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Apple Seeds New GM Build of iOS 4.2 for iPad

rorypiper — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 03:40:06 +0000

So, you may have heard that there have been some WiFi issues with the latest build of iOS 4.2 on the iPad. Well, Apple has quietly responded, by releasing a new build of iOS 4.2 for iPad. It, apparently, fixes these issues.

So, this means we have to wait just a bit longer for iOS 4.2 to go public, but we’re better off, if this serious bug gets worked out. iOS 4.2 isn’t really a big deal for iPhone and iPod Touch, but it brings Folders, Multitasking and more IOS4 features to the iPad, for the first time.

Apple Update iTunes to 10.1

rorypiper — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 03:21:06 +0000

Apple has released version 10.1 of it’s popular media client, iTunes. This latest update brings a few fixes, as well as compatibility for the upcoming iOS 4.2. It is available now via Software Update, or the iTunes download page.

What’s new in iTunes 10.1:

Use AirPlay to instantly and wirelessly stream videos from iTunes to the all-new Apple TV.
Sync with your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 4.2.
Provides a number of important stability and performance improvements.

The release of iTunes 10.1 today, brings the release of iOS 4.2 even closer! Stay tuned!

Apple Releases New iPad Commercial – iPad Is Electric [Video]

Dusty — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 13:07:54 +0000

Apple has released its latest iPad commercial upon the world called “iPad is Electric”.

From watching movies on its brilliant 9.7 inch screen to plugging in your guitar and jamming out, iPad can be just about anything. Go to apple.com/iPad to learn more.

iOS 4.2 GM Released To Developers. Public Release Soon!

Dusty — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 04:46:29 +0000

Apple is now allowing access to Xcode and iOS 4.2 SDK GM Seed, build 10M2423, and firmware build 8C134. Registered developers can head over to the Apple iPhone Dev Center to download. The final version of iOS 4.2 is expected to be available sometime this November.

WARNING: If you jailbreak/unlock your iPhone, DO NOT UPDATE right away. iOS 4.2 cannot be jailbroken properly yet, and the baseband that comes with it cannot be unlocked yet. Just be patient, and wait for the tools to be updated. The iPhone Dev Team will have an update for us, shortly after iOS 4.2 is public, and then we’ll know where we stand.

As always, make sure you back up your iDevices SHSH blobs! Follow the guide below using TinyUmbrella:

How To: Save Your SHSH Blobs with Tiny Umbrella v4.1.2

Useful Apps: VoodooPad and VP Reader by Flying Meat

Dusty — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 20:20:09 +0000

Sometimes I can remember the most obscure detail from the remote past. Sometimes I can’t remember what I was doing yesterday. How do I remember all the insignificant trivia that I need to do my job or use my computer?

VoodooPad by Flying Meat is a notepad with hierarchy, links, search, relationship, and paste capabilities. You can record web links in a context that you will remember why you saved it in the first place. Maybe add a reminder why. The coolest part is it is completely unstructured. You don’t have to organize your thoughts to save it. You just dump it onto a page as if your were creating a webpage or using a private wiki. You can paste in parts of web pages (from Grab.app) or spreadsheets or documents or parts of PDFs. Supposedly you can import whole documents, but I don’t.

It works on a Mac. And you can replicate all your data on your iPhone with VP Reader in the App Store. So as you store important information, you can look it up on the phone when you are away from your mac. The export to iPhone only works via WiFi.

Turn on WiFi on your Mac and iPhone
You open VP Reader on the iPhone and press “Sync”
In VoodooPad on the Mac you “File,” “Export Document,” and “Export to iPhone”
VoodooPad “sees” VP Reader and you hit the Export Button.

Right now, you can’t edit on the iPhone. But you can write notes and then cut and paste them into VoodooPad when you are back at the Mac.

What do I use it for?

How do I login to my health benefits and check Explanation of Benefits?
What is the office phone list?
What books did I mean to read?
Tips on writing a good resume.
What CDs did I loan to my kids and never got back?
Who did that video on LinkTV that I liked?
How do I change the path on my Mac?
How do I cpio directories?
How do I login to this WordPress and write this article?

And I have to admit, I still can’t remember why I saved half this stuff.

The folks at Flying Meat have added the ability to sync your documents (the whole hierarchy) between your Macs using MobileMe or any WebDAV server. And you can publish your whole hierarchy on your MobileMe or another web server and make it available to anyone via a web browser. Not smart if you don’t want people to see your Explanation of Benefits. But if you wanted to use it to distribute reference information to your workgroup, or if you wanted to access the data from a non-Mac computer it is a great feature. Supposedly you can serve the web page with your MobileMe password as security. But it takes some extra steps so don’t do the publishing thing if you are planning to keep private information.

I have been using this for so long, I can’t imagine functioning without it. Now if I could only find an app that will help me forget pesky memories….

iPhone Version of VLC Player Now Available On App Store

Dusty — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 12:45:39 +0000

The moment you’ve all been waiting for, VLC Media Player is now available in the iTunes App Store as an iPhone application and free. “VLC is a free and open source multimedia player. It reads almost every video file, yet it’s very powerful and simple to use.” (iPad users read here).

