Nov 2009 | 3:47 pm

  EA Mobile on Friday published the original Monopoly for iPhone. The publisher previously released the Here & Now edition, but this one is the Monopoly most players have known for decades. Players shake their handheld to roll the dice and tap the screen to move their game pieces and manage proper

• News: Original Apple I on Ebay for $50K, w/Letter from Steve Jobs

  webmaster@macobserver.com

  20 Nov 2009 | 3:15 pm

  Jesse Sackman is selling his Apple I, the first computer designed by Steve Wozniak and sold by Steve Jobs under the then-new company, Apple Computer. Mr. Sackman has listed his Apple I on Ebay, complete with original packaging and invoice (signed by "Steven"), and a letter signed by Steve Jobs relating to a question about how to hook up a keyboard and monitor.

• Games: New iPhone Games: Secret of the Lost Cavern Ep 1, New DJ Nights, More

  webmaster@macobserver.com

  20 Nov 2009 | 3:11 pm

  The latest games to hit the App Store include Coladia’s Secret of the Lost Cavern Episode 1, which is based on the Mac/PC game of the same name, and Clickgamer’s DJ Nights: Julie Thompson Edition, a follow-up to the publisher’s DJ Nights: Global Tour.

• Games: Star Trek D-A-C Game Headed to the Mac Next Month

  webmaster@macobserver.com

  20 Nov 2009 | 2:47 pm

  Paramount Digital Entertainment and TransGaming have announced that next month will see publication of Star Trek D-A-C (Deathmatch-Assault-Conquest) for the Mac. It supports online multi-player, online co-op, and single player action between Starfleet and the Romulan Empire, with support for up to 12 starship captains.

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  Macworld

• Review: iPhone Thanksgiving apps

  22 Nov 2009 | 9:25 am

  Stressed about Turkey Day? The App Store has many offerings that aim to help you plan and prepare a meal. We'll help you find the worthwhile apps while staying away from the real turkeys.

• Review: T-Mobile Tap mobile phone

  22 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am

  The inexpensive T-Mobile Tap is a stylish touch phone.

• Review: Canon Selphy CP780 snapshot printer

  22 Nov 2009 | 6:00 am

  The Selphy CP780 is an inexpensive and nearly idiot-proof snapshot printer, but you make major compromises in performance and price per page.

• Why go Pro when iMac goes faster?

  21 Nov 2009 | 9:07 am

  The new Core i7 iMac is a potent machine -- so potent, in fact, that it outpaces a couple of Mac Pro models in benchmarks. It's also an incredible bargain, offering tremendous power given its price.

• The Macalope Weekly: Stupidium is an infinite resource

  21 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am

  The Macalope does a do-see-do with his opposite number, sets fire to a a Droid strawman, and issues a quarantine for those afflicted by the ever dangerous tablet fever.

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  MacFixIt

• Pixelated or fuzzy icons in Snow Leopard

  Topher Kessler

  20 Nov 2009 | 1:50 pm

  A number of Snow Leopard users have been complaining where the normally crisp and large icons in OS X appear blurry and pixelated.

• Snow Leopard: iChat restricting minimum chat window width

  Joe Aimonetti

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:12 pm

  Users may experience an issue regarding the minimum width of a chat window in Mac OS X 10.6.2 Snow Leopard's iChat.

• Hack enables 10.6.2 on Atom processors

  Joe Aimonetti

  20 Nov 2009 | 10:57 am

  Upon the release of Apple's update to Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6.2, a noticeable lack of support for Intel's Atom processor was uncovered.

• Weekly Utilities Update: WhatSize, CoolBook, VisualRoute, more...

  Topher Kessler

  20 Nov 2009 | 7:31 am

  Our Weekly Utilities Update report is a list of all the updates for many Mac utilities that have been released in the past week. This week we're taking a look at "VisualRoute", which graphically represents network activity and problems.

• Overcoming missing Appletalk printer connectivity in Snow Leopard

  Topher Kessler

  19 Nov 2009 | 5:59 pm

  A number of people who have just updated to Snow Leopard are still running into printing problems now that Apple has dropped Appletalk support in OS X.

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  MacInTouch

• Amazon Update

  Amazon has discounts on the brand-new Mac Mini models (now shipping), plus the new iMacs and new MacBook. The Magic Mouse just started shipping, and you can also order new Time Capsule and AirPort Extreme models. AppleCare is discounted, too, and you save a bunch on MobileMe. Amazon also saves you money on the MacBook Pro, Mac Pro and MacBook Air. Photoshop Elements 8 in on sale at Amazon for $69.99 or less (with rebate), and Amazon cut $40 off the price of the popular Kindle wireless media reader. Amazon offers deep discounts on Snow Leopard, and we appreciate your ordering Windows 7 through…

• Report: Snow Leopard

  reliability, networking issues, keyboard shortcuts, file permissions, HP printers, fonts, hackintoshes

• Report: Mail.app

  tips, commentary, Entourage, etc.

• Report: Apple

  support experiences, new iMacs and Leopard, MagSafe suggestion

• Report: Applications

  Miscellaneous, Preview

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  Ars Technica - Infinite Loop

• Week in Apple: Developers leaving iPhone, Psystar screwed

  21 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am

  What would a week in Apple be if it didn't involve some developer drama, Google, and Psystar? That's all included in this week's top Apple news, as well as a few major software tidbits and rumors about Apple building more first-party iPhone games. Read on: Respected developers begin fleeing from App Store platform: Continued issues with the App Store approval process are prompting developers to shun the platform entirely. Though there are tens of thousands of other developers pumping out over 100,000 iPhone apps, will migration away from iPhone development result in less quality software for…

• Hacked Darwin kernel available for 10.6.2 on Atom netbooks

  21 Nov 2009 | 7:11 am

  First the 10.6.2 update to Snow Leopard wasn't compatible with Intel Atom processors. Then it was. Then it wasn't again when it was finally released to the masses. Fortunately for the netbook-loving Mac OS X fans out there, the OSx86 scene is only too happy to offer a patched version of mach_kernel to enable booting 10.6.2 on netbooks once more. The kernel is the deep-down part of Mac OS X that generally handles direct communication between the OS and hardware. Speculation swirled that Apple was actively trying to keep Mac OS X from being installed on inexpensive Atom-based netbooks. However,…

• Students get discounts on Exchange-compatible Office for Mac

  20 Nov 2009 | 9:51 am

  College isn't cheap these days, even if you're attending public university. In that case, pretty much any discount offered to students is welcome. Microsoft's Mac Business Unit has just announced that it's offering a special discount on the full Office 2008 Business Edition for US college students, offering them a 70 percent discount off the usual retail price. Even if you're not a college student, though, the Mac BU is offering a range of "holiday" discounts on Office as well. Office 2008 for Mac comes in two different editions. The Home & Student Edition includes Word, Excel,…

