No. 390 April 2012 Apple Releases Flashback Malware Removal Tools by Glenn Fleishman and Rich Mogull @ TidBits A pair of Java updates from Apple — Since the Java updates by definition Java for OS X Lion 2012-003 and Java for require Java, which is optional in Lion, Mac OS X 10.6 Update 8 — remove the Apple separately released a Flashback most common variants of the Flashback removal tool for Lion users that you can Time malware from Mac OS X 10.7 Lion and run even if Java has never been installed. It snac must be downloaded and run manually. 10.6 Snow Leopard (see “How to Detect southern New Hampshire ApplE Core When you install the appropriate and Protect Against Updated Flashback Java update, the Flashback removal tool Official Newsletter of the SNAC Apple User Group Malware,” 5 April 2012). The Lion update runs automatically in the background and also temporarily disables Java applets in notifies you if a Flashback malware variant Online: http://applepower-nh.org Web pages. You can use Software Update to install the appropriate update or download malware Continued on Page 4 it directly. Upcoming Meetings
Meetings are held on the last Wednesday of each month at the Nashua Public Library at 7 PM. My Thoughts on Lion Adobe Announces Creative Featured Topics By Scott Silva, SNAC Time Suite 6 and Creative Cloud Apr Using a Mac Mini in a Home Theater Those repeating Apple messages After releasing some teasing public reminding me that mobileMe is going betas, notably one for Adobe Photoshop may TBD away and that iCloud is where it’s at, CS6, Adobe has formally announced is what prompted a weekend switch to Creative Suite 6 (CS6), a major update Contents 10 pages Lion on my MacBook Pro. This isn’t a to its entire line of creative content computer that is dedicated to production. applications. However, the biggest news Reviews and Information All active Macs in our house outnumber this time isn’t new versions of Photoshop, Apple Releases Flashback Malware...... 1 TVs in by 5 to 1. And this doesn’t include InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Adobe Announces CS 6...... 1 a few decommissioned Macs that could Premiere Pro, After Effects, and the be revived with a little TLC. Up until the rest (14 applications in all). Adobe Regular Features Lion upgrade on the MacBook Pro, I had is also announcing Creative Cloud, President Blog: My Thoughts on Lion....1, 8 four running Leopard and one running a subscription service that not only Secretaries Report...... 2-3 Snow Leopard (MacBook Pro). provides cloud storage for CS projects, SNAC Bites...... 3-4 The Lion upgrade on the MBP but also enables anyone to use the Rambling On...... 5 was prompted by many things. At the applications for a monthly fee. (Adobe Mac 911...... 6-7 January SNAC meeting I had asked the says CS6 and Creative Cloud will be SNAC Signage...... 9 group if it was possible to partition out available within 30 days.) SNAC Membership Application...... 10 a drive and setup a dual-boot system. As with previous releases, the I had considered doing that, but then Creative Suite will appear in a handful decided to go full bore into Lion. I did of bundles containing different mixes of Established April 1979 the applications: Design & Web Premium LION upgrade Continued on Page 8 creative suite 6 Continued on Page 7 Page 2 snacTIME April 2012
it and return it. Any ideas for future demos. March Meeting Notes Is there a way for the Iphone or ipad to be Member User Group Meeting Notes by Dan Johnson, Secretary projected on screen? Place: Nashua Library, 2 Court St., Nashua, NH, March 28, 2012 CONNECTION Presided By: Scott Silva, President — Southern NH Apple Core Apple News ...Some of the People that help make SNAC Work... ––Mountain Lion to be released this Summer. Membership Report (Perhaps rushed to compete with Windows 8) PRESIDENT Scott Silva [email protected] ––New member: Bob Fuller Some key features are: reminders, notes have VICE PRESIDENT Kerry Hurd [email protected] ––Renewals: Eric P., George Abbott, been moved to a separate app, imessage will replace ichat, Notifications center ( similar to SECRETARY Dan Johnson [email protected] Susan Kierstead growl),.Twitter integration, Gatekeeper protect ––Treasurer’s report TREASURER Paul Bendeck [email protected] against malicious software. Disbursements: ––Ipad “3”– better display, 4g, 1080p, retina display WEBMASTER Rick Branscomb [email protected] ––Jan Reimburses for holiday party: $158.40 (looks nice) , faster chip, runs hotter, some users SNAC TIME STAFF ––Software bundle prize: productive max $39.99 have reported a heat issue. Tim Adams [email protected] ––Moved site to machighway, 3 years $37.51 ––AppleTv– 1080p , user interface redesign also. Scott Silva [email protected] ––Web hosting 1 year $29.50 ––Fee to transfer $9.95 Other News USER GROUP ––Adobe Photoshop 6 beta is out. They moved some AMBASSADOR Kevin McLaughlin [email protected] ––Current balance $1,502.35 of the menus around and changed the workflow ON THE WEB Old business that people are used to. http://applepower-nh.org ––The Yahoo email only list for members only, the ––Intuit 2007 which is lion compatible (Intel not ON FACEBOOK member database was transferred to Ron from Powerpc) is out and the upgrade is only $15. Wayne (it was stored in filemaker) www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=171733775522 Computer Questions ––We need to parse active from inactive members ON TWITTER ––Ron will give the member list to Scott. ––Q: Having trouble with apple mail app accessing twitter.com/#!