Greg’s bite: iPad eats more ebook readers for lunch
By Greg Mills
Sony just dropped prices on it’s e-readers to keep parity with Amazon and Barnes & Noble’s devices. The rush to drop prices is all about customers going to iPad, in mass.
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Greg’s bite: Sony DCR-SX44 and iMovie 9 do work
By Greg Mills
Greg Bites some crow. Not one to easily admit I was wrong, I have to admit that parts of my rage yesterday against the Apple MPEG 2 video import into iMovie were not exactly fair. Sometimes you fool around with things and somehow get it to work.
For one thing, the QuickTime MPEG 2 software, according to Apple, sometimes does work and delivers sound. It depends on the codex being translated. In this case it didn’t work and Apple did give me my money back.
Read MoreWhat’s in store for the Mac? A ‘3D’ Finder
It’s likely that the Mac OS X Finder will go “3D” at some point in the near future. Perhaps in Mac OS X 10.7 or 10.8.
Last year an Apple patent (number 20080307360) appeared at the US Patent & Trademark Office is any indication. The patent is for a multi-dimensional desktop.
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A round-up of iPad products
By Greg Mills
Over the last month, a number of companies have sent me sample products for testing and review. All relate to iPad, so here’s a round-up of reviews.
There are various solutions for protecting iPad from the inevitable scratches and damage from mobile use. We carry our iPads around, lay them down, drop them occasionally and the screen and back can get scratched and worn looking. The aluminum back can also get scuffed up. Well, I paid nearly US$800. for my iPad with 3G and extra memory, so I want to keep it nice.
Read MoreMacWise rings up version 12.11
Carnation Software has released MacWise 12.11 (http://www.MacWise.com) for Mac OS X 10.2 and higher. It fixes a problem in which you couldn’t select Transparency from the Window Menu.
Many host computers are programmed to instruct the client app to save and restore screens. MacWise 12.0 or later supports three sets of escape sequences commonly used by PC clients (HostAccess, Accuterm and System Builder).
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