Trojan Warriors

Aperture 2 captures five-star rating

NSCocoa — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:14:16 +0000

Thanks to a “dramatic overhaul,” Aperture 2, “Apple’s all-in-one photography tool, overtakes Adobe’s Lightroom,” reports Alex Singleton (macworld.co.uk). “Much faster than its predecessor,” Aperture 2 has “a new user interface [that] makes it more appealing to first-time users, and over 100 new features means it significantly leapfrogs Lightroom in functionality.”

App Store “puts iPhone above all others”

NSCocoa — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:40:59 +0000

What makes the App Store “a win for the user”? Andy Ihnatko (suntimes.com) ticks off the reasons: “The entire universe of iPhone software is in one central location.” “Prices start at free.” “Buying and installing an app is dead simple and reliable.” And thanks to the App Store, iPhone and iPod touch now “represent a formidable and legitimate new computing platform.”

iPhone 3G “still rules the smart-phone roost”

NSCocoa — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:56:17 +0000

When Jonathan Takiff (philly.com) conducted his own touchscreen-to-touchscreen comparison of three new smartphones — iPhone 3G, LG Dare, and Samsung Instinct — the results were crystal clear. “The new iPhone,” he reports, “still reigns supreme in overall performance and enjoyment.”

Quick Tip of the Week: Restricting Spotlight

NSCocoa — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:37:59 +0000

Did you know that you can tell Spotlight not to index folders you’d prefer to omit from your searches? Or that you can control the order in which search results appear? Find out how by watching the latest Quick Tip of the Week.

سماح

NSCocoa — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:31:13 +0000

أعزائي .. إخواني .. أخواتي .. زوّار مدونتي المتواضعة ..

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله تعالى و بركاته ..
أستميحكم عذراً على الإنقطاع المفاجيء .. غبت عنكم شهراً .. كانت وعكة .. و أحمد لله تعالى أنه كشفها و أزالها ..

حاليّاً أمر بأواخر مرحلة النقاهة و الحمد لله الشافي .. و أتمنّي دعائكم ..

أتمنى تعويضكم عن غياب الشهر الماضي .. بأحب الخلفيّات التي صنعتها إلى قلبي .. فكرتها في بالي منذ سنتين .. و تنفيذها استغرق حوالي الـ ٦ أشهر .. و هي جاهزة على جهازي و أستخدمها منذ فترة و أتحيّن اللحظة المناسبة لطرحها لكم .. و هي هدية بسيطة و عرفان أشكركم به على السؤال المتكرر عن أحوالي .. أشكر كل من سأل و أبدى إهتماماً .. كلماتكم كانت بلسماً رقيقاً .. أشكركم جميعاً .. الله لا يحرمني منكم .. و أسأله ألّا يريكم مكروهاً في أنفسكم و أحبابكم ..

هديتكم المتواضعة إمّا غداً أو بعد غدٍ بإذن الله تعالى ..

و سامحوني مرة أخرى على إنقطاعي عنكم ..

و الحمد لله رب العالمين ..

“The App Store—oh, man, the App Store.”

NSCocoa — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:08:32 +0000

“It’s a candy store, dude,” David Pogue (nytimes.com) exclaims — a “single, centralized, utterly complete source of software” that makes “the iPhone (or the iPod Touch) do absolutely amazing things…stunts a cellphone has no right to perform.” And because the new App Store “is beautifully integrated with the iPhone itself,” it makes “it fast, simple and idiot-proof to download and install new software morsels.”

Enjoying “blazing fast” iPhone 3G performance

NSCocoa — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:25:59 +0000

After taking it on a test drive across Michigan for ten days, Mike Wendland (freep.com) concludes that “the 3G network makes the iPhone about as close to a laptop in convenience and functionality as a mobile phone can be.” Yet “it’s the new iPhone 2.0 software upgrade that is the most impressive — allowing users to connect seamlessly to business e-mail and run hundreds of new games and programs.”

Four stars for FileMaker Bento

NSCocoa — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:20:36 +0000

Bento, the personal database application for Mac OS X Leopard, ”may be one of the most user-friendly relational database applications I have ever encountered,” suggests Tom Nelson (about.com). “For a remarkably low price of $49, FileMaker has created a truly easy-to-use database product.”

