TidBITS#827/01-May-06
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Rejuvenated after a week's vacation, we're back with an abundance
of Mac news, along with a 50%-off sale on all Take Control ebooks!
While we were away, Apple introduced the 17-inch MacBook Pro,
announced a Q2 $410 million profit, and expanded its computer
recycling program. For those thinking about installing Windows
on their Macs, Glenn Fleishman clears up confusion surrounding
Microsoft's licensing. Glenn also notes Adobe's timeline for
universal binary versions of Acrobat and the Creative Suite,
and he spots the first ExpressCard device. Finally, Jeff Carlson
looks at the useful simplicity of John Haney's Backdrop, and we
note the releases of LaunchBar 4.1, GarageBand 3.0.2, Pages 2.0.1,
Keynote 3.0.1, and Apple's Keyboard Update for Intel Macs.
Topics:
MailBITS/01-May-06
MacBook Pro Line Adds 17-inch Size
Apple to "Take Back" Macs for Recycling
Adobe Confirms Future Universal Acrobat, Creative Suite
Tools We Use: Backdrop
ExpressCard on the Horizon
Windows XP Licensing for the Apple Boot Camper
Take Control News/01-May-06
Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/01-May-06
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**Apple Posts $410 Million Q2 2006 Profit** -- Time to break out
the tip jar: Apple reported just second-best performance for
its second financial quarter of 2006.
Then again, maybe Steve Jobs and company won't be penniless
anytime soon. Apple sold 1.1 million Macintosh computers and
8.5 million iPods during the quarter ending 01-Apr-06, compared
to 1.07 million Macs and 5.3 million iPods one year ago. That
translated to revenue of $4.36 billion and a net quarterly profit
of $410 million. Apple's haul for the first financial quarter
of 2006 broke company records with a $565 million profit, which
included the holiday buying season. In a press release, Jobs
boasted that the company has "generated over $10 billion in
revenue and almost $1 billion in earnings in the first half
of fiscal 2006" and cited success in the transition to Intel
processors as well as strong online music sales. [JLC]
<http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2006/apr/19results.html>
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=08069>
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=08398>
**Apple Updates GarageBand, iWork, and More** -- Apple posted a
trio of updates while TidBITS was on hiatus last week. GarageBand
3.0.2, according to the company's terse announcement, "addresses
issues with video handling, podcast exporting, and importing
QuickTime markers. It also addresses a number of other minor
issues." The update is a 32.2 MB download via Software Update
or as a 30 MB stand-alone download.
<http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/garageband302update.html>
Apple's iWork '06 updates also appear to be bug fixes. Pages 2.0.1
(a 20 MB download) sees repairs to its charting and image
adjustment features, while Keynote 3.0.1 (a 39 MB download)
tackles three-dimensional charts with textures; both also address
other unspecified issues. Lastly, the Apple Keyboard Update 1.0
is a 12 MB download that improves reliability of the keyboard and
mouse on the first Intel-based MacBook Pro, iMac, and Mac mini
models. [JLC]
<http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/pages201.html>
<http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/keynote301.html>
<http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/applekeyboardupdate10.html>
**LaunchBar 4.1 Adds Scripts and Dictionary Lookups** -- Objective
Development has released LaunchBar 4.1, the latest version
of their highly useful (and for some of us, utterly essential)
keyboard-based launching utility. LaunchBar's basic approach
remains unchanged: press a keyboard shortcut like Control-
Spacebar; type an abbreviation that does not have to be
pre-defined; and press Return (to open the item), right
arrow (to access more data or related documents), or Spacebar
(to start a search with the next bit of text you type).
But LaunchBar 4.1 adds some helpful features, including the
capability to look up words in Mac OS X's Dictionary application,
a new indexing rule that scans a folder for AppleScript and shell
scripts (including a bunch of new built-in scripts), new smart
groups for personal and corporate contacts in Address Book, and
new Address Book scanner options. Also improved are LaunchBar's
general speed, recognition of URL fragments, iTunes support,
Spotlight search, and Address Book browsing. LaunchBar 4.1 is a
free upgrade for owners of LaunchBar 4.0; it's an 865K download,
requires Mac OS X 10.2 or later, and is a universal binary. New
copies cost $20 for individuals, $30 for a five-user family
license, and $40 for businesses.
