In his Commencement Address at Arizona State University, President Barack Obama challenged graduates not to “chase after the usual brass rings” but “to dig deeper,” “find the greatness that lies within each of us,” and follow their “passions, regardless of whether they lead to fortune and fame.” Enjoy the entire commencement address on iTunes U. Filed under: Education, iPod+iTunes. Read more: iTunes U
Coming Attractions: UP
May 22, 2009
Ready for an UPisode? You’ll find quite a few — as well as a trailer or two — on the Apple Movie Trailers site. Pixar’s tenth film and first 3D movie, UP features the voices of Ed Asner and Jordan Nagai and tells the story of 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen (Asner), his 8-year-old stowaway Russell (Nagai), and their “adventure of a lifetime.” UP opens in theaters on May 29. Enjoy. Filed under: Mac. Read more: apple.com/trailers
App Store Pick of the Week: Locavore
May 20, 2009
If you like the idea of eating fresher, locally grown produce, it helps to know what fruits and vegetables are in season and where you can get them. And that’s how Locavore can help. It lets you see at a glance what’s currently in season where you live and what will be in season soon. And to help you purchase the veggies you crave, Locavore helps you locate local farmers’ markets. Filed under: iPhone, iPod+iTunes. Read more: App Store in iTunes
Extreme editing with Final Cut Pro at 18,000 feet
May 19, 2009
They may have battled hypothermia, endured altitude sickness, and dodged an avalanche or two, but Ed Viesturs and Peter Whittaker were determined to take you along on their successful ascent of Mt. Everest. The two shot footage as they climbed; then used Final Cut Pro and a MacBook Pro to produce daily, three-minute “video dispatches” they shared courtesy of National Geographic Adventure Magazine. Filed under: Mac. Read more: ngadventure.com
Mobile Bento App “a capable and powerful database application”
May 18, 2009
The recently released Bento for the iPhone and iPod touch, reports Jeffery Battersby (macworld.com), “is an amazing, versatile, and powerful application, making it possible for you to create databases and manage a variety of information, all from your mobile device.” And when its combined with the desktop version, “the Bento app is the best, easiest to use database application you’ll find on the iPhone or any other similar device.” Filed under: Mac. Read more: macworld.com
Moving from iPhoto to Aperture: Photographer Derrick Story shows you how
May 18, 2009
If you’re ready to take advantage of the advanced features of Aperture 2, professional photographer Derrick Story is here to help. In “iPhoto to Aperture: Going Pro,” he offers an informative training course designed to smooth your transition. Before signing up for his Lynda.com course, you can even sample several course sessions, including “Ten reasons to move to Aperture.” Filed under: Mac. Read more: lynda.com
Gannett: Media giant goes mobile with iPhone
May 18, 2009
“We’re looking at how to get news and information to people in the way they want it, when they want it,” says Mark Morneau, Gannet’s Vice President of Information Technology. Determined to transform its 900-plus print publications into interactive, always-on digital media, the media giant has already developed an iPhone app for its flagship USA TODAY. But how else is iPhone helping Gannett cross the digital divide? Filed under: Business, iPhone. Read more: apple.com/iphone
Download a music video. Do a good deed.