/applepower/ his Verizon account. He lost the ability to ––There in an Apple power NH discussion forum, download/upload email. A: Need to remove/ MUG User Group Store however the forum isn’t all inclusive and not add account again (Verizon) Q: How to keep www.applemugstore.com/ limited to members. existing messages from before. A: Create a new For login information send email request to Tim Adams. ––We need members only distribution, maybe be in folder in mail, drag message to new folder. Since SNAC TIME place in early April. these accounts are separate, you can add a new Published monthly, by the Southern New Hampshire Apple Core computer club as a dues supported service ––To access the forum goto Applepower-nh.org and to its members. Published using Adobe InDesign 3.0.1. account and leave the old one there. You can have Contributed articles become the property of SNAC, with publication on a space available basis. Authors’ views and click on ‘email discussion’ link multiple accounts in mail. Click the +/- to add opinions are their own, and SNAC waives responsibility for editorial or typographical errors herein. Re-publication of articles originating herein is permitted on a non-commercial basis, with both author and SNAC credits given. ––Archive meeting notes are being scanned to pdf new accounts to an existing account. If you don’t APPLE, the APPLE LOGO, MAC & MACINTOSH are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. Additional company files and will be on web site. want to delete account in mail, you can reset port and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the individual companies and are respect- fully acknowledged. ––We need a second person on the club bank for mail, and the ssl option. You could also setup SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE APPLE CORE account. a new account and move settings to old account. SNAC is a not-for-profit, dues supported organization, with membership open to anyone wishing to participate in our interest in the use and enjoyment of Apple Computers. Club services include libraries of public domain ––Q: I have an ipod classic with contacts and the software, a web site, and this newsletter. New Business contacts load on my mac and ipad, but they SNAC TIME is an independent publication not affiliated or otherwise associated with or sponsored or sanctioned by, Apple Inc. The opinions, statements, positions and views stated herein are those of the author(s) or publisher Mac at Work by David Sparks book, contains and are not intended to be the opinions, statements, positions or views of Apple Inc. many of the demos from the club. People can borrow meeting notes Continued on Page 3 April 2012 snacTIME Page 3
Demo: iCloud Plus As an alternative you use dropbox which is folder March Meeting Notes Continued from Page 2 icloud substitutes (for when Mobile Me goes away on your hard drive which syncs to other pc’s and to the web. aren’t syncing toipod classic. I am using a cable on 6/30/12) Sugarsync is similar to dropbox, considered to be People will miss the mobile me gallery. However, to sync. A: Contacts won’t sync to ipod classic. Dropbox on steroids. now you can delete photos from photo stream. ––Q: Itunes prompts user to ask if it should allow With Microsoft Skydrive you get 25 gig free and iCloud has more and less features than MobileMe. incoming connections. A: an Itunes update didn’t can collaborate on office documents via the web. If iCloud has syncing, location awareness complete correctly. Each downloaded app has you have Windows live or Hotmail account you can (find iphone app), purchases (including itunes use it. Some asked if you can you use on an ipad? signatures and for some reason the signatures match). don’t match, the apple firewall checks for To get web hosting, you could use MacHighway, It has a photo stream which only you can access. which works with iweb. signatures. A: Delete itunes and reinstall app to There is rumor that you can share certain files with To get Photo Gallery functionality, you could use fix signatures to remove the prompt. other people. flickr. The free version is limited to 200 current ––Q: Itunes apps won’t download to an ipod touch. There is document and data cloud storage, but it photos, you need to upgrade account to go past A: The group has suggestions, but what worked is only for ios devices. 200 pictures. Iphoto uploads directly to flicker and what to reinstall and restore from a backup. Mobile Me had data storage: idisk, web hosting, integrates with apple tv. and a photo gallery. ––It was mentioned the older epub books seem to Another option is Picassaweb. There is an iphoto In Lion ,you could put iwork files into a sync update which uploads to picassa. There are tools for have more typos than current books. account for ios and macs. To do this, go into lib folder organizing pictures, albums and slide shows. and setup hierarchy of folders (mobile apps folders) . Another gallery alternative is to use iweb and New ebooks in club library If you save documents to these folders, it would sync machighway. Ipad 2, html5, mac osx lion. A full listing is in the to other devices, but it has stopped working.(This You could also host a website via dropbox. SNAC Time in the SNAC Bites section. probably work in Mountain Lion). Thanks for the demo Rick!!!!
