You’ve successfully installed Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. Now what? Matt Neuburg, the author of the brand new Take Control of Exploring & Customizing Snow Leopard, takes us on a tour of some of the most significant improvements of the newest Mac OS. Matt covers the new and improved Services, explains the benefits of both 32-bit vs. 64-bit and Cocoa applications, and outlines why you can now put lots of icons on your desktop if you want to (but please don’t). Matt also covers the welcome changes in the Open and Save dialog boxes, and why Exposé has gone from a novelty to a useful productivity feature.
MacNotables #936: Ted Landau on GPS Hardware vs. iPhone Maps, An Open iPhone and Snow Leopard’s Arrival
Ted Landau is back to talk about his ongoing research into stand-alone GPS hardware vs. Maps on the iPhone, the repercussions of the rejection (or was it?) of the Google Voice app by the iTunes Store, and whether the iPhone should be opened up as a platform. Ted also discusses the impending arrival of Snow Leopard, and updates us on the upcoming version of Take Control of Your iPhone.
MacVoices #993: Joe Kissell Helps You Take Control of Upgrading to Snow Leopard
Joe Kissell has been working with the Snow Leopard betas, and has poured all that experience into his new book, Take Control of Upgrading to Snow Leopard. Joe shares some wisdom on what to do before you start the upgrade, outlines the hanges in the installer and what you need to know about them. Some of the familiar options are gone; Joe tells us why that’s not a bad thing, and how to get back some of those options if you really miss them, printer installation and QuickTime 10.
MacVoices #992: Jean MacDonald and Philip Goward of SmileOnMyMac Introduce TextExpander touch for your iPhone
One of our favorite Mac utilities just got better, and made the leap to the iPhone at the same time. Jean MacDonald and Philip Goward of SmileOnMyMac discuss the latest update to TextExpander, and then introduce us to their newest product, TextExpander touch. The new version provides a composition environment that brings the power of TextExpander to the iPhone and iPod touch. Jean and Philip explain how it all works, how you can share your snippets between your desktop and mobile device aand more.
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MacVoices #991: John Martellaro on Managing and Optimizing Your iPhone’s Power and Snow Leopard Anticipation
John Martellaro, the Senior Editor for Analysis and Reviews at The Mac Observer, recently published an article every iPhone owner should read. Understanding and Optimizing iPhone Power Management examines the various systems that use power in the iPhone, and what you can do about them. John joins us to discuss the article, explain why he became interested in the power consumption issue, and the mixture of technical information and practical advice he provides. Snow Leopard is about to pounce, and John also shares some of what has him excited about its impending arrival.