News: December 17, 2009
- Digital RAW Compatibility Update 2.7 available in Software Update
Filed under: iLife, Software, Software Update, Apple
Apple today released a new digital RAW compatibility update for some Canon and Nikon cameras that shoot photos in RAW format.This update extends RAW image compatibility for Aperture 2, iPhoto ‘08 and iPhoto ‘09 for the following cameras:
- Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
- Canon EOS 7D
- Canon PowerShot G11
- Nikon D3S
- Nikon D300S
- Nikon D3000
If you have one of these cameras, you should check out this update to work with your photos shot in RAW format with any of these applications. As always, this update is available through Software Update, but it doesn’t seem to be posted anywhere on apple.com yet.
Digital RAW Compatibility Update 2.7 available in Software Update originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Digital RAW Compatibility Update 2.7 available in Software Update originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. - MacUpdate bundle on sale now
Filed under: Software, Deals, Holidays
MacUpdate, one of my favorite websites for keeping up on Macintosh software, has taken eleven applications and rolled them up into one convenient package they like to call the Holiday Bundle. This is the third year they are offering such a deal. Total price individually of all these programs is $446.77, but in the bundle you get them all for the low low price of $49.95.
But wait! There’s more!
If you are one of the first 10,000 to buy this bundle you get three additional programs for free! That’s right, absolutely free! All you have to do is be one of the first 10,000 to purchase! Call now!
Sorry. I have watched a lot of daytime television lately. I couldn’t help myself.
Much has been made of the “bundle” concept by developers. Some are against, saying that losing money selling software isn’t the soundest of business decisions, and some are for, claiming the exposure is a benefit since there’s not a computer software version of the store Apple has for that phone they make.
Here are the bits of the bundle that got my attention:
Path Finder (retail: $39.95) – Virtually replaces the Finder on your Mac. Just the bits I saw in the promo video had me reaching for my Visa. If I get one program this great and then I also get all these others too? Sign me up!
DragThing (retail: $29) – Fantastic launcher-slash-Dock utility. It looks pretty flexible and with the different tabs and options I think this would save me time by the truckload (if you could measure time in truckloads).
Yep (retail: $39) – Document management. I have needed this for so long. If nothing else I should get this just so I can wrangle my Documents folder once and for all. Tags for files is an idea whose time has come.
Radio Gaga (retail: $39.99) – You can listen to and record LOADS of Internet radio stations. Did I say record? Oh yes. Quit missing shows you like, and time-shift them. This is TiVo for Internet radio. (Our own Brett Terpstra found it lovely)
Keep in mind there are seven other programs that are part of this bundle, and it seems like a pretty good deal just on these four. If you need to streamline your workflow, play a few games, or just want to keep in touch with your social networks, there’s at least one program for that in the MacUpdate Holiday Promo. Pro Tip: Got a Mac friend or recent switcher you think could use the help? Get a bundle for them too!
MacUpdate bundle on sale now originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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- Most popular free Mac apps of 2009
Filed under: Software, Freeware
Lifehacker has put together their list of the 15 Most Popular Free Mac Apps of 2009. Keep in mind, these are Mac OS X apps, not iPhone apps. The list is based on the popularity of apps they’ve covered in 2009 and don’t represent total download numbers.
Here are some of their choices (in no specific order):
- Magnifique
- Picasa for Mac
- Pollux
- doubleTwist
- Thunderbird
- Google Chrome
- PwnageTool/QuickPwn
- Namebench
- Quicksilver
- Glims
While I don’t agree with all their choices, it is a rather interesting list. But what about you guys? Tell us your favorite Mac apps of 2009 in the comments!
Most popular free Mac apps of 2009 originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Most popular free Mac apps of 2009 originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. - Magnifique
- Swedish developers vie for Steve Jobs’s attention
Filed under: Apple Corporate, Software, Odds and ends, App Store
The App Store approval process has been criticized, in part, for being too slow with approval decisions. Apple’s senior vice-president of worldwide product marketing Phil Schiller recently defended the process, saying, “You and your family and friends can download applications from the store, and for the most part they do what you’d expect, and they get onto your phone, and you get billed appropriately, and it all just works.” That’s all well and good, but most developers just want to get their app out. To that end, a group in Sweden is trying something unique.
Dearstevejobs.com was built to win Steve’s attention and ultimately approval for an app called SVT Play. SVT is a public television broadcaster, and SVT Play is their shows’ home on the web (think Hulu). The iPhone app works as you’d imagine: With a few clicks, users can watch popular shows right on their iPhones.
The promotional site is cute with live streaming video of eager developers, Facebook and Twitter integration plus an opportunity for Steve to use his Mac’s built-in iSight to record a quick video of himself saying, “Ja!” Good luck, SVT!
Thanks to everyone who sent this in!
Swedish developers vie for Steve Jobs’s attention originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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