Paul Bendeck 603-672-0084 Installing and configuring tography - The Missing Manual, HTML5 - The Missing Manual, SNAC Bites MacOSX and applications, hardware upgrades, AppleWorks, iMovie11 & iDVD - The Missing Manual, iPad2 - The Missing iTunes, iPhoto Manual, iPhoto 11 - The Missing Manual, iWork ‘09 - The Some of the information that you find in every issue of the Rick Branscomb 603 424-1433 Webpages, HTML, Adobe Missing Manual, MacOSX Lion - The Missing Manual, MacOSX snacTime can be found here. We will also use this space for GoLive, Netscape Composer, AppleWorks, Educational Soft- other announcements, club business that did not make it into Snow Leopard - The Missing Manual, Photoshop Elements ware. the meeting notes, special offers from the Apple User Group 9 - The Missing Manual, Photoshop Elements 10 - The Missing Resource and maybe classified ads for our members. Scott Silva 617-697-7861 FileMaker Pro, CS5 (InDesign, Pho- Manual. toshop, Illustrator), Pages, iTunes, Automator, Applescript, OSX. SNAC HELPNET SNAC Bites Continued on Page 4 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED We are always looking for members Can’t quite get your finger on the problem? Try the Helpnet! with a special skill to contribute to the SNAC Helpnet. How it Works: To you who wish to help others: Our new SNAC website URL is… Name / phone / Interests & Specialities SNAC O’Reilly eBook LIBRARY Tim Adams 603-595-9522 InDesign, Dreamweaver, Acro- Here is the list of past eBooks that we have in our SNAC http://applepower-nh.org bat, OS X. Library: FileMaker Pro 11 - The Missing Manual , Digital Pho- Page 4 snacTIME April 2012
SNAC Bites Continued from Page 3 Malware Continued from Page 1 Malware Essential Links SPECIAL SNAC OFFERS is found and removed; otherwise, the installation About the security content of Java for OS X 2012-003 and Java proceeds without comment. for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 8 Being part of an User Group has its perks. To see more Apple also says that, in Lion, the update Link: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5247 specials visit this site (http://appleusergroupresources. immediately disables the Java browser plug-in Java for OS X Lion 2012-003 com/). and Java Web Start, effectively preventing the Link: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1515 unintentional use of Java applets in a Web browser. Lynda.com SNAC has been approved as an User Group Since the restriction is enforced within the Java Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 8 Partner with Lynda.com. This is an online video training site browser plug-in itself, it applies to all installed Web Link: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1516 browsers in Lion, not just Safari. that offers courses in a wide range of topics for your computer. How to Detect and Protect Against Updated Flashback To re-enable Java for use in Web pages, you Being a registered user group with lynda.com gives our mem- Malware must use the Java Preferences program, found in / bers discounts for and other give-aways for special events. Link: http://tidbits.com/article/12918 With the partnership, we can demo any of the online videos Applications/Utilities. But even after you re-enable Web page use, Lion disables Java again after 35 About the security content of Flashback malware removal tool for our meetings. days if it isn’t used at least once on a Web page Link: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5254 during that time. Apple’s intent is to prevent Java O’Reilly: New Discounts for User Group Mem- Flashback malware removal tool from being used as a drive-by vector for malware Link: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1517 bers Get 40% off books and videos from O’Reilly, Micro- infection among users who don’t need Java active soft Press, No Starch, Paraglyph, PC Publishing, Pragmatic for Web pages. About Java for OS X Lion 2012-003 Bookshelf, Rocky Nook, SitePoint, or YoungJin books and Although Apple labeled these updates as Link: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5242 50% off ebooks you purchase directly from O’Reilly. Order pertaining to Java, their sole purpose is to remove Fix Firefox to Show Updated Java Plug-In from the O’Reilly Store online or by phone at 1-800-998- Flashback and disable the browser plug-in; the rest Link: http://tidbits.com/article/12929 9938 ( extra shipping costs outside U.S.). http://www.oreilly. of Java appears to be unaffected. com/store/. Online Code: See Scott for code. This world- If you use Firefox, you may receive an error Flashback Mac botnet shrinks, says Symantec @ Macworld by wide offer is ongoing. when you check whether the Java plug-in is up Gregg Keizer, Computerworld to date after applying Apple’s update. This is Link: http://macw.us/JtM9LP Special Offer – 30% off Rugged Portable Hard a cosmetic caching