News, Reviews and more from Australia's Macintosh Authority
News, Reviews and more from Australia's Macintosh Authority
I’m a browser addict. There, I’ve said it. I’d be embarrassed to tell you exactly how many browsers are on my machine, but it’s in the double-digits. If there were a Browsers Anonymous, I should probably be a charter member. But really, I love trying new browsers, I love seeing the new features, and the battle between these browsers is nothing but good news for users in the long run.
Rob Griffiths | Feb 14, 2010
Last year, when I did my comparison of virtualisation apps for OS X, many readers told me they wished I’d done more extensive performance testing. So this year, when I decided to compare the latest versions of those apps (Fusion 3.0.1, Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac build 9308, VirtualBox 3.1.2), I did. Macworld Labs ran (or attempted to run) the WorldBench Windows benchmark test in each of these programs. And I ran my own suite of benchmarks to gauge other aspects of performance.
Rob Griffiths | Jan 28, 2010
Just when you thought there were already too many OS X browsers—Safari, Firefox, OmniWeb, Camino, iCab, and Opera, to name but a few—one more enters the fray: the beta version of Google’s browser, Chrome for Mac. So what does Chrome for Mac bring to the browsing experience, and are there any features that might make you consider switching from your primary browser?
Rob Griffiths | Dec 11, 2009
If you work much with PDF files, you may find that Preview isn’t quite powerful enough for your needs. While Preview, especially in 10.6, includes many annotation features (circles, lines, comments, etc.), that’s about the extent of its powers—you can’t easily insert an image into an existing PDF, for example, nor can you modify the text within that PDF.
Rob Griffiths | Dec 7, 2009
In early 2008, I reviewed Screen Flow 1.0.2, one of the first “screen movie studio” applications for the Mac. At the time, I found the program a solid first effort with some room for improvement. The recent release of Telestream’s ScreenFlow 2 addresses many of my earlier complaints, and offers some additional features that users who record screen movies will find useful.
Rob Griffiths | Oct 28, 2009
The latest salvo in the continuing battle of virtualisation applications has been fired by VMware, with the release of VMware Fusion 3 Tuesday. Fusion 3 brings a number of interesting new features to what was already a feature-rich application. I’ve had a chance to use the final Fusion 3 code for the last week or so, and this First Look is based on my experiences with that code.
Rob Griffiths | Oct 28, 2009
VMware has announced that VMware Fusion 3, the next major release of its virtualisation solution for running Windows, Linux, and other operating systems on Intel-powered Macs, will ship on October 27. The new version ($119) promises more than 50 new features, including changes designed to make it run well in Snow Leopard. The virtualisation engine in Fusion 3 is completely 64-bit native, and will run in 64-bit mode under both Leopard and Snow Leopard for users of 64-bit-CPU-equipped Macs.
Rob Griffiths | Oct 7, 2009
Techsmith’s Camtasia for Mac is a new entry in the field of screen recording and editing tools available for OS X, but Techsmith isn’t new to the field of screen recording—their Camtasia Studio for Windows is a powerful and widely-used program.
Rob Griffiths | Sep 16, 2009
Hendrickson Software Development’s Purify 2.1.8 is a unique application—it’s neither an in-app spam filter (as are Personal AntiSpam and SpamSieve), nor is it a standalone spam filter (like SpamSweep and SpamX). Purify is a so-called pass-through spam filter that scans and categorises your e-mail as it arrives—it doesn’t actually trap or block spam, but codes it so that you can then handle it as you wish with your e-mail client of choice.
Rob Griffiths | Jul 17, 2009
If you're looking for the best Mac-based anti-spam solution, look no further than C-Command's SpamSieve 2.7.4. The program's filtering is highly accurate, it's relatively simple to install, and it's amazingly easy to use, particularly with Apple Mail.
Rob Griffiths | Jul 7, 2009
Hot on the heels of the release of Safari 4 comes the final version of Mozilla’s Firefox 3.5. Originally slated to be a “.1” increment to Firefox 3, the number of improvements slated for this release earned it a bump to a full “.5” upgrade. When compared to the changes from Safari 3 to Safari 4, however, it seems Mozilla could just have easily named this one Firefox 4, as there are a multitude of new and improved features.
Rob Griffiths | Jul 2, 2009
If you occasionally want to access your home Mac from afar, whether it be to reach shared files, access a Web server, check in on a Web cam, or any other such purpose, Port Map is a free solution that can make the process simpler. (If you have MobileMe, Back to My Mac makes certain tasks much easier but may not be of any help with, for instance, viewing a local Web cam remotely.)
Rob Griffiths | Jun 5, 2009
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.
