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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:56:09 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/futurology_223_body_upgrades.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/futurology_223_body_upgrades.html News from the future every New Zealand Monday morning: New jaw printed — First sound recordings based on reading people’s minds — Video of the moon's far side — Fuel-saving cooking bags — Russian scientists prepare to explore most alien lake on Earth — Arctic comes to Europe — Mona Lisa's underdrawings reveal twin painting Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:30:51 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/snow_leopard_security_update_problems.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/snow_leopard_security_update_problems.html Snow Leopard Security Update killing PowerPC Apps using Rosetta — How to set up Time Machine — Apple's Town Hall meeting emphasised corporate responsibility — Apple seeds new Safari build to developers — Sign up for a Dropbox Beta and get 5GB more space Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:29:54 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/mac_os_x_updates.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/mac_os_x_updates.html Mac OS X updates — Aspyr releases Rage Campaign Edition for Mac — Strange Apple event? Security update for Snow Leopard; update to Apple Remote Desktop SubRosaSoft.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:31:20 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/final_cut_pro_x_comes_right.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/final_cut_pro_x_comes_right.html Final Cut Pro X comes right — NZ FileMaker deals — Neil Young says Apple was considering a new music format Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:25:41 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/airport_utility_update.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/airport_utility_update.html Airport Utility update — Final Cut Pro X gets big update — Apple pulls ahead of HP — Tim Cook's first major hire — and Hands on with the Seagate GoFlex Thunderbolt Adapter Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:38:36 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/china_outrage_grows.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/china_outrage_grows.html China outrage grows — HP shamelessly copying Apple — First-time attendees weigh in on iWorld conference — Australian microphone for Mac — Mac superbundle Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:37:15 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/futurology_222_soldier_undies_blindness_cure.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/futurology_222_soldier_undies_blindness_cure.html Hi tech soldier undies — Stem cells prevent blindness — You may be wired to disagree with [insert political ideology here] — One million spiders weave a cape — Mitochondrial Eve — Battery-free wireless mouse — A computer made some 'art' Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:29:34 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/apple_staff_discounts.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/apple_staff_discounts.html Tim Cook offers generous staff discounts — Former Apple exec says secrecy stifling Chinese labour moves — Macworld becoming iWorld — Next Adobe Lightroom offers goodness — Spotlight plugin allows InDesign searches Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:35:04 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/apple_breaks_financial_records.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/apple_breaks_financial_records.html Apple breaks financial records — That little problem of US98 billion in cash — Apple having a 'Town Hall Meeting' — Upgrading your Mac's memory — Developers get another new OS X — The Macworld/iWorld conference — Bill Gates' last conversation with Jobs Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:27:15 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/first_dutch_apple_store.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/first_dutch_apple_store.html First Dutch Apple Store — Virgin Airlines' tribute to Steve Jobs — Lion internet recovery for MacBook Air — Wine lets you run Windows apps on Macs for free Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:34:31 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/ibooks_author.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/ibooks_author.html iBooks Author — Inside Apple book — Apple Stores for India — Apple stores within stores Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:29:13 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/futurology_221_pop-up_house.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/futurology_221_pop-up_house.html Self-inflating house — Map reveals emerging hot zones — Megabus — Martians throw rocks at Morocco — A broken writing arm changes your brain — Ultra-tiny nano-ear hears bacteria, viruses — Light mill could power our space travel — Time cloak could change the past Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:22:45 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/apple_s_education_event.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/apple_s_education_event.html Apple's education event in New York — Apple stock high — Seven years improvement in Mac mini Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:37:31 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/os_10_7_3_is_close.