TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog http://www.tuaw.com TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/feedlogobig.gif TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog http://www.tuaw.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[TUAW Tip: Quickly reveal enclosing folders in Spotlight]]>http://www.tuaw.com/2006/07/27/tuaw-tip-quickly-reveal-enclosing-folders-in-spotlight/http://www.tuaw.com/2006/07/27/tuaw-tip-quickly-reveal-enclosing-folders-in-spotlight/http://www.tuaw.com/2006/07/27/tuaw-tip-quickly-reveal-enclosing-folders-in-spotlight/#comments

I don't know whether it's just me, but the one thing that I've always felt was lacking from Spotlight was the ability to quickly and easily reveal the enclosing folder for search results. It was never a major problem, but on the rare occasion when I do use Spotlight, I often seem to need to see the search result's containing folder. Earlier I was looking up a rogue "mds" process which was hogging 60% of my MacBook's CPU when I came across an article on Macintouch, with this little tidbit at the end from Chong-Yee.

"Apple's "Spotlight Tips" page is good, but doesn't include the following tip I discovered. If you want to reveal a file in its enclosing folder from the drop down Spotlight results list, hold down the Command key and click the result."

This is probably something I should have discovered on my own anyway (holding down Command during any action in OS X usually reveals some kind of useful alternative action), but because the problem wasn't so annoying that I felt the need to research it (hence my accidental discovery) I never thought to try. Usually I'd click "show all", and then right click the item and press "reveal in Finder". That usually took a few seconds -- now the process takes less than a single second.

This personal example reminds me of Steve Garfield's entertaining interview with David Pogue (seriously, check out the bit at the end where David sings and plays the piano) where he talks about cool shortcuts that developers put into their work which, for whatever reason, don't make their way in the official documentation.

TUAW Tip: Quickly reveal enclosing folders in Spotlight originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Thu, 27 Jul 2006 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Conrad Quilty-Harper, a writer for Mac site TUAW.com, has decided to continue using his Macintosh computer, countering the recent trend for high profile Ubuntu switches

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom (July 26th, 2006) - Conrad Quilty-Harper, a writer for the popular Macintosh blog, The Unofficial Apple Weblog, has announced a bold plan to continue using Mac OS X for the foreseeable future. According to Conrad, this move is partly in reaction to the recent trend for relatively high profile figures across the web to announce their plan to switch away from the Mac OS operating system to Linux-based operating systems, in particular Ubuntu.

On the subject of Ubuntu switchers Cory Doctorow, Mark Pilgrim and now Bryan O'Bryan, the owner of Mac modding and hacking site ResExcellence, Conrad said, "I just don't care." He also poses the question, "Since when did a person's computing platform of choice become a matter that must be announced to the public?"

As an example of his extraordinary resilience, Conrad says that he will continue to use the Mac until either his needs exceed the Mac operating system's capabilities, or he gets a life and decides that he didn't need a computer anyway. Conrad also states that he agrees with John Gruber's point of view regarding the Ubuntu switching trend. "I defend the right of others to switch to other operating systems, and even to point out the shortcomings of the OS they are switching away from, but please, can we stop the whole 'NEWSFLASH: random dude switches away from the Mac!' nonsense?"

Continue reading PRESS RELEASE: TUAW writer bucks trend, sticks with Mac OS X

PRESS RELEASE: TUAW writer bucks trend, sticks with Mac OS X originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Wed, 26 Jul 2006 10:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Just as everyone expected, Apple has released a Bluetooth version of the Mighty Mouse, bringing wireless capabilities to the peripheral for the first time. Like the recent FCC filing leak suggested, the device is powered by AA batteries, but according to the tech specs on Apple's site the new wireless mouse can be powered by just one battery, although there is room for a second. Another tidbit about the new mouse is that the tracking is based around a laser, not the optical method used by the wired version. That should mean greater accuracy. Everything else about the wireless Mighty Mouse seems to be identical (are the side "buttons" an off-white color in the regular Mighty Mouse?) to the wired version.

The new wireless laser Mighty Mouse comes in at $69.99, so it's up to you whether you think the wireless and laser capabilities are worth the $20 premium over the regular wired version.

