Go to Oxford ? or Cambridge ? courtesy of iTunes U
Programming from two of the most prestigious universities in the English-speaking world ? the University of Oxford and Cambridge University ? is now available on iTunes U. The two have provided lecture series, walking tours, films, ?Interviews with Oxonians,? performances by the St. John?s College Choir, and video series on ?Art,? the Environment,? ?History,? and a range of other topics. Peruse and enjoy.
published yesterday, 1 day 14 hours 7 minutes ago, apple-hot-news
HistoryHound 1.9.5 offers improved search speed
St. Clair Software has released the latest version of its web page history search tool, HistoryHound 1.9.5. The company claims improvements in search speed by a factor of 10. Another new addition is date specification to narrow queries. File downloading has been improved to avoid unsearchable items and pages larger than 2MB. Many user interface enhancements are offered, including a more attractive...
published on Wednesday, the 8. October 2008, macintosh-news-network
Opera 9.6 intros optimized mail options
Opera Software has released the latest version of its web browser, Opera 9.6. The update enhances the performance of Opera's built-in e-mail client, and also adds new features to Opera Link, a free browser synchronization service. Opera Link now lets people synchronize custom search engines and typed history, meaning visited websites will be available across all of a user's computers. A new feed p...
published on Wednesday, the 8. October 2008, macintosh-news-network
LightSpeed 2.7 adds QuickBooks support, more
Xsilva Systems on Wednesday unveiled LightSpeed 2.7, a major update to its point-of-sale system for the Mac, which adds compatibility with QuickBooks Accounting 2009 for Mac, among other features. Users are able to now send POS data from LightSpeed to QuickBooks to simplify the accounting process. LightSpeed also ensures that duplicate entries do not populate in QuickBooks, with full history and a...
published on Wednesday, the 1. October 2008, macintosh-news-network
MacLockPick II forensics utulity now cross-platform
MacForensicsLab has released MacLockPick II, the latest version of its forensics triage utility that is now compatible with Mac OS X. The program, originally only available to law enforcement, is now offered to the public. MacLockPick allows users to capture data for preservation as evidence. Information regarding computer details, activities of the system user, and online history are claimed to b...
published on Wednesday, the 1. October 2008, macintosh-news-network
Secret of the Lost Cavern takes players to prehistory
Coladia has released the demo version of Secret of the Lost Cavern, a prehistoric and historically accurate Paleolithic era (15,000 B.C.) first-person game for the Mac. The game follows a young hunter, traveling with companions, and fighting for survival. The game features pristine photo-realistic graphics and environments including rivers, troglodyte caves, and green valleys, taking players throu...
published on Monday, the 29. September 2008, macintosh-news-network
iPhone Dictionary App Roundup
Recently, Merriam-Webster announced that the Collegiate Dictionary was available for the iPhone and iPod touch, and since then I’ve wanted to explore what kind of dictionary options were out there. After all, everyone needs a dictionary right? The Collegiate Dictionary, although not glamorous in its function, boasts over 225,000 entries, a history of the last 15 [...]
published on Friday, the 26. September 2008, apple-blog
Apple ponders history, plug-in upgrades for Safari
Newly-published patent applications may point to enhancements in Safari 4 or other versions of Apple's web browser. Originally submitted earlier this year, the filings depict two different browser-based technologies, beginning with the concept of a visual history. Apple notes that most browsers display history as a straight list of pages, something which may be "confusing." The company also com...
published on Thursday, the 25. September 2008, macintosh-news-network
Apple proposes improvements to Safari browsing experience
A pair of new patent filings from Apple include suggestions for improving the browsing experience offered through its Safari Web browser, such as a adaptive media support and a visual history tree that more accurately shows users where they've been and how they got there.
published on Thursday, the 25. September 2008, appleinsider
Use an unofficial 'private browsing' mode on the iPhone
While there are many reasons to want to conceal only a part of one's browsing history, there's no official way to browse privately, or selectively delete, history entries on the iPhone. However, I recently discovered, through equal parts curiosity and accident, a way to achieve a similar result. Browse to a site you'd like to keep out of your browser history, conduct your business, and then when you're done, navigate to a less-sensitive site. Then hold the Home button down until Safari "force quits" back to the iPhone's home screen. When you reopen Safari, you'll see the last page you had open, but when you check history, you'll find nothing from the last session except that page. YouTube App works similarly, but you don't need to navigate to a new page. Once you force quit, that entire session apparently vanishes into the ether. This is more useful, for me at least. Most of us don't have prying spouses furiously scouring our phon...
published on Wednesday, the 17. September 2008, macosxhints