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Camino developer working on Google Chrome for Mac

Authored by Dan Moren on Sep 3 2008 at 9:43 AM
Category | Software
Tags | Google, software
You may not know the name Mike Pinkerton, but you’re probably familiar with his work: he’s one of the creators of Camino, the OS X native version of Mozilla that’s been around since the early days of Mac OS X....
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SuperDuper! 2.5 is spotted (like a Leopard, get it?)

Authored by Dan Moren on Feb 5 2008 at 8:43 AM
Category | Software » Updates
Tags | backup, Leopard, software, SuperDuper!
Everybody's favorite exclamatory backup utility has at long last been updated to work with Leopard. Shirt Pocket Software's excellent SuperDuper! has been revved to version 2.5 today, bringing Leopard compatibility—including the ability to make bootable backups—and a handful of new...
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Google bringing Picasa to Mac OS X

Authored by Aayush Arya on Jan 19 2008 at 12:04 PM
Category | Software
Tags | applications, freeware, google, Picasa, software
You have to hand it to the gutsy folks at Google. It isn't easy to challenge a tiger (no pun intended) in its own territory but these people are certainly not afraid to try their luck. After bringing Google Desktop,...
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Google opens Mac Developer Playground

Authored by Derik DeLong on Dec 6 2007 at 7:39 AM
Category | Geekery
Tags | developer, Google, playground, software
Whether it’s the Eric Schmidt connection or not, Google is really warming up to the Mac. I never though I’d see Google Desktop for Mac, but they have released it and continued to update and improve it despite an...
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MacUser Podcast #18 (Special Edition): Five cans of Red Bull

Authored by Dan Moren on Apr 6 2007 at 9:47 AM
Category | MacUser
Tags | DRM, EMI, Google Desktop, Mac Pro, MacUser Podcast, podcasting
Wait, didn't we just have a MacUser Podcast last weekend? Indeed, but we found the news of the week so significant, that we just couldn't resist releasing an additional, special edition of the podcast. What's so special, you ask? Well,...
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Yet more Google Desktop thoughts

Authored by Derik DeLong on Apr 5 2007 at 5:59 AM
Category | Software
Tags | accounts, beta, bugs, Google, Google Desktop
Dan may think he’s the Google Desktop master breaking the story and writing about it for Macworld, but I’ve got insight. Hot, stinking loads of insight. First, while Dan has had nothing but good experiences with the beta, I’ve...
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Could Google Desktop outshine Spotlight?

Authored by Dan Moren on Apr 4 2007 at 3:07 PM
Category | Software
Tags | Google Desktop, search, software, Spotlight
I promised you more on Google Desktop, and by jove more you shall have. Macworld's posted a first look at the app by yours truly, in which we'll discover together the good, the bad, and the buggy about Google's latest...
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Google Desktop rampages onto the Mac

Authored by Dan Moren on Apr 4 2007 at 8:42 AM
Category | Software
Tags | Google, Google Desktop, search, software, Spotlight
You may have heard the noise this morning at 12:01AM Eastern time, when the floodgates opened and Google Desktop for the Mac escaped its dark, abyssal prison into the real world, indexing files into its capacious maw left and right....
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2007: Year of the widget

Authored by Derik DeLong on Jan 3 2007 at 7:34 AM
Category | Apple » Speculation
Despite our recent entries suggesting the demise of Dashboard, NewsWeek has declared 2007 as the year of the widget. Isn’t this more than just a little late? I understand that Vista will make this a standard feature in a...
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More Google widgets

Authored by Derik DeLong on Feb 25 2006 at 3:08 PM
Category | Software
Google has added to the Google widget that got bundled with the 10.4.4 update. The new widgets are a blogging interface for Blogger, an inbox for your Gmail account, and a listing for your search history. They also have...
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