Scrub video playback in VLC media player
I don't know whether its a new feature or old, but you can scrub through videos in the latest version of the VLC media player by double finger scrolling (in the left or right direction) on the trackpad of newer Mac laptops. [robg adds: This is definitely new in 0.9.2; I have both it and 0.8.6, and there's no scrubbing via scroll in 0.8.6. You can also scrub with a Mighty Mouse, and with any mouse capable of horizontal scrolling -- which should be any mouse with a scroll wheel. You just need to hold Shift while using the scroll wheel to scroll horizontally while using such rodents.]
published on Wednesday, the 24. September 2008, macosxhints
Apple products shine in annual PC Mag reader survey
Readers of PC Magazine once again awarded top scores to Apple products. iPhone (8.9 out of 10), Mac desktops, (9.1/10), Mac laptops (9.2/10), iPod (8.4/10), and AirPort Base Stations (9.0/10) all achieved Readers? Choice status and performed ?Significantly better than average? in the annual reader survey. Respondents named iPhone the ?ultimate smartphone,? and say PC Mag editors of Mac desktops: ?No Windows vendor can touch the favorable scores Apple received across the board.?
published on Tuesday, the 29. July 2008, apple-hot-news
Oxygen XML 9.2 expands DITA support
Syncro Soft has released the v9.2 update to Oxygen XML Editor, a cross-platform, WYSIWYG XML toolset, which provides a variety of services including XQuery debugging. It is available solo, or as an Eclipse IDE plug-in. The new version of the software improves DITA support, with a new DITA maps manager, and a toolchain for generating DITA output i...
published on Friday, the 9. May 2008, macintosh-news-network
HandBrake 0.9.2 adds AppleTV Take 2 support
A new version of the DVD ripping tool, HandBrake v0.9.2, has been released. HandBrake is open-source utility that converts DVDs into the MPEG-4 format. The new release incorporates many major and exciting changesóincluding full support for the AppleTV Take 2 and the latest iPhone/iPod Touch firmware. This release is only compatible with Mac OS X Le...
published on Wednesday, the 20. February 2008, macintosh-news-network
Canon prepares new compact projector
Canon is updating its line of compact business projectors with the LV-7365. The unit is able to project a 100-inch image from a distance of 9.2 feet, and uses a 1.6x zoom lens, which is multicoated to reduce reflections, flare and ghosting. Brightness is rated at 3,000 ANSI lumens, with a contrast ratio of 500:1; though the projector's native res...
published on Tuesday, the 30. October 2007, macintosh-news-network
Apple reports fourth quarter results, sets new record for Mac shipments
Announcing its fiscal 2007 fourth quarter results, Apple reported today that it had posted revenue of $6.22 billion and net quarterly profit of $904 million, or $1.01 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $4.84 billion and net quarterly profit of $542 million, or $.62 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 33.6 percent, up from 29.2 percent in the year-ago quarter. In the fourth quarter, Apple shipped 2,164,000 Macs, representing 34% growth over the year-ago quarter and exceeding the previous quarterly record for Mac shipments by 400,000. Apple also sold 10,200,000 iPods (representing 17% growth over the year-ago quarter) and 1,119,000 iPhones, bringing cumulative fiscal 2007 iPhone sales to 1,389,000.
published on Monday, the 22. October 2007, apple-hot-news
OWC offers $140 1.0GHz ZIF G3 upgrade
Other World Computing has announced today the immediate availability new PowerLogix G3 1.0GHz ZIF memory upgrades for PowerMac G3 'Beige,' G3 B&W, and G4 'Yikes' PCI Macs, priced at $140. The upgrades are compatible with Macs running OS 8.6 to 9.2.2 and Apple OS X 10.1.5 and later (including Mac OS X 10.4.x Tiger). The company claims the upgrade ru...
published on Monday, the 10. September 2007, macintosh-news-network
10.4: Bring search to OS 9 clients via Searchlight
Recently we installed an Intel XServe at a company where all Mac stations were running Mac OS 9.2.2. I may seem odd, but here in Greece, most of the publishing companies still rely on native boot Mac OS 9 stations. The problem that occurred was that none of the Mac OS 9 stations could not search the 1.5TB shared AFP volume of the XServe with Sherlock, an abilty that the older Panther Server use to provide. After extensive search, I end up to the conclusion -- I may be wrong -- that the missing Install Mac OS 9 drivers option of the Disk Utility was to blame. This conclusion came up since Mac OS 9 clients can successfully search any PowerPC-based Tiger Server. I've come up with this solution: install Searchlight, a $29.90 utility, on the XServe, and Netscape 7.02 on the Mac OS 9 clients. It's not perfect, but it's a solution. [robg adds: Lacking an Xserve here at macosxhints HQ, I can't confi...
published on Tuesday, the 17. July 2007, macosxhints
FastTrack Schedule 9.2 ramps integration
AEC Software today released FastTrack Schedule 9.2, the latest revision of the company's flegship project management software for Mac and Windows systems. FastTrack Schedule 9.2 adds more than 40 feature enhancements while improving data exchange with Microsoft Project and Mindjet MindManager. The update is free for all registered users of FastTrac...
published on Wednesday, the 13. June 2007, macintosh-news-network
Apple's iTunes 7.2 supports DRM-free music
As expected, Apple today released iTunes 7.2 (Windows), an update to its popular music jukebox and video management software for both Mac and Windows. Available via the Mac OS X Software Update, the 29.2MB enables users to preview and purchase iTunes Plus musicónew higher-quality, DRM-free music downloads from participating music labels--although t...
published on Tuesday, the 29. May 2007, macintosh-news-network