Patch: New security updates for Tiger are out

Amidst the release of Mac OS X 10.5.8 for Leopard users, Apple has also released Security Update 2009-003 for users of Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger. This update fixes 7 of the same security vulnerabilities that were patched as part of the 10.5.8 update. There are updates available for PowerPC and Intel vers...

TomTom for iPhone pricing leaked

How about you? Are you interested in an iPhone-based solution or do you want a stand-alone?TUAWTomTom for iPhone pricing leaked originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

The Big Mean Folder Machine turns 2.0

Big Mean Folder Machine 2.0, from publicspace.net, is the newest version of the great Mac file manipulation application. BMFM 2.0 continues the tradition of allowing you to split files from different folders into new folders based on a set of criteria, or merge files from multiple folders i...

Patch: Apple posts iMovie 8.0.4 update

To download this update, open Software Update (Apple Menu > Software Update) or visit the download page on the Apple support website.TUAWApple posts iMovie 8.0.4 update originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for u...

Download: Safari 4.0.2 released

These issues affect Mac OS X and Windows XP and Vista, so everyone, download your Safari updates! TUAWSafari 4.0.2 released originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Great beginner's guide to AppleScript

This well-written guide starts with the basics and builds from there. I've seen entirely too many AppleScript guides that either go from the Tell statement right to masters-level stuff or that end entirely after creating the obligatory "Hello, world!" script.

Download: VLC 1.0.0 released

Binaries for VLC 1.0 are available for Intel-based Macs running Mac OS X Leopard (and developer previews of Snow Leopard). Source code and other, older packages for PowerPC and earlier versions of Mac OS X are also available. Thanks, Chris!

iPhones pass the fireworks test: best of the reader-submitted 4th photos

Filed under: Multimedia, Odds and ends, Flickr Find, iPhone, MobileMe Look below for a gallery of some of my favorite stills. Many were sent anonymously, so we can't always credit the photographer. Some were uploaded directly from their phones to MobileMe and YouTube.

Download: Safari updates to 4.0.1

Among the flurry of iPhone 3.0 downloads, Apple has pushed out an update to Safari. Safari 4.0.1 addresses incompatibilities between the newly upgraded browser and certain features in iPhoto '09, including Places and publishing to Facebook. The download clocks in at 43.8MB and is available...

First Look: Documents to Go for iPhone

Filed under: iPhone, First Look, App Review Continue reading First Look: Documents to Go for iPhone TUAWFirst Look: Documents to Go for iPhone originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

TUAW First Look: iPhoto2Twitter

If you use Twitter as much as I do, then you're going to love iPhoto2Twitter, an iPhoto plugin from Blue Crowbar Software. While sending iPhone pictures to Twitter is a piece of cake, it usually takes more steps to prepare a photo on a Mac to become a photo-tweet.

Rumor: New iPhone pictures leaked?

Update: As eagle-eyed reader John points out below, the headphone jack appears to have been moved to the bottom right of the device (if you're looking at the front of the phone). Good catch!TUAWRumor: New iPhone pictures leaked? originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)...

Rumor: New iPhone pictures leaked?

Update 2: After looking closer at these images, I noticed that there is a small button near the bottom of the right side of the phone. It looks to be in the right position for a shutter control when you are using the camera horizontally.TUAWRumor: New iPhone pictures leaked? originally appea...

Download: TUAW at E3: Mass Effect Galaxy on the iPhone

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Patch: Apple delivers Airport Utility Update

It has been a busy few days for Apple in the software update domain. iWork '09, iTunes, and Quicktime have all been updated, along with GarageBand. Today, Apple is pushing out an Airport Utility software update. With the usual great and patented Apple detail, the update:

Download: 2009 WWDC posters appear at Moscone West

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Next-gen iPhone photos leaked?

The iPhone blogs says they've uncovered the very first photos of a brand new version of the iPhone (the pictures are watermarked from a site called UMPC Fever), and while there's no actual indication that they're real (at the very least, it wouldn't be hard at all to make a picture and load i...

Apple's back to school promo about the same as last year's

Last year's promotion was the "largest ever," and expectations were high for this year, too. One rumor claimed Apple would offer free iPhones with a qualifying Mac purchase. Yet again, the Internet made promises that Apple couldn't keep.

Mac OS X Java security hole exposed

So, five months, two point OS updates, one Java update in February and stil, Apple hasn't patched the exploit on their end. And, let the flogging from the Apple-haters commence.TUAWMac OS X Java security hole exposed originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 20 May...

Download: Security Update 2009-002 available for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger

The updates keep coming from Apple today. Security Update 2009-002 for Tiger is now available, both Intel and PPC. According to Apple, this update "...is recommended for all users and improves the security of Mac OS X. Previous security updates have been incorporated into this security updat...

PlaceTagger answers the 'where was this picture taken?' question

The app is on sale at an introductory price of $7.99US and that is a bargain compared to the outboard electronics packages you could buy. The developer is also doing a Windows version of the app for those that don't have a Mac. The Mac version requires Leopard, and of course an iPhone with GPS cap...

Download: First Look: Bento for iPhone and iPod touch

Like the Mac app, Bento for iPhone and iPod touch is integrated with Contacts, Safari, Mail, and Google Maps. Additionally, Bento can be used to dial an iPhone. Databases can be synchronized wirelessly (via WiFi) with Bento 2.0v4 for Mac. This new version of Bento 2.0 for Mac is a free update tha...

