My Picks
Now there are iPhone applications available in the iTunes store. They require version 2.0 of the iPhone firmware (which is not available in the U.S. yet) but I've already downloaded several to beat the rush after the new firmware release.
The next day or two should be a lot of fun!
iPhone 3G madness has begun! I just received iTunes 7.7 this morning and it includes the new remote sync funtionality. The website formerly known as .Mac is also down this morning presumeably undergoing the upgrade to Mobile Me.
I expect the 2.0 software update for the iPhone to be available for download later today and the new phone will be available at AT&T and the Apple stores tomorrow morning.
Have you heard about the Newseum in Washington D.C.? The News Museum is an entire museum about news. I can't wait to visit on my next trip to the District but until then we can all enjoy a great feature on their website.
The Newseum's website provides access to the front page of over 600 newspapers from across the world in .pdf format. For a news junkie like me this is great. This evening I downloaded and customized an automator script from TUAW so that my headlines will be automatically downloaded each day, combined into a single .pdf file and delivered to my desktop. The script will also rename each file with the date and save a copy in a folder for me. I feel an art project coming on!
I'm a podcast junkie listening to an average of 10 - 15 podcasts a day. One of my favorites is MacBreak Weekly. Chock full of the latest Mac news and hot new applications, I look forward to the "picks" at the end of each episode.
A few weeks ago Issuu was one of those picks and I just got around to checking out the website tonight. I love this tool and site! The site allows you to upload our multi-page documents into a slick looking online magazine you can publish on your site or as a standalone document. I will definitly use this tool in the future.
The document at the top of the page is a music journal from their site.
The Photoshop Express Beta opened to users yesterday and I signed up
immediately! I know that there are many popular photo sharing sites
out there (Flickr, Picassa, etc.) but this one is different because it
is run by the maker of the number one photo editing software out
there. If you are a serious photographer you will still want Adobe's
full version of Photoshop but this online version of the editor works
pretty well. My only issue was the time it takes to save the changes
back to their database. All of the photos editted must be uploaded to
Adobe's website first. While they are only
supporting a few limited file types, it is a step in the right direction.
Give it a try!
