June 2010
On the echo chamber →
This is a very heart-felt essay on my community and career. Please take a moment to read it.
Apple’s internal procedures for dealing with... →
Boy Genius Report is claiming that they have received the leaked orders from Apple about the iPhone 4’s reported reception issues. If you were hoping to get a free bumper out of this, you’re pretty much screwed.
Firefox 4.0 Beta 1 — Lipstick on a Pig →
ConceivablyTech is reporting that Mozilla has dropped the first “beta” of Firefox 4.0 as a nightly build. This is the first version that has the new bells and whistles. That said, the new UI isn’t much of a consolation prize from the lackluster Gecko rendering engine. There is a chart that shows that the latest Firefox beta takes well over double the time to render JavaScript than the latest build...
Hulu Plus is now available on the App Store →
Hulu Plus is now available in the US App Store for free. That said, you have to pay $9.99 per month for access to the content. You can go now to the Hulu Plus site to request access. This is designed for both the iPhone and iPad. Get on it right now!
Apple A Day: National Geographic World Atlas →
National Geographic World Atlas is a $1.99 reference application for iOS.
Safari Extensions to streamline your life →
I’m a huge fan of Safari 5, and a big part of that is the extension support. I want to keep my life as simple as possible, and that extends to my web browsing as well.
Apple A Day: Instapaper Pro →
Instapaper Pro is a $4.99 iOS application that saves webpages on your device for later viewing.
Apple A Day: CNN →
CNN is a $1.99 news application for iOS devices.
Apple A Day: GPS Tracker →
GPS Tracker is an iOS application that allows you to keep track of the locations of your friends and family on a map.
Social Networking with Macgasm →
Every week, we like to let you know were you can find us across the web. We hope that these posts make our community even better than it already is.
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Apple A Day: Guitar Hero →
Guitar Hero is a $2.99 music game available for iOS devices.
New SD card specification promises enough of a... →
Bummed out by your slow SD cards? Good news: The SD Association announced a new specification called Ultra High Speed I for SDHC and SDXC cards of the future. The current write speed for SD cards is a pitiful twenty-five megabytes per second. This new spec will bump the speed all the way up to a hundred and four megabytes per second. That’s really impressive.
Stop iTunes from launching willy-nilly →
Are you tired of iTunes URLs opening in your browser only to then launch that SAME EXACT PAGE in iTunes? You need the NoMoreiTunes Safari 5 extension. This thirty-two kilobyte download will save you from pulling your hair out. You can now browse iTunes as much as you want inside of Safari without being hassled by iTunes.app. Pretty great, eh?
Apple A Day: Human Body Anatomy →
Human Body Anatomy is a $0.99 medical application available for iOS.
iMovie for iPhone now available in the App Store →
With Apple’s introduction of video recording with the iPhone 3GS last year combined with the HD video recording in the iPhone 4, it makes sense that such a great platform for video would eventually get a full-fledged video editing app. Today, Apple has released iMovie for the iPhone 4 in the app store for a mere $4.99.
The Weekly Roar #231 →
Electronic Parenting: McAfee filters the Web for... →
McAfee Family Protection is a $19.99 parental control application available for iOS, but not optimized for the iPad. This application goes above and beyond the built-in parental controls in iOS, and allows for much more granular control.
Get your DC Comics on your iOS Device right now →
Today, DC Comics launched their very own iOS app. Based off the ever-popular ComiXology ($1.99 USD) app, DC’s offering will allow buying, organizing, syncing, and reading of digital comics just like Marvel’s app.
Apple A Day: Pano →
Pano is a $2.99 panoramic photography application for the iOS.
Skype releases the “SkypeKit” SDK to Developers →
Starting tomorrow, Skype is starting a Beta program called SkypeKit. Their info page describes it thusly: “Think of SkypeKit as a ‘headless’ version of Skype–that is, it runs invisibly with no user display.” This is a way for developers to integrate Skype into their applications and devices.
Microsoft updates Bing App for the iPhone →
With the release of version 1.2, Microsoft has added a considerable number of features to the Bing application for iOS.
Apple A Day: Anonyma →
Anonyma is a $2.99 imageboard interface for iOS.
Sam & Max: They Stole Max’s Brain available now →
They Stole Max’s Brain is now available for download. If you haven’t purchased this season of Sam & Max, all you need to do is go to the Telltale Store, and buy Season Three: The Devil’s Playhouse for $34.95. If you’re on the fence, please play the season three demo to see if this vibrates on your frequency.