VLC features:

Runs on the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and the recent iPod touches
You can now delete files from the application, without having to go through iTunes
Many more extensions are being recognized.
Much faster decoding thanks to assembly optimizations

App Reviews: Angry Birds Halloween, Samurai II: Vengeance, Zombiebooth: 3D Zombifier & More!

Dusty — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 15:29:27 +0000

This week many of the greatest apps on the App Store got an update, plus new versions were released too. With Halloween around the corner, developers are focusing on a scary theme.

Lets start with everybody’s favourite app, Angry Birds.

Rovio released a Halloween theme based Angry Birds that’s not an update but a separate app. Everything is pretty much the same except the background is a bit changed with spooky music. This is available for both iPhone and iPod Touch, and an HD version is also available for iPad.

You can check it out on the iTunes for $0.99.

Next we have is the sequel to the amazing game, Samurai: Way of the Warrior, and this one is called Samurai II: Vengeance – MADFINGER

If you’ve played the last version of this game, you’d probably know that it required only one finger, but things are a bit different now as the new version has a few buttons. Personally, I like the graphics and gameplay on this one but i miss the one finger slashing with bloody rage, and slashing the enemy in half like cutting an apple. Oh well…I guess that’s the way it is now. I recommend you trying this game out on iTunes for $2.99, believe me, it’s definitely worth it.

This one gave me the chills… literally! ZombieBooth: 3D Zombifier has got to be the scariest and most bone chilling app I have ever tried. Perhaps it’s just me or this is one scaaaaarrryyyyyy app.

Basically you put up a picture of you or anyone of your friends, and this automatically edits the picture into the scariest thing you can imagine. Plus the 3D effect makes your picture a video. The picture would automatically move, blink and make scary sounds, and if you touch the screen, it will nibble off your finger.

If you have a heart condition, this app is not for you. You were WARNED. Try it out for $0.99

This epic little app is not all scary, but it can be if you put a mustache on your wife, or maybe a Mohawk on your grandma. Barbershop has got to be the best *hairy* app I’ve tried so far. Using barbershop, you can put mustaches, weird hairdos, or epic beard, all for $0.99

A free version is available too called, Barbershop Freecuts, but it has less hairdos and other hairy stuff.

Hairstylez is the Female versi0n of barbershop. Try it out if you’re a chick but that doesn’t mean you Guy-chicks can’t try this $1.99 especially for you, no bargain, no refund!

Leave us your thoughts below. What’s your favourite app on the list or in the App Store?

Apple “Back to the Mac” Keynote Event Video Stream Now Online

Dusty — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 12:49:12 +0000

In case you missed Apple’s live stream of their “Back to the Mac” Keynote event, you’ll be glad to know Apple has posted a quicktime video stream on Apple.com. Click here to watch.

FaceTime Comes to Mac!

rorypiper — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 22:59:40 +0000

Well, we knew it wouldn’t be long before FaceTime came to our desktops. Today Apple announced FaceTime for Mac. FaceTime is the innovative new video chat, that they introduced on the iPhone 4, then more recently in the new iPod Touch. Now we can video chat between our mobile devices and our Mac computers.

Apple has released a public beta of FaceTime for Mac. I had the chance to give it a try, and it actually works very well, for a beta release. You simply sign in with your Apple ID (same thing you use to sign into iTunes), and then you’re ready to video chat. It automatically adds all the contacts from your address book, so you just select who you want to FaceTime with, from the list. I did a simple test, calling myself. It worked great over WiFi, and if you have your device jailbroken, you can FaceTime with a Mac, over 3G.

If you want to try out FaceTime for Mac, go here to find out more and to download the beta.

iLife ’11 Available Now!

rorypiper — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 22:42:48 +0000

Apple’s iLife suite of software is one of the things that really makes a Mac what it is. The robust, user friendly software makes overwhelming projects seem incredibly simple. In Apple’s press event today, they announced and released the latest version, iLife ’11.

There are tonnes of new features in every part of the new iLife. Here is a brief over view:

iPhoto

The best way to see, organize, and share your photos on a Mac.

Enjoy stunning new full screen views for Faces, Places, Events and Albums.
Email photos using one of eight beautiful Apple-designed themes.
Share photos with your Facebook friends and see their comments right in iPhoto.
Completely new approach to creating pro-quality books and cards.
Create new letterpress photo cards that look and feel beautiful.
Choose one of 12 slideshow themes that showcase your photos in full screen.

iMovie

Turn your home video into a movie masterpiece.

Make fun Hollywood-style movie trailers in just a few clicks.
Create the perfect soundtrack with easy-to-use audio editing controls.
Apply visual effects such as slow motion, a dream haze, and more with one click.
Quickly find the clips you need with People Finder.
Turn your video into a broadcast news or sports segment just like those on TV.
Publish your movies on Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo, CNN iReport, and more.

Garageband

GarageBand gives you everything you need to create a great-sounding song.

Tighten the timing of your recordings with Flex Time.
Match the rhythm of all tracks with one single track using Groove Matching.
Re-create the sound of legendary guitar rigs and pedals using new guitar amps and effects.
Learn to play piano or guitar at your own pace. And see how accurately you’ve performed with “How Did I Play?”

the new iLife ’11 is available in the Apple Online store now, for $49 (USD). Unfortunately, it is not available, via software download, so you’ll have to wait for the DVD install disc to come to your house.