<http://www.obdev.at/products/launchbar/>
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=07990>
Perhaps what I like most about updates to LaunchBar, however,
is the way they cause me to reexamine what LaunchBar can do
for me. For instance, I use Now Contact for contacts, and although
LaunchBar can't index my Now Contact file, realizing that made me
remember that I could synchronize my contacts from Now Contact to
Address Book, which LaunchBar can index. Plus, poking around in
LaunchBar's search templates reminded me of several Web sites that
I can search directly from within LaunchBar. I've tried similar
utilities, but for speed and accurate guesses at my abbreviations,
none have surpassed LaunchBar. [ACE]
MacBook Pro Line Adds 17-inch Size
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by Mark H. Anbinder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Apple marked the first day of this year's National Association
of Broadcasters (NAB) conference in Las Vegas by introducing a
17-inch version of the Intel processor-based MacBook Pro line.
The new high-end laptop replaces the 17-inch PowerBook G4 as the
ideal computer for portable video production.
<http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/>
Sporting a 2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo processor, the new one-inch-
thick MacBook Pro features a 17-inch 1680 by 1050 display that
the company says is 36 percent brighter than the screen on its
predecessor, and an ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 graphics processor
that can drive Apple's 30-inch Cinema Display. Unlike the 15-inch
MacBook Pro, the new model has a 4x SuperDrive with double-layer
support, one FireWire 800 port (in addition to one FireWire 400
port), as well as a third USB 2.0 port.
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=08392>
The laptop includes a built-in iSight video camera at the top of
the display, an infrared remote control to access the included
Front Row media software, and an ExpressCard/34 expansion card
slot, and it features Apple's MagSafe power adapter, introduced
in January 2006. Both AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth wireless
functionality are included, but as with the 15-inch MacBook Pro,
Apple has left out the built-in modem; an external USB modem is
available separately. The new laptop costs $2,800 and is scheduled
to begin shipping this week.
Apple to "Take Back" Macs for Recycling
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by Geoff Duncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Apple has announced it is expanding its technology recycling
program: beginning in June 2006, Apple will offer free recycling
and disposal of old computers to U.S. customers who purchase
a new Mac through the Apple online or retail stores. Apple
says equipment received through the program will be recycled
domestically without any hazardous materials being shipped
overseas; according to Apple, more than 90 percent of electronic
equipment it has collected since 2001 has been recycled.
<http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2006/apr/21takeback.html>
<http://www.apple.com/environment/recycling/>
Apple also announced that its iPod nano, iPod shuffle, and
current fifth-generation iPod music players are fully compliant
with upcoming restrictions on hazardous substances (RoHS)
to be implemented in California, and in Europe on 01-Jul-06.
The RoHS standards are being promoted as a global standard for
environmental preservation, and restrict the use of hazardous
substances such as cadmium, lead, hexavalent chromium, bromiated
flame retardants, and mercury. Apple had previously come under
fire from environmentalists because of the potential environmental
impact of millions of iPods as owners discard older or
malfunctioning units; Apple announced an iPod recycling program
in June 2005.
<http://www.rohsdirective.com/>
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=08126>
Adobe Confirms Future Universal Acrobat, Creative Suite
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by Glenn Fleishman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Adobe Systems's CEO Bruce Chizen announced that the company will
deliver universal binaries of their flagship design and production
products by the end of the second quarter of 2007, according to
IDG News Service. This puts the damper on any remaining idea that
a universal binary would be a no-cost upgrade for users of
Photoshop, the Creative Suite bundle, or Acrobat.
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/04/21/77646_HNphotoshopuniversal_1.html>
Acrobat 8 will reportedly be universal when it ships in the third
quarter of this year. The next version of Creative Suite - Adobe's
bundle of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, GoLive, and other
tools - will be universal when it ships in the first half of 2007.
While there was little doubt as to Adobe producing universal
binaries for these products, the company chose not to offer
a timetable until now, nor did it clarify whether a universal
version would be a paid upgrade, although all bets were on money
being involved.
The lack of Intel-native code produces slowdowns of 50 percent
or more for processor-intensive tasks within Photoshop and other
programs compared to the same tasks running natively on comparable
systems. Reports indicate that the Rosetta on-the-fly translation
system generally works well with Adobe programs, however.