Thanks to everyone who sent this in!

Mighty Mouse becomes bluetooth and laser based originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Tue, 25 Jul 2006 09:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Saw this on digg: Dennis Sellers, a writer over at Macsimum News writes:

"Now that the MacBook Pro, MacBook and iMacs all have built-in iSights, it makes sense for Apple to revamp its display line and include the same feature" and "if such updated monitors are in the works, it will be interesting to see whether Apple offers them with glossy and non-glossy screen options as it does with the MacBook."

Now, a bunch of -- what I can only assume to be matt screen loving/iSight hating -- digg users have reported that the story may be inaccurate, but how far from the truth can it be? You don't need to be a genius to see MacBooks with iSights and glossy screens and think "hey, maybe Apple will make new Cinema Displays with those features!" We even guessed this in the latest edition of the TUAW podcast just over a month ago -- if we could guess it, everyone and their dog should be able to! Yet more evidence that the majority of Apple rumors consist of Mac users looking at Apple's current line-up and letting their mind wander into the land of obvious features.

When was the last time there was a factual Mac rumor about something that wasn't immediately obvious? Or, for that matter, the last time that an obvious Mac rumor was inaccurate?

The "Duh" factor: glossy, iSight Cinema Displays up next originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Tue, 18 Jul 2006 06:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The relevant part of the interview:

"There's this Catch 22 situation where not many people play games on the Mac and therefore developers don't want to make games for the Mac.

Exactly. I think it would need Apple to get behind games. There's nothing in their operating system that panders to games at all and I take my hats off to Microsoft. I think they've realized that games are important."

Macworld's Peter Cohen suggested that Molyneux was referring to Apple's lack of a unified application programming interface that would make the jobs of game programmers much easier. I think this suggestion is spot on, but not the only thing that Molyneux was referring to. One passive improvement could include getting Apple to kick its recent integrated graphics habit (Molyneux called my MacBook "a perfect thing" in the interview - pity it can't play games). Sure, we'd all like an iTunes Games Store, a mid-range upgradeable Mac with a decent graphics card and an Apple that publishes games, but it ain't gonna happen while you-know-who is still around.

Unless Apple gets off its arse and gives game developers more than the bare minimum of support, Mac gaming is going to disappear thanks to the rapid emergence of easy access to Windows games via Boot Camp or GPU virtualization (when it finally appears). Only then will we see articles on Apple.com about how awesome Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter looks on the Mac, instead of long features about how the GRAW music was composed using a PowerMac G5.

Molyneux - "Apple needs to get behind games" originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Tue, 18 Jul 2006 01:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Thanks, N.

Eight ways to kill someone with an iPod nano originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Thu, 29 Jun 2006 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Since the Windows version of Skype gained video conferencing support in March, many Mac user have felt left behind and stuck with the non-video capable version of Skype. Fortunately, this warning also comes with some good news; Skype version 2.0 for the Mac is nearly ready for primetime. The screenshot of a video capable of Skype on the left of this post is the tantalizing proof.

So, try and resist the temptation to go searching for a pre-release version that could potentially destroy your Mac, and wait a little longer for the official version. Remember what happened the last time someone bit the Apple?

Skype w/video leaked, will destroy your Mac originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Thu, 29 Jun 2006 13:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The results of our MacBook discoloration poll are in; 20% of TUAW reader's MacBooks exhibit discoloration. It's hard to judge how accurate these results are, but if the real numbers are anywhere near these levels then Apple has a serious problem on its hands.

Fortunately, there are signs that Apple has taken notice: the creator of StainedBook.info recently managed to get Apple to agree to replace the plastic on the top of his MacBook's casing. That's a big step, but I'm sure many MacBook owners won't fancy calling up Applecare every two weeks after their replacement starts showing stains again. Clearly, a more permanent solution is required.

20% of TUAW readers' MacBooks are discolored originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Tue, 27 Jun 2006 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jobs: Maybe if I focus intensely on this empty wine glass it'll start vibrating to the tune of U2's Vertigo! Neuggghh, gneeuuugh...

