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  Mac OS X Lion developer preview 3
    Features a redesigned login screen and boot animation
      silver-gradient backdrop and new icons across the bottom for sleep mode, restart, and shut down
    New graphical elements in the Finder's toolbar.
    New desktop wallpapers, lion included
    Reading list "eyeglasses" icon in Safari menubar
      9to5 Mac is also reporting that the reading list apparently syncs to iOS devices.
    New Reminders menu in iCal
    Lots of changes in Mission Control
      Now it's an actual app
      can add desktops right from Mission Control by clicking + button
      hovering over desktop thumbnails, magnifies thumbnails
    Nuance Voices in the Speech options.
      Significant because of the rumors of Apple in talks with Nuance to power speech in iOS 5.
      The voices seem to be the same once found in Nuance's RealSpeak Solo.
    Unsure why, but the Preview 3 update was pulled from Software Update reported due to reports of issues from Developers.
  iPhone 5 arriving in September
    details come from a research note from Jeffries & Co. analyst Peter Misek
    dubbed the "iPhone 4S." was Apple's backup plan
    No 4G. Chips don't meet Apple's requirements
    Adding HSPA+ support and launching on Sprint and T-Mobile
    Minor design changes
    A5 processor, like the iPad 2
    8 MP rear camera
    iPhone 5 rumors continue
      Larger screen (3.7"), thinner bezel, edge to edge
      An early iPhone 5 case design showing the flash moved to the opposite corner from the camera.
      Police raided a company making knockoff iPhone 5s in China and they threw out the evidence from 18 stories up.
  New iMac HD not user replaceable
    OWC discovered that replacing the drive will cause the fans to spin out of control
    OWC says Apple replaced the standard 4-pin power configuration to a 7-pin configuration with custom firmware on the drive to monitor temperature
    Removing the drive or moving it from the main bay causes the fans to spin out of control.
    Apple hasn't ever said the HD in an iMac is user serviceable.
    Other bay (SDD)and connectors appear to be fine.
    The developer behind HDD Fan Control said this is a problem that has been present in iMac models since late 2009.
      His software uses the SMART interface to control the fans.
  iPhoto 9.1.3
    fixes a problem that could cause some events merged in iPhoto to be split back into multiple events on iOS devices after being synced.
  iOS 4.3.3 update issues reported
    Some users reporting wi-fi and wireless connectivity issues after the upgrade.
    Connection busy indicator seems to get stuck
    Troubleshooting steps
      Do a hardware reset
      Forget your wireless connection
        Launch the Settings app.
        Tap Wi-Fi.
        Tap the blue circle with the white arrow on the network you want to forget.
        Tap Forget this network.
        Tap Forget
      Reset your network settings
        Launch the Settings app.
        Tap General.
        Tap Reset.
        Tap Reset Network Settings (if prompted enter your PIN).
    Also Apple TV Software Update 4.2.2
      Addresses an issue in which audio is not output when playing some video content.
      Addresses an issue in which video is not displayed when playing some content.
      Adds an audio output setting for switching to 16-bit audio for compatibility with some TVs and AV receivers.
      Improves the performance of fast-forwarding and rewinding live events.
      Addresses an issue in which the description information is not displayed for some movies.
      Addresses an issue in which YouTube subscription videos were not ordered by date.
  OS X Lion iCloud release soon?
    Cult of Mac reporting on an "all hands" retail store meeting scheduled for the morning of May 28th
    Lion is supposed to release "this summer"
    Amazon has stopped sales of Mobile Me. Apple pulled it from retail stores a few months ago.
  Patent trolls trolling indie app developers
    At least two developers, Computer LogicX and James Thomson (pCalc), were hit with the threat of lawsuits
    The infraction, in-app purchase and links to upgrades.
    Thomson isn't saying who sent the letter, but LogicX got theirs from LoadSys who acquired the patent in question from Dan Abelow in 2004
      The patent holder is listed as Ferrara Ethereal, LLC which has been reported to be a shell company for Intellectual Ventures.
    They are giving the developers notice to pay licensing or face a lawsuit.
    Guess is they figure small guys are easier targets than Apple.
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  Evom, alternative video converter
    Keith recommends Evom from Tiny App Factory for doing video conversions
    Free app.
    One window interface
    Drop a video or URL on the window and it will prompt for a destination and format
      AVI, FLV, HTML5, OGG, OGV, MOV, MP3, MP4, MPG WMV
      Low, Medium, High quality
      Set destination to iTunes, iPod, Apple TV, YouTube, or a folder.
      Option to save just audio.
    Not a lot of control, but easy to use.
  Review: OmniOutliner for iPad
    Simple and clean interface
    Collapsing, expanding, indent and outdent, notes, columns, styles
    Customize numbering
    Citation and highlighting styles.
    iDisk and webDAV support, also email.
    Export to OO3, OPML, HTML, TXT
    Features I'd like to see
      Would like some controls for adding a paragraph break
        Row notes do allow for line breaks, an in-app work around could be composing your row in it's note field and then copy and pasting it into the row.
      Controls for splitting a pasted block at the line breaks into outline elements.
      Dropbox syncing
        They are working on this, but want a method for true live syncing in all apps.
      Export to PDF
      Support for "open in" to move to other compatible apps.
  Alternate use for Find my iPhone
    Pete's girlfriend, her brother and father are all currently cycling from Lands End in Cornwall, UK to John O'Groats at the northern tip of the Scottish mainland.
    900 miles over the course of 13 days.
    They are raising money For Meningitis Research.
    They borrowed an iPad 3G and updating their blog with progress from the road.
    Pete is the support vehicle and is using Find My iPhone to track Trudy's iPhone to provide support.
      He has the iPad, so he can toggle between the two devices and quickly track his location relative to theirs.
    In addition they are using a cycling app called Cyclemeter to track the route and stats of the ride. The data can be uploaded to the site and share Google Maps of the progress.
    They are on their 7th day and at about 50% of their £1,000.00 goal.
  Graphic creation apps
    Andrew was looking for some recommendations on apps he could use to create iPhone icons
    He mentioned Photoshop and Pixelmator as more for editing photos, but you can create with those also.
    I think what your thinking of is "drawing apps". Like Illustrator.
      Sketch
      Vector Designer
      Line Form
      Inkscape (Open Source)
    Still will likely use Photoshop to add effects and finish off the design
    Lifehacker tutorial on making an iOS looking icon with Photoshop
    If your not as graphically inclined check out ArtText from BeLight. Free Lite version on App Store
  Geekin' out with Geek Tool
    A system preference pane that lets you place terminal and Apple Script "widgets" on your desktop.
    Can have system monitors, log files, images from URL, web cams, etc.
    Monitor your Twitter feed from the command line
      Install Geek Tool
      Install Python Twitter Tools
        In Terminal type: 'sudo easy_install twitter'
        Then type 'twitter', oAuth and enter the code in the terminal.
        That will create a .twitter_oauth file in your home directory
      Install the Twitter Geeklet
      Set the settings.
    The Twitter Tools Python library gives you abunch of commands you can use in the Terminal. Type 'twitter -h' to see the help.
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