ACTCurrency 1.5 supports 150 world currencies
Houdah Software has launched a major update of its currency converter for the iPhone, ACTCurrency 1.5. The new version adds support for automatic downloading of over 150 world currencies, up from 30 in the previous version. It now also displays the full name of the currency, and the date of the last exchange rate update. The app converts in both directions automatically as a user types in numbers....
published on Monday, the 3. November 2008, macintosh-news-network
Office 2008 update fixes Entourage error
Having only recently released major patches for both Office 2004 and 2008, Microsoft has posted a new, minor patch for the latter edition of its work suite. Though installed for the whole of Office, the v12.1.4 update specifically addresses a problem within the Entourage mail client. Under copies of v12.1.3, Exchange accounts operating from within Entourage were rendered unable to send meeting i...
published on Thursday, the 30. October 2008, macintosh-news-network
Rhinoceros file translator available for modo users
Luxology has released a .3DM file translator that will allow modo 302 users to exchange files with Rhinoceros software. Rhino files can be imported to modo and use its multi-threaded rendering engine to create walk-through or fly-by animations. Alternately, a design created using modo's organic modeling, 3D sculpting, or painting tools can be saved for final technical surfacing in Rhino, while all...
published on Wednesday, the 8. October 2008, macintosh-news-network
Sync'Em v1.0 released with Google contact support
New software for syncing Exchange, Google and Apple contact and calendar information is said to have reached the end of beta testing. The completed release of Sync'Em has received support for syncing Google contacts, beyond those found in Exchange and/or Address Book. Support for syncing Google and iCal calendar events is still in development, but the developers say they hope to have this added by...
published on Wednesday, the 8. October 2008, macintosh-news-network
Electric Shock Risk Sparks iPhone Charger Recall
Apple has recalled the new ultracompact universal serial bus adapter plug that shipped with millions of iPhone 3G handsets. The plugs, according to the device maker, can snap off so that the blades remain inside an electrical outlet, creating a risk of electric shock. No injuries have been reported, Apple noted, but the company has instituted a new adapter exchange program to get stronger plugs into the hands of its customers.
published on Monday, the 22. September 2008, macnewsworld
Full Review of the iPhone 2 On Launch Day
With the launch of Apple's brand-spanking-new 3G iPhone today, Engadget has a great review of the product and many of the prominent features. The review has quite a few good pictures and is not shy about technical details, but I guess they would know a fair bit about it, having ripped one apart yesterday. "The wireless industry is a notoriously tough nut to crack, and it's become pretty clear that the first iPhone wasn't about total domination so much as priming the market and making a good first impression with some very dissatisfied cellphone users. With the iPhone 3G, though, Apple's playing for keeps. Not only is this iPhone's Exchange enterprise support aiming straight for the heart of the business market, but the long-awaited 3rd party application support and App Store means it's no longer just a device, but a viable computing platform. And its 3G network compatibility finally makes the iPhone welcome the world over, especially after Cupertino decided to ditch its non-traditional carrier partnerships in favor of dropping the handset price dramatically. $200? We're still a little stunned." Update 17:17 GMT by SM: The guys over at Engadget also pointed out that Apple is having some severe problems with their iTunes servers and many customer are being sent home without their sync complete for new iPhones.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
published on Friday, the 11. July 2008, apple-slashdot
How to Save Mac OS X From Malware
eXchange writes "Well-known hacker Dino Dai Zovi has written an article at ZDNet discussing last week's discovery of a critical threat to Mac OS X, and another announcement of a Trojan horse exploiting this discovery. He suggests that Snow Leopard, or Mac OS X 10.6, should integrate more robust means of preventing malware attacks. Some of the suggestions he has include mandatory code-signing for kernel extensions (so only certified kernel extensions can run), sandbox policies for Safari, Mail, and third-party applications (so these applications cannot do anything to the system), and some lower-level changes, such as hardware-enforced Non-eXecutable memory and address space layout randomization."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
published on Tuesday, the 24. June 2008, apple-slashdot
OS X Snow Leopard Details
JD-1027 writes in to kick off a discussion of OS X Snow Leopard. Apple's stated goal: "Taking a break from adding new features, Snow Leopard — scheduled to ship in about a year — builds on Leopard's enormous innovations by delivering a new generation of core software technologies that will streamline Mac OS X, enhance its performance, and set new standards for quality." The technologies: Grand Central to get better use of multiple processors and multicore chips, OpenCL to tap the power of the GPU, 64 bit so we can finally have our 16 TB of RAM, QuickTime X for optimized modern codec performance, and built in Exchange support in iCal, Address Book, and Apple Mail that most likely will help get Macs into corporate environments. We've previously discussed ZFS in the server version of Snow Leopard."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
published on Friday, the 13. June 2008, apple-slashdot
MobileMe: "Exchange for the rest of us"
Apple today launched its widely rumored MobileMe service, described as "Exchange for the rest of us." Mac, Windows, iPhone and iPod users with MobileMe accounts get e-mail, calendars, and contacts pushed to all devices; an update on one device automatically gets sent to the others. On Macs, it works with Mail, Address Book, and iCal; Windows user...
published on Monday, the 9. June 2008, macintosh-news-network
Another Mail.app Exchange invite to iCal time zone fix
As any Mac user who deals with Microsoft Exchange invites will tell you, Exchange screws up the time zone information. What this means is that you will likely miss your meetings. Not a good thing. I've adapted an AppleScript from an older hint to correct this problem. This script can either run from the System-wide Script menu from within Mail.app, or as a Mail.app rule. Here's my modified script. Save the script and either set it up to run from a Mail rule, or as I do, call it from the system-wide AppleScript menu. You will need to save the script in ~/Library » Scripts » Applications » Mail/ folder; create this folder if it doesn't exist. This solution has the advantage of being a single script with a simple user modification for customization. There is one property at the head of the ...
published on Wednesday, the 7. May 2008, macosxhints