July 2009 - apple-list - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

ATTN - VMWare Fusion & 10.5.7 Update
by Doug Hamilton 06 Aug '09

06 Aug '09

Just a word of caution, VMWare is reporting a problem between their "Fusion" product and the recently released Mac OS X 10.5.7 Update, specifically for Macintosh systems with ATI graphics chips. http://blogs.vmware.com/teamfusion/2009/05/a-message-to-mac-users-with-atib… Apple and VMWare are working together to correct the problem. Regards, Doug ------------- Doug Hamilton, BA, MA, APP Senior Computer Consultant Computers-on-Campus; Univ. of Manitoba 204-474-6196 (Ph.) 204-474-7556 (Fax) http://www.umanitoba.ca/bookstore/

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FYI: iPhoto '09 and Aperture 2 seminar from Apple
by billing 21 Jul '09

21 Jul '09

Begin forwarded message: > Resent-From: Randy Kokesch - Prairies Region, Apple Canada > Subject: An invitation to a free photography solution seminar from > Apple. > > > > > > Attend this free session and discover how Apple photography > solutions can help you make your best shots even better. > > > Exploring Apple Photography Solutions > Wednesday, August 5, 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. > Learn to do amazing things with your photos using the new iPhoto '09 > and Aperture 2. No matter what your level of expertise, Apple has a > photo editing and management solution for you. Attend this session > to discover how you can integrate both applications and make your > best shots even better. > Tell a friend > > > > > Dates, times, locations, speakers, and content may change without > notice. Apple and the seminar sponsors accept no responsibility in > connection with such changes. > Apple Canada Inc. 7495 Birchmount Road, Markham, ON L3R 5G2 > All Rights Reserved / Privacy Policy / My Info > Si vous ne recevez pas les courriels d'Apple dans la langue de votre > choix, cliquez ici. > If you prefer not to receive commercial email from Apple, or if > you've changed your email address, please click here. > TM and copyright © 2009 Apple Inc. > > > > > iPhoto '09 and Aperture 2 - exploring Apple's photography solutions > > August 5, 2009, 01:30 PM - 04:30 PM (Central Standard Time) > Event Number: 86329 > Event Type: Seminar > Event Language: English > > Description: > > iLife '09 introduces the new iPhoto '09 with Facial Recognition, > organizing by GPS location, great new slideshows, output, editing > and travel maps. See how you can take advantage of these new > features and discover how to integrate your photography with the > rest of your life. > > And for more advanced photo editing and management, Apple's ground- > breaking professional photo application, Aperture 2, can take your > photography to the next level. We'll also show you how to integrate > iPhoto '09 and Aperture together. > > Aperture 2 delivers over 100 dramatic new features, including > advanced image processing, > a streamlined interface, faster performance, and unprecedented Mac > integration. > > With its simplified user interface, Aperture 2 is easy enough for > any photographer to pick up and use. Intuitive and accessible, it > brings a variety of new interface features that members of Apple's > pro photo marketing team will demonstrate including: > > A new All-in-one Inspector > Viewer Only mode > Quick Preview mode > Project skimming in All Projects view > Apple experts will also demonstrate the expanded suite of adjustment > tools including Recovery, Vibrancy, Vignette and a soft-edged > Retouch brush, as well as how effectively Aperture integrates with > the rest of the Mac platform, showing you how easily you can: > > •Instantly publish photos to a .Mac Web Gallery > •Design and order beautiful custom books > •Use third-party plug-ins to export photos to service bureaus, photo- > sharing sites, and commercial sites > •Access your Aperture library from within iLife, iWork, and Leopard > Mail > •Sync photos to iPhone, iPod, and Apple TV > > Who should attend: > • Professional Photographers > • Advanced Amateur Photographers > • Photo Enthusiasts > • iPhoto users wanting to gain more control of their photography > • Windows users considering a switch to the Mac for photography > > > > Sponsors: > > Apple Canada, Inc. > > > Location: > > The Park Theatre and Movie Café > 698 Osborne Street > Winnipeg, Manitoba R3L 2B9 > Canada > Venue Directions > Map > Travel >

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INTEREST: Google announces open-source operating system (LINUX based)
by billing 08 Jul '09

