Monday, 21 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 So, you’ve been put on the nice list this year, and Santa decided to get you an iPhone. Soon after getting it out of the box, you’ll realize how customizable the iPhone can be. However, navigating the world of iPhone apps can be overwhelming. With so many to choose from, how do you decide which ones to get first? It’s easy -- just check out our list of the essential apps for new iPhone users.
iPhone apps to keep everything running smoothly
First and foremost, your new iPhone is running great just out of the box, and since you’d like to keep it that way, your first download should be the System Activity Monitor. This iPhone app will keep your phone running in top shape, and also allows you to see what’s taking up your memory and then free it up. The app costs only $2.99, which is way better than waiting in line or on the phone for
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 Download Squad - Filed under: Social Software, iPhone, Microblogging
HootSuite is a fairly well-established web-based Twitter client, but now it's taking its show on t...  
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 
Late Tuesday, Apple released its MacBook EFI Firmware Update 1.4 for its MacBook notebook. The update, a 3.1 megabyte download, eliminates the noise made by the optical disk drive during system startup and wake from sleep on MacBook computers.
The company also released its MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.8 for some MacBook Pro models. The update, a 3.4 megabyte download, also eliminates the noise made by the optical drive during startup and emerging from sleep.
Both updates can be snagged via Mac OS X’s built-in Software Update feature and require Mac OS X 10.5.7 or later to install and run.
Thursday, 03 December 2009
Written by Aitan Roubini
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... 
Tuesday, 10 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 Microsoft Office 2004 11.5.6  Microsoft Office 2004 allows you to experience the beauty, power, and stability of all four Microsoft Office for Mac programs: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Entourage. WHAT'S NEW Version 11.5.6: This update improves security. It includes fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer's memory with malicious code. REQUIREMENTS Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later, Microsoft Office 2004.Before you install this update, make sure that the Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.5.3 Update is installed on your computer (see related links). PRICE Free DEVELOPER DOWNLOADS 246029 
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 Investor/RT 10.0b9  Investor/RT is a comprehensive market monitoring, technical analysis, and trading system development platform designed for traders and active investors. Investor/RT for Macintosh OS X is a Univeral Binary. It supports a variety of real-time streaming and end-of-day historical data services. Investor/RT has a rich set of mature features and capabilities including Advanced Charting and Technical Analysis, a Comprehensive Indicator Library, 20+ Chart Types and Styles, User defined Spreads, Ratios, Pairs, Custom Indexes, Extensive Market Data Visualization Tools, Portfolio Management, Trading System Development, BackTesting and Optimization Tools, Live Trading System Deployment, and Brokerage Integration.
WHAT'S NEW Version10.0b9:
Profile Indicator: Splitting Sessions
Trendlines: Snapping to High and Low
Download Data Menu: New Options
Miscellaneous 10.0 Fixes and Improvements
REQUIREMENTS Mac OS X 10.4 or later. PRICE $40.00 DEVELOPER DOWNLOADS 15991 
Thursday, 05 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 Flickr, that awesome “social network” for sharing photographs, is probably one of the best resources for finding inspirational photos, screenshots, whatever a camera / computer can take. Now, Flickr is no doubt one of the best resources for bloggers to find photos to use in their posts: just as Wikipedia says “the service is widely used by bloggers as a photo repository”.
As you may have understood reading MacStories, whenever an application that uses the APIs of a webapp is released, I go download it to write a review about it. So, what about an application that brings Flickr “discovery” experience to our Mac desktop?
Meet Viewfinder.
Viewfinder by ConnectedFlow is a simple yet powerful tool to find and download images from Flickr. That’s it. Once you’ve authenticated with your Flickr account, you can start browsing by entering some keywords, just like in the web interface.
 As you can see, the UI is clear and uncluttered, though I wish the developers will make some refinements to the toolbar 32px icons. It also supports Quick Look, see the screenshot below.
Anyway, the cool thing about Viewfinder is that it actually feels like a Mac app and like Flickr: like a Mac-powered Flickr web interface. Viewfinder has some CoreAnimation awesomeness as well: the images slowly fades when you press Enter and slides when you hit Load More. Well done guys.
Then, there’s the License menu, and that’s quite interesting. You can search images with Any, Creative Commons, Commercial Use... Continue Reading Original Article on Source Site
Thursday, 05 November 2009
Written by Aitan Roubini
This is a dynamically fed article and is not authored by Mac Zen - Show Original Article Authored by: storiesofmac Flickr, that awesome “social network” for sharing photographs, is probably one of the best resources for finding inspirational photos, screenshots, whatever a camera / computer can take. Now, Flickr is no doubt one of the best resources for bloggers to find photos to use in their posts: just as Wikipedia says “the service is widely used by bloggers as a photo repository”.
As you may have understood reading MacStories, whenever an application that uses the APIs of a webapp is released, I go download it to write a review about it. So, what about an application that brings Flickr “discovery” experience to our Mac desktop?
Meet Viewfinder.
Viewfinder by ConnectedFlow is a simple yet powerful tool to find and download images from Flickr. That’s it. Once you’ve authenticated with your Flickr account, you can start browsing by entering some keywords, just like in the web interface.
 As you can see, the UI is clear and uncluttered, though I wish the developers will make some refinements to the toolbar 32px icons. It also supports Quick Look, see the screenshot below.
Anyway, the cool thing about Viewfinder is that it actually feels like a Mac app and like Flickr: like a Mac-powered Flickr web interface. Viewfinder has some CoreAnimation awesomeness as well: the images slowly fades when you press Enter and slides when you hit Load More. Well done guys.
Then, there’s the License menu, and that’s quite interesting. You can search images with Any, Creative Commons, Commercial Use or Derivative Works license, basically every Flickr and Mac user dream. This is a very neat feature, both for the end users which want to perform accurate searches, both for photographers who want to protect their photos. Indeed, as you can read in the application FAQ:
“Is Viewfinder helping people steal my images?
No. Viewfinder’s overarching rule is “no more or less restrictive than a web browser”. If your images can be downloaded by someone not logged into the Flickr site, they can be downloaded through Viewfinder.
Viewfinder obeys the settings you have applied to your images and your Flickr account.”
And that’s all about Viewfinder. Sure, there are other features such as “Set as Desktop Picture”, but I believe that the finding photos things it’s Viewfinder’s main strenght.
If you daily use Flickr to find, download and use images, Viewfinder is aimed at you, it’s your dream come true.
Viewfinder is available as a free trial or you can purchase the full version at an introductory price of £15 ($25) here.
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Monday, 02 November 2009
Written by Aitan Roubini
This is a dynamically fed article and is not authored by Mac Zen - Show Original Article Authored by: Jason Clarke Filed under: Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Productivity  Distraction is the enemy of focus. If you work at a computer all day, the possibilities for distraction are limitless. One way to stay focused is to use the technique of a firmly regimented working period followed by a short break period that I first came across at Merlin Mann's 43 Folders site. His technique suggested using 10 minutes of work followed by 2 minutes of rest, but the recently popular Pomodoro Technique suggests using 25 and 5. Whatever periods you use, the cross-platform Adobe Air based Focus Booster application is just the timer you need to keep you on task.
Focus Booster is a tiny timer that allows you to set a work and rest period, then away you go. You can focus entirely upon your work knowing that a rest period is coming soon, and you can check out your Facebook / Twitter / blog comments / whatever it is you fancy when the time comes. Focus Booster helps you stay focused originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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