A nice way to spend Earth Day

It's a bit hot today in Arizona so I stayed in for Earth Day -- I cut the air conditioning and ran the ceiling fans -- and spent part of this day looking at GreenSpot, [App Store link] an iPhone/ iPod touch app that keeps you up to date on all things environmental. It includes tips, podcasts, and a...

Download: First Look: Airfoil Speakers Touch

Using Airfoil Speakers Touch is extremely simple. I opened Airfoil on my Mac for the first time and it showed my laptop and Apple TV on my network. I then launched Airfoil Speakers Touch on my iPhone and it added the iPhone as an available streaming device. I selected iTunes as the source of my au...

Download: Vuze allows remote playback support to Apple devices

Azureus was my Bittorrent client of choice back in the day -- it used to be open source and easy to use and install, and served up any torrents you'd like. Eventually, however, the app was turned into Vuze, got put under a much more restrictive license and added a bunch of extra content bloat, a...

Download: Understudy plugin offers Hulu and Netflix in Front Row

I think one of the coolest features in Boxee, the XBMC-based media center software for Macs and Apple TVs, has been the relatively recent addition of Hulu and Netflix streaming. Now Understudy offers similar functionality for Front Row users.

Download: Time for a Mac App Store?

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Software, Odds and ends, Apple, DeveloperWay back in June of 2007, I wrote this post, a list of five things Apple could do to bring gamers back to the Mac. I said that Apple should put more games on iTunes, break out the gaming hardware, go casual, and make the e...

Download: Boxee is updated for Apple TV 2.3

Continue reading Boxee is updated for Apple TV 2.3 TUAWBoxee is updated for Apple TV 2.3 originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Download: HandBrake 0.9.3 adds Universal Input

HandBrake 0.9.3 is a free download from HandBrake. Thanks Will! TUAWHandBrake 0.9.3 adds Universal Input originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Download: TUAW Review: HanDBase for iPhone

Over the past three weeks, I've been test driving HanDBase for iPhone / iPod touch. TUAWTUAW Review: HanDBase for iPhone originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Download: iPhone/iPod touch update 2.2 Walkthrough

Filed under: Software Update, iPhone, App Store, iPod touchAs you've probably heard by now, Apple released the much awaited 2.2 firmware update for both the iPhone and iPod touch. This new firmware brings several impressive new features. Gallery: Maps.app in iPhone 2.2

Download: TUAW Review: Geocaching iPhone app

Continue reading TUAW Review: Geocaching iPhone app TUAWTUAW Review: Geocaching iPhone app originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Download: First Look: i. TV brings schedules, trailers to your iPhone

Filed under: iPhone, App StoreThere are a lot of App Store submissions and works-in-progress that trigger anticipatory drooling here at TUAW (Sling Mobile! Sling Mobile!), among them the program guide and movie finder i. TV; we first saw it a few weeks ago and I've been checking every day...

Download: VideoDrive: easy iTunes video importing and tagging

Filed under: Multimedia, Software, Video, iTunes, Apple TVIn a recent Ask TUAW we addressed a question about getting divx video files to register properly as TV Shows in Front Row. In the discussion that followed one of our readers suggested VideoDrive as an easy way of accomplishing thi...

Download: Submerge: subtitles for your Apple TV, iPod, iPhone

I've been looking for a good way to get a subtitled movie - with a SubRip (srt) file - into iTunes, my Apple TV and my iPod. I hadn't found much joy before this morning. Then I stumbled upon Submerge. I need to do some tweaking in the detailed preferences yet, but it seems to do the trick quite well.

Download: Use (almost) Leopard's SysPref icon

And even if you aren't into deluding yourself about your version of OS X, it's still a good looking icon. Changing the icon yourself is possible, but using CandyBar is infinitely easier. You too can pretend, at least for a few months until Leopard actually releases, that you're a Leopard-us...

Download: Elgato Turbo.264 Graphics Accelerator: First Look

What is it? The turbo.264 is a graphics co-processor in the form of a USB dongle. You connect it to a spare USB port and use it to speed up video conversions to h.264 files. The t.264 produces h.264 video optimized for iPod, Apple TV and PSP. Continue reading Elgato Turbo.264 Graphics Accelerator: Fi...

Download: Apple TV BackRow SDK

Filed under: Hacks, Mods, Developer, Apple TVWe've noted many of the hacks out there for the Apple TV. Now Alan Quatermain has released a full-fledged Software Development Kit for BackRow, the pared down version of OS X that runs on the Apple TV. It includes several frameworks, an Xcode pro...

Download: SlingPlayer for Mac 1.0 with Apple TV support

We've mentioned the SlingPlayer for Mac client several times since it was first publicly revealed back at Macworld and now Sling Media has officially released it after several months in beta. This version includes support for the Apple TV (as we mentioned before) and word on the web is tha...

Download: Apple TV sells well in Canada

Although no iTunes store yet sells high def content, many Apple TV buyers have figured out that they can pick up an inexpensive tuner for their Mac and digitize all the high def content they want. QuickTime and EyeTV both provide Apple TV-quality export now.Read | Permalink | Email this...

Patch: Elgato releases EyeTV 2.4 update

Filed under: Software, Video, Apple TVElgato's new EyeTV 2.4 update is now available for download. This new update brings the Apple TV export feature we've all been waiting for. You can now record High Def shows using your HDTV-compatible EyeTV tuner and export them to iTunes using Apple TV...

Patch: FrontRow updated to version 1.0.1