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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title>Adium adds Facebook Chat support; emo kids cheer worldwide</title><link>http://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/09/adium-adds-facebook-chat-support-emo-kids-cheer-worldwide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/09/adium-adds-facebook-chat-support-emo-kids-cheer-worldwide/</guid><comments>http://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/09/adium-adds-facebook-chat-support-emo-kids-cheer-worldwide/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/software/" rel="tag">Software</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/freeware/" rel="tag">Freeware</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/internet-tools/" rel="tag">Internet Tools</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/universal-binary/" rel="tag">Universal Binary</a></p><a href="http://www.adiumx.com/"><img width="225" vspace="8" hspace="8" height="355" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2008/05/facebook_chat.jpg" alt="" />Adium</a>, the tasty multi-client Mac chat app, is about to get even tastier: developer Evan Schoenberg <a href="http://www.adiumx.com/blog/2008/05/facebook-chat-in-adium.html">announced today on the Adium blog</a> that he's adding <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/tag/Facebook/">Facebook</a> Chat to the ridiculously long list of instant messaging protocols already supported by the app. He even included a screenshot of the new protocol in action, seen on the right.<br /><br />No word on when the new release will be available, unfortunately, but you can keep track at the <a href="http://www.adiumx.com/blog/">Adium blog</a>.<br /><em><br />Thanks, <a href="http://chris24.ca">Chris</a>!</em><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.adiumx.com/blog/2008/05/facebook-chat-in-adium.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/09/adium-adds-facebook-chat-support-emo-kids-cheer-worldwide/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/forward/1191672/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/09/adium-adds-facebook-chat-support-emo-kids-cheer-worldwide/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>adium</category><category>chat</category><category>facebook</category><category>tweet-this</category><dc:creator>Joshua Ellis</dc:creator><pubDate>2008-05-09T22:00:00+00:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Renoise: A multi-platform tracker for music composition</title><link>http://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/09/renoise-a-multi-platform-tracker-for-music-composition/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/09/renoise-a-multi-platform-tracker-for-music-composition/</guid><comments>http://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/09/renoise-a-multi-platform-tracker-for-music-composition/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/audio/" rel="tag">Audio</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/multimedia/" rel="tag">Multimedia</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/software/" rel="tag">Software</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/universal-binary/" rel="tag">Universal Binary</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2008/05/pattern3.jpg" alt="" /><br /><br />Back in the day before Ableton Live and Reason and all the other sequencer apps out there, desktop electronic producers made do with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trackers">trackers</a>: apps which allowed the budding Moby or Paul Oakenfold to sequence samples. They were basically software equivalents of legendary hardware sample sequencers like the Akai MPC. These usually had all of the usability of a 1957 <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/search/?q=Trabant">Trabant</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Ft2_screenshot_640.png">none of the good looks</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.renoise.com/">Renoise 1.9.1</a> sequences like an old-school tracker, but it's got loads more features: plugin and MIDI instruments, effects chains, a halfway decent mixer, and even internal sample editing. Everything a growing music geek needs to make bleep-bleep music (and maybe more). It's available for Windows, Linux and Mac OS 10.3.9+ as a Universal Binary.<br /><br />At 49.99 euros (US$75.80 at today's exchange rate) for a license, Renoise is a helluva lot cheaper than alternatives like Live or Reason, and the ability to use a single license for versions running on multiple platforms is nice. The only drawback is that the interface appears a little complex for users unfamiliar with the conventions of sample trackers. Also, the demo version times out and doesn't allow rendering of your tracks out to .wav format.<br /><br />I still have nightmares about using FastTracker on my old Pentium II back in the late '90s, so I haven't tried this one myself. If you have, drop me a line in the comments and let me know what you think.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.renoise.com/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/09/renoise-a-multi-platform-tracker-for-music-composition/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/forward/1190972/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/09/renoise-a-multi-platform-tracker-for-music-composition/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>music</category><category>software</category><dc:creator>Joshua Ellis</dc:creator><pubDate>2008-05-09T13:00:00+00:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Calling shenanigans on MacUpdate Parallels vs. VMware link</title><link>http://www.tuaw.com/2008/04/25/calling-shenanigans-on-macupdate-parallels-vs-vmware-link/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tuaw.com/2008/04/25/calling-shenanigans-on-macupdate-parallels-vs-vmware-link/</guid><comments>http://www.tuaw.com/2008/04/25/calling-shenanigans-on-macupdate-parallels-vs-vmware-link/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/analysisopinion/" rel="tag">Analysis / Opinion</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/universal-binary/" rel="tag">Universal Binary</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/deals/" rel="tag">Deals</a></p><img width="325" vspace="8" hspace="8" height="237" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2008/04/macupdate_vmware-upd.jpg" alt="" />Imagine you're trying to <a href="http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/23593/vmware-fusion">sell a bundle of Mac applications</a> that includes Parallels. It's an obviously appealing deal for anyone in the market for Windows virtualization, since the bundle is priced below the retail cost of Parallels alone. Might you choose to place a teensy promotion of your bundle <a href="http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/23593/vmware-fusion">someplace that would-be virtualization customers would see it?