New Issue of Spotlight

May 8, 2010

The publication of the April/May issue was ‘ever so slightly’ delayed this time, but we think you’ll enjoy the 60-page bumper issue now that it is here.
Articles in this issue include;
* About The Smith Family – Provides some details about what this independent children’s charity does. (Nicholas’ Dashboard also explains why [...]

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iPad Release

May 8, 2010

In a press release this morning, Apple announced that the iPad will be available in nine additional countries starting on May 28, with preorders beginning on May 10 as previously scheduled. Customers in the new iNations (Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK) have already had to wait quite a bit [...]

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May Disc of the Month

May 6, 2010

Kids Games
The May 2010 Disc of the Month, Kid’s Games is a collections of games for the younger Mac user that provides Fun Times, While Learning, for Kids of ALL ages. You can download the descriptive PDF on the contents of the disk by clicking the image above. This DotM is on a CD and [...]

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Flip4Mac WMV

May 6, 2010

The FREE version of Flip4Mac WMV Components allows you to play Windows Media video and audio files on your Mac.
To import or export WMV files you would need to purchase one of the higher options. Flip4Mac WMV export components can be used with QuickTime Pro, Final Cut Pro, Compressor, and iMovie 06 – (iMovie ’08 [...]

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Perian

May 6, 2010

Perian calls itself “the Swiss Army knife for QuickTime,” a description that’s pretty much spot-on.
Technically, Perian is a “QuickTime component” and it’s a preference pane rather than an application (which means that after installing, you’ll find it in System Preferences, not in your Applications folder).
But if the technical details leave you blurry-eyed, all you need [...]

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May 3, 2010

Controlling Automatic Updates
When new versions of Apple software are available for download, Software Update opens automatically and asks if you want to install them. Software Update automatically downloads updates in the background, which can be a problem if you need to control when large downloads occur. Open the Software Update preference pane (image below), in [...]

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Adobe CS 5

May 1, 2010

Adobe CS 5 now available

Adobe released CS5 today – All the individual programs have been updated in features and are now 64-bit enabled (You need an Intel MAC that is up to date with Apple Software to make use of the increased speeds available using 64-bit)
CS5 is available in a number of ‘bundles’ as well [...]

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MacBook Pros

April 13, 2010

Looks like the rumours over the past 2 weeks are about to become facts – the MacBook Pro range of Laptops should be released tomorrow (Wednesday) with bigger better processors and maybe new style screens and video cards.
Early ‘leaks’ I have seen suggest that if there are any changes in pricing, they will be [...]

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The Invisible Web

March 31, 2010

I think you will be surprised to know that Google and other Search engines on the Web index less that 1% of the available info!!!
The figures are attention grabbers – the size of the open web is 167 terabytes. The Invisible Web is estimated at 91,000 terabytes. Check this out – the US Library [...]

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Disk of the Month Archives are here!

March 31, 2010

At last the HDD with all the current and previous material has arrived.
And the April issue is certainly a ‘must have’ – It’s actually a 2 DVD set on iLife and iWork with a treasure trove of added goodies.
A PDF file is available for download by going HERE
I personally feel this is by far [...]

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