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Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:26:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 2008 justinbyrne@mac.com (Justin Byrne) justinbyrne@mac.com (Justin Byrne) Mac, Apple, Technology 1440 http://maccraic.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/MacCraic_Logo.jpg http://maccraic.com 144 144 A look at the lives of two Irish Mac users A look at the lives of two Irish Mac users Podcast, Mac, Apple, Technology Justin Byrne Justin Byrne justinbyrne@mac.com no yes http://maccraic.com/2011/04/10/maccraic-96-drop-your-jocks/ http://maccraic.com/2011/04/10/maccraic-96-drop-your-jocks/#comments Sun, 10 Apr 2011 15:15:41 +0000 Dave http://maccraic.com/?p=1178 Continue reading →]]> http://maccraic.com/2011/04/10/maccraic-96-drop-your-jocks/feed/ 0 0:49:50 This week, the boys after a little absence from the podcast waves decide to return with a vengeance to discuss all things Apple and also whether or not a certain sync service which D Shortle believes should allow you to go pants-less could take off [...] This week, the boys after a little absence from the podcast waves decide to return with a vengeance to discuss all things Apple and also whether or not a certain sync service which D Shortle believes should allow you to go pants-less could take off in a big way could take off (pardon the pun) due to two services in particular being built on top of it. Also, D Shortle talks about his new Pad. So sit back all you fans & enjoy the craic. News: Nokia patent case : Basically, Nokia have been caught with their pants around their ankles here as the International Trade Commission side with Apple over the alleged breach of five Nokia patents. After this ruling they decided to make a complaint about six more. C’mon Espoo, where is the love ? (Espoo is the location of Nokia’s HQ for those not au fait ) Sidestep Automatically Secures Your Mac’s Connection on Unsecure Networks : Wow, this app is most useful for all those who insist on doing their online banking on public Wi-Fi networks. (You’re fucking kidding me right. Ed) Creates a secure tunnel to a proxy server of your choosing, It’s free and OSX only. iWeb for iPad : Suppose they may as well join the party since GarageBand & iMovie are already there. All things aside though this is a pretty cool patent of iOS version of an app that allows you to easily create websites & blogs. Wonder if this will be introduced at WWDC along with news of free hosting at the new North Carolina data centre ? Does give another arrow to the bow of the iPad which is now becoming an even more powerful content creation device. GarageBand update : This was to make sure that it plays nice with projects created on the iPad version of this truly amazing app. Discussion n’ Impression: Dave takes the plunge for the (i)Pad : What can I say folks, I really love this iPad2 & discussed with Justin everything from how I purchased the last one in Wexford Town to what apps I’m running (mainly games) on this new device. Love it’s thin n’ light profile, the amazing speed (try running “Infinity Blade” on it ) & battery life.  This is replacing my MacBook Pro as my portable computer of choice. Also kicked a Póg Mo Thóin in here regarding the RTE News Now iPad app UI (home section- it’s like a sliding puzzle! ) compared to how the Sky News app UI has been designed (way slicker) . PS- The iPad version of RTE News Now is nowhere to be found in App Store (what’s going on here now? ..hmmm) Update: The RTE iPad app was updated & is back in store here . Interesting Apps Found: Real Racing 2 HD: Not alone is this app a showcase for showing the graphical muscle of your new iPad 2, it also is due for an update from it’s developer Firemint (creator of the awesome Flight Control) that will allow you to output the game’s graphics to your shiny 1080P TV via the iPad2 HDMI connection. However, it will allow you to show race telemetry independently on your iPad which you also use to steer your car onscreen, this is big as up to now mirroring your iPad display to TV was only known about. Being able to independently display other items on you iPad2 display such as controls could lead eventually to home consoles being replaced by your iPad2 or iPhone5 (presuming it gets A5 chip). Pixelate! 2.0: This is an iOS app that allows your iOS device with a camera to change the colour of let’s say the wall in your bedroom virtually to see how it will look. It can produce the same kind of magic on clothing but no flesh colours for now (Thank God Ed). The next two apps take advantage by building on top of my favourite pants-less syncing service Drop Your Jocks Dropbox Dropvox: An iOS app that allows you to record voice memos or maybe interviews if you like and store them in your Dropbox account, it’s a really simple but effective app for the function it is carrying out. Frenzy: This is an OSX only app that resides in your menubar and effectively allows you to create your own private social network that you are in contro[...] Apple, Opinions Justin Byrne yes no http://maccraic.com/2010/08/31/death-to-the-clickwheel-another-tuppennys-worth-on-the-event-tomorrow/ http://maccraic.com/2010/08/31/death-to-the-clickwheel-another-tuppennys-worth-on-the-event-tomorrow/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:55:33 +0000 Dave http://maccraic.com/?p=1037 Continue reading →]]> http://maccraic.com/2010/08/31/death-to-the-clickwheel-another-tuppennys-worth-on-the-event-tomorrow/feed/ 0 http://maccraic.com/2010/07/30/apple-3g-ipad-vodafone-ire-micro-sim-plans-eh-wtf-savings-here/ http://maccraic.com/2010/07/30/apple-3g-ipad-vodafone-ire-micro-sim-plans-eh-wtf-savings-here/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:10:49 +0000 Justin http://maccraic.com/?p=956 Continue reading →]]> http://maccraic.com/2010/07/30/apple-3g-ipad-vodafone-ire-micro-sim-plans-eh-wtf-savings-here/feed/ 0 http://maccraic.com/2010/06/26/maccraic-ep-83-the-short-one/ http://maccraic.com/2010/06/26/maccraic-ep-83-the-short-one/#comments Sat, 26 Jun 2010 09:54:04 +0000 Dave http://maccraic.com/?p=916 Continue reading →]]> http://maccraic.com/2010/06/26/maccraic-ep-83-the-short-one/feed/ 0 0:35:01 Tonight the boys have a quick discussion about Mr Byrne’s quick hop across the Atlantic & all things iOS4. (™ Cisco – Licence pending to Cupertino ) Justin & Dave: We discuss our experiences of installing & using iOS4 Links[...] Tonight the boys have a quick discussion about Mr Byrne’s quick hop across the Atlantic & all things iOS4. (™ Cisco – Licence pending to Cupertino ) Justin & Dave: We discuss our experiences of installing & using iOS4 Links MacCraicer’s may be (passingly) interested in checking out : The New iOS4 Shortcuts, Features, and Settings You Need to Know  [IOS4] Steve Jobs tells us why iPhone 3G didn’t get wallpapers… Go Daddy Promotion Contact details twitter.com/justingbyrne twitter.com/davidshortle themaccraic@gmail.com Mevio Outro Tag- That’s all the Craic from this week’s…iOS4 ..Mac ! Bookmark It Hide Sites Apple, Opinions Justin Byrne yes no http://maccraic.com/2010/05/25/keyboard-shortcuts-and-the-power-of-p/ http://maccraic.com/2010/05/25/keyboard-shortcuts-and-the-power-of-p/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 19:00:14 +0000 Dave http://maccraic.com/?p=887 Continue reading →]]> http://maccraic.com/2010/05/25/keyboard-shortcuts-and-the-power-of-p/feed/ 0