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/os_10_7_3_is_close.html Apple has today released the next build of OSX 10.7.3 — Apple's organisational structure — Graphically Enhanced Manuals for Final Cut — Unexpected intrusion at Soho Apple store Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:28:38 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/itunes_match_fm_event.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/itunes_match_fm_event.html iTunes Match expands into 19 more countries — FileMaker's latest newsletter — Apple iMovie for interactive books? Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:33:45 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/apple_finally_for_fair_labour.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/apple_finally_for_fair_labour.html Apple makes move for fair labour — Apple's cash-back and recycling program hits Europe — Transparent Apple Store — Synium sale — The best way to run Windows on your Mac Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:26:25 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/futurology_220_pink_planes_spider-silk.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/futurology_220_pink_planes_spider-silk.html Silkworms create super spider webs — Pink WWII spy planes — Impossible crystals from outer space — Chair rocks to create its own light — A new test tells doctors what you're eating — Waves create a glittering glass beach Sat, 14 Jan 2012 09:09:08 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/greener_cables.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/greener_cables.html Apple going greener with change in cable production — Photo app arrives for the Mac — Adobe offers CS6 upgrade pricing for CS3, CS4 users — Syncing iCloud with Windows Outlook Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:26:57 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/apple_event_in_the_big_apple.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/apple_event_in_the_big_apple.html Apple Event announced — Six ways to give your Mac a cleaning — Mac sales growing, while US PC market still stagnates — Adobe plugs six critical holes in Reader — Logitech's Cube mouse 'tiny and capable' — FileMaker community Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:39:22 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/ceo_cook_s_salary.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/ceo_cook_s_salary.html Jobs' salary $1, whereas Cook — Foxconn workers stage protest — Games on the Mac in 2012 — New seed of OS X — SSDs improve, increase and cost less and the rise of Thunderbolt peripherals — Snapseed coming to Mac App store Fri, 06 Jan 2012 07:21:05 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/apple_action_over_jobs_action_figure.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/apple_action_over_jobs_action_figure.html Apple action over Jobs action figure — Organise and protect your new Apple gear — Apple sales for Asia — iAds hire is an Adobe guy — Logitech gets the jump on CES — Will iWeb live? Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:25:25 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/imac_still_ascendent.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/imac_still_ascendent.html Apple's next earnings call — ePublishing iWork program — iMacs almost one third of all-in-ones Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:23:42 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/year_of_the_dragon.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/year_of_the_dragon.html Apple Media Event in January? Mac Pro — Macworld's favourite 'Mac gems' of 2011 — Apple shopping event for Asia — Podcast using Mac tools you already have Mon, 02 Jan 2012 07:07:08 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/futurology_219_goodbye_2011.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/futurology_219_goodbye_2011.html New drug could cure everything from colds to HIV — Dutchmen's super flu — Airless wheel returns energy — Alzheimer's response to diet — 4000 pages of Isaac Newton’s personal notebooks — Neanderthal percentage test — Scientists learn the secret of a famous anti-superconductor — Sony's paper battery — Twitter-writing laser gun turns tweets into art — scientific breakthroughs of 2011 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 07:20:57 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/end_of_2011.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/end_of_2011.html End of 2011 site stats and info — Facial recognition Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:24:49 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/apple_s_2011.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/apple_s_2011.html The biggest Apple stories of 2011 — Apple workers' free hoodies — Macworld's guide to cleaning your Mac — Baffled by routers, switches and hubs — Writing pure and simple — Free monthly Mac/iOS magazine in PDF form Wed, 28 Dec 2011 07:17:42 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/johnny_pc_comes_lately.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/johnny_pc_comes_lately.html PCs to finally get Thunderbolt — Life after iWeb: web design and the Mac — What is iTunes Match, exactly? Apple gets fined in Italy — & 2011's bizarre Apple moments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 11:00:24 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/advice_for_new_macs.