As we pack for Macworld Expo, we have news of Apple’s stellar Q1 2011 financial results and an amusing mystery from Jim Matthews about how his iPhone and MacBook Pro managed to communicate, seemingly without the necessary connections. Then we get into the meat of the issue, with Adam taking a close look at Panic’s Transmit 4 file transfer software and Michael Cohen reviewing the UnityRemote, which turns an iOS device into a universal remote. Notable software releases this week include ScreenFlow 2.1.5, iMovie 9.0.2, TextWrangler 3.5.1, Postbox 2.1.2, Epson Printer Drivers v2.5.1, MacBook Air (Late 2010) Software Update 2.0, and iDVD 7.1.1.
It’s not really surprising anymore, but the Mac, iPhone, and iPad have produced Apple’s largest earnings report ever. Again.
It’s the modern-day equivalent of a Sherlock Holmes locked-room mystery—how can a calendar event move from an iPhone with no Internet connection to a MacBook Pro connected only to a hotel Wi-Fi network?
See who won copies of BeLight’s disc labeling software Disc Cover 3 in last week’s DealBITS drawing.
Faced with the need to automate Amazon S3 uploads, Adam is forced to switch away from the stalwarts of the file transfer world, Fetch and Interarchy, and to give Panic’s Transmit a try. Read on to see how it fares!
A Bluetooth gadget from Gear4 turns your iOS device into an entertainment center universal remote, removes couch potato clutter.
Notable software releases this week include ScreenFlow 2.1.5, iMovie 9.0.2, TextWrangler 3.5.1, Postbox 2.1.2, Epson Printer Drivers v2.5.1, MacBook Air (Late 2010) Software Update 2.0, and iDVD 7.1.1.
Carve out some reading time, because we have a slew of worthwhile articles beyond the confines of TidBITS this week. Our own Lex Friedman has a couple of thought-provoking pieces at Macworld about treadmill desks and Apple’s responses to customer complaints. Then there are Macworld’s wishes for the Mac App Store, all those Easter eggs hidden inside Apple icons, the BBC’s excellent Internet visualization tools, and the story behind the Stuxnet worm.