Apple's most lucrative customers work in audio, video, and film
production; online multimedia; and graphic design. Programs for
these fields of endeavor have always taxed processors, and these
users were the loudest voices (alongside the gaming community)
in critiquing the previous lack of speed improvements in the
PowerPC G5 line.
Apple has said that it will transition the entire Macintosh line
to Intel-based chips by the end of 2006, and with Adobe on board
for a second quarter 2007 universal Creative Suite release, it's
likely that companies will start budgeting for upgrades.
While it's possible this news will further reduce the sales of
Power Mac G5 desktops, it's hard to imagine that those who don't
absolutely need computers would be purchasing them with Intel-
based models not yet released. More likely, there will be a
massive set of pent-up orders when the professional desktop model
ships as pros will have a migration path for their most important
software.
Tools We Use: Backdrop
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by Jeff Carlson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Part of writing about the Mac involves taking screenshots - lots
and lots of screenshots. Anyone can snap a screenshot by pressing
Command-3 to capture the entire screen or Command-4 to specify an
area to be captured, but when you're creating hundreds of images,
those tools are too blunt. Instead, I use Ambrosia Software's
excellent Snapz Pro X, which offers much more control over what
can be saved: the entire screen, a window or object (such as a
single pop-up menu), or a user-defined rectangle (both for still
images and movies). For the most part, I use the object capture
feature to grab stuff like the iMovie interface or System
Preferences window.
<http://www.ambrosiasw.com/utilities/snapzprox/>
When Apple introduced Mac OS X, however, it threw a kink into
this screenshot system: unlike Mac OS 9, windows in the Aqua
interface have no borders; they're defined by their content and
a drop shadow that makes them appear as if they're floating above
other windows. When I would take a screenshot using Snapz Pro X's
object-level capture, the drop shadow isn't included, which often
led to a problem when a white dialog (such as the System
Preferences window) would be printed on a white page: with
no definite borders, the image can be confusing. Ambrosia
introduced the capability to specify several border types as
a result, including a Drop Shadow option, but it's a bit darker
than the Aqua version; it also can't be used when I need to build
a screenshot that includes more than one window, since applying
the Snapz Pro X drop shadow would create the shadow around the
entire capture area, not to each element.
One method of capturing native Aqua shadows has been to position
a blank Microsoft Word (or other word processor) document behind
the objects I want to grab, or set my Finder desktop image to
white. But those options are clumsy. Instead, for a recent project
I used John Haney's free Backdrop 1.4, a 103K download.
<http://www.johnhaney.com/backdrop/>
When I need to capture a screen, I bring Backdrop to the front,
which obscures my other applications, and then click the program
I need to shoot so that it's the frontmost application. Then I
invoke Snapz Pro X. It's that simple.
Backdrop works well with multiple monitors, so I'm able to use
my PowerBook's screen (my secondary display) for capturing images
and my Dell 2005FPW monitor (my primary display) to work in Word,
InDesign, or another application. In fact, Backdrop's preferences
enable you to specify whether the program works on all displays
or just one (it recognizes up to five).
You can also control whether Backdrop sits between applications as
if it's just another program (which it is) or if it blanks out the
desktop image and leaves icons visible (thereby saving you the
trouble of switching in and out of the Desktop & Screen Saver
preference pane).
And you're not limited to white. You can set any color as your
backdrop. There are also a collection of Pixel Test colors
(red, green, blue, black, white) to help you spot-check the
quality of your monitor.
Finally, you can choose to display images. How is that different
from setting a desktop image? You can create a reference image
such as rectangles denoting common Web screen dimensions.
For example, as I'm updating my book iMovie HD 6 & iDVD 6 for
Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide, I'm using this feature to
maintain a consistent iMovie window size.
<http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0321423275/tidbitselectro00/ref=nosim>
I'm also tempted to try using Backdrop as an anti-distraction
agent, as Merlin Mann recently suggested on his 43 Folders site,
which focuses on time-management techniques such as the David
Allen's Getting Things Done system.
<http://www.43folders.com/>
<http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0142000280/tidbitselectro00/ref=nosim/>
As I mentioned, Backdrop 1.4 is a free utility, and it's recently
been updated as a universal binary to run natively on Intel-
powered Macs.
ExpressCard on the Horizon
--------------------------
by Glenn Fleishman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
MacBook Pro owners have been on the bleeding edge of portable
technology, but I'm not talking about the new Intel processor.