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/advice_for_new_macs.html The end of the year is filled with advice — Five tips to make a new Mac user’s experience as pleasant as possible — Official iTunes Match for New Zealand — Stormtrooper humping in Apple Stores — New video card for Mac Pro Fri, 23 Dec 2011 07:18:33 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/jobs_gets_a_grammy.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/jobs_gets_a_grammy.html Jobs gets a Grammy — 33% off all Aspyr Mac games — iTunes Match FAQ – some 'obvious' Mac tips Thu, 22 Dec 2011 07:22:49 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/icloud_phishers.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/icloud_phishers.html Beware iCloud phishers — Emoji in Mac OS X — New version of Mac OS X seeded to developers — Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol splashed with Apple devices Wed, 21 Dec 2011 07:37:25 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/games_deals_news.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/games_deals_news.html Four Aspyr Mac game classics for only US$20 — Explosion at Apple assembler — MacTech event lineup — QuarkXPress 9.1 — Tools for managing business Macs — Apple exchanging new iPods for old — New Apple Television rumours Fri, 16 Dec 2011 07:25:11 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/logic.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/logic.html Logic Pro now in the App store — Apple a good place to work — Apple in search rankings — iTunes Match was not supposed to ship! Steve Jobs not Time's man of the year — Tips, Christmas and stuff Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:24:39 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/retina_display_macbooks.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/retina_display_macbooks.html Retina Display MacBook Pro rumour — Apple's founding docs go for a mint — Apple weathers hard drive shortages — MacFamilyTree updates, discounts — Chrome updated Wed, 14 Dec 2011 07:30:23 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/apple_s_hobby_.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/apple_s_hobby_.html Apple's 'hobby' and the set-top market — 'Steve Jobs – One Last Thing' now available — Jobs exhibit online — iTunes update Tue, 13 Dec 2011 07:38:06 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/crowd_for_new_store.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/crowd_for_new_store.html Mac App Store downloads milestone — Huge crowd for Apple Store opening — Logic update — Aperture update — Must-have Mac apps for new Mac owners Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:16:59 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/futurology_218_welcome_to_molybdenite_crevice.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/futurology_218_welcome_to_molybdenite_crevice.html Earth core modelled — Evolution ... of riot gear — Massive asteroid is 'more like a planet' — Sway power has power to sway — Silicon alternative — UK wants a space-based radar system — Kepler 22b boosts SETI back into life Fri, 09 Dec 2011 07:29:58 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/apple_television_imac_.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/apple_television_imac_.html Apple Television? Perhaps it's the next iMac — TV shows via NZ iTunes at last? Apple MacBook component factory in China still shut down — Get your eWaste collected in Auckland — Macworld buying guide to Multifunction printers Thu, 08 Dec 2011 07:22:10 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/locations.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/locations.html Intel Ivy Bridge in new Macs — Apple revises, re-renders, spaceship campus — Images of the new Grand Central Apple Store — Jobs bio is Amazon's top seller — Facebook timeline now active in New Zealand Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:10:27 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/online_steve_jobs_museum.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/online_steve_jobs_museum.html Online Steve Jobs exhibit — Affordable Mac lessons in Grey Lynn — Macworld | iWorld — Macworld explains the differences between printer types Tue, 06 Dec 2011 07:33:08 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/christmas_bundles.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/christmas_bundles.html Christmas bundles — iBus deal on data backups — Five awesome things you can do with Alfred — Mac Pro may live — Keynote update — New build of Lion seeded Mon, 05 Dec 2011 07:46:39 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/futurology_217_breakthroughs.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/futurology_217_breakthroughs.html Technique could result in molecule-thick circuit boards — HIV breakthrough — Hybrid light uses lens for solar light — Last lunar eclipse for a couple of years is December 10th — Print some bones — Flying robots build vertical village model — Glass keyboard, mouse Fri, 02 Dec 2011 07:23:27 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/hp_concedes.