I listened to Episode 5 of Don Reisinger’s great The Digital Home podcast on the way home from work today. I enjoyed everything that Andy Ihnatko had to say (as I almost always do) and most of what James McQuivey of Forrester Research had to say. That is until he got to talking about the Apple TV.
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\\ tags: Apple, Apple TV, Handbrake, Tech
As a new Leopard user (as of today), I was very happy to see this tip. I already have a black dock.
Open source System Prefs pane by Quicksilver author “Alcor” that gives you a GUI for tweaking secret preferences, both for software that ships with Mac OS X and for third-party apps, with the information about the secret prefs coming from a publicly accessible database. (Via Chris Messina.)
? [From Secrets 1.0b13]
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\\ tags: Apple, Leopard, Tech
Wow. Gruber quoting someone from Opera? Makes me feel less guilty that I’m an Opera for Mac user. Speaking of which, did you know that Opera has a new developer blog devoted entirely to the Mac version of the currently-in-beta Opera 9.5?
As for the quote below, while I don’t disagree with what Mr. Altman is saying, I haven’t noticed any serious problems with using Gmail’s IMAP implementation with Apple Mail for Tiger. I’m assuming Apple Mail for Leopard will work similarly well. I haven’t ever tried using IMAP with Opera’s M2 mail client although I did use it in the past as my primary POP e-mail program.
Tim Altman, QA lead for Opera Mail, on Gmail’s IMAP support:
Gmail’s labeling system could integrate marvelously with IMAP clients if only it used IMAP keywords. Instead, IMAP mailboxes are used to represent labels. All messages (sent and received) are always available in the “Gmail/[All Mail]” mailbox, so any time a message is labeled, a duplicate message is added to the label’s IMAP mailbox. IMAP clients then receive several copies of the same message, none of which integrate with the client-side labeling system. If Gmail had instead used IMAP keywords, only one message would be needed and integration would be seamless.
? [From Gmail’s Buggy IMAP Implementation]
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This popped up in my Rogue Amoeba “Under The Microscope” RSS feed and I think it provides some invaluable information for podcasters so I’ve decided to reblog it here. I’m a paid user of Audio Hijack Pro and absolutely recommend it.
Podcasting has come a long way since it was first mentioned on our blog in 2004. Instead of a separate podcasting app, we’ve worked to improve Audio Hijack Pro, making it the premier tool for recording podcasts. There are now hundreds of podcasts being recorded with help from Audio Hijack Pro and Skype.
Now, Doug Kaye and Paul Figgiani have posted a fantastic tutorial on recording Skype from Audio Hijack Pro.
This tutorial goes into great depth, providing step-by-step instructions for checking your net connection, configuring Skype and setting up Audio Hijack Pro. If you’ve been looking to get into podcasting, or just need to record Skype conversations for any reason, check out this tutorial then grab Audio Hijack Pro to get started.
[From How To: Record Skype Calls With Audio Hijack Pro]
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I can confidently say that, apart from my iPhone, my new Logitech Harmony 550 is my favorite tech purchase of all time. It does everything it purports to do and while not as outwardly attractive as its more expensive siblings, it has the same basic features and performs them very well. The review continues after the jump.
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Twelve years of Opera…in a two minute video. See version 1.0, the first tabs, the first integrated search box, and many other firsts. After the jump as always.
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Just one minor blog update, actually. I’ve added a new page for Ben’s Videos appropriately titled the Ben’s Videos page. You’ll find my last eight Vimeo uploads there.
Also, I’m extremely disappointed with the Jawbone I purchased on Thursday night. The darn thing couldn’t be more staticky. Holding my iPhone at arm’s length causes the headset severe distress whereas I was accustomed to roaming around my entire apartment with my $20 Jabra. I’m concerned about the Apple Store’s policies regarding non-Apple branded merchandise. Hopefully they will exchange it for me without an issue as I’m assuming I simply got a defective unit. All those glowing reviews can’t be wrong. Right?
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I finally relented and took a trip to my local Apple Store to purchase a new Bluetooth. I’d been eyeing a Jawbone for a while now but it wasn’t until I lost my Jabra last night that a new handsfree became a necessity. In my zeal (and while I’m waiting for the darn thing to charge—why can’t everything come fully charged like my TomTom did?) I’ve taken some pictures of the “unboxing.” A Picasa Web embed is after the jump.
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