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| Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:25:35 PST Four-mouse rating for Numbers ’09 |
| Numbers ’09 “is a solid improvement over its predecessor” and offers “a compelling alternative” to Microsoft Excel for many spreadsheet users, reports Macworld’s Rob Griffiths. Praising its “new functions, Function Browser, Formula List feature, Table Categories, and charting options,” Griffiths notes that “at only $79 for the entire iWork bundle, Numbers ’09 is also an incredible value, delivering features well beyond its price.”
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| Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:52:29 PST iWork ’09 “an excellent investment for Mac users” |
| Looking for a “well-designed and easy-to-use productivity suite”? Jason Parker (cnet.com) thinks you’d be well served by iWork ’09. Giving it a “Very Good” editors’ rating, Parker calls iWork ’09 “the best office suite choice on the Mac,” saying that it “offers an extremely intuitive interface and has plenty of advanced time-saving features to make it a worthy replacement for the much more pricey Microsoft solution.”
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| Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:52:03 PST App Store Pick of the Week: Lose It! |
| Like to shed a pound or ten? Try Lose It! With the free App Store fitness app, you can set weight loss goals and track your progress meeting them. The app’s searchable database lets you easily enter meals, track nutrients, and account for workouts. You can even add custom foods and exercises. Will a half hour on the elliptical help you atone for that extra slice of chocolate cheesecake? Lose It! will let you know. |
| Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:23:46 PST Quick Tip of the Week: Securing your PDFs |
| You may already know that in Mac OS X Leopard, you can create a PDF in most applications simply by selecting Print from the File menu, clicking the PDF button, and choosing Save as PDF from the drop-down menu. But did you know that you can also password protect the PDFs you create, making them more secure in the process. Find out how by watching the latest Quick Tip of the Week.
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| Mon, 26 Jan 2009 05:24:13 PST iLife ’09 now shipping |
| iLife ’09 — with major upgrades to iPhoto, iMovie, and GarageBand — is now available for $79 at the Apple Online Store, the Apple Retail Store, and Apple Authorized Resellers. Included with every new Mac, iLife ’09 offers breakthrough new ways to organize and manage photos, create movies, and learn to play music. iLife ’09 also includes iWeb ’09 for authoring custom websites and iDVD ’09 for creating DVDs. |
| Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:13:10 PST Video Profile: Cell Signaling Technology |
| While they concentrate on finding a cure for cancer, the scientists at the biotech company Cell Signaling Technology don’t have to worry about viruses or trying to fix problems on their computers. That’s because “everyone in the company has a Mac,” explains IT manager Carlos Del Castillo. “It gives the scientists all the tools that they really need.”
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| Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:25:04 PST Obsessed by Life: The Tomb of Perneb on iTunes U |
| The Metropolitan Museum of Art invites you to hear the fascinating story of the Tomb of Perneb. Acquired from the Egyptian government in 1913, the tomb was constructed approximately 4,000 years ago, when the great pyramids were built. Brought to New York and reconstructed, the mastaba, the upper chamber of the tomb, now welcomes visitors into the museum’s impressive gallery of Egyptian art.
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| Fri, 23 Jan 2009 08:24:58 PST Coming Attractions: New in Town |
| In New in Town, Lucy Hill (Renée Zellweger), an ambitious Miami executive, volunteers for an assignment that could earn her the big promotion she seeks. That assignment takes her to a tiny — and frigid — Minnesota town, where she meets and — literally — falls for Ted Mitchell (Harry Connick, Jr.). The romantic comedy, directed by Jonas Elmer, opens in theaters on June 30. And you can catch a preview on the Movie Trailers site.
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| Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:39:41 PST iPhone “a game changing device in the mobile world” |
| “What differentiates the iPhone from other wireless devices,” explains Andy Jurczyk, CIO at Sonnenschein, Nath, and Rosenthal, is that “it maintains the full fidelity of an email message.” It allows lawyers to “see the message the way the client intended them to see“ it and makes Microsoft Office and PDF documents ”readable and formatted correctly. And we’ve never been able to do that with any other wireless device.”
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| Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:46:42 PST Apple Reports First Quarter Results |
| Apple today reported the best quarterly revenue and earning in its history, ”surpassing $10 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time ever,” according to Steve Jobs. Announcing results for its fiscal 2009 first quarter, Apple posted record revenue of $10.17 billion and record net quarterly profit of $1.61 billion, or $1.78 per diluted share. During the quarter, Apple sold 2,524,000 Mac computers, a record 22,727,000 iPods, and 4,363,000 iPhones.
