New blog address

Hi. Please note that from now on, I will be making my Apple/Mac posts at HTTP://APPLEVERSE.COM

Universal Binary VLC 0.8.6 for OS X supports WMV 9

VLC updated their popular OS X media player this week with Universal Binary support, as well as a slew of other additions.

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Take iSight snapshots during invalid login attempts

“With the new MacBook Pro’s including built-in iSight cameras, I thought it would be useful to take an iSight snapshot of anyone trying to break into my laptop. This is done by tailing /var/log/asl.log for invalid login attempts.”

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Photoshop CS3 just months away, new details emerge

…For many Mac users, the most notable improvement Adobe will be delivering with Photoshop CS3 is native support for Intel-based Macs. Sources stressed that the new version of Photoshop, which sports an upgraded and more responsive interface, continually exceeded their performance expectations, including on PowerPC hardware.

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Apple’s iPhone Patent (with Pictures!)

This goes out to anyone still doubting the forthcoming iPhone; the and media player combination was filed on August 7th of this year, and the US Patent & Trademark Office now discloses the details.

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I think we’ve all read about it by now, especially after Kevin Rose spilled some of the details on the last espisode of Digg. Yup…. the iPhone should be coming in January. Should.

Mac Users Aren’t ‘Real people with Real jobs’

“Computerworld recently posted an advance excerpt from the newsletter of Windows expert Scot Finnie.” I took offense from this.

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Hmm… guess I ain’t a real person. I think tomorrow I’ll tell my boss that my job isn’t real either.

Skype 2.5 beta for Mac released

* Send SMS messages to your friends from Skype.
* Reach your friends instantly whether they are offline or on the move.
* Talk with up to ten people for free with Skype conference calls.

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Montreal Arcadia Festival 2006

http://www.festivalarcadia.com/

Wish I could write a review or something about this weekend’s Arcadia Festival in Montreal but I can’t. Why? Well, we arrived at the Uniprix stadium around 3pm and noticed a huge line up outside. It was not moving at all. It was cold and to top it off, it was windy and raining. Screw that. I wasn’t gonna wait outside in that weather just to play video games.

World Statistics updated in real time

http://www.worldometers.info/

Stats cover such things as:

  • World Population
  • Government & Economics
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Food
  • Water
  • Energy
  • Health

Make Your Mac Windows Translucent

Make your windows float above all others, make them transparent at the scroll of your wheel or in a single keystroke, and move them without having to go search for the title bar. All of this, for most Mac applications, in just a few clicks.

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