Gates, to himself: It works! The mind control device the guys developed back at the lab actually works! Now that Jobs is obsessed by that annoying band, he'll dedicate the iPod design team to cranking out U2 themed iPod after U2 themed iPod, giving Microsoft a chance to catch up and produce a viable iPod killer!

Jobs: Neeuuugggh...

Update: we've removed the image due to a request from the original photographer. In the meantime, check out the pictures here.

[Thanks, kevin]

Caption this! Jobs and Gates at the same table originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Thu, 22 Jun 2006 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Does your MacBook exhibit discoloration?
Yes
No
  

With many owners of Apple's MacBook reporting strange discoloration of their machine on areas that come into frequent contact with the skin (wrist rests, trackpad, button and areas near the iSight being the main concern), we've created this poll to get a better idea of how many MacBooks are affected. When I first saw this issue I believed that the people reporting these problems were simply neglecting to wash their hands; that's until my own white MacBook started displaying symptoms.

If you believe that your MacBook has this problem, vote on this poll, submit your details to Stainedbook.info and make sure to contact Applecare to notify Apple of the problem.

Disclaimer: Please, only vote on this poll if you own a white MacBook. We're trying to get a handle on the percentage of white machines affected by this problem. Black MacBooks do not seem to exhibit this problem.

TUAW Poll: Does your MacBook exhibit discoloration? originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Wed, 21 Jun 2006 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ApplecareDiscolorationMacBookMacBook stainMacbookStainQuality issueQualityIssueStainWed, 21 Jun 2006 09:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Wingnuts 2, an original Mac game, takes off]]>http://www.tuaw.com/2006/06/15/wingnuts-2-an-original-mac-game-takes-off/http://www.tuaw.com/2006/06/15/wingnuts-2-an-original-mac-game-takes-off/http://www.tuaw.com/2006/06/15/wingnuts-2-an-original-mac-game-takes-off/#commentsFreeverse has announced that Wingnuts 2, a top-down aerial arcade shooter game, is now available for online purchase and download. The title benefits from being an original and exclusive Mac game, developed and playable exclusively on the Mac. Freeverse co-founder Colin Lynch Smith mentions the advantages of developing games solely for the Mac over on Inside Mac Games:

"This is the biggest game to be written specifically for the Mac in years. Targeting just the Mac means no performance compromises (and lower system requirements)-- and we can design in cool OS X specific technologies like CoreImage and iSight integration."

It's about time that game developers woke up to the benefits of creating games specifically for the Mac platform. Hopefully this will be the first title of many in a resurgence of big name Mac-exclusive titles.

You can grab a demo of the game at this link and a video of the game (complete with an example of the fancy CoreImage effects) is available here. A DVD boxset of the game will ship in early July, but if you can't wait that long the game is available as a whopping 550MB download for $29.95 over on the Wingnuts 2 site.

[Via Joystiq]

Wingnuts 2, an original Mac game, takes off originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Thu, 15 Jun 2006 17:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Peanut Gallery, billed as a "shared media experience" by its creators, allows you to recreate this experience from within a virtual 70's style movie theater. You can even chat over the movie along with seven other viewers via the web or Bonjour and animate little silhouette avatars that sit in rows of seats. Getting up and leaving after you realize you've spent your hard earned money on another piece of Hollywood crap has never been so easy; you don't even have to leave your chair to leave your chair! Don't worry if you're a little late for the showing, because there's also an option for a pre-show reel which, for extra realism, you'll be able to fill with annoying commercials and trailers for films you're completely uninterested in.

Still, I'm a little angry that there's no implementation of a few other cinema features we all know and love including "mobile phone goes off at the tense bit" or the "crying baby". They didn't even place an obligatory anti-piracy PSA at the beginning! The pre-screening frisk down by a burly police officer is also missing. Another thing: Peanut Gallery doesn't disable my iSight or jam my cellphone for the duration of the film. Talk about unrealistic. How am I supposed to feel like I'm actually at the movies with essential parts of the cinema experience missing?!

I give the program a B+ for effort, but I think a little more of a police state/Big Brother-style attitude is needed.

