http://theswitch.blogsome.com Changing the world, one mac at a time Wed, 01 Jun 2005 07:42:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en QuickTime 7.0.1 is now available via Software update: QuickTime 7.0.1 provides several important bug fixes, a security enhancement, and improved compatibility with Final Cut Studio. This update is recommended for all QuickTime 7 users. For detailed information on the security enhancement, please visit this website: http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n61798 Important Notice to QuickTime Pro Users Installation of ... http://theswitch.blogsome.com/2005/06/01/quicktime-701/ I hate having to give out my email address whenever i want to read an article on the NYTimes.com or download a trial version of PhotoShop. Companies only want your email address to send you spam anyway! This is where Bugmenot comes in. It’s one of the most useful sites ... http://theswitch.blogsome.com/2005/05/31/bugmenotcom/ iTunes 4.8 already seems to have a localization for Motorola’s iTunes compatible phone. iTunes.app -> Contents -> Resources -> English.lproj -> Localized.rsrc contains the “Eject Phone” phrase as well as later references to “Phone”. Motorola’s iTunes compatible phone has been long awaited, with a number of delays reported. Last comments from Motorola ... http://theswitch.blogsome.com/2005/05/31/itunes-48-supports-ipod-phone/ The calculator widget is really great but, let’s face it, it is incredibly ugly. Luckily, it is very easy to change the background, backlight and buttons of the widgets. Note: this will actually work with any widget. first of, mak a copy of the calculator.widget found in /Library/Widgets. Now, right-click on the ... http://theswitch.blogsome.com/2005/05/31/the-calculator-widget/ I recently got an Airport Express from the U.S. (saved myself about AU$40), mainly because of the music streaming but also as a printer server. Installation was quite easy, although i had some problems getting it to work with my Netgear WGR624 router - everything worked fine after a second try ... http://theswitch.blogsome.com/2005/05/28/airport-express/ Spotlight is great. I barely use the finder anymore because Spotlight is so fast (even on my iBook G3 900Mhz) that I use it to open absolutely everything - apps, documents, pictures etc. Spotlight is really good at opening files but the one most annoying thing about it is that ... http://theswitch.blogsome.com/2005/05/26/spot-light-is-great-but/ Apple’s AirPort Express features a great technology called AirTunes. AirTunes allows music to be streamed from you Mac to the speakers connected to the audio port on the Express. The only hitch is that you need to use iTunes to control the music - if you don’t like a song, ... http://theswitch.blogsome.com/2005/05/23/i-want-airtunes-remote/ So you like dashboard but you what some to have some of them on your desktop? Well wait no more. a little app by MesaDynamics, Amnesty will do exactly that. Currently at version 0.75b, it runs very stable and supports 3rd-party widgets although some widgets - like Sys Stat - ... http://theswitch.blogsome.com/2005/05/20/widgets-on-the-desktop/ One of Tiger’s 200 new features is the build in Oxford dictionary/thesaurus app. I discovered this great feature of the dictionary app just yesterday. In just about any application, hover your mouse over any word and press ⌘+Option+D and a little window will popup with the definition of the word: you can ... http://theswitch.blogsome.com/2005/05/20/cool-way-to-use-tigers-dictionary/ This is the place where i’ll write down everything that comes to my mind about Apple and its products. Rumors, reviews, recommendations, rants - the whole package! http://theswitch.blogsome.com/2005/05/17/about-this-blog/