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A Slight Hiatus

Not that I’m on any vacations, but I’m taking a few projects at this time.

I have to finish a little DVD project that is due on Wednesday, 08.22.2007.

I also am going to some kind of video shoot for today, 0.21.2007.

I’m still writing the iMovie HD ’06 vs. iMovie ’08 – hopefully I can finish it this week.

Other than those above, I also working on plethora of small projects.

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Apple releases iWeb 2.0.1 Update

Apple releases iWeb 2.0.1 update.

iWeb iCon

The iWeb 2.0.1 update can be obtained through Apple Software Update (if you have iWeb ’08 installed). The update is not yet available at Apple Support Downloads site at the time of this post (08.16.2007 22:18 Pacific Time).

iWeb 2.0.1 Update – 11.6MB
This update addresses issues with upgrading and publishing iWeb 1.x websites.

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Apple Releases Airport Base Station Update 2007-002

Apple has just released AirPort Base Station Update 2007-002 (08.13.2007)

Airport Logo

About AirPort Base Station Update 2007-002 for Mac – 7.7MB | for Windows – 6.9MB
The AirPort Base Station Update 2007-002 includes general fixes, compatibility updates, and security improvements for the following applications:

  • AirPort Utility
  • AirPort Disk Utility
  • AirPort Base Station Agent

AirPort Utility v5.2.1 for Mac OS X 10.4.x or later software supports the AirPort Extreme Base Station with 802.11n, AirPort Extreme Base Station and AirPort Express Base Station.

System Requirements

  • Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later
  • Windows XP with Service Pack 2
  • Windows Vista
  • AirPort Utility 5.0 or later
  • AirPort Extreme Base Station with 802.11n

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Apple also posts the Keyboard Software Update 1.1 (08.10.2007)

About Keyboard Software Update 1.1 – 32.1MB
Install this software to use your aluminum Apple Keyboard and take advantage of the special features.

System Requirements

  • Mac OS X 10.4.10 or later
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How To: Add Photo from iPhone Directly to Web Gallery

Web Gallery is the newest feature for both .Mac Service and iPhoto ’08 (iLife ’08). Apple has quietly added the ability to send a picture from the iPhone directly to the Web Gallery.

When the “Send to Web Gallery” button mysteriously appeared during Apple Special Event – August 2007, it came back and returned an error message. In TWiT‘s  MacBreak Weekly 52, even Merlin Mann couldn’t figure out (at that moment) why this feature wouldn’t work. Eventually, the whole casts; Leo Laporte, Merlin Mann, Scott Bourne, Andy Ihnatko, and Alex Lindsay didn’t know how to make it work. (time stamp: 10 minutes)
Web Gallery - iPhone 01

It says:

None of your .Mac accounts have been configured for posting from mobile devices.
You must first enable this feature on the .Mac website.

Web Gallery - iPhone 02

The informations on .Mac website says that:

If you don’t see the Send To Gallery item, make sure you’ve set up your .Mac email address on your phone and that your iPhone has the latest software updates. For more information about using iPhone, see the documentation that came with it.

Before we go further, let’s get to the basic requirements:

Creating the Web Gallery:

  1. In iPhoto ’08, select the pictures to be included in the Web Gallery. Then click on the “Web Gallery” button (circled in red as pictured below)
    Web Gallery 01
  2. Check the “Allow photo uploading by email”
    Web Gallery 02
  3. On the sidebar, the newly created Web Gallery appears. You can rename the Web Gallery after it was created. On the top bar, you can find the web address and the email for that particular Web Gallery. You can send picture to the email address (on the top right as pictured below).
    Web Gallery 03
  4. The newly created Web Gallery can be accessed through the address on the top bar or directly to http://gallery.mac.com/your.dot.mac.name.
    Web Gallery 04

To add photo from iPhone directly to Web Gallery:

  1. Make sure you’ve set up your .Mac email account on your iPhone.
  2. Choose the photo you want add to your Web Gallery.
  3. Tap the Send Photo button (in the lower-left corner of the screen).
  4. Tap Send To Web Gallery.
    Web Gallery - iPhone 01
  5. Tap the Web Gallery album to which you want to add your photo.
    Web Gallery - iPhone 03
  6. In the email that appears, enter a title for the photo in the subject of the email.
    The subject you enter becomes the title of the photo on your Web Gallery
    Web Gallery - iPhone 04
  7. Send the email. The picture will automatically be added to the selected Web Gallery.
    Web Gallery 05

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For more informations

Adding photos or movies from your desktop to a .Mac Web Gallery
Adding photos or movies via email to a .Mac Web Gallery
Adding photos directly from iPhone to your .Mac Web Gallery

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Apple – http://www.apple.com/
Carlos Alazraqui – http://www.carlosalazraqui.com/

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About iMovie HD 6.0.4

The existing version of iMovie HD ’06 in my PowerBook G4 and MacBook Pro was version 6.0.3. After finding out the “free” version of iMovie HD ’06 through a thread in Apple Discussion Board, I installed it on my MacBook Pro. Upon further inspections, I finally noticed that the version provided was iMovie HD 6.0.4.

I attempted iMovie HD 6.0.4 installation on my PowerBook G4, without installing iLife ’08 first. The installer specifically requires iLife ’08 to be installed first before iMovie HD 6.0.4 can be installed.

iMovie HD 6.0.4 - Can't install without iLife '08 installed.

Where to get iMovie HD 6.0.4

OR go here: http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/imovieHD6.html

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Mini Review: iMovie ’08 – First Impressions

I finally had the time to go to an Apple Retail Store to pick up iLife ’08 and iWork ’08 today. Well, it’s because all the Apple Retail Stores nearby, about 7 of them didn’t have iLife ’08 in stock on Tuesday.

iMovie '08

Anyway, after playing with iMovie ’08 for 30 minutes or so, I missed iMovie HD (iMovie 6.x) already. Apple is apparently aware of this.

First, iLife ’08 installer actually preserves iMovie HD application and moved it into “iMovie (previous version)” folder inside the Applications folder.

iMove in Applications Folder

Second, Apple has made iMovie HD 6.0.4 as a free download for any iLife ’08 owner.
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/imovieHD6.html

About iMovie HD 6
iMovie HD 6, previously distributed with iLife ’06, is available for download for those who have purchased and installed iLife ’08

System Requirements

  • Mac OS X 10.3.9
  • Mac OS X 10.4.3 or later
  • Mac OS X 10.4.4 recommended
  • iLife ’08

UPDATED (08.09.2007 09:50AM)
So far, I don’t like using iMovie ’08. Actually now I prefer using Final Cut Express and Final Cut Pro (because there are a lot of things that I can’t do in iMovie HD). Don’t get me wrong, I still need to sit down and use iMovie ’08 for a while and figure out a way to get comfortable with it. Previous versions of iMovie HD are a lot more simplistic, and yet lacking many editing features. Apple has made such drastic changes to the interface, it takes time to get used to it.

iMovie ’08 runs fast on my MacBook Pro Core Duo (early 2006). I can easily scrub scrub movie clips without any slowdowns at all. One thing I really hate about iMovie HD is the titling options. Sometimes you want to have a subtitle to last 6 seconds, and iMovie HD only allows maximum of 5.

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My colleague found the iMovie HD 6.0.4 link in Apple’s own Discussion Board.

I will use iMovie ’08 to see if it is a worthy upgrade, at least for myself.

UPDATE (08.14.2007)
Next: iMovie ’08 to iMovie HD ’06 Comparisons (coming soon)

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iLife ’08 and iWork ’08 Are Now Available at Apple Retail Stores

Shortly after the announcements of iLife ’08 and iWork ’08, I called some Apple Retail Stores to confirm the availability of both software packages. To my surprise, all the Apple Retail Stores I called have on iWork ’08 but not iLife ’08. Every Apple Retail Store employee I talked to could not confirm the ETA of iLife ’08 at their respective locations.

UPDATE 08.08.2007
Both iLife ’08 and iWork ’08 are available at Apple Retail Stores.