[Via Daring Fireball]

Get that authentic "cinema experience" on your Mac originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Wed, 14 Jun 2006 10:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Continue reading A quick glance at MacBook sleeve cases

A quick glance at MacBook sleeve cases originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Thu, 08 Jun 2006 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Source | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>AUSAustraliabagbagsBallistic NylonBallisticNylonBrenthavencasecasesCrumplerDollarsFabrixFoofGPBHandsewnLaptop BagLaptop SleeveLaptopBagLaptopSleeveMac loverMac-caseMacBookMacBook sleeveMacbookSleeveMacLoverNeopreneNylonProtectionReviewRound-upSleeveUSDVelvetWaterfieldWrapper'sThu, 08 Jun 2006 19:00:00 EST<![CDATA[First hand pictures of the new U2 iPod]]>http://www.tuaw.com/2006/06/07/first-hand-pictures-of-the-new-u2-ipod/http://www.tuaw.com/2006/06/07/first-hand-pictures-of-the-new-u2-ipod/http://www.tuaw.com/2006/06/07/first-hand-pictures-of-the-new-u2-ipod/#commentsAsh over at techpaedia dropped us a line to let us know about some photos he took of the new U2 iPod at an Apple retail store. The four photos over at his site show the rear black metal enclosure a little more clearly than the official ones on Apple's site.

Ash reports that "like the traditional stainless steel mirrored finish enclosure, it is a fingerprint magnet." We'd also have to assume that it scratches as easily as the reflective mirror finish on most other iPods too.

Now that Apple has created a completely black bodied iPod, how long do you think it'll be until they start bundling black accessories with its black products? Or will we just have to live with it, just like we've been living with the fingerprint and scratch magnet "feature" present on practically every iPod?

First hand pictures of the new U2 iPod originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Wed, 07 Jun 2006 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Run IE 6 on your Intel Mac without Windows originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Tue, 06 Jun 2006 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Another bonus over the normal iPod is the inclusion of an iTunes coupon that lets U2 iPod owners download an exclusive video featuring music and interviews with the Irish rock band. Pricing is $329 ($30 more than a vanilla iPod) and shipping is currently "within 24 hours."

Update: check out the Quicktime VR movie at the bottom of this page ("take the U2 iPod for a spin") for a better look at the black metal enclosure. Without the U2 signatures and the red scroll wheel (i.e. on a normal, black 5G iPod) it'd look great!

[Thanks, Robert]

The U2 iPod makes a 5th generation encore originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Tue, 06 Jun 2006 09:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Paul Miller over at TUAW's sibling Engadget squeezes the substance out of the rumor: "with the tight control both RIM and Apple keep on their hardware and software, we can't really imagine this as the happiest of unions." Judging by past hardware collaborations (the not-quite-rocking ROKR being the primary example), we have to agree with this sentiment.

[Via Engadget]

Apple and RIM in a fruity collaboration? originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Mon, 05 Jun 2006 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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U.S. Mac Market Share
1Q 2005: 3.8%
1Q 2006 (ZDNet): 3.5%
1Q 2006 (AI): 3.6%

Worldwide Mac Market Share
1Q 2005: 2.2%
1Q 2006 (ZDNet): 2.3%
1Q 2006 (AI): 2.0%

So depending on which report you believe, Apple could have gained or lost overall marketshare across the world. Both articles state that Apple has lost market share in the U.S. The only thing that's really clear is that Mac sales have obviously been lackluster in the first quarter when compared to the rest of the industry.

That's not entirely surprising considering that only Intel Mac that was available throughout the first quarter was the Intel iMac. The MacBook Pro didn't ship until mid-February, the Intel Mac mini wasn't released until late February and the MacBook was released just under three weeks ago. It's remarkable that the Mac market share has managed to stay as high as it is considering that half the Apple line-up hadn't made the transisition to Intel CPUs for much of the quarter. We've got to ask though, where did that 6.6% U.S. Mac marketshare that was reported last year go?