• After long wait, Camino 2.0 finally hits the streets

  19 Nov 2009 | 2:30 pm

  Camino—the Gecko-based browser with native Cocoa interface and more seamless Mac OS X integration—has finally landed an official 2.0 release. The browser uses a much newer version of Mozilla's Gecko rendering engine (the same one used in Firefox) along with updated tabs and improved security features. However, Camino still lags Firefox in support for Web fonts and advanced HTML5 features like <video> and offline storage. Camino 2.0 has a number of new features over the 1.x series, which has been mostly in maintenance mode for the last couple of years. Tabbed browsing has…

• 1Password 3.0 now shipping, comes with cross platform tool

  19 Nov 2009 | 9:58 am

  After less than a month of public beta testing, Agile Web Solutions has announced that 1Password 3.0 is now final and available for purchase. Not only is the Snow Leopard-ified version of the software rife with all the same new features we discussed in October, it also comes with a new tool called 1PasswordAnywhere that allows you to access your encrypted keychain on any operating system. As we mentioned in our writeup of the public beta, the new version of the password and personal info manager brings much more than just Snow Leopard compatibility (technically, 1Password 2 works under Snow…

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  RoughlyDrafted Magazine

• Inside Google’s Android and Apple’s iPhone OS as software markets

  danieleran

  21 Nov 2009 | 12:44 pm

  Prince McLean, AppleInsider Google’s Android is working to match the iPhone App Store’s mobile software market but with fewer restrictions for developers. This article is the fourth in a series examining how Android stacks up in comparison to the iPhone as a smartphone software platform, with this segment looking at third party support. Articles in this series: Inside [...]

• Google outlines Chrome OS plans for netbooks

  danieleran

  19 Nov 2009 | 10:50 am

  Prince McLean, AppleInsider Google hosted a technical introduction to its new Chrome OS today, which it expects to officially launch on new netbooks by the end of 2010. Google outlines Chrome OS plans for netbooks. First unveiled as a initiative in July, Google’s Chrome OS was broadly outlined to be a fast launching, secure, stripped down operating system [...]

• Web search statistics show Bing stagnant, Google growing

  danieleran

  19 Nov 2009 | 10:21 am

  Prince McLean, AppleInsider Following a press release from ComScore indicating that Microsoft has approached 10% market share with Bing, more comprehensive search statistics indicate that Bing’s growth and share of web search is being wildly overstated. Web search statistics show Bing stagnant, Google growing . ComScore’s October “US Core Search” rankings made headlines in suggesting that Microsoft’s Bing, combined [...]

• Microsoft retail store gets odd viral marketing buzz

  danieleran

  18 Nov 2009 | 10:17 am

  Prince McLean, AppleInsider In a cost effective effort to draw attention to the new Mission Viejo Microsoft Store, a new viral ad campaign is gushing about fun retail employees who start spontaneously line dancing to the Black Eyed Peas. Microsoft retail store gets odd viral marketing buzz . Microsoft drew initial crowds at its retail store launch by giving [...]

• Inside Google’s Android and Apple’s iPhone OS as advancing technology

  danieleran

  11 Nov 2009 | 5:46 am

  Prince McLean, AppleInsider Google’s Android supplies smartphone makers with the core software they can use to sell devices that compete against the iPhone. This article is the third in a series examining how Android stacks up in comparison to the iPhone as a smartphone software platform, looking particularly how core system and bundled software is delivered, [...]

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  TidBITS: Mac News for the Rest of Us

• Snow Leopard's Creator-Code Snubbing Now Official

  22 Nov 2009 | 10:01 am

  In my article "Snow Leopard Snubs Document Creator Codes" (6 September 2009), I described, and discussed the implications of, a change in Snow Leopard's Launch Services behavior, where double-clicking a document in the Finder ignores the creator code metadata signifying what application the document belongs to. I also complained that this change had been instituted surreptitiously, with no notification in any official Apple documentation. Well, now the change is official. A sharp-eyed TidBITS reader has pointed out that in a recent revision (17 November 2009) of its Launch Services…

• Twitter Stops Asking What You're Doing

  20 Nov 2009 | 2:04 pm

  Twitter has finally acknowledged something that I've been complaining about since the early days - constant status updates in response to the "What are you doing?" question are generally boring. In my first mention of Twitter (see "Visions of the Sublime and the Inane," 18 June 2007), I wrote: Twitter defines itself well as "A global community of friends and strangers answering one simple question: 'What are you doing?'" You've heard of solutions looking for a problem? Twitter is thousands of answers looking for a question that no one cares about. I've suggested elsewhere that Twitter's…

• New Ebook Explains Syncing and Solves Syncing Problems

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:53 pm

  Syncing data from your Mac to various different devices is easy in theory, but often troublesome in practice, and truly annoying when something goes wrong. Whether you'd like to figure out how to sync contacts to your non-Apple smartphone, get your head around how your Apple TV syncs, help your father sync his Palm after upgrading to Snow Leopard, sync a particular set of podcast episodes to your iPod, or make it so you can update your calendar on any of six devices and have changes reflected on all of them, the $10 "Take Control of Syncing Data in Snow Leopard" has the answers you need.

• Camino 2.0

  20 Nov 2009 | 9:06 am

  The Camino Project has released a significant update to the Mac-focused, Gecko-based Web browser Camino. The latest version has been upgraded to version 1.9 of Mozilla's Gecko rendering engine, adds Growl support, improves full keyboard access in the browser window, enhances pop-up blocking, and heightens security with increased malware and phishing protection. The update also improves tabbed browsing by enabling users to rearrange tabs and providing a new tab overview feature. (Free, 15.8 MB for English-only or 21.2 MB for multilingual)  Read and post comments about this article | Tweet…

• External Link: Adam Discusses iPhone Worm and App Store Missteps on Tech Night Owl

  20 Nov 2009 | 7:23 am

  While talking with Tech Night Owl host Gene Steinberg, Adam explained how unlikely it is that most people would be infected by the new iPhone worm and how Apple's App Store approval policies are starting to cause real damage by driving developers away. Read and post comments about this article | Tweet this article Fetch Softworks: Fetch 5.5 has WebView, the easy wayto view files in a browser and copy web addresses from Fetch.Also Quick Look support, droplet shortcuts, and more.Download your free trial version! <http://fetchsoftworks.com/>   Copyright © 2009 Adam C. Engst.

