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- Amazon Update Save 19% on MobileMe at Amazon today, and get 5% off iPod Touch. Pre-order Lightroom 2 upgrades at a discount. Save $300 off an SSD MacBook Air, as much as $230 off the MacBook Pro and $80-105 off other MacBooks. Save $55-$105 off Apple's latest iMacs, $150-$380 off a Mac Pro. Get discounts on VMware, Photoshop Elements 6, CS3, Office 2008, AppleCare, "Leopard" (10.5.1), iLife, iWork, Aperture 2 and much more. Digital cameras and HDTV's are also discounted, and Amazon MP3 Specials include free tunes, plus albums from $5. Kindle wireless book/readers are in stock with best-sellers at $9.99 for instant delivery. *And*, while you're saving yourself money, you're also providing critical MacInTouch support just by clicking through our links to purchase!
- Report: iPhone3G apps and remote disabling, plus software updates and restores, Mobile Safari, power adapters, etc.
- Report: Apple Bell Canada website, bad RAM
- Report: Hard Drives backup drives, cont'd.
- Report: iPhoto library recovery
- Report: Leopard old vs. new debate
- Report: Mac Marginalization Blu-ray issues and options
- Report: Mac Pro UPS tips
- Report: MacBook Pro Nvidia 8600M GT problems
- Report: MobileMe 30-day extension, website problems
- Report: Printing cheap Samsung lasers, AppleTalk-compatible routers, and more
- Report: QuickTime 7 CPU demands
- Report: Security PGP issue, Vista news
- New: FileLock 1.0 Off Leash Developments released FileLock, an application for locking and securing files using 448-bit Blowfish encryption.
- Update: Camino 1.6.3 The open source web browser gets improved ad blocking and an upgrade to version 1.8.1.16 of the Mozilla Gecko rendering engine, which includes several critical security and stability fixes.
- Update: Compositor 2.10.0 The image editor and art visualizer adds a non-contiguous option for the Wand tool, drag-and-drop of selections among same-sized images, a Hot Melt filter, a Select by Color dialog, and more.
- Update: FxFactory Pro 2.0.4 Noise Industries' visual effects plug-in suite for Final Cut now adds support for Adobe After Effects CS3.
- Update: PulpMotion Advanced 1.1 Aquafadas' slideshow and animation package for media presentation extends compatibility back to Tiger and adds new themes and presets.
- Update: Fresh Finance 1.1.7 Fortora's personal finance manager adds improved QIF import, sorting of number column by transaction type in addition to check number, cut/copy/paste of transactions between accounts, and more.
- Update: Moneydance 2008r2 Reilly Technologies' personal finance manager adds an option to store online passwords when file encryption is enabled, improved graphs, filtering of capital gains reports by date, and other improvements.
- Security: Major DNS Problem Here's an update on this serious security problem and what to do about it. [updated]
- Apple: iPhone/iTouch 2.0.1 This is probably a better bet than the 2.0 firmware, but it's a big download.
- Beta: Sun StarOffice 9 beta This beta release of Sun's Microsoft-compatible office suite is the first to include a native port for Mac OS X.
- Apple: Security Update 2008-005 This update addresses the This update patches the DNS cache poisoning issue, the ARDAgent vulnerability and more.
- Apple: iTunes 7.7.1 "iTunes 7.7.1 includes fixes to improve stability and performance."
- Update: NeoOffice 2.2.4 Patch 3 The latest open source office suite update now supports using the Apple Remote or the Keyspan Front Row Remote to start, stop, and move through a slideshow in NeoOffice Impress.
- Beta: VMware Fusion 2.0 Beta 2 This beta release brings Unity 2.0, support for multiple snapshots of a virtual machine, automatic snapshots at set intervals, lower CPU use, DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 2 3D acceleration, 720p and 1080p High Definition video support, and more.
- Apple: Lexmark Printer Driver 1.1 ...includes the latest drivers for Lexmark printers
- Update: Photoshop Lightroom 2.0 Adobe's pro photo management software gets a major upgrade, with enhanced non-destructive retouching, 64-bit processing support, the ability to make corrections localized to a specific area of an image, improved organizational tools, multiple monitor support, and much more.
- Announcement: Google Calendar CalDAV support Google announced Google Calendar CalDAV support, which means that you can now sync iCal 3 with Google Calendar without needing any other software.
- Review: iPhone 3G Robert Mohns's review of Apple's new iPhone 3G offers comparisons with the first iPhone, discussion of new features and enterprise support, a look at the new "ecosystem" Apple has built around the device, a screenshot and sample photo gallery and links for more information.
- Review: Amazon Kindle Our review of this unique wireless book/reader covers features, technology, Mac integration, available content, Amazon's publishing system and more, along with helpful links and tips. [Updated with new links, graphics and a few more details.]
- Review: Time Capsule Our detailed Time Capsule review includes a "Best Practices" section and lots of other tips, plus performance benchmarks, feature analysis and more.
- Review: MacBook Air Our MacBook Air review digs into details of its design, features, performance, compatibility and suitability for various customers. Includes benchmark test results.
- Review: Office 2008 Robert Mohns examines features, performance, compatibility and more in his detailed review.
- Leopard: Compatibility List Jan. 19, 2008: InstantPDF, LilyPond, Toast 7 added; 4D v11 SQL, Dymo Label and DiscPainter software, Nikon CaptureNX, Volume Logic updated..
- Leopard: FAQ essential info, including data-loss bugs
- Leopard: Finder Data-Loss Bug Updated with new notes on possible locations for the bug (and consequent implications), plus warning about potential for problems in Finder automation scripts.
- Leopard: Internet Applications Here's our second Leopard special report, covering the new versions of Apple's Internet applications: Mail, Safari and iChat, as well as "download tagging."
- Leopard: Detailed First Look Here's our in-depth look at the core of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, focussing first on its new Finder, user interface changes, security and technical innovations.
- Review: iPod Touch Here's our full iPod Touch review, complete with screenshots, photos and an extensive set of links to related information. [Added new display tests.]
- Review: SoftRAID We dig into the technology and benefits of RAID storage systems, along with a number of issues involved, as we review SoftRAID, the leading application for configuring these systems on the Mac.
- Review: VMware Fusion We delve into the details of VMware's new virtualization system for the Mac with some hands-on testing.
- Review: iPhone We have a detailed review of the iPhone from Robert Mohns, covering its revolutionary user interface, design, capabilities, limitations and shortcomings. We include a long list of related links, as well.
- Review: MacBook Pro 15" (LED) We've added some benchmark results charts (with more to come later) in a thorough review of Apple's latest laptop from Robert Mohns, covering technical advances, the overall experience, and an audio quality issue.
- Review: Apple TV We have updated our in-depth Apple TV review from Robert Mohns, who covers set-up, features, performance, compatibility, omissions, hacking, competition and the overall experience and value, with links to more resources.
- Review: AirPort 802.11n Base Station We have added a few more notes on Ethernet and Airport Disk performance to our comprehensive examination of Apple's new wireless base station (complete with benchmark test results.
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