Mac Map

If you are a developer or a designer or a photographer or a musician, you could really make a mac to a good advantage. If you are a full time blogger, you might still find a mac a better alternative to ‘windoze“. As a matter of fact, whatever you do, you can work with a mac better than you do with a windows computer.

Wordpress is a state of art and open source publishing platform and is mostly the unanimous choice for most bloggers. Here are a few good wordpress compatible desktop clients, which you can use on a mac.

The advantages:
1. It works mac style.
2. You have more freedom in a application than in a browser, like a drag and drop image.
3. Offline access

Here is the list.

1. Blogo - is a shareware application, and is almost outdated and will probably not work with the latest versions.

2. TextMate - Sheer power for any developer, textmate is a awesome application, which you can use for development for most platforms and also use it as a blogging client.

3. Flock - The social web browser is one of our favorites, since it is free and also open source. Flock supports wordpress and is geared with solid addons.

4. MyBlogEdit 1.0 - A recently launched service and when we took it for a test drive, we were extremely pleased with it.

If you know a better alternative, do let us know.

Google has just announced another release of software for the mac. IF you are using quicksilver, this may not be a impressive addon for you. If spotlight is the cup of tea for you, you might be interested in adding another software to your collection from google.

Launching applications just got easier with google quick search box??

It was already easy and in my opinion google has just reinvented the wheel. While people who have used quicksilver will not even look for another option, using the spotlight has been a very convenient solution for the rest of the people.

Adding to this, spotlight has a boatload of plugins, which you can use along it to enhance your search experience.

Apple does have a great application suite in the form of ilife. The iphoto application is my favorite and the idvd and imovie applications work great, if you are interested in making videos. You get all these software out of box for free, which is a great plus. When it comes to making web applications, xcode is a great tool to create web pages, but it is for proper developers who can work with CSS.

Iweb templates

If you are using iweb for making websites, you might have found a few things evident. The images are of good quality, but come with a setback that they are heavy for slow internet connections.

If you are a developer, you might need more choice of web templates than the one in iweb. This is why we recommend a better tool like that of dreamweaver or coda or rapid weaver.

You might also be impressed with a good collection of iweb templates from third party software. I found this iweb template collection pretty good, from jumsoft.

On Monday this week, the opening Keynote of the WWDC’09 was about the Mac OS X Snow Leopard, the iPhone 3G and iPhone OS S 3.0. Apple has also something else, they want you to take a look at.

Aside these massive developments ,Apple also introduced a very good product, I am talking about the wonderful Safari 4, which ceased to be the best Public Beta since monday.

It is estimated that 11 million downloads have been made since it ceased to be a Beta. And adding more spice, as more than half of these downloads are made from Windows. It is getting clearer than more windows users are moving towards mac and mac based products.

Safari, iTunes and QuickTime have almost become standard software in a windows operating system.

For the second consecutive year, tickets were sold-out for the annual event for developers of Apple. This time is expected to Phil Schiller, who is head of the firm till Steve Jobs returns, announced the iPhone 3.0 platform, and new third party applications.

The Moscone Center in the heart of San Francisco (also other technology giants such as Oracle, Intel and Google), opened its doors to 4,000 people since the early hours of Monday, fans of Apple, developers and journalists to see the new the signature cards and even a possible return of Steve Jobs.

The presentation of new models of iPhone would be consistent with the idea of long-term sales boost Apple’s mobile phone and enter other markets, notably China. As part of the strategy and financial crisis,an iPhone at $99 is expected to arrive with the ability to record video.

The technology introduced Monday a new version of the Mac Book Pro 15-inch to $ 1,699, which is distinguished by a thin, has a battery life of 7 hours, 8 GB memory, SD card input, 3.06 GHz Speed and Dual Core 500 GB hard drive. Experts believe that the Mac could have a lifespan of approximately 5 years.

Another product that is added to the family is a Mac Book Pro 13-inch computer with characteristics similar to that at a price of $ 1,199.

Apple also unveiled the new operating system Snow Leopard, a $ 29, a price much lower than expected by experts located in this release $ 129. The system will be available from September.

Along with the announcement that the new MacBook White is available in Spain, we also find that the promotion of Apple and is available for students in our country [US].

Apple Back to School

The terms and conditions are much the same like that of last year back to school offer: an iPod (all available) gift with your new Mac purchase for this promotion and a discount of $50 on the macbook and $100 on the pro and the imac. The promotion is available for all macs but the Mac mini and Mac Pro.

Too bad the rumors that failed like the “iPhone for free”, but not everything is possible … Maybe next year?

Strangely enough, only a few weeks for the start of the WWDC’09, but you know when will be the Keynote (which we will live), it is still a little uncertain of the topics that ll be talked about. (Note: This Keynote will not be led by Steve Jobs).

Apple says that in this Keynote, it was about the iPhone OS 3.0 and make a small advance to Snow Leopard. But can we trust Apple? I do not remember Apple lying about the topics before, but I do not remember giving details of the topics to be spoken either? [Remember iphone and macbook air??]

I mean, Apple released the iPod Shuffle market in a very strange, it was Tuesday, did not even hold a Keynote (although they had to do in September), why not ivan to do the same with a new iPhone (which nothing is said)?

What if you are sure of is that we can see (at last) a preview of the new operating system more dear to us, Mac OS X, we did a brief review of what could bring this new OS, but (and that if not to change) Apple always saves the best for last.

We will surely miss Jobs at the center stage, but Phil will take up the job of announcing the new iphone and the iphone OS and possbily a preview of snow leopard.

I have always been a big fan of apple’s ads because I get to use them for shutting down windows users. It is such a delight to watch those ‘ Get a Mac ‘ ads. Apple has recently come up with 3 new ads for buy a mac. The same stars are being casted and the videos is of the same length and has the typical white background and apple touch with it.

The first video (above) is called ‘PC Chat Choice’, the second (below) is called the ‘Elimination’ and the third (after the jump) ‘Customer Care’.

The elimination ad brings in good insult to windows users and is awesome and clearly the best among the three.

This morning, as promised a new version of Twitterrific for iPhone and iPod touch has been released. Firstly I would say it’s a change for the better, with a clear and accurate release, without any error at first glance. Edit Menu is very easy and simple, with a simple tap “Edit” can add or delete our accounts, or edit the order in which you want to show the accounts. The software is also powered by a very good search feature.

twitterrific

If you feel easy to write 140 characters on Twitter.com, and now thanks to Twitterrific 2.0 you will find it even more. Simply touch the icon “Post a new Tweet” and write.

And not only is easier, but also brings interesting news, like the option to Know to locate your position via your iPhone or iPod touch, or even shorten URLs.

It is a good update, but is not all roses, because:

1. It’s in English only.
2. Sometimes it is confusing, since it has so many options.
3. If you liked the old interface, do not upgrade.

But one thing I have to say: “Simple, easy and intuitive, three words that describe the new Twitterrific.”

Last night, Apple released a new version of iPhone OS 3.0. (Note: the update is only available to registered developers at the iPhone Dev Center) this beta, which is number 5 (Build 7A312g) offers very little change.

Iphone SDK

A new version of the SDK beta is attached to (the Build 9M2735), the main novelty is the inclusion of “StoreKit” which will allow registered developers to start using the new system “In App Purchase” (What you do not know it is a new system designed to sell content and services from the application). Apple has probably found a new channel for monetizing iphone apps.

Together with these two innovations, Apple has also released a new beta version of iTunes 8.2, which fixes some bugs in te earlier release.