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  Daring Fireball

• Lux Delux

  John Gruber

  20 Nov 2009 | 7:04 pm

  My thanks to Sillysoft for sponsoring this week’s DF RSS feed to promote Lux Delux, a Risk-like world domination strategy game for Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux. Lux offers over 700 maps, including fantasy realms and historical scenarios, and has a map editor for building boards of your own. Lux also offers cross-platform network play. There’s even an SDK for programming AI opponents. And there’s a version for the iPhone and iPod Touch. I’m a sucker for this type of game — I’ve lost a lot of time to both the Mac and iPhone versions of Lux.  ★ 

• ★ Maybe Instead of Two Cars, You Just Need a Car and a Bicycle

  John Gruber

  20 Nov 2009 | 4:48 pm

  One thing that strikes me about Chrome OS and Litl is that neither bother trying to do everything Windows or Mac OS X can do. Not even close. I don’t think either even bothers trying to serve as one’s primary computer. The idea that they’re designed to serve as secondary computers is a big part of the opportunity I see for new Web-focused OSes. I think that’s one of the implicit factors that define what people call “netbooks”. How many people use one of those as their one and only computer? If you start with the assumption that a computer will be a…

• Gameloft Says It’s Cutting Back on Android Development

  John Gruber

  20 Nov 2009 | 3:45 pm

  Alexandre de Rochefort, finance director of French game developer Gameloft: “We are selling 400 times more games on iPhone than on Android.”  ★ 

• Yours Truly on iPhone OS Private API Usage

  John Gruber

  20 Nov 2009 | 2:34 pm

  Apologies for the self-link, but I’ve gotten a few questions today from readers asking, honestly, just what the problem is with private APIs. This piece I wrote last year addresses it. As an addendum, I think there are many developers, especially those who aren’t coming to the iPhone from the Mac, who don’t understand how seriously Apple takes its public APIs. When Apple publishes an official API, it’s a serious commitment that says how something works and will continue to work in the future. Private APIs are subject to change or go away. The idea that something marked…

• Amazon.com Has the Droid for $150

  John Gruber

  20 Nov 2009 | 1:36 pm

  Requires a two-year service contract with Verizon, of course, but that’s $50 lower than Verizon’s price. Even cheaper: Dell is selling it for just $120 (again, with a contract), at least in certain areas.  ★ 

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  Cult of Mac

• Okay, Now Jump Up And Down On Them And Play “Chopsticks” Like In That Scene From “Big”

  Eli Milchman

  20 Nov 2009 | 2:54 pm

  Maybe you’re a budding musician working at a nightclub and don’t know what to do with all the misplaced iPhones left behind. Or maybe you’re just brilliant and a wee bit inebriated. Either way, we figure this is how you might be spending your time (uh, just don’t forget to activate “Airplane Mode” on ALL the [...]

• Butt Making Embarrassing Bathroom Noises? There’s An App For That

  Leander Kahney

  20 Nov 2009 | 11:54 am

  Cover Up is a new $0.99 iPhone app that masks embarrassing bathroom noises with other bathroom sounds, like running water, a hand dryer or blow dryer. Trying to mask the sound of a giant anal raspberry is like spraying deodorant to mask a pooey smell: it never really works. But it may be useful if you’re [...]

• Five Fun Games: Arcade Classics Redux, The Ultimate Illusion, Underworld Warriors and More

  Cate Defrise

  20 Nov 2009 | 10:35 am

  Happy Friday! Mac Games and More has again picked out a collection of casual games you might not have heard of, to play into the weekend. Games include a hack and slash fighting elves, a logic puzzle mining for treasure, an addictive arcade classic and more. Deluxe Poc Mon – As the name suggests, this game [...]

• Review: Simple, Sorta-Augmented Reality Planetarium App Has Me Seeing Stars

  Eli Milchman

  20 Nov 2009 | 10:23 am

  There’s nothing better than gazing up at the stars on a night out. For $3, Pocket Universe: Virtual Sky Astronomy, using sorta-augmented reality, lets the astronomically impaired among us impress our dates. The app uses the iPhone’s accelerometer, compass and level — just not the camera (which means it works on an iPod Touch too) — [...]

• Daily Deals: In-Ear Headphones, $50 iWork ‘09, App Store Freebies

  Ed Sutherland

  20 Nov 2009 | 9:57 am

  We close out the week and prepare for the long flights, long waits and long lines as Thanksgiving rears its head. To get you ready (maybe even point out a stocking-stuffer or two), we offer our top trio of deals. First up, nothing beats a good set of in-ear “headphones.” This deal features ‘phones from [...]

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  The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

• iPhone launching in South Korea this week

  Ken Ray

  22 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am

  Filed under: iPhoneJust days after receiving final approval from regulators, the iPhone will go on sale this week in South Korea. KT Corp, the country's second largest mobile carrier, began taking orders for the iPhone today, with plans to launch the phone on Saturday, November 28. Apple has confirmed the KT announcement, though it's offered no other comment. KT, on the other hand, is playing the announcement up. In a press release, Kim Woo-sik, CEO of KT's personal customer group, said, "We are thrilled to bring iPhone to South Korea. Our customers will enjoy the power and benefits of using…

• Cisco adds Security Intelligence Ops to iPhone portfolio

  Michael Rose

  21 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am

  Filed under: Security, iPhone, App ReviewDespite some security-conscious enterprise experts pointing accusatory fingers at the rather bleak encryption story and only-recently fixed ActiveSync policy compliance on the iPhone platform, there's no doubt that IT and network professionals are grooving on the iPhone -- there are many apps designed for administrators to take control of their operations with a touch of a finger, and now Cisco has stepped in with an informational and alert resource that fits in your pocket. The Cisco SIO (Security Intelligence Operations) to Go free app [iTunes link],…

• Geotagged tweets now alive in Stone Design's Twittelator Pro 3.3.1

  Steven Sande

  20 Nov 2009 | 10:30 am

  Filed under: iPhone, App Store Twitter has flipped the switch on some new features, including geotagging of tweets and automatic retweeting. As a happy user of Stone Design's Twittelator Pro 3.3.1 [iTunes link], I was even more giddy when I found out that my favorite Twitter app already supports both of these features. The geotagging feature lets you optionally attach a latitude and longitude to your tweets. If you receive the tweet in Twittelator, you can tap on the sender's avatar icon to see the geotag and pull up a Google map of the location near where the tweet was sent. The app lets you…

• Navigon briefly cutting price on its popular Nav app

  Mel Martin

  20 Nov 2009 | 9:30 am

  Filed under: Odds and ends, iPhoneGee, we were just saying how competitive it is getting in the iPhone nav department, and Navigon has gone and cut prices for holiday travelers. For 10 days only, beginning today (November 20-30) Navigon's iPhone app, Mobile Navigator [iTunes link]will be on sale for U.S. $69.99 instead of $89.99 providing a $20.00 savings. In addition, Navigon's Traffic Live feature is also on sale for $14.99 instead of $24.99. Traffic Live is a one time charge, not a continuing cost. That's a significant saving for this very popular app, and puts it under similar featured…

• Virgin Mobile Canada: Fifth Canadian outlet for iPhone

  Ken Ray

  20 Nov 2009 | 7:30 am

  Filed under: iPhoneThe iPhone is getting yet another carrier in the great white north. Virgin Mobile Canada has announced that it'll start selling the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS in the coming months. When exactly? How much? Can I get a Richard Branson ringtone? Actually, I can make my own ringtones, but what about the rest of it? We'll have to wait to find out. All the company said in its incredibly short notice was that it'll sell the phones online and in its brick-and-mortar stores at some point. Well, that and that its gotten some love from J.D. Power and Associates for its prepaid and…

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  MacOSXHints.com

• An AppleScript to reinstall custom icons after updates

  20 Nov 2009 | 7:30 am

  Like many people, I have customized many thing about my OS X setup, not the least of which were app and folder icons. Via programs like CandyBar or LiteIcon, or manually, any and all folder/file/app icons can be changed. Personally, I like the pure|icns set from Interfacelift. However, there is a problem when programs update -- in my case, Dropbox -- and change their icons back to a boring old Leopard blue. To return my custom icons, I wrote an AppleScript. Since this only happens every now and then, I didn't make the script executable; I just call it from Google's quick search box whenever I…

• Move forward and back in iCal with the Magic Mouse

  20 Nov 2009 | 7:30 am

  The Magic Mouse lets you navigate forward and backward between web pages in Safari or Firefox with a two-finger swipe. The same two-finger swipe also moves you forward and back in iCal. It works just the same as clicking the forward and back arrows around the day/week/month view control at the top of the iCal window.