problem that doesn’t affect Drives The Rugged Portable hard drive from ioSafe is the choice security. To learn more about Firefox’s incorrect of Mac users who value their data. Built to military specifications reporting of the installed Java plug-in version, see versions of Flashback using an anti-malware and designed to withstand the most extreme environments on “Fix Firefox to Show Updated Java Plug-In” (10 feature built into Lion and Snow Leopard. Called April 2012). the planet, it will keep your data safe. The Rugged Portable is XProtect, this feature checks downloaded programs Estimates from anti-malware vendors put crush-protected to 5000 pounds, drop-protected to 20 feet, on first launch (using Launch Services) for Flashback infections at over 600,000 at their height signatures matching known malware based on a immersion-protected to 30 feet for 3 days, and protected from on 6 April 2012. Symantec said that it measured list Apple maintains. Since the current version of sand, hydraulic and diesel fluids, blowing dust and more. It is fewer than 300,000 infected machines on 11 April Flashback exploits Java directly and circumvents available in FireWire 800 or USB 3.0 with a no-hassle warranty 2012, due to the use of manual removal instructions Launch Services, XProtect is unable to stop this and 1-year Data Recovery Service. Apple user group members and automated tools. Apple was tardy in releasing particular infection. receive 30% off any Rugged Portable hard drive. See your user an update in its version of Java for the bug exploited group Ambassador for discount code. Get your protection: http:// by Flashback’s programmers, which Oracle had Reprinted from http://tidbits.com/article/12934; reuse governed by Creative Commons license. TidBITS has offered patched in the main Java tree for other platforms years of thoughtful commentary on Macintosh and Internet about two months prior. topics. For free email subscriptions and access to the entire SNAC Bites Continued on Page 9 Apple provided protection against earlier TidBITS archive, visit www.tidbits.com. April 2012 snacTIME Page 5
Rambling On Tim Adams, SNAC Time thread is called ‘Cyclemeter’ Apps Links (Free). I did a double take when I was reading a MapMyRide http://www.mapmyride.com/ Options for tracking your bike, run, walk, or hike couple of the reviews for Strava http://www.strava.com/ an older version of the first Back at the beginning of March, I placed an regular bike. Endomondo http://www.endomondo.com/login listing in the App’s store. order for a new bike. Well, to be technical, it’s a The next poster mentioned a Runkeeper http://runkeeper.com/ The comment claimed you recumbent trike like those you might have seen needed to attach the iPhone couple of different apps, Strava Cyclemeter http://www.abvio.com/cyclemeter/ around especially of you spend any time walking or Cycling (free), and Endomondo to the fork of your bike, riding on any of the several different rail trail/bike Sports Tracker (Free and $3.99). find something that you trail in this area. While Strava is strictly for cycling (they also have could attach to the spoke of the wheel and brush While I’m still waiting for delivery, which is due one for running), the Endomondo is multi-tasking up against the microphone on each wheel rotation in a week or two, I’ve been looking at ‘bling’ that I as it works for biking, running, walking etc. in order for the app to record your speed! The also will be adding to it once it does arrive. One of those Since reading this item I have also downloaded asked it anybody would really connect a $400 items is a computer to display speed, distance, the Strava Cycling app and will be checking it out iPhone to the fork of a mountain bike and go off MPH, and the like. It doesn’t need to be fancy but on future rides. riding. Certainly not me! because of the trike having 20 inch wheels rather Runkeeper (free) was the next App to be Of course with many app’s the review that then the more traditional 26 or 27 inch wheels, mentioned and is the app that I have used many followed that one said it was ‘perfect’. Go figure. many of the standard ones you see in stores will not times over the past couple of years. It allows for Of course as I checked a bit, this first app work properly. At the same time there is a problem many different types of activity including mountain wasn’t the one the poster was actually talking with placing it, especially of you need to connect a biking, running, downhill skiing etc. I like the fact about as he had mentioned version 7 and the app I sensor to both the frame and wheel and then run that it records the distance I’ve gone, the time it found was still at version 2.2. a wire to the display. So many different options took me, and the calories I’ve burned. While the The real app mentioned is called ‘Cyclometer without a simple answer. GPS isn’t as accurate