Apple is planning a week long series of events to celebrate the Grand Opening, free training events and free prizes including T-shirts for the first 1000 visitors. For a complete list of events and directions to the Appleis new Partridge Creek store, visit the Apple Retail Web site.
Jeff Gamet
Jeff Gamet is the Mac Observer’s Managing Editor, and co-host of the Apple Context Machine podcast. He is the author of “The Designer’s Guide to Mac OS X” from Peachpit Press, and writes for several design-related publications. Jeff has presented at events such as Macworld Expo, the RSA Conference, and the Mac Computer Expo. In all his spare time, he also hosts TMO’s Daily Observations podcast, co-hosts The iOS Show podcast, and makes guest appearances on several other shows, too. Jeff dreams in HD.
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Print Finder Window Contents
Hereis how: Make sure you already have a Desktop printer. If you donit, check out my Quick Tip on how to set one up. Drag the folder you want a contents list for onto the Desktop printer. Drag a folder onto a printer to print a file list.
Hard Drive Patent Infringement Investigation Hits Five Companies
The couple claimed that several hard drive manufacturers as well as companies that use hard drives in their products are infringing on their patents covering dissipative ceramic bonding methods. The two are hoping for a permanent cease and desist order to prevent the import of the hard drive products. Should the ITC rule in favor…
TMO Quick Tip - Mail: Sending Messages to Groups
Apple’s Mail application is tightly integrated with Address Book, which means there are plenty of ways to make the two applications work together. The two work together so well that you can drag contacts from Address Book into the recipient fields in a new email message instead of typing names — and this trick works…
Apple Warns of Pending Boot Camp Beta Expiration
Boot Camp beta 1.2 expired on September 30, so users that didnit upgrade to version 1.4 are already past their license expiration date. The company hasnit stated whether or not the version 1.4 beta will stop working once Leopard ships, or if users will simply be outside of the license agreement if they continue to…
AOL Desktop for Mac Gets Leopard Support
The new AOL Desktop for Mac marks the first major update to the application in over five years. It improved load time, added tabbed navigation, supports AOL Instant Messenger, and improved overall security. The AOL Desktop for Mac public beta is free to download, and is available at the AOL beta project Web site.
Cake Mania Comes to the Mac
, in conjunction with Sandlot Games, announced the immediate availability of the family-friendly game, Cake Mania for Mac OS X on Thursday. Red Marble described the game as, “a wildly popular game on the PC and other gaming platforms, and winner of the prestigious iParenting Media Award, Cake Mania serves up countless delights that will…
Jobs Makes Forbes Top Billionaire List
Apple CEO Steve Jobs landed on the Forbes 400 list of top billionaires for 2007. He may not have come in at first place, but a billionaire is still a billionaire. The threshold for the 25th anniversary Forbes 400 list was US$1.3 billion, and Mr. Jobs cleared that with room to spare. He came in…
Apple CEO Subpoenaed in Heinen Backdating Case
The SEC sued Ms. Heinen in April claiming she inappropriately backdated stock option grants for company executives including a 7.5 million share grant to Mr. Jobs. Mr. Jobs later surrendered the options without exercising them. Apple was the focus of an SEC investigation for allegedly backdating stock option grants to be more favorable to the…
Monopoly Here & Now Updates Classic Game for the Mac
Monopoly Here & Now
iCal: Quick-change Views
Use keyboard shortcuts to jump from week view…
Podcast - Apple Weekly Report: Apple and FCC Auctions, iTunes Movie Rentals, and iPhone Sales
Direct Link: MP3 Version This week Jeff and Bryan take a look at the pending FCC radio frequency auction, the possibility of iTunes movie rentals, Apple’s one million iPhone mark, and the $100 credit for early iPhone buyers. The Apple Weekly Report will be included in TMO’s main RSS feed, and also in its own…
Thesaurus, Mac OS X Style
By default, your Macis Dictionary application shows spelling and definitions. Hereis how to change that default to the thesaurus: Launch Dictionary. Itis in your Applications folder. Choose Dictionary > Preferences. The top listed option is always the default in Dictionary.
DIY Hack-free iPhone App Menu
AppMarks is easy to use. Just point your iPhone to the AppMarks Web site, and youill see a pre-built list of popular iPhone Web applications. Tapping an icon opens the associated application in a new Safari browser window. Build your own iPhone app list wit AppMarks.
Micronet Introduces MegaDisk NAS with iTunes Server
Micronetis G-Force MegaDisk NAS
Analyst: iPhone Credit Rebuilding Good Will
“We had been concerned about negative reaction from many early customers who paid $599 for the iPhone,i Mr. Wu said. “We are very pleased to see Apple do the right thing in responding fairly quickly.” He expects the credit will also help restore trust with its loyal customer base, and that the financial impact of…
Red Marble Introduces Fairy Treasure for the Mac
Fairy Treasure for the Mac
Adobe Font Folio 11 Adds 170 New Fonts
Font Folio 11 also added an updated Adobe Type Library, enhanced linguistic support, and is available in 5-, 10-, or 20-computer configurations. It will be available on September 6 with prices starting at US$2,599. Upgrade pricing starts at $1,599.
Eudora 8 Blends Eudora, Thunderbird Features
The first public beta of the Eudora 8 email client application was officially released this week. The new version is based on the open source Thunderbird email applications, but retains many of the features found in older versions of Eudora. Eudora 8 and its new Thunderbird look. Although it is a public beta, this is…
iPod Hype Drives AAPL Up
Interest and speculation over what music-related announcements Apple has in store for its September 5 media event has caught the eye of investors. The Mac and iPod maker’s stock has been climbing for the past few days, and topped US$137 Thursday morning. Rumors and predictions over what Apple will spring run from new touch screen…
toffee Leather Sleeve
Carting your laptop around isnit always about function, sometimes itis about style. If you are looking for a minimalist sleeve for your MacBook or MacBook Pro that looks sharp, toffeeis leather sleeves just might fit your needs like, well, a glove. toffeeis leather sleeves are hand made from high quality full grain leather and sport…
Rebuilding iPhoto's Thumbnail Images
Hereis how: If iPhoto is running quit the application. Command-Option double click iPhoto to launch it. iPhoto will launch and then display the Rebuild Photo Library dialog. Rebuild the photosi small thumbnails should already be selected. If you canit see a photo unless it is blown up to full size, check Rebuild all of the…
MailTags 2
Appleis Mail application offers some pretty powerful tools for organizing your email, but it could do so much more. Thanks to indev softwareis MailTags, it does. MailTags is a plug-in for Mail that lets users attach metadata to messages, search tags, and create tasks and events in iCal. The big horse power behind MailTags is…