</a> Someplace, I dunno, associated with a Parallels alternative? Hey, waitasec -- you've got this <a href="http://macupdate.com">handy site</a> where people come to see updated and reviewed Mac software... now you've got something going!<br /><br />Sorry, MacUpdate Promo team, but this kind of internal cross-promotion strikes me as being more than a little disingenuous, especially in the wake of a <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2008/04/24/vmware-fusion-1-1-2-adds-time-machine-support/">recent VMware update</a> that is bound to drive readers to the VMware page. Lose the sales pitch and regain some editorial dignity.<br /><br /><strong>Update:</strong> To clarify for our commenters, I couldn't care less if MacUpdate advertises the bundle at the top of every page on the site (as they do), including the VMware page. The issue here, however, is the specific contextual ad right next to the update listing for VMware (and ONLY there). You can call it valuable consumer information for someone who might otherwise purchase VMware at full price; I call it advertising/promotional interference with the editorial content of the site. Having it say "Editor Note" implies that the editors of MacUpdate judge the value and worth of applications by whether or not they choose to participate in a promotional bundle; so much for editorial judgement and independence. Tomato, tomahto.<br /><br /><em>Thanks to J. Carlos de Pinho for the heads-up.</em><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2008/04/25/calling-shenanigans-on-macupdate-parallels-vs-vmware-link/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/forward/1177893/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2008/04/25/calling-shenanigans-on-macupdate-parallels-vs-vmware-link/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><dc:creator>Michael Rose</dc:creator><pubDate>2008-04-25T15:30:00+00:00</pubDate></item><item><title>VMware Fusion video contest offers a MacBook Air</title><link>http://www.tuaw.com/2008/04/17/vmware-fusion-video-contest-offers-a-macbook-air/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tuaw.com/2008/04/17/vmware-fusion-video-contest-offers-a-macbook-air/</guid><comments>http://www.tuaw.com/2008/04/17/vmware-fusion-video-contest-offers-a-macbook-air/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/universal-binary/" rel="tag">Universal Binary</a></p><img width="225" vspace="8" hspace="8" height="219" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2008/04/vmwarebox.jpg" />There are so many ways to get your hands on a MacBook Air (and apparently several <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2008/03/19/our-favorite-charlie-rose-caption-is/">ways to lose your grip on one</a>, as well). You could visit the Apple Store, or Best Buy, or shop online. You could take up a collection with friends and family, or prevail upon your spouse to get one for you.<br /><br />Here's another idea: <a href="http://www.vmware.com/landing_pages/switchtofusion/video-contest.html">make a video about how VMware Fusion</a> <del>has helped you switch to the Mac</del> is now your virtualization tool of choice, and you could win an Air. Submit your video by May 15 (every entry gets a Fusion t-shirt, so there are no losers) for your chance to walk, or trip, away with the laptop.<br /><br />Despite a couple of <a href="http://www.vmware.com/landing_pages/switchtofusion/who-switched.html">high-profile callouts</a> on the Fusion 'switched' minisite, I'm afraid that Mat and Chris aren't entering the contest. Too bad, guys!

<br /><br /><strong>Update:</strong>The VMware team has clarified that the video contest is about users who have switched to VMware Fusion from another way of running Windows on the Mac (Boot Camp, Parallels, Virtual PC, the power of the mind). Adjust your artistic vision appropriately.
<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.vmware.com/landing_pages/switchtofusion/video-contest.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2008/04/17/vmware-fusion-video-contest-offers-a-macbook-air/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/forward/1159215/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2008/04/17/vmware-fusion-video-contest-offers-a-macbook-air/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>contest</category><category>macbook air</category><category>MacbookAir</category><category>video</category><category>vmware</category><dc:creator>Michael Rose</dc:creator><pubDate>2008-04-17T12:00:00+00:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Gish goes universal</title><link>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/12/31/gish-goes-universal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tuaw.com/2007/12/31/gish-goes-universal/</guid><comments>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/12/31/gish-goes-universal/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/gaming/" rel="tag">Gaming</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/tips-and-tricks/" rel="tag">Tips and tricks</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/universal-binary/" rel="tag">Universal Binary</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2007/12/gish-3.jpg" /><br /><br /></div>
<em>Gish </em>isn't a Mac-only experience, but as a platform game, it's a pretty good one. I played it way back when it was released on Windows, but <a href="http://www.insidemacgames.com/news/story.php?ID=16040">Inside Mac Games reports</a> that Chronic Logic has released <a href="http://www.chroniclogic.com/index.htm?gish.htm">a universal binary of <em>Gish</em></a>, so now you can play it on Intel or PowerPC Macs alike.<br /><br />Like I said, I found the game pretty fun. You play a ball of tar (no kidding) that rolls through underground locations in search of his lady friend (isn't that always how it goes), and the fluidity of your main character brings a lot of weird physics manipulation into play-- you can squeeze through small places, and even stick to surfaces like walls and ceilings. It's definitely a fun twist on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platform_game">platforming</a> (and Gish can even invade old platformers <a href="http://www.gametunnel.com/html/reviews-110.html">with "warp zones,"</a> little psuedo stages that let you visit other games with Gish's abilities), and if you're in the mood for a great indie game, make sure to check out the demo. <a href="http://www.chroniclogic.com/index.htm?gish.htm">The full game is $20</a> over at the Chronic Logic website.