Apple's market share falls/rises, depending on who you ask originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Fri, 02 Jun 2006 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Source | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Apple market shareAppleMarketShareGartnerMacRumorsMarket ShareMarketShareUnits soldUnitsSoldZDNetFri, 02 Jun 2006 08:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Mac rumors are boring]]>http://www.tuaw.com/2006/05/30/mac-rumors-are-boring/http://www.tuaw.com/2006/05/30/mac-rumors-are-boring/http://www.tuaw.com/2006/05/30/mac-rumors-are-boring/#commentsI don't mean Apple rumors are conceptually boring -- I enjoy the Mac and iPod rumor mill as much as the next Apple geek -- they're just boring to read. Daring Fireball's John Gruber hit the nail on the head last month when he wrote about his dislike for Mac rumor site Think Secret. At the time he was talking about a rumor suggesting that Aperture was about to bite the dust. Of course, we all know it didn't, as we covered later on, but the inherent poor aim of rumor sites isn't the topic of this post.

What the Mac web really needs, ok, wants, is a rumor site that merges the style of Crazy Apple Rumors with that of Think Secret and AppleInsider. Like Gruber says, the "objective" style of TS and AI apes that of the Associated Press (read: dull) when it should be taking a page out of the much loved, but now-defunct, Mac the Knife column. That fundamental element of gossip, the "we know that you know that this isn't important, but we also know that you know that this is fun" tone is completely missing from sites like Think Secret, AppleInsider and even rumor aggregation site Mac Rumors.

We can understand why these sites pretend to be objective. It certainly *sounds* more legitimate if you write like the NYTimes (coincidentally this style makes it easier for us to pick apart the rumors, as you saw last week). However, this isn't the NYTimes. It's just a bit of gossip about our favorite computer company. Nothing more, nothing less.

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Mac rumors are boring originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Tue, 30 May 2006 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It sucks that the statement is technically closer to a denial than a confirmation, but that won't matter: any time Bungie even mentions its legendary (originally Mac-only, I'll have you know) first person shooter series it's an excuse for Marathon fans to break out the bubbly. Just make sure you're not around when the fans swap the champagne for an M-75 combination assault rifle and grenade launcher after they realize that after they* stole Halo from the Mac platform for their* Xbox platform, they* could also be about to steal the definitive Mac game.

*"They" of course refers to a certain software company beginning with the word "Micro" and ending with the word "evil".

Bungie ponders a Marathon revival originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Tue, 30 May 2006 06:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Keeping with the theme of the game's widget beginnings, the developers plan to create a widget version of the game so that office workers can play while their boss isn't looking. Currently the game is available in both Universal Binary Mac and PC versions. One of the coolest features of the game is its online top ten leaderboard which you could, at the very least, consider a (weak) justification for spending so much time playing the damn thing! Must. reach. top. ten.

Open Fire, a free casual Mac game originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Tue, 30 May 2006 05:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As for it being the largest iPod in the world, we've got to ask, is it viewable from space?

[Via MacDailyNews]

Say hello to a 25ft tall iPod originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Mon, 29 May 2006 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Christopher Phin over at his wildly optimistically named blog, Receding Hairline, has brought my attention to a brilliant Flickr group called "Cats love Macs." As the name implies, the photos all feature two elements: a cat and a Mac. With over 230 members, it's pretty clear that cats really do like Macs. There's plenty of space for canines in the similar group called "Dogs love Macs too!" Some highlights from the cat group include Mac owner's pets lounging on toasty iBooks and pawing at new MacBooks or even jumping on top of eMacs. Fortunately for the owners, no poo is involved at this point. Now, how about a "Humans love Macs" Flickr group?

Cats and dogs totally dig Macs originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Sun, 28 May 2006 06:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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"Where's the zapper?!"

A time old phrase uttered countless times in countless living rooms across the world, usually accompanied by an expletive or two. Now that Apple has standardized Front Row and bundled a remote with nearly its whole range, Mac mini, MacBook and MacBook Pro owners are also screaming out for their lost "thingy", "zapper" and "remote control". iMac owners are in the clear: they've got a nice little magnetic section on the side of their machine that the Apple remote will elegantly stick to. Mac mini, MacBook and MacBook Pro owners aren't so fortunate. Apple's forgot to give us non-iMac owners a place to stash our remote! The MacBook, with its magnetic lid, offers a semi-viable solution. The remote will happily stick to the left and right corners at the top of the screen where the lid magnets are. It looks pretty stupid though.