as I would like (seen from GPS Bike Computer for Road Cycling & Mountain By doing some reading online, I’ve seen many walking the same trail a couple of times and seeing Biking’ ($2.99). Again, I haven’t used this app but different suggestions with one of them being using the resulting maps), it does work as advertised will be checking it out over the summer and the an iPhone and that suggestion was followed with and the variations are very likely well within the reviews claim it is great. It looks to do much of what a listing of several different applications different +/– 16 feet accuracy that the iPhone GPS typically ‘Runkeeper’ does but is limited to just bike riding people were using and how they liked (or didn’t gives me. I don’t know that I have ever lost the GPS and doesn’t include walking, hiking and the like. like) each one. signal when out and about but I typically carry my One last app that I will mention is EveryTrail As such, and with spring upon us and summer iPhone in a small case on my belt so it doesn’t get and also EveryTrail Pro ($3.99). While this app following close behind I thought I would write covered with lots of other items that might block isn’t designed for what I am looking for in a bike about a couple of those App’s and include a couple the signal. computer, it does map the trail(s) I’ve walked or of the comments that I have seen regarding them. One thing I will mention however is that many ridden so that I can share them with friends, or The first app mentioned is named ‘MapMyRide’ people have posted how the most recent version of better still, whomever it is that maintains the land and the person that mentioned it, while using it this App, version 2.5.2.0, is buggy and doesn’t keep that I was on. That way they can add,reasonably claims ‘it’s just not that accurate’. While it’s using accurate distances anymore. This is a problem I accurate maps to their web site, including milage, the GPS, the accuracy should be quite good but hadn’t seen and yesterday (4/21) I used the app to for others to use. I have used this app on many will depend on where you’re carrying the iPhone track a trip and the distance was a bit higher than hikes over the winter and expect it will get much when you’re riding. Buried in the bottom of a bag odometer on my bike and I was late (.3 miles into more use in the years to come. might be enough to block the signal from time to the trip) in starting the App, so it should have been Finally, in case you’re at all interested, the time causing it to be inaccurate. There is both a free less and not more. Hopefully it will get fixed shortly Trike I’m getting is from Trident Trike and called version as well as a $2.99 version and while I have as it has been a good app for several years. the Stowaway 1. You can see a picture of it at downloaded it, I haven’t yet used it even with my The last app that is mentioned in this particle
soft cotton cloth, applying some denatured alcohol originally created with AppleWorks. After installing Mac 911 to the cloth, and swiping the cloth-covered card in iWork apps and removing AppleWorks from your and out of the drive slot a few times. Still others drive, AppleWorks documents will often open (The Mac 911 content is generously provided by Christopher Breen and Macworld for use in Mac User Group newsletters only, and recommend that in order to do the job right you simply by double-clicking the document icon in the needs to include the attribution included at the end of the article. open the Mac, extract the drive, and clean the lens Finder. If not, launch the relevant iWork app (such Found here on the web macworld.com/weblogs/mac911.html) with a Q-tip and denatured alcohol (iFixit can show as Pages for word processing documents) and select you how to open your MacBook and remove its the desired document from the app’s Open dialog. By Christopher Breen, Macworld.com media drive). One place where I found this did not succeed If nothing you try works, it’s time to look at was with documents created using AppleWorks a replacement drive. An internal replacement Draw module. I assume this is because no iWork Cures for uncooperative CD/DVD drive drive will set you back around $100 and requires app directly corresponds to the Draw module. Reader Ned Mitchell find his MacBook’s media that you remove the old drive and install the new Fortunately, third-party apps come to the rescue drive is a little picky about the discs he inserts. He one (again, iFixit will show you how). If you don’t here. To find out if I owned one of these apps, I writes: require the convenience of an internal drive, you selected Open With from the contextual menu of a can purchase a compatible external USB drive for reluctant AppleWorks file. A likely compatible app My MacBook’s internal CD/DVD drive reads around 30 bucks. showed up in the list: Intaglio. I selected the app DVDs