Media

Marks on your coffee table? There are coasters for that—iPhone App Coasters

iphonecoasters 370x208 Marks on your coffee table? There are coasters for that—iPhone App Coasters

I want to give a shout out to @Daynah for tipping me to these awesome iPhone Apps Coasters. I’d seen them on the periphery… I’d even seen some on Flickr… but now, for £19.99, I can see them on my coffee table. They are available in three different sets — The Core» , Home» , and Media» — each set featuring 6 of Apple’s default iPhone apps.

Do you love iPhone Apps and their icons enough to make them a part of your home decor? Leave me a note in the comments.

New SlingPlayer allows you to view home TV or Apple TV on your Mac

slingplayer 20070430 200322 New SlingPlayer allows you to view home TV or Apple TV on your MacSling Media today announced the availability of SlingPlayer for Mac, a software client for Slingbox customers who want to view their home TV or Apple TV on their Mac desktop or laptop computer. SlingPlayer for Mac, Version 1.0, includes photo-realistic remote controls as well as the ability to program favorite channels with a full range of viewing modes all leveraging the iconic Mac OS look and feel. Available in the U.S. and Canada, the SlingPlayer for Mac supports all Slingbox hardware and can be downloaded free of charge directly from Sling Media.

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Odd behavior– Mac OS X 10.4.9 brings media eject delay

Have you noticed that, after installing the recent Mac OS X 10.4.9 Update, when you press your Mac’s Media Eject key on your keyboard, that your media does not immediately eject from the optical disc drive and the usual eject symbol bezel does not display on screen? Well, you’re not going crazy…and if you are, this is not a symptom of that ailment–it’s a new feature of Mac OS X.

Seriously!

To prevent accidentally ejecting media, Mac OS X 10.4.9 adds a slight delay to the Media Eject key before it takes effect. To eject a disc, hold the Media Eject key. The disc will eject normally and the eject symbol will appear.

This document will be updated as more information becomes available.

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