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Apple updates green website

by Mike Schramm (Sep 25th, 2009)

Macworld has spotted a new page over on Apple's website highlighting their dedication to making their products as environmentally healthy as possible. We've seen this pitch from Apple within the past few years -- they've recently slimmed down their packaging and started using recyclable materials in ...

Hands on with TuneWiki for iPhone

by Erica Sadun (Jul 14th, 2009)

Yesterday I downloaded a copy of TuneWiki, the new free iPhone application that lets you listen to streaming radio and your personal media collection while displaying lyrics. I tried out Lyrics+ last week and was looking forward to seeing what TuneWiki would bring to the table. What I found was a ...

MobileMe login page sports a new look

by Michael Rose (Feb 25th, 2009)

After a brief overnight outage, the MobileMe services are back this morning -- and sporting a new look on the login page. Aside from the recently revealed file sharing feature, we don't know of any other changes behind the scenes, but putting on a fresh coat of polish never hurts. If you're seeing ...

Apple's Insomnia Film Festival cancelled

by Mike Schramm (Jan 30th, 2009)

Excited for Apple's Insomnia Film Festival? Don't hold your breath -- Apple has contacted participants via email to say that the event has been canceled. The "festival" was supposed to be Apple giving participants a list of elements and 24 hours to make a three-minute film about them, but after ...

Microsoft's Mactopia site offline this AM

by Michael Rose (Jan 28th, 2009)

Due to what we sincerely hope is a temporary technical glitch and not a policy decision, the Mactopia (microsoft.com/mac) site is inaccessible this morning; downloads pages are also offline, although the Office for Mac forums and blog are still coming up as expected and the Mac section of the main ...

PromoAppCode hopes to be one-stop shop for iPhone promo codes

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Dec 9th, 2008)

It's no secret that the current methods of trying out iPhone applications before purchase is very cumbersome. While Apple has bestowed the ability for developers to issue promo codes, there is still the matter of taking the time to actually track down those codes for applications that you want to ...

Apple redesigns its start page

by Cory Bohon (Oct 31st, 2008)

Many Safari users will note that Apple's Start Page (set as Safari's default homepage) was redesigned today. This page is used by Apple to let customers know of any changes, updates, or product revisions. The page now shows four dynamically changing tiles at the top: a movie trailer section, hot ...

Mac 101: Retrieve your Keychain passwords

by Cory Bohon (Sep 25th, 2008)

Have you forgotten a password to a website, email account, or other password? If you use Mac OS X's Keychain, chances are that your password can be easily retrieved. First off, open Keychain Access.app (located in /Applications/Utilities/). Once there, scroll through the list of keys until you ...

Track Gustav on your iPhone

by Steven Sande (Aug 28th, 2008)

Just in time for the first really scary hurricane of the season, Weather Underground is providing an iPhone-specific version of their mobile site that includes a tropical storm tracker. The mobile site URL is http://i.wund.com, and the tropical storm page can be accessed directly at ...

ProofHQ, online proof management for designers

by Brett Terpstra (Aug 26th, 2008)

A new tool for designers (or anyone who needs client input on proofs) is premiering today. ProofHQ is a web-based application for uploading, annotating, commenting and approving proofs with controlled access for multiple clients. It's not Mac-specific, but it's worth mentioning considering the large ...

Growl website gets redesign

by Cory Bohon (Apr 7th, 2008)

If you know TUAW, then you know that there's one thing we cannot live without ... it's Growl. Growl is a great way to view important messages from multiple Mac apps as little pop-ups in the corner of your screen. This weekend, Growl's website received a very nice redesign. It's never been this easy ...

Growl website back online

by Cory Bohon (Jan 10th, 2008)

The Growl website has been offline since last week due to the developers retiring their server for a new one. I am pleased to say that Growl.info is back online as of today. Growl is the indispensable Mac notification system which allows you to customize the way you see notifications, system-wide. ...

Apple redesigns Support site

by David Chartier (Apr 29th, 2007)

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/apple/Apple_redesigns_Support_site'; It's been over a year since we've seen a redesign of Apple's support site, so the company must have felt it was about time to redecorate. TUAW reader Cameron Drysdale noticed that the site has received a major redesign, bringing it ...

insideapple.apple.com?

by David Chartier (Oct 2nd, 2006)

The promotional email for the .Mac webmail refresh that went out over the weekend might have been a bit more revealing than we originally thought. Reader Harry noticed the address Apple used to send it was a bit different than the standard 'noreply@apple.com' (and honestly, I'm signed up for so much ...

All your workouts are belong to Nikeplus

by David Chartier (Jul 15th, 2006)

We're not sure how a one-sentence support document made it into Apple's support knowledgebase, but this strange doc somehow snuck past the velvet rope. It simply states: "There is no way to remove workout data from the nikeplus website", with a 'stay tuned for more info' bit at the end to finish ...