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  • kevin_4e
    Arguably one of the best browsers on the planet, Mozilla has released Firefox 2. With improved tabbing, spell checking, and many other features, this is definitely worth a download... If you decide to stick with Safari, then you may enjoy the add-on Inquisitor. Inquisitor is “like the Spotlight for the web”... If you were in a situation where your black MacBook’s keyboard broke, would you take what you could get? In this guy’s case, it was a white keyboard... Not to make this a “MacBook Links for the Weekend,” but here’s one more issue MacBook owners are starting to encounter. Unfortunately, not as pretty as the previous MacBook... Here’s a neat article all about “Steve Jobs' Best Quotes Ever?.”
     
    Mac OS X and an Xbox 360. Is it possible?... Remember the MacBook that humorously showed it could cook an egg? Well here's (another)
  • Alex Oughton
    Hey there, InsanelyMac!
     
    I've just finished editing the video and photos from our trip to Mac Expo 2006 in London, and they are now ready for your viewing pleasure!
     
    You can check out the 6 minute video blog here.
     
    Edit: Somehow Youtube's video processing has broken lip-sync towards the middle. I'll try to get this fixed a bit later on. Plus it's a bit... well... compressed. Maybe someone can advise me a way to improve Youtube quality?
     
    There's also a set of photos here, although I'll be posting some higher resolution versions after this weekend.
     
    It was a very small show, with not a lot (or anything) to report in terms of Apple-related news, but it was a fun look at a few of the Mac and iPod products which Apple and the 3rd-party developers/manufacturers are pushing at the moment.
     
    Thanks to Ted, the camera man! (Although this is his first time shooting video, so be prepared for a few "shakey" moments!)
  • sHARD>>

    Flashback: Marklar In 2002

    By sHARD>>, in OSx86,

    Here's a summary of an eWeek article detailing Marklar, Apple's supposed Intel builds of earlier OS X versions:
     
    "'According to sources, the Cupertino, Calif., Mac maker has been working steadily on maintaining current, PC-compatible builds of its Unix-based OS.'
     
    The article discusses this as a fall-back plan, should the PowerPC fail to deliver... however, does not expect Marklar to become significant in the near future. An Apple-IBM collaboration is again raised with upcoming Power4-based chips.
     
    Who knew that eWeek could possibly have been so right? Amusing.
  • sHARD>>

    Leopard Build 9A283 Leaks

    By sHARD>>, in OSx86,

    Another day, another headache for Apple Legal. Leopard, a beta of Mac OS X 10.5, has been leaked in the form of build 9A283. This is the same build which was recently released to ADC members, offering new features such as parental controls, iCal improvements, 3D audio cues, and Preview editing.
     
    Will we see another fiasco as occured with Tiger leaks? This appears to be the first ADC (as opposed to WWDC) leak since Leopard builds began appearing. Interesting.
     

  • kevin_4e
    Earlier today Apple released the latest of the MacBook SMC Firmware updates. It “Improves the MacBook’s internal monitoring system and addresses issues with unexpected shutdowns. This update is recommended for all MacBook systems, including those that received warranty repair.”
     
    It’s very interesting how it is recommended for those who have already gotten repairs. Although new heat-sinks seem to have done the job earlier, this update claims to “resolve this issue.” More information can be found at Apple’s support page.
  • REVENGE

    DVD Jon's at it again!

    By REVENGE, in OSx86,

    We ran across this story last week, but after giving it some thought, decided that we wanted to hear the community response to this news.
     
    22 year old Jon Lech Johansen, the crazy hacker who ripped DVD encryption technology wide open at the age of 15 has now decided to declare war on Apple's iTunes FairPlay DRM technology. Specifically, he and his company DoubleTwist have developed programs to bypass FairPlay and allow encrypted music purchased from non-iTunes music stores to be played on the iPod.
     
