Posted on February 8th, 2010 by admin
Six months after the PC version of RealPlayer SP began shipping, Real has gotten ’round to delivering a version for the rest of us.
Real has announced the availability of RealPlayer SP beta 1, a major whole number update that isn’t numbered.
New and/or improved features include:
• Download and organize video
• Convert video, formats include iPod, cellphone, Xbox, PS 3
• Share video via FaceBook and Twitter
• Burn DVDs easily
Download your very own copy of RealPlayer SP beta 1 here (27MB).
I’ve been downloading RealPlayer for so long that every time there’s a new version I just download it. However, I can’t remember the last time I used it…
What’s your take?
Recent software posts:
— Mac OS X 10.6.3 [10D538] arrives, development wrapping up
— NeoOffice 3.0.2 brings native highlighting, smoother text
— Little App Factory claims 99.999% ripping success with RipIt
— SublimeVideo: HTML5 video player [no plugin required]
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Posted on February 7th, 2010 by admin
Our last mention of OS X 10.6.3 back on January 23rd pointed to the release of final code sooner rather than later. Thereupon, the latest developer seed few changes and no unresolved issues.
On Friday evening, Apple shipped a fresh build of its next Snow Leopard maintenance update. And, according to insider reports, this latest seed comes to market with only minor changes and the always telltale “no known issues.”
Thereupon, loose lipped Apple developers say the enhancement and focus list included with build 10D548 is nearly identical to that which shipped with the previous seed. The differences are that the mothership has asked devs to iCal and printing to the items that require evaluation.
The marquis feature in OS X 10.6.3 is hoped/expected to support for OpenGL 3.x.
Recent software posts:
— NeoOffice 3.0.2 brings native highlighting, smoother text
— Little App Factory claims 99.999% ripping success with RipIt
— SublimeVideo: HTML5 video player [no plugin required]
— iPhone OS 3.1.3 patches bugs, plugs security holes
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Posted on February 7th, 2010 by admin
The iMac, Apple’s all-in-on wonder, is powerful and versatile, but there is still plenty of heavy lifting out there you still need a full tower to move — that’s where the Mac Pro comes in.
• Mac Pro 2.66GHz Quad-Core Xeon,
$2,149 (2499)
— 3GB, 640GB, 18x SuperDrive, GT 120 w/ 512MB
• Mac Pro 2.93GHz Quad-Core Xeon, $2,549
— 3GB, 640GB, 18x SuperDrive, GT 120 w/ 512MB
• Mac Pro 2.26GHz 8-Core Xeon, $2,799 (3299)
— 6GB, 640GB, 18x SuperDrive, GT 120 /w 512MB
• Mac Pro 8-core 3.2GHz Xeon, $3,299
— 2GB, 500GB, (2) x 16x SuperDrives, 8800 GT 512MB
• Mac Pro 2.66GHz 8-Core Xeon, $3,999
— 6GB, 640GB, 18x SuperDrive, GT 120 w/ 512MB
As always, these Apple certified refurbished Mac Pros come with a free printer, free shipping and a full Apple warranty — exact same gear for hundreds less.
Recent deal posts:
— Get your Valentine a refurbished Mac from $749
— New free TV on iTunes for February 3
— Free iTunes Music for February 2 thru February 8
— ‘Hope for Haiti’ nets $3 million in first weekend
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Posted on February 5th, 2010 by admin
Far and away the best implementation of OpenOffice for the Mac gets a nice feature update. Also, OpenOffice 3.2 RC is now available.
Planamesa has announced the availability of NeoOffice 3.0.2, the full-featured set of open-source office applications that includes word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation programs for Mac OS X.
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Posted on February 4th, 2010 by admin
Tired of MacTheRipper crashing and Fairmount failing to mount? Here’s a ripping application that makes a bold, bold claim of near perfect ripping — they’ve got my attention!
Little App Factory claims that its RipIt (10 free DVD rips, $19.95) offers a nearly perfect record when its comes to ripping commercial DVDs:
We’d like to report that RipIt has just been verified to work with its 250,000th unique disk! If you put that against the failures that have been reported, our success rate is a truly ridiculous 99.9999%!
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Posted on February 4th, 2010 by admin
Buying your loved or lovable one a refurbished Mac might sound, well, cheap. But, take the money you save and spend it on dinner, flowers or, if you really care, an extended AppleCare warranty. Nothing says, “I’m gonna be around,” like an extended AppleCare warranty.
Best in the lot? The $999 13-inch Mac Book Pro.
• MacBook 2.13GHz,
$749 (899)
— 2GB, 160GB, 9400M
• iMac 20-inch 2.66GHz,
$849 (1199)
— 2GB, 320GB, 8x SuperDrive, 9400M
• MacBook 2.26GHz, $849 (999)
— 2GB, 250GB, 9400M, 7-hour battery
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Posted on February 4th, 2010 by admin
In the ongoing shooting war between Apple and Adobe over Flash, advocates of a Flash-free internet have a new HTML5 player that delivers web video quickly, beautifully and without the resource overhead or security concerns.
Jilion, a team of application and user interface developers and designers based in Switzerland, has released SublimeVideo, an HTML5 video player that works in Safari, Chrome and Internet Explorer (with Chrome Frame installed).
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