10.5.2 finally released - dozens rejoice
For those of you living under a rock or who have been disconnected from the internet for the last 12 hours: Apple has finally released 10.5.2, which contains all of the goodness seen here on BGM a few weeks ago.
Enjoy!
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Another reason I want to smash my iPhone
After finally getting my Christmas present installed (an Avic D3 head unit), I’ve discovered that the iphone doesn’t support sending Contact data via Bluetooth. Sure it connects and pairs and the call works like a champ, but I can’t see who’s calling or initiate a call from the touchscreen of the stereo itself.
This means that [...]
Springlets - iPhone home screen applets
A very cool idea, well implemented.
Springlets (visit from your iPhone) are home screen icons that prompt you for input. Some of the options include:
Wikipedia search
Google ‘I feel lucky’ search
IMDB search
A ‘text site’ proxy that will display a site sans images, to speed things up
and without a doubt the handiest -
speed dial - which lets [...]
Freeverse Releases Neon Tango, an Original Retro Shooter for the Mac
Freeverse proudly announces the immediate availability of Neon Tango, an original game for the Mac. Neon Tango is a psychedelic arcade shooter with thrilling action, eye-popping visuals, and a spoonful of retro sprinkled on top. Conceived with a gorgeous minimalism, Neon Tango licks the shoot-em-up genre down to its chewy abstract center. Each arcade-packed wave offers a brand new way to play, thanks to unique enemies and clever levels.
Entourage 2008 features in-depth
Over on the Microsoft Technet blog, there is a pretty comprehensive overview of what’s new in Entourage 2008.
While my first-hand experiences with Entourage in an Exchange 2003 environment have been less than happy, I grudgingly admit that some of the Exchange 2007 features could turn out to be useful. However, Microsoft’s insistence that simply by [...]
DropDownloadURL 1.0 Released
Limit Point Software announces DropDownloadURL 1.0. DropDownloadURL is a utility for batch downloading and aggregating resources from a single URL. All resources such as images, movies, PDFs, software archives, music, etc. from a given page will be downloaded and subsequently organized into subfolders based on their file extension.
Classic Baby Tradition Goes High-Tech
Leveractive, LLC has released Nursery Rhymes, the latest title in it’s award-winning Giggles Computer Funtime For Baby(TM) software series for babies 6-to-24 months. This new title, which will be shipping by the end of March 2008 and available for both PC and Mac, will provide parents with a unique new way to lovingly share these historic tales with their children. Nursery Rhymes is being debuted at the American International Toy Fair in NYC on February 17-20, 2008 in booth #6224.
SFBags unveils new hardcase for the Macbook line, including Air
If you are a fan of stylish laptops bags and have a few extra dollars left after purchasing an Air, you might want to check out the latest offering from SFBags.
They’ve recently unveiled a svelte, new HardCase with custom sizes for Apple’s new MacBook Air, both sizes of MacBook Pro, and the MacBook. The [...]
16gb iPhone still overshadowed by the 32gb Touch
A few months ago, I wrote about the lack of a 16gb iPhone to match the (at that time) new iPod Touch. Today, Apple buckled to pressure from my tens of rabid fans and decided to capitulate by announcing the addition of a 16gb model, priced at $499 USD to join the 8gb $399 model.
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Hyperbolic Software updates Tidy Up!
Hyperbolic Software is delighted to announce Tidy Up! 1.3.3, the latest version of their highly acclaimed disk, file and folder processing utility for Mac OS X. Tidy Up! can easily find duplicate files and packages using any criteria. Search by content, type, creator, extension, date modified, date created, name, label, visibility, the owner application and more. Version 1.3.3 adds compatibility with iTunes 7.6, the addition of three new task filters for the creation of smart baskets and more.
