Apple’s Refinements, Changes and Improvements to iPad UI

The iPad is set to be available in 5 days, but I bet you guys have been watching the latest guided video tours on Apple.com for the entire afternoon. Someone at least 5 times, I guess.

What’s interesting, though, is that the quality of these videos is so high that they provide us an easy way to look at the interface of the device and spot little differences and elements from the screenshots we’ve been provided so far. Actually, I’ve spent some time today analyzing the videos (yeah, I’m one of those nerds) and I’ve noticed some interesting touches Apple has applied to the UI.

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Permute, the Mac’s Best Video Converter. Review and Giveaway.

We know Fuel Collective as a company that makes great software, and their latest application, Permute, has officially become one of my must have apps on any Mac. If you need some convincing, imagine being able to convert your favorite TV shows or music videos to any format imaginable. Just tell Permute that you want the latest Lady Gaga music video formatted for your PS3 or iPhone, and it does the job for you. The end user shouldn’t have to worry about extensions or formats - all the user should be concerned about is getting their files converted to the platform they want quickly and easily.

Let’s take a look.

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Mac OS X 10.6.3 Update Now Available

Check your Software Update folks. Expect a detailed post later today.

Changelog:

The 10.6.3 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac, including fixes that:

- improve the reliability and compatibility of QuickTime X

- address compatibility issues with OpenGL-based applications

- address an issue that causes background message colors to display incorrectly in Mail

- resolve an issue that prevented files with the # or & characters in their names from opening in Rosetta applications

- resolve an issue that prevented files from copying to Windows file servers

- improve performance of Logic Pro 9 and Main Stage 2 when running in 64-bit mode

- improve sleep and wake reliability when using Bonjour wake on demand

- address a color issue in iMovie with HD content

- improve printing reliability

- resolve issues with recurring events in iCal when connected to an Exchange server

- improve the reliability of 3rd party USB input devices

- fix glowing, stuck, or dark pixels when viewing video from the iMac (Late 2009) built-in iSight camera