iTunes 8.1 Release Is Imminent

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Apple is planning to release iTunes 8.1 on as early as Wednesday March 11th, 2009.

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In addition to that Apple has released iPhone Remote.app 1.2 that adds bug fixes and compatibility with iTunes 8.1.

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iTunes 8.1 is available for Mac OS X (Tiger and Leopard) and Windows (XP and Vista).

Apple Releases Safari 4 Public Beta

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Apple releases Safari 4 Public Beta today. It is available for Mac OS X (Tiger and Leopard) and Windows (XP and Vista).

Safari 4 Public Beta includes Nitro engine and slew of new features such as Top Sites, Full History Search, Cover Flow, and Tabs on Top.

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Check out the new Safari Welcome Page (Safari 4 Public Beta or the latest WebKit is required to make this page work.)

Get it from http://www.apple.com/safari/

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WebKit, the Open Source counterpart of Safari is available from WebKit.org.

Final Cut Pro, HDV and PowerBook G4

Take a PowerBook G4 1.67GHz, Canon Vixia HV30, Final Cut Pro 6.x and a few hours to spare. Capturing HDV clips is still possible to do on a 3-plus year old PowerBook G4. Well, an external FireWire 800 hard drive was also included in the work-flow.

MacBook Pro are much more powerful compared to any PowerBook G4, but it doesn’t make them completely obsolete. Consider that MacBook Pro has ExpressCard slot built-in and PowerBook G4 (15-inch and 17-inch models) have PC Card slot built-in. Many professional DVCPRO HD camcorders are using P2 Cards. An adapter is needed to import the content of those P2 Cards to a MacBook Pro as opposed to a PowerBook G4.

It has been 3 something years since the last 15-inch PowerBook G4 was released. It still is a great computer even though it’s lacking the proper ability to handle playback for higher definition videos. It still can import HDV movies just fine with a proper set-up.