Archive for February 12th, 2010
Average iPhone Consumer Data Usage Pegged at Five Times That of BlackBerry
News| No Comments »Consumer Reports announced this week the results of a study it commissioned assessing the monthly data usage for customers of Apple’s iPhone and other smartphones. The data, obtained from over 1,000 consumer accounts linked to online bill an…
Microsoft Set to Demonstrate Windows Mobile 7 Next Week
News| No Comments »Bloomberg BusinessWeek and The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) report that Microsoft is set to demonstrate its next-generation smartphone software, to be known as Windows Mobile 7 or Windows Phone, at next week’s Mobile World Congress in …
Macgamestore.com Releases Shutter Island Mac Game
News| No Comments »Macgamestore.com today announces Shutter Island on its web site. Shutter Island is a casual game based on the upcoming feature film “Shutter Island” by Paramount Pictures. The game is published by Merscom. The Shutter Island game is a hidden objects game where players take on the role of a U.S. Marshal as they attempt to locate patients that have escaped Ashecliffe during a recent hurricane. Shutter Island offers immersive gameplay that pulls you into the secluded, 1950′s mental institution.
How to use Facebook Chat with iChat
News| No Comments »First, find your Facebook username by going to http://www.facebook.com/your_user/. Next, Open iChat, then select iChat » Preferences and click on the Accounts tab.
Click on the + (plus) sign to add a new account, with these settings:
- Account Type is Jabber Account
- Account name is your_user@chat.facebook.com, and enter your password
- Click the drop-down arrow to reveal Server options. Enter chat.facebook.com as the server name.
- Enter 5222 as the port and click Done.
Click Done again, and you are good to go.
Convert Numbers sheets into Keynote slides via AppleScript
News| No Comments »I wrote an AppleScript to copy all the tables and data from a Numbers document into a Keynote document. Each sheet becomes on slide on Keynote. Here’s the code:
Hide ScreenFlow icons while recording
News| No Comments »One of my most-used tools is Telestream’s ScreenFlow. I use it for everything from the occasional Macworld Videos that I create to recording small ‘how to’ movies for use both here and on the Macworld site. I’ve even used it to record how-to videos for family – it’s often quicker to do that than it would be to create a complex email explaining the steps.
One thing that bothered me about ScreenFlow, though, was that its icon appeared in the Dock whenever I recorded a movie. (Its helper app icon also appeared in the menu bar, but that didn’t bother me as much.) Today, after finally reading the help files (yea, I know, RTFM!), I discovered that it’s trivial to hide both icons, if desired. For others who haven’t read help, here’s the simple fix…
To hide the Dock icon, just make sure the ‘Launch ScreenFlow Helper at user login’ option is enabled in the General tab of…
Camera Dialer introduced 1.0 for iPhone – Accurately Dial Any Number
News| No Comments »Miami-based GP Imports today introduces Camera Dialer 1.0, their new point and click photo dialer for iPhone devices. Designed specifically to leverage the iPhone’s unique capabilities and touch interface, Camera Dialer takes advantage of the devices camera view to make a phone call – without typing the number. Simply center the phone number in the app’s green box that appears in the camera view. Hold still and it will then automatically dial the number without any further user interaction.
CAZE announces Jade Shine Swarovski case for iPhone
News| No Comments »CAZE today announced their Jade Shine Swarovski case, a premium version of its Jade Shine See-Thru for iPhone 3G and 3GS. JADE Shine is the world’s first Anti-Interference See-Thru iPhone case which is available in 4 fashionable colors: Green, Silver, Purple and Rose Gold. It has an ultra-thin wall thickness and plated with an Anti-Interference translucent coating. The premium versions add more than 50 Swarovski crystals around the logo hole of the case.
iPad Cited in Huge Spike in New App Store Application Development
News| No Comments »Mobile analytics firm Flurry today released a report revealing trends seen in its user data for the month of January. Among the more interesting developments discussed in the report was a nearly three-fold surge of new App Store applications…
IntelliScanner mini: Double the Memory – 70% Greater Battery Life
News| No Comments »IntelliScanner Corporation today introduced IntelliScanner mini 250, the latest scanner for organizing everything at home on PC and Mac. The smart scanner and software bundle uses barcode technology to automatically identify, organize, and share household collections and items like movies, wine, books, and comics. Organize everything with the smart barcode scanner for the home. Enhanced for 2010 with double the memory and 70% greater battery life.
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