Dynamically attach files to iCal events using tags
This hint shows how to utilize OpenMeta tagging to attach a set of multiple, often-changing files to an iCal event. Although it may work with other tag managers out here, I'm using TagoMan2 for this purpose, which allows me to refer to a tag using a tag:// URL scheme: Edit an event in iCal Enter tag://Name_of_tag into the URL field. Click on the link you just created; this will open up an empty window you can drag your files into. Drag in your files. The way this works is that TagoMan will associate a tag (e.g. Name_of_tag) to every file you drag in. When you click on the link again, TagoMan will search for all files using this tag -- any newly-tagged files that match Name_of_tag will show up in the list. Tags are Spotlight-aware, and this tag:// URL may be used in any app which support URLs. ...
published today, 1 hour 25 minutes ago, macosxhints
Modify one iWeb project on multiple different Macs
Here's a simple workaround that will let you modify your own iWeb website from multiple locations and machines: Carry the original files on a USB stick, and trick the local machines into using the USB stick instead of the local file by using an alias. Important to make this workaround work is that the alias file is set with its 'Open With' set to 'iWeb.' Detailed steps are below. This workaround assumes that the data for all websites created by your machine are on your USB stick. (For management of multiple websites, see this older hint). First, generate your website with iWeb. iWeb stores all information in your user's Library » Application Support » iWeb folder, in a file named domain.sites2. Navigate to this file in the Finder, then: Copy the file domain.sites2 to a USB stick. Create an alias of domain.sites2 (will be called ...
published today, 1 hour 25 minutes ago, macosxhints
iPad Opening Weekend Pre-Orders Pegged at Roughly 150,000 Units
Fortune continues following an organized effort being made to track iPad pre-orders in the U.S., noting that demand for Apple's new tablet device has significantly tapered off since Friday's pre-order launch and settled in the neighborhood of...
published today, 1 hour 38 minutes ago, macrumors
iPad pre-orders may cool to "just" 30,000 per day
The rate of iPad pre-orders has cooled but could still lead to major sales even before the tablet ships, an estimate from the AAPL Sanity board suggests. Following an earlier calculation of 120,000 on day one, the board now believes that Apple landed 152,000 pre-orders over the weekend and is settling down to rates of 30,000 pre-orders on a typical weekday and 15,000 each day on weekends. Without a significant change, the rate while lower would still have Apple ship 510,000 iPads just for these customers....
published today, 2 hours 5 minutes ago, macintosh-news-network
VMware Fusion 3.1 supports OpenGL 2.1, 2TB virtual disks
VMware has announced that Fusion 3.1 is now available as a public beta. The update brings improvements to graphics performance, with support for OpenGL 2.1 on Windows Vista and 7. A new USB "EasyConnect" feature is claimed to simplify device assignment, now remembering preferences for each device, while port conflicts are avoided when using the PC Migration utility....
published today, 2 hours 15 minutes ago, macintosh-news-network
Nintendo DS 2 may have "seamless" screen, iPhone-like motion
Nintendo's DS sequel will have a pair of key developments that make it more competitive against the iPhone and iPod touch, based on investigations on the GDC show floor. The handheld is expected to still use dual screens but considerably larger, higher-resolution models that form a near-seamless design. The simple change could lead to games that can join both screens together for a single experience in addition to those that use each for separate purposes....
published today, 2 hours 50 minutes ago, macintosh-news-network
Preorders for Apple iPad slow after 120K first-day rush
Enthusiasts tracking presales of the iPad believe Apple sold 120,000 units on its first day of availability, though excitement is estimated to have dropped considerably on days two and three.
published today, 3 hours 40 minutes ago, appleinsider
New Android teammate: iPhone a "Disney-fied walled garden"
XML co-creator Tim Bray on Monday said he has joined Google as a Developer Advocate, primarily for Android. The former Sun worker made the pick both because Android embraces an open-source, web-heavy philosophy but also as a direct opposition to Apple's iPhone policies. Bray praised Apple's hardware but couldn't abide by the at times arbitrary filtering of the App Store, which he likened to censorship....
published today, 3 hours 50 minutes ago, macintosh-news-network
FileMaker Pro Goes to 11
Fans of relational databases will find a lot to smile about in the latest release of FileMaker Pro. The program, long a favorite of Mac users, simultaneously released last week a new version of the data crunching powerhouse for both OS X and Windows. "This is a pretty significant release in the sense that there's a lot going on in it," FileMaker Group Product Manager Rick Kalman told MacNewsWorld.
published today, 3 hours 55 minutes ago, macnewsworld
Microsoft Employees Love Their iPhones
portscan writes "There is an entertaining and telling article in the Wall Street Journal about iPhone use by Microsoft employees. Apparently, despite it being frowned upon by senior management, iPhone use is rampant among the Redmond rank and file. The head of Microsoft's mobile division tried to explain it away as employees wanting 'to better understand the competition,' although few believe this. Nowhere does the article mention attempts by the company to understand why the iPhone is more attractive to much of Microsoft's tech-savvy workforce than the company's own products." Read more of this story at Slashdot.
published yesterday, 18 hours ago, apple-slashdot