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3D Mac history

Thursday, 04 March 2010

Stunning 3D showcase of past and present Macs: Transparent House, a San Fransisco-based 3D design and visualisation studio has created a video that showcases (pic) some of Apple's best designs over its 34-year history. 
Ground-breaking products from the Apple I in 1976 to the iPad in 2010 are shown. 

Apple updates ProKit: Apple on Tuesday released ProKit 5.1 for Leopard and Snow Leopard, an update for the company’s line of professional-level applications. According to the support release, the problems addressed range from a fix for improper scrolling behavior, a change to the “layout of interface elements in certain alert windows,” and a resolution for an issue involving “memory leaks.”

Five Mac apps you 'should' own: World of Apple has created a list of the five apps you should own, especially if you have switched from a PC. 

Want to get to grips with cloud computing? This Macgasm posting may help. Another Macgasm posting tells you how to do maths in Spotlight. 

Crossover speeds up virtualisation: CodeWeavers has released CrossOver 9, a major update of its Mac virtualization software. Users can run Windows programs inside Mac OS X without having to own their own copy of Windows. The upgrade implements a new user interface, meant to simplify the installation of Windows titles. In "many cases," CodeWeavers claims, installation should now only require a single click. MacNN has more.

MacHeist's latest killer deal: Seven Mac apps worth US$260 for just US$19.95 – the bundle includes MacJournal, RipIt, Clips, CoverScout, Flow and Rapidweaver ... check it out. US$260 is NZ$375, US$19.95 is $28.73 (today), so that's a saving of NZ$356.27.
Tales of Monkey Island (it's a game) will be unlocked for you too, once sales hit 50,000, so pass the word.

Canon NZ gets into more recycling: Does it ever upset you when your cheap printer with expensive ink breaks, and it's cheaper to buy another cheap printer, but then you have yet another item of consumer junk landfill to dispose of? Well, it does me. 
Canon New Zealand, in partnership with JB HiFi, is trialing a new initiative to encourage consumers to recycle obsolete printers.
During March anyone purchasing a Canon PIXMA inkjet printer at a JB HiFi store is encouraged to bring in their old inkjet or laser printer regardless of the make, model or condition.
All recycled printers will be delivered to Auckland company Computer Recycling Ltd where they are broken down and recycled. Not only can consumers be confident they are helping the environment by reducing waste but they will also receive a 20 per cent discount off the purchase price of their new Canon printer.
Nice one, Canon.