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| Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:36:48 PST iPhone is “where the action is” |
| “Phanfare co-founder and CEO Andrew Erlichson has seen his future, and it’s on the iPhone,” says Jefferson Graham (usatoday.com). Just one of a growing number of entrepreneurs staking “a claim for early prominence in the mobile economy, Erlichson considers iPhone and the App Store “‘the beginning of a new era. This is clearly a seminal event. Apple has raised the bar, and everybody is racing to catch up.’”
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| Wed, 21 Jan 2009 08:37:56 PST App Store Pick of the Week: TED |
| While not everyone can attend the annual TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conference, now you can enjoy TedTalks right on your iPhone and iPod touch. Thanks, that is, to the free TED application. With engaging presenters, a wide range of topics, and amazing audio and video content, TED consistently delights.
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| Mon, 19 Jan 2009 11:48:05 PST Quick Tip of the Week: Managing multiple email accounts |
| Many of us have multiple email addresses: one at work, one on MobileMe, one at Google or Yahoo, and perhaps one or two others. So how do you keep track of the messages sent to all those accounts? Use Mail. The email browser that’s part of Mac OS X Leopard is both powerful and versatile. Watch the latest Quick Tip of the Week to see how easily you can set up and manage multiple email accounts on your Mac. |
| Fri, 16 Jan 2009 09:12:13 PST Celebrating the “Wisdom of Our Elders” |
| Through the Living Legacy program, Arizona students interview community members who have lived in the state for many decades and have experienced Arizona’s history first hand. The short documentary films, a small sampling of the educational programming available from Arizona’s eLearning Platform, allow students to tell Arizona’s history via “a quilt of personal Arizona stories.” |
| Fri, 16 Jan 2009 08:52:09 PST Coming Attractions: Inkheart |
| Mo Folchart (Brendan Fraser) has an amazing ability. He’s able to bring characters from books to life simply by reading the books aloud. But when an evil character from one of those books kidnaps his daughter Meggie (Eliza Bennett), he has to jump into the book and rescue her. That’s the story behind Inkheart. The film, which also stars Paul Bettany, Andy Serkis, and Helen Mirren, opens Friday, January 23. |
| Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:39:05 PST Take the new FileMaker 10 UI Tour |
| To illustrate many of the new features introduced in FileMaker 10, FileMaker now offers a series of Quick Tours on its website. The tours take us through the new interface (particularly the new Status Toolbar), show us some of the new database Themes and Templates, and demonstrate Script Triggers, Save Finds, Dynamic Reports, and other features new to FileMaker 10.
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| Wed, 14 Jan 2009 08:51:47 PST App Store Pick of the Week: iPump Pilates |
| Resolved to get — and stay — in shape this year? Then you may want to try out iPump Pilates. The app guides and inspires you through a strength training and body toning fitness regimen and makes it easy to log and track your progress. Developed by fitness pros, iPump Pilates is one of 20 fitness apps from iPump on the App Store.
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| Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:08:01 PST Now on iTunes: It’s Oprah |
| With such video and audio podcasts as Oprah.com’s Health and Wellness Channel, Oprah.com’s Spirit Channel, and Oprah.com’s Money Channel, you can now enjoy some of your favorite Oprah programming whenever you’d like. Download and watch individual podcasts. Or subscribe to a channel and have iTunes automatically download each new episode for you. Enjoy. |
| Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:01:42 PST iPhoto ’09 wins Best of Show award at Macworld |
| “iPhoto ‘09 looks like reason enough to upgrade to the latest version of iLife,” say the Macworld editors who distinguished iPhoto ’09 as a Best of Show award winner at Macworld Expo 2009. Macworld editors praise the addition of Faces (which introduces “face-detection and facial-recognition technology” to iPhoto) and Places (which lets photographers organize photos by location).
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| Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:22:50 PST Quick Tip of the Week: BCC in Mail |
| In addition to the To, CC, and Subject fields, Mail in Mac OS X Leopard lets you easily add a BCC field to a new Mail message, so that you can blind carbon copy one or more recipients. See how easily you can add a BCC field to your next email message by watching the latest Quick Tip of the Week. |
