Archive for the 'Apple talk' Category

EMC to release new version of Retrospect for Macintosh as Universal Binary

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008, by moose

As I mentioned in my previous post, EMC (formerly Dantz) Retrospect is a serious, industrial-strength backup solution, that I have been using at work for quite a while, for backing up a mix of PCs and Macs.
Problem is, the Mac version has been languishing for literally years: the Mac version is 6.1 and has been [...]

Share this: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
  • bodytext
  • Reddit

Extensive in-depth look at Time Machine’s innards

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008, by moose

If you are curious as to how Time Machine does its magic, you might want to take a good half hour to read the lengthy piece by Sven-S. Porst.
X.5 Time Machine (Quarter Life Crisis):
The impression I get from this – my limited experience spanning a few months and the reports I read – is the following: Time [...]

Share this: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
  • bodytext
  • Reddit

iPod spotted onboard the space shuttle! [updated]

Saturday, March 15th, 2008, by moose

Looks like some astronauts get bored when they go a-flying above our heads, so they need some music to kill time.
Look closely on the picture below, taken probably from one of Endeavour’s mechanical arms or an astronaut:

(click to enlarge)
Yes, it’s a (3G I think) iPod in there…
(via Engadget)
[update: I stand corrected by Xavier who, in [...]

Share this: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
  • bodytext
  • Reddit

“Time Machine may back up the entire Aperture Library on each run”. No, really?

Saturday, March 15th, 2008, by moose

According to this tech note from Apple’s KB,
Time Machine may back up the entire Aperture Library on each run:
This can happen if the Aperture library is included in Time Machine backups and a backup occurs while Aperture is running. In this situtation, Time Machine excludes the Aperture library from a backup while the application [...]

Share this: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
  • bodytext
  • Reddit

WWDC 2008: “A landmark event” from June 9-13

Thursday, March 13th, 2008, by moose

WWDC 2008: “A landmark event” from June 9-13:

So that image has the whole Interweb abuzz (well, at least a few geek-oriented sites).
According to Gizmodo,
the two bridges could symbolize iPhone and Mac development
and MacRumors is of the same mind:
The developer invitation (pictured above) depicts two bridges, presumably representing Leopard and the iPhone OS.
Ahhh, don’t we all [...]

Share this: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
  • bodytext
  • Reddit

Ars Technica reviews Aperture 2.0, gives lukewarm praise

Monday, March 10th, 2008, by moose

Aperture 2.0: the Ars Technica review:
Aperture 2 isn’t doing anything groundbreaking over the previous version, but the better overall speed and Quick Preview combined with background processing alone will be worth the cost of the upgrade for many users. If you’re just checking out Aperture since running like the wind from version 1.0, rest assured [...]

Share this: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
  • bodytext
  • Reddit

iPhone+SDK+App Store=Market Buster

Sunday, March 9th, 2008, by moose

I just watched the video of the “March 6 event” where Apple outlined their software roadmap for iPhone and announced the long-awaited SDK.
I’ve also been reading a lot on various websites and blogs about people’s reactions to said roadmap.I think Apple is on something really big here. Not just big as in “OMG! Leopard is [...]

Share this: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
  • bodytext
  • Reddit

Watch the iPhone Roadmap Event [UPDATED]

Sunday, March 9th, 2008, by moose

Apple - QuickTime - Apple March 6 Event:
On March 6, Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone Software Roadmap. Watch the presentation now and see what’s ahead.  
(Via MacRumors.)
[UPDATE: you can now download the high-quality video through the iTunes Store.]

Share this:
These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.

Share this: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
  • bodytext
  • Reddit