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.chroniclogic.com/index.htm?gish.htm>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/12/31/gish-goes-universal/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/forward/1074529/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/12/31/gish-goes-universal/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>chronic-logic</category><category>gish</category><category>platformer</category><category>tar</category><category>universal-binary</category><dc:creator>Mike Schramm</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-12-31T18:00:00+00:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Two new Mac games: Bomberman and Peggle</title><link>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/12/19/two-new-mac-games-bomberman-and-peggle/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tuaw.com/2007/12/19/two-new-mac-games-bomberman-and-peggle/</guid><comments>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/12/19/two-new-mac-games-bomberman-and-peggle/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/gaming/" rel="tag">Gaming</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/ipodfamily/" rel="tag">iPod Family</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/software/" rel="tag">Software</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/odds-and-ends/" rel="tag">Odds and ends</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/universal-binary/" rel="tag">Universal Binary</a></p><img vspace="8" hspace="8" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2007/12/peggle4.jpg" alt="" />Boy, it seems like everyone was waiting for me to <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/12/11/tuaw-buyers-guide-gifts-for-gamers/">write up my gift guide</a> before releasing some interesting Mac games this year. First <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/12/12/freeverse-releases-a-horde-of-orcs-on-the-mac/"><em>Horde of Orcs</em> comes out</a>, then <em>Sonic</em> of all things <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/12/18/apple-unleashes-sonic-the-hedgehog-for-ipod/">appears on the iPod</a>, and now here's two more fun gaming experiences appearing on the Mac.<br /><br />First, our sister gaming blog <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/18/peggle-finally-coming-to-mac/">Joystiq reports</a> that PopCap's <strike>crack</strike> casual game <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggle"><em>Peggle</em></a> has <a href="http://www.popcap.com/games/mac/peggle">appeared for OS X</a>, and just like most of PopCap's games, it's so addictive it should probably be regulated by pharmacologists. It's a universal binary, too, and right now it's only $10 (50% off from a sale on PopCap's site). Be prepared to disappear from your relatives for long stretches of time over the holidays, though-- anyone who can only play one round of this at a time is either not human or just in serious trouble with their spouse.<br /><br />And <a href="http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/19/bomberman.for.ipod.in.us/">MacNN reports</a> that <a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewGame?id=270226845&amp;s=143441"><em>Bomberman</em> has now appeared</a> on iTunes as well. Hudson Software has produced an official port that features an "intuitive control scheme" (that I'd be interested to see), an exclusive boss stage for the iPod, and the option to play the game's music or your own during gameplay. Wild. That game is $5 and available as a download from iTunes.<br /><br />It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas for Mac gamers-- turns out there may be more underneath the tree than we hoped earlier in the year.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/19/bomberman.for.ipod.in.us/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/12/19/two-new-mac-games-bomberman-and-peggle/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/forward/1067083/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/12/19/two-new-mac-games-bomberman-and-peggle/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>addictive</category><category>bomberman</category><category>download</category><category>games</category><category>holidays</category><category>itunes</category><category>peggle</category><category>popcap</category><category>release</category><category>universal-binary</category><dc:creator>Mike Schramm</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-12-19T17:00:00+00:00</pubDate></item><item><title>VMware Fusion beta 1.1 available</title><link>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/26/vmware-fusion-beta-1-1-available/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/26/vmware-fusion-beta-1-1-available/</guid><comments>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/26/vmware-fusion-beta-1-1-available/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/universal-binary/" rel="tag">Universal Binary</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/beta-beat/" rel="tag">Beta Beat</a></p><img width="125" vspace="8" hspace="8" height="124" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2007/06/vmware_fusion_icon.jpg" />Looks like the <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/tag/VMware/">VMware</a> team may be picking up a few pointers from the "release early, release often" cheerleaders at rival virtualization shop <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/tag/Parallels/">Parallels</a>; the recently-released Fusion for Mac is <a href="http://www.vmware.com/beta/fusion/">now out in a 1.1 beta form</a>, downloadable with registration. The beta packs a load of features, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/26/vmware-fusion-beta-1-1-available/">full list below</a> -- top additions include DirectX 9.0 support, iPhone/Outlook sync, Unity and Boot Camp functional improvements, and (just in time) better compatibility with host systems running Leopard. The beta also squashes a bug that has bitten me a couple of times: the Airport process randomly ramping up to 100% CPU with Fusion installed.<br /><br />The beta clocks in at a hefty 170 MB, and you'll get an evaluation serial number good for 30 days when you sign up to download the software. Let us know how the beta works out for you in the comments.