Promising prospect: Perian

Over the years , Apple ’s QuickTime software package has become more and more various , tolerate many more formats today than it did just a few years ago . And thanks to Telestream ’s now - free Flip4Mac plug - in , you’re able to even view Indian file in Windows Media data format ( Windows Media 9 or originally , at least ) . But there are still formats QuickTime does n’t support ....

October 15, 2006 · 2 min · 392 words · Cheryl Valentine

Add AppleScript support to Preview

AppleScript is one of those technologies that has awing potential difference , but seems to be “ not quite there yet ” in many ways . The basic problem is that patronize AppleScript is up to the program program ’s authors , not the atomic number 76 . So in club for an program to be scriptable , the developers must allow the support for it . As a solvent , we wind up with many apps that wo n’t verbalise a word of AppleScript — Quicken , for instance ....

October 12, 2006 · 4 min · 649 words · Steven Shannon

Script Debugger 4.0

When Apple was touting Automator as part of the O X 10.4 Tiger upgrade , some people wondered whether AppleScript would be needed any longer . Now that we ’ve attend Automator , AppleScript may be needed more than ever . There are holes in the mode Automator works for those applications that support it , and there are plenty of applications that do n’t support Automator at all ....

October 12, 2006 · 5 min · 928 words · Stephanie Haynes

Better iPhoto keywords

One of iPhoto ’s most useful — but underused — features is keywords . Once you ’ve arrogate keywords to photos , you could quickly find , for example , all photos include Uncle Dave , all photos of work colleagues , or all photos from your Hawaii vacations . If you oft require to find particular types of impression , you could set up Smart Albums that utilize keywords as criteria ....

October 11, 2006 · 6 min · 1252 words · Emily Bowman

ICANN: We can’t shut down Spamhaus

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ( ICANN ) , said in a statement Wednesday that it does not have the power or authority to comply with a proposed motor hotel order that it suspend the Internet service of the Spamhaus Project . Spamhaus is a volunteer - unravel antispam service . In a proposed order last Friday , Judge Charles Kocoras of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois called on the organizations responsible for for registering the Spamhaus....

October 11, 2006 · 2 min · 321 words · Tasha Foster

Speed up Dashboard

Depending on who you talk to , OS X 10.4 ’s Dashboard is either an insanely keen feature or a tremendous waster of CPU power and screen real estate … OK , so perchance there ’s a center ground , too . If you fall into the “ great feature ” camp , and enjoy the corking motley of doodad that Dashboard has made possible , today ’s tip just might make your Dashboard experience a morsel quicker ....

October 11, 2006 · 3 min · 607 words · Stephen Rice

What you need to know about stock options, backdating

In recent months , the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has been bet at the stock - options practices of more than 100 companies . A kind of applied science marketer , include Apple , Comverse Technology , Foundry Networks , Intuit , McAfee , Progress Software and Quest Software , have been conducting internal reviews and respond to SEC inquiries about the practice . Just last month , the former CEO of Comverse Technology was arrest in Namibia on charge related to lineage - option backdating ....

October 11, 2006 · 4 min · 656 words · Tiffany Nelson

Seagate Pushbutton Backup Hard Drive 750GB

Backing up has always been one of those abominable yet necessary undertaking that makes keep an eye on blusher dry seem interesting . This may all change next year when Apple release its dazzling Time Machine accompaniment utility . But even then , you ’ll likely still need ample room on a separate driving for lay in your data . Although it wo n’t make backing up any less dull , the Seagate Pushbutton Backup External Hard Drive 750 GB offers a hefty amount of store in a small desktop package ....

October 10, 2006 · 4 min · 740 words · Corey Johnston

What Nova’s price tells us about iTunes’ future

The Public Broadcasting System became the modish television web to offer its television receiver shows for sales event via the iTunes Store on Tuesday . That ’s for certain news , though barely a development of the earth - shaking mixture — it seems like the roll of TV capacity uncommitted through iTunes grow by the week . Whatisinteresting , however , is the cost set for one of PBS ’ iTunes offerings ....

October 10, 2006 · 3 min · 615 words · Laura Smith

Disabling Dashboard and Expose

I can not imagine living in a globe without Exposé . Introduced as part of Panther three years ago , Exposé have you sort through the clutter of open window with just the tactual sensation of a push button . Want to see every windowpane you have unresolved at once ? Just press a fundamental — F9 by default — and Exposé shrivel all those window so that they fit on your screen , making it easy to find that e - mail or Web Thomas Nelson Page you ’re looking for ....

October 9, 2006 · 3 min · 505 words · Zachary Palmer

Google’s official blog gets hacked

A hacker broke intoGoogle ’s main functionary blogand posted a fictive substance on Saturday , saying that the company had decide to cancel a joint project with eBay . The intrusion check off the 2nd time this year that Google ’s official blog has fallen into unauthorised hand . In March , Google staffers erase the so - call Google Blog by misapprehension and someone briefly assume control of the WWW savoir-faire ....

October 9, 2006 · 3 min · 569 words · Corey Roberts

4-Sight Fax v7 released, now a Universal binary

After a public beta testing menses first herald in August , Soft Solutions has released4 - Sight Fax version 7 , an update version of its Mac OS cristal - based fax waiter software . Pricing variegate on the size of the licence , but start at $ 575 . With 4 - pile Fax Server installed on a networked Mac that ’s equip with a fax modem , user from anywhere on the meshing can send facsimile without needing a modem of their own connected to an outside line ....

October 8, 2006 · 2 min · 366 words · Brian Ruiz

Google, YouTube sign video music deals with big labels

Several recording companies signed deals with YouTube and Google for displaying euphony videos online , in moves that could avoid the type of copyright infringement litigation that has dogged the digital music industry . On Monday , Sony BMG Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group both signed hand with Google to admit their euphony videos on the Google Video World Wide Web web site . net user can ascertain the TV for spare and Google and the platter party will share revenue from advertising ....

October 8, 2006 · 4 min · 644 words · Julie Morrison