Posted by: Chris Barylick
Date: Tuesday, August 18th, 2009, 13:30
Category: News
Apple on Tuesday iPhoto 8.1, the latest version of its image organization and editing application. The update, a 160.4 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes:
* Hardcover books can now be ordered in a new extra-large (10″ x13″) size.
* Includes three new book themes with travel-oriented designs: Tropical, Asian, Old World.
* A variety of new holiday greeting cards themes are now available.
The update can be installed via the direct link or located and installed via Mac OS X’s Software Update feature.
iPhoto 8.1 requires Mac OS X 10.5 or later to install and run.
Posted by: Chris Barylick
Date: Wednesday, August 12th, 2009, 04:30
Category: Software
On Wednesday, software company Delicious Monster released version 2.2 of the shareware favorite, Delicious Library. Delicious Monster allows Macs with webcams to scan the bar codes of any book, movie, music CD or video game, then creates an archive based on background information from the Internet. Additional features help keep the library organized and reseller’s tools allow for items to be quickly posted for sale online.
The new version, a 15.8 megabyte download, incorporates significant fixes and changes, the full list of which can be found here.
Delicious Library 2.2 retails for US$40 and requires Mac OS X 10.5 or later to install and run.
Posted by: Chris Barylick
Date: Tuesday, August 11th, 2009, 12:29
Category: News
On Tuesday, shareware developer Maintain released version 4.4.1 of Cocktail (Leopard Edition), Cocktail, the popular shareware utility program that allows for additional Mac OS X system tests.
The new version, a 1.9 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes:
* Addresses compatibility issues with Firefox 3.5.x and Flock 2.5.x web browsers
* Added clearing of the latest variants of the RSPlug (Jahlav) trojan horse
* Added Mac OS X 10.5.8 compatibility
* Other minor bug fixes and improvements.
* Updated Automator actions.
Cocktail 4.4.1 retails for a US$14.95 shareware registration fee and requires Mac OS X 10.5 or later to run.
Posted by: Chris Barylick
Date: Thursday, August 6th, 2009, 04:22
Category: Software
Late Wednesday, Apple released Mac OS X 10.5.8, the latest version of the Mac OS X operating system. The new version, which varies in size per its download, offers the following fixes and changes:
* Upgrades Safari to version 4.0.2.
* Improves the accuracy of full history search in Safari 4.
* Resolves an issue in which certain resolutions might not appear in the Display pane in System Preferences.
* Dragging an Aperture image into Automator now invokes an Aperture action instead of incorrectly invoking an iPhoto action.
* Resolves an issue that could prevent importing of large photo and movie files from digital cameras.
* Improves overall Bluetooth reliability with external devices, USB webcams and printers.
* Addresses an issue that could cause extended startup times.
* Improves iCal reliability with MobileMe Sync and CalDav.
* Addresses data reliability issues with iDisk and MobileMe.
* Improves overall reliability with AFP.
* Improves overall reliability with Managed Client.
* Improves compatibility and reliability for joining AirPort networks.
* Improves Sync Service reliability.
* Includes additional RAW image support for several third-party cameras.
* Improves compatibility with some external USB hard drives.
* Includes latest security fixes.
The Mac OS X 10.5.7 update is available via Mac OS X’s built-in Software Update feature and is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Leopard. A combo updater, weighing in at a hefty 759 MB download, is also available for those upgrading from versions of Mac OS X 10.5.
If you’ve installed Mac OS X 10.5.8 and have any feedback to offer about it, let us know in the comments!
Posted by: Chris Barylick
Date: Friday, July 24th, 2009, 03:55
Category: Software
Late Thursday, Apple released its ProKit 5.0 update, an 18.1 megabyte download that improves general user interface reliability for Apple’s professional applications and is recommended for all users of Final Cut Studio, Final Cut Server, Final Cut Pro, Motion, Soundtrack Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Aperture, Final Cut Express HD, Soundtrack, Logic Pro and Logic Express.
The update requires Mac OS X 10.5 or later to install and run and can also be located and installed via Mac OS X’s Software Update feature.
Posted by: Chris Barylick
Date: Monday, July 20th, 2009, 03:11
Category: News, Software
You know, I haven’t heard of this, but it looks useful. Over the weekend, developer twocanoes.com released version 2.1.2 of Winclone, the company’s backup utility that allows users to make a quick clone of their Boot Camp partition as well as restore from that image. The new version, a two megabyte download, fixes a minor issue with quoting of gptfresh that caused issues at the end of restores.
Winclone 2.1.2 is available for free and requires an Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.5 or later to install and run.
If you’ve tried Winclone and have an opinion about it, let us know in the comments.
Posted by: Chris Barylick
Date: Tuesday, July 7th, 2009, 06:41
Category: Software
Video Lan Client, the nigh-indispensable open source media player for multiple audio and video formats (MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, Divx, ogg, etc.), has recently been updated to version 1.0. The new version, a 29 megabyte download (via MacUpdate), adds the following fixes and changes:
Mac OS X Interface:
* Completely reworked user interface (based upon works from GSoC 2008)
Playlist:
* WPL playlist support
* ZPL playlist support
Audio filters:
* Chorus/Flanger audio filter
VLC 1.0 requires Mac OS X 10.5 or later to run and is available as a free download.
Posted by: Chris Barylick
Date: Thursday, July 2nd, 2009, 04:18
Category: Mac
On Thursday, shareware developer Maintain released version 4.3.4 of Cocktail (Tiger Edition), Cocktail, the popular shareware utility program that allows for additional Mac OS X system tests.
The new version, a 1.9 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes:
- Added ability to reset home directory permissions and ACLs. (Disks – Permissions)
- Added “Enable unsupported network volumes” setting. (System – Time Machine)
- Added “Disable backup of system files” setting. (System – Time Machine)
- Added “Do not backup when disks are mounted” setting. (System – Time Machine)
- Added “Do not ask to use newly connected disks” setting. (System – Time Machine)
- Added “Animate background” setting. (System – Time Machine)
- Added ability to set Time Machine’s backup interval. (System – Time Machine)
- Added support for more network interfaces. (Network – Optimization)
- Added support for Safari 4.
- Added “Disable webpage previews” setting. (Interface – Safari)
- Other minor bug fixes and improvements.
- Updated Automator actions.
- Updated help files.
Cocktail 4.3.4 retails for a US$14.95 shareware registration fee and requires Mac OS X 10.5 or later to run.
Posted by: Chris Barylick
Date: Wednesday, July 1st, 2009, 02:17
Category: Mac, Software
Late Tuesday, Apple released version 8.0.4 of its iPhoto image organization and editing application. The new version, a 102.2 megabyte download, addresses a rarely encountered issue involving photos imported into a previous version that could affect overall stability, and corrects references to a few points of interest and location names that were labeled incorrectly.
The update can also be located and installed via Mac OS X’s Software Update feature.
iPhoto 8.0.4 requires Mac OS X 10.5 or later to install and run.
Posted by: Chris Barylick
Date: Tuesday, June 16th, 2009, 18:12
Category: Software
On Monday, Apple released Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 4 (a 158.3 megabyte download) and Java for Mac OS X 10.4 Release 9 (an 80.1 megabyte download). The two updates work to “deliver improved reliability, security and compatibility” and are available via Mac OS X’s Software Update feature.
The updates address previously reported exploits to Java that Sun Microsystems patched more than six months ago.
