Great Mac Freeware Friday, 19 September, 2008
Posted by M in Mac.Tags: email, Filemailer, files, Mac OS
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Most of us would have the need to do this at any one time when we use our Macs. In fact for me it is more of a daily occurrence. As always, I?d like to share what I have stumbled upon and this time it comes in the form of AltoMac Filemailer.
Just drag and drop whatever files you need to send to your intended recipient and Filemailer does the rest. No more circumstance emails or whatever. Everything?s automated. For the full write up on what Filemailer is all about, visit Altomac?s site.
Click here for the download
Free Photoshop Stuff Friday, 19 September, 2008
Posted by M in Tech.Tags: Brushes, free, gradients, Photoshop, plug-ins, Shapes, Textures
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I chanced upon this recently whilst looking for some photoshop plug-ins. Not exactly what commercial plug-ins can offer but some of the stuff in here are worth a look especially if you use photoshop more as a hobbyist than for professional use.
Jump to the site here
N82 Firmware v30.0.019 Changelog Thursday, 18 September, 2008
Posted by M in Tech.Tags: changelog, Firmware, N82, Nokia, update, v30.0.019
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Alarm: Updates to Calender for Alarm related Issues
Audio: Enhancement to Radio Apps
Barcode reader: Decoded data view, Unsaved barcode with no links, options list is in wrong order
Bluetooth Enhancements
Browser Enhancements
Core Telephony: Security, USIM, PCP, TTY related fixes, E.g.
From PCP: Aino: WCDMA OTC USIM Freeze GSM Access and Security disabled
CommonTsy copyerror: From PCP: Aino: WCDMA OTC USIM Freeze GSM Access and Security disabled
From PCP: Cert Nonpass: TC 31.9.2.1 (51.0101) PCS1900
TTY doesn?t work (QC defect ID 188)
Video Editors fix & Enhancements
Email fixes and enhancements
Music Player enhancement & Fixes, for e.g.
Orange XML GSM/WCDMA OTC Refreshing Music Library Looks like app has locked up
Phone hangs while playing the video ?Batman Begins?
Java Core Runtime and Java Extension Fixes and Enhancements, e.g.
SFR GSM/WCDMA OTC Misc: Applications stored on the mass memory are very slow
When playing OMA1 protected files in a J2ME app using JSR135 throws an exception in S60 3.1 devices
Lifeblog Enhancement wrt DB file
Maps2.0 related Fixes and Enhancement need to maturize the same
NGage related Error Fixes and Enhancements
Camera Related Enhancements and fixes
Security Fixes
ASR enhancement
Share Online Related Fixes needed for Maturization of application
SIP enhancements and Fixes
SMS Related Fixes and Enhancements
Telephony adaptation Related Fixes and Enhancements
UPnP Enhancements
Video Center Enhancements
VoIP Related Error Fixes and Enhancements
Flash Lite3 Related Enhancements and Fixes
WLAN related Fixes and Enhancements
Sharaku Restore Factory Settings Misses Data for NGage in UDA
New features/functionalities:
Full NGI (Ngage Application)
Settings Wizard Update
Maps 2.0
Online Share 3.0
Mosh & Ovi Bookmark
Startup Setting Update
One Way Refresh over PIM
Default Calender Year to be 2008
ASR Improvements
Mobile Search 4.0 with Google Plugin
VMBX call divert Indicator Removal for Orange variant
Download Client Version Update to 3150
Ngage Trial Games on UDA: Snakes Subsonic and Block Breaker
Snakes Only in MEA Region
Block Breaker Game in Indonesia & Philipines Region
Credit to SymbianPlanet for the above.
Goodbye Old Friend Thursday, 18 September, 2008
Posted by M in Milestone.Tags: cat, death
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Goodbye my friend,
We’ve spent many happy moments together
You?ve cheered me up and listened to me
Even though you could never understand each and every word
You still showed your unconditional love
I remember how you used to wake me up each morning
Sitting on my chest and licking my face
Claws digging into my duvet
How you would get any one of us to serve you breakfast
And the gratitude you showed with the cockroaches you caught
Which you proudly display outside my room
You are the only cat I know who gets his face cleaned by a towel
Your teeth brushed and your ears cleaned every morning
Breakfast was always the highlight of your day
Your fussiness is unparalleled
Steamed chicken and fried fish with a dash of salt
Your favorite food which I will always share when I have some
You had your place at our dinner table and you always will
Lapping at your milk and sitting with us while we eat
The games I played with you when you were young
The little hunting sessions when you were older
I still remember how proud you were
When you caught your first bat that flew into our home
I will miss your warm soft eyes
I will miss your furry funky presence
I will miss your royal ?meow?