May 15, 2009
The season finale for 30 Rock “featured a We Are The World–type music video called He Needs a Kidney,” reports Matt Sayles (usatoday.com). The music video, which includes a message from Tina Fey, is now on iTunes, and if you download the $0.99 video, “NBC, Universal Media Studios and Apple will donate 100% of the proceeds to the National Kidney Foundation.” Filed under: iPod+iTunes. Read more: usatoday.com
Learn Aperture while photographing Mount Rainier National Park
May 15, 2009
If you’d like to win a chance to shoot with pro photographers, learn Aperture, and take a free photo workshop in Mount Rainier National Park, you’ll want to participate in the Aperture Nature Photography Workshop contest. To do so, simply submit one of your best photographs. If selected, you’ll learn how to use Aperture 2 to process, perfect, and publish the great photographs you take at Mount Rainier. Filed under: Mac. Read more: aperturenatureworkshops.com
Enjoy Bottled Water on iTunes U
May 15, 2009
From the big ones that we keep chilled in the office to the small ones that we carry in our fanny packs, we thirsty humans empty more than 155 billion bottles of water a year. Convenient though bottled water may be, what effect, ask the researchers at Open University, does our growing infatuation with bottled water have on the environment? Indulge in Bottled Water and find out. Filed under: Education, iPod+iTunes. Read more: iTunes U
Coming Attractions: Terminator Salvation
May 15, 2009
It’s back. Next week, the fourth film in the Terminator series opens in U.S. theaters. Set in 2018, Terminator Salvation stars Christian Bale as John Connor and introduces both a young Kyle Reese (Anton Yelchin) and a new character, Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington), instrumental to the resistance. In his effort to destroy Skynet Connor grows to depend on Wright even as his doubts about him grow. Filed under: Mac. Read more: apple.com/trailers
Mac OS X Pro Tip: Really Empty the Trash
May 14, 2009
You may already know that in addition to dragging unwanted items to the Trash, you actually have to select Empty Trash from the Finder menu in order to delete those items from your Mac. But do you know why Mac OS X Leopard offers another option, Secure Empty Trash, in the Finder menu? Read the latest tip to find out. Filed under: Creative Pro, Mac. Read more: apple.com/pro
Introducing Maperture Pro, a new plug-in for Aperture 2
May 14, 2009
Übermind has released a new version of its geotagging plug-in for Aperture 2. Called Maperture Pro, the plug-in adds a variety of new features. These include support for importing Tracklog data from GPS devices, altitude (Z-axis) tagging, reverse geocoding, adding or updating the GPS data in images, adding custom keywords, and other options. Get a free demo of the $39.95 plug-in from Apple Downloads. Filed under: Creative Pro, Mac. Read more: apple.com/downloads
App Store Pick of the Week: The New York Times Daily Crossword
May 13, 2009
While there are a number of enjoyable crossword puzzle apps available for iPhone and iPod touch, most puzzlers love being challenged by the New York Times daily crossword. That you can do the puzzle on the go while listening to your own personal soundtrack makes the experience even more of a pleasure. And the app offers numerous options for working the puzzle and sharing solve times. Filed under: iPhone, iPod+iTunes. Read more: App Store in iTunes
2009 Worldwide Developers Conference to kick off on Monday, June 8
May 13, 2009
Apple today announced that the 2009 Worldwide Developers Conference will begin on Monday, June 8, with a keynote address delivered by a team of Apple executives, led by Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. The sold-out conference will offer developers in-depth sessions on both iPhone OS 3.0 and Mac OS X Snow Leopard. Filed under: iPhone, Mac. Read more: apple.com/pr
Coming Attractions: UP
May 22, 2009
Ready for an UPisode? You’ll find quite a few — as well as a trailer or two — on the Apple Movie Trailers site. Pixar’s tenth film and first 3D movie, UP features the voices of Ed Asner and Jordan Nagai and tells the story of 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen (Asner), his 8-year-old stowaway Russell (Nagai), and their “adventure of a lifetime.” UP opens in theaters on May 29. Enjoy. Filed under: Mac. Read more: apple.com/trailers
App Store Pick of the Week: Locavore
May 20, 2009
If you like the idea of eating fresher, locally grown produce, it helps to know what fruits and vegetables are in season and where you can get them. And that’s how Locavore can help. It lets you see at a glance what’s currently in season where you live and what will be in season soon. And to help you purchase the veggies you crave, Locavore helps you locate local farmers’ markets. Filed under: iPhone, iPod+iTunes. Read more: App Store in iTunes
Extreme editing with Final Cut Pro at 18,000 feet
May 19, 2009
They may have battled hypothermia, endured altitude sickness, and dodged an avalanche or two, but Ed Viesturs and Peter Whittaker were determined to take you along on their successful ascent of Mt. Everest. The two shot footage as they climbed; then used Final Cut Pro and a MacBook Pro to produce daily, three-minute “video dispatches” they shared courtesy of National Geographic Adventure Magazine. Filed under: Mac. Read more: ngadventure.com
Mobile Bento App “a capable and powerful database application”
May 18, 2009
The recently released Bento for the iPhone and iPod touch, reports Jeffery Battersby (macworld.com), “is an amazing, versatile, and powerful application, making it possible for you to create databases and manage a variety of information, all from your mobile device.” And when its combined with the desktop version, “the Bento app is the best, easiest to use database application you’ll find on the iPhone or any other similar device.” Filed under: Mac. Read more: macworld.com
Moving from iPhoto to Aperture: Photographer Derrick Story shows you how
May 18, 2009
If you’re ready to take advantage of the advanced features of Aperture 2, professional photographer Derrick Story is here to help. In “iPhoto to Aperture: Going Pro,” he offers an informative training course designed to smooth your transition. Before signing up for his Lynda.com course, you can even sample several course sessions, including “Ten reasons to move to Aperture.” Filed under: Mac. Read more: lynda.com
Gannett: Media giant goes mobile with iPhone
May 18, 2009
“We’re looking at how to get news and information to people in the way they want it, when they want it,” says Mark Morneau, Gannet’s Vice President of Information Technology. Determined to transform its 900-plus print publications into interactive, always-on digital media, the media giant has already developed an iPhone app for its flagship USA TODAY. But how else is iPhone helping Gannett cross the digital divide? Filed under: Business, iPhone. Read more: apple.com/iphone
Download a music video. Do a good deed.
