Posts Tagged ‘OS X’

Quicktime X brings native screen recording to 10.6

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“People familiar with the latest betas of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard have been reporting over the past several weeks the addition of a ‘Screen recording’ option in the File menu of the new Quick Time X Player due to ship with the OS overhaul later this summer.”
“When selecting the screen recording option under recent pre-release distributions of Snow Leopard, a recording interface prompts the user to begin a video capture then disappears. A small footprint controller in the upper-right hand side of the Mac OS X menubar can be used to end the video capture.”

Via Appleinsider.

I just keep on getting more and more excitied for 10.6. Check back often for news and reviews covering everything Apple.

The BT-1. A Wireless Webcam for your Mac.

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bt1_largephotoThe BT-1 is a Bluetooth Webcam produced by Ecamm and marketed towards mac users. It offers native H.264 video streaming and AAC audio, Two great codecs which should hopefully compensate for its lackluster 640×480 resolution. (Really? 640×480? maybe I’m missing something, and maybe it has something to do with streaming rate limitations from using Bluetooth (300KBps), but 640×480 seems a little out of date.)

    Other then the relatively low video resolution, the BT-1 does have a few nice features. The thing itself can run for 4 hours before needing to be plugged in again for recharging. I don’t know anyone who would wanna video chat longer then that anyways.

      It also comes with a nice mini-tripod that makes it easy to setup just about anywhere.

        While I still can’t exactly think of a situation where a wireless webcam would be overly useful, I’m sure it serves its purpose well.

        Purchase and find more details here.

          Do you have a great idea for using this wireless webcam? Let us know in the comments below!

            Enable streaming of HD Web Content in Front Row.

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            logoFront Row alone is a great app, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t room for improvement.
            Let me tell you a little bit about a nice open source piece of code called understudy.

              Understudy is a free add-on that allows OS X’s Front Row to access HD Streaming content via the web.
              It’s still early in development but Understudy already supports Netflix and to some degree, Hulu.

                As the developer states. it’s still a work in progress. But for those of you with a Netflix account, a definitely recommend you give it a try.

                  Download and find more details here.

                    Because everything you do is important…

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                    4-06-09tcThe 2TB Time Capsule from Apple. Leaving no bits or bytes unbacked up.

                      Rumor has it the it’s in the works, a 2TB version of Apple’s ever so useful Time Capsule. I don’t know about you, but if actually did important work I would be super ecstatic about this. 2TB, double what Apple currently offers, is enough for serious digital professionals to actually utilize. The higher capacity device also extends its abilities to backup multiple machines. This new 2TB model is actually a great investment for small companies looking to centralize and backup their important data.

                        No word on pricing or date of inception yet but you can find the full story over at engadget.com

                        In case you lived under a rock last month

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                        skype_1Here is what popped up in the Apple-sphere during the month of March.

                            Here is whats in the works for April.playerindexstreaming2005042

                              • Web Based Photo editor round-up.
                              • Unique Mac Apps
                              • Core i7 MacBook Pro?

                              Chrome now closer to your desktop; Gets Cocoa shell.

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                              google_chrome_logoIn what appears to be a step closer to a beta release, Ars has revealed that Google’s praised browser is now even closer to becoming a realization for OS X users.

                                Now, as much as an avid Firefox supporter as I am, the amount of time and effort Google is pushing into this release makes me feel like Chrome is going to be able to hit the ground running. The day this browser is released will be the day it will go head to head with Firefox for the default browser spot on my Mac.

                                  You can find the full story here at ArsTechnica.

                                    Fontcase 1.1

                                    Apple | Software/Freeware 0 No Comments

                                    fontcaseDrachten, Netherlands – Bohemian Coding is proud to announce Fontcase 1.1, a free update to the new Font Manager with an intuitive and uncluttered interface. While it may look simplistic, there’s is a lot features built in, and with Fontcase 1.1 you can even extend the application yourself with plug-ins if there are features you’re missing.

                                      Fontcase focusses on metadata, and for every font and weight, you can add a wide variety of metadata. You can set tags, genres, assign designers and foundries and much more. They are not just pieces of text, but actually show up in the source list and in Fontcase 1.1 supported languages will now also show up there just like your tags and genres and you can now create smart collections based on the number of activations and when you last activated a font.

                                        Other new features include badges in the sidebar, an updated info pane and more speed. Also, Fontcase now accepts and activates a lot more fonts than before and we fixed several bugs in version 1.1.

                                          New features include:
                                          * A versatile plug-in architecture to extend Fontcase in numerous ways
                                          * Fontcase now analyzes the languages a font supports
                                          * More metadata for when a font was activated and the number of times it was activated
                                          * Badges show the number of fonts in a collection
                                          * Fontcase can now analyze and activate a lot more fonts now
                                          * A redesigned info panel
                                          * Several bugfixes

                                            Minimum Requirements:
                                            * Mac OS X Version 10.5 or higher
                                            * Universal Binary for PowerPC and Intel

                                              You can give the App a try with the full featured demo or buy it now for $55.

                                                Experience the next dimension in sound.

                                                Apple | Media | Software/Freeware 4 4 Comments

                                                macscreenGenAudio recently released AstoundStereo Expander 1.2. AstoundStereo Expander is a program that essentially enhances and expands you current stereo sound.

                                                AstoundStereo is a 4D sound experience using only two audio channels, such as headphones or laptop speakers. It processes all digital audio on your laptop or desktop computer in real-time utilizing AstoundSound technology to enhance the audio in your existing music, movie and game collections.

                                                I gave this little program a test drive last night while watching Quantum of Solace. (Note: I was using a 2.1 external sound system from AlTec Lansing. Your experience may differ.) I toggled it on and off while watching and re-watching certain parts of the movie. For the most part it did a pretty good job of actually making it sound better. The difference wasn’t drastic but it was a pleasant improvement from what I was used to.

                                                This seems very similar to Dolby’s 5.1 Stereo Headphone Technology.

                                                You can try out the demo for free our pick up a full copy for $39.95
                                                astoundstereo.com

                                                App Review: iBench 1.0.4

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                                                ibench_20080903102535iBench is a synthetic benchmark program for the Mac OS X operating system. It is constituted by 21 tests (12 of integer workload and 9 of floating point) of real usage that allow to check and compare the CPU and memory performance of your Mac.

                                                  iBench is a Universal Binary and works seamlessly on 32- and 64-bit Macs and on both Intel and PowerPC Macs.

                                                  The only requirements are 512 MB of RAM or more and Mac OS X 10.5 “Leopard”.

                                                    Best of all it’s freeware. So, if you are looking to compare the performance of your Mac against other Macs, I suggest you give this nice little app a try.

                                                      Download and more info Here.

                                                      The Hackingtosh G4. -Part 1

                                                      Apple | Hacks/Mods | Linux/UNIX | OS | Tips 0 No Comments

                                                      This is a documentation of my project to mod a Powermac G4 into a hackintosh.
                                                      Very little effort went into the research of compatibility. I was shopping on a budget and I knew if they didn’t fit I could just get a cheap pc case.
                                                      So, $470 dollars later my tigerdirect shopping cart is full of mostly everything I need.

                                                        As of now I have been able to install the new Hard Drive, DVD Burner, and Power Supply into the G4.

                                                          Read on for pics,. Read More

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