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Adding a Wizard to your Magic Mouse

MouseWizard,  small utility program from developer Samuco, reportedly adds a range of extras to Apple’s new Magic Mouse. I don’t have one of the’s new gesture-savvy mice, however, this new $2.50 program can expand the standard set of gestures, the ...

From DAVID MORGENSTERN, ZDNet,  17 Nov 2009

Microsoft offers Office 2008 promotion for the holidays

Microsoft on Tuesday said customers can now purchase versions of Office 2009 for Mac with a discount ranging from $20 to $50. The deal was promoted on Microsoft’s Mac Business Unit blog with a post by senior marketing manager Amanda Lefebvre. She ...

From DAVID MORGENSTERN, ZDNet,  17 Nov 2009

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iPhone UI: The age gap and other stats

At the UI Design Essentials session, Lane was told that a majority of users purchase new apps from their phones. He was surprised by this and so am I since I never buy on the fly and instead check out on iTunes reviews and other editorial before buying. ...

From DAVID MORGENSTERN, ZDNet,  16 Nov 2009

Snow Leopard update squashes bugs

The Mac OS X v10.6.2 Update released Monday includes “fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac,” Apple says. Before installing the update, be sure to back up your Mac with Time Machine (and to a clone system on a ...

From DAVID MORGENSTERN, ZDNet,  9 Nov 2009

Bare Bones updates BBEdit

BBEdit, Bare Bones Software’s leading HTML code and text editor was updated to Version 9.3 on Tuesday with new features and interface tweaks. Bare Bones said the update is free for all customers with BBEdit 9.0 through 9.2.1. Here are some items from ...

From DAVID MORGENSTERN, ZDNet,  4 Nov 2009

Thursby updates DAVE and ADmitMac solutions for Windows networking

With recent changes coming to both Mac and Windows OSes, Thursby on Tuesday released new versions of ADmitMac, its Windows Active Directory client software for Macs, and DAVE, its file- and printer-sharing solution. The updates feature support for Mac ...

From DAVID MORGENSTERN, ZDNet,  3 Nov 2009

Snow Leopard: Don't get caught in date handling change in AppleScript

As users migrate to Snow Leopard they will find that AppleScript is less forgiving about date and time formatting. Formerly reliable scripts, years old, may fail. I was reminded of this change in a MacTech article by scripting consultant Ben Waldie, ...

From DAVID MORGENSTERN, ZDNet,  3 Nov 2009

UPS introduces iPhone app

The app offers capabilities whether of not a user has a ups.com account. In addition, it uses the iPhone 3G series GPS to help users find a nearby service point. Mobile is specially designed with features that let you easily manage your shipments on ...

From DAVID MORGENSTERN, ZDNet,  2 Nov 2009

Making Apple's Magic Mouse and Wireless Keyboard work in Windows

A recent Apple Support Note says that “certain features” on the new Magic Mouse and the Apple Wireless keyboard are having trouble in Windows on Boot Camp.  A fix was posted for downloading late last week. Certain features such as up-down scrolling on ...

From DAVID MORGENSTERN, ZDNet,  2 Nov 2009

Related Topics: IBM

Avoiding version confusion with Snow Leopard Server's diagnostic toolset

An Apple support note says that its Xserve Diagnostics Mac OS X Tools Version 3X104 are not supported with Snow Leopard Server. If you have upgraded your Xserve to Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard Server, you should not use Apple Xserve Diagnostics Mac OS X ...

From DAVID MORGENSTERN, ZDNet,  21 Oct 2009

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