News, Reviews and more from Australia's Macintosh Authority
News, Reviews and more from Australia's Macintosh Authority
Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) introduced a host of features that made using a Mac easier for people with physical disabilities. Among its key improvements was VoiceOver, a screen reader that narrated whatever was on the Mac’s display. Leopard improved on those features, adding a more human-sounding computer voice (Alex) and offering more ways to interact with the Mac (including support for USB Braille displays and number-pad input). Snow Leopard continues those efforts to make OS X more accessible.
Christopher Breen | Aug 28, 2009
Apple on Thursday released the second iteration of its Logic Studio suite of multimedia tools with the musician in mind. The new version includes Logic Pro 9, MainStage 2, Soundtrack Pro 3, Compressor 3.5, and WaveBurner 1.6. Additionally, Logic Studio includes all six of Apple’s Jam Pack loop sets along with its bundled sound effects, surround sound music beds, EXS24 samples, and impulse response files.
Christopher Breen | Jul 24, 2009
If you’ve spent any quality time converting video for your iPod, AppleTV, or iPhone, you’ve likely encountered Techspansion’s amazing converter utility, VisualHub. You’re also likely aware that Techspansion has shuttered its doors and no longer offers VisualHub and its other conversion products, AudialHub and iSquint.
Christopher Breen | Jan 19, 2009
Podcaster, the application rejected from the App Store that allows you to stream and download podcasts directly to an iPhone or iPod touch, is now being distributed via Cydia, the open-source installer used to place applications on jailbroken iPhones and iPod touches.
Christopher Breen | Oct 7, 2008
HandBrake, the tool many people use to convert their DVDs to forms playable on other devices—including iPods, iPhones, Apple TVs, and on Macs via the QuickTime Player application—is being updated to convert not just DVDs and Video_TS folders, but many other kinds of video as well.
Christopher Breen | Oct 2, 2008
With the second go-round of the iPod touch—introduced this week as part of Apple’s annual spring iPod line overhaul—Apple takes another step in the right direction by adding those two desirable physical features: external volume controls and an internal speaker. Along the way, the company also slimmed down the case and, rounding the iPod touch’s edges in style not unlike the iPhone 3G’s.
Christopher Breen | Sep 11, 2008
When writing about the multimedia capabilities of the iPhone, I called it “the iPod that’s really a phone”. You could say that the iPod touch is the iPhone that’s really an iPod. After all, the touchscreen iPod shares much of the interface and design of the iPhone.
Christopher Breen | Oct 21, 2007
App Store developers will now be able to reach customers in 13 new countries, according to an announcement on the iPhone Developer Program news page.