Apple replaced the aging PC Card interface with an ExpressCard
slot, which has so far remained empty because there are no
shipping ExpressCard devices for it. But at last there's a
glimmer of hardware on the horizon.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expresscard>
I've been saying for months that ExpressCard adapters offering
high-performance specialized peripheral and networking connections
would start appearing as more laptops (from Apple and others) sold
with ExpressCard slots. The ExpressCard slot connects directly
to the PCI Express bus in the new Intel Core motherboard
architecture, and allows data transfer of 2 gigabits per second
in each direction (Gbps), or more than double the latest CardBus
speeds.
At the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) 2006 conference,
FirmTek announced that they would offer a Serial ATA (SATA)
ExpressCard with up to 3 Gbps per port of throughput (measured
bidirectionally). This is the kind of performance that high-end
video editing requires, and the availability of this card is just
another piece in putting together a portable high-performance
editing suite. Slated to ship in the third quarter of this year,
the card will cost just $120.
<http://www.firmtek.com/seritek/seritek-2sm2-e/>
Later in the year, we'll see ExpressCards that handle FireWire
800 and faster, additional switched Gigabit Ethernet ports, and,
I would guess, FibreChannel or something like it.
When Apple introduces a Power Mac replacement using Intel Core
chips, I expect we'll see at least one ExpressCard/34 (or possibly
the higher-wattage ExpressCard/54 format) in that new model.
ExpressCard first showed up as a server feature, providing hot-
swappable card insertion,which helps users avoid having to power
down an active server to use the internal PCI Express bus.
Windows XP Licensing for the Apple Boot Camper
----------------------------------------------
by Glenn Fleishman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Over at The Seattle Times, you can read a long feature I wrote
about installing Windows XP Service Pack 2 in three ways on an
Intel iMac: with Boot Camp, via Parallels, and using Q. Most of
this territory was covered in recent TidBITS articles with greater
technical detail than I offered for a general newspaper audience
(see "Apple Opens Boot Camp for Windows Users" and "WinOnMac
Smackdown: Dual-Boot versus Virtualization" in TidBITS-825_).
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/practicalmac/2002946030_ptmacc22.html>
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=08494>
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=08495>
Some feedback from readers, however, makes it clear that Windows
XP licensing terms are a matter of some confusion for those of us
in the simpler world of "you buy a new copy with every Mac OS X
release." True, Apple offers two consumer licenses: a 1-pack and
a 5-user family pack. Other licensing programs are available,
such as a 3-year software subscription I bought for an Xserve
that provides full versions of every version of the operating
system released during that 3-year period.
But Microsoft takes a different approach for Windows XP, and
ostensibly for the forthcoming Windows Vista, too. Windows XP
requires activation, a process that takes a snapshot of hardware
on the computer, sends it to Microsoft to record along with your
Windows XP serial number, and then allows Windows XP to continue
to operate on that hardware. Activation must take place within 30
days of installation. If you substantially change your computer or
move Windows XP to a new computer, you may encounter difficulties
in activating a reinstalled copy.
There are full retail versions, which are shrinkwrapped and
licensed for single computers. These are the most expensive copies
to buy, costing nearly $200 for Windows XP Home and $300 for Pro.
You can find slight discounts off retail prices if you hunt,
dropping down $25 or so from the full price. I confirmed with
Microsoft last week that a single-user license is not legal
to install on both a Boot Camp partition and a virtual machine
running on the same computer, even though those are not running
at the same time.
There are also upgrade versions of Windows XP, costing $100 less
than the full retail versions, but upgrade versions require an
older version of Windows. You can install Windows XP over the
earlier version, but I believe you can also create a new
installation as long as you have the original media for the
previous Windows version available to insert at the appropriate
point to confirm your ownership. However, as Jeff Carlson pointed
out to me, upgrading an old version of Windows entails installing
both versions on a Mac, which, when you consider the time required
to download service patches and security updates, could total many
hours; he said he'd rather just pay the extra $100 for a recent
full version of Windows XP and avoid all the hassle.
The so-called OEM (original equipment manufacturer) version of
Windows XP is licensed and customized as a bundle with a computer.
A few readers of my Seattle Times piece wrote in to note that you
could purchase OEM versions that were "overstock" or "excess
inventory" from several sites online often for a fraction of
the full retail cost. Unfortunately, these OEM sales violate
Microsoft's licensing agreement. There's no such thing as "excess
inventory" of OEM copies because those copies are licensed to the
computer makers on a per-computer basis. No computer, no license.