Coming Attractions - The X-Files : I Want to Believe

NSCocoa — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:55:15 +0000

Week after week, season after season, the series captivated the country as FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully investigated the paranormal and bizarre in The X-Files. Now David Duchnovy and Gillian Anderson reprise their roles as Mulder and Scully in The X-Files: I Want to Believe. The film, directed by Chris Carter, who also created the television series, opens in theaters on Friday, July 25.

Macs help Trek get the message out

NSCocoa — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:22:38 +0000

“We’ve got some incredible products,” says John Burke, president of Trek Bicycle. “But if you don’t tell people about them, it doesn’t really matter.” Not about to let that happen, Trek uses their Macs to create videos as marketing and training tools. “We’re using podcasting to talk” directly to consumers about Trek bicycles. As a result, “they’re walking right into the retailers asking for the product.”

App Store Pick of the Week: Exposure

NSCocoa — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:03:57 +0000

With Exposure, you can take Flickr on the road, browsing and enjoying the billions of photos on Flickr on your iPhone or iPod touch. Both Exposure (free) and the ad-free Exposure Premium ($9.99) let you browse your own library, flip though a contact’s recent uploads, create favorites, add comments, even search through Flickr’s vast library of images.

Apple reports record third quarter results

NSCocoa — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:41:45 +0000

In financial results for its fiscal 2008 third quarter, Apple reported its best June quarter for both revenue and earnings in Apple’s history, posting revenue of $7.46 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.07 billion, or $1.19 per diluted share. It also set a new record for Mac sales, shipping 2,496,000 Macs during the quarter, representing 41 percent unit growth and 43 percent revenue growth over the year-ago quarter.

Apple golden in 2008 International Design Excellence Awards

NSCocoa — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:59:32 +0000

In its special report on the IDEA 2008 winners, BusinessWeek reports that the iPhone, MacBook Air, and the Apple Wireless Keyboard won Gold awards and iMac won a Silver award in the prestigious annual competition sponsored by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA).

Apple golden in 2008 Industrial Design Excellence Awards

NSCocoa — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:59:32 +0000

Now playing on iTunes U: “Ask a Biologist”

NSCocoa — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:24:03 +0000

Hosted by Dr. Biology (CJ Kazilek) and brought to us by Arizona State University, “Ask a Biologist” features interviews of prominent scientists who discuss tiger beetles, marine biology, the history of fire, microbes, bird song, arachnology, and a wide range of other life science topics. Whether you listen to the shows, read the transcripts, or both, “Ask a Biologist” makes for an enjoyable and thought provoking experience.

Five stars to iPhone 2.0 software

NSCocoa — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:49:30 +0000

From the new App Store to easier mail management to support for Microsoft Exchange and MobileMe, PC Advisor steps you through the major and minor additions and improvements offered by iPhone 2.0 software. Awarding it five stars for its value for the money, PC Advisor concludes that iPhone 2.0 offers “a welcome step-up for what was already arguably the best mobile platform on the market.”

New App Store offers addictive fun

NSCocoa — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:38:51 +0000

So far as Ed Baig (usatoday.com) is concerned, “the App Store for iPhone and iPod touch” is “the killer app many of us expected,” an application that “turns the iPhone into an important new computing platform.” In his review, Baig takes a look at some of the apps — Pandora, AOL Radio, Super Monkey Ball, MooCowMusic: Band, Etch A Sketch, and five others — that can make “you feel like a kid in a toy store.”

Unleashing a flood of apps for iPhone

NSCocoa — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:06:29 +0000

“If you have an iPhone,” cautions Rik Fairlie (NYTimes.com), “you just might forget that the device is capable of making phone calls,” considering all of the diverting applications available on the new iPhone App Store. “Simple to use, thanks to its elegant and intuitive interface,” the App Store offers “an object lesson for other cellphone makers and carriers on how to make your customers’ phones indispensable.”

iPhone 3G “the touchscreen phone to beat”

NSCocoa — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:55:11 +0000

“iPhone 3G is the best touchscreen phone and media player by far on any network,” proclaims Mark Spoonauer (laptopmag.com) in his 4-star (out of five) review of iPhone 3G. “It delivers the best mobile Web experience on any smart phone,” offers “excellent App Store integration,” “vastly improved call quality,” and “Microsoft Exchange support.” And, he adds, iPhone 3G is a “stellar music and video player.”

