LindauerMacs Blog

March 2008

Tip – Safari Tabs with Key Commands

March 29, 2008

This is one of my favorite features in any browser… Tabbed browsing. If you open a new window for each new URL you want to access, your desktop can become pretty cluttered. If you want to tame the clutter, try using tabs… In Safari it’s easy. You can open multiple web pages in one Safari [...]

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Aperture 2.1 released today

March 28, 2008

Rob Galbraith posted a very good article about the v2.1 release today. The Big Deal is that Apple’s 7th Aperture-related release in 6+ weeks rolls out image editing plug-ins to add to the mix. Apple included its own plugin example, and outside developers are already at work, including Nik (Viveza), and PictureCode (Noise Ninja). Rob’s [...]

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Adobe Photoshop Express beta rolls out

March 28, 2008

If Photoshop is overkill, or you like the option of using a web app, Adobe Photoshop Express may be right up your alley. Take it for a test drive here and you’ll see what I mean.

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Corporate satisfaction survey – Leopard yes, Vista maybe not

March 28, 2008

March 26, 2008 (Computerworld) Corporate users of Apple Inc.’s Leopard operating system are more than five times more likely to say that they are “very satisfied” with the OS than business users of Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Vista, a research firm said Wednesday.

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Time Capsule Special Report

March 26, 2008

Macintouch just posted a comprehensive review by Robert Mohns on Time Capsule. The full article can be found here. The review notes various issues, best practices, tips, pros and cons, conclusions and links to more info.

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Mac Buyer’s Guide

March 25, 2008

InformationWeek posted a Mac Buyer’s Guide recently. If you’re in the market for a new Mac, this may be very helpful. I get a lot of questions asking “which model should I buy?”. This article pretty much summarizes my feelings on the current Mac models. They are all pretty great, but not everyone needs or [...]

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Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac released

March 25, 2008

Adobe released Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 for Macintosh priced at $89.99, $69.99 upgrade. I am a Photoshop CS3 user, personally, but for most users, Elements is a great app at a great price. Upgrade details (comparison between versions 4.0 and 6) can be found here. The new features sound good, but are rather vague. They [...]

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Carbon Copy Cloner 3.1 Update released

March 25, 2008

CCC and SuperDuper are the utilities I recommend most for backups. For most users, an external FireWire drive and CCC or SD are a great solution.CCC released an update to version 3.1 yesterday, with a lot of changes (from the version history page):

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Another round of Windows and Word attacks!

March 24, 2008

A Computerworld.com story dated 22 March focuses on an announcement from Microsoft warning of vulnerabilities of Windows 2000, XP and Server 2003 SP1. This comes weeks after a security company first reported an exploit and a day after a 2nd company confirmed ongoing attacks. I use Windows XP to test websites… Microsoft still doesn’t have [...]

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Carnagie Mellon loves Macs!

March 21, 2008

A post in Macintouch today pointed me to this page from the Carnagie Mellon University. The page is for computer sales to students and faculty, and more specifically for Macintosh sales. Entitled Why Buy a Mac? the page starts reads: Macs are perfect for life at Carnegie Mellon! With a Mac, you will be more [...]

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