Sonnet Technologies this week announced a new product in its Carapace family ñ The Carapace keyboard cover for the new wired aluminum Apple keyboards. The cover is made from clear silicone, and is custom-molded to fit each key on US and international keyboards. The company advertises that, unlike other silicone keyboard covers, the Carapace feature…
If you’re reading this, you probably know how many years we’ve been waiting to be able to take this picture. Can’t wait for the next phase, either. Hint: iPhone + iPod touch users will find PDFs in general and the Guide specifically more enjoyable if you expand the first page to better fit the screen. Both devices display a slightly zoomed out version of the page by default, but stick to your preferred zoom level as you scroll through…
Todays featured promo on MacUpdate offers TaskPaper for US$10.95 (42% off, retail $18.95)…
Time Machine is arguably the most promoted feature of Leopard, designed to make backup functional and accessible to the average user, as most users are put off by the setup and maintenance required of professional backup solutions. For the basic user, Time Machine is approachable and doesn’t require much advanced comprehension to set up, so it succ…
It’s here! Our annual guide to iPods and their best accessories now includes iPhone, too! Welcome to the 2008 iPod + iPhone Buyers’ Guide! This year, we’ve completely redesigned the Guide, optimizing it for viewing on PCs, Macs, iPhones and iPod touches. Two versions—a two-page-wide edition, designed for monitors 20” and up, and a one-page-wide edition designed for smaller monitors, iPhones, and iPods—can be downloaded…
Now in its fourth year, the world’s most popular iPod and accessory buyers’ guide has arrived! Single page, best for small monitors, portable devices (9.4 MB PDF) Alternate Download Link Double page, best for 20” and larger monitors (7.4 MB ZIP) Alternate Download Link Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 or later. Completely redesigned, the 2008 iPod + iPhone Buyers’ Guide is a streamlined look at Apple’s portable media devices…
theodp writes “Far from a PowerPoint killer, Slate’s Paul Boutin finds Google’s online presentation tool Preso more like a PowerPoint commercial — a half-baked app that shows how powerful Microsoft’s program really is. But if you have your druthers, Boutin suggests ditching both and opting for Apple’s Keynote, which helped snag an Oscar for Al Gore and inspired this Dear-PPT-Letter. ‘The first hurdle … You can’t use it on a plane. Google Preso only works if you’ve got a live, high-bandwidth Internet connection. You can save the finished product to an HTML presentation on your laptop, but you can’t edit the saved version or upload it back. The Splunkers would need to finalize their presos early in the morning in a rented conference room, where both Wi-Fi and Verizon wireless cards have been known to fail. That would kill the presentation.’”
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The team behind Adium, the multi-protocol instant messaging client, has been working hard on enabling compatibility with AIM video chat, and is currently testing branches of an upcoming release, version 2.0, that will support video conferencing via subversion. Other work in this update includes things such as the user interface, local video preview…
Apple’s online store is offering a variety of iPod nanos in 2GB, 4GB, and 8GB capacities at discounted rates. The company’s 2GB iPod nanos are available in silver for $79, storing up to 500 songs and offering up to 24 hours of music playback on one battery charge. Reconditioned 4GB iPod nanos are priced at $99, hold up to 1,000 songs, and are avail…
Computing accessory manufacturer Marware today announced two new additions to its Sportsuit Convertible line, offering cases for the iPhone and iPod touch. Priced at $35, the Sportsuit features soft foam padding as a base material, with clear vinyl covering the screen, and a removable neoprene armband. The cases use Marware’s patented Multidapt cli…