<br /><br /><em>Thanks Joy &amp; RMS</em><p><a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/26/vmware-fusion-beta-1-1-available/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>VMware Fusion beta 1.1 available</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.vmware.com/beta/fusion/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/26/vmware-fusion-beta-1-1-available/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/forward/998402/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/26/vmware-fusion-beta-1-1-available/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>beta</category><category>virtualization</category><category>vmware</category><category>vmware-fusion</category><dc:creator>Michael Rose</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-09-26T01:00:00+00:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Adobe Photoshop Elements delayed until 2008</title><link>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/25/adobe-photoshop-elements-delayed-until-2008/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/25/adobe-photoshop-elements-delayed-until-2008/</guid><comments>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/25/adobe-photoshop-elements-delayed-until-2008/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/software/" rel="tag">Software</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/universal-binary/" rel="tag">Universal Binary</a></p><img vspace="8" hspace="8" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2007/09/photoshopelements092507.jpg" />Sometimes it seems like you can always count on Adobe to disappoint. Today they released <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshopelwin/">Photoshop Elements 6 for Windows</a>, but <a href="http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/09/24/elements/index.php">according to Macworld</a> the Mac version will have to wait until "early 2008." This is because the two versions are on "different development schedules." The Mac version of Elements has long been missing some features from the Windows side (particularly in image management), so perhaps this is not surprising. Nonetheless, it's sad to note that as long as we were waiting for a Universal version of Photoshop, this means that Elements will end up taking nearly a year longer still! Fortunately, I suppose, you could just give the <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/25/pixelmator-hits-1-0/">newly released Pixelmator</a> a try instead and not worry about it.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/09/24/elements/index.php>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/25/adobe-photoshop-elements-delayed-until-2008/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/forward/997957/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/25/adobe-photoshop-elements-delayed-until-2008/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>Adobe Photoshop Elements</category><category>Adobe-Photoshop-Elements</category><category>Photoshop-Elements</category><dc:creator>Mat Lu</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-09-25T15:30:00+00:00</pubDate></item><item><title>VMware Fusion officially available today</title><link>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/06/vmware-fusion-officially-available-today/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/06/vmware-fusion-officially-available-today/</guid><comments>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/06/vmware-fusion-officially-available-today/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/software/" rel="tag">Software</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/universal-binary/" rel="tag">Universal Binary</a></p><img width="125" vspace="8" hspace="8" height="124" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2006/12/fusionicon.jpg" alt="" />There are two kinds of virtualization products for the Mac: first, the kind that <a href="http://tuaw.com/tag/parallels">develop fast, release quick</a>, and damn the torpedoes; second, the kind that <a href="http://tuaw.com/tag/vmware">bake in the goodness</a> and hold off on a release until everything meets the exacting standards of an enterprise software vendor. Today we get to see the final result of the second approach, as <a href="http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/">VMware Fusion</a> is <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/02/vmware-fusion-set-for-august-6th-release/">officially shipping</a> after an extensive beta release. (Still love ya, <a href="http://tuaw.com/tag/parallels">Parallels</a>, don't ever change.)<br /><br />Fusion is available for $60 (after a $20 rebate) and offers all the XP-running, <a href="http://www.vmware.com/appliances/">virtual-appliance-library</a> downloading, window integrating, 3D emulating features you'd expect. I'm planning to do a little bake-off between the agile rookie and the wily veteran, now that everyone's on a fully released &amp; supported plateau, to see which of the two meets my needs best.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/06/vmware-fusion-officially-available-today/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/forward/958743/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/06/vmware-fusion-officially-available-today/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>parallels</category><category>virtualization</category><category>vmware</category><category>xp</category><dc:creator>Michael Rose</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-08-06T11:15:00+00:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Quinn is not Tetris, is Universal</title><link>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/07/22/quinn-is-not-tetris-is-universal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tuaw.com/2007/07/22/quinn-is-not-tetris-is-universal/</guid><comments>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/07/22/quinn-is-not-tetris-is-universal/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/gaming/" rel="tag">Gaming</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/universal-binary/" rel="tag">Universal Binary</a></p><img vspace="8" hspace="8" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2007/07/quinn072107.jpg" alt="" />I love this quote from the <a href="http://www.simonhaertel.de/quinn">Quinn</a> author Simon H&auml;rtel: "<em>Quinn is an implementation of a popular falling-blocks game which, according to the Tetris Company, must not be named here</em>." We've <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2006/07/05/top-ten-most-beautiful-mac-os-x-applications/">mentioned</a> this game before as "...<em>one of the most beautiful applications on the Mac</em>." Version 3.5 continues to look great and finally brings Quinn into the Universal Binary age. <br /><br />One of the coolest things about Quinn is its support for network play, allowing you go head-to-head against other players. This version also opens up some new customization options, so if you're missing your old-school (not) Tetris experience, you should give Quinn a look<br /><br />Quinn is a <a href="http://www.simonhaertel.de/quinn">free download</a> from Simon H&auml;rtel.<br /><br /><em>Thanks Zon!