Tuesday, 22 December 2009
Written by Aitan Roubini
Mac Zen's shared items in Google Reader >> This is a dynamically fed article and is not authored by Mac Zen Filed under: SoftwareUpdate: A statement from Microsoft's director of public affairs, Kevin Kutz, clarifies the affected versions. Note that Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac was not cited as an infringing product, so this ruling is not applicable to Mac versions of Office.
We have just learned that the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has denied our appeal in the i4i case. We are moving quickly to comply with the injunction, which takes effect on January 11, 2010.
This injunction applies only to copies of Microsoft Word 2007 and Microsoft Office 2007 sold in the U.S. on or after the injunction date of January 11, 2010. Copies of these products sold before this date are not affected.
With respect to Microsoft Word 2007 and Microsoft Office 2007, we have been preparing for this possibility since the District Court issued its injunction in August 2009 and have put the wheels in motion to remove this little-used feature from these products.
Therefore, we expect to have copies of Microsoft Word 2007 and Office 2007, with this feature removed, available for U.S. sale and distribution by the injunction date. In addition, the beta versions of Microsoft Word 2010 and Microsoft Office 2010, which are available now for downloading, do not contain the technology covered by the injunction.
While we are moving quickly to address the injunction issue, we are also considering our legal options, which could include a request for a rehearing by the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals en banc or a request for a writ of certiorari from the U.S. Supreme Court.
Whoa. A judge for the The U.S. Court of Appeals has just upheld an earlier verdict forbidding Microsoft from selling both Office and Word after January 11th, 2010. This suit, which was filed by i4i, a creator of a XML... Continue Reading Original Article on Source Site
Friday, 11 December 2009
Written by Aitan Roubini
Mac Zen's shared items in Google Reader >> This is a dynamically fed article and is not authored by Mac Zen Transmission 1.80b2  Transmission is a fast, easy, and free multi-platform BitTorrent client.
Transmission sets initial preferences so things "Just Work", while advanced features like watch directories, bad peer blocking, and the web interface can be configured with just a few clicks. Macworld put it this way: "It's fast, it's extremely lightweight, and — even though it's available for a variety of platforms — it behaves just as you'd expect a Mac program to."
Transmission supports full encryption, file selection, a web-based interface, groups, peer exchange, automatic port forwarding, webseeds, watch directories, tracker editing, global and per-torrent speed limits, and more.
Its code is freely available online and is licensed under either the GNU Public License v2 or the MIT License. The development team welcomes anyone who is interested in contributing code, documentation, translations, or other help. WHAT'S NEW Version 1.80b2:
Fix 1.80 beta 1 tracker connection / announce bug
Fix 1.80 beta 1 crash "Assertion failed: (a->byteCount == b->byteCount)"
Fix 1.80 beta 1 crash when being controlled by transmission-remote-dotnet
Fix 1.80 beta 1 crash when a malformed magnet link is given to Transmission
Better prefetching of local data that's being uploaded to peers
Fix 1.80 beta 1 IPv6 port check issue on Snow Leopard
Fix 1.80 beta 1 bug when pasting a URL into the torrent window
Updated Spanish, Italian, and Brazilian Portuguese localizations
Web Client: Fix the turtle drop-down in IE
Web Client: Add "Start When Added" checkbox when adding torrents
Web Client: Add Select All / Deselect All buttons
REQUIREMENTS Mac OS X 10.5 or later. PRICE Free DEVELOPER DOWNLOADS 763737  ... Continue Reading Original Article on Source Site
Wednesday, 09 December 2009
Written by Aitan Roubini
Mac Zen's shared items in Google Reader >> This is a dynamically fed article and is not authored by Mac Zen Filed under: Freeware, iPhone, App Store, iPod touch, First Look, App Review The Internet Movie Database (IMDb), an Amazon.com company, has just released a free iPhone app [ iTunes Link] that puts the power of the huge repository of movie facts, fables, and trivia into the palm of your hand.
I use IMDb regularly, so when I saw that the app had been released, I downloaded it immediately. Upon launching, the app will ask if you wish to let it use your location -- this is used to display show times and movies for local theaters. While IMDb doesn't exactly have a beautiful interface, it's perfect for navigating the huge amount of information that is available.
The first page of the app displays three major areas: Movies, TV, and People. There's also an Application area, which is used only to display information about the App. Movies is subdivided into Showtimes, Coming Soon, US
Wednesday, 09 December 2009
Written by Aitan Roubini
Mac Zen's shared items in Google Reader >> This is a dynamically fed article and is not authored by Mac Zen HootSuite has just announced the release of HootSuite for iPhone, which should be available tomorrow in the AppStore. They also posted a video of HootSuite mobile in action and, truth be told, I’m really impressed so far. They included most everything the web service has, like statistics and Twitter lists. But there’s so much more inside this application, watch the video below.Now, I think HootSuite could become the perfect companion to Tweetie 2 on my iPhone. If you have a blog, or you manage your brand, be sure to check out this HootSuite thing.Expect a detailed review as soon as it’s available. 
