iPhone Copy-Paste Must be Implemented by Apple
Let’s say you just received a text message from a friend with the address of a restaurant you plan to meet at tonight. You’re in a hurry, so you’d like to quickly forward that info on to a friend. On a computer, you’d probably highlight that text, copy it, and paste it into an email. Yet, that simple ability to copy and paste a block of text is a concept that has eluded iPhone users since the device launched last summer.
MPEG Streamclip Goes Where iMovie Can’t
We have all been there: You shot a video on your digital camera; you drag it into iMovie, and then: Rejected! For all its simplicity and “it just works” philosophy, too many video formats are rejected by Apple’s introductory video editing application, causing major headaches for editing novices. So after scouring the depths of Google, I found MPEG Streamclip. With ease, it stepped up to the plate and knocked my video out of the park.
Flock 2 Beta: Firefox on Steroids
The goal behind Firefox was simple: a lightweight browser with the basics for a satisfying Web surfing experience, but the groundwork for a user to customize their feature set by installing add-ons. On the other end of the spectrum is Flock. Out of the box Flock can do just about everything you can imagine you might possibly (one day) use, and a little more.
Evernote Launches Open Beta
For the past month I’ve been privately testing Evernote, a feature rich note-taking application. I don’t normally glean much enjoyment from closed betas, as the apps often have too many bugs to be practical. I find myself least trusting of notes apps because it’s never wise to devote my most important information to untested software that’s liable to implode at any time, taking all of my data with it.
Firefox 3: The Browser War Just Got a Lot Hotter
Firefox 3 released to much fanfare Tuesday with millions of downloads, earning the browser a place in the record books — literally. Firefox achieved the Guinness World Record for most downloads in a day. Excitement for the software launch bordered on the ridiculous, with thousands of people attending and hosting Firefox 3 launch parties. But behind all the hype, there really is a great deal of substance. Firefox 3 is fast, stable and packed with features.
TapDex: Instant Access to Address Book Contacts
Address Book has always been a great place to store contact information for all your friends, family acquaintances and coworkers, but it’s not necessarily the best way to easily access all that info. There are tons of solutions, from Quicksilver and Spotlight to the Dashboard widget. TapDex. is yet another way to get at all those phone numbers, email handles and mailing addresses stored in Address Book.
After installing the System Preference pane, the small TapDex application runs in the background, consuming very little system resources, and is ready to spring to action when the user invoke its hotkey (F1 by default). When initiated, the TapDex search window pops to the front, allowing you to type search criteria. Press enter and a list of matching contacts is displayed.
Microsoft Messenger 7: A Baby Step Forward
Microsoft’s seventh version of its Messenger chat client for the Mac adds two of the most requested features from the Windows side: video conferencing and voice chat. That is, if you’re on a corporate network running Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007. When using Messenger 7 for personal chat on the global network, you’ll find the same limited list of features Mac users have grown to expect.
Vidnik: From iSight to YouTube in 2 Clicks
If you want to be the next lonelygirl15 or Angry Video Game Nerd, Vidnik makes the process a snap. The freeware application from Google Mac developer David Phillip Oster lets you record video segments using your Mac’s iSight camera and upload them directly to YouTube in just a few clicks. It’s ideal for video diaries that require little editing or for a quick video response to a popular YouTube clip.
VideoDrive Giveaway Results
Last month I reviewed VideoDrive, an application for quickly adding just about any movie file into your iTunes library. The developer, Aroona Software, gave us three licenses to give away to our readers. We had 17 entries, and now we have three winners.
The winners of the licenses are Janko Lauterbach, Maria and systek.
If you won, you should be receiving your license shortly. Thank you to everyone who entered, and congratulations to the winners. For those that didn’t win, VideoDrive costs $14.99.
Master Kick Giveaway Results
Last week I reviewed Master Kick, a foosball game. The developer, Industry Entertainment, gave us four licenses to giveaway to our readers. We had six entries, and now we have four winners. So if you entered, you had a pretty good chance of winning.
The winners of the Mac license are Colby G, Alex J. and Dan. And the winner of the full license is Keith Sheehan.
