Archive for the 'Apple' Category

How To Take DVD Screen Shots In OS X

April 18th, 2008

AppleScreen shots are easy to do on the Mac using Apple’s Grab utility. Unfortunately, Grab is disabled when watching a DVD with Apple’s DVD Player application. That makes it hard to use if you want to save an screen shot image of a DVD for say, a movie review or something.

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Apple Releases Apple TV 2.0.2 Update, Thoughts On Minor Bugs

April 16th, 2008

AppleApple Released another Apple TV update, 2.0.2, which took me a while to get around to because I wanted to watch Bulletproof Monk (thumbs down) before installing the update.

Anyhow, since installing the one bug that was bothering me since the “Take 2″ update is finally resolved. Basically, the Apple TV’s WiFi connection would randomly drop out, usually after a few days. Each time that would happen meant either re-entering the network’s password or restarting the Apple TV by pulling out the power plug (there isn’t a power button). So I am glad to report that 2.0.2 finally fixed that bug along with a generally snappier interface.

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Apple Releases Apple TV 2.0.1 Update

March 28th, 2008

AppleTonight, Apple released an Apple TV Take 2 update. I’m downloading it right now.

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iPhone 3G Rumors

March 26th, 2008

AppleSeems there are some iPhone 3G rumors floating around:

Wired’s Gadget Lab reports iPhone sold out in New York stores, leading some to speculate that the new iPhone is “imminent.”

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The Oprah Effect On Podcasts And Other Technology

March 22nd, 2008

TechnologyI’ve grown slightly less obsessed with podcasts over the past year. In 2006 I was listening to TWiT, Diggnation, and a whole bunch of others daily, during my commute. More recently - not so much.

This has changed in the past month however, as the Apple TV has made podcasts more accessible. I’ve reinstated my former diet of audio podcasts, and video podcasts are much more satisfying on a large screen. Many podcasts play instantly via the Apple TV, rather than waiting for a download.

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Annoying Glitches With Apple TV Take 2

March 18th, 2008

AppleAfter achieving “nirvana” with my Harmony Remote, I must report some problems I’m having with the Apple TV Take 2. There are only two, one minor and one major.

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Fun With The Harmony Remote

March 17th, 2008

TechnologyI picked up a Harmony Remote, the cheapest Harmony 550. It’s a universal remote, meant to replace the increasing number of remotes in our home theater setup. The Harmony remote also organizes your devices by function, so you can press one button for “watch a DVD” or “play a video game” - and the proper equipment turns on, set to the correct settings. The remote’s settings are managed on a computer, and you push settings to the remote using a USB cable.

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A Glimpse At The Future Of Apple TV

March 13th, 2008

AppleApple Insider has a look at some recent Apple patent filings that are more interesting than the usual stuff - there are tons of images outlining an Apple DVR - basically Apple’s take on a TiVO.

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Apple iPhone SDK Announced

March 6th, 2008

AppleApple finally announced their iPhone SDK and it looks pretty cool. For all the gory play by play details, check out Engadget (with pics). You can also download the SDK starting right now, right here.

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Apple Updates MacBook, MacBook Pro

February 26th, 2008

Apple is certainly falling into an impressive pattern of churning out an update every Tuesday since the start of 2008. Now we have a seemingly minor but welcome update to both the MacBook and MacBook Pro.

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