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Macintosh, Mac Apps, iPhone, Steve Jobs, Apple

Archive for May 2007

May 30th, 2007

iTunes Plus and iTunes U

Apple has just launched two new features of iTunes. The iTunes Plus and iTunes U.
iTunes Plus allows people to download DRM free music tracks at a higher quality. The DRM free tracks are encoded in 256 kbps AAC files. Apple says that these recordings are virtually indistinguishable from the original recordings. Each track will cost [...]

By Juan -- 0 comments

May 23rd, 2007

Q&A: Print Screen On Mac OS X

Q: How do you print screen on Mac OS X? - Carine
A: Well Carine, it’s quite simple actually. Press Shift+Apple Key+3 and that will capture your screen and save it on your desktop. The default filename is Picture 1.
There’s another command, Shift+Apple Key+4 this will turn the mouse pointer into a cross hair and you [...]

By Juan -- 3 comments

May 23rd, 2007

Underwater Goodness

If you love the water and music then SwimMan is for you. When I first heard of it, I thought it was a bulky casing for the iPod Shuffle that would protect it from water much like what OtterBox is. Imagine my surprise when I found out that SwimMan actually waterproofs your iPod Shuffle (2nd [...]

By Juan -- 2 comments

May 22nd, 2007

Q&A: MS Paint Alternatives for Mac OS X

Q: Hi. I am a new owner of a macbook and I love it. The only thing I really miss is Microsoft Paint. I would use to do some really basic stuff and I haven’t been able to find a comparable program on my macbook. I realize I have iPhoto, but it doesn’t do what [...]

By Juan -- 1 comment

May 16th, 2007

Systm: Apple TV Hacks

Patrick Norton and David Randolph take you through some interesting hacks for the Apple TV. I’m not a fan of reading to much, especially long how-to articles. So it’s really good when there are video versions such as what Systm is doing for Apple TV hacks. It’s easier for me to follow videos than articles.
Covered [...]

By Juan -- 0 comments

May 16th, 2007

Apple Updates Macbooks

Apple updated its consumer laptop computers, the Macbooks. May 15 saw the 2nd update since the introduction of the Macbook last year. The Macbooks now come with faster processors and 1GB RAM across the board. The 1.83 ghz processor is gone. The entry level Macbook now sports a 2.0 Ghz processor with 1GB RAM and [...]

By Juan -- 1 comment

May 10th, 2007

Q&A: Saving iChat Transcripts

Q: How do I save my iChat Transcripts?
A: This is something that has saved me time and time again. There have been times that I’ve forgotten to jot down or save important details of a conversation that I had. Luckily there’s the iChat log. I can search the conversation that I had and get [...]

By Juan -- 1 comment

May 8th, 2007

Q&A: Email Web Page In Safari

Q: How do you email a web page you’re viewing in Safari to someone? What’s the shortcut key for it?

A: Emailing a web page to someone is easy in Safari. On the menu bar select File -> Mail Contents of This Page. Safari will send the contents of the web page to Mail. Opening [...]

By Juan -- 3 comments

May 6th, 2007

Q&A: Intro

I’ve been thinking of new ways to improve the blog and make it more interactive. So with the new blog template I’d like to add what I call “Q&A Posts”. It’s nothing new or revoluntionary. It’s pretty simple actually. You send me a question related to Apple and Macs and I’ll try my best to [...]

By Juan -- 0 comments

May 6th, 2007

New Blog Layout

The blogs of b5media have been getting new templates over the past few months. It finally reached The After Mac. We now have a brand spanking new blog template. Personally I like it. It’s a bit wider, the layout is cleaner and overall it’s much easier on the eyes. No frills.
So how do you like [...]

By Juan -- 0 comments