• Back up OS X to a Windows machine on the network

  20 Nov 2009 | 7:30 am

  I know there are plenty of back up/synchronization packages for the Mac, and I know Time Machine is awesome. But as I have a Linux/FreeBSD background, I wanted to do it my way. And none of the software I tried was able to do it my way :-). So the command line seemed to be a good solution. My office Windows machine has plenty of disk space on it, and it is rarely used. It was an ideal system (with not so ideal a file system) to do backups on. The solution I came up with requires: A shared folder on the PC, mounted on the Mac. The Unix app rdiff-backup, available via MacPorts. Notifications are…

• Restore default bootloader without harming partitions

  20 Nov 2009 | 7:30 am

  If your bootloader gets changed or corrupted, this fix will restore it without damage to your disk partitions. This hint may be a bit esoteric, but I thought I was up for a long night of reinstallation pain before stumbling upon this fix. I made the mistake of trying to use an Ubuntu 9.04 boot CD to install Ubuntu to an external (USB) drive on my Mac. Don't do this, unless you know the following: Regardless of the fact that you chose the external drive upon which to install Ubuntu, you won't be able to boot back into your Mac without changing the bootloader. I ended up with the dreaded…

• 10.6: Work around an iWeb and Pages crash issue in 10.6.2

  19 Nov 2009 | 7:30 am

  Recently, I was asked to set up a web site for a church; since I didn't want to spend days doing it, I decided to try iWeb. Things worked well until I updated to 10.6.2. Suddenly, iWeb was crashing on startup, without fail. Fortunately, someone on the Apple forums figured out a work-around. If you've been getting crashes with iWeb or Pages that blame the SFWordProcessing Plug In, try using Font Book to disable the font named Hoefler. Even though Font Book insists the font is valid, it appears to be triggering the crash. Once the font is disabled, you will be able to launch iWeb (and Pages)…

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  MacUpdate - Mac OS X

• R10Cipher 3.2.6 - Simple but powerful encryption/decryption tool. (Demo)

  22 Nov 2009 | 9:35 am

  R10Cipher 3.2.6R10Cipher is a simple and easy method to safely encrypt your email correspondence and document files. It's like your emails are carried by a SWAT team rather than being written on a Postcard! Who's it For? For Individuals. For Businesses. For You. For Me. For Mum and Dad. For Teachers. For Executives. For Everybody. Because our Privacy and Security are Important.WHAT'S NEWVersion 3.2.6: Maintenance release.REQUIREMENTSMac OS X 10.4 or later.PRICE$30.00DEVELOPERArten ScienceDOWNLOADS2146DOWNLOAD NOW (10.7 MB)More information

• MouseWizard 4.0 - Get more from your Magic Mouse or trackpad. (Shareware)

  22 Nov 2009 | 9:29 am

  MouseWizard 4.0MouseWizard... Do you want more from your Magic Mouse? MouseWizard is a simple utility to enhance the use of your Magic Mouse. You can easily customize your Magic Mouse to increase your productivity. By using MouseWizard, you can give your Magic Mouse two extra buttons, 'pinch' and 'bloat' trackpad gestures, and special features such as 'coverup', to make your Mac go to sleep. MagicWizard is the ultimate companion for the Magic Mouse.WHAT'S NEWVersion 4.0:Added customizable actions Added new actions Important Bug fixes Interface upgrade Added click/tap option New icon German…

• Duplicate Annihilator 2.23.3 - Find and delete duplicates in iPhoto. (Shareware)

  22 Nov 2009 | 9:28 am

  Duplicate Annihilator 2.23.3Duplicate Annihilator takes on the time consuming task comparing the images in your iPhoto library using effective algorithms to make sure that no duplicate escapes. When found, the duplicate will either be marked with a description of your choice to make it searchable or simply moved to iPhotos trashcan.WHAT'S NEWVersion 2.23.3: Fixed minor filename comparison related bug REQUIREMENTSMac OS X 10.3.9 or later.PRICE$7.95DEVELOPERBrattoo Propaganda SoftwareDOWNLOADS37339DOWNLOAD NOW (1.7 MB)More information

• PAW2U 90 - Genealogy software (formerly PAWriter II). (Free)

  22 Nov 2009 | 9:20 am

  PAW2U 90PAW2U is the universal binary version of Personal Ancestry Writer II, aka PAWriter. It combines most of the features of the LDS Personal Ancestral File program (PAF) for the Macintosh, for which all development stopped a few years ago after release 2.3.1, with additional features that generate web pages in HTML, word processing files in RTF for example, AppleWorks, and desktop publishing files in MML for FrameMaker. The generated report files include genealogical dictionaries, registers, ahnentafels and lineages—such as appear on this site—as well as some interesting text files and…

• MacTimer 3.1 - Makes it easy to run multiple timers on your Mac. (Free)

  22 Nov 2009 | 9:19 am

  MacTimer 3.1MacTimer makes it easy to run multiple timers on your Macintosh, for whatever needs you may have. Use them for cooking, for work, for coffee or lunch breaks, or anything else you can image. MacTimer has a simple, attractive interface, easy-to-use controls, and a handy Fullscreen mode when time is of the essence. WHAT'S NEWVersion 3.1: New Timer Actions can perform various actions after timers expire (open a file/app, launch a website, run an AppleScript, etc.); Silent alarm chime option; New timer sound duration option; REQUIREMENTSMac OS X 10.4 or later.PRICEFreeDEVELOPERBravoBug…

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  Apple Hot News

• Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server a “fantastic deal”

  19 Nov 2009 | 10:14 am

  Reviewer Jason Snell (macworld.com) awards Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server 4.5/5 mice, calling it a “fantastic product for workgroups, small businesses, and even schools to use.” Emphasing value, Snell adds: “Mac mini server is just too good a deal to pass up.”

• Nuru Uses Macs to Fight Extreme Poverty

  18 Nov 2009 | 5:25 pm

  Jim Dalrymple (loopinsight.com) reports on one-year-old non-profit organization Nuru, formed by ex-Marine platoon leader Jake Harriman, who “served two tours of duty in Iraq where he realized that the key to ending terrorism was to end extreme poverty.” To that end, Nuru educates communities in impoverished nations using technology, particularly Mac Pro and MacBook Pro computers, iPhone, Final Cut Studio, iChat, and MobileMe.

