If this is true - holy crap!
Macrumors: “Unique to this source, however, is the report that the iPhone would
come with GPS, Video Conferencing and Mobile TV functionality.”
“It’s official. HBO content just entered the digital halls of iTunes
with variable pricing. Episodes of Rome and The Sopranos pop for $2.99
while The Wire and Sex and the City (yes the complete series) go for
the iTunes “standard” pricing of $1.99. We just fired-up iTunes and
confirmed it just like the rumor predicted. With Apple backing down from its strict,
flat-rate pricing policy, don’t be surprised to see additional content
from previously iTunes-shy providers arriving in succession.
Update: Deadwood ($2.99) and Flight of the Conchords ($1.99) are also available with “much more” apparently in the works.”
“Web site Mac OS X Hints details how to create an iTunes audiobook
(i.e., an M4B audio file) from any text in just a couple of clicks. The
process involves installing a new service to your Services menu, then
selecting your to-be-audiobooked text and choosing AppName ->
Services -> Speak to iTunes Audiobook. When the conversion is
complete, the resulting audio file is automatically imported to iTunes
in the Audiobooks section. The service uses the new Alex voice in
Leopard, and the results are actually very listenable.”
“Here’s a little story for you: An Apple Store employee had a party in
her apartment. A couple weeks later her place was cleared out to the
tune of about $5,000 worth of electronics, including her new Mac. Days
later, a friend sees that she’s online and alerts the Mac’s rightful
owner. Since she was running Leopard with Back to My Mac,
owner-girl logged in remotely and activated Photo Booth via the
screen-share function. And what do you know, it turned out that the
thieves were some “friends” who were at the party a few weeks back. She
took the photos to the cops and — voila — busted! The thieves, Edmon
Shahikian, 23, and Ian Frias, 20, both of the Bronx, have been charged
with second-degree burglary and fourth-degree criminal possession of
stolen property. Go go crafty nerdy girl!”
[Via TUAW]
“Mac OS X only: Free, open source application PandoraBoy pulls the
popular streaming internet radio site Pandora out of your browser and
integrates it with your Mac desktop. With features like global hotkeys,
support for your Apple Remote, and even integration with Growl,
PandoraBoy looks to be the ultimate Pandora companion for OS X.
PandoraBoy is free, Mac OS X only. Windows users looking for a similar
solution, check out PandoraBrowse or our bevy of other ways to get more from Pandora.
“Looks like our parent company NBC has brushed aside iTunes for its
online iPhone viewing, and gone directly to the people. If you navigate
to NBC.com on your iPhone’s Safari browser, you can now watch full episodes of 30 Rock and The Office using the iPhone’s QuickTime player. How does it look? We tested it over Wi-Fi and the dog-slow EDGE network on our iPhone.”
Free wifi at Starbucks, which are everywhere…
“We’re not exactly sure what was going on with that whole on-again / off-again love affair with iPhones having gratis access to AT&T WiFi hotspots,
but we’re content with letting bygones be bygones. On the slightly
tweaked iPhone “Plans” page, the carrier now lists “Access to AT&T
WiFi hotspots” as an included feature along with call forwarding, 3-way
calling and Caller ID. Sure, it’s not a bona fide press release, but
same difference, right?”
[Via MacRumors]
“Mac
OS X only: Freeware application RapidoSerial stores and secures your
software licenses in an easy-to-access database. When you dig into your
pocketbook to pay for a great software package, the last thing you want
to do is lose the license key you purchased. RapidoSerial aims to make
sure that you don’t. For a web-based alternative, check out previously mentioned Keyfiler. If you’ve already got a tried-and-true method for storing your software licenses, let’s hear it in the comments.”
“VMware makes the first beta of Fusion 2.0 available to download and try for free.
The next generation Windows-on-Mac virtualization software includes
support for multiple displays (up to 10!), better printer drivers,
networking, and USB support, and improvements to Unity (which runs
Windows applications integrated within OS X). The beta is a free
download for brave testers only—here are the release notes.”
“Every Mac comes with a long, bulky power cord and a small 2-prong
nub. You can interchange them, but both are far from optimal for travel
and field work (i.e. conference/convention blogging).
Here’s my fix: use a power cord from a Sony PlayStation. There are
other cords that will also fit into the Mac power brick, but the
PlayStation cord is easy to find. Where the Mac power cord is too thick
to easily coil or toss in a bag — and has a ground prong so it’s
limited to those types of AC outlets — the PlayStation cord is
ostensibly perfect. It fits into the Mac power brick, coils up nice and
small and has two prongs. Plus, you can leave your giant Mac cord at
your desk back home and don’t have to deal with dust bunnies every time
you get ready to go out the door. I always keep one PlayStation cable
stashed in my bag, so I only have to transfer the brick to the bag.
This trick’s good for any Mac laptop from the last 4-5 years, I’d
guess, if not longer. In the last four years, I’ve used it on a 12 inch
PowerBook, 13 inch MacBook, MacBook air and 2 MacBook pros. There used
to be a video game where you had to fit shapes into brackets before an
entire rig blows up. Can’t remember what it’s called, but that mindset
is kind of how I first recognized the shape on the Mac plug.”
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