News, Reviews and more from Australia's Macintosh Authority
News, Reviews and more from Australia's Macintosh Authority
Reader Stephen Bolinger wishes to preserve some of the data on his iPhone. He writes: Is there a way to archive iPhone text messages? I like to keep my messages list short. I also want to refer to a message I have deleted a week or two earlier. Is it possible to archive messages from a single sender or to archive all messages received at the end of the day? Yes and yes. Once upon a time, Micromat made a tool called Syphone that did the job, but it hasn’t been updated in years and I’ve had no luck with it recently. I have had nothing but luck, however, with Ecamm Network’s $...
When you want to examine your iTunes library, you have a choice of different views—ways to display the content. You can choose a different view for each part of your iTunes library, whether it be for the sub-libraries (such as Music, Movies, TV Shows, or Audiobooks) or for playlists, and iTunes remembers these views for each part of its display. Here’s a look at the three different views, when you might want to use them, and which options each one offers.
Kirk McElhearn | Feb 25, 2010
Last week, Apple released Aperture 3, a major new version that offers “over 200 new features,” according to the company’s Aperture page. Before you rush to upgrade, though, you might want to check out Apple’s Support site. Apple has already posted more than two dozen Knowledge Base articles citing various problems that you may confront with Aperture 3.
Ted Landau | Feb 22, 2010
If you use Screen Sharing a lot in OS X 10.6, there are a couple ways to make it easier to connect to your Macs. First, there’s ScreenSharingMenulet, which places an icon in your menu bar, showing machines you’ve previously connected to via Screen Sharing. If you’d rather keep your menu bar uncluttered, though, here’s a built-in solution.
Rob Griffiths | Feb 19, 2010
There was a time when I'd explain the basics of digital photography by describing the memory card as "digital film." These days, digital cameras have been around so long that some people have never used a film camera, so that comparison is getting a little dated. Nonetheless, flash memory cards play a critical role in photography, holding your digital photos until you can get them onto your Mac for more permanent storage. Once you have the chosen the best memory card for your camera, the next step is knowing how to take proper care of it.
Dave Johnson, PC World | Feb 19, 2010
This morning Apple released a new version of its iPhone SDK for developers. iPhone SDK beta 2 includes Interface Builder, a component of Apple’s development tools that lets developers create the interface for their applications. That seems to be the only major change in the latest build, according to the SDK’s read me, which continues to list some known issues. Apple says “this second beta is known to be incompatible with installation folders other than the default /Developer.” Given the importance of UI on the Mac, Interface Builder is a pretty critical tool in the development process, and some developers had chosen to hold off on their efforts until the SDK was revised. Apple unveiled the iPhone SDK at a special event earlier this month, allowing developers to begin building applications for the iPhone and iPod touch. Several high-profile companies have already jumped onboard, demoing their applications at the event. Highlighting the demos was AOL with a native AIM client; other applications from Electronic Arts, Salesforce.com, and Apple were also shown.
