Computerworld reviewer Michael deAgonia writes that for “the past month, the latest 27-inch iMac from Apple has been the center of my digital universe.” Citing the computer’s high-resolution LED-backlit display, clean design, and speed, deAgonia concludes: “The iMac is pretty much everything I could want from a modern computer, the ultimate all-in-one.”
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Apple today announced that in less than 48 hours since its launch on Wednesday, more than one million users have joined Ping, its new social network for music. Ping lets users follow their favorite artists and friends to discover what music they’re talking about, listening to, and downloading. “One-third of the people who have downloaded iTunes 10 have joined Ping,“ said Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of Internet Services. “As many more people download iTunes 10 in the coming weeks, we expect the Ping community to continue growing.“
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As noted by Computerworld, Internet research firm Net Applications has calculated that Apple’s iOS has passed Linux to become the third-most popular Internet platform, surpassing Linux to trail only Windows and Mac OS X. According to Net App…
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Apple’s former custom ringtone editor, no longer present in iTunes 10
As noted by Mac|Life, iTunes 10 appears to be lacking the ability to create ringtones from songs purchased from the iTunes Store. The feature had allowed users to s…
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Macworld reports that Apple has added listings of showtimes to its movie trailer site, offering a slick HTML5 interface that utilizes geo-location to find theaters in your area.
When you visit the page, your Web browser will a…
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With the release of iTunes 10 on Wednesday, Apple has revamped the application’s icon for the first time in many years, doing away with the traditional design of music notes on top of a CD. Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the change at Wednesd…
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Apple today announced that over one million users have joined Ping, the company’s new social networking feature focused on music and built into iTunes 10. According to Apple, one-third of the people who have downloaded iTunes 10 in its first…
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JM Family — an $8 billion diversified automotive company and the largest Toyota distributor on the planet — has integrated iPhone and business apps available in the App Store into all of their daily operations. The company has also created a custom app that enables their sales organization to quickly track, review, and update dealership numbers.
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It’s been less than 24 hours since Apple released iTunes 10 and its integrated social networking functionality, Ping, but spammers and scammers are already starting to spread their messages via the service. The first major instance appears t…
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Computer Shopper makes the quad-core Mac Pro an Editors’ Choice, citing its speedy performance, easy upgradability, and new lower price. The reviewers write: “Creative professionals who need a machine with both muscle and good looks, and Mac fans who love to game, will find a lot to like in the new Mac Pro.”
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Apple today announced the new iPod touch, packed with incredible new features including Apple’s stunning Retina display, FaceTime video calling, HD video recording, Apple’s A4 chip, 3-axis gyro, iOS 4.1, and Game Center — all combined in the thinnest and lightest iPod touch ever. The new iPod touch features up to 40 hours of music playback and seven hours of video playback on a single battery charge.
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Screenshot from Follow Music and People with Ping video tutorial
With yesterday’s release of iTunes 10, Apple also deployed a new music-focused social network feature known as Ping. When it initially launched yesterday, users creating…
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Steve may want us to stop thinking about CDs when we think about music, and while that makes sense, the new iTunes icon isn’t to everyone’s liking.
Swapping out icons is nothing new. Mac users have been doing it for years. This will be a quick refresher for some of you. For the new Mac users out there, this is a fun way to customize your Mac.
First you find an icon you like. Iconfactory has a great selection of icons. For us we’re going to replace the iTunes 10 icon with the icon from iTunes 9. Some of us like the old icon. Call us sentimental.
If you updated to iTunes 10 before saving the iTunes 9 icon, you’re in luck. We have a zip file with the icon attached to a folder. Go ahead and download it.
First, we’re going to backup our iTunes 10 icon. Just in case we change our minds later.
1. Select the iTunes 10 application in the Applications folder.
2. You’ll want to Get Info. You can do that by selecting Command-I or navigating to the Menu Bar File>Get Info.
3. The Info window will pop up. Select the icon at the top on the window and copy it. You can copy with Command-C or Edit>Copy.
4. Create a new folder in the Finder. Call it “iTunes 10 icon backup”. Get Info on the folder and paste (Command-P or Edit>Paste) the iTunes 10 icon over the default folder icon. Store that folder somewhere.
5. Select the iTunes 10 app Get Info window. You’ll need to change the access privileges in order to change the application’s icon. Click on the lock in the lower right hand corner. You’ll be prompted for your password.
6. Change the Access for everyone to Read & Write. Remember to change this back to Read only when you’re done.
7. Now grab the folder you downloaded earlier with the iTunes 9 icon. Now repeat the copy and paste we described in steps 3 and 4 to change the iTune 10 app icon to the iTunes 9 icon.
8. Change the everyone access back to Read Only. Close the all the Get Info windows.
9. iTunes 10 should be sporting the old-school icon now. To change the icon in the Dock. Shut down iTunes. Remove the icon from the Dock. Relaunch iTunes. The icon should now be the old iTunes icon.
10. To keep the icon in the Dock. Right-click the dock icon, select options, select Keep in Dock.
That’s it. Now if only we could figure out a way to bring colors back to the Source bar in iTunes 10.
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iTunes 10 features Ping, a new social network for music that lets you follow your favorite artists and friends to discover what music they’re talking about, listening to, and downloading. With Ping you can post your thoughts and opinions, your favorite albums and songs, and the music you’ve downloaded from iTunes — plus view concert listings and tell your friends which concerts you plan to attend.
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FileMaker, Inc. announced the Bento 3 Project Manager, a brand new set of templates designed to make it easy for Mac users to track their personal projects and manage their time within one integrated, intuitive place. The Bento 3 Project Manager includes a free 30-day trial of the popular Bento 3 personal database for Mac, plus two professionally designed, ready-to-use templates.
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