You lived a full life
I am glad we all gave you happiness, contentment and comfort
You gave your family back in kind
I know dad will miss you even if he doesn’t say so
Mum misses you the most
For you are her favorite
But at least in passing, you are going to a place of rest
A place of peace
Goodbye, my “Spawn of Satan”
I know the name is not appropriate for one as you
For you have proven otherwise
For you have brought much joy and love into all our hearts
Goodbye my furry angel
Goodbye my friend, I will miss you
Spawn of Satan aka Chester, 1990 to 2008
** I am sorry if the sentences seemed disjointed. I am just doing reflective typing **
VMWare Fusion 2.0 Released Wednesday, 17 September, 2008
Posted by M in Mac.Tags: Leopard, Mac, OSX, VMware, Windows
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The best/worst of both worlds? VMWare Fusion 2.0 has just been released. Mac users who desperately need to run Windows (for whatever reason) but do not want to shell out mega bucks for a Windows machine should give this a look-see.
Features:
More Seamless with Unity 2.0:
Application Sharing,
Link Handling,
Mirrored Folders,
Driverless Printing,
True Multiple Display Support,
Custom Keyboard Mapping
AutoProtect automated snapshots
12-month complimentary subscription to McAfee VirusScan Plus security software for Windows XP and Vista
More Power with DirectX 9.0c with Shader Model 2 3D graphics,
1080p HD video playback,
Multiple Snapshots,
4-way vSMP,
Better Linux Support (Unity & Easy Install)
More Mac-like,
New Welcome Screen, Virtual Machine Library and Virtual Machine Settings,
Cover Flow and Quick Look integration,
Apple Help
Mac OS X Leopard Server now supported in a virtual machine on Mac hardware
Get your evaluation copy here
N82 Firmware Upgrade to v30.0.019 Tuesday, 16 September, 2008
Posted by M in Tech.Tags: Firmware, N82, Nokia, update, v30.0.019
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European Nokia N82 owners has just received a firmware upgrade to v30.0.019. At this point, I still can’t get my mitts on the changelog but from what I know, only Euro1 product codes units apply. Any one with any clue as to when the rest of the world will get the update will be appreciated.
One more thing, Active Notes users may NOT want to upgrade just yet. Active Notes does not work on the N78 with firmware version 12.046 which is bascially S603rdFP2. I should know. I tried. I am not that Symbian-savvy so I can’t vouch for Active Notes until I get the update and try it out myself.
Google Gears out for Safari Tuesday, 16 September, 2008
Posted by M in Web.Tags: Google, Google Gears, Mac, Safari
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Google Gears is officially released for Safari today. I haven?t had the chance to try it out yet but I am a little wary of installing third party stuff into Safari. I have had numerous crashes with Safari in the past but as always, I will still try it out and see how well it works.
For those who are not in the know, the introduction of Google Gears into Safari means that you can now access all the Gears-enabled sites (such as Zoho office, WordPress, the new YouTube uploader and Google Docs offline) in Safari. On that aspect alone, this is something Mac users have been lacking from the Windows dominated world and it is a welcome.
On a personal thought, this whole thing is really starting to look at the way how Google is poised to take over the world, sneaking in from behind with software module by module. At the rate things are going, I will not be surprised that within the next 5 to 10 years, none of us may be using Linux, Mac or Windows OSs. I doubt it but hey, it could happen.
Get Gears here
Mac OS 10.5.5 is out Tuesday, 16 September, 2008
Posted by M in Mac.Tags: 10.5.5, Address Book, Apple, iCal, Mac, Mail, MobileMe, OS X, Time Machine
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Mac OS 10.5.5 has just been released today. I have just installed in and so far it seems to be working just fine. In fact I did find it a tad bit snappier. As always, use Software Update in your system to get the update. A list of changes can be found on Apple’s site and the improvements to this version is as follows:-
General
Includes recent Apple security updates.
Addresses stability issues with video playback, processor core idling, and remote disc sharing for MacBook Air.
Addresses an issue in which some Macs could unexpectedly power on at the same time each day.
Resolves a stability issue in TextEdit that could be found when accessing the color palette.
Improves Spotlight indexing performance.
Fixes an issue in which contacts might not sync properly with PalmOS-based devices.
Improves iPhone sync reliability with iCal and Address Book.
Includes improvements to Active Directory (see this article for more information).