There's a lot of risk in purchasing these copies because the
serial numbers are obviously in batches, and Microsoft can cancel
(through its activation system) any outstanding serial numbers.
They do this regularly for copies of Windows that circulate
through online file-trading systems. There's also apparently
a fair amount of dodginess among companies that offer OEM copies
since, technically, they shouldn't be selling them. Microsoft
designed several points of authenticity on Windows XP packaging
and media, and if you're going to walk on the twilight side
of this particular licensing avenue, you should know what a
legitimate copy of XP looks like so you can confirm it's real
when it arrives.
(One TidBITS regular noted to me via email after I posted this
article on ExtraBITS that there are even cracked, back-door
OEM versions for sale that have spyware/malware baked right in.
Purchasing a so-called OEM copy from a shady firm could lead
to an immediate compromise of the machine you installed it on.
While this sounds a bit like 1950s advice about avoiding loose
ladies, it's completely feasible as selling an OEM copy already
puts a company over a certain legal line.)
Finally, many companies purchase volume licenses from Microsoft
for flexibility in administration and installation. These volume
licenses avoid some of the complexity of managing serial numbers
among large numbers of users and reduce the cost considerably from
full retail purchase price. Companies that have volume licenses
will be able to use those licenses to install Windows XP on Boot
Camp partitions or virtual machines.
<http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/resources/default.mspx>
Now, I don't want to be seen as defending the particular terms
that govern these licenses. I don't hold a brief for the cost of
Apple's or Microsoft's operating systems - I've long thought Apple
greedy in not offering some form of upgrade license for Mac OS X -
but I want to make sure that Mac owners understand the grief that
can result from buying the wrong version of Windows XP.
Take Control News/01-May-06
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by Adam C. Engst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
**50 Percent Off Spring Ebook Sale!** Here in upstate New York,
spring is in the air, we're back from vacation, and we're feeling
lighthearted. For the next week (through 08-May-06), you can save
50 percent off any order of Take Control ebooks. Click the link
below to start shopping and have the necessary coupon code applied
automatically (look at the upper right of the first screen of the
shopping cart). Remember that you'll save more with the sale than
with any bundles, so it's best to order multiple ebooks from our
catalog or to add them once you're in the shopping cart.
<http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/catalog.html?14@@!pt=TB827&cp=CPN60428TB16>
Whether it's spring in your part of the world or not, if your
Mac needs a spring cleaning, don't miss the savvy advice in
"Take Control of Maintaining Your Mac," "Take Control of Mac OS X
Backups," and "Take Control of Permissions in Mac OS X," all of
which will help you run a trouble-free Mac. And, if you haven't
tuned into our catalog lately, check out our other recent titles -
"Take Control of Making Music with GarageBand," "Take Control of
Podcasting on the Mac," "Take Control of iWeb" (pre-order, with
the final draft available for reading while we finish editing and
production), and the "Macworld Digital Photography Superguide."
Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/01-May-06
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by TidBITS Staff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
The first link for each thread description points to the
traditional TidBITS Talk interface; the second link points to
the same discussion on our Web Crossing server, which provides
a different look and which may be faster.
**Mac malware checker?** What spyware-removal tools are available
for the Mac, and are they needed? (13 messages)
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tlkthrd=2969>
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/800/>
**Looking for DiskWarrior Justification** -- Alsoft's disk
directory recovery tool can be a lifesaver in an emergency,
but is it a cure for all hard disk ills? (32 messages)
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tlkthrd=2970>
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/801/>
**Windows XP Tips and Tricks follow-up** -- Kevin van Haaren adds
more information following his article on Windows XP for Mac
users. (17 messages)
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tlkthrd=2971>
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/802/>
**Remote Desktop 3** -- Readers discuss the latest version of
Apple's remote-control application, including setting custom
port access and encryption. (3 messages)
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tlkthrd=2972>
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/803/>
**NovaMind** -- A reader looks for opinions on NovaMind versus
Inspiration or ConceptDraw MindMap Pro as tools for diagramming
and brainstorming. (2 messages)
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tlkthrd=2973>
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/804/>
**Apple and the Environment** -- Readers discuss Apple's new
extension of its computer recycling program. (15 messages)
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tlkthrd=2974>
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/805/>
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