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Apple Releases Boot Camp 1.2 beta With Windows Vista Support

Apple has just posted Boot Camp 1.2 beta with Windows Vista 32-bit support.

From Apple Boot Camp page:

Changes in Boot Camp 1.2 beta
Boot Camp 1.2 beta contains several updates and is intended for all new and previous Boot Camp beta users.

Boot Camp 1.2 beta includes:

  • Support for Windows Vista (32-bit)
  • Updated drivers, including but not limited to trackpad, AppleTime (synch), audio, graphics, modem, iSight camera
  • Support the Apple Remote (works with iTunes and Windows Media Player)
  • A Windows system tray icon for easy access to Boot Camp information and actions
  • Improved keyboard support  for Korean, Chinese, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Russian, and French Canadian
  • Improved Windows driver installation experience
  • Updated documentation and Boot Camp on-line help in Windows
  • Apple Software Update (for Windows XP and Vista)

Boot Camp 1.2 beta weighs in at 138MB

Download Boot Camp 1.2 beta here
http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/publicbeta.html

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AppleTV, XBox 360 Elite, Adobe Creative Suite 3, and then some

Hot topics this week so far:

AppleTV

  • AppleTV……….. It’s so hackable.
  • It’s running a variant of Mac OS X.
  • Costs $299.00
  • Doesn’t come with any cable. It seems odd in the beginning, but it made some sense now. Some people need HDMI to HDMI cable, while others need HDMI to Component. Some people need HDMI to DVI cable plus the TOSLINK cable.
  • AppleTV is podcast friendly.
  • AppleTV streams movie trailers. This is one feature that shows the potential of AppleTV. I suppose that content producers can showcase their products through AppleTV.

Adobe Creative Suite 3

XBox 360 Elite

  • Stupid name! Is Microsoft trying to get into the l33t crowd by naming the XBox package as XBox 360 Elite.
  • It’s a black XBox 360 with 120 detachable hard drive, HDMI, and some other stuff.
  • It’s a surprise that Microsoft not including the HD-DVD drive. Maybe they are going to sell the black HD-DVD drive, if not it’ll just look silly.

The “and then some” part

  • Whatever happened to Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard?
  • No thanks to SciFi Channel for Stargate stuff.
  • South Park is still ridiculous.

I’ll update this post soon

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Apple Releases iTunes 7.1.1

Apple updates iTunes again, 11 days after version 7.1 was released.

iTunes 7.1.1 addresses a stability issue and minor compatibility problems in iTunes 7.1.

http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/

In somewhat related news, Apple has also re-released iPod shuffle Reset Utility and renamed it to simply iPod Reset Utility. The utility supports 1st and 2nd generation iPod shuffle. (03.15.2007)

About iPod Reset Utility 1.0 for Windows

Use iPod Reset Utility to restore the following iPod models back to their factory settings, when iTunes is unable to do so:
– iPod shuffle (1st Generation)
– iPod shuffle (2nd Generation)

iPod Reset Utility 1.0 for Mac – 3.4MB
iPod Reset Utility 1.0 for Windows – 2.2MB

If you’re using Windows Vista and iTunes, please read the following Apple knowledgebase:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305042

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Nine Inch Nails Releases “Survivalism” Track in GarageBand Format

Following “The Hand That Feed” and “Only”, Nine Inch Nail’s “Survivalism” is released in GarageBand Format. (104MB)

Nine Inch Nail also plan to release every track on “Year Zero” in GarageBand format (and maybe others) gradually for the next few months.

http://www.nin.com/current/

From nin.com:

Surprise! Click here to download the multitrack session for Survivalism in GarageBand* format. No strings attached. Similar to what we did with The Hand That Feed and Only. You now have the ability to reconstruct / deconstruct Survivalism any way you choose. We will soon present the details on where you can upload your own mixes so get to work and have fun with this!

[We plan to release every track on the album this way over the next few months… Keep checking back]

*Mac OS X with GarageBand 3 Required

http://www.nin.com/
http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/

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Apple Releases Updates for Tiger, Panther and iPhoto

Apple releases Mac OS X 10.4.9, iPhoto 6.0.6, and Security Update 2007-003 for Mac OS X 10.3.9 today.

Security Update 2007-003 (10.3.9 Client) – 36MB
Security Update 2007-003 (10.3.9 Server) – 49.5MB
Security Update 2007-003 is recommended for all servers.

Mac OS X 10.4.9 Update (PPC) – 72MB
Mac OS X 10.4.9 Update (Intel) – 160MB
Mac OS X 10.4.9 Combo Update (PPC) – 163MB
Mac OS X 10.4.9 Combo Update (Intel) – 310MB
This update includes general operating system fixes, as well as specific fixes and compatibility updates.

Mac OS X Server 10.4.9 Update (PPC) – 127MB
Mac OS X Server 10.4.9 Update (Universal) – 249MB
Mac OS X Server 10.4.9 Combo Update (PPC) – 216MB
Mac OS X Server 10.4.9 Combo Update (Universal) – 350MB
The 10.4.9 Server Update is recommended for all servers and includes fixes for the operating system and various applications, services and technologies.

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Review: Slingbox Pro (Part 1)

Watching live TV on the computer has never been easier thanks to Slingbox. I first heard of Slingbox roughly two years ago. Such device was still new and somewhat pricey. Sony even had their own version of such device which is now called “LocationFree® TV Box”. In the eyes of many Slingbox was one of the first in this particular industry. Sling Media (the manufacturers of Slingbox) introduced its new line of Slingbox on September 28th, 2006. They introduced Slingbox Pro, Slingbox AV, and Slingbox Tuner; the succesors of the original Slingbox.

A friend asked my help to set up his new Slingbox pro. He wanted to connect the Slingbox pro to his HDTV receiver, but unfortunately the Slingbox HDTV adapter was back-ordered. We decied to connect the Slingbox Pro to a standard cable TV for the time being. The installation was easy and we watched TV on a Macbook Pro shortly after within the local area network.

So far it has been a pleasant experience

to be continued…….

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Apple Updates iTunes and QuickTime

Apple releases updates to iTunes and QuickTime.

iTunes 7.1 adds support for the Apple TV and also supports a new full screen Cover Flow and improved sorting options.
QuickTime 7.1.5 delivers numerous bug fixes and addresses critical security issues.

http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/

iTunes 7.1 and QuickTime 7.1.5 are available for Mac OS X (10.3.9 & 10.4.8) and Windows 2000 (SP4)/XP (SP2)

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