Coming Attractions: The Dark Knight

NSCocoa — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:17:53 +0000

Tomorrow, Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight opens in theaters across the country. The eagerly anticipated film — with Christian Bale reprising his Batman role and Heath Ledger starring as the Joker — has already received rave reviews. Before you head to the theater, watch the trailers on the Movie Trailer site. You can even download them to take with you on your iPod.

Pro Tip of the Week: Searchin’ Safari

NSCocoa — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:02:12 +0000

In Mac OS X Leopard, Safari offers a great new search feature called Find. In addition to instant Google searches, Safari now lets you easily and quickly locate any text on any web page. Safari displays how many instances of your search term it found, and it highlights each instance on the page. To find out how you can take advantage of the new Find feature in Safari, read the latest Pro Tip of the Week.

At the App Store, “the party has just begun”

NSCocoa — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:29:26 +0000

It’s the software, maintains BusinessWeek’s Stephen Wildstrom, that “separates the iPhone from the pack.” And, he predicts, “the App Store will turn that gap into a gulf.” That’s because the iPhone “provides a unique combination of an extremely capable device, millions of customers hungry for ways to expand its usefulness, and an enthusiastic (crazed, one could say) community of developers.”

Four-mouse rating to iPhone 3G

NSCocoa — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:11:53 +0000

The iPhone 3G earns a four (out of five) mouse rating from Jason Snell (macworld.com), who reports that the new iPhone “improves on the original iPhone’s audio quality, offers access to a faster data network, and sports built-in GPS functionality.“ It also provides access to “the exciting new world of third-party software” and to “new Exchange syncing features.”

Fast iPhone 3G makes the “App Store sing”

NSCocoa — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:21:17 +0000

“I would have posted this sooner, but I just can’t put down the new iPhone 3G,” relates Eric Benderoff (chicagotribuine.com). “Blame the 3G speed. The faster network connection is such an improvement over the first iPhone that you’ll be hard-pressed to stop using the new iPhone because it truly has become a mini Mac in the palm of your hand.”

App Store Picks: MooCowMusic: Pianist

NSCocoa — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:23:59 +0000

Carrying a piano around town has never been easier — now that MooCowMusic: Pianist lets you tickle the virtual ivories on your iPhone or iPod touch. Pianist offers a complete 88-key piano keyboard, each note sampled from a real piano. And Pianist, one of the more than 800 applications now available on the new App Store, offers multi-track recording, so you can even play a duet with yourself.

Quick Tip of the Week: One click, multiple tabs

NSCocoa — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:23:50 +0000

We’re all creatures of habit, even online. So if you’re web browsing routine has you visiting the same websites every day, you can use Safari in Mac OS X Leopard to open all of those sites at the same time — each in a separate tab, with just a single click. You’ll learn how by watching the latest Quick Tip of the Week.

“Small really is beautiful”

NSCocoa — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:19:27 +0000

“As a result of a combination of higher screen resolution and software design,” contends John Markoff (nytimes.com), “the iPhone today is clearly the best hand-held device for viewing the Web.” Says Markoff, “visiting Web sites that have been redesigned for the iPhone is often a quicker and more pleasing experience than it is on those increasingly cinema-style desktop displays.”

Apple sells one million iPhone 3Gs in first weekend

NSCocoa — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:32:22 +0000

On Sunday, Apple sold its one millionth iPhone 3G, the company announced today. “iPhone 3G had a stunning opening weekend,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “It took 74 days to sell the first one million original iPhones, so the new iPhone 3G is clearly off to a great start around the world.”

More than 10 million downloads from iPhone App Store in first weekend

NSCocoa — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:30:54 +0000

During its first weekend, iPhone and iPod touch customers downloaded more than 10 million applications from the new App Store. The groundbreaking App Store now has more than 800 native applications, including over 200 offered for free and more than 90 percent available for less than $10.

Now playing on iTunes U: A Resource for Writing Research Papers

NSCocoa — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:47:41 +0000

Need to write a research paper for a summer course? Then you’ll want to pay a visit to the Florida Community College at Jacksonville and sign up for English Composition II. The 24-unit video course provides a comprehensive resource for writing academic essays. And you can also learn about technical writing, writing for business, and literary analysis, as well. It’s another fine course available on iTunes U.

