It is hard to keep up with a lot of the goings-on in the tech web. We only have so much time to devote to our favorite technology hobby. As such, here we have a compilation of tech stories we found over the last few days we think you will be interested in.
If there were any of those left still holding out, Firefox parent company Mozilla has said that the PowerPC Macintosh models are not “likely” to be supported with the upcoming version of the popular web browser. (TUAW )
I do wonder how many of you are still using a PowerPC Mac. It’s one thing if you cannot afford the latest and greatest from Apple, or if you have some OS 9 applications that have never made the OS X / Intel transition, but you really should not be surprised if more and more companies drop all support for any PPC Mac.
Jay Nelson at Macsimum News has a review of InDesign CS5, calling it a major step forward. I don’t personally have much need for a page layout program any longer, but it seems odd now that, if it is page layout, Quark never seems to get a mention. What happened to Quark?
Jay goes pretty in-depth in his review, which is a reprint from Layers Magazine. Well worth a read. (MacsimumNews)
myPhotoEdit 2.0 was released! Looks like a fantastic update to an already nice piece of software. From the website: In these times everyone needs to edit an image from time to time. You have to edit it quickly for a blog entry, a presentation or your grand-ma, who learned to send emails.
From the “why not” file, iFixIt has decided to go and take apart some old tech gear. Up first on their hit list, the Magnavox Odyssey that came out in 1975. I remember a relative who had this, and I loved playing Pong against my cousin. I was only five when the Magnavox Odyssey came out, but it had a long life. Until I discovered the Atari 2600 a few years later! But in the meantime, go take a look at the first home gaming console, and marvel at just how clean it looked inside. (iFixIt)
TouchArcade has an unboxing and early first impressions on the Parrot AR.Drone. At this years Macworld Expo (or just Macworld now) I saw an early version of this quadricopter flying around the Moscone center, being controlled by an iPhone. It was amazing! I want one in the worst way, but at $299, it may be a want that goes unfulfilled. (TouchArcade)
Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening has been released, a fun looking game for the Macintosh. Go take a look at Inside Mac Games for details. While my time playing Mac games has been limited for, gee, five years or so now, I still love seeing new games coming to the Mac. (Inside Mac Games)
And lastly, OWC Joe T. has a great blog post at MacSale.com titled “Spotlight on Spotlight” Well worth a read, and it’s more proof that OWC is all about giving back to the computer users in the world. In this case, knowledge!
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