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twttr.mediaTypes - A Great Safari Extension For #NewTwitter

A while back I stumbled upon a few Safari extensions by Norio Nomura that embedded extra image service viewing into newtwitter that it didn’t yet support. There was originally one for dribbble and another for Instagram when it was still unsupported. I am a dribbble member and use Instagram so they were no brainers for me. I use the twitter.com website with Safari when I am at work (and sometimes at home), so it’s always open. Last week I visited Nomura’s github page and noticed he had combined the 2 extensions and added even more including post.ly, withings, moby.to and a few more, it’s now called twttr.mediaTypes. I tweeted a few days ago that this extension was my Safari extension of the day and it had a very good response and was retweeted a lot.

After yesterday’s huge Camera+ news / update, I wondered how easy it would be for him to add Camera+’s image hosting service to this already great extension. It took him less than an hour to get back to me with an updated version supporting Camera+, it even interested him enough that he bought the app as well. It works fantastic, just like it did before, placing the image into the details pane of twitter.com’s timeline.

twttr.mediaTypes is not a must-have for everyone but anyone that uses twitter.com as their client of choice with Safari or Chrome (yeah, he has a version for that too) should really check it out. I have also asked him to add img.ly support as well, but no word back yet.

Apple Releases iPhoto 9.1.1

A few minutes ago Apple released an update to iPhoto ‘11, which adds new email features and improves the overall stability of the app. The new version is available now on Software Update or on Apple’s website.

Full changelog below.

- Adds a preference allowing photos to be emailed using an external email application

- Adds “Classic” and “Journal” themes to email.

- Photos attached to an email can now be sized to Small, Medium or Large

- Improves reliability when upgrading a library from an earlier version of iPhoto

- iPhoto now correctly preserves the sort order of Events after upgrading a library

- Event titles displayed in headers can now be edited in Photos view

- Addresses a problem that could cause duplicate photos to be added to a MobileMe album

- Scrolling overlay now correctly displays ratings when photos are sorted by rating

- Photos are now sorted correctly when a rating is changed and photos are sorted by rating

- Fixes a problem that could cause text formatting controls to become inaccessible when editing a calendar

Apple Shuts Down Mac OS X Downloads Page

Well, we all knew this was going to happen sooner or later. Apple is shutting down the OS X Downloads page, in lieu of the Mac App Store which is launching on January 6th. Here’s the email Apple just sent out to Mac developers:

Thank you for making the Mac OS X Download site a great destination with apps that offer users new ways to work, play, learn, and create on their Mac.

We recently announced that on January 6, 2011, the Mac App Store will open to users around the world, presenting you with an exciting, new opportunity to reach millions of customers. Since the introduction of the App Store in 2008, we’ve been thrilled with the incredible support from developers and the enthusiastic response from users. Now we’re bringing the revolutionary experience of the App Store to Mac OS X.

Because we believe the Mac App Store will be the best destination for users to discover, purchase, and download your apps, we will no longer offer apps on the Mac OS X Downloads site. Instead, beginning January 6, we will be directing users to explore the range of apps available on the Mac App Store.

We appreciate your support of the Mac platform and hope you’ll take advantage of this new opportunity to showcase your apps to even more users. To learn how you can offer your apps on the Mac App Store, visit the Apple Developer website at http://developer.apple.com/programs/mac.

The Mac OS X Downloads website provided for years a way for developers to showcase their Mac apps for free to the large audience of Apple’s website. It also served as a great way to get new Mac users started on third-part software for OS X. Clearly Apple thinks this is all going to change with the Mac App Store, which will be included in a Software Update for all Snow Leopard users.

No details have been provided about other categories of software currently promoted on the Downloads site, such as Automator workflows and Dashboard widgets.

Apple Launches iAd Producer - HTML & CSS Layout App for iAds

A few minutes ago Apple launched a new app for the Mac called iAd Producer which is aimed at developers and designers willing to create visually rich, interactive iAds. iAd Producer “automatically manages the HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript behind your iAd” and also offers advanced Javascript editing and debugging.

iAd Producer is available for download on Apple’s developer website and it requires Mac OS X 10.6.5, Safari 5 and iOS SDK 4.0. A user guide is available here. Read more

Why Half-Life 1 For Mac Never Came Out→

Why Half-Life 1 For Mac Never Came Out

Jump to the 16-minute mark for the juicy bits. Basically, the game was ready and the developers even managed to deploy a system that allowed Mac and PC users to play together on a special server. The game had a few bugs but was a few weeks away from golden master. Retail stores orders were coming in.

It was done. So why didn’t it come out? Hint: Apple.

[Cocoia via Reddit]

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Back to the Future: The Game Coming To The Mac This Week

Great news, Back to the Future fans and Mac owners: you’re getting a BTTF game for the Mac this week. Telltale Games announced the release date of “Back to the Future: The Game” last week, and it looks like the BTTF franchise will get a series of games for Mac and PC that will be made available as “episodes” from December through summer 2011. The first episode called “It’s about time” is coming out this week, on Wednesday. Just in time for Christmas.

First off, those who pre-ordered the game will get a free copy of Puzzle Agent and will also contribute a 1 dollar donation to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. As for the game, it seems like it’ll be based 6 months after the ending of BTTF 3, and it will be an adventure where you’ll control Marty in his effort to go back in time and find Emmett Brown. Telltale says the game has been developed with the fans of the movie in mind, it will feature alternate timelines and will be the first game for Mac and PC where space and time continuum really matters.

Sounds exciting to you? I’m just worried about the episodic nature of this game series – I never liked games released in episodes. Still, this is Back to the Future we’re talking about and Telltale is well-known for creating sweet gems. Which means I’ll be waiting eagerly for the game to come out on Wednesday.

With Beta 7, Sparrow Gets Close To Being The Ideal Gmail App for Mac

It’s been a while since we last covered Sparrow, a native Gmail client for Mac. The first version of the app came out in early October, and the developers have been busy fixing bugs, introducing new features and refining the design in these past two months and a half. What started as a nice Gmail app clearly inspired by Loren Brichter’s Tweetie slowly evolved into a stable, unique and feature-rich Gmail app for the Mac. Read more