</em><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.simonhaertel.de/quinn>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/07/22/quinn-is-not-tetris-is-universal/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/forward/946266/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/07/22/quinn-is-not-tetris-is-universal/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>gaming</category><category>Quinn</category><category>tetris</category><dc:creator>Mat Lu</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-07-22T18:00:00+00:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Keyboard Maestro 2.1 Universal</title><link>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/07/22/keyboard-maestro-2-1-universal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tuaw.com/2007/07/22/keyboard-maestro-2-1-universal/</guid><comments>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/07/22/keyboard-maestro-2-1-universal/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/software/" rel="tag">Software</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/productivity/" rel="tag">Productivity</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/universal-binary/" rel="tag">Universal Binary</a></p><img vspace="8" hspace="8" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2007/07/keymae072107.jpg" /><a href="http://www.keyboardmaestro.com/main/">Keyboard Maestro</a> is a <a href="http://daringfireball.net/linked/2007/july#thu-19-kmaestro_21">well-regarded</a> keyboard macro application for OS X that lets you define and use a variety of custom keyboard shortcuts. Macros are basically scripts that can be used to perform a variety of actions, including manipulating on-screen windows, simulating mouse and keyboard buttons, controlling the clipboard, etc. Version 2.1 is Universal and includes several bug fixes. <br /><br />If you're interested in automating certain tasks on your Mac, or even over-riding keyboard shortcuts in certain applications, Keyboard Maestro's macros might very well do the trick.<br /><br />Keyboard Maestro is $20US and a <a href="http://www.stairways.com/main/download">demo</a> is available.<br /><br />[via <a href="http://www.123macmini.com/news/story/691.html">123Macmini</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.keyboardmaestro.com/main/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/07/22/keyboard-maestro-2-1-universal/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/forward/946288/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/07/22/keyboard-maestro-2-1-universal/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>Keyboard Maestro</category><category>KeyboardMaestro</category><category>macros</category><category>shortcuts</category><dc:creator>Mat Lu</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-07-22T17:00:00+00:00</pubDate></item><item><title>PodWorks updated to UB</title><link>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/07/21/podworks-updated-to-ub/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tuaw.com/2007/07/21/podworks-updated-to-ub/</guid><comments>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/07/21/podworks-updated-to-ub/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/ipodfamily/" rel="tag">iPod Family</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/universal-binary/" rel="tag">Universal Binary</a></p><img vspace="8" hspace="8" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2007/07/podworks072007.jpg" />Although there are many solutions for getting the hidden audio files from your iPod back onto your Mac, many folks have long considered <a href="http://www.scifihifi.com/podworks/">PodWorks</a> to the best of the lot. After more than two years since the last update, it was revised this week to version 2.9. The most significant improvement is that it's now a Universal Binary, though there have apparently been some bug fixes with regards to videos and an update to the interface. If you only need to transfer songs occasionally, the donationware <a href="http://www.fadingred.org/senuti/">Senuti</a> will probably be adequate but if you're regularly transferring songs, I suggest giving PodWorks a look.<br /><br />PodWorks is $8 and a <a href="http://www.scifihifi.com/podworks/">demo</a> is available.<br /><br />[via <a href="http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2007/07/20/friday-afternoon-apple-links-for-june-20">Infinite Loop</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.scifihifi.com/podworks/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/07/21/podworks-updated-to-ub/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/forward/945756/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/07/21/podworks-updated-to-ub/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>iPod</category><category>PodWorks</category><category>Senuti</category><dc:creator>Mat Lu</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-07-21T09:00:00+00:00</pubDate></item><item><title>New Parallels build features return of Image Tool</title><link>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/07/17/new-parallels-build-features-return-of-image-tool/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tuaw.com/2007/07/17/new-parallels-build-features-return-of-image-tool/</guid><comments>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/07/17/new-parallels-build-features-return-of-image-tool/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/software/" rel="tag">Software</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/universal-binary/" rel="tag">Universal Binary</a></p><img width="225" vspace="8" hspace="8" height="51" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2006/08/parallelslogo.jpg" alt="" />It was just a couple of hours ago that reader Greg wrote in to share his frustration with <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/tag/Parallels/">Parallels</a> tech support, or the lack thereof, and a key missing feature in v3 -- "The members of their support forum are generally as confused as I am... [also] while Parallels 3.0 brought in 3D support, it REMOVED disk image resizing."<br /><br />We did mention that <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/06/24/parallels-virtual-disk-dance-of-pain/">interesting exclusion from version 3</a>, but no sooner asked than answered: <a href="http://parallelsvirtualization.blogspot.com/2007/07/desktop-for-mac-30-build-4560.html">Build 4650</a>, now available for <a href="http://www.parallels.com/download/desktop/">download</a> or via auto-update, features the triumphant return of the Parallels Image Tool, among other features and fixes (<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/07/17/new-parallels-build-features-return-of-image-tool/">see below for the full list</a>). No longer will dual-OS users be blocked from expanding a virtual disk! Relish your freedom, my friends, for it is sweet.