In case there were any doubts that Apple was exploring the use of advanced multitouch gestures under Mac OS X, a recent Apple patent application authored by Wayne Westerman (of Fingerworks) shows mockups of a Mac OS X gesturing control panel with opt…
Archive for February 18th, 2008
Feb18
iTunes Movie Rentals Beyond 24 Hours
With the introduction of the new iTunes rental system, the 24 hour time limit on rentals has raised concerns about the inability to rent a movie one night and finish at the same time the following night.
When you rent a movie on iTun…
Filed in: Apple/Mac
Feb18
Wired.com How-To Wiki: Brew Your Own Ginger Beer
Go from a gentle boil to cool nonalcoholic refreshment. Follow our recipe and learn how to make your own batch of ginger beer in your kitchen. Get started on a serious soda mission at Wired’s How-To Wiki.
Filed in: Personal Tech
Feb18
What are your most common Desktop Support issues?
Every once in a while, I’ll walk through the office and ask everyone how their computers are behaving, if the network is working alright for them, if they have any ideas for improving things, or if they need anything, in general, to make their computing business life any easier. …
Filed in: Software
Feb18
Access on the web
Visit almost any database forum and ask whether you should use Access to support a data-driven website and you’re bound to start a wildfire! It’s almost as much fun as watching a debate on the superiority of surrogate versus natural primary keys. You see, many database and IT professionals reject…
Filed in: Software
Feb18
BBC Adds Shows to iTunes
As predicted, the BBC has added their television programs to iTunes UK. Accessible through UK iTunes:
BBC Worldwide brings iTunes users in the UK the best of British TV programmes from the BBC. Our programmes are exciting, …
Filed in: Apple/Mac
Feb18
Photoshop Elements 6: A Good Friend for iPhoto to Have
The arrival last month of Adobe’s Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac, list price $90, poses a question: Why would a Mac user want this software, particularly since Apple’s $80 iLife offers its own photo program, iPhoto? There are several potential answers. There are people, including those who have switched from PCs to the Mac platform, who would find Photoshop Elements more comfortable.
Filed in: Personal Tech
Feb18
No update from Microsoft on Vista SP1, Media Center problems
Following reports of installation problems by some users attempting to deploy the final version of Windows Vista Service Pack (SP) 1, Microsoft is still not saying much. It’s not clear how many users are affected by either the endless-reboot-loop glitch or the Vista SP1 prerequisite-update issues that users are reporting. And there’s still no word on how or when Microsoft plans to address these problems.
Filed in: Microsoft
Feb18
Microsoft adds new features to its Popfly mash-up tool
On February 14, Microsoft rolled out a refreshed version of its Popfly mash-up tool, which added a new data-source editor, allowing users to add their own data, as well as a new search interface
Filed in: Microsoft
Feb18
128GB Solid State Drive Suitable for MacBook Air
Mtron announced today that they have developed a 128GB 1.8″ solid state drive (SSD) with a ZIF-type interface that is due to ship in April 2008.
Mtrons new SSD with Single Level Cell (SLC) Flash memory supports PATA (ZIF-type) interf…
Filed in: Apple/Mac
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