Dark Horse Comics: Secret Mac Superpowers

NSCocoa — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:15:01 +0000

Dark Horse Comics has published comics and graphic novels for more than 20 years. And for most of its superpowered history, the Mac has played a key role. Thanks to a network of nearly 150 Macs, Dark Horse publishes 30 or more comics and graphic novels a month. And the Mac has helped Dark Horse expand into film and television, producing blockbusters from 1994’s The Mask to this summer’s Hellboy II.

Coming Attractions: Traitor

NSCocoa — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:04:34 +0000

Opening August 27, Traitor stars Academy Award nominee Don Cheadle (Hotel Rwanda, Crash) and Guy Pearce (Memento, L.A. Confidential) in a “taut international thriller set against a jigsaw puzzle of covert counter-espionage operations.” You can catch the exclusive HD trailer for Traitor, written and directed by Jeffrey Nachmanoff, on the Movie Trailers site.

“Apple has raised the bar with iPhone 3G”

NSCocoa — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:08:12 +0000

Having tested the new iPhone 3G for more than three weeks, Ed Baig (usatoday.com) states that “with GPS newly added to the mix, this handheld marvel has no equal,” and he offers an “enthusiastic thumbs up.”

iPhone 3G “a more capable version of an already excellent device”

NSCocoa — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:02:50 +0000

In his review of iPhone 3G, Walt Mossberg (allthingsd.com) considers it “much, much faster” than the original iPhone. In fact, he found that “ doing email and surfing the Internet typically was between three and five times as fast.” iPhone 3G was just as fast handling Mossberg’s corporate email, which, he says, “was pushed to the phone as soon as it was received on the company’s servers.”

iPhone App Store open for business

NSCocoa — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:25:19 +0000

When the iPhone 3G went on sale on Friday, July 11, more than 500 native applications became available on the revolutionary new App Store — including more than 125 free applications. And when they find applications they want, customers can wirelessly download them directly to iPhone and begin using them immediately.

iPhone 3G goes on sale tomorrow

NSCocoa — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:25:19 +0000

When the iPhone 3G goes on sale tomorrow, more than 500 native applications will be available on the revolutionary new App Store — including more than 125 free applications — Apple announced today. Customers can wirelessly download the applications they want directly to iPhone and begin using them immediately.

Live From Abbey Road: Recording History

NSCocoa — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:01:44 +0000

You won’t see — or hear — anything else like it on television. And to deliver a series of such uncompromising quality, the seven-person creative team that brings us Live from Abbey Road depends on Final Cut Studio to edit, color, correct, and export the entire show. “If I put myself in a time machine and went back ten years, I’d never have believed I could do this,” remarks editor Keith Mottram.

Quick Tip of the Week: Setting backup options for Time Machine

NSCocoa — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:28:59 +0000

Time Machine makes it easy to back up everything on your Mac’s hard drive. But what if you have items you don’t want Time Machine to back up for you? Watch the latest Quick Tip of the Week to find out how you can set up Time Machine to skip files you don’t want to back up.

Publisher makes major move to the Mac

NSCocoa — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:15:52 +0000

“One of Europe’s largest newspaper publishers, Axel Springer AG, has announced plans to migrate its 10,000 employees and 150 newspapers in 30 countries to the Mac,” reports Jonny Evans (macworld.co.uk). The migration “will make Axel Springer Apple’s second largest corporate customer, after Google.”

A tip sheet for switchers from Walt Mossberg

NSCocoa — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:52:04 +0000

“Sales of Apple’s Macintosh computers have been growing much faster than PC sales overall, with many new Mac buyers switching from years of using Windows computers,” admits Walt Mossberg (allthingsd.com). And to help those who have made the switch, he’s assembled “a quick tip sheet explaining a few of the most common differences” between Mac OS Leopard and Windows.

Fastest way to master Aperture 2

NSCocoa — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:29:38 +0000

Aperture 2: Professionally Manage Digital Photographs, a new title from Ben Long, Richard Harrington, and Orlando Luna, guides you step-by-step through the entire Aperture workflow, even providing hundreds of sample images to experiment with. Download the free Aperture 2 trial, work through the book’s in-depth tutorials, and you’ll see how far Aperture 2 can advance your photography.

