Remotely control iTunes (7.7) from your iPhone/iPod Touch

Posted on 27 June 2008 in iPhone, iPod, iTunes | No Comments »

iSofa, wifiTunes, Signal ($30) etc… will be swept way when iTunes 7.7 will be released.
The beta version Apple is seeding to developer comes with a bundled application that will allow you to that.
It should be released maybe today or tomorrow (because the iPhone 3G will be shipped on june 29th) or in two weeks maximum (MobileMe release date july 11th).

Beyond the new remote functionality, iTunes 7.7 is also known to add an Applications tab to let users specify loading only certain software on the phone, and will be necessary for both iPhone 3G and the MobileMe sync service.

Adium 1.3 beta: Facebook Chat is Here!

Posted on 10 June 2008 in 3rd Party Software, Freeware | No Comments »

The key new feature for this beta is Facebook chat support.
You can download it from the beta page or enable “Update to beta versions when available†in the Adium General preferences.

Leopard 10.5.4 update.

Posted on 5 June 2008 in Apple Software, Leopard, Mac OS X, News | No Comments »

Apple has already sent a Beta of the next update for Leopard.

It may seem a little “anticipated” especially with the good feedback for the previous update (the 10.5.3) but i guess that’s the normal evolution pace to have a fully-optimized OS :)

Mozilla Firefox 3 beta + Mac Theme

Posted on 22 January 2008 in 3rd Party Software | No Comments »

Firefox 3 beta + Proto
The beta version of Mozilla Firefox 3 is available for download.
Most of the extensions I was using on Firefox 2 are not compatible with version 3 beta.
The prototype theme for OS X is beautiful, and that’s the purpose of this post: sharing it!

To download Firefox 3 beta go here, and to download the prototype theme for Mac go here .

Xtorrent 1.1 Beta 1

Posted on 2 August 2007 in 3rd Party Software | 3 Comments »

Xtorrent 1.1 beta 1

It was a “plebiscite” and David Watanabe heard his top application users.

Xtorrent 1.1 beta 1 is another step forward; it is a fusion between the developer and the users, and the result is a new version of Xtorrent with user’s requested features like :individual file selection, file prioritization, individual file completion status, and improved privacy options.

And of course, the genius touch of David for a better UI!

Download Xtorrent 1.1 beta 1

Adium beta 1.1: More Features!

Posted on 27 July 2007 in 3rd Party Software | 1 Comment »

The multi-chat client for OS X now is available as a beta 1.1.
It has much more features.. yeah myself I didn’t believe it was possible.
Now you can for example customize the menu bar icon by downloading xtras like the escalate one. It also now has the same contact list “change status” animation than iChat.

Menu Bar Adium

Many many bugs has been corrected, read the full list of Adium 1.1 beta pluses!

Download Adium beta 1.1 from here.

Microsoft releases Open XML converter for Mac

Posted on 3 July 2007 in Microsoft | No Comments »

Office Open XML Converter enables users to convert, in single or batch files, Office Open XML files into Rich Text Format (RTF), which can be opened in Microsoft Word 2004 and Microsoft Word X.

The converter is a Beta release, and might be unable to convert all the data in Office Open XML files,” Microsoft states. “After you convert a file, you should review the file carefully to make sure that it contains all of the information that you expect.

Download the beta