• Apple Store Upper West Side

  12 Nov 2009 | 7:30 am

  Apple opens its newest retail store on New York’s Upper West Side on Saturday, November 14 at 10:00 a.m. Set beneath a breathtaking all-glass arched roof, the street level of the Apple Store Upper West Side will offer more Macs, iPods and iPhones than any store in the world and feature the largest area ever created by Apple for personal training and technical support, including a 45-foot Genius Bar.

• Taking iPhone to New Depths

  12 Nov 2009 | 7:30 am

  At DOER Marine, a California company that designs and builds subsea vehicles, engineers are working to create a manned vehicle that can explore the ocean floor. VP of Operations Ian Griffith credits iPhone for keeping their engineering team responsive and nimble enough to make it happen — no matter where they are in the world. “The iPhone accelerates how we perform as a team,” says Griffith.

• New Apple Mouse Really Is “Magic”

  9 Nov 2009 | 10:45 am

  Reviewer Mark A. Kellner (washingtontimes.com) calls the new Magic Mouse “transformative,” “supereasy and very fast,” and “really, really worth it.” Kellner concludes: “After decades of using computer input devices, I think this is the finest mouse ever.”

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  The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

• iPhone launching in South Korea this week

  Ken Ray

  22 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am

  Filed under: iPhoneJust days after receiving final approval from regulators, the iPhone will go on sale this week in South Korea. KT Corp, the country's second largest mobile carrier, began taking orders for the iPhone today, with plans to launch the phone on Saturday, November 28. Apple has confirmed the KT announcement, though it's offered no other comment. KT, on the other hand, is playing the announcement up. In a press release, Kim Woo-sik, CEO of KT's personal customer group, said, "We are thrilled to bring iPhone to South Korea. Our customers will enjoy the power and benefits of using…

• TUAW Review: Checkout, top notch Point of Sale software for Mac

  Josh Carr

  22 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am

  Filed under: Software, Cool tools, ReviewsI had the opportunity to speak with the creators of Checkout: an excellent Point of Sale application for the Mac. I've been working with the app for several weeks now and have been thoroughly impressed by it, especially after the developers shared their perspectives. Many thanks to Ed and Dirk for walking me through it. Whether you're starting a new store or transferring your current system to Checkout, it's the best Point of Sale I've worked with in my many years of retail. The creators explained that they designed Checkout to help small and…

• Mousing around: A review of Disney theme park iPhone apps

  Steven Sande

  21 Nov 2009 | 3:20 pm

  Filed under: Software, Odds and ends, Holidays, App Store, App ReviewMy wife and I are unabashed Disneyphiles, so the last two months have been a lot of fun. After my wife taught a tutorial in L.A. last month, we spent a few days at the West Coast properties -- Disneyland and California Adventure. This month, we had some Disney Vacation Club points left over, so we spent five days at our "home" resort near Disney's Animal Kingdom, Epcot, the Magic Kingdom, and Disney's Hollywood Studios. I thought these trips would be a perfect opportunity to try out some of the many travel apps that have…

• The Huffington Post has seen the iTablet... not!

  David Winograd

  21 Nov 2009 | 2:50 pm

  Filed under: Humor, Rumors Gerald Sinden of the Huffington Post writes, with tongue firmly in cheek, that he was given the first production model of the iTablet and 24 hours to play with it. According to his post, it's gesture based and sports a 10" screen along with being a phone, albeit a large one. And foam corners. To prevent people from inadvertently blacking their eyes when they try to use it as a phone. Mmm-hmm. Really. There will be two cameras in it, and an option to mount it on the dashboard of your car when one camera will serve as a back-up camera, an option present in many high…

• Attention to Detail: What we love in an app

  Erica Sadun

  21 Nov 2009 | 1:00 pm

  Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Software, App StoreSoftware. It doesn't matter if it's for a Mac or for an iPhone. There are certain qualities we just love, that make an app really stand out to us. As a rough approximation, we call it "Attention to Detail" but there's a lot more going on than just looking at tiny details. It's about understanding the user, what he or she wants from the app and needs it to do and how the realities of being humans with weak eyes, large fingers, and bad memory affect the way software gets designed. I asked my TUAW colleagues to share their thoughts on what…

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• PPUG meets Saturday in Philadelphia

  Jason O'Grady

  20 Nov 2009 | 11:08 pm

  The Philadelphia PowerBook User Group (PPUG) will meet tomorrow Saturday, November 21, 2009 from 12 noon to 3 p.m. at the Manayunk Brewing Company along the beautiful Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. We usually have lunch (or a brew) while we talk mobile computing. I’ll be on hand to give a presentation on the white-hot Droid and Android 2.0 a I’m going to demo a couple of my favorite new DJ apps including GrooveMaker and Touch DJ. Rob Parker, Bob Snow, and David Berg be on hand to talk about Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard), the new MacBooks and all the latest tablet rumors. If…

• Hack Finds Ways to Reenable Atom Processor Support for Mac OS X 10.6.2

  Chris Barylick

  20 Nov 2009 | 6:21 am

  If Apple says you can’t do it, then someone out there will find a way. Per Macworld, hackers have found a way to circumvent the changes in Mac OS X 10.6.2 to allow the latest upgrade to Apple’s Snow Leopard to run on netbooks with Intel Atom processors. When Apple released Mac OS X 10.6.2 earlier this month, Intel Atom support was missing from the release. Though no Apple-sanctioned hardware uses the Atom processor, some low-cost netbook users would use the hack to install Mac OS X on their systems. The hack applies only to a select number of “Hackintosh” users, as not…

• Missing Sync for Palm OS 6.0.6 Released

  Chris Barylick

  20 Nov 2009 | 6:07 am

  Late Thursday, developer Mark/Space released The Missing Sync for Palm OS 6.0.6, a 40.1 megabyte download (via MacUpdate). The application syncs contact information, calendars and tasks with Address Book and iCal, and can also transfer photos, syncs contact photos, syncs music playlists and video, synchronizes notes with Microsoft Entourage, Bare Bones Yojimbo or Mark/Space Notebook, copy folders, documents and files to the Palm OS device, lets you save text messages and extract information, and copies your Treo and Centro call history to your Mac. The new version offers the following fixes…

• TomTom App Updated to 1.2, Adds Support for iPod Touch and First-Gen iPhones

  Chris Barylick

  19 Nov 2009 | 6:12 am

  GPS software firm TomTom has released version 1.2 of its popular iPhone application. The update adds support for both the iPod touch and the first-gen iPhone when used in conjunction with its car kit. Per AppleInsider, version 1.2 was submitted on November 12th and was released Wednesday. The new version contains updates to maps and IQ Routes. Added features include advanced lane guidance, text-to-speech, integrated iPod player support, and support for the iPod Touch and first-generation iPhone. The new version includes the following fixes and changes: - Improved search and route summary…

