From the monthly archives:

January 2009

Software Update: iDVD & iLife Media Browser

by Matt on January 26, 2009

The updates keep coming today! Apple released iDVD 7.0.3 and iLife Media Browser. Apple’s update page simply says that the updates improve overal stability. The iLife Media Browser, though, can be downloaded if you use iLife ‘08, Aperture, or iWork ‘08.
You can download the iDVD update here and the iLife Media Browser update here.

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This Week at Mac Guru Lounge

by Matt on January 26, 2009

I know it’s been roughly a week since I added a non-software-update post to the site, and I want to apologize to everyone for the delay. I’m working on several posts right now, and hopefully they’ll start turning out on Tuesday.
For those of you who have already sent in questions, I want to say thank [...]

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Apple released a graphics card update for its portable line, as well as other Macs:
This update improves cursor movement when using the Apple Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI adapter with the Mini DisplayPort enabled MacBook Air, MacBook and MacBook Pro. It also improves playback of HD video running on systems with NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT [...]

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Software Update: QuickTime 7.6

by Matt on January 21, 2009

Apple released QuickTime 7.6 today, saying:
QuickTime 7.6 includes changes that increase reliability, improve compatibility and enhance security.
Although this description is vague, other sources have already indicated that the H.264 single-pass encode quality is improved, as is MJPEG playback.
To download the updated for Leopard, Tiger, or Windows, click here.

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Viewing Folders as Stacks in the Dock

by Matt on January 20, 2009

Markus wrote in to ask how he can view his folders as fanned stacks in the Dock, which is one of the visual features Apple touted when Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard was released. Fortunately, that’s an easier question to answer now: when 10.5 was first released, the user had no control over this functionality. [...]

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The Hard Truth About Your Laptop Battery

by Matt on January 16, 2009

This past week, I have had multiple people ask me about dealing with laptop batteries that are either dead or no longer last more than a few minutes. Throughout all the years I have helped Mac users, nothing has frustrated users more than batteries dying after six months, 18 months, or anytime that the user [...]

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Update: This issue has not yet been corrected in iPhoto ‘09. The following workaround still applies.
If you’ve ever used iPhoto, you’re probably aware that iPhoto magically sorts photos into events based on the date the photos were shot. This organization is pretty magical, as long as you don’t shoot more than one event in a [...]

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