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ScreenFlow: Screencasting on Steroids
Make a movie of what's happening on your computer screen - how snazzy can that be? With ScreenFlow, it can be very snazzy indeed. This program has knocked my socks off - with my shoes on.Read more...
TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 12-May-08
Notable software releases this week include DocHaven 2.0.5, Caboodle 1.1.4, Opal 1.2, CopyPaste Pro 1.0, Fusion 2.0 Beta 1, and Freeway 5.1.Read more...
Extend the Functionality of Canon Point-and-Shoot Cameras
If you have a Canon point-and-shoot digital camera, you may be able to increase its capabilities with the Canon Hacker's Development Kit. Best of all, it doesn't alter your camera permanently, so there's no downside in trying it.Read more...
Time Machine Exposed!
At last, a utility that lets you ask the question: Exactly what was copied during that last Time Machine backup? Right now, it's a command-line tool and its feature set is still in flux, but don't let that stop you.Read more...
Making Macs Shine in a Windows Environment
This month's IT Architecture Forum, which Mark hosts as part of his job at Cornell, was a roundtable about supporting Macs in a Windows-heavy world. Check out the video and links to some useful tools.Read more...
Microsoft Pulls Yahoo Acquisition Offer
So much for that $50 billion... Microsoft has rescinded its offer for Yahoo after upping the offer price to $33 per share, $4 below the $37 per share that Yahoo's board of directors wanted.Read more...
DealBITS Discount: Save 20% on HoudahGeo
If you didn't win a copy of HoudahGeo in last week's DealBITS drawing, don't fret, since you can still save 20 percent on the geocoding software through 18-May-08.Read more...
Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/05-May-08
Nearly every discussion this week touches on a different topic, such as the iPhone's influence among companies marketing on the Web, pruning Time Machine backups, auto-filing email in Mail, replacing graphing functionality found in AppleWorks, and using OmniFocus. Oh, and Canada is finally getting the iPhone!Read more...
Apple TV Gains Movie Purchases and DVD Date Releases
Owners of the Apple TV can now purchase movies directly from the entertainment device, and do so from an expanded collection of movies. Also, several studios are making rentals available on iTunes and the Apple TV the same day as the movies are released on DVD.Read more...
TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 05-May-08
Notable software updates so far this week include TextExpander 2.1.1, DiscLabel 5.2.1, Microsoft Messenger for Mac 7, Tinderbox 4.2.4, MacPilot 3.0.1, Infovox iVox 1.2, Synchronize Pro X 6.0, 1Password 2.6, an iMac ATI Radeon HD Graphics Firmware Update, and Java 6 for Mac OS X.Read more...
MozyHome for Mac Online Backup Service Reaches Version 1.0
MozyHome, an online backup service for Macs, has finally reached version 1.0 after more than a year of beta testing. The service offers unlimited online storage for only $4.95 per month.Read more...
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Lovingly Craft Your HTML
Writing HTML by hand has the same relationship to graphical Web authoring tools as a chisel has to a jackhammer.Read more...
First Look: The Linux-Based Paragon Rescue Kit for Mac OS X Lite
A new Mac data recovery utility is actually not Mac software at all, but a bootable Linux CD. That's an odd concept for most Mac users, but even excusing the unfamiliar exterior, is this software a useful problem-solving tool?Read more...
Prune Your Time Machine Backups Selectively
A simple free tool lets you isolate large files that you've inadvertently and unnecessarily permitted to occupy space in your Time Machine backups folder.Read more...
Thank You for Not Playing: Microsoft Expires DRMed Music
Microsoft has chosen to cut the legs out from under customers who bought music from the MSN Music store up until late 2006. Starting 31-Aug-08, that music can no longer be played on computers that weren't previously authorized.Read more...
OmniFocus Willing, But Not Quite Ready, To Help You Get Things Done
OmniFocus is the best Macintosh expression of the Getting Things Done life-management technique I've ever used. More than once, it's extricated me from a logjam of pending tasks. So why do I feel it's not quite ready for prime time?Read more...
AT&T Adds iPhone Plan for Hearing, Speech Impaired
A new AT&T service plan for hearing- and speech-impaired customers reduces the monthly cost of the iPhone if you don't need any or much voice service.Read more...
Dutch and Japanese Translators Wanted!
If you can read English and write in either Dutch or Japanese, we need your help in translating TidBITS!Read more...
Latest iMacs Offer Faster CPUs and Nvidia Graphics Option
Apple has refreshed the consumer desktop iMac line with faster Intel Core 2 Duo processors and availability of a high-end Nvidia graphics card.Read more...
DealBITS Drawing: Win a Copy of HoudahGeo
If you've ever wanted to geocode your photos, check out this DealBITS drawing for HoudahGeo, which provides a variety of automatic and manual ways of assigning geographic coordinates to images and can help you share your photos via Flickr or Google Earth.Read more...
Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/28-Apr-08
This week's discussions make TidBITS Talk look like tech support. You'll find answers dealing with migrating to Microsoft Entourage, listening to FLAC-formatted audio files, using Gmail with multiple Macs, shared printing, and more.Read more...
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