Sam & Max: They Stole Max’s Brain launches... →
The third installment of the five-part series called Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse will be released for Mac OS X and Windows sometime tomorrow (June 22). This episode is called “They Stole Max’s Brain,” and the name gives away the concept of the episode. Instead of Sam & Max pairing up to hassle the baddies, Sam is all alone as he interrogates the scum of the earth to help find the...
Amazon drops the Kindle price to $189 to compete... →
Amazon announced a price drop down to $189.00 USD for their Kindle eBook reader. Supposedly, this is in response to the popularity of iBooks on iOS devices and the reduced price of the Barnes & Noble Nook eBook reader. Previously, their Kindle sold for $259 USD, but the 3G Nook at the $199 USD price point was enough to instigate Amazon to go into competition mode.
The cake is a lie: Mac OS X 10.6.4 makes Steam... →
There have been reports that Mac OS X 10.6.4 has introduce problems with Valve’s Steam on systems with NVidia graphics processors.
Google releases updated UI for GMail on the iPad →
Google announced today that they have updated the user interface of GMail for the iPad. Instead of having a split-view while composing a new message, a full editing screen overlays the inbox to allow you more working space.
Apple is now producing 1.2 million iPads every... →
AppleInsider is reporting that 1.2 million iPads are being produced every month. Because of the ever-growing demand, Apple is recruiting Samsung to manufacture the LCD displays alongside of LG to increase production.
Apple A Day: H@me 2.0 | Macgasm →
H@me 2.0 is a $39.99 application for iOS that allows you to control your house wirelessly.
WatchSo exciting.
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Macgasm on the Web →
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The Weekly Roar #230 →
Chrome Dev Build supports inline PDF viewing →
Marc Pawlinger at the Chromium Blog announced today that the Chrome developer channel now sports the ability to view PDFs inside of Chrome without a third-party addition.
If…
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“Pretty much all of this we already knew, but both Brian and Dekker made it...”
– Summary of the Starfury event
“Android and iPhone fans will read the preceding paragraph very differently....”
– Gruber
Portal 2 Footage Released →
Valve has released new gameplay footage for their highly anticipated game Portal 2. If you’re not familiar with the franchise, you need to go buy the first installment on Steam right…
My Two Dads →
What the fuck, network television? You thought this was a super-good idea?
Telltale Games releases Screenshots and Trailers... →
Telltale Games has released a boatload of new screenshots, and two trailers for their new games Sam & Max: They Stole Max’s Brain and Nelson Tethers: Puzzle Agent.
If you…
Maximize: Keep your Safari 5 Window in check →
If you’ve had enough of futzing around with your Safari window, check out Maximize from apfelquak. This wonderful Safari 5 extension lets you alter the size of your Safari window with…
Two Million iPhones to ship on launch Weekend →
SFGate is reporting that Apple should be delivering over two million iPhone 4s on launch weekend. That is awe-inspiring, frankly. Apple is moving an insane number of iPhones just like…
Bento Template Exchange turns 1 year old today →
Our good friends at FileMaker shot us over an e-mail reminding us that one year ago, they opened the Bento Template Exchange. This database now houses 640 unique templates,…
“It’s so fucking majestic.”
– Adam Carolla
“No-one seems to care, least of all Sony, who is performing lip tricks off a wave...”
– Jerry Holkins
Keep your Safari 5 Extensions synced between your... →
If you’re running two Macs with Safari 5, keeping your Safari Extensions the same on both computers is a pain in the butt. There’s not much we can do about that until Apple puts in a built-in…
The Weekly Roar #229 →
Plugin Customs takes the idea of ClickToFlash to a... →
If you’ve used ClickToFlash before, you’re familiar with the concept of blocking Adobe’s Flash by default, and then only allowing the content after clicking on a grey box. Plugin Customs takes that…
The Google Vs. Apple fight heats up: Potential... →
CNET is reporting that they have sources that say Google is planning on creating a digital music store sometime this year (2010). After finding a Google Music logo some weeks back, this report is all…
Plugin Customs by Félix Cloutier →
safariextensions:
Plugin Customs is a ClickToFlash-like extension that blocks all plugins instead of just Flash. Currently there’s no way to whitelist anything, but it should be in soon.