iTunes Creates New Venue for Indy Distribution

iTunes Creates New Venue for Indy Distribution
Independent video producers can now sell through iTunes. The first indy video production, a 40-minute snowboarding feature, represents the first iTunes content outside the studio system.

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Is Apple overhauling Logic to be a ProTools killer?

Is Apple overhauling Logic to be a ProTools killer?
Basically the rumor is this: There will be no Logic 8. The successor to Logic 7 will have a new name. The unnamed application will be 10.5 only and will work with a new line of touch sensitive Apple displays.

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Safari Slowdowns had Already been Fixed in Nightlies

Safari Slowdowns had Already been Fixed in Nightlies
Safari and Webkit Architect David Hyatt responds to macenstein's revelation of Safari speed problems. Without knowing the specific pages used, Hyatt explained what types of things browsers need to do in the background. The most likely suspect? Safari 2 handled JavaScript timeouts precisely; Firefox and Safari 3 don't allow timeouts under 10ms.

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Ditch Script Editor and AppleScript in favor of Ruby

Ditch Script Editor and AppleScript in favor of Ruby
If you're confused by AppleScript, wish you could use something else to make OS X applications jump through hoops, or just aren't a fan of it for whatever reason (and I can think of a few), don't despair. There are several ways to completely bypass AppleScript without loss of functionality.

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Separated at Birth? An Mac Mini PC Clone from China

Separated at Birth? An Mac Mini PC Clone from China
We just got our hands on the AOpen mini PC, which bears a striking resemblance to the Apple Mac mini. A few hours playing with it under Microsoft Windows XP shows it to be a good little unit. Its a tad noisier and warmer than it the Mac mini, but all in all a good little unit. It is amazing how similar the 2 computers are.

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MacOSX Themed Google

MacOSX Themed Google
What if Google looked like a Mac?

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6 Tools for Web Design

6 Tools for Web Design
Here are 6 useful mac and web related tools for web design.

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Turn your iPod in a FLASH based iPod.....

Turn your iPod in a FLASH based iPod.....
In this little proof-of-concept I was eager to try out if I could swap the Microdrive inside an iPod mini for a Compact Flash-card. These cards are getting bigger and cheaper by the day so my idea was, if this works out, we have a great way of extending the life of this little MP3-player.

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Apple adds Ms. Pac-Man iPod game to iTunes Store

Apple adds Ms. Pac-Man iPod game to iTunes Store
New iPod games have been few and far between in recent months, but Apple just added another one to its iTunes Store. Ms. Pac-Man is the game, and it's a faithful conversion of the classic arcade game. Ms. Pac-Man has four unique maze designs, and 256 levels to chomp your way through. The game also features the original animated intermissions.

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Hack Attack: Top 13 iTunes AppleScripts

Hack Attack: Top 13 iTunes AppleScripts
Today I'm rounding up my 13 favorite iTunes AppleScripts, from simple "why isn't this already in iTunes" add-ons like automatically removing dead tracks to more interesting scripts that build playlists and search for your music in Wikipedia.

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Will classrooms still exist in 20 years?

Will classrooms still exist in 20 years?
This article is one of many that point out the fact that learning with podcasts is fun, practical, and effective. Will classrooms still exist in 20 years?

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Will classrooms still exist in 20 years?

Will classrooms still exist in 20 years?
This article is one of many that point out the fact that learning with podcasts is fun, practical, and effective. Will classrooms still exist in 20 years?

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Final version of Parallels Desktop released as free update

Final version of Parallels Desktop released as free update
The beta tag has been lifted from Parallels Desktop and is a free update for existing users, or $79.99 for everyone else.

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