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    • Issue 1
      • “So that’s what the spiral thing on my Swiss Army knife is for!”
      • Enduring design
      • Mac gaming’s sad balkanization
      • Not fond of rules
      • The profound power of the Internet in your pocket
      • Tweaking and Sliding: The Jordan Rudess Authorized Biography
      • Welcome to The Loop magazine
    • Issue 2
      • Avoiding the Smartphone Trap
      • Content as Medium
      • Free
      • The Biggest
      • The Evolution of Human Interface
      • The Tentacle, the Monkey and the Motorcycle
    • Issue 3
      • “Is that you Matthew Modine? Is this me?”
      • Legend In the Wings
      • Magical Moments
      • Out Of This World
      • The Digital Revolution of Design
    • Issue 4
      • 1974
      • Accessibility Every Day
      • Do It Because You Love It
      • Everyday Magic
      • Jimmy Page and The Black Crowes Tour 2000
      • The Smell of Rubber and Ozone
    • Issue 5
      • Designing Apps for Everyone
      • Getting Started with iOS and Mac Development
      • Step Right Up
      • Touching the Future
      • Where’s the inter-app-erability?
    • Issue 6
      • Part of the Crowd
      • Playing the Game
      • The Drinker’s Code of Conduct
      • The Unacknowledged Compromise
      • What do you do?
    • Issue 7
      • Helicopters vs. Ninjas
      • How to Have a Crappy Time with Wine
      • It Should Mean Something
      • So You Think My Music Should Be Free
      • Why I Buy Vinyl
    • Issue 8
      • Cynicism Shut Down
      • My Life With the F-Word
      • The Future of Human Interface, Part 2
      • The Magic of Alchemy
      • The Signature
    • Issue 9
      • Chasing Eddie Van Halen’s “Brown Sound”
      • How I Got Started With the Mac: My 27 Year Love Affair
      • Reputation
      • Technology Makes Following Sports Better Than Ever
      • Three Life-Changing Moments: What Apple Has Done
    • Privacy
  • Thoughts on Apple’s Mac Event Keynote

∞ Microsoft offers 70% off Office for Mac for college students

Posted on Friday, November 20th, 2009 at 6:16 am.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Microsoft’s Macintosh Business Unit (MacBU) is offering U.S. college and graduate students a considerable discount if they purchase Office for Mac Business Edition.

Tags: Microsoft

∞ Apple updates Boot Camp drivers, Server Admin Tools

Posted on Thursday, November 19th, 2009 at 4:17 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Apple on Thursday released updates for users of Boot Camp and its Server Admin Tools, which are used to remotely administer a Snow Leopard server.

Tags: Mac OS X

∞ Camino 2.0 adds support for Google Safe

Posted on Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 at 4:42 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Open source Web browser, Camino, was updated on Wednesday, adding a vast amount of new features, according to MacUpdate.

Tags: Web Browsers

∞ Non-profit organization Nuru utilizes Macs to end extreme poverty

Posted on Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 at 12:27 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

There are quite a few non-profit organizations that help impoverished nations, but none seem to have the grassroots approach of Nuru. This one-year old non-profit is using education to help communities, help themselves and they’re using technology to do it.

Tags: Final Cut Pro, Mac Pro, MacBook Pro

∞ Microsoft offers holiday deals on Office for Mac

Posted on Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 at 4:17 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Microsoft’s MacBU on Tuesday said it is offering a few deals on Office for Mac over the holidays.

Tags: Microsoft

∞ Apple releases 'Star Trek' movie and iTunes Extras

Posted on Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 at 12:11 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Apple on Tuesday released the 2009 version of “Star Trek” directed by J.J. Abrams. In addition, the company also posted the iTunes Extras for the movie.

Tags: iTunes

∞ Line dancers take over the Microsoft Store

Posted on Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 at 11:39 am.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

We all know that Microsoft blatantly copied the Apple retail store strategy, but Microsoft wasn’t content with stealing something that worked, they felt the need to add to it.

Tags: Microsoft

∞ Hands On: Universal Audio's Trident A-Range EQ

Posted on Monday, November 16th, 2009 at 2:20 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

I love EQs. That may sound strange to some of you, but a good EQ let’s you carve out space in the frequencies of your music, so everything has a nice comfortable place to live.

Tags: Audio Plug-ins

∞ Oxford Dictionary's 2009 Word of the Year is 'unfriend'

Posted on Monday, November 16th, 2009 at 11:52 am.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Oxford Dictionary released its Word of the Year for 2009 and this year’s winner is one many of us are familiar with: unfriend.

Tags: Social Networking

∞ Blue unveils Yeti THX certified USB microphone

Posted on Monday, November 16th, 2009 at 11:19 am.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Blue Microphones recently added to its consumer line of mics by introducing a new product called Yeti.

Tags: Audio Interfaces

∞ Apple wins legal battle against Psystar

Posted on Saturday, November 14th, 2009 at 5:40 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

It looks like the battle is finally over. Apple on Friday won its legal war against Mac clone-maker Psystar.

Tags: Legal, Mac OS X

∞ AT&T sets the record straight on Verizon ads

Posted on Thursday, November 12th, 2009 at 4:25 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Apple is well known for its iconic advertisements, but its wireless partner AT&T is taking some brutal hits from competitor, Verizon. AT&T said it is setting the record straight.