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/hp_concedes.html HP CEO says 'uncle' to Apple — New board member splashes out on Apple shares — Hungarian Steve Jobs stamp — Parallels Desktop vs Boot Camp Thu, 01 Dec 2011 07:28:22 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/things_we_do_for_x.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/things_we_do_for_x.html Apple had 64-bit Final Cut ready, but scrapped it for X (rumour) — Safari update — Alfred reaches version 1.0 — Intego security softare in new Mac App Bundle Wed, 30 Nov 2011 07:22:21 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/apple_wacom_mba_dock.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/apple_wacom_mba_dock.html Apple high in online sales — Wacom Inkling review — and MacBook Air dock to add connectivity features to the slender Air Tue, 29 Nov 2011 07:16:04 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/15-inch_macbook_air_rumour.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/15-inch_macbook_air_rumour.html 15-inch MacBook Air reportedly on track for Q1 2012, says rumour — Seagate's 4TB hard drive — Getting Apple's original papers Mon, 28 Nov 2011 07:32:47 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/futurology_216_undersea_robo-trek_mars.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/futurology_216_undersea_robo-trek_mars.html Robots swimming long distance for science — Robots reacting to your emotional state — Destination Mars — Russian Mars mission Phobos-Grunt — Cheap durable battery charges the grid — Min7 Micromouse Robot solved maze in 3.921 seconds Fri, 25 Nov 2011 07:28:03 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/apple_discounts.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/apple_discounts.html Enjoy the season's lowest prices on Apple products — Discounts in the Mac App Store, too — Your Mac like your iPad — Original Mac OS icons Thu, 24 Nov 2011 07:22:23 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/black_tomorrow.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/black_tomorrow.html What Apple items will be discounted tomorrow? Mac users like more expensive hotel rooms — iCal alternative — and another Apple Television rumour — Intego security software sale Wed, 23 Nov 2011 07:17:14 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/annual_online_apple_sale.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/annual_online_apple_sale.html Annual online Apple sale — VMWare backtracks on Mac OS virtualisation — What DSLR camera? Macworld's buying guide Tue, 22 Nov 2011 07:07:15 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/thunderbolt_updates_news.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/thunderbolt_updates_news.html Thunderbolt update — Apple TV update — New VMWare Fusion adds support for older OS versions — Microsoft entertains in new Store with a MacBook Mon, 21 Nov 2011 07:27:29 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/futurology_215_apple_s_future_mothership.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/futurology_215_apple_s_future_mothership.html Apple's coming mothership compared to others — New Canary Island — Paper wine bottles — Computer chip that emulates the human brain — Ethical meat — Body scanner cancer — Giant ice chunks to cool Mongolian capitol Fri, 18 Nov 2011 07:26:00 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/updates_to_fcpx_nisus.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/updates_to_fcpx_nisus.html Final Cut Pro X 10.0.2 brings several bug and compatibility fixes — Nisus Writer Pro 2.0.2 — Parallels Desktop 7 makes Windows-on-Mac fast, stable — AIM redesigned Thu, 17 Nov 2011 07:20:27 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/apple_and_the_environment.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/apple_and_the_environment.html Apple TV price drop — Apple and the environment — Apple names Levinson chairman, adds Disney chief to board — Another OS seeded to developers — How to tag, map, and label in iPhoto Wed, 16 Nov 2011 07:34:38 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/past_purchases_now_on_in_itunes.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/past_purchases_now_on_in_itunes.html Past Purchases now on in iTunes — 15-inch MacBook Air? Record Mac sales — iTunes Match overseas Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:28:39 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/itunes_match.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/itunes_match.html iTunes Match — iPod nano worldwide replacement program — New nature wallpapers — Gear guide for Macs — Siri-like voice capabilities on your Mac already exists Mon, 14 Nov 2011 07:40:35 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/futurology_214_robot_bosses.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/futurology_214_robot_bosses.html Robot Bosses — Japanese supercomputer #1 broke its own record — London becomes high speed 4G hotspot — High-tech fabric delivers drugs through the skin — Get ready for ecosystem collapse in the years ahead — A Cartography of the Anthropocene — New feature on Mars — New city bee species discovered — Carbon nanotubes bad for waterways — Satellites reveal Libya’s lost 2000-year-old cities — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 11:40:32 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/updates.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/updates.html MacBook Pro firmware update — Java update — Digital RAW update — Apple did something nice! Updates to AirPort devices — Steam got hacked Fri, 11 Nov 2011 07:26:18 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/text_to_speech_on_macs.