Fliq social networking app comes to the Mac
Mark/Space on Thursday launched Fliq, a social networking application for Mac. Fliq allows users to transfer photos, contacts and notes to other members on the same network. Previously only available on the iPhone, the Mac version integrates Address Book and iPhoto content for additional capabilities. A drag function can be used to move text and images from anywhere on the computer and then drop t...
published on Thursday, the 20. November 2008, macintosh-news-network
Karelia ships plug-in SDK for Sandvox 1.5.x
Karelia Software says it has published the software developers' kit for Sandvox 1.5, its website creation tool. Sandvox attempts to simplifying editing by reducing most of the process to drag-and-drop commands; owners of the Pro version can do direct HTML coding. Plug-ins should allow developers to expand the amount of content built into the app, including pages, pagelets and collection index da...
published on Thursday, the 20. November 2008, macintosh-news-network
Another method of using an external editor in iPhoto
I wasn't happy with the red eye editing in iPhoto, so I bought Photoshop Elements 6, which gives much better results. One thing I discovered is that with iPhoto open, I can drag a photo onto Elements in the dock, do the red eye adjustment, save it, and the newly-adjusted photo appears directly where it was in iPhoto. The original can still be reverted, too.[robg adds: iPhoto offers, of course, the Edit Photo pop-up in the General section of its preferences, where you can specify any image editing program to use when editing a photo. I wasn't aware, however, that you could (successfully) drag-and-drop an image from iPhoto to a program in the dock.]
published on Monday, the 17. November 2008, macosxhints
Belkin Switch-to-Mac cable eases transfers from PC
Belkin on Wednesday announced the release of its Switch-to-Mac Cable, which automatically transfers files from a PC to a Mac. The product's embedded Migration Assistant moves users' music, movies, photos and Internet favorites and preferences on its own, not even requiring users to drag-and-drop the required files. The cable uses a USB 2.0 connection to transfer files and settings from default PC ...
published on Wednesday, the 12. November 2008, macintosh-news-network
Apeer preps Mac version of collaboration app
Developer Apeer has announced a Mac port of its Professional collaboration utility, currently available only for PCs. The software is a corporate tool, meant to allow workers and executives to talk with with each other, as well as clients and business partners. It operates within a single window, and permits sharing music, photos and video via a drag-and-drop interface, with protection via encry...
published on Monday, the 10. November 2008, macintosh-news-network
Apps: Ghost, Jing, Yum
Ghost 1.1 (free) provides users with a simple way to create or view hidden files. By dragging and dropping files or folders into the applications window then selecting either hide or unhide. The update now prevents users from hiding their hard drives, which cannot simply be unhidden. The application now quits when the last window is closed and other various bugs have been addressed. [Download - 0....
published on Monday, the 10. November 2008, macintosh-news-network
10.5: Create updateable iCal attachments
A good friend just brought this issue to my attention, with could have lead to an awkward situation had I not known about it. Read on for the tale of woe, and the happy ending. iCal 3.x (finally!) accepts attachments via drag and drop, so that they are at hand for that important meeting, etc. So far so very good. However, iCal doesn't actually link to the original file, but instead makes a copy, which it then buries in the ~/Library » Calendars » Attachments » random_string folder. This is fine, providing you don't edit your original file before that meeting, with the latest on the virus epidemic, impending Wall Street crash, etc. If you do, come meeting time, your old file version will pop up, sans new additions. Not the end of the world, providing you have time to scour your drive for the original file, without getting all red faced and sweaty. But that's what the attachmen...
published on Friday, the 7. November 2008, macosxhints
Back-In-Time covers gaps in Time Machine
TRI-EDRE has released a beta version of Back-In-Time, a utility meant to act as a complement to Apple's Time Machine. Users are able to perform functions not directly supported within Time Machine, such as basic drag-and-drop copying of files from backup, and restoring to locations other than the original folders. It can also determine how many versions of a file are in storage, and when a file...
published on Friday, the 7. November 2008, macintosh-news-network
Sandvox 1.5.2 adds performance, small features
Karelia has posted an update for Sandvox, its website creation utility. The software attempts to simplify site creation through the use of drag-and-drop interface, and features such as templates, tagless editing, and built-in publishing tools; the Pro edition is required for direct coding of HTML. The v1.5.2 update mainly introduces faster file handling, and better stability; also present is a n...
published on Wednesday, the 5. November 2008, macintosh-news-network
Work around a PDF page-opening and zoom level issue
Sometimes, some PDF files do not start on page one, nor do they show up with the desired magnification. Moving to page one, setting the zoom, and resaving them does not fix the issues. When the new file is opened, the very same issues arise. Here's a fix, if you've got Acrobat Pro on your Mac: Open the PDF file and choose Document » Extract Pages to extract all pages individually. Select File » Create PDF » Merge Files into a Single PDF. Drag and drop the individual files, and then use File Size LARGER » Combine Files » Save. That's it! [robg adds: I haven't tested this one, nor have I seen this particular PDF issue on my Mac.]
published on Wednesday, the 29. October 2008, macosxhints