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[22 May 2013 | No Comment | 192 views]

The Fairer Platform Mac update report, which knows how to leave Phototshop behind (Flying Meat!), is an oft daily look at the latest Mac app and software updates from Apple and third-party developers – lock lips with the garden hose.

Mac, Music, movies, TV, Software »

[18 May 2013 | 2 Comments | 1,302 views]

Handbrake has good and, well, irritating news for Mac users. Yes, fans of the fairer platform gain improved Retina display support, a refreshed user interface (above) and other improvements. However, even newer high-end features — OpenCL 1.2 and Intel Quick …

iTunes, Mac, Software »

[17 May 2013 | No Comment | 950 views]

After years of stagnation, Apple’s ubiquitous desktop media app is once again a moving target. With the release of iTunes 11.0.3, users have gained a number of widely welcomed new features, including an improved MiniPlayer which once again offers a …

Mac, Software »

[16 May 2013 | No Comment | 405 views]

Whip out your iPhone and make a GPS waypoint for Apple’s six-year-old OS X 10.5 Leopard — Skype support ends here. For the rest of us with newer Macs running newer versions of OS X, Skype for Mac has infinite …

Mac, Software »

[16 May 2013 | No Comment | 253 views]

Wednesday is the new Tuesday. Registered Apple developers have gotten used to receiving fresh interim Mountain Lion update betas on Tuesday evening. This week’s “no known issues” and focus on “Wi-Fi, Graphics Drivers and Safari” excitement arrived a day later …

Mac, Software »

[15 May 2013 | No Comment | 704 views]

The Fairer Platform Mac update report, now with more iMovie 9.0.9, is a often daily look at the latest Mac app and software updates from Apple and third-party developers – lock lips with the garden hose.
• iMovie 9.0.9 (download)
— Addresses …

Mac, Software »

[14 May 2013 | No Comment | 252 views]

Are you ready for the “endless potential” of Mozilla’s new Social API? Social network, e-mail, finance, music, cloud possibilities, services, to-do lists, sports, news and other applications integrated into Firefox 21. Wowsers (maybe, kind of) and there’s a slightly updated …

Mac, Software »

[14 May 2013 | No Comment | 574 views]

The Fairer Platform Mac update report is a often daily look at the latest Mac app and software updates from Apple and third-party developers – lock lips with the garden hose.
• Acrobat Pro 11.0.3 (download)
— This is a regular …

Mac, Software »

[9 May 2013 | No Comment | 1,779 views]

The Fairer Platform Mac update report is a mostly daily look at the latest Mac app and software updates from Apple and third-party developers – lock lips with the garden hose.
• LibreOffice 4.0.3
— LibreOffice 4.x drops a few long-deprecated features, …

Mac, Software »

[9 May 2013 | 4 Comments | 684 views]

Competition is good and the Mac image editor space is highly competitive with Acorn, Photoshop and now Pixelmator making headlines, but for very different reasons. While the small developers have added pro features in search of new customers, piczilla seems …