One solution that Apple could use, for the MacBook Pro at least, is to adapt the Apple remote so that it will fit inside the laptop's ExpressCard slot. That would allow users to store the remote out of the way while the machine was closed (our less than elegant solution shown above doesn't tackle that problem). Have any TUAW readers come up with a way to keep the Apple remote with their Mac when they're not using it? Guides for Velcro mods, tractor beam construction manuals and levitation how-tos are welcome!

Ask TUAW: Where do you put your Apple remote? originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Sat, 27 May 2006 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Here's a useful tip for those that want to test the batteries of their Frontrow remote, or any IR remote for that matter. Use your iSight! Just fire up Photo Booth (or a test video window in iChat), aim the remote at the lens and press a button. The iSight can detect the infrared light just like other video cameras.

Found Footage: Use iSight as an IR detector originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Sat, 27 May 2006 17:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The above image says it all really. People purchasing Macs in the U.K. and, I assume, Europe are stuck with a vague 3-7 day shipping method while Americans get the option of a superior free 5 day service or the option of 2-3 day shipping for $18 extra. Why?

No expedited shipping for Europeans originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Sat, 27 May 2006 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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I was surprised to find that the MacBook is roughly the same depth as the 12" iBook and the same width as the 14" iBook. It's noticeably thinner than both models too. Of that I wasn't surprised -- the iBook is quite a chunky laptop by Apple's standards.

Continue reading Up close and personal with the MacBook

Up close and personal with the MacBook originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Sat, 27 May 2006 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>macbookup close and personalUpCloseAndPersonalSat, 27 May 2006 15:00:00 EST<![CDATA[The latest gossip: eMac wants a nip/tuck]]>http://www.tuaw.com/2006/05/27/latest-gossip-emac-wants-a-nip-tuck/http://www.tuaw.com/2006/05/27/latest-gossip-emac-wants-a-nip-tuck/http://www.tuaw.com/2006/05/27/latest-gossip-emac-wants-a-nip-tuck/#commentsAppleInsider, one of our primary sources for that contraband we like to call "Apple rumors", is claiming to have the word on a new education Mac to replace the now defunct eMac. Apparently the all-new eMac will be based around G5 processors and.... wait. That article's from two years ago! We can only conclude that when AppleInsider brought us news of the G5 eMac that they were joking. Obviously, now they're being serious.

This latest rumor features several key points:
  • There was an education based Mac in the past and there isn't one now. AppleInsider connects the dots using complex logic to predict that Apple is making a new education Mac.
  • Teachers and schools will be buying computers in the summer to be ready for the next semester. When people want to buy things, you should try to sell things.
  • Apple went Intel, so the new eMac will feature an Intel chip. Not a G5 or any of those crappy PowerPC things - who ever liked them anyway?
  • The eMac's bulky enclosure was its most expensive part. Apple will therefore choose NOT to lose money on an expensive, pointless and bulky enclosure for the next eMac. A tough choice to make.
  • Thanks to that aggressive rumor scrounging that AppleInsider does on our behalf, they obtained the extremely specific information that the new eMac *might* be available to the average consumer. But it also might not.
For extra entertainment, place the word "duh" after every bullet point.

The latest gossip: eMac wants a nip/tuck originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Sat, 27 May 2006 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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You all know what I'm talking about: the moment you tear open your new Mac and are greeted by that complex combination of a "little bit of plastic bag with a hint of lindenberry followed by a rush of Styrofoam." We all love it. Just like every other Apple product I've purchased new, my MacBook features that same unique scent.

I'd forgotten how much I missed it. I purchased my last Mac (a 15" Titanium PowerBook) second hand, from a smoker. Then I spilt a glass of wine on the keyboard which made it pong of cheap rosé. Needless to say, my MacBook smells significantly better than my old Mac. Its scent is amongst my most favorite smells and in my opinion it is second only to the smell of napalm in the morning.