<p><a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/07/17/new-parallels-build-features-return-of-image-tool/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>New Parallels build features return of Image Tool</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.parallels.com/download/desktop/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/07/17/new-parallels-build-features-return-of-image-tool/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/forward/942930/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/07/17/new-parallels-build-features-return-of-image-tool/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>image tool</category><category>ImageTool</category><category>parallels</category><dc:creator>Michael Rose</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-07-17T17:00:00+00:00</pubDate></item><item><title>MacBU is alive, promises Universal RDC and file convertors</title><link>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/07/17/macbu-is-alive-promises-universal-rdc-and-file-convertors/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tuaw.com/2007/07/17/macbu-is-alive-promises-universal-rdc-and-file-convertors/</guid><comments>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/07/17/macbu-is-alive-promises-universal-rdc-and-file-convertors/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/software/" rel="tag">Software</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/universal-binary/" rel="tag">Universal Binary</a></p><img vspace="8" hspace="8" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2007/07/rdc.jpg" alt="" />It appears the Microsoft Mac Business Unit is alive after all as they popped up with an <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/macmojo/archive/2007/07/16/coming-soon.aspx">announcement</a> of coming attractions for "the week of July 30th." They'll finally be offering a Universal Binary of the Remote Desktop Client which allows you to control Windows computers from your Mac (thereby hopefully addressing some of <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2006/10/10/microsoft-please-fix-remote-desktop-connection-for-mac/">Scott's</a> concerns). In addition they're promising beta 2 of the much lamented Office 2007 file format converters with "a significant Word refresh and the addition of PowerPoint (.pptx)." <br /><br />In fact, the <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/06/08/microsofts-macbu-gets-new-gm-craig-eisler/">new General Manager</a> of the MacBU Craig Eisler recently <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/macmojo/archive/2007/07/06/wait-wait-i-m-here.aspx">introduced</a> himself and called for more "dialog" with customers. At least it's nice to know that things do seem to be progressing up there in the long wait for a Universal version of Office.<br /><br /><em> Thanks, Space Taker.</em><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://blogs.msdn.com/macmojo/archive/2007/07/16/coming-soon.aspx>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/07/17/macbu-is-alive-promises-universal-rdc-and-file-convertors/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/forward/942826/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/07/17/macbu-is-alive-promises-universal-rdc-and-file-convertors/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>MacBU</category><category>Office</category><category>RDC</category><dc:creator>Mat Lu</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-07-17T15:30:00+00:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Parallels using MacFUSE to access NTFS</title><link>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/06/21/parallels-using-macfuse-to-access-ntfs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tuaw.com/2007/06/21/parallels-using-macfuse-to-access-ntfs/</guid><comments>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/06/21/parallels-using-macfuse-to-access-ntfs/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/software/" rel="tag">Software</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/cool-tools/" rel="tag">Cool tools</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/universal-binary/" rel="tag">Universal Binary</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2007/06/fuse.jpg" /><br /><br />As soon as <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/tag/Parallels/">Parallels</a> 3.0 introduced the Explorer tool, letting you get inside your virtual drive images without running the installed virtual OS, I began to wonder: exactly how are they doing that? A <a href="http://forum.parallels.com/thread12944.html">few</a> <a href="http://forum.parallels.com/showthread.php?t=12438&amp;highlight=fuse">forum</a> <a href="http://forum.parallels.com/thread12674.html">threads</a> and a couple of serendipitous error screenshots later, I have an answer -- Parallels 3 includes a build of the <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/tag/MacFUSE/">MacFUSE</a> project, Google's open source version of the Linux FUSE filesystem extension libraries. With MacFUSE (and the GUI version, <a href="http://www.sccs.swarthmore.edu/users/08/mgorbach/MacFusionWeb/features.html">MacFusion</a>) you can quickly mount 'disks' that read from SSH, FTP, Spotlight queries, or even files stashed in the quirky <a href="http://code.google.com/p/gmailfs-app/">gmailfs</a> Gmail storage hack. Very nice to see the efforts of the Google coders making it into a high-profile commercial app.<br /><br />Here's the teensy little problem: Parallels is using version 0.3 of the <a href="http://code.google.com/hosting/search?q=label:macfuse">MacFUSE</a> libraries, and the current version is 0.4, so anyone who has installed the latest build of MacFUSE and tries to upgrade to Parallels 3 is going to run into the troubles. While the speed coders at SWsoft's offices are undoubtedly going to upgrade to the latest tools sooner rather than later, your best bet is to uninstall MacFUSE if you plan to use Parallels until the incompatibility is cleared up.<br /><br /><em>Thanks Rich &amp; Aron<br /></em><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://forum.parallels.com/thread12674.