Archive for December, 2007

Best iPhone Icon PSD

If you like the design of the buttons on your Apple iPhone then you are going to love this Photoshop download. The iPhone widget icon was created for the Jotlet app (primarily for fun).

Screen Grab with InstantShot

big.pngInstantShot! offers classical screenshot functionality for capturing the whole screen, a portion of it or a window and also the option to make timed screenshots or to make delayed captures over time. It offers a wide range of preferences and options to fit everyone’s needs.

InstantShot! creates an icon in the menu bar. Clicking on the icon, a menu will appear. Select the capture type from the menu (whole screen, a portion of screen, timed screenshot or multiple captures) or, if you want to change the save format, select the desired one from the submenus and then… capture!

Movie Widgets : Pick!

OS X included a suite of widgets to get you started but over time the number of available widgets rocketed With so many widgets at your disposal, the Widget Bar comes in handy.

Free iChat Effects for Leopard

Transform your video chats using new Photo Booth effects. Add kapow! to a chat with the comic book effect. Get twisted with twirl. Soften your image with glow. Just choose an effect and your video changes instantly.

Apple Animated Ad

Apple have released an “I’m a Mac” animated advertisement. The Ad features animated version of the usual US characters as well as a special appearance from Santa himself.

BBC iPlayer now Mac Friendly

iplayer.gifAfter a lot of campaigning by UK Mac users, check out our article on the petition from last summer (here). To play a programme on the BBC iPlayer website, you need Flash installed. If you want to download a programme, your computer needs Windows Media Player 9 or a later version.

The BBC iPlayer console in both these methods gives you good quality playback on your computer in a small window or full screen, providing your computer set-up meets our minimum requirements. It’s also possible to connect your computer to your TV.

With BBC iPlayer you can catch up with the programmes from the past seven days you’ve missed or want to watch again by playing them direct on the BBC iPlayer website or downloading them to your computer.

The Tube 2.0 Released

tube.gifEquinux have introduced The Tube 2.0, the second generation of its popular TV software for the Mac, adding new community-oriented features. Using the new TubeTalk feature, TV viewers can chat with one another about the current program or even follow other users as they channel surf with BuddySurfing.

In addition, The Tube 2.0 simplifies the overall recording process and adds a new list of features to The Tube.

DivX for Mac 6.7 Released

divxbig.gifDivX have released version 6.7 of their DivX suite of programs. Better still for a very limited time you can download the PRO version absolutely free. Check out the DivX website for the free download). Look out QuickTime, there’s a brand new player in Mac town. The DivX Player for Mac is a stand-alone application designed to play DivX video, including DivX HD files, and other popular video formats on the Macintosh platform. With innovative features like the desktop dimmer, window fade-out, gesture controls and more, the DivX Player brings a rich, cinematic experience to the Macintosh operating system.

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