just fine. However, it’s less tolerant of CDs. and, just as I had hoped, the file opened. Sometimes it loads them, other times, not. For This message appeared when I tried to open a example, in iTunes I can rip two CDs in a four- Bugs & Fixes: Opening (very) old very old AppleWorks document. disc set but the other two discs are ejected shortly AppleWorks and Word documents My work was not quite done. Tucked away after I insert them. Any suggestions for a fix? in a cobwebbed corner of my hard drive, I found by Ted Landau, Macworld.com some truly ancient AppleWorks documents. These This isn’t an entirely unusual problem—Apple’s files, dating back to the 1990’s, were so old that discussion forums have several threads devoted You’ve managed to dodge the bullet of obsolete my iWork apps refused to open them. When I to the topic. Some have suggested that it can be storage media. All your data from floppy disks tried, I got an error that said: “Import Error. This fixed by reinstalling the Mac OS or zapping the (or whatever) is now safely on USB flash drives, document was created with an unsupported version computer’s PRAM (start up the Mac and hold down terabyte backup drives, or in the cloud. But another of AppleWorks.” Command-Option-P-R until you hear two startup pitfall awaits if and when you ever try to open As the problem file was a word processing document, I would be content if I could just recover tones, then let go of the keys and allow the Mac those old files. What if a file’s data format is so the text. To do so, I gave BareBones’ TextWrangler a to start up normally). But these aren’t sure-fire ancient that you no longer have any applications try. From the Enable menu of the application’s Open solutions. More likely, the drive’s lens is dirty or the that can read the format? I recently tripped over dialog, I selected the Everything option. I could now drive is simply broken (or nearly so). two examples of this dilemma. Here’s how I solved open the AppleWorks file in TextWrangler. Heaps of If your MacBook is still under warranty or you them: unwanted code appeared before and after the actual have AppleCare for it, put it in Apple’s hands. The AppleWorks text. But it was a simple matter to select the desired company isn’t shy about replacing these drives If you are a former AppleWorks user, you text and paste it into a blank Pages document. My when they exhibit such behavior. probably know that AppleWorks no longer launches salvage operation was a success. If the Mac is out of warranty you can try fixing in OS X 10.7 Lion. This is because AppleWorks it yourself provided that the problem is related to requires Rosetta and Lion no longer supports Word a gunked-up lens. You can purchase drive cleaning Rosetta. This message appeared when I tried to open a kits that are intended to brush away crud from The simplest solution is to get Apple’s iWork very old Word file. a drive’s lens. Some people have also had success apps (Pages, Numbers, and Keynote). With I had a similar failure with some very old (circa using a can of compressed air to blow dust off the these apps, you can open most word processing lens. Others say it’s worth wrapping a credit card in documents, spreadsheets, and presentations mac911 Continued on Page 7 April 2012 snacTIME Page 7
broad hint about how it’s done. Mac911 Fire up your iPad 2, third-generation iPad, or Creative Suite 6 Continued from Page 6 iPhone 4S, expose the multi-tasking bar, swipe Continued from Page 7 1996) Microsoft Word files. Normally, older Word the bar to the right until your see the device’s ($1899), Design Standard ($1299), Production files directly open in the latest version of Word. play controls, and tap on the AirPlay icon. Select an AirPlay device such as an Apple TV and then Premium ($1899), and Master Collection However, as with my very old AppleWorks files, ($2599). Individual CS applications can also switch the Mirroring switch On. Swipe down to these Word files apparently were too old for Word be ordered separately, and upgrade pricing is show the Home screen and you’ll see that the menu for Mac 2011 to handle. When I double-clicked available, depending on which versions of the bar has turned blue. This indicates that you’ve the document icon in the Finder, an error popped apps you currently own. up that said: “[File name] uses a file type that is switched on mirroring. Formerly, that would be it. If you wanted blocked from opening in this version.” You now need an application that turns your the latest version, you ponied up the cash Following the advice in the message, I next Mac into an AirPlay device—one that your iPad can to buy it. But Creative Cloud presents an tried opening the file via Word’s Open dialog. The mirror its display to. The application I use is the alternative. After you sign up for a subscription, file did open, but showed only a lot of nonsense $15 