Tags: AT&T, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS

∞ Two new Alex Lifeson Rush guitar lessons available in GarageBand

Posted on Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 at 12:35 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Apple on Tuesday posted two new lessons from Rush guitarist, Alex Lifeson, in the GarageBand Lesson Store.

Tags: GarageBand, Training

∞ MacUpdate Desktop 5.0.1 fixes numerous bugs

Posted on Monday, November 9th, 2009 at 4:06 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Software update Web site, MacUpdate, on Monday released an update for its MacUpdate Desktop application that allows users to stay up-to-date on the latest apps without checking the Web site.

Tags: Utility

∞ Google acquires AdMob for $750 million

Posted on Monday, November 9th, 2009 at 1:10 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Google on Monday announced its latest acquisition — the purchase of mobile advertising company, AdMob, for $750 million in stock.

Tags: Google

∞ Apple launches Holiday Gift Guide, ships quad-core iMac

Posted on Monday, November 9th, 2009 at 10:17 am.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Apple on Monday launched its annual Holiday Gift Guide, pointing users to products and accessories from third-party companies.

Tags: iMac, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPod Classic, iPod nano, iPod shuffle, iPod touch

∞ Steve Jobs named CEO of the decade

Posted on Monday, November 9th, 2009 at 8:12 am.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Apple’s Steve Jobs is one of the most loved and feared CEOs in history, and for good reason.

Tags: iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPod Classic, iPod nano, iPod shuffle, iPod touch, Mac OS X, Steve Jobs

∞ Apple warns users to upgrade Apple TV to 3.0.1

Posted on Saturday, November 7th, 2009 at 4:28 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

It’s very seldom that Apple tells users that major updates are available for its Apple TV home media system, but on Saturday they sent out an email to owners asking them to upgrade.

Tags: Apple TV

∞ "One Finger Discount" encourages people to support developers

Posted on Friday, November 6th, 2009 at 11:01 am.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

MacHeist began its newest software bundle deal this week with a twist — free software. In response to the deal, some developers have banded together to encourage people to pay for software and support developers.

Tags: Audio Plug-ins, Security, Utility

∞ Newspaper publishers are Apple's new music labels for the tablet

Posted on Friday, November 6th, 2009 at 9:21 am.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

There’s been a lot of talk lately about Apple approaching newspaper and magazine publishers around the world about making their product available on a yet unannounced device. This makes a lot of sense if you look at it the right … Continued

Tags: iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPod Classic, iPod nano, iPod shuffle, iPod touch

∞ Native Instruments expanding its U.S. operations

Posted on Thursday, November 5th, 2009 at 12:17 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

We’ve all heard about how bad the worldwide economy is over the past couple of years, but one company is bucking the trend and expanding its business in the United States.

Tags: Guitar, Virtual Instrument

∞ Beta Monkey releases Odd Time Meltdown II drum loops

Posted on Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 at 3:50 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Beta Monkey Music recently released a new collection of drum loops for Mac using musicians called Odd Time Meltdown II.

∞ EZdrummer 1.2 adds drumkit preset menu

Posted on Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 at 10:57 am.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Toontrack Music on Wednesday released EZdrummer 1.2, a major update to the company’s consumer focused drum sampler.

Tags: Drums, Virtual Instrument

∞ Native Instruments announces Traktor Kontrol X1

Posted on Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 at 9:42 am.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Hardware and software music-maker Native Instruments this week announced a new device for DJs called Traktor Kontrol X1.

Tags: Audio Interfaces

∞ Munster: China iPhone activations a disappointment

Posted on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 at 10:42 am.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Apple kicked off the iPhone in China last week, but things didn’t go as well as expected, according to a report from Piper Jaffray Senior Research Analyst, Gene Munster.

Tags: iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS

∞ TapeDeck 1.3 adds lossless audio recording

Posted on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 at 7:56 am.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

I just couldn’t help writing about the new version of TapeDeck from SuperMegaUltraGroovy.

Tags: Utility

∞ Analyst: iPhone making headway in businesses

Posted on Monday, November 2nd, 2009 at 10:55 am.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

One of Apple’s goals for the iPhone was to make it a device suitable for the consumer and business markets. According to one analyst, that may be happening.

Tags: iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone apps, iPhone OS

∞ GrooveMaker Electro and D'n'B released for iPhone

Posted on Monday, November 2nd, 2009 at 10:09 am.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

IK Multimedia released two new apps in its GrooveMaker line of iPhone and iPod touch applications.

Tags: iPhone apps

∞ Pro Tools 8.0.3pr adds Snow Leopard support

Posted on Monday, November 2nd, 2009 at 8:04 am.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Digidesign’s Pro Tools 8.0.3 pre-release software slipped by me, but it’s important enough that I wanted to make sure I circled back and mentioned it.

Tags: Mac OS X, Pro Tools, Virtual Instrument

∞ Toontrack ships Custom and Vintage drum kit for Superior Drummer

Posted on Friday, October 30th, 2009 at 12:11 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Toontrack Music on Friday said it is shipping the newest expansion pack in its arsenal, Custom and Vintage SDX for Superior Drummer 2.

Tags: Drums, Virtual Instrument

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