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Yearly Archives: 2007, 2008

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Apple ProRes QuickTime Decoder 1.0 for Mac and Windows

5 hours ago

Filed under: Multimedia, Software Update Earlier tonight we saw the release of the ProRes Decoder tool for QuickTime. According to Apple, this tool will allow QuickTime to play Apple ProRes files, using the codec that …

Tagged: downloads, mac, software, update, tool, quicktime, prores

My favorite iPhone apps: Jason's picks

7 hours ago

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, iPhone, App Store Picking my favorite iPhone apps was pretty straightforward. I went with three apps that save me time. The first one wows me because using it sort of feels like magic …

Tagged: iphone, netnewswire, omnifocus, shazam, evernote, app store, appstore

2Chicks1Mac: iTunes Rentals -- Hot or Not?

8 hours ago

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Humor Christina Warren. Erica Sadun. Two Women. Two Opinions. One love of all things Macintosh. This week, we take on iTunes rentals. Are they the next best thing or a waste of your …

Tagged: two girls one mac, 2g1m, twogirlsonemac

Mac 101: Dealing without iCards

9 hours ago

Filed under: Odds and ends, .Mac, Mac 101 Apple has posted a nifty tip for Mail users who miss the discontinued iCards feature from .Mac: You can use Mail stationery to create an attractive card-like message with your …

Tagged: greeting cards, mail, dotmac, substitute, icards, greetingcards, mobileme

One-day deal on WD 250GB portable drive

10 hours ago

Filed under: Deals Got some data cleanup plans for the Labor Day weekend? I know I do -- there are scads of vacation pictures, silly videos and MP3s that have got to get gone from my laptop hard drive and onto some …

Tagged: amazon, deals, hard drive, harddrive