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Apple Magic Trackpad JANUARY 2011 ApplePickers Main Meeting January Program We meet the second Wednesday of each month, 6:30-7:00 p.m. social time, main meeting 7:00-8:45 p.m. at the Fishers Library. 5 Municipal Dr. just north Drive Genius of 116th St. in Fishers. Visitors are always welcome to & come and join us. Data Rescue Demo via Skype by Gordon Bell, President of Prosoft Engineering Upcoming Meetings Main Meetings January 5th January ApplePicker’s Business Meeting Wednesday Business Meetings are now Mac The business meeting is held via the ApplePickers 5th Virtual (See Website Forums) “Virtual Business Meeting” forum topic. Any member is welcome to post in that topic stating their opinions on what the club should be doing. Quick Find Index Mac ProSIG General club information Page 2 Apple Magic Trackpad Page 3 The third Monday of each month, Apple Represen- File Type Info Page 4 tative Greg Willmore hosts the Mac Programmer’s Western Digital HD Page 5 SIG. 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Page 2 Review: Apple Magic Trackpad By Irv Haas - The Review Guru f you are used to a trackpad, but find the one on There is also a power light that glows for 3 seconds Iyour laptop too small, check out the Apple Magic when you power on the device. Trackpad. The beauty of the Apple Magic Trackpad is that it can This is an enlarged track pad to be used in lieu of the work in place of a mouse or in conjunction with one. one on your laptop. Its 5” x 4” size is large enough for most users. Having built-in Bluetooth connectivity Installation is yet another plus. This process was extremely simple. Since the batteries are already loaded, you only have 3 steps to follow: 1. Turn on the track pad with the power button. 2. Turn on your Bluetooth connectivity. 3. Make the track pad “discoverable” within the Bluetooth control panel. This device is also designed to work with your Mac desktop computer. It lets your fingers do the clicking, swiping and scrolling. The Magic uses the same multi-touch technology found on the MacBook Pro, giving you a whole new way to interact with what’s on your screen. Evaluation For those purists, the Magic has the same sculptured The Apple Magic Trackpad has limited requirements. aluminum design as the Apple Wireless Keyboard. You need to be on Snow Leopard version 10.6.4 or Side-by-side the two sit flush at the same angle and later. Don’t plan on using this device with any Mac height. OS. Trackpad Gestures Yes, this track pad works as advertised, but be aware Those comfortable with trackpad controls will of its price, $69. This may seem pricey compared to welcome the Magic. other third party trackpads or mice. Controls include two-finger scrolling, pinching to But if you like the esthetic of having everything zoom, rotating with your fingertips, three finger match and are used to a trackpad, this one is for you. swiping and activating Exposé or switching between applications with four fingers. Features The Magic has a number of hidden features that were hard to find. It has an on/off power button on the right side just above the trackpad. Included batteries (AA) are loaded from the left side just above the track pad. Page 3 File Info By UGNN.com ou found a file with an extension that won’t Radical Software’s Wyzo – Browser optimized for Yopen. What is it? This web site can tell you. online media; includes features that accelerate Web downloads and allows users to download torrents That is the primary purpose of this site. But I found with a single click. its list of browsers for Windows, Macintosh and Unix pretty interesting. SRWare’s Iron- Browser based on the Chromium source code; includes additional security and privacy That list is here: http://www.fileinfo.com/help/web- features not found in Google’s Chrome browser. browsers.html W3C’s Amaya – Web editor and browser developed It lists besides the more common ones: as an open source software project by the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium); can be used to Windows: update documents directly on the Web. Avant Force’s Avant Browser – A multi-window Macintosh: browser that includes auto fill, pop-up and ad blocking, and online profile storage; also supports In addition to the multiple platform browsers listed mouse gestures, includes an RSS reader, and has above the less well know ones are: additional privacy protection features. Shiira Project’s Shiira – Browser built by Japanese FlashPeak’s SlimBrowser – Tabbed multiple-site developers using Apple’s Web Kit; similar interface browser that includes a popup blocker, window to Safari; supports additional features such as a side skins, form auto fill, and quick-search; also features drawer, bookmarklets, and page transitions. online translation, script error suppression, and blacklist and whitelist filtering. The Omni Group’s OmniWeb – Macintosh Web browser designed to provide a more productive and Flock’s Flock – Multi-platform Web browser efficient user experience; includes tabs, shortcuts, designed with an emphasis on social networking ad blocking, workspaces, auto-save, bookmarks, RSS and Web 2.0 features; provides a custom interface for news feeds, and site preferences; costs a small fee. Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Flickr, Blogger, and other supported websites. There is a similar list of Unix browsers. Maxthon International’s Maxthon – Tabbed Of course, these are all listed with links for going browser that supports Mouse Gestures, Magic Fill for to the browsers website. Unfortunately, it still lists forms, and Feed Reader for RSS feeds; includes other Internet Explorer for the Mac, but Microsoft not only proprietary features such as Smart Acceleration, doesn’t support it, but doesn’t have it available for Anti-Freeze, Super Drag&Drop, Ad Hunter, and Web download. Of course, it won’t run on today’s Intel Sniffer. Macs at all. Phoenix Studio’s TheWorld Browser – Multi- See the compete web site here: http://www.fileinfo. threaded frame browser that uses the Internet com/ Explorer engine and features a tabbed interface; also includes intelligent ad blocking , a blacklist filter, Web page mute, and a built-in download manager; supports custom skins and plug-ins.
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