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BitDepth#852 posted
17/09/12 22:13 Filed in: Website Updates
BitDepth#852, a look at the Apple-Samsung legal battle and its consequences for consumers, is posted here...
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BitDepth 840 posted
25/06/12 22:24 Filed in: Website Updates
BitDepth 805 posted
24/10/11 20:14 Filed in: Website Updates
BitDepth#805, some blunt reporting on UTT's tribute lecture for Steve Jobs, is posted here...
BitDepth 803 posted
10/10/11 21:58 Filed in: Website Updates
Last week, Steve Jobs died at 56. BitDepth 803 looks at why he mattered so much to technology.
BitDepth 792 posted
25/07/11 21:34 Filed in: Website Updates
BitDepth 792, a look at some of the challenges facing users planning to upgrade to Apple's new Lion OS, is posted here...
BitDepth 785 posted
06/06/11 23:33 Filed in: Website Updates
BitDepth#785, a look at the MacDefender Trojan Horse, is posted here...
BitDepth#766 posted
17/01/11 22:13 Filed in: Website Updates
BitDepth#766, a look at Apple's new Mac App Store, is posted here...
BitDepth 754 posted
25/10/10 21:49 Filed in: Website Updates
BitDepth #754, a look at Apple's new all SSD Macbook Air line of laptops is posted here...
BitDepth 752 posted
11/10/10 21:48 Filed in: Website Updates
BitDepth#752 marks the anniversaries of Mac OSX and the Laserwriter.
BitDepth 728 posted
26/04/10 22:02 Filed in: Website Updates
BitDepth 728, a look at the debate over Flash and the impasse between Apple and Adobe is posted here...
BitDepth 727 posted
19/04/10 20:59 Filed in: Website Updates
BitDepth 727, an up-close look at Apple's new iPad is posted here...
BitDepth 716 posted
01/02/10 23:12 Filed in: Website Updates
BitDepth 698 posted
22/09/09 09:33 Filed in: Website Updates
BitDepth 698, a look at the minimally noted new features of Apple's 10.6 OS release has been posted here...
More on Snow Leopard
22/09/09 09:26 Filed in: BitDepth+
You'll find four new fonts in your word processor's menus, but only one, Menlo is of any real use. That's the one that's supposed to crash Photoshop if you try to use it in that program.
Most of Apple's software in Snow Leopard runs in 64 bit mode by default, causing problems for users who add plug-ins (to Safari, for instance) that won't run in that mode. The solution is to select the icon of the application, select Get Info from the File menu and in the resulting info pane, click the "Open in 32 bit mode" checkbox.
Some mission-critical plug-ins are still AWOL for Mac OS 10.6, despite the aggressive updates being pushed out by most programmers. Widemail, which enables Outlook view in Apple's Mail is still out for the count, though Aaron Harnly has stepped back up to the plate with Letterbox, the original pane re-organiser for people who can't stand the way that Mail organises information. The current beta version works with Mail in 64 bit mode.
Software that's endangered for casual users...
Little Snapper, Snapz Pro and anything previously used to capture the screen as stills or as a movie. It was always possible to do a screen snap with Shift-Command 3 and 4, but the Finder now helpfully names these screen captures with a date and time and Quicktime Player can record directly off the screen.
Similarly, the new Services menu (which I can't get to stop "building" and display its contents yet) contains a number of useful tools that make text handling tools like TextSoap and SpellCatcher redundant for all but the most serious users.
Text substitution is basic, but probably offers enough power for casual users. Serious keystroke savers will stick with tools like TextExpander.
Hardcore screen recorders will update their software and ignore the built in tools, but users who just want to capture a quick demonstration video will find their needs satisfied by the built in solution.
Terminal users will welcome the ability to split the terminal console window, and serious "presenters" will welcome the OS support for HDTV connections via HDMI. After all, that's just what we need when connecting our Macbooks to a high def television to run "PowerPoint," don't we.
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BitDepth 697
BitDepth 698
Most of Apple's software in Snow Leopard runs in 64 bit mode by default, causing problems for users who add plug-ins (to Safari, for instance) that won't run in that mode. The solution is to select the icon of the application, select Get Info from the File menu and in the resulting info pane, click the "Open in 32 bit mode" checkbox.
Some mission-critical plug-ins are still AWOL for Mac OS 10.6, despite the aggressive updates being pushed out by most programmers. Widemail, which enables Outlook view in Apple's Mail is still out for the count, though Aaron Harnly has stepped back up to the plate with Letterbox, the original pane re-organiser for people who can't stand the way that Mail organises information. The current beta version works with Mail in 64 bit mode.
Software that's endangered for casual users...
Little Snapper, Snapz Pro and anything previously used to capture the screen as stills or as a movie. It was always possible to do a screen snap with Shift-Command 3 and 4, but the Finder now helpfully names these screen captures with a date and time and Quicktime Player can record directly off the screen.
Similarly, the new Services menu (which I can't get to stop "building" and display its contents yet) contains a number of useful tools that make text handling tools like TextSoap and SpellCatcher redundant for all but the most serious users.
Text substitution is basic, but probably offers enough power for casual users. Serious keystroke savers will stick with tools like TextExpander.
Hardcore screen recorders will update their software and ignore the built in tools, but users who just want to capture a quick demonstration video will find their needs satisfied by the built in solution.
Terminal users will welcome the ability to split the terminal console window, and serious "presenters" will welcome the OS support for HDTV connections via HDMI. After all, that's just what we need when connecting our Macbooks to a high def television to run "PowerPoint," don't we.
Related...
BitDepth 697
BitDepth 698
BitDepth 662 posted
12/01/09 23:01 Filed in: Website Updates
BitDepth662, a roundup of Apple's Macworld releases, is posted here...
BitDepth 661 posted
06/01/09 14:23 Filed in: Website Updates
BitDepth#661, a hands-on look at the new Macbook Pro is posted here...
Additional notes on using the notebook are here... Read More...
Additional notes on using the notebook are here... Read More...
Four things you should do with a new Mac or one you're upgrading
15/11/07 22:05 Filed in: BitDepth+
More on Leopard
15/11/07 21:36 Filed in: BitDepth+
On Time Machine
15/11/07 22:06 Filed in: Reader Response
