Corripio 0.6 Finds and Manages Album Artwork and Song Lyrics || The iPod Observer - Now Playing: "nClass Software announed Thursday the release of Corripio 0.6 for Mac OS X, an open source album artwork gathering app. Corripio searched the iTunes Store, Coveralia, Best Buy, and Walmart for album cover art, as well as lyrics, that you can downlaod to your music collection." (Via nclasssoftware.) Read more [...]

Apple Remote Desktop 3.1 released: "Apple today released Apple Remote Desktop 3.1 Client and Admin, updating the remote management software for Mac OS X with functionality improvements as well as a security fix. Apple Remote Desktop 3.1 includes improvements to software distribution, asset management, remote control, remote assistance, automation, and other areas. The security update... (Via MacNN.) Read more [...]

Convert WMA files to other formats with a free app: "My girlfriend is fond of sending me WMA files from her PC. Yes she is still in the stone age as she doesn't yet have a Mac -- soon. So I was stuck playing those pesky WMA files in QuickTime, and since I haven't purchased the Pro version, I could not convert the WMA files by using the Save As option. I wanted to find a way to do it for free. To solve this problem, I went searching and found a solution. Perhaps the easiest way to covert those WMA Read more [...]

Wraparound: “

Wraparound liberates your mouse cursor. When the cursor reaches the edge of the screen, it can now wrap around to the other side and keep going. It can work horizontally, vertically, or both. Wraparound can also ignore the corners so Exposé will continue to work.

(Via FreeMacWare.com.)

10.4: Create a custom disk icon for Boot Camp disks: "For the last week or so, I've been setting up my new Mac Pro (and writing about it as I did so), which will soon be the new macosxhints workhorse (thanks to Macworld for letting me retire my own personal G5). During the setup process, I installed Boot Camp, so that I could run Windows XP on a partition. I wanted an easy way to identify the Windows disk while booted in OS X, so I thought I'd stick a custom icon on it, as seen at right. The problem, Read more [...]

Speed Download 4.1.5 now available: “Yazsoft today announced the availability of Speed Download 4.1.4, an important update to the the fourth generation of Yazsoft’s award-winning download manager for Mac OS X…”

(Via MacMinute.)

CrossOver Mac 6.0 beta 3 released: "Codeweavers has released public beta 3 of CrossOver Mac 6.0, allowing users to run Windows-based applications on Intel-based Macs without installing the Microsoft Windows operating system. The latest beta release begins to converge on a final 6.0 version, according to the company, but still has some major issues to resolve such as Quicken 2007 func... (Via MacNN.) Read more [...]

Intel Mac Firmware Updates, Digital Camera RAW 1.0.1 and X11 1.1.3: “Apple released a numbeqr of updates today for Intel Macs, RAW Camera support and X11:

Apple released firmware updates for all of the Intel Macs:

• iMac EFI Firmware Update 1.1
• MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.2…”

(Via MacRumors.)

Zune Review And Commentary: "elliotj writes 'Walt Mossberg has written a first look review of Zune. I thought his description of the Zune store purchasing process was particularly worthy of highlighting: 'Even worse, to buy even a single 99-cent song from the Zune store, you have to purchase blocks of 'points' from Microsoft, in increments of at least $5. You can't just click and have the 99 cents deducted from a credit card, as you can with iTunes. You must first add points to your account, then Read more [...]

Here is a post on the steps required to get your isight working, at least in Ubuntu.

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I have installed as a dual boot system Elive linux and have a working Bluetooth Keyboard and Mouse, sound, and 3d acceleration.

I must say that this debian bleeding edge system has the eye candy and even has a module that mimics OSX dock.

Screen shots to come….

Rosetta Improvements in 10.4.8, Leopard Build 9A303, Vista Release?: “Macworld reports that based on their benchmarks, Apple’s Rosetta PowerPC emulation technology for Intel Macs has seen up to 30% improvements in the latest version of Mac OS X (10.4.8). Rosetta is the technology that allows Intel Macs to run PowerPC …”

(Via MacRumors.)

A Free Application Every Day: "Anyone who's been paying attention recently has seen a surge in non-traditional marketing by small Mac independent software vendors. There's MacZOT, with woot-style discounts every day. There's a similar deal from MacUpdate. MyDreamApp and, now, MacHeist have recently used free licenses to assorted shareware in an attempt to get more Mac users excited about software packages from individuals or small companies. For the month of December, there will be a new one. 'Mac Read more [...]

iPod shuffle (2G) || The iPod Observer - Now Playing: " Review Review - iPod shuffle (2G) Monday, November 6th, 2006 at 12:00 AM - by Misha Sakellaropoulo At last, Apple's iPod shuffle is no longer the runt of the iPod family. Long overdue for an upgrade since its debut at the start of 2005, the iPod shuffle waited patiently in the wings as Apple rolled out and then upgraded both the iPod nano and 5G iPod. Apple iPod shuffle (second-generation) Apple's second-generation iPod shuffle retains Read more [...]

FastMac adds Bluetooth to Mac minis: "FastMac today began shipping its plug-and-play internal Bluetooth upgrade kit for PowerPC-based Mac Mini systems. The upgrade adds Bluetooth functionality to the Mac mini without the need to add an AirPort card, boasting an operating range of up to 32 feet with transfer rates of up to 721Kbps. The upgrade is user-installable with instructions inclu... (Via fastmac.) Read more [...]