The Macintosh application store was released today and there are already many apps on there. It is a follower of the already successful iOS App store and could very well catch on.
Throughout the day a large number of applications were added. Although they may be expensive, they are appealing to Macintosh users and worth taking a look at.
There is an update for Mac OS X Snow Leopard to obtain the app store. You use your existing Apple ID to buy and download apps like you would on your iPhone. Apple's iLife '11 and iWork '09 suites are split up into individual applications with the iLife applications going for $14.99 a piece and the iWork applications selling for $19.99 each.
This is a great way to buy software for Mac now as customers no longer have to go to a store to buy software, they just go to their Mac and open the app store.
Terminal is a very powerful tool on Mac and Unix. It enables the user to carry out tasks they wouldn't normally be able to do from the GUI. A few commands are:
sudo shutdown -P now - Shuts down and turns off the computer now ("now" can be changed to the amount of minutes until shutdown or a time. e.g. +10 in ten minutes) this command can be useful for shutting down your computer from an SSH terminal if it isn't responding.
say - Make your mac talk.
ifconfig - View the network information for your computer.
open -a - Open an application in the Applications folder. can be changed to any application e.g. iTunes.
sudo - gives superuser permissions to the current user (requires password).
You can get the full sized (512 x 512) icon for iPhone apps in iTunes.
To do this right click on any app in your iTunes library and click "Get Info" or "Properties" on Windows. Navigate to the "Artwork" tab and you should see an icon of the app.
Click and drag that to any Finder or Explorer window while holding the option key (⌥) or the control key (Windows).
You now have a 512 x 512 size icon of that app. Don't use it in your own application though which could infringe copyright
I discovered a way to use Apple's "Find my iPhone"® feature of MobileMe® on iOS devices other than the iPad, iPhone 4 and iPod Touch 4G.
The way to set it up is to:
1. Enable it using one of the supported devices (i.e. a friend's iPhone 4) temporarily; using your Apple ID®.
2. You will need to look at this page and follow the instructions on how to set it up.
3. Remove that account on the device you just enabled it on.
4. Go to your older device (the one you want to enable it on) and enter the details that you used to enable the feature in the first place. It should then be configured properly.
5. You can access the Find my iPhone® MobileMe® portal at MobileMe Login or using the Find my iPhone® app. Login with the same email address and password as your Apple ID®.
Google SketchUp is a free 3D Modelling application that enables users to create and share buildings they have created. You can make anything with SketchUp from pencil pots to entire cities.