• Google Earth 5.1.3533.1731 Released

  Chris Barylick

  19 Nov 2009 | 5:57 am

  Late Wednesday, software giant Google released version 5.1.3533.1731 of its popular Google Earth program. The new version, a 15.9 megabyte download, adds the following new features: - Improved Startup Time. The improvement is most noticeable when users launch the Earth application multiple times. - Improved overall rendering performance. Changes include faster atmosphere rendering and using compressed textures whenever possible. - Improved Road rendering Performance: Frame rate at places with dense road networks is three times faster than in previous releases. - Improved memory utilization in…

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• 225 - [FS] LaunchBar 5 - Part 2 [Free Show]

  ScreenCastsOnline

  19 Nov 2009 | 4:26 pm

  Part 2 of the extremely well received LaunchBar 5 series or shows. This second and final part, looks at some additional facilities of LaunchBar 5 and examines how it can enhance your day to day productivity. Included in this week's show are sections on: Instant Send Clipboard History & ClipMerge iCal Integration iTunes Integration Searching in SpotLight Using the Calculator The LaunchBar Index Creating a Search Template Please note that if you're receiving this notification via the ScreenCastsOnline email notification service, the link inserted below is for access to the free version (or…

• 224 - [Tr] Solid State Drives (SSD) and OptiBay [Trailer]

  ScreenCastsOnline

  13 Nov 2009 | 1:26 am

  [Trailer for Members Show] It's well established that Solid State Drives offer incredible performance over traditional hard drives. Cool running and with no moving parts, an SSD drive can significantly boost any computers performance, turning your previously adequate laptop or desktop machine into a screaming powerhouse. Add in silent running, low heat generation and increased reliability, SSDs can make an enormous difference to your day to day computing experience. SSDs are now becoming mainstream with major manufacturers and vendors supplying SSDs in standard 2.5" drive enclosures for…

• 223 - [FS] LaunchBar 5 - Part 1 [Free Show]

  ScreenCastsOnline

  5 Nov 2009 | 9:02 am

  [Full Free Show] At last! LaunchBar 5 is at full release status and I've been able to a show about it! Well not just one show, I've got so much to cover, I've had to split it across two shows (at least). The developers of LaunchBar 5 are supporting ScreenCastsOnline by sponsoring the free version of this weeks show. It's no secret that LaunchBar has been one of my favourite applications, probably from since I first started on the Mac. At it's core, LaunchBar is an application launcher but to call it just an application launcher does it a disservice. Objective Developments, the developers of…

• Special SCO Announcement

  ScreenCastsOnline

  3 Nov 2009 | 2:08 am

  As promised, here is an audio clip with the announcements about forthcoming changes to the show.

• 222 - [Tr] MacMontage 10 [Trailer]

  ScreenCastsOnline

  28 Oct 2009 | 3:47 am

  [Trailer for Extra Members Show] Time for a MacMontage show! This week it's a mixture of a few hacks and mods, a great free Safari plugin in and a "behind the scenes" glimpse of how we handle email here at ScreenCastsOnline. In detail. the show covers: Copying and Pasting Email Addresses - Snow Leopard has changed the default behaviour so I point to a terminal command that set things back the way they should be! Modifying Grid View in iTunes 9 - Lots of complaints about the white background on the Grid view in the latest version of iTunes. How to reset it to a darker colour. Hidden Keyboard…

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• Getting Started: Learn How to Extend AirPort Networks (WDS)

  Matt

  1 Nov 2009 | 10:53 pm

  Whether you have a large house, apartment, or office, you may have found that your AirPort network doesn’t reach into the far corners of your property. Of course, it always seems as though those corners are perfect for your Macs, and consequently, you need some way to extend your wireless network to those areas. Luckily, [...]

• An Update on the State of MacGuruLounge

  Matt

  30 Oct 2009 | 9:15 am

  Whether you are a first-time reader or have been here since the beginning, you may have noticed that it has been a very long time since I posted a substantial article on MacGuruLounge. Above all, I want you to know that I have not abandoned you or this site, and I continue to respond to [...]

• Mailbag 3: iPhoto, Remote Boot, Entourage

  Matt

  24 Jul 2009 | 11:13 am

  It’s time again for some answers to your questions. If you have a comment or question about these specific issues, be sure to post it in the comments section for all of us to look at. From Bobby: Hi, I hope you can help me. I am just trying to back up my photos on a dvd [...]

• Mailbag #2: More Questions Answered

  Matt

  3 Jul 2009 | 4:35 pm

  From Michelle: I’ve got quite a few dups in my itunes library right now and can find plenty of information as to how to fix that problem; however, I am wondering how they ever get there to begin with? The dups I have in my account seem so random – some are from cd’s I have [...]

• Mailbag #1: Your Questions Answered

  Matt

  30 Jun 2009 | 9:04 am

  This is the first in (what I hope to be) a long running series of articles where I finally get around to answering your questions. I have many to sort through, so please keep them coming. My goal with this series is to answer the questions that will be most useful for a large audience. [...]

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• iPod touch with camera to appear in spring?

  21 Nov 2009 | 7:00 pm

  Apple's long rumored camera-equipped iPod touch may have a more definite release window, according to a purported source. A contact insists the device is back on track and that it would unusually launch outside of Apple's typical upgrade cycle, releasing in spring 2010. To make that goal, however, Apple would use the same 2-megapixel camera as in the...

• Multi-carrier iPhone in France doubles sales

  20 Nov 2009 | 3:30 pm

  The elimination of the iPhone's exclusivity to Orange in France has resulted in "more than double" the sales of the device and dealt a blow to the BlackBerry, according to research notes issued recently. Estimates from Bernstein, Strategy Analytics and others report twice as many iPhones being shipped in the summer quarter as in the spring due specifically to Apple's handset being readily available at Bouygues Telecom as well as SFR. That added exposure is thought to have directly impacted RIM as customers at the new carriers had a new, major alternative to the Blac...

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• FileSalvage 7 runs on Snow Leopard, upgrades interface

  20 Nov 2009 | 2:55 pm

  SubRosaSoft has upgraded its file recovery software, FileSalvage 7. The software recovers deleted files, as well as files lost in an accidental reformat or initialization. It works on multiple file systems, recovering files from Mac OS hard disks, iPods, flash cards, Linux and Windows disks or Boot Camp partitions. The software is also claimed to work with scratched CDs. The interface provides previews of recoverable files, with options to reconstruct file names of many formats such as JPG, MP3 and M4A....

• Minco 1.0 time-earnings tracker integrates with iCal

  20 Nov 2009 | 2:45 pm

  Celmaro has released a new time-tracking application, Minco 1.0. It is designed as a minimalist tracker for time, tasks or earnings, and can fully integrate with iCal. The software runs in the system menu and offers visual representations of time spent on tasks, with options to produce time logs in multiple formats. The earnings capabilities include projecting or displaying the results of a task, day, week, month or year. The new software also has built in tagging options....

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• One Vision for Magazine Content on the Apple Tablet

  21 Nov 2009 | 8:53 pm

  We had previously reported that magazine publisher Condé Nast is already taking steps to produce tablet-specific content for their publications in anticipation of the Apple Tablet (and competing devices). Condé Nast publishes the technology magazine...

