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Apple Intros iTunes 5, iPod nano, iTunes Phone

By Nick, September 7, 2005

At a special press event, Apple has announced a number of new music-related products and updates:

  • iPod nano: Made to replace iPod mini, it holds 500 or 1000 songs, is flash-based, features a color screen, and starts at $199 US.
  • iTunes 5 released: features a tweaked interface, “smart shuffle,” folders, Spotlight-like search, and parental controls, among other features. Free download.
  • Motorola Rokr: the iTunes phone is here at last; holds 100 songs. Service is provided through Cingular; the phone goes for $249 US with a two-year service contract.

Also, Apple has released QuickTime 7.0.2 (available via Software Update).


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DT Interviews Nitrozac & Snaggy

By Pilky, September 7, 2005

The Joy of Tech is one of the most popular topical web comics on the net, covering topics from Apple to Microsoft to general geekiness. So of course, Deep Thought had to talk to the creators:

What inspired you to create JoT?

Nitrozac: We were having great success with our first web comic, After Y2K, which is a serial, story-line based comic. It had a large and loyal fan base, but we found that publishers didn’t want to work with such complicated storylines and characters. So we decided to try a comic that was not so dependent on an on-going story or particular characters, and ta-da! JoT was born. Within a short time we had attracted the eyes of publishers around the globe. We had our first book published by O’Reilly, our comics are regularly picked up by newspapers and user groups, and we are appearing monthly in MacWorld UK magazine.

Snaggy: AY2K is an amazing comic, and it’s storylines and characters are very dear to us, but it is limited somewhat by its own framework… a separate cartoon universe trapped in a post-Y2K meltdown. We were able to satirize current events and people through this frame, however we were aching to break free of the restrictive nature of the story’s background, and create timely comics based on today’s events that didn’t require the reader to know a huge backstory. Of course The Joy of Tech has evolved dramatically from it’s first simple strips. We quickly discovered that a three panel…
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Swift Publisher 1.0.1

By Nick, September 5, 2005

The Mac is generally recognized as a platform that is ideal for publishing and design professionals. But what about those of us who are not professional designers?  What desktop publishing solutions do we have?

At version 1.0.1, BeLight Software’s Swift Publisher is a new kid on the block of sorts. Swift Publisher is designed with the average consumer in mind, with such features as integrated iPhoto Library support, a large number of generally attractive templates, clipart, and a clean interface. Does Swift Publisher live up to the challenge of providing an easy-to-use desktop publishing app to the masses?

The main window is clear and easy to use; the left panel lets you choose clipart, shapes, or photos for use in your project. Swift Publisher leverages your iPhoto Library much like other applications. The right panel is where you edit your document. Simple enough. For various editing options, Swift Publisher uses a floating inspector. Despite some non-standard interface widgets, Swift Publisher is indeed a Mac-like application.

Starting a document in Swift Publisher is easy enough; it will ask you to choose from a number of templates, not unlike Pages. Swift Publisher also includes a number of blank templates with guides to assist in making tri-fold brochures, for example.  Most templates are attractive, though some left me underwhelmed; especially the certificate templates. From there, it’s your turn to get creative.

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Entering text is simple as expected, but adding photographs to a project can be slightly cumbersome. Unlike Pages, the placeholder images do not…
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Androo Releases Updated Dextop Themes

By Nick, August 28, 2005

Andrew “Androo” Leipurts of DextopGUI has released two new themes for Mac OS X Tiger, BlackBerry and BlackCherry 3.1. BlackBerryv (below, right) is a brand new theme featuring dark gray and black UI elements. BlackCherry 3.1 (below, left)) is an update to Androo’s BlackCherry 3 theme. Both themes are available for download in the GUIkit format and require Unsanity’s ShapeShifter 2.0 or later.
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Unsanity Releases ShapeShifter 2.2

By Nick, August 23, 2005

Haxie maker Unsanity, LLC has released version 2.2 of ShapeShifter, their Mac OS X theming haxie. New features include the ability to tweak certain theme elements with CoreImage filters as well as various other updates and fixes.

ShapeShifter is $20 shareware; users can try ShapeShifter for a limited demo period. It is for users os Mac OS X 10.3 and later and can be downloaded from Unsanity’s ShapeShifter site.


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