Improves Speech Dictionary.
Fixes Kerberos authentication issues for Mac OS X 10.5 clients that connect to certain Samba servers, such as Mac OS X Server version 10.4.
Includes extensive graphics enhancements.
Address Book
Addresses stability issues that may occur when creating a Smart Group.
Resolves a printing issue with address cards containing information that spans more than one page.
Disk Utility and Directory Utility
Improves reliability when rebuilding a software mirror RAID volume in Disk Utility.
Improves reliability of server status displayed in Directory Utility.
iCal
Updates iCal to more accurately handle repeating events.
Improves performance when choosing meeting attendees.
Resolves an issue in which the “Refresh All” option may be dimmed (“grayed out”) in the contextual menu for certain calendars.
Fixes issues with read-only calendars.
Addresses an issue that prevents an invitee from moving an event to a different calendar.
Resolves an issue with syncing published calendars.
Mail
Addresses performance issues related to displaying IMAP messages.
Resolves an issue with SMTP settings for AIM, Compuserve, Hanmail, Yahoo!, and Time Warner Road Runner email accounts.
Addresses stability issues that may occur when dragging a file to the Mail icon in the Dock.
Addresses an issue with the “Organized by Thread” view in which the date does not appear when the thread is collapsed.
Resolves an issue in which RSS feeds could temporarily disappear from the sidebar.
Improves Mail robustness when sending messages.
Improves reliability when saving drafts that have attachments.
MobileMe
Improves overall sync reliability.
Improves Back to My Mac reliability.
Time Machine
Improves Time Machine reliability with Time Capsule.
Addresses performance issues that may affect initial and in-progress backups.
Fixes an issue in which an incorrect alert message could appear stating that a backup volume does not have enough free space.
Time Machine can now back up iPhone backups that are on your Mac, as well as other items in (~/Library/Application Support).
Home Sweet Home Friday, 12 September, 2008
Posted by M in Music.Tags: Live, Motley Crue, Saints of Los Angeles Tour, Singapore
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A few more weeks to go and one of my fave rock bands is hitting town for the first time. Mötley Crüe will perform in this country for the very first time. Awesome!
34 days to go and counting.
The Crüe Fest is going to be totally awesome. The only thing I am hoping for is that the fuzz here will let these guys blow the stage with the usual pyrotechnics and light show.
I have started listening to Crüe again and I tell ya, it is good to be reminded that not everything in life is about working the grind, being serious and growing old. There is more to life than what we see and hear each day. We should celebrate life no matter what we have even if tomorrow is our last day on earth. Life is about living to the max and being who we are. LIfe will always be a journey and I?m on my way.
Be free. Rock Hard.
Home Sweet Home!
You know I’m a dreamer
But my heart’s of gold
I had to run away high
So I wouldn’t come home low
Just when things went right
Doesn’t mean they’re always wrong
Just take this song and you’ll never feel
Left all alone
Take me to your heart
Feel me in your bones
Just one more night
And I’m comin’ off this
Long & winding road
I’m on my way
I’m on my way
Home sweet home
Tonight, tonight
I’m on my way
I’m on my way
Home sweet home
You know that I’ve seen
Too many romantic dreams
Up in lights, fallin’ off the silver screen
My heart’s like an open book
For the whole world to read
Sometimes nothing keeps me together at the seams
I’m on my way
I’m on my way
Home sweet home
Tonight, tonight
I’m on my way
Just set me free
Home Sweet Home
Home Sweet Home
Home Sweet Home
Home Sweet Home
I’m on my way
I’m on my way
Home Sweet Home
Yeah
I’m on my way
Just set me free
Home Sweet Home
Another gadget to buy? Thursday, 11 September, 2008
Posted by M in Tech.Tags: Alarm Clock Radio, Sony ICF-CD3iP
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Why am I so attracted to shiny electronic gadgets? I just spotted this on the web and it has got me drooling already.
Meet the Sony ICF-CD3iP a fully compatible iPod/iPhone dock/charger alarm clock with CD player, remote control and the usual suspects. Ok, so functionality-wise it is no holy grail of docks but man, you gotta agree with the cool design.
If I were to buy this, I don?t even know where I am going to put this. I already have 3 iPod docks with speakers.
- a Philips micro system with an iPod dock
- a Bose system with an iPod Dock
- a JBL portable iPod dock / speakers
and, a Philips bedside clock with a 7? LCD screen that plays DIVx and reads off an SD card complete with tuner and built in chill out mode.
Maybe I need this for my bathroom?