• More Quad-Core iMac Benchmarks Show Substantial Performance Gains

  20 Nov 2009 | 1:28 pm

  Following up on early benchmarking tests that showed Apple's new quad-core Core i5 and Core i7 iMacs boasting significant performance improvements compared to their Core 2 Duo-based counterparts, Macworld has utilized its own Speedmark suite of real-...

• Game Developers Scaling Back Android Efforts as iPhone Continues to Dominate

  20 Nov 2009 | 11:49 am

  Reuters reports that prominent iPhone game developer Gameloft is scaling back its efforts to produce content for the Android platform in the face of weaknesses of its application store. Gameloft also notes that it is not the only one making the move...

• Workaround Restores Mac OS X 10.6.2 Compatibility With Intel Atom Processors

  20 Nov 2009 | 6:19 am

  InsanelyMac reports that a member of its forums has created a workaround allowing users who have modified their Intel Atom-based netbooks into "Hackintoshes" in order to run Mac OS X to upgrade to OS X 10.6.2. The 10.6.2 update had specifically disa...

• Google Previews Chrome OS, Scheduled for Release in Late 2010

  19 Nov 2009 | 11:49 am

  Google today held a preview event for Chrome OS, the company's forthcoming browser-based operating system scheduled to launch initially on netbooks in late 2010. Among the major announcements was that, like Google's Chrome browser, Chrome OS...

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• News: Enter the CES Exhibits Plus Pass Giveaway today

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:59 pm

  If you haven’t yet entered our CES Exhibits Plus Pass Giveaway, there’s still time to do so. In our Giveaway of the Month for November, iLounge and CEA are giving away CES Exhibits Plus passes to 100 lucky readers. The pass will allow access to all exhibits, TechZones, SuperSessions, and keynote addresses at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, including the all new iLounge Pavilion. To enter, simply fill out…

• News: Wider distribution boosting iPhone sales in France

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:33 pm

  Apple’s increased number of iPhone carriers in France is leading to a boost in sales, which bodes well for a similar result in the U.K. Marketwatch reports that the latest data from Bernstein shows Apple’s value market share in France jumped from 21% in the second quarter to 32% in the third quarter, thanks to the phone’s availability on Bouygues Telecom and SFR. “The expansion of iPhone distribution has clearly benefited Apple,…

• News: Chinon rolls out AVi portable iPod speaker

  20 Nov 2009 | 10:54 am

  Chinon has introduced its new AVi portable iPod speaker system with integrated digital TV. Featuring a boombox-style design, the AVi offers a Universal iPod Dock on the top of the system, a 7-inch, front-mounted LCD monitor, dual, 2.5W speakers, an integrated ATSC digital TV tuner with AV output, an auxiliary input for connecting the iPod shuffle or other audio sources, a digital FM tuner with 20 presets, an alarm clock, the ability to run for three…

• News: TomTom intros separate Car Kit for iPod touch

  20 Nov 2009 | 9:43 am

  Following the release of its updated turn-by-turn navigation app that added support for the original iPhone and iPod touch, TomTom has revealed that first-, second-, and third-generation iPod touch users wanting to purchase a TomTom-branded GPS solution will need to buy a separate car kit than the one offered to iPhone users. In a Twitter update, TomTom representatives wrote, “The existing TomTom car kit is designed for the iPhone. A new car…

• News: iLounge and MusicSkins announce the Ultimate Design Contest

  20 Nov 2009 | 8:48 am

  iLounge and MusicSkins are pleased to announce the new Ultimate Design Contest. Entrants can upload their own design/imagery for the chance to be featured and distributed via MusicSkins iPod, iPhone and Macbook skins at the iLounge Pavilion within the International CES, held January 7th – 10th in Las Vegas, Nevada. Other prizes include a Macbook computer, a third-generation iPod touch, and a MusicSkins licensing deal. The winner and 2 runners…

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• Inside Google's Android and Apple's iPhone OS as software markets

  21 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm

  Google's Android is working to match the iPhone App Store's mobile software market but with fewer restrictions for developers. This article is the fourth in a series examining how Android stacks up in...

• Apple's App Store approval process gets partially automated

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:30 pm

  Apple has added a new automated layer to its approval process for App Store software, but according to one developer, it's not perfect. Apple recently began using computers to automatically scan fo...

• China Unicom expects 10% of 3G users on iPhone in 3 years

  20 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am

  Despite a slow sales start, Apple's wireless carrier in China has high expectations for the iPhone, with the company anticipating the handset will carry 10 percent of China's 3G users within three yea...

• Microsoft shareholders grill CEO about Apple, iPhone

  19 Nov 2009 | 8:15 pm

  Shareholders questioned Microsoft execs at their annual meeting about Apple's growing reputation among the "next generation" of technology consumers. Microsoft held its yearly shareholders' meeting...

• Google outlines Chrome OS plans for netbooks

  19 Nov 2009 | 12:50 pm

  Google hosted a technical introduction to its new Chrome OS today, which it expects to officially launch on new netbooks by the end of 2010. First unveiled as a initiative in July, Google's Chrome...

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• This Week's Best iPhone Apps

  John Herrman

  20 Nov 2009 | 4:30 pm

  In this week's charmingly tawdry app roundup: Voices, creepily modulated! Annoying trips to Kinkos, averted! Cats, artfully superimposed! Photos, easily shared! iPhone speakers, blown! Call of Duty, iPhone'd! Google Maps, humiliated! Certifiably good games, discounted! And more... To view as a single page, click here Voices: There are a few voice modulation apps on the shelves of the App Store, but none has captured Jesus' heart like Voices: Retro tape recorder and microphone, cute icons, simple touch interface, and sharing via Twitter, Facebook, and email, so you can spook everyone with that…

• Flo TV Shown Off On The iPhone For Reasons Unknown

  John Herrman

  20 Nov 2009 | 10:32 am

  I get that this Flo TV iPhone demo is just a proof of concept. That's fine! I'm just a little confused as to what the concept is. Is it just what they're showing us? A Flo TV app, that requires some kind of accessory to tune into broadcasts? That's possible, but given how well the iPhone can stream video over 3G, it'd be a hard sell, even with Flo TV's cable-like channel selection. It would also help if said accessory wasn't larger than the actual iPhone. Or is it to foster excitement over the idea of native Flo TV hardware support in the iPhone, like in the HTC Imagio? Because that will…

• Sometimes, Dreams Come True

  Jesus Diaz

  20 Nov 2009 | 8:40 am

  In 2007 I whined and whined asking for an iPhone Software Developer's Kit. Back then, I asked for five apps. It took two years, but today I've got them all. The last one just came in yesterday. It's not Voice Candy, but Voices looks as good, if not better: Retro tape recorder and microphone, cute icons, simple touch interface, and sharing via Twitter, Facebook, and eMail, so you can spook everyone with that infernal Reverse Voice effect. For $1, it's impossible to resist. [iTunes App Store—Thanks Juanlu and Lisa Bettany, who stars in the Voices' promo video] Now that I think about it,…

