SearchI’ve had my iPhone for about 3 weeks now and I talk discuss the pros/cons and overall thoughts on the phone. I also take a look at Installer.app for hacking the phone and share what’s new in the v1.1.1 update released this week and what is missing from the update as well.
Music this week is “Better Than Me” by Hinder.
I discuss what I deem to be important changes made to the iLife suit with this release, mainly focusing on the redesigned iMovie and updates to iPhoto as well. Music this week is “Teenagers” by My Chemical Romance.
AppFresh is a new application available that lets you easily keep track of the updates available for all your applications on your Mac. Nice interface and it integrates with IUseThis.com too! Features will certainly be added as it’s still in development, but very promising and useful little app all the same.
Download AppFresh here.
Read about Pixelmator here.
Joost is a new application for Mac and PC that allows you to watch the TV programs you want, the way you want it, on your computer. With a super cool interface and instant playback, the Joost beta shows amazing potential for taking it’s place as my TV solution. Listen in to the review here.
Read more about Joost and how to get an invite here.
View some screenshots here.
Be sure to participate in the discussion in the Message Boards as well.
I’ve been asked to compare some features found in the three popular solutions for running Windows on a Mac, so here is that episode.
Boot Camp is Apple’s own implementation allowing you to either use your computer as a Mac, or turn it off and restart and use it as a Windows PC. Disadvantages include security threats as well as lack of ease of use. Advantage would be playing games at full speed on Windows.
Parallels is a Mac application that allows you to run Windows and any Windows applications on your Mac. It is feature rich including drag-n-drop from Windows and Mac apps, full mouse and keyboard support, iSight support, and the super cool cohernce mode. You can even configure Parallels so that the Windows applications show up in your dock and in Spotlight results. Makes it super easy for me to launch Internet Explorer!
CrossOver is from CodeWeavers and is the smaller utiltiy out of the bunch. While the previous two require a full version of Windows, CrossOver fakes Windows applications into believing that they are running on Windows. Because of this approach, some applications have limited functionaly or refuse to work at all. An example would be Internet Explorer. I was asked which approach would be better for web development. Parallels is best in my opinion because IE6 and IE7 both work, can be just a window, and you can continue to work on the website on your Mac. Boot Camp would require you to restart to preview your work and CrossOver has a few minor issues with IE6 and doesn’t support IE7 at all.
Be sure to check out the discussion about this episode in the Mac Fanatic Message Boards here.
I also mentioned a previous post about using DVD Shrink on a Mac, using CrossOver. You can read there here.
Read more about Boot Camp here.
Read more about Parallels here.
Read more about CrossOver here.
In this episode I take a look at Coda, the new integrated web development application created by Panic Software. Coda was created as an application to help web developers streamline their workflow by letting you edit and preview CSS and text files, search documenation, and manage file revisions with a built-in FTP tool.
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Download Coda here.
In this episode I discuss three applications that will allow you to take back control of your Mac and clean house. AppZapper and CleanApp will both help remove installed applications and CleanApp takes it several steps farther by running maintenance scripts and more. OnyX is designed for maintenance and tweaking advanced system options. With this arsenal of apps, your Mac will be running smoothly again in no time. A great way to clean up lost hard drive space.
Download AppZapper here.
Download CleanApp here.
Download OnyX here.
RapidWeaver is a website creation and management application designed exclusively for the Mac. It has been around far longer than the current competitors, iWeb and Sandvox, and is an elegant and fun way to start a website. RapidWeaver gives you the power to blog, podcast, share photos, movies, and files, keep in touch, and exercise your creative freedom. With plenty of beautiful themes and innovative plugins adding awesome features, RapidWeaver is the mature solution to creating and maintaining websites on your Mac.
Download RapidWeaver here.
Be sure to enter to win one of three copies of RapidWeaver on the site here.
RapidWeaver 3.6 should be released early this summer. Check out the RealMac blog for updates on new features and release status.
I have reviewed both of these applications in the past. However, both of these apps deserve a second look because the feature set has changed so much. In the case of Schoolhouse, the app went from being adequate to a full-fledged class management application that I cannot function without. Journler has matured over time, but remains an application that I admire, but yet do not use to its full potential.
You can download Schoolhouse 2 here.
You can download Journler 2.5 here.
Listen to the previous review of Schoolhouse 1 here.
Listen to a previous review covering Journler here.
SmartBackup is by far the best backup solution I’ve found for normal backups. The software is a lot like syncing your iPod. The first time you sync your backup, it will take awhile to put everything in the backup. However, subsequent backups take very little time and yet you always have your latest files. There are a lot of options to tweak for saving space and time and recovery is easy. Check out this app today!
Download SmartBackup here.
If you like this software, consider entering the Mac Fanatic Software Giveaway. Contest runs from April 23 until June 1. Read more details here.
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