AirServer. Just install and launch AirServer on you can download any of the CS apps — and characters.. your Mac, ensure that your Mac and iOS device are others, including Lightroom 4, Adobe Muse, Not ready to give up, I tried a work-around on the same network, and navigate your way to the and Adobe Edge — and install them on your covered in a Microsoft support document. I selected AirPlay control in your device’s multi-tasking bar. computer. The applications check in every “Recover Text from Any File” from the Enable menu When you tap on it you should see the name of the 30 days to make sure you have an active in the Open dialog. When I now chose to open the Mac on which AirServer is installed. Tap it and the subscription, so you don’t need a live Internet file, the document’s text showed up intact. A list of Mirroring switch will appear. Turn that switch on connection just to launch an application. fonts was appended to the end of the desired text, and your device is mirrored to your Mac. You can Creative Cloud costs $50 per month if but this was easily deleted. I was now good to go. you sign up for a full year (so, $600), or $75 choose to view it full-screen or within a window. As per month if you want to stick to a month-to- with other AirPlay devices, it plays both video as month subscription. (Adobe is also offering How to capture video from an iOS device well as audio from supported apps. introductory pricing for the first year to My third-generation iPad projected to a registered customers of Creative Suite 3 or MacBook Pro later for $29.99 per month; you need to enter Reader Andrew Lane is interested in the Once I had that set up I simply used a screen your Adobe ID to check for eligibility. Much technique I used to capture video from my iPad’s capture utility on the Mac to make my recording. more information is available at Adobe’s screen. He writes: This is a tremendous step forward for people Creative Cloud FAQ.) doing presentations and recording motion screen Creative Cloud initially looks like a good I just watched your video about configuring the captures, but it’s not perfect. The imperfection is that idea for freelancers or contract employees to get kid-friendly iPad and noticed a couple of things. there’s nothing that shows where you’ve tapped on access to the latest CS tools without having to First, that you were able to capture movements the iOS device’s screen, which makes it a little tough shell out for the full retail price of the software. on the iPad. Second, that the menu bar was blue. for those watching to follow along. In the case of the In terms of what features are new in the How did you do that and does the second have video you cited, I simply drew a yellow circle around suite, allow me to refer you to our friends at anything to do with the first? Macworld and InDesign Secrets for in-depth objects I wanted to direct viewers’ attention to, but coverage. You win this week’s Most Observant Reader a better solution would be a presentation mode on award. Congratulations! the device that projects a similar circle or dot that Reprinted from http://tidbits.com/article/12951; reuse It’s true, I did capture motion from the iPad’s indicates screen taps. It’s not an impossible task governed by Creative Commons license. TidBITS has offered years of thoughtful commentary on Macintosh and Internet screen, which is something that’s been difficult to given that one of my favorite jailbreak apps, Ryan topics. For free email subscriptions and access to the entire do in the past. And yes, that blue bar is the very Petrich’s DisplayOut, offers that very feature. TidBITS archive, visit www.tidbits.com. Page 8 snacTIME April 2012
Features I Like Lion Upgrade Continued from Page 1 Full Screen Apps. The navigation of this feature is tied some research on MacWorld and a few other sites. to the multi-touch gestures. I decided to take a chance and not do the complete For many of the apps, I like the re-install and just do the upgrade over Snow full screen view. Removing the Leopard. distraction of the apps and to My original idea for an article for SNAC simply focus on the app at hand was to detail the process by way of a running makes sense. The Mail app does diary. I would write about the transition and frustrate because you can only how much better, and in some cases, worse, the work in piece of email at a time. OS was compared to previous versions of OSX. Some apps behave differently The article would end with me either singing the when in the full-screen view and praises of Lion or erasing the drive and going back it is some times confusing what to the stable Snow Leopard. The blow by blow needs to be done to escape out of details for the initial adjustment was the typical it. By using the multi-gestures, stuff. Research the best upgrade path. Do the you can quickly move to a needed maintenance and get an adequate