The good people at Flock.com has just released Flock 1.2.1.
Flock 1.2.1 includes Digg, Pownce and AOL Mail support.
Flock is available for Linux, Mac and Windows.
Futurama: The Beast With A Billion Backs
Amazon.com is taking pre-orders for Futurama The Movie – The Beast With A Billion Backs DVD.
Futurama The Movie – The Beast With A Billion Backs DVD is scheduled for release on June 24th, 2007.
In a somewhat related gibberish:
From: bender@ilovebender.com
Subject: Re: Head in a Jar
Date: June 11, 2008 6:09:19 PM PDT
To: xxxxxxx@37prime.com
Reply-To: bender@ilovebender.comAloha, Friend!
Bender Bending Rodriguez here, better known as the Robot King. Did you know that the Hawaiian word “Aloha” can mean both “hello” and “goodbye”? However, in the following usage, it only means goodbye. Aloha, jerk!
Yours truly,
Bender
P.S. – Please buy my DVD. And once again, aloha. Jerk.
For the latest info on Futurama, go to http://www.gotfuturama.com/
Firefox 3 Release Candidate 3
Firefox 3 RC3 is officially out on Wednesday June 4h, 2008. Find out more about Firefox 3 RC3, and visit the robot at Gran Paradiso Park!
MacNN reports that Firefox 3.0RC3, offers a single bug fix, a workaround for a bug introduced in the Apple’s Mac OS X 10.5.3 update.
Mozilla Firefox 3 RC3 is available for multiple Operating Systems including Linux, Mac and Windows.
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SpywareBlaster 4.1 is Released
The Good Folks at Javacool Software has just released SpywareBlaster 4.1. SpywareBlaster prevents spyware, adware, browser hijackers, dialers, and other potentially unwanted software from being installed on the operating system.
If you like this program, Please donate to SpywareBlaster Developers.
SpywareBlaster supports Windows 98, ME, NT 4, 2000, XP, Vista (and later).
SpywareBlaster supports the following browsers:
- Internet Explorer
and any browsers that use the Internet Explorer engine, including:
- The built-in AOL web browser
- Avant Browser
- Slim Browser
- Maxthon (formerly MyIE2)
- Crazy Browser
- GreenBrowser
- Mozilla Firefox
- Netscape
- Seamonkey (formerly the Mozilla Browser Suite)
- Flock
AirPort Utility 5.3.2
Apple has been one busy company during the WWDC week. AirPort Utility 5.3.2 is released today for Mac OS X Tiger and Leopard, and Windows XP/Vista.
06/11/2008
AirPort Utility 5.3.2 for Leopard – 8.8MB | Tiger – 9.3MB | Windows – 10.3MB
Wireless networking that works with most Wi-Fi enabled devices, including Mac, PC, iPhone, iPod touch, and more.
Panasonic HDC-SD9: The Answer Lies Within QuickTime 7.5
For the past few months, Panasonic HDC-SD9 owners have not been able to import videos from Panasonic HDC-SD9 correctly. The temporary solutions for Final Cut Pro 6.0.3 users was to install Perian 1.1 plugin.
With the release of QuickTime 7.5, Panasonic HDC-SD9 videos can now be imported using iMovie ’08, Final Cut Express 4, and Final Cut Pro 6.
It is recommended to update all the applications to the latest versions. QuickTime 7.5 is the most critical component to make this work.
I can only confirm this on the North American version of Panasonic HDC-SD9 (with 24p Cinema Mode). The European version (with 25p Cinema Mode) theoretically should now work with the Mac.
UPDATE:
Hans Eklundh left a comment and confirmed that the 25p PAL version (Europe) also works with QuickTime 7.5
Test results using 15-inch MacBook Pro Core Duo 2GHz 2GB RAM:
Mac OS X 10.4.11
QuickTime 7.4.5
iMovie 7.1
HA1920 24p – Video is faster than Audio
HA1920 – Crash during importsQuickTime 7.5
iMovie 7.1
HA1920 24p – Video imported successfully; 37s -> 36s
HA1920 – Video imported successfully; 38s -> 38sQuickTime 7.5
iMovie 7.1.2
HA1920 24p – Video imported successfully; 37s -> 37s
HA1920 – Video imported successfully; 38s -> 38s
Mac OS X 10.5.3
QuickTime 7.5
iMovie 7.1.1
HA1920 24p – Video imported successfully; 37s -> 36s
HA1920 – Video imported successfully; 38s -> 38sQuickTime 7.5
iMovie 7.1.2
HA1920 24p – Video imported successfully; 37s -> 36s
HA1920 – Video imported successfully; 38s -> 38s
Get QuickTime 7.5 and iMovie 7.1.2 updates from Apple Software Update or through the Downloads site.
Panasonic HDC-SD9: Playing nice with iMovie 7.1.2
UPDATE:
It seems that QuickTime 7.5 update adds the compatibilities between Panasonic HDC-SD9 and iMovie ’08, Final Cut Express 4, and Final Cut Pro 6.
UPDATE:
Thanks to James and Hans Eklundh for confirming that QuickTime 7.5 now supports PAL/European HDC-SD9.
Immediately after applying iMovie 7.1.2 update, I recorded a number of videos on Panasonic HDC-SD9.
- HA1920
- HA1920 24p
- HG1920
I managed to import the videos without any problems at all, and the audio is in sync with the video. Previously, iMovie ’08 was unable to import the video from Panasonic HDC-SD9 correctly. It crashes during HA1920 import. The HA1920 24p video was playing faster than the audio track.
I am doing more testing on this issue, and will post the result as soon as possible.
The gears:
- Panasonic HDC-SD9
- 15-inch MacBook Pro Core Duo 2.0GHz 2GB
- iMovie 7.1.2
- QuickTime 7.5
- Mac OS X 10.5.3
Stay tuned.