TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog http://www.tuaw.com TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/feedlogo.gif TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog http://www.tuaw.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/Video vault: Macworld visit with Intelliscannerhttp://www.tuaw.com/2009/02/16/video-vault-macworld-visit-with-intelliscanner/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/02/16/video-vault-macworld-visit-with-intelliscanner/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/02/16/video-vault-macworld-visit-with-intelliscanner/#commentsDigging into the Macworld Expo video vault on this holiday Monday (in the US, we're celebrating Presidents' Day), here's a quick interview with Paul Scandariato from Intelliscanner showing off the Intelliscanner mini hardware. The demo shows how quickly you can use the mini to scan your media or books; it's easy to plug back in and offload your scans to Intelliscanner's Media app or to your collections app of choice, just the thing for your spring organization projects. You can also get preprinted barcode stickers for your own inventory planning, or print out your own if you like.

The mini was a big hit with showgoers who shopped at the booth, and it's available online from Intelliscanner for $179 (with the Media Collector software package) or $249 (adds Assets, Kitchen, Wine and Comics collector modules). While both Delicious Library and Bruji's Pedia series of organizers support scanning of barcodes via the built-in iSight, for substantial collections a standalone scanner is going to save you time and aggravation.

Read on for the video. The iPhone-friendly YouTube version is here.

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]]>intelliscannermacworld09Michael RoseMon, 16 Feb 2009 19:15:00 ESTMacworld 2009: Pinger Phonehttp://www.tuaw.com/2009/02/02/macworld-2009-pinger-phone/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/02/02/macworld-2009-pinger-phone/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/02/02/macworld-2009-pinger-phone/#commentsI had a quick chat with the folks from Pinger Phone while we were at Macworld 2009. I hadn't heard of it previously, and it turned out to be exactly what I needed to bring together my various forms of communication. It's an iPhone/iPod touch app that provides a contact list combining email, phone, SMS and IM info for all of your contacts. One of the neatest features of the app is its ability to handle text-to-IM chats, which I find useful because I have terrible AT&T coverage around my house; it lets me carry on a text-message conversation using just my wi-fi connection.

Pinger Phone lets you stay online with various IM services, and can notify you of incoming messages as long as the app is open. It also supports (requires, actually) horizontal keyboard mode in text and IM chats, and interfaces well with the phone and email capabilities of the iPhone. The "Contacts" view allows for as-you-type searching of your consolidated contact list (very speedy). iPod touch users can enter any mobile phone number to be notified of incoming messages from a text-to-IM chat.

Read on to see the video from Macworld, and check the support page for more info. If it sounds like something you've been looking for, you can grab it for FREE in the App Store.

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]]>App StoreAppStorecontactsIMiphonemacworld09Pinger PhonePingerPhoneBrett TerpstraMon, 02 Feb 2009 11:00:00 ESTMacworld 2009: Spawn 2 and the economics of the App Storehttp://www.tuaw.com/2009/01/23/macworld-2009-spawn-2-and-the-economics-of-the-app-store/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/01/23/macworld-2009-spawn-2-and-the-economics-of-the-app-store/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/01/23/macworld-2009-spawn-2-and-the-economics-of-the-app-store/#commentsSpawn Illuminati version 2 just hit the App Store (iTunes link). If you haven't seen it, it's an amazing time-killer which allows user interaction with something akin to a screensaver on your iPhone. It's a little hard to explain, which is why we have video. You can also check out some user-contributed screenshots on the developer's Flickr page.

An interesting aspect of the Spawn story is the author's success with pricing it above the .99 "sweet spot" after mediocre success at that standard price. The second video is a snippet of Spawn's developer Nikolai riffing about App Store economics. Spawn is currently back to .99USD in the App Store, but only for a limited time. Read on for a demo and some pricing opinions from an experienced App Store developer.

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]]>app storeAppStorebusinessdeveloperentertainmentiphonemacworld09spawnBrett TerpstraFri, 23 Jan 2009 14:30:00 ESTMacworld Expo: Big things for Things http://www.tuaw.com/2009/01/13/macworld-expo-big-things-for-things/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/01/13/macworld-expo-big-things-for-things/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/01/13/macworld-expo-big-things-for-things/#commentsIt was a heck of a coming-out party for Cultured Code's Things, the task organizer and GTD platform for Mac and iPhone. With a passel of awards for the product (including a Macworld Best in Show) and a shipping 1.0 version of the desktop app, the CC gang had plenty to celebrate.

