We have no theme this week, but Marco Tabini anchors the issue with the suggestion that many of the changes we’re seeing in Lion are in fact aimed at significantly improving MacBook battery life and reducing desktop Mac power usage in the future. Matt Neuburg also contributes a look at Appalicious, a new application that lets you search, sort, and filter the contents of the Mac App Store, making it easy to see what’s on sale. Also this week, Jeff Carlson shares a tip about how to convince your printer that it has more toner than it claims, and Adam points at the new Shrine of Apple Web site, an online museum of Apple products. Notable software releases this week include Mailplane 2.5.1, Nisus Writer Express 3.4, Boot Camp Update 3.2 and 3.3 for Windows, Skype 5.3.9.1093, Default Folder X 4.4.4, Airfoil 4.5.7, SpamSieve 2.8.7, Art Text 2.4, iMac Graphic FW Update 3.0, Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.8, Firefox 6.0.1, Nisus Writer Pro 2.0.1, PDFpen and PDFpenPro 5.5, and Simon 3.2.
The new Shrine of Apple Web site offers a gorgeous, multimedia experience surrounding Apple products. The collection is small but growing, you can add your own reminiscences, and the site in general is a treat to use.
The toner in your printer may not be as empty as it says it is. Here’s a quick tip for eking out a few more prints before you need to change toner cartridges.
The Mac App Store has a gazillion apps. Which ones are interesting to you? Which ones are on sale? Apple’s own App Store application won’t tell you. The new Appalicious from ProVUE will.
Apple’s new operating system comes with what looks like a hodgepodge of new features that, on the surface, look like arbitrary breaks with long-standing desktop traditions. Taken together, however, they could represent the first step towards significantly longer lived laptops and more efficient desktops.
Notable software releases this week include Mailplane 2.5.1, Nisus Writer Express 3.4, Boot Camp Update 3.2 and 3.3 for Windows, Skype 5.3.9.1093, Default Folder X 4.4.4, Airfoil 4.5.7, SpamSieve 2.8.7, Art Text 2.4, iMac Graphic FW Update 3.0, Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.8, Firefox 6.0.1, Nisus Writer Pro 2.0.1, PDFpen and PDFpenPro 5.5, and Simon 3.2.