Friday, 04 December 2009
Written by Aitan Roubini
Mac Zen's shared items in Google Reader >> This is a dynamically fed article and is not authored by Mac Zen
There are many times when you may need to convert grams to pounds, miles to kilometers, or see the latest exchange rates. In OS X there are some convenient ways to covert numbers that are readily available.
Thursday, 26 November 2009
Written by Aitan Roubini
Mac Zen's shared items in Google Reader >> This is a dynamically fed article and is not authored by Mac Zen 
It’s such an obvious idea it’s amazing it didn’t happen sooner. Wired reports that Apple has teamed up with promoter Live Nation to bring Live music to its iTunes Store.
The reason for the delay is the tremendous difficulty getting all the required signatures on all the dotted lines. For each live performance to be made available to consumers, the performers, their management companies, record labels, venue management, promoters and countless others must have forged some sort of agreement deemed of value to them all. That’s far from easy, but it helps if you happen to own the venues; Wired’s Eliot Van Buskirk says that Apple and Live Nation are the owners of the more than 80 venues featured in the collection of live shows.
While Apple has made live performances available in the iTunes Store in the past, they was never marshaled together into one single place and made so easily searchable. As you’d expect, it’s possible to search the Live music by genre and artist, but it’s also possible to search by venue. Flagship Apple Stores are often the venues for intimate live shows and they’re now just a click away; Montreal, Sydney, London and New York’s SOHO stores are just a few of the locations in the list. (The mind boggles at the legal wrangling that must have taken place to clear the worldwide rights for those performances…)
A section is also reserved for highlighting iPhone apps that also deliver, or are connected with, Live music.
The content isn’t just reserved for music, either. Videos of Live performances are also available, and as you probably guessed already, do cost a bit more than music alone. Concert videos start at $8 and go as high as $13 while straight audio shows are usually in the $8 range.
I’d have thought this universally good... Continue Reading Original Article on Source Site
Thursday, 26 November 2009
Written by Aitan Roubini
Mac Zen's shared items in Google Reader >> This is a dynamically fed article and is not authored by Mac Zen
November 26, 2009 6:00 AMMac Games has announced the release of Zen Stones, a logic puzzle game for Apple computers. Additionally, a Flash version of Zen Stones is available to play online for free. Zen Stones incorporates match three elements with strategic placement of smooth stones.Why Zen? With the tagline "Relax, it's just a game," Zen Stones is meant to inspire relaxation and calm while the brain is hard at work solving puzzle levels. The dichotomy of these actions creates an impulse to continue playing, yet the game play is described by players as being tranquilly addictive. The game goal is simple: pass as many levels as you can by clearing the board. The game board is set up with tiles on the periphery of the square. There are a few scattered tiles on the board, and the goal is to remove all the tiles in the center. In order to accomplish this feat you must click on tiles on the border, they will fly out either across, up or down and when you match three or more like-color tiles, they will disappear. When there is not a match, that tile will stay on the board with the direction arrow on it to show players which way it will go if and when it is released. In addition, if there is a tile next to an available tile on the outside of the game board, you cannot move it. If you fill the board completely with tiles, the game is over. It's not as easy as it sounds. It takes a little strategy, a little logic and a little luck. The luck comes in the form of bonuses or power-ups and these are numerous.The downloadable full version of Zen Stones costs $3.99 USD. Follow the links below for more information. Mac GamesZen Stones... Continue Reading Original Article on Source Site
Friday, 13 November 2009
Written by Aitan Roubini
Mac Zen's shared items in Google Reader >> This is a dynamically fed article and is not authored by Mac Zen AppleInsider has just reported that Apple has updated all the iTunes Store links to support web browsers. This means any link you’ll copy from the iTunes Store will redirect you to a custom web page called iTunes Preview which doesn’t force iTunes.app to open.
Here’s how it looks like:
Pretty cool. You can also see the ratings and read the reviews from the Preview page. But, you can’t listen to song previews in the web browser, you’ll have to press “View in iTunes”.
Now, I wonder why iTunes Preview is only for songs and albums. Wouldn’t it be great to have an AppStore Preview?
You should like these articles: DropLook: Universal Previewer for People Who Can’t Stand QuickLook There’s no doubt that QuickLook is one of the best things about Mac OS X: it provides easy and quick... iTunes LP Now Available For Apple TV Customers TUAW link “With the latest versions of iTunes (9.0.2) and Apple TV software (3.0), you can now use iTunes LP... Apple Changes The Way It Handles AppStore Updates, Freaks Out Developers Link Previously when a developer updates an application, the updated app used to show up in the main category page...
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
Written by Aitan Roubini
Mac Zen's shared items in Google Reader >> This is a dynamically fed article and is not authored by Mac Zen Download Squad - Filed under: Games, Retrocomputing
Maybe you did, maybe you didn't... but now you know!
The aptly-named Commodore 64 Emulator is yet again available...  
Saturday, 07 November 2009
Written by Aitan Roubini
Mac Zen's shared items in Google Reader >> This is a dynamically fed article and is not authored by Mac Zen  In spite of the relative newness of the Magic Mouse, some complaints have begun emerging on Apple's support forums. Anticipated drag and swipe functions are sometimes said to be failing, leaving only regular click commands available. When the special wireless mouse software is applied, a Mac may still fail to detect a Magic Mouse....
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