I stopped by the Cultured Code booth for a chat with Michael Simmons and a look at some of the late-breaking features in the desktop release. I don't have the evolved and tweaked GTD workflow that some of my colleagues bring to bear, but I can say that Things is one of the few task managers I've found myself "moving into" naturally and easily, and I'm still using it after a couple of months. Now, if it only synchronized with my favorite cloud-side task manager ... but hopefully that's just around the corner.

Owners of the iPhone version of Things should check the new "gear" icon for a 20% discount off the US$49.95 cost of Things for Mac, good through 1/15/09.

Video in the 2nd half of the post.

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]]>gtdiphonemacworld09taskthingsMichael RoseTue, 13 Jan 2009 18:30:00 ESTRumor: Bioshock headed to the Machttp://www.tuaw.com/2009/01/13/rumor-bioshock-headed-to-the-mac/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/01/13/rumor-bioshock-headed-to-the-mac/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/01/13/rumor-bioshock-headed-to-the-mac/#comments
Is there anyone out there who doesn't have a PC, or a console, or a Windows partition on their Mac, or was just somehow able to avoid the critical, cultural, and widespread success of 2007's amazing Bioshock? If so, you're in luck -- while console gamers are breathlessly waiting for Bioshock 2 updates, Mac gamers are still waiting for the first one, and the wait might finally be over. Macworld is reporting that a little birdie (read: back of a t-shirt) at last week's show told them that Bioshock was finally headed to the Mac, courtesy of Feral Interactive.

Too little, too late? Don't get us wrong: Bioshock, the spiritual successor to System Shock and its sequel, is a terrific game, combining FPS gameplay with RPG elements and one of the best videogame stories of 2007. If you haven't played it and you're willing to pick it up for the Mac, you're in for a treat. But these kind of releases just perpetuate the issues with Mac gaming: games come out years late, no one buys them (because everyone who cares has already played them elsewhere), and then developers complain that games don't sell on the Mac. A Bioshock announcement is all well and good, but next time, devs, would you kindly aim for release a little closer to everyone else?

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]]>big-daddybioshockconsolesdevelopersferal-interactivefpsgamingmacmacworldmacworld09tshirtswindowsMike SchrammTue, 13 Jan 2009 14:00:00 ESTMacworld 2009: Interview with Parallels' CEO Serguei Beloussovhttp://www.tuaw.com/2009/01/12/macworld-2009-interview-with-parallels-ceo-serguei-beloussov/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/01/12/macworld-2009-interview-with-parallels-ceo-serguei-beloussov/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/01/12/macworld-2009-interview-with-parallels-ceo-serguei-beloussov/#commentsEven though we love our Macs here at TUAW and, if you're reading this site, you probably do to, there's some things you might have to use Windows for occasionally. So, what's a Mac user to do in that situation? Well, most of you probably choose one of the popular virtualization applications available for the Mac to accomplish this.

One of these popular solutions is from a company called Parallels, which recently updated its Parallels Desktop for Mac application. During last week's Macworld Expo, TUAW's Michael Rose visited the Parallels booth to speak with Parallels' CEO Serguei Beloussov and get all the latest on the company's plans for "virtual" domination.

Click through to see what he found out.

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]]>macworld09parallels desktopParallelsDesktopvirtualizationChris UllrichMon, 12 Jan 2009 16:00:00 ESTTUAW Macworld Video: Her first Expo won't be her lasthttp://www.tuaw.com/2009/01/12/tuaw-macworld-video-her-first-expo-wont-be-her-last/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/01/12/tuaw-macworld-video-her-first-expo-wont-be-her-last/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/01/12/tuaw-macworld-video-her-first-expo-wont-be-her-last/#comments

This is Julie Rodriguez's first Macworld Expo, but it won't be her last. Coming all the way from Fargo, North Dakota, she stopped and talked with us briefly at Moscone's south hall, and told us about what she saw, what she liked, and why she'll be back next year.

"Some [companies] I've never heard of before, so that's actually why I was here: to find these people I just can't find otherwise," she said. "I'm here to find these little vendors that I don't hear of elsewhere, and get a chance to get some hands-on with the products."