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/text_to_speech_on_macs.html Text to speech on Macs Nuance Dragon Express for Mac in the Mac App Store lets you talk at your Mac while it types out your words Thu, 10 Nov 2011 07:24:09 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/apple_climbs_in_greenpeace_guide.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/apple_climbs_in_greenpeace_guide.html Apple moves ahead in Greenpeace’s gadget guide — Applications solve iCloud synching woes — New Polaroid instant camera brings back instant printing Wed, 09 Nov 2011 07:22:14 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/siri_controlling_macs.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/siri_controlling_macs.html Apple Stores instituting training on how to deal with unions — Siri controlling Macs — What comes after the MacBook Air? Zuckerberg reckons Jobs advised him on building Facebook Tue, 08 Nov 2011 07:23:19 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/wifi_sync_vs_icloud.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/wifi_sync_vs_icloud.html WiFi Sync vs iCloud — what's what? More Adobe apps come to Mac App store — Lost Jobs interview going on cinematic release Mon, 07 Nov 2011 07:32:29 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/futurology_213_styley_urban_bees.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/futurology_213_styley_urban_bees.html Want a stylish beehive in your apartment? Vaccine against tooth decay — Fracking can cause earthquakes — Rice blood — Lost human species linked to East Asia — Paper-based explosives sensor made with an inkjet — Secret of ancient Viking navigation was transparent crystals Sat, 05 Nov 2011 10:53:11 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/apple_introduces_easytheft.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/apple_introduces_easytheft.html Apple introduces 'Easytheft' — excellent Nisus writing apps are now in the Mac App Store — Apple paying 'fair' corporate taxes — Apple seeds another Safari to developers Fri, 04 Nov 2011 07:19:30 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/major_device_revamp.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/major_device_revamp.html Major Apple device revamp rumoured to be in the pipeline — Review of Sophos security software for Mac Thu, 03 Nov 2011 07:15:10 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/tim_cook_making_his_mark.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/tim_cook_making_his_mark.html Tim Cook making his mark on Apple — Jobs' bio sells well Wed, 02 Nov 2011 07:24:10 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/end_of_the_mac_pro_.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/end_of_the_mac_pro_.html Mac Pro threat — Hard drive production crippled by floods — New MacBook Pros feature updates that boost performance, value — Apple switchboard systems — No iTunes Match — Townshend slams iTunes Tue, 01 Nov 2011 07:28:10 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/mac_updates_news.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/mac_updates_news.html Aperture updated — Epson and HP printer updates — Apple investing in iCloud and retail — Apple buys second 3D mapping company — Apple's Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC) now Open Source — NortonLive gets Mac support — True sync of iWork docs between Macs and iCloud Mon, 31 Oct 2011 07:28:40 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/futurology_212_debris_attack_to_spudcoat.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/futurology_212_debris_attack_to_spudcoat.html DNA records childhood living conditions — 20 million tons of Japanese tsunami debris heading for Hawaii — Floating marine solar cells — Microbes could end the world — New font that helps dyslexics read with ease — Lefties have more sleep disorders — Rendering synthetic objects into old photographs — Spudcoat: use it, then plant it — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 07:23:10 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/enterprise_urged_to_go_mac.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/enterprise_urged_to_go_mac.html Enterprise urged to get with the Mac or get run over — iPhoto fix — Two Mac updates — Pixelmator now in the App Store — Apple’s R&D spend up 33% for 2011 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 07:25:56 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/sun-powered_apple.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/sun-powered_apple.html Apple building solar farm for data centre — Latest Mac minis and MacBook Airs are 'Bluetooth Smart' — AppleBitch agrees with me about LaunchPad — Ten apps for the price of one — Cult of Mac's editor talks about his interview with Jobs' biographer — New MagBytes out tonight Wed, 26 Oct 2011 07:22:39 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/macworld_iworld.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/macworld_iworld.html Mid-2010 15-inch MacBook Pro video update —Apple TV update — Macworld Expo Rebranded as 'Macworld|iWorld' for 2012 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 07:28:12 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/macbook_pros_updated.