• These Two iPhone Apps Made Me Realize That My Love Life Sucks

  Rosa Golijan

  19 Nov 2009 | 8:40 pm

  While trying out Stud/Dud and Single?, two romance-themed iPhone apps, I've realized that I've got a lousy relationship history. First I discovered that several ex-boyfriends were "duds," then that one was actually married...to his grandmother. I can't look anymore! Stud/Dud and Single? are pretty much public record search engines repackaged in a neat app format. There's not much to making a search with either aside from entering a name (and any details that help narrow down the query) and you'll get partial results on the iPhone and the rest emailed. But if you want, you can see video guides…

• Sign Documents on Your iPhone Through Zosh App

  Mark Wilson

  19 Nov 2009 | 1:00 pm

  Every time I receive an emailed loan agreement for a product review, the process of signing it becomes a complete pain. I either have to print, sign and scan the document, or paste a signature in Photoshop. No more! Zosh is a $3 app that allows you to sign attached documents on your iPhone. Basically, you forward the emailed document to Zosh from the iPhone's mail app, then you open the Zosh app to sign it (plus you can add a date and stuff). Testing the app, the signing process actually work pretty well. Maybe the neatest component of the interface is that the signature line auto tracks your…

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• First Malicious iPhone Worm In the Wild

  timothy

  21 Nov 2009 | 12:37 pm

  An anonymous reader writes "After the ikee worm that displayed a picture of Rick Astley on jailbroken iPhones, the first malicious iPhone worm (Google translation; original, in Dutch) has now been discovered in the wild. Internet provider XS4ALL in the Netherlands encountered several of such devices (link in Dutch) on the wireless networks of their customers and put out a warning. After obtaining a copy of the malware it was discovered that the jailbroken phones, which are exploited through openSSH with a default password, scan IP ranges of mobile internet providers for other vulnerable…

• Apple Voiding Smokers' Warranties?

  Soulskill

  21 Nov 2009 | 7:17 am

  Mr2001 writes "Consumerist reports that Apple is refusing to work on computers that have been used in smoking households. 'The Apple store called and informed me that due to the computer having been used in a house where there was smoking, [the warranty has been voided] and they refuse to work on the machine "due to health risks of second hand smoke,"' wrote one customer. Another said, 'When I asked for an explanation, she said [the owner of the iMac is] a smoker and it's contaminated with cigarette smoke, which they consider a bio-hazard! I checked my Applecare warranty and it says nothing…

• iPhone Game Piracy "the Rule Rather Than the Exception"

  Soulskill

  20 Nov 2009 | 4:52 pm

  An anonymous reader writes "Many game developers don't think of the iPhone as being a system which has extensive game piracy. But recent comments by developers and analysts have shown otherwise, and Gamasutra speaks to multiple parties to evaluate the size of the problem and whether there's anything that can be done about it. Quoting: 'Greg Yardley confirms that getting ripped off by pirates is the rule rather than the exception. Yardley is co-founder and CEO of Manhattan-based Pinch Media, a company that provides analytic software for iPhone games. ... "What we've determined is that over 60%…

• iPhone Owners Demand To See Apple Source Code

  kdawson

  20 Nov 2009 | 1:50 pm

  CWmike writes "iPhone owners charging Apple and AT&T with breaking antitrust laws asked a federal judge this week to force Apple to hand over the iPhone source code, court documents show. The lawsuit, which was filed in October 2007, accuses Apple and AT&T of violating antitrust laws, including the Sherman Act, by agreeing to a multi-year deal that locks US iPhone owners into using the mobile carrier. On Wednesday, the plaintiffs asked US District Court Judge James Ware to compel Apple to produce the source code for the iPhone 1.1.1 software, an update that Apple issued in September…

• Synchronize Data Between Linux, OS X, and Windows?

  timothy

  19 Nov 2009 | 1:30 pm

  aaaaaaargh! writes "I'm using a laptop with Ubuntu 8.04 for work, a netbook with Ubuntu 9.10 when I'm outside, Mac OS X 10.5 for hobby projects, and Windows XP for gaming. For backups, I'm currently using Jungle Disk and Apple's Time Machine, and I use a local svn repository for my work data. Now I need to frequently exchange and synchronize OpenOffice and Latex files and source code in various cross-platform programming languages between one machine and another. Options range from putting everything online (but Jungle Disk disks seem to be too slow for anything else than backup), storing my…

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• O2 details multi-million network investment

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:40 am

  O2 will add 1,500 new sites to its UK mobile network in order to meet demand for 3G services from iPhone and other smartphone users.

• Google unveils Chrome OS for netbook PCs

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:01 am

  Google has announced full details of its Chrome OS, although admitted that the operating system is still a year away from launch.

• UK radio plays together

  19 Nov 2009 | 5:15 am

  The BBC is joining forces with commercial radio broadcasters to develop a new online radio player that will bring together the output of every licensed UK station.

• Camino 2 makes its debut

  19 Nov 2009 | 2:54 am

  Camino, the longest-surviving mainstream web browser for OS X, has reached version 2, with a list of new features that again make it a serious alternative to the dominant Safari and Firefox.

• Swindon to be UK's first Wi-Fi town

  19 Nov 2009 | 12:29 am

  Swindon is planning to offer free wireless internet access to all its residents.

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• How and why do we lie to ourselves?

  22 Nov 2009 | 8:42 am

  Walk through a classic psychology experiment conducted at Stanford in 1959. The Psyblog article reminds me of a Choose Your Own Adventure because it's written in the second person. Ready to become a part of history in 1959? Check out the article. Lots more insights into psychology. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

• Amazing Rugby kick scores £250,000

  22 Nov 2009 | 8:32 am

  Check out this awesome kick from an amateur rugby player. He was picked at random from the audience and won £250,000 pounds for winning the challenge. His victory face is almost more awesome than the kick itself. Much more video. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

• Test your Thanksgiving knowledge

  22 Nov 2009 | 8:26 am

  Hurrah! It's officially Thanksgiving week! Get pumped up for Thanksgiving with the Ultimate Thanksgiving Quiz over at Howstuffworks. And check out more holiday tidbits. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

• Global warming takes a break

  22 Nov 2009 | 8:12 am

  It looks like global could be taking a breather—and scientists aren’t sure why, says an article in Spiegal Online International. Since the turn of the century, the average global temperatures have stopped rising, according to some climatologists. Some scientists think it relates to fewer sunspots. Others blame ocean currents. Check out more of the science behind this supposed trend at the Spiegel Online International article. Lots more interesting tidbits on science. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

• The empathy gene

  22 Nov 2009 | 7:51 am

  Could some of us be biologically predisposed to empathy? New research from scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, suggests yes. In the study those with a specific combination of genes were the most able to get a read on other people’s emotions and put themselves in another’s shoes. Says one of the scientists in the Futurity article: This is the first study to suggest that a tendency to be more empathetic and stress reactive than others may be influenced by a single gene. Not to worry, those without the gene combination can still feel empathy; you just may work…