AIRrunner's Mac blog

New blog address

airrunner — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 23:59:39 +0000

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

airrunner — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 01:39:55 +0000

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

airrunner — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 01:38:23 +0000

“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

airrunner — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 00:09:22 +0000

…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!)

airrunner — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 00:07:50 +0000

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’

airrunner — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 00:06:37 +0000

“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

airrunner — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 22:50:33 +0000

* 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

airrunner — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 00:31:57 +0000

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

airrunner — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 00:25:38 +0000

http://www.worldometers.info/

Stats cover such things as:

World Population
Government & Economics
Education
Environment
Food
Water
Energy
Health

Make Your Mac Windows Translucent

airrunner — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 00:19:14 +0000

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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