October AMUG newsletterGreetings AMUG members. This month’s ‘e-newsletter’ is a brief text-only version. First, a reminder that our monthly meeting is THIS MONDAY 8th October (deferred by one week because of the public holiday last weekend). 6.30pm in the usual venue – Level 3, Robert Webster Building, UNSW Kensington. And our Saturday Workshop session is on next Saturday 13th October, 10am in the Robert Webster Building. Bookings email or phone Robin Workman on 9387 2069. VoIP Presentation You can view a recap of Warwick Harty’s VoIP presentation from our September meeting here: This month’s news in brief...The Leopard is poised to pounce All-new iPod range A month is a long time in the technology industry. At the time our September newsletter went out to members, new iPods were just a highly-anticipated rumour. Now, not only has the new range been released, but they have been promoted so heavily they seem to have been around for ages. In case you have been out of the country and missed the advertising blitz, here is a quick overview...
www.apple.com/au/ipod/whichipod/ iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store Wireless Music Downloads Directly to iPod touch Apple has unveiled the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store, offering music fans the ability to browse, search, preview, purchase and download songs and albums from the iTunes Music Store over a Wi-Fi network, directly onto their new iPod touch – no computer required. Once they connect their iPod touch back to their Mac or PC, downloaded music will automatically sync back into their iTunes library. If users have only partially downloaded a song or album onto their iPod touch, their computer will complete the download automatically. Prices and selection on the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store are the same as on the regular iTunes Store. iTunes 7.4 (required) is available as a free download at MacBroadband A new Sydney-based web site supplies broadband gear specifically for Mac users. Its online shopping categories cover ADSL, Routers, Wireless, Networking, VoIP and Dial-Up products. Their physical address is 38 Russell Street, Watsons Bay 2030, phone 8213 2220. TidBITS: MacBook, MacBook Pro Software Update 1.0 Enables Journaling by Jeff Carlson, TidBITS If you own one of Apple's latest laptops, your version of Mac OS X may not have shipped with journaling turned on (you can check by launching Disk Utility, selecting your boot volume name, and looking at the Format line in the disk information area at the bottom of the window). Journaling is a system-level feature that causes the system to log all disk changes in order to prevent data loss in the event of a crash or power outage. To remedy this situation, Apple has released MacBook, MacBook Pro Software Update 1.0, a 200K download that applies to MacBook (13-inch Mid 2007) and MacBook Pro (2.2/2.4 GHz Mid 2007) models. After you install the update, Apple recommends running Disk Utility from another startup disk (such as the Mac OS X Install or Restore disc) and performing a disk verification. iLife '08 Updated, iMovie Improved by Jeff Carlson, TidBITS Apple has released updates for iLife '08, fixing bugs in most of the applications but also significantly addressing some of iMovie's shortfalls. Some of the changes in iMovie 7.1 (44.6 MB download) restore features from iMovie HD 6 that didn't cross over to the new iMovie 7 (which was created from scratch). The updates are available via Software Update or as stand-alone downloads; they all require iLife Support 8.1 (7 MB download), which updates shared components:
Download each iLife component update from its own download page: www.apple.com/support/downloads/imovie71.html Apple Updates iWork '08 and Core 2 Duo Mac Firmware by Jeff Carlson, TidBITS Continuing its recent update spree, Apple released incremental versions of Keynote, Pages, and Numbers (collectively iWork '08), as well as firmware revisions for Intel-based Macs. The updates are available via Software Update or as stand-alone downloads. Apart from general performance improvements across all components, Keynote 4.0.1 (31.1 MB download) addresses issues with builds; Pages 3.0.1 (27.8 MB download) updates the change tracking feature; and Numbers 1.0.1 (26.1 MB download) addresses issues with tables. www.apple.com/support/downloads/keynote401.html “iBrick” Apple has attracted criticism for its tough stance on iPhone hackers. The company released the first significant update to the iPhone's software last week, adding features such as the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store and welcome shortcuts. But the iPhone 1.1.1 update was more notable for breaking third-party iPhone applications and "bricking" (rendering inoperable) phones hacked to work with SIM cards from cellular carriers other than AT&T. TidBITS has collated responses from staff in an article headed “Staff Roundtable: Apple Should Do No Harm to iPhones”
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