Apple releases Compatibility Update for QuickTime 7.5.5
Apple has released a Compatibility Update for QuickTime 7.5.5, which improves QuickTime compatibility with iChat, probably by fixing a software freeze bug.Read More...
published on Tuesday, the 18. November 2008, ars-technica
VPN Tracker adds SonicWALL NSA 240 support
Equinux has released the latest version of its IPSec VPN client, VPN Tracker 5.4. The update now supports the newest release of SonicWALL's threat management platform, Network Security Appliance (NSA) 240. The software can be used to configure and administer secure access to virtual private networks. The company aimed to create a simple user interface that resembles iChat, allowing users to group ...
published on Tuesday, the 4. November 2008, macintosh-news-network
Auto-accept iChat screen sharing sessions
I went to Europe for three weeks this summer, and wanted a way to be able to grab things from my iMac while I was away. I figured out how to alter the Auto-Accept script in iChat to enable remote screen sharing as well, so that I could start a remote session without confirmation.Input the code below into Script Editor, and save it as Auto Accept modified.applescript in /Library » Scripts » iChat. using terms from application "iChat" on received text invitation theText from theBuddy for theChat accept theChat end received text invitation on received audio invitation theText from theBuddy for theChat accept theChat end received audio invitation on received video invitation theText from theBudd...
published on Wednesday, the 29. October 2008, macosxhints
Use Unicode symbols in iChat status messages
Recently I noticed some buddies with unique iChat status messages -- one appeared to be upside down text, the other had small graphics around the text. After thinking about it for a bit (sure, I could have asked, but where's the challenge in that?), I figured out what they'd done: taken advantage of OS X's support for Unicode and used the Character Palette to embed Unicode characters in their status messages.To customize your own status messages, I suggest building them in something like TextEdit, then copying and pasting the result into iChat. Launch TextEdit, then press Command-Option-T to bring up the Character Palette. I find it easiest to set the View pop-up to All Characters, and then click the by Category tab. Select a symbol you want to use, and then drag it to TextEdit (or click the Insert button). There are literally thousands of characters available, including Mac keyboard symbols (? ? ?), circled l...
published on Friday, the 17. October 2008, macosxhints
FileMaker releases Bento 2 with Table View, Mail integration
The latest version of FileMaker's database for the rest of us has an Excel-like table view for quickly manipulating data and tighter integration with Mail and iChat.Read More...
published on Tuesday, the 14. October 2008, ars-technica
Set iChat/Adium status line to latest Twitter message
Expand the reach of your Twitter status updates by making them propagate to your instant messaging accounts in iChat or Adium. Here's a Ruby script that grabs your latest Tweet and sets it as the status for iChat and Adium, if they're running. Add it to your crontab to run it regularly and keep in sync.Instructions: Save the following code to ~/Library/Scripts, and name it sync-status-with-twitter.rb: #!/usr/bin/env ruby## Update iChat/Adium status from Twitter## Michael Tyson # http://michael.tyson.id.au# Set Twitter username hereUsername = 'MyUserName'require 'net/http'require 'rexml/document'# Download timeline XML and extract latest entryurl = "http://twitter.com/statuses/us..." + U...
published on Monday, the 13. October 2008, macosxhints
Review: AIM for Mac Beta
It’s been four long years since AIM 4.7 for Macintosh was released by AOL. The screenshots on their product page still show the horizontal pinstripes of the original release of OS X. The version was old. Some would say languishing in neglect. Really, though, since iChat was released in 2002 with Jaguar and featured AIM [...]
published on Tuesday, the 7. October 2008, apple-blog
Quick Tip of the Week: Download Source
If you?re using Mac OS X Leopard, you know exactly where to find downloaded files. The Downloads folder. But did you know that Mac OS X Leopard can also help you remember whether you acquired those files from the Internet, an email, via iChat, or some other source? Find out how by watching the latest Quick Tip of the Week.
published on Monday, the 6. October 2008, apple-hot-news
AOL Renews Interest in Mac with AIM Beta 1
As noted by Arstechnica, AOL has launched a beta of AIM for Mac. The new instant messaging client offers an alternative for iChat users. AOL says they have a commitment to the growing Mac market. Advantages listed include: - ...
published on Tuesday, the 30. September 2008, macrumors
AOL releases public beta of iChat-like Instant Messenger client
On the heels of a successful launch of its AIM client for the iPhone, AOL on Tuesday announced a public beta of its next-generation AIM client for the Mac -- its first major update to the software in over four years.
published on Tuesday, the 30. September 2008, appleinsider