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in the wee hoursEssential Mac Software list updated: “
I’ve updated my list of Essential Mac Software.
(Via MacHELP.)
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-image-Exclusive Apple iPhone 3.0 screenshots leak out : Boy Genius Report
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Exclusive Apple iPhone 3.0 screenshots leak out : Boy Genius Report: "One of our trusty ninjas just blessed us with some exclusive iPhone 3.0 shots. Things like detailing a video recording application, more settings options, an accessibility entry, and even showing that Apple could possibly be integrating voice dialing, too. Hit the break for the rest of the snappies!"
(Via boygeniusreport.) Read more [...]
-image-Top 10 Must-Have Firefox Extensions, 2009 Edition [Lifehacker Top 10]
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Top 10 Must-Have Firefox Extensions, 2009 Edition [Lifehacker Top 10]: "Last time we compiled our must-have Firefox extensions, it was two years (and one browser version) ago. Our new list keeps some, tosses others, and remains our go-to, Grandmaster list of the best Firefox add-ons. All four of the editors you see posting here daily were asked to name the extensions they think have the most day-to-day value while also adding something new and unique to the open-source browser. It was reassuring Read more [...]
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in the wee hoursiPod and iPhone Firmware Download: “Pretty much everything you need is here.”
(Via felixbruns.)
-image-Try Out a Rough (But Working) Google Chrome on Mac OS X
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Try Out a Rough (But Working) Google Chrome on Mac OS X: "Mac users eager to see what Chrome will look like on their system in its native form can download an unofficially compiled Chromium build. It browses quickly, but Flash, preferences, and other features are MIA. Photo via mallumax Flickr stream. Manu J writes that his compiled version, available for Intel Macs running 10.5 Leopard, edges out all comers in the SunSpider benchmark test, including the '3x faster than Firefox' Safari 4 beta. Seeing Read more [...]
-image-25 (Most Wanted) Tips For iPhone 3G | How-To
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25 (Most Wanted) Tips For iPhone 3G | How-To: "25 (Most Wanted) Tips For IPhone 3G"
(Via hongkiat.) Read more [...]
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in the wee hoursiPhone OS 3.0 beta successfully jailbroken: “The beta version of iPhone OS 3.0 has reportedly been jailbroken, according to hackers involved in the effort.
(Via MacCentral.)
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Activate Mail automatically on new message received: "I've used this hint to push my email into Mail.app automatically. But I wanted to take it even further, and have Mail activate (make itself the active application) when a new message arrived. Here's how I did that. First I used Terminal to create a compile a simple AppleScript, and named it .push (so it's hidden in the Finder). Copy and paste this line into Terminal, and the file will be created in your user's home directory:
cd && echo 'Tell Read more [...]
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Show daily weather forecasts in iCal as all-day events: "You can easily subscribe to info from Weather Underground and have their daily forecasts appear as all-day events in iCal:Visit wunderground.com and search for the specific forecast for the area you're interested in.On the resulting page, click on and download the file linked to the ICAL icon near the top-right of the page.Open the file, and choose to add its data to an existing calendar or create a new one. As for myself, I created a new calendar Read more [...]
-image-Use GeekTool to see new Mail messages on the desktop
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Use GeekTool to see new Mail messages on the desktop: "I use GeekTool a lot, and one of the things I use it for is to display my new email messages on the desktop. To do that, I use this AppleScript:set newline to ASCII character 10set finalText to ''tell application 'Mail' set theMessages to (messages of inbox whose read status is false) repeat with i from 1 to number of items in theMessages set thisMessage to item i of theMessages set fromMsg to (sender of thisMessage as string) Read more [...]
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in the wee hoursNeoOffice 3.0 now available for download: “The open-source OS X office suite, built on OpenOffice, has now reached version 3.0, bringing with it new features and enhancements.
(Via MacCentral.)
