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Get Mac X DVD Ripper Pro and Video Converter Pro for free until May 1st – Mac, iOS software
I’ve downloaded these myself it’s a legit giveaway with no sign-ups required. Together these would normally run you $39.95!
From Cult of Mac:
“Here’s how to get your copy:
Head over to this link
Click the “Get it Free” button to download the package.
Share the news with your friends on Facebook and Twitter.
Yeah, it’s super easy and you don’t have to jump through any hoops to win a free copy. Everyone gets a free copy. The download takes less than a minute and you’ll be on your way to watching your DVDs on your iPad or iPhone in no time.
*note: once you’ve downloaded the software from Digiarty’s website and installed the software you will need to use the license key, provided in the downloaded folder, to activate to the full version.
This giveaway lasts until Monday, May 1st at 12pm PDT, so don’t wait until the last minute to take advantage. If you enjoy using MacX DVD Video Ripper Pro Stream Edition, you can Like Digiarty on Facebook or Follow them on Twitter to get sneak previews on new software and tips for managing your digital life.”
Panic discusses the need for 10.8 Mountain Lion Gatekeeper
This post by Panic Engineer Steven is an excellent, not too techie, description of security issues facing OS X and Apple’s answer for it in 10.8: Gatekeeper.
“Although security is a vital feature for Apple, developers, and users alike, being unable to run unsigned code cuts a lot of really great things off at the knees. You wouldn’t, for example, be able to just download and run an open source project unless it had been submitted to and reviewed by the App Store. Highly disruptive software (think Napster or BitTorrent) may have not been able to exist on the Mac platform since it would have been likely to run afoul of Apple’s App Store guidelines. Major vendors such as Adobe and Microsoft might have withdrawn their support for the platform, being unwilling to cede 30% of their revenue to App Store distribution.
So, for a while, there was a great deal of consternation among Mac developers, including this author, that this might be the route Apple would take. In recent years, Apple has shown a trend of following the most hardline possible stance that will benefit users and Apple, often at the expense of developer freedom, and gradually backing in certain affordances (push notifications, for example) as user-impacting problems became evident. So it seemed feasible that we’d wake up one day and Apple would decree that all Mac apps must be sold through the App Store.
But instead, Apple went to considerable effort and expense to find a middle ground.”
Andy Inhatko on the OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Preview
“Documents In The Cloud is unique. It’ll get compared to Dropbox, but the two are nothing alike. Dropbox is a conventional file system, extended to a remote server. In Documents In The Cloud, Apple’s created a new way of defining files and data, conceived from the ground up as a cloud service.
It redefines the concept of a file system. It also refines Apple’s whole product line. The iPad will seem less like an accessory and more like a primary computer once Documents In The Cloud becomes fully armed and operational; it encourages the user to forget about location and just assume that your iPhone, your iPad, and your MacOS are the exact same machine in three separate guises.”
Macgo – Mac Blu-ray Player – mac news
If you’ve been waiting for Blu-ray playback on OS X your wait is finally over. Macgo for OS X (and Windows) is being touted as “the first and best Blu-ray player for Mac.” All I can say is, it’s about frakking time. Grab yourself an external drive, download the software (on sale now for $39.95 or 3 month trial for free) and enjoy spinning the forbidden blu fruit on your Mac.
Hidden Features in Mac OS X Lion
From TidBits: Our Favorite Hidden Features in Mac OS X Lion
“A major operating system update is a large, complex beast (and in this case, one that roars and eats gazelles for lunch). Apple touts top-tier Lion features like Launchpad, Mission Control, and extensive gesture support, but hundreds of improvements and changes abound. We’ve collected an assortment of fun and useful tips that you’ll want to try during your first few hours with Mac OS X 10.7 Lion.”
They can all be found here.