MacBook Air takes laurels in three-way usability competition

NSCocoa — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:33:53 +0000

Of three ultrathin portables — MacBook Air, Toshiba Portege, and Lenovo ThinkPad — which is the most usable? To find out, Computerworld turned to usability experts and 20 impartial testers. Those testers, David Haskin relates, found MacBook Air the most usable, the most fun, and the best value of the three. In fact, they made MacBook Air “the clear winner when asked which laptop they’d purchase.”

Pro Tip of the Week: Become a Spaces Cadet

NSCocoa — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:52:45 +0000

When open windows start piling up on your desktop, Mac OS X Leopard provides a great way to establish control. Spaces. How can Spaces help you get more organized? Find out by reading the latest Pro Tip of the Week.

iTunes U now home to K-12 educational curricula

NSCocoa — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:30:43 +0000

Thanks to a new educational initiative, teachers and parents can now access a wealth of K-12 educational curricula on iTunes U. Delivered by state and district agencies in Arizona, Florida, Maine, Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Utah, the free content provides “global access to educational content, curricula, learning materials, news, best practices, and other resources,” reports Dave Nagel (thejournal.com).

Now Playing on iTunes U: THE WAR

NSCocoa — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:02:24 +0000

THE WAR, the most watched PBS series in the last decade, now serves another tour of duty as an excellent online educational resource. WETA, Washington D.C.’s public broadcasting station, provides film clips, lesson plans, and additional educational resources for students and teachers. Watch — and enjoy — them today on iTunes U.

“All I can say is ‘wow.’”

NSCocoa — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:32:57 +0000

Bob LeVitus (Houston Chronicle) considers the 17-inch MacBook Pro “the fastest, most powerful, and most capable notebook I’ve tested.” And he’s particularly taken with its display. “All I can say is, ‘Wow.’ With its bright, deeply saturated colors and rich, dark blacks, full-screen HD video is mind-boggling.”

Bruce and Lloyd: Out of Control now on iTunes

NSCocoa — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:51:36 +0000

Get Smart introduced us to Bruce and Lloyd. Now the two, played by Masi Oka (Heroes) and Nate Torrence (Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip) appear in their own film: Bruce and Lloyd: Out of Control. A hilarious treat for the holiday weekend, it’s available online exclusively on iTunes for purchase or rental. Enjoy.

Quick Tip of the Week: Drag-and-drop PDF merging

NSCocoa — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:46:24 +0000

Ever wished you could drag the contents of one PDF into another? You can — using Preview in Mac OS X Leopard. We show you how in the latest Quick Tip of the Week.

Science Productivity Lab opens on apple.com

NSCocoa — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:00:04 +0000

As a scientist, your Mac can be a valuable asset, especially when it comes time to share your research findings with colleagues. To find out how you can use tools on your Mac to create research posters, websites, and dynamic presentations, visit the Science Productivity Lab, where you’ll find tips and tutorials created with the needs of the scientific community in mind.

Did you Get Smart last weekend?

NSCocoa — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:21:21 +0000

Then you’ll want to download the free Making of Bruce & Lloyd Out of Control. The short, now available on iTunes, offers a behind-the-scenes look at the hilarious new film that parallels the Get Smart movie. It features Bruce (Masi Oka of Heroes) and Lloyd (Nate Torrence of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip) as they conjure up inventions for use by unsuspecting CONTROL agents.

6.9 million searches for iPhone in April

NSCocoa — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:10:46 +0000

“comScore has today released the results of a study into iPhone related searches” during the month of April, reports Davey Winder (itwire.com).The study “reveals that there were 6.9 million searches on related keywords during that period.” Of the 6.9 million searches, 1.5 million of them were for the term “iPhone” and Google delivered 88.4% of the search returns.

Yankee Group says 8 in 10 businesses now using Macs

NSCocoa — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:32:17 +0000

After surveying “more than 700 senior IT administrators” and executives, Yankee Group Research Inc found that “nearly 80% of businesses have Macs in-house, nearly double the percentage that said they had users running Mac OS X two years ago,” reports Gregg Keizer (computerworld.com).

