
I’ve listed the times that the Apple event kicks off today, make sure you are aware of them and keep checking back – we will keep you updated on the fly. Also, just for you to note, the Apple store is currently down, expect that to be updated after today’s event!Today’s Event – ... read more
September 1, 2010 in News by Joanne Carter

Apple’s August 17th Snow Leopard Video Update (available via Software Update or here) is the most interesting I’ve ever seen from Apple as it seems to have been released based on some issues with video games (and oh yes, an issue with external monitors too.)
Here is the description of the update. My operating system for ... read more
August 17, 2010 in Updates by David Schloss

Another discount for our MacCreate readers, ActiveTrak, makers of GadgetTrak 3—”the most advanced data protection and theft recovery system for laptops,” is providing a 20% discount off their products for MacCreate users when you use the code MACCREATE at their website’s online store.
GadgetTrak 3 is an OS X 10.5 and 10.6 compatible program that lurks ... read more
August 12, 2010 in Discounts by David Schloss

If you’ve been holding out, waiting for those goregous 12-core Mac Pros and you’ve got your $5,000 ready to burn, then today is your lucky day. Apple have just added them to the store with shipping within 7-10 days.The minimum spec for these machines includes two 2.66GHz 6-core Xeon Westmere processors with 1TB of ... read more
August 9, 2010 in News by Joanne Carter

Apple has released Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.3, which “extends raw image format compatibility to Aperture 3 and iPhoto ‘09.”
Newly supported cameras are
Canon PowerShot SX1 IS
Olympus E-PL1
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G10
Samsung NX10
Sony Alpha DSLR-A390
Sony Alpha NEX-3
Sony Alpha NEX-5
The update is available via Software Update and also directly from Apple here.
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August 2, 2010 in New Releases by David Schloss

The S5+ earbuds can deliver CD quality audio (16-bit 44.1Khz) allowing the user to listen to a Hi-fi music source with no loss of audio quality. As well as better sound, the S5+ offers full control of iPod/Pad etc via the Kleer control backchannel, with Volume Level, Track Forward, Back, Pause etc, all available remotely ... read more
July 31, 2010 in News by Joanne Carter

It seems the latest employment opportunity at Apple is a very exciting one and not just for the employee but for all of us users of Mac OS X. They are looking for someone with ‘experience with developing for internet technologies and services’ – could this be something to do with cloud integration?
The full ... read more
July 30, 2010 in News by Joanne Carter

Those wizards over at iFixit wasted no time tearing into Apple’s latest magical device, the Magic Trackpad, with one wave of their wands they discovered the true mysteries surrounding this device. Only there weren’t any really, it sports the same touchscreen controller chip as the iPhone, mean that Apple is continuing their trend of ... read more
July 29, 2010 in News by Joanne Carter

Wow, these look great and guess what you can do. Well, how about ordering a HDD AND an SSD for your 27 inch model. Sounds good to me, although it’s gonna set you back quite a bit, a 1TB HDD plus a 256GB SSD is a $750 CTO option, while the 2TB HDD in ... read more
July 27, 2010 in News by Joanne Carter

The big update is that the Mac Pro shifted from 45nm Nahalem processors (other than in the $2,500 base model) to 32 nm Westmere processors. Those holding out on the processor generation jump to buy a new Mac Pro, it looks like that time has come.Choose your cores: 4, 6, 8, or 12The new Mac ... read more
July 27, 2010 in News by Joanne Carter

Apple has taken the wraps of a number of new machines today including a new Mac Pro that’s the first update for that machine in more than years. The updates and launches today include Mac Pro system of up to 12-cores with Turbo Boost, a completely updated line of iMacs, a new LED-based Cinema Display ... read more
July 27, 2010 in Updates by David Schloss

Highly anticipated and rumored earlier this year, we now have confirmation that Apple do indeed have a trackpad and it’s available now to order. I can’t wait to get hold of one – surely it’s going to be great for editing images in Aperture – what do you think?Basically the Magic Trackpad is a ... read more
July 27, 2010 in News by Joanne Carter

Chronos has introduced a new version of its digital scrap-booking software, iScrapbook 3.0. The program is designed to cover the entire scrap-booking process from page design to album organization, and provides tools for editing font and creating custom designs. The upgrade features over 20 new Smart Templates, as well as new Cover Flow and Font ... read more
June 16, 2010 in New Releases by Micah Walter