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/06/21/parallels-using-macfuse-to-access-ntfs/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/forward/920635/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/06/21/parallels-using-macfuse-to-access-ntfs/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>macfuse</category><category>parallels</category><dc:creator>Michael Rose</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-06-21T21:00:00+00:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Meteorologist unofficially updated to 1.4.5, Universal binary</title><link>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/05/10/meteorologist-unofficially-updated-to-1-4-5-universal-binary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tuaw.com/2007/05/10/meteorologist-unofficially-updated-to-1-4-5-universal-binary/</guid><comments>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/05/10/meteorologist-unofficially-updated-to-1-4-5-universal-binary/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/freeware/" rel="tag">Freeware</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/open-source/" rel="tag">Open Source</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/universal-binary/" rel="tag">Universal Binary</a></p><img vspace="8" hspace="8" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2007/05/meteorologist.jpg" />Many times after posting a screenshot on TUAW I've had people ask about the weather program I run in my menubar. Despite having tried nearly all of the menubar weather programs (of which there are many as we <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2005/11/08/weatherbug-for-mac-os-x/">mentioned</a> a while back) I always come back to the open source <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/heat-meteo">Meteorologist</a>. As much as I like it, however, it has been difficult to recommend to people because development had almost stopped and no official Universal build was available (though some unofficial Intel builds had been cobbled together, which is what I had been running). A new official version has not been released, but nonetheless there is good news for fans of Meteorologist. In a <a href="http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?thread_id=1728782&amp;forum_id=268087">thread</a> at Sourceforge a new volunteer, Marcus Brenneman, has arisen to help bring the project forward (and the project owner, Joe Crobak, seems willing to accept this help).<br /><br />The first fruits of this is an unofficial build 1.4.5 that solves many of the problems that had arisen as Weather.com changed its weather data server. Furthermore, it is finally a Universal Binary. There are still a few bugs (you can only search for cities by name, not zip code), but the important thing is that it's basically working and Marcus and Joe seem committed to getting the project going again. In the meantime you can now download the unofficial 1.4.5 from Brenneman's personal site <a href="http://www.cs.ttu.edu/~brennema/Meteorologist%201.4.5.dmg">here</a> (download link) and once again run the best (free) menubar weather program for the Mac.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?thread_id=1728782&amp;forum_id=268087>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/05/10/meteorologist-unofficially-updated-to-1-4-5-universal-binary/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/forward/892589/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/05/10/meteorologist-unofficially-updated-to-1-4-5-universal-binary/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>Meteorologist</category><category>weather</category><dc:creator>Mat Lu</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-05-10T12:00:00+00:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Flickr Uploadr 2.3</title><link>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/05/03/flickr-uploadr-2-3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tuaw.com/2007/05/03/flickr-uploadr-2-3/</guid><comments>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/05/03/flickr-uploadr-2-3/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/software/" rel="tag">Software</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/internet-tools/" rel="tag">Internet Tools</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/universal-binary/" rel="tag">Universal Binary</a></p><img vspace="8" hspace="8" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2007/05/flickruploadricon.jpg" />You are all familiar with Flickr, Yahoo!'s photo sharing site, I assume. Flickr provides Mac users with a free utility to upload, tag, and group photos called <a href="http://www.flickr.com/tools/">Flickr Uploadr</a>. Sadly for Intel Mac users it wasn't a Universal Binary, but the wait is over. Flickr Uploadr 2.3 is a Universal Binary, starts up faster, and has a few new bells and whistles.<br /><br />Flickr Uploadr 2.3 is free.<br /><br />A few pics of the interface are waiting for you, after the jump.<p><a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/05/03/flickr-uploadr-2-3/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Flickr Uploadr 2.3</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.flickr.com/tools/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/05/03/flickr-uploadr-2-3/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/forward/887630/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/05/03/flickr-uploadr-2-3/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>flickr</category><category>flickr uploadr</category><category>FlickrUploadr</category><category>yahoo</category><dc:creator>Scott McNulty</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-05-03T09:00:00+00:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Meetro UB released</title><link>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/05/02/meetro-ub-released/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tuaw.com/2007/05/02/meetro-ub-released/</guid><comments>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/05/02/meetro-ub-released/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/freeware/" rel="tag">Freeware</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/internet-tools/" rel="tag">Internet Tools</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/universal-binary/" rel="tag">Universal Binary</a></p><img vspace="8" hspace="8" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2007/05/meetro.jpg" />When we last looked at <a href="http://meetro.com/">Meetro</a>, Dan <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2006/06/15/meetro-released-for-os-x/">wasn't that impressed</a> since it didn't support other IM services and the interface needed work. Nonetheless, "the world's first location-aware IM client and real-time social network" continues to plug along, and they have finally released a Universal Binary of their client. The new version adds, <a href="http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2007/05/02/meetro-for-mac-goes-universal-binary">according</a> to Infinite Loop, "richer profiles (you can now import your favorite feeds from Flickr, YouTube, and other RSS directly into your profile) and similar interest highlighting." So maybe it's worth another look.<br /><br />The Meetro client is a <a href="http://meetro.com/download/">free download</a> and of course requires a free Meetro account.