Year: 2010

UI Browser update for Mac OS X adds more Help buttons

Posted by | Sep 16, 2010 | , |

PFiddlesoft has released UI Browser 2.1.1 (http://pfiddlesoft.com/uibrowser/), an update to the assistant for GUI scripting with AppleScript on Mac OS X. The new version adds Help buttons to many alerts and fixes a number of dead links in the UI Browser Help book.

UI Browser helps you to explore, manipulate, and monitor the user interface of most Mac OS X applications running on your computer. With the push of a button, it also generates AppleScript statements to control any application using GUI Scripting, even applications that are not otherwise scriptable.

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Greg’s bite: HD content protection system hacked? (updated)

Greg’s bite: HD content protection system hacked? (updated)

Posted by | Sep 16, 2010 | , |

By Greg Mills

The news is full of stories related to a possible hack of the copy protection system common to HDTV, Blu-Ray disks, video game disks and even iTunes music. This is not unanticipated, but much sooner than many had expected. The sky is not falling, but this is a significant issue for reasons that go well beyond the companies that have content to protect.

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Tango TRX is new Bluetooth audio solution for iDevices

Tango TRX is new Bluetooth audio solution for iDevices

Posted by | Sep 15, 2010 | |

XTremeMac (http://www.xtrememac.com) has announced theTango TRX, a 2.1 wireless high-fidelity audio system for the iPod, iPhone and iPad. The US$179.99 system allows users to wirelessly transmit high quality audio through the latest Bluetooth technology. 

It boasts a 2.1 digital audio system that includes two midrange drivers, two dome tweeters and a downward firing subwoofer. Tango TRX features LED status indicators for system feedback, a line-in jack for connecting other audio devices and a multifunction remote control.

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