Now playing on iTunes U: 92Y - George Carlin

NSCocoa — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:26:13 +0000

New York City’s 92nd Street Y has been serving community interests for more than 133 years. And, now — thanks to iTunes U — it brings its programming to a really large community. For example, “92Y: George Carlin,” just one of the many programs available from 92Y: Online, lets us spend some time with Judy Gold and George Carlin, the renowned comedian who died this week.

و من الناس

NSCocoa — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:54:25 +0000

وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يُعْجِبُكَ قَوْلُهُ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَيُشْهِدُ اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ مَا فِي قَلْبِهِ وَهُوَ أَلَدُّ الْخِصَامِ ﴿ البقرة : ٢٠٤﴾

سبحان الله .. كم هو عميق هذا المعنى .. و كم ينطبق هذا الوصف على ناس كثيرة في حياتك و حياتي .. و لا نكتشف أنهم من هذا النوع إلّا بعد فوات الأوان ..

Take a free online business seminar

NSCocoa — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:16:54 +0000

If you’re a business customer anxious to get off to a great start with your new Mac, you’ll want to sign up for a free, online seminar. It’s called “New to the Mac for Business Users.” Watch it, and you’ll find out how you can run Windows applications on a Mac, download your email from a corporate Exchange server, give presentations to clients using iChat theater, exchange files over a network, and much more.

MacBook Pro earns “Best in Class” from Maximum PC

NSCocoa — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:48:51 +0000

When Maximum PC pit the MacBook Pro against the Dell XPS M1530, Apple’s pro notebook walked away the clear winner. Awarding MacBook Pro an impressive score of 9 (out of 10), editors praised its thinness (calling it “impressive next to other notebooks in its class”), its fast GeForce 8600M GT graphic processor, its “top-notch” Intel processor, and its battery life. It also found Mac OS X “really, really slick.”

Snow leopards, Steve Winter, and Aperture at 12,000 feet

NSCocoa — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:50:10 +0000

When National Geographic photographer Steve Winter reviewed his Snow Leopard images in Aperture, he was literally seeing them for the very first time. Knowing Snow Leopards to be notoriously camera shy, Winter set up 14 camera traps to capture remotely the photos selected for the recent National Geographic article and gallery — just a small sample of the 30,000 he edited and processed in Aperture.

Now playing on iTunes U: Money 101: Buzzwords

NSCocoa — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:02:31 +0000

Piggyback loans, death bonds, shareholder mansions, ear marks — if you’re puzzled by financial jargon, get the skinny on less-than-clear economic lingo from iTunes U. Money 101: Buzzwords, an excellent audio podcast from American Public Media, takes about a minute to explain arcane financial buzzwords in terms we all can understand.

Now playing on iTune U: Money 101: Buzzwords

NSCocoa — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:02:31 +0000

Quick Tip of the Week: Securely deleting your data

NSCocoa — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:19:09 +0000

Whether you’re formatting a hard drive or simply deleting files you’ve dragged to the Trash, Mac OS X Leopard offers options for securely deleting the data you no longer need but don’t want anyone else to access. Find out how you can take advantage of Leopard’s secure delete options by watching the latest Quick Tip of the Week.

كــيــرم

NSCocoa — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 15:14:01 +0000

كنت أعتقد أن الكيرم مجرد لعبة محليّة .. لا تتعدّى الوطن العربي و الدول المجاورة .. إلى أن اكتشفت أنها لعبة عالمية تقام لها المسابقات الدولية و لها إتحادات كبيرة و عشّاق في مختلف بقاع العالم !

مين فيكم لعّيب كيرم ؟

Round Trip

NSCocoa — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 07:08:40 +0000

رأيته بجواري في الإشارة .. فأخرجت الـiPhone فوراً .. تخيلتها صورة أثريّة لا تقدّر بثمن ..

لكل الأجيال التي ستأتي بعدنا !

الملفت في الموضوع .. أن النقطتين تحت حرف الياء في كلمة ( حي ) النعيم .. تحركت ( بفعل السرعة الجنونية لسير الباص ) و استقرّت فوق الهاء الأخيرة في كلمة ( إتجاه ) ..