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2007/05/02/meetro-for-mac-goes-universal-binary">Infinite Loop</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://meetro.com/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/05/02/meetro-ub-released/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/forward/887498/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/05/02/meetro-ub-released/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>meetro</category><dc:creator>Mat Lu</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-05-02T20:00:00+00:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Spirited Away lives again &amp; Shoo Apps</title><link>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/05/02/spirited-away-lives-again-and-shoo-apps/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tuaw.com/2007/05/02/spirited-away-lives-again-and-shoo-apps/</guid><comments>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/05/02/spirited-away-lives-again-and-shoo-apps/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/software/" rel="tag">Software</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/productivity/" rel="tag">Productivity</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/freeware/" rel="tag">Freeware</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/universal-binary/" rel="tag">Universal Binary</a></p><img vspace="8" hspace="8" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2007/05/spiritedaway.jpg" /><a href="http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/15844/spirited-away">Spirited Away</a> was one of my favorite PPC only applications that got lost in my insistence to be Intel-only (and a favorite of productivity geek Merlin Mann as we <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2006/10/05/get-that-distraction-free-uncluttered-desktop-with-latest-macbr/">mentioned</a> last year). It lives in your menubar and automatically hides background applications after a pre-determined interval. It's an important tool for cutting down on distractions. Unfortunately, Spirited Away seemed to be abandonware; it hadn't been updated in ages and was stuck in resource hogging Rosetta-land. So I was excited to discover recently a new Universal app that does something similar, but with a bit more fine-grained control called <a href="http://www.pariahware.com/shooapps.php">Shoo Apps</a>. Unlike Spirited Away, Shoo Apps lets you specify different hiding intervals on an application specific basis (though Spirited Away does allow you to exclude certain apps from hiding altogether). So distraction-free nirvana, right? Well, not so fast: Shoo Apps is $15. So being disappointed I thought I'd look at Spirited Away again and discovered that it had in fact received an update back in February; now it's a Universal Binary and it remains free!<br /><br />Of course, Spirited Away does not have the per application granularity of Shoo Apps, but I generally just want my apps to hide or not hide (e.g. iTunes), so that doesn't seem like a compelling feature to me. Just for completeness sake I should note that Desktopple Pro (which David <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/04/03/desktopple-powerful-desktop-hiding-utility/">raved over</a> recently) also has a similar auto-hide feature called "Window Cleaning" (in addition to its main desktop icon hiding feature) for $17.<br /><br />Shoo Apps is $15 and a <a href="http://www.pariahware.com/shooapps.php">demo</a> is available. Spirited Away is a <a href="http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/15844/spirited-away">free download</a>. With Spirited Away and <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/04/07/sticky-windows-2-0-universal-and-more/">Sticky Windows</a> I actually am in distraction-free nirvana.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/05/01/shooapps/index.php">Macworld</a> (Shoo Apps)]<br /><br /><strong>Update</strong>: I've been having some problems with version 0.7 of Spirited Away. However version 0.6 is also a Universal Binary and seems to be working fine. Get it <a href="http://homepage.mac.com/koh/.Public/SpiritedAway/Spirited%20AwayUB.zip">here</a> (download link).<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/15844/spirited-away>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/05/02/spirited-away-lives-again-and-shoo-apps/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/forward/886646/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/05/02/spirited-away-lives-again-and-shoo-apps/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>Shoo Apps</category><category>ShooApps</category><category>Spirited Away</category><category>SpiritedAway</category><dc:creator>Mat Lu</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-05-02T18:00:00+00:00</pubDate></item><item><title>LEGO Star Wars goes Universal</title><link>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/04/24/lego-star-wars-goes-universal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tuaw.com/2007/04/24/lego-star-wars-goes-universal/</guid><comments>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/04/24/lego-star-wars-goes-universal/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/gaming/" rel="tag">Gaming</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/software/" rel="tag">Software</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/universal-binary/" rel="tag">Universal Binary</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2007/04/legostarwars.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div>
A long time ago, in a squarish galaxy far, far away... Aspyr media, in an effort to save Mac users of the planet Earth from certain doom and boredom, <a href="http://www.aspyr.com/software/news/20/130">released</a> a Universal patch for LEGO Star Wars.<br /><br /> That's right: it's been a while since we've had to write about an app (finally) going Universal (<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/03/27/adobe-unveils-new-creative-suite-3-packages-watch-the-live-web/">Adobe CS3</a> notwithstanding), and even longer since I've had the opportunity to make a Star Wars pun, so there it is. All joking aside though, Aspyr apparently released this patch earlier in the month, but I just caught it in today's newsletter. You can snag the 4.71MB update from <a href="http://www.macgamefiles.com/detail.php?item=19485">Macgamefiles.com</a>.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.macgamefiles.com/detail.php?item=19485>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/04/24/lego-star-wars-goes-universal/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/forward/881200/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/04/24/lego-star-wars-goes-universal/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>aspyr</category><category>games</category><category>gaming</category><category>lego</category><category>star wars</category><category>StarWars</category><dc:creator>David Chartier</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-04-24T14:00:00+00:00</pubDate></item></channel></rss>