In appreciation, TUAW gave Julie a brand-spankin'-new TUAW t-shirt. Thanks, Julie!

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]]>ilifeinterviewiworkmacworld09videoRobert PalmerMon, 12 Jan 2009 12:30:00 ESTMac founding-fathers appear at Welcome to Macintosh screeninghttp://www.tuaw.com/2009/01/11/mac-founding-fathers-appear-at-welcome-to-macintosh-screening/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/01/11/mac-founding-fathers-appear-at-welcome-to-macintosh-screening/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/01/11/mac-founding-fathers-appear-at-welcome-to-macintosh-screening/#comments

This year at Macworld 2009, two documentary films about the Mac held screenings. While we didn't have anyone on-site at MacHEADS, a few of us were fortunate enough to attend Thursday night's screening of Welcome to Macintosh.

Welcome to Macintosh, a documentary by Josh Rizzo and Rob Baca, chronicles the history of Apple and the Mac, using interviews with the people and the users that were there. Tony Walla contributed a great piece about the film last April, which fills in more background.

While the film is amazing (the DVD is available now and it is chock-full of awesome), the discussion after the screening was truly magical. Five of the participants from the film, along with Very Special Guest, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, appeared on-stage and answered questions from the crowd. (See the Woz answer our own Mike Rose's question here)

Read on for more historic geekiness...

Gallery: Welcome to Macintosh Screening

The DirectorsPre-Title SequenceAndy Hertzfeld, Steve Wozniak, Ron WayneGuy Kawasaki, Leander Kahney & Jim ReekesGuy Kawasaki signs a poster


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]]>andy hertzfeldAndyHertzfelddocumentaryguy kawasakiGuyKawasakijim reekesJimReekesjosh rizzoJoshRizzoleander kahneyLeanderKahneymacworld09rob bacaRobBacaron wayneRonWaynesteve wozniakSteveWozniakwelcome to macintoshWelcomeToMacintoshwozChristina WarrenSun, 11 Jan 2009 19:00:00 ESTTalkcast tonight, 10 pm ET: Macworld aftermathhttp://www.tuaw.com/2009/01/11/talkcast-tonight-10-pm-et/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/01/11/talkcast-tonight-10-pm-et/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/01/11/talkcast-tonight-10-pm-et/#commentsThis week the TUAW talkcast is back at its regular time, 10 pm ET on Talkshoe; we'll be running down the week at Macworld, with everyone's favorite moments and top products. You can see the behind-the-scenes history via our custom Twitter feed and our master Macworld Expo page.

To participate on TalkShoe, you can use the browser-only client, or you can also use the classic TalkShoe Pro Java client; however, for maximum fun, you should call in. For the web UI, just click the "TalkShoe Web" button on our profile page at 10 pm Sunday. To call in on regular phone or VOIP lines (take advantange of your free cellphone weekend minutes if you like): dial (724) 444-7444 and enter our talkcast ID, 45077 -- during the call, you can request to talk by keying in *-8. Talk with you then!

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]]>macworld09podcasttalkcastMichael RoseSun, 11 Jan 2009 16:15:00 ESTRumor: Apple to attend CES in 2010http://www.tuaw.com/2009/01/10/rumor-apple-to-attend-ces-in-2010/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/01/10/rumor-apple-to-attend-ces-in-2010/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/01/10/rumor-apple-to-attend-ces-in-2010/#commentsThere's a rumor at AppleInsider today which states that Apple may attend CES next year. In fact, they report that their sources close to Apple have called the move "...a done deal."

Why would Apple leave its own party to show up at one that is arguably Microsoft's? Here are a couple of guesses.

With the iPhone, iPod, AppleTV, Macs and OS X, Apple seems ready to reinforce its position as a consumer electronics company, and not "...that company that makes iMacs."

Also, consider the number of products that Microsoft has featured that never had a life off the stage. Here's Apple's chance to directly contrast such potential offerings with real products that are ready to ship.

Of course, this is all conjecture and one blogger's best guesses. We heard rumblings of this rumor last month and the consensus was a clear "No way." Honestly, I still believe that Apple will focus on smaller, Cupertino-based press events, and I'd be surprised if they showed up at CES. But what do I know? I still use a Newton.

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