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 | Apple enjoyed the best non-holiday quarter in its history, reporting record profits in its second quarter. Apple also sold 2.94 million Macs, a 33 percent uptick over the same period last year. Also this week, we pondered what might be going on with the Apple Downloads site, which hasn't been updated since late March. Could a Mac App Store be in the works? | |
Adobe Announces CS5; It's Time to Upgrade to CS4
Adobe has officially launched Creative Suite 5, so why would you be interested in upgrading to CS4? The answer is system requirements. CS5 requires an Intel Mac running at least Leopard (OS X 10.5.7) or later, while CS4 can run on both Intel and PowerMac... Read more
| Apple Downloads: Transforming Into a New Mac App Store?
Last week I wrote about the Apple Downloads site for third-party Mac applications, which is undergoing some minor changes. Specifically, the links to the downloads site on Apple's support site and main page have been taken down, although you can still access the downloads site using direct URLs. I also noted that no new downloads had been posted since late March. Now another piece of the puzzle has fallen into place. The server used by ADC (Apple Developer Connection) for uploading new applications has been down for a while, which makes it impossible for developers to upload new applications, and which explains why no new updates have been posted at the downloads site... Read more
| Review: Poser Pro 2010
Poser Pro 2010 is such a cool program that if we didn't have a legitimate use for it (besides testing and reviewing it), we'd do whatever it took to find one. There are many uses for Poser Pro 2010; the most obvious are 3D figure design and animation, but you can also use it to create figure models for drawing, painting, illustration, and sculpture... Read more
| Remove Duplicate Applications From the 'Open With' Menu
The 'Open With' menu lets you open documents using a different application than the one associated with the document type. One drawback of the 'Open With' menu is that, over time, it can get very long, as you install and remove applications on your Mac. It can also start to display duplicates of applications. For instance, my 'Open With' menu displays four entries for Photoshop even though I only have one version of Photoshop on my Mac. Resetting the 'Open With' menu will remove duplicates and ghost applications (ones you have deleted) from the list. You reset the 'Open With' menu by rebuilding the Launch Services database your Mac maintains... Read more
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