Stop McCain

NSCocoa — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 03:11:28 +0000

قد لا أوافق أوباما في كل أقواله و أفعاله .. لكن يبدو من الواضح أن العالم غير مستعدّ لرئيس آخر من الحزب الجمهوري المتطرّف .. خصوصاً بعد أسوأ رئيس مر على تاريخ أمريكا .. و بولايتين أسوأ من بعضهما .. يعني خلاص .. أعطوا الديموقراطيين فرصة .. و أعطوا العالم فرصة لكي يتنفّس ..

جون ماكين فرصته ما زالت قوية .. و جمهوره المتديّن عريض .. فهو مستعد لتحقيق النبوءات التوراتيّة و الإنجيليّة معاً .. ينتظر بفارغ الصبر أن ( يحسر الفرات عن جبلٍ من ذهب ) و لذلك لن يخرج من العراق إلى أن يذهب بالذهب .. و ينتظر بفارغ الصبر خروج المسيخ الدجّال .. و لذلك سيزيد دعم إسرائيل أضعافاً مضاعفة .. و ينتظر معركة آخر الزمان .. بل و يتمنّى أن يقود أحد طرفيها بنفسه ..

ماكين .. و مرشده الروحي الذي صرّح بأن هدف أمريكا الأول هو تدمير الإسلام .. و كلاهما من جماعة النورانيين الماسونيّة .. يعيشون نفس الهلوسة التي يعيشها بوش الإبن .. فهم يعتقدون أن الوحي يتنزّل عليهم .. و أن الله يكلمهم تعالى الله عن ذلك .. و أنهم هم المهديّون المنتظرون المخلّصون للعالم ..

علينا أن نوقف ماكين و بقيّة الجمهوريين الإرهابيين عند حدّهم .. كلهم مجرمو حرب .. كاذبون .. دجّالون .. و من الواضح أننا لسنا مستعدّين لماكين ..

صحيح أن أوباما من نفس الخلفيّة .. و لكن أوباما ليس ممسوساً بنبوءات الباباوات و الحاخامات المدمّرة .. مما يجعل نزعة الإرهاب بإسم الدين عنده أقل بكثير ..

أوقفوا ماكين .. قبل أن يدمّر بقيّة العالم ..

في مدونات أخرى : ياسر الغسلان / لجوء قلم / روشانا / فتات

Aperture on assignment at the Kona Skatepark

NSCocoa — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:58:47 +0000

On assignment for Sports Illustrated Kids, photographer Bill Frakes visited the Kona Skatepark to capture moves made by the latest generation of young athletes at the world’s oldest skateboard park. As part of his all-Mac production, Frakes processed his still images in Aperture, exporting his select to Final Cut Pro. There, he mixed in music created in GarageBand and added video and audio tracks recorded on scene.

Pro Tip of the Week: Mailing iCal Events

NSCocoa — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:34:40 +0000

It only takes a few minutes to create a new event in iCal — and just one or two more to share that event with friends or colleagues. In fact, iCal does most of the work for you, as you’ll discover by reading the latest Pro Tip of the Week.

Quick Tip of the Week: Keyboard Viewer

NSCocoa — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:43:14 +0000

When you want to insert special characters in a document, display the Keyboard Viewer in Mac OS X Leopard to learn the combination of keyboard characters you can use to enter a grave accent, copyright symbol, registration mark, epsilon, Euro, and many other special characters. Find out how by watching the latest Quick Tip of the Week.

Aperture 2.1 an Editor’s Choice at American Photo

NSCocoa — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:48:09 +0000

American Photo has named Aperture 2.1 its Editor’s Choice 2008 award winner in the Imaging Software category. “Faster overall,” report editors Jonathan Barkey and Russell Hart, ”Aperture 2.1’s revamped RAW engine significantly reduces noise, improves detail, and fine-tunes color.” “Yet its biggest advance may be the ability to host third-party plug-ins” for selective adjustments, simulated filters, fisheye straightening, and numerous other imaging tasks.

جــهــازي

NSCocoa — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:55:45 +0000

أخي العزيز سامي الزهراني بدأ مدونته المعنونة بـ( جهازي ) .. سامي من الخبراء في كل الأنظمة المعروفة و عدد كبير من لغات البرمجة خصوصاً على الويب .. و هو من محبي الإبتكار ..