    As early as 2004, Johansen had been working hard earlier at creating various "cracks" in the FairPlay DRM wall. Back in January of 04, he had successfully reverse engineered the technology and supplied the code used to develope the playfair utility. Later on, he released his own FairPlay removal utility called DeCRMS. An additional creation called FairKeys allowed DeCRMS to automatically retrieve keys from Apple's servers to use for decryption.
     
    Now, his new FairPlay "enabling-patch" is based on adding code that emulates FairPlay encryption to non-encrypted songs, fooling the iPod to play the music. In fact, he claims that this technology is 100% legal as it doesn't involve breaking the encryption. If this fact holds, Johansen has stated his intent to license this technology to digital music stores, allowing everyone to sell music to iPod users. If he succeeds, Johansen could possibly sidestep any of Apple's own future plans to license FairPlay DRM technology to music stores.
     
    It seems that Apple's DRM fishtank has sprung leaks...both ways.
  • sHARD>>
    The world of 'OSx86' gets more interesting every day. Kernel hacker semthex has found a way to build a 100% legal 10.4.8 kernel for OS X which runs on everyday PCs. How does it work? Simple, he, along with a few other talented coders including Vitaliy, who started the process, have successfully modified the open source Darwin kernel. Grab some sources, and check out more information on this forum thread.
     
    Of course, nothing is 100% perfect. Though the kernel itself is legal, it seems for full OS X functionality the kernel requires TPM functionality, which isn't including in semthex's legal source tree.
     
    Does this spell the end of the open source kernel? Hopefully it won't mean the end of Darwin. Cheers to giving the world an (almost) legal kernel!
     
    More details as we have them.
     
     
    Digg me!
  • suleiman
    Apple announced today the release of the all new MacBook Pro Core 2 Duos. The machines are the second in Apple's lineup to receive the Core 2 Duo upgrade, after the iMacs received the upgrade some months ago.
     
    While speculation had existed for sometime as to when Apple might upgrade its Pro series of laptops, an October release date by the company comes as quite a surprise.
     
    In addition to the upgpraded processors, the new machines boast processor speeds up to 2.33ghz, 200 gigabyte hard drives, 6x double-layer DVD drive burning, two firewire ports (one 400 and one 800), and a price tag starting at $1,999 for the low end model, and $2,799 for the 17-inch high end model.
     
    With all the sweet new upgrades on this baby one thing is for sure, I'll be making a purchase sometime before December.
     
    http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/
  • sHARD>>

    New AppleSearch Service

    By sHARD>>, in OSx86,

    I always hate to roll out an unfinished product, but after Google very recently announced their new Google Co-Op system, I had to give it a try. What resulted? A new test service of ours I like to call "AppleSearch", searching the best Apple-related material on the web. It's an impressive tool which allows you to find information both from common sites you trust as well as alternative sites you'd never expect.
     
    Here today, gone tomorrow? Who knows. Give it a try and tell us what you think. Just go to our main page and look for the AppleSearch box on the right side. We're interested to know if we should develop this service past the ugly page and mashed out graphics. With a bit of tweaking (and it surely could use some), it may become quite the service. And heck, it might just be able to replace our terrible slightly sub-par search system.
  • kevin_4e
    An iTunes playlist creator that you may find useful is Potion Factory’s Tangerine. What makes Tangerine unique is the way it uses beats per minute and beat intensity to create a smooth flowing playlist in a matter of seconds... If you’re looking for even more customization for the new iTunes, check out Aqua4iTunes, which gives the user more than six different themes and button layouts to choose from... For the video buffs among us, a video tutorial on making your own iPod Nano commercial might be of interest... With all the random shutdowns the new MacBooks have enjoyed, an annotated youd0ntkn0wwhoiam's flickr page such as this one will be useful to afflicted owners... Also, if you’ve ever wondered how Apple.com has looked during the past decade, visit this timeline...
     
    If you’re still wondering about those fancy new Leopard features, read up in the “What Have You Learned” thread from those who are actually working with it... The InsanelyMac community has enjoyed chatting about the meaning of Apple's hardware market share numbers... And finally, check out this old
    which holds every sales point except “It looks like the Mac OS!!!”. Does a free clock interest you?
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