Knowing this, you'll understand my disappointment after I Googled "that new Mac smell" and found that research suggests that the smell emanating from new gadgets is very unhealthy. Wikipedia's entry on a similar feature found in cars, "that new car smell", links to research that likens the odor to sniffing glue. There's also an article from 2004 on Geek.com that recounts evidence that toxic fire retardant chemicals found in computers can be transferred to dust. Although the article says that "two of the chemicals in question (penta and octa-brominated diphenyl) have already been banned and will no longer be used in production by the end of this year," I'm forced to reconsider my love of the smell of new Macs.

Does anyone have any information that would restore my confidence in my new Mac's smell?

That unique "new Mac" smell originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Fri, 26 May 2006 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A few weeks ago, Apple stuck a message up on their Higher Education store (EU only) stating that due to a new national agreement for Higher Education individual purchases, any Macs purchased from the store would receive three years of parts and labor coverage at no extra cost. When I later purchased a MacBook from the HE store, I was so excited to be picking up a new Mac as to not notice that the sign had disappeared. I was reassured later on by several people in the support forums who showed me this extract from the HE Store's Terms and Conditions (no, not this one! Yes, there are two T&Cs *sigh*):

"10.1.1 All Apple-branded desktop and portable computer products shall be subject to a 36 calendar month warranty period commencing from the date of delivery."

When I received my MacBook, I checked the included booklet regarding my warranty: the above clause is nowhere to be seen. Instead the booklet talks exclusively about my one year limited warranty with no mention of Higher Education or extended warranties. Likewise, when I use Apple's tool to check how much AppleCare you have remaining, it returns a result of 356 days. Apple has confused me even further by allowing people who have purchased new Macs from the HE Store to purchase 3 year telephone coverage for around £50. When I bought my MacBook, there wasn't even an option to purchase AppleCare in the build to order section!

I'm not the only one to feel confused. People over at the Apple support forums (1, 2, 3) and the MacRumors.com forums are equally mixed up. So, what's the deal Apple?

3 year warranty with Higher Ed. purchases, or not? originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Fri, 26 May 2006 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>AppleApple StoreAppleCareAppleStorediscountExtended WarrantyExtendedWarrantyHigher EducationHigherEducationMacRumorsTerms and ConditionsTermsAndConditionsWarrantyFri, 26 May 2006 13:00:00 EST<![CDATA[She said yes!]]>http://www.tuaw.com/2006/05/26/she-said-yes/http://www.tuaw.com/2006/05/26/she-said-yes/http://www.tuaw.com/2006/05/26/she-said-yes/#commentsRemember the dude that proposed via Apple's time lapse video outside the new Fifth Avenue Apple Store? Kottke.org received an email from his fiancé, Uschi Lang. That's right, she said yes! James, that's the name of the man in the photo, had been meaning to drop the big question for months before he had an idea when he was waiting with Uschi outside the Apple Store.

He sneaked back whilst she was sleeping and stood in front of the camera for 15 minutes with his proposal signs to ensure that the time lapse would pick him up. A few days later James led Uschi down a row of candles leading up to his G5 and showed her the video and of course, she said yes. Congratulations you two!

Now, about that row of candles leading up to his Mac. Is it normal to do that when you're not proposing? What?! I'm just asking...

She said yes! originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Fri, 26 May 2006 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Matt Thomas has a bug stuck in his 23" Apple Cinema Display. Amusingly, the little fella is still alive: check out the video above to see it wandering across his screen. He has absolutely no idea how to get the bug out (although one commentator suggests he should lure the bug out with morsels of food) so at the moment Matt's hoping for the bug to graciously die off screen.

The same thing happened to me with my 17" Samsung LCD, I believe it was even the same type of bug! I too waited for the bug to die off screen but instead, the bug decided to lay his grave in the dead centre, right at eye level. Now whenever friends use my screen they instictually attempt to swipe it away. What do I say to them when they ask about it? "Well, I was playing this game called Bugdom - it crashed really bad one day and left one of the bugs behind". Gets 'em every time.

Quick! Where's the debug menu? originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Fri, 26 May 2006 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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