backup. After app without having to side scroll that, the details were all minor annoyances and to it. See Figure 1. adjusting to some of the new features. More on gestures. Besides the This idea was replaced by some of my “View Mission Control” three-finger observations of the OS over the last 40 days or so. swipe, I use the two-finger swipe to This particular upgrade had made me hesitant to scroll through previously viewed web the upgrade. Some of the reviews on the App store pages within Safari. didn’t quell my fears. Though most are favorable, it Mission Control. Being a is the 1 star ratings that had made me rethinking QuickSilver and application switcher this decision. Some of had this tone to them. user from way back, this feature “I thought this was supposed to make my mac may not get a ton of use. But the better”, 1 star. “Buggy and Slow” 1 Star. “Acting way that MC quickly shows all open like a PC” 1 star. “Do not upgrade!!! Lion is a applications, but also organizes horrible Joke” 1 star. “More stupid improvements” 1 the full-screen apps in the top of star. “Why was this even done? What the heck has Top, Figure 1. Mission Control showing different apps and desktops. Click to the screen, could make it worthy of this accomplished? Not worth my effort to put it in.” the top right and you can quickly create a new Space. Above, Figure 2. New utilizing. It also shows you all the different 1 star. Quick Look with Open with “app” button. docs and windows that you have opened for Even with that, I still decide that I will each app. move along with the upgrade. The setup, backup, Updated Finder. Be able to select download, and loading of Lion happened over a group of files and quickly group them a weekend. I ended up using Time Machine to together into a new folder. Kind of like the complete the backup. The process went without feature in iTunes that lets you create a playlist Quick Look. This feature gets a minor incident and I was up and running. from selected songs. alternation. Now when you click on a file in the After making sure that everything was fine, I Scroll Bars. Yes, the scroll bars now appear Finder to view, play, or listen, you can open the file dove right into the new marquee features. Mission and reappear depending on what how you interact Control. Launch Pad. Reverse scrolling. Full-screen with the window. apps. Multi-touch gestures. Lion upgrade Continued on Page 9 April 2012 snacTIME Page 9
menu has been replaced with Duplicate. Just a Auto Save and Resume. Even though I don’t Continued from Page 8 Lion Upgrade minor adjustment, but this requires extra steps like this feature, I can see the change in how the that before just allowed me to Save As to my new OS handles files, previous application states, and in Full Screen mode or better yet, open up in the location with a new name. I also don’t like the issue duplicate. I’m sure the typical Mac-newbie has no native app that is attached to it. See Figure 2. with locking files that haven’t been opened in the idea how to use Save As, or even the need for it. last x amount of days. Features I don’t Like Mail. Another feature that I don’t completely Summary Address Book. I know it’s easy and the faux- dislike, but the full-version of Mail takes a some book like feel of the re-imagined contacts app adjustments. The “Conversations” view for threaded I expected some type of performance hit, but I has gotten a lot of negative pub, I have to say emails seems unnecessary. haven’t noticed anything. In same cases, it seems a that I prefer the previous versions better. Now it Reverse Scroll. I don’t necessarily care for the bit zippier. I do plan on playing more with Launch looks more like a widget that you resize and have reverse scroll in documents and on the browser, but Pad, Spaces, and Mission Control. Snow Leopard adjusting isn’t that big of deal. floating above other apps. And maybe that is done was a tremendous upgrade, though at the time, intentionally. many didn’t think it had enough to warrant the Auto Save and Versions. If you have been Features that I’m indifferent, but understand they are for new upgrade price of $29. It’s stability is one reason using a computer for 25 plus years, it is in grained another type of user. in you to save, backup, duplicate, and save as all Launch Pad. To be honest, I have only used many are reluctant to Lion. I have my sights on the time. I have been saved in the past with Time this a few times and I haven’t organized it the way making the leap to iCloud and dealing with the loss Machine and certainly see the need to have this I would my apps on my iPhone. But even if I did, I of another stable product like MobileMe. To stay feature to newbies, I don’t like that the Save As don’t think that I would ever utilize to launch apps. current, you just have to keep moving forward.
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