سامي كذلك مبتعث في بلاد الورود .. و قد يؤثر ذلك إيجاباً على تدويناته .. و على نظرته للتقنية .. سامي هو مراسلكم من أمريكا .. قد يتحدّث عن التقنية .. عن الإنتخابات .. عن الحياة و الإجتماعيّات .. عن الجامعة .. قد يفاجئنا بما لا نعلم .. فسامي يحب المفاجئات ..

منذ سنوات و أنا أقنعه ليبدأ التدوين .. الآن و قد بدأ .. الباقي عليكم

شجّعووووووووووه ..

Special event in Apple Retail Store, San Francisco

NSCocoa — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:21:53 +0000

If you’re in San Francisco next Wednesday evening — June 25, 7:00–8:00 pm — join us at the Apple Retail Store, San Francisco, and meet actors Masi Oka (star of the hot TV series Heroes) and Nat Torrence. The two play CONTROL agents Bruce and Lloyd in Get Smart (which opens tomorrow). At the event, they’ll screen movie clips, discuss their roles, and answer audience questions.

Apple TV the “final frame” for this pro photographer

NSCocoa — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:48:21 +0000

Pro photographer Dewitt Jones admits that “I really didn’t have a good way to view my images in a large size at optimal quality in a place that wasn’t a workroom.” But now he does. Thanks to Apple TV. “In my opinion, there’s not a photographer on the planet who shouldn’t invest in one of these,” he exclaims. His “final frame,” Apple TV lets Jones enjoy his photographs in HD on the flat-screen TV in his living room.

Fans purchase and download more than 5 billion songs from iTunes

NSCocoa — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:39:29 +0000

Music fans have now purchased and downloaded more than five billion songs from the iTunes Store. The number one music retailer in the U.S., iTunes features the largest music catalog with over eight million songs. And iTunes customers are now renting and purchasing more than 50,000 movies every day, making it the world’s most popular online movie store, as well.

مں رماں

NSCocoa — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:49:25 +0000

ىـدوں ىـ٥ـط
و ىـاحـىـلاطـاٮ الـ ىـمط
اىـىـر مں اىـعاىـى عـىـر
و احـمـع مـں احـىـاىـى رهـط
و ارحـع ىـهـم مـاصـۍ الـرمـاں
ىـدوں ىـحـهـىـر و حـطـط
و اكـسـر ىـهـم ورں الـىـحـور
و الـحـرں ىـىـعـد مـا طـىـط
ما ىـهـمـىـى ىـعـد الـىـىـاٮ
ىـدوىـىـىـى صح او علط

2008

Creating an emotional ride with Color

NSCocoa — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:48:32 +0000

“In the creative world,” says Euro RSCG executive creative director Hal Wolverton, “everyone is looking for the new thing, the new way to say something.” RSCG has found it in Color. “People may have wondered what Color is capable of,” points out colorist Alex Bickle. “We’re achieving looks that are as good as if not better than anything you can get in a high-end finishing suite. And we’re doing it with Final Cut Studio.”

Creating an emotional ride with Color

NSCocoa — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:48:32 +0000

Now Playing on iTunes U: “Take me out to the physics game”

NSCocoa — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:39:27 +0000

Classical mechanics, fluid dynamics, kinetic energy — if you thought you were just playing a good game of baseball, wait till you watch “The Physics of Baseball.”Oone of the highly enjoyable programs brought to us as part of KQED’s QUEST: Science and Nature series on iTunes U, “The Physics of Baseball” explains the role physics plays in throwing a curve ball and hitting a solid shot to left field.

First Apple Retail Store in Australia opens in Sydney on Thursday, June 19

NSCocoa — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:00:00 +0000

On Thursday, June 19, the Apple Retail Store, Sydney — the first Apple store in Australia — opens its doors for the first time. With two floors dedicated to the Mac and iPod and a third to training and the world’s largest Genius Bar, “this breathtaking new store will be the ultimate place for the people of Sydney to shop, learn and be inspired,” says Ron Johnson, Apple’s senior vice president of Retail.

الإجابة الأولى

NSCocoa — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:57:19 +0000

إجابة من ثمر

و الموضوع صار يحمّس بصراحة ..

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NSCocoa — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:26:40 +0000

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