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/macbook_pros_updated.html Apple updates MacBook Pros with better processors and graphics — Revelations and quotes from Jobs' bio — Entire Apple celebration of Jobs' life posted online — Blizzard unveils new Mists of Pandaria World of Warcraft expansion pack — iPod is ten Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:57:09 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/futurology_211_solar_apple.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/futurology_211_solar_apple.html Apple solar patents — Amateur access to robot telescopes — Hottest average people on earth — New vaccine halves malaria risk — Scientists working on a tractor beam — Digital devices made from bacteria — Black Death DNA Sat, 22 Oct 2011 14:10:44 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/macbook_pro_refresh_.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/macbook_pro_refresh_.html MacBook Pro refresh — Mac Pro chip delay — MacBook case manufacturer combats stink — Jobs fave books and bands — Michelle Obama's first tweet (from a MacBook Pro, of course) — New Take Control of iCloud ebook Fri, 21 Oct 2011 07:16:35 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/apple_stops_for_jobs.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/apple_stops_for_jobs.html Apple's CEO Tim Cook addresses the Apple campus in Steve Jobs celebration — Mac only light-field camera lets you focus later Thu, 20 Oct 2011 07:25:26 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/apple_s_fan_tribute_to_jobs.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/apple_s_fan_tribute_to_jobs.html Apple's fan tribute to Jobs — Apple Q4 2011 earnings by the numbers — TUAW explains how to use EasyTimeline — Macworld explains common iCloud sign-up scenarios Wed, 19 Oct 2011 07:22:17 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/itunes_10_5.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/itunes_10_5.html iTunes 10.5 helps you use iTunes less often — Bento File Exchange milestone — Aspyr's new Mac gaming site — Free System Preferences pane disables Resume feature for apps you choose — Dropbox and iCloud Tue, 18 Oct 2011 07:26:12 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/jobs_from_post-it_notes.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/jobs_from_post-it_notes.html Jobs from Post-it notes — Guy Kawasaki's lessons from Steve Jobs — Getting to grips with Lion's AutoSave — How to delete photos from the Photo Stream — Plant shutdown may affect Apple — Learn how to replace a colour in an image Mon, 17 Oct 2011 07:34:22 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/futurology_210_novel_uses_for_3d_printing.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/futurology_210_novel_uses_for_3d_printing.html Criminals find novel uses for 3D printing — Oil skimmer could be good for Rena-type disasters — Seven ways to recycle your eWaste — Quadriplegic controls robot arm with his mind — Scientists use carbon nanotubes to engineer powerful artificial muscles — Bizarre Martian plumbing intrigues Sat, 15 Oct 2011 12:24:03 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/lion_10_7_2_s_interface_tweaks.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/lion_10_7_2_s_interface_tweaks.html Lion 10.7.2's interface tweaks — Launchpad icons got bigger — Desktop preferences now has iPhoto Places country flags and you can remove apps from purchase history in the Mac App Store Fri, 14 Oct 2011 07:27:32 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/macs_blitz_pc_sales.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/macs_blitz_pc_sales.html Apple has been destroying PC sales — British ITV switches to Mac — Safari 5.1.1 faster — Big year for Apple leads to a week off — MobileMe becomes iCloud, multiple ID merges not possible — Who is Scott Forstall? Thu, 13 Oct 2011 07:54:31 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/icloud_to_the_desktop.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/icloud_to_the_desktop.html Apple brings iCloud to the desktop with OS X 10.7.2 — iTunes in the cloud now international — Apple Releases Lion Recovery Update — iPhoto 9.2 — Why did Steve Jobs wear turtle necks? Get rid of your metal and computers for free in Auckland Wed, 12 Oct 2011 07:17:16 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/mythbusters_on_jobs.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/mythbusters_on_jobs.html Mythbusters' Savage & Hyneman to host Steve Jobs retrospective on Discovery — Steve Jobs' death certificate — iTunes out for the cloud Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:21:56 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/jobs_legacy.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/jobs_legacy.html Jobs' legacy — Windows gaming in OS X with Parallels 7 — What is iCloud? And how to convert PDFs to Word (and other formats) Fri, 07 Oct 2011 07:33:38 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/steve_jobs.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/steve_jobs.html Statement from Jobs' family — online reactions — Apple users honour Steve — reaction from Pixar — Jobs' authorised biography moved forward Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:18:48 +1300 http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/steve_jobs_died_today.html http://www.mac-nz.com/mac_news/steve_jobs_died_today.html Steve Jobs died today