May 15, 2009
The season finale for 30 Rock “featured a We Are The World–type music video called He Needs a Kidney,” reports Matt Sayles (usatoday.com). The music video, which includes a message from Tina Fey, is now on iTunes, and if you download the $0.99 video, “NBC, Universal Media Studios and Apple will donate 100% of the proceeds to the National Kidney Foundation.” Filed under: iPod+iTunes. Read more: usatoday.com
Learn Aperture while photographing Mount Rainier National Park
May 15, 2009
If you’d like to win a chance to shoot with pro photographers, learn Aperture, and take a free photo workshop in Mount Rainier National Park, you’ll want to participate in the Aperture Nature Photography Workshop contest. To do so, simply submit one of your best photographs. If selected, you’ll learn how to use Aperture 2 to process, perfect, and publish the great photographs you take at Mount Rainier. Filed under: Mac. Read more: aperturenatureworkshops.com
Enjoy Bottled Water on iTunes U
May 15, 2009
From the big ones that we keep chilled in the office to the small ones that we carry in our fanny packs, we thirsty humans empty more than 155 billion bottles of water a year. Convenient though bottled water may be, what effect, ask the researchers at Open University, does our growing infatuation with bottled water have on the environment? Indulge in Bottled Water and find out. Filed under: Education, iPod+iTunes. Read more: iTunes U
Coming Attractions: Terminator Salvation
May 15, 2009
It’s back. Next week, the fourth film in the Terminator series opens in U.S. theaters. Set in 2018, Terminator Salvation stars Christian Bale as John Connor and introduces both a young Kyle Reese (Anton Yelchin) and a new character, Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington), instrumental to the resistance. In his effort to destroy Skynet Connor grows to depend on Wright even as his doubts about him grow. Filed under: Mac. Read more: apple.com/trailers
Mac OS X Pro Tip: Really Empty the Trash
May 14, 2009
You may already know that in addition to dragging unwanted items to the Trash, you actually have to select Empty Trash from the Finder menu in order to delete those items from your Mac. But do you know why Mac OS X Leopard offers another option, Secure Empty Trash, in the Finder menu? Read the latest tip to find out. Filed under: Creative Pro, Mac. Read more: apple.com/pro
Introducing Maperture Pro, a new plug-in for Aperture 2
May 14, 2009
Übermind has released a new version of its geotagging plug-in for Aperture 2. Called Maperture Pro, the plug-in adds a variety of new features. These include support for importing Tracklog data from GPS devices, altitude (Z-axis) tagging, reverse geocoding, adding or updating the GPS data in images, adding custom keywords, and other options. Get a free demo of the $39.95 plug-in from Apple Downloads. Filed under: Creative Pro, Mac. Read more: apple.com/downloads
App Store Pick of the Week: The New York Times Daily Crossword
May 13, 2009
While there are a number of enjoyable crossword puzzle apps available for iPhone and iPod touch, most puzzlers love being challenged by the New York Times daily crossword. That you can do the puzzle on the go while listening to your own personal soundtrack makes the experience even more of a pleasure. And the app offers numerous options for working the puzzle and sharing solve times. Filed under: iPhone, iPod+iTunes. Read more: App Store in iTunes
2009 Worldwide Developers Conference to kick off on Monday, June 8
May 13, 2009
Apple today announced that the 2009 Worldwide Developers Conference will begin on Monday, June 8, with a keynote address delivered by a team of Apple executives, led by Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. The sold-out conference will offer developers in-depth sessions on both iPhone OS 3.0 and Mac OS X Snow Leopard. Filed under: iPhone, Mac. Read more: apple.com/pr
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