08 Jul '09

...from: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/introducing-google-chrome-os.html Introducing the Google Chrome OS 7/07/2009 09:37:00 PM It's been an exciting nine months since we launched the Google Chrome browser. Already, over 30 million people use it regularly. We designed Google Chrome for people who live on the web — searching for information, checking email, catching up on the news, shopping or just staying in touch with friends. However, the operating systems that browsers run on were designed in an era where there was no web. So today, we're announcing a new project that's a natural extension of Google Chrome — the Google Chrome Operating System. It's our attempt to re-think what operating systems should be. Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks. Later this year we will open- source its code, and netbooks running Google Chrome OS will be available for consumers in the second half of 2010. Because we're already talking to partners about the project, and we'll soon be working with the open source community, we wanted to share our vision now so everyone understands what we are trying to achieve. Speed, simplicity and security are the key aspects of Google Chrome OS. We're designing the OS to be fast and lightweight, to start up and get you onto the web in a few seconds. The user interface is minimal to stay out of your way, and most of the user experience takes place on the web. And as we did for the Google Chrome browser, we are going back to the basics and completely redesigning the underlying security architecture of the OS so that users don't have to deal with viruses, malware and security updates. It should just work. Google Chrome OS will run on both x86 as well as ARM chips and we are working with multiple OEMs to bring a number of netbooks to market next year. The software architecture is simple — Google Chrome running within a new windowing system on top of a Linux kernel. For application developers, the web is the platform. All web-based applications will automatically work and new applications can be written using your favorite web technologies. And of course, these apps will run not only on Google Chrome OS, but on any standards-based browser on Windows, Mac and Linux thereby giving developers the largest user base of any platform. Google Chrome OS is a new project, separate from Android. Android was designed from the beginning to work across a variety of devices from phones to set-top boxes to netbooks. Google Chrome OS is being created for people who spend most of their time on the web, and is being designed to power computers ranging from small netbooks to full-size desktop systems. While there are areas where Google Chrome OS and Android overlap, we believe choice will drive innovation for the benefit of everyone, including Google. We hear a lot from our users and their message is clear — computers need to get better. People want to get to their email instantly, without wasting time waiting for their computers to boot and browsers to start up. They want their computers to always run as fast as when they first bought them. They want their data to be accessible to them wherever they are and not have to worry about losing their computer or forgetting to back up files. Even more importantly, they don't want to spend hours configuring their computers to work with every new piece of hardware, or have to worry about constant software updates. And any time our users have a better computing experience, Google benefits as well by having happier users who are more likely to spend time on the Internet. We have a lot of work to do, and we're definitely going to need a lot of help from the open source community to accomplish this vision. We're excited for what's to come and we hope you are too. Stay tuned for more updates in the fall and have a great summer. Posted by Sundar Pichai, VP Product Management and Linus Upson, Engineering Director

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Fwd: Apple hiring "Genius"es for new Polo Park Store
by billing 06 Jul '09

06 Jul '09

You may not have heard but Apple is gearing up to open an Apple store at Polo Park in Winnipeg. While no official opening date has been announced, there are postings on Apple's web site indicating they are beginning to hire "Genius"es (and other positions) for the store. To see a listing, follow the link below and click on the position of interest then click "Find Locations", select "Manitoba" and click "Find". You'll need to register to continue the submission process. Wayne Begin forwarded message: > From: ATWong <atwong(a)cc.umanitoba.ca> > Date: July 6, 2009 5:15:30 PM CDT (CA) > Subject: Apple hiring Genius for Polo Park Store > > Apple is hiring so if you know of any recent grads who are Mac > experts check out http://www.apple.com/jobs/ca/store/ or contact > > Tim Esse > Apple Inc. > Field Recruiter > 651-490-3229 > tesse(a)apple.com > > > Tony > > > =========================== > > As a Genius, they would: > > - Provide frontline customer support at the Genius Bar, including > hardware and software troubleshooting and diagnosis and basic > customer product training. > > - Repair Apple hardware and software products. > - Manage all aspects of repair workflow, including open repairs > prioritization, case management, and service part order management. > > > Are you ready to join the retail revolution? > > > This is a full-time position that includes a full benefits package > and paid training. > ( We welcome people with Windows / Intel backgrounds ) > > This position does require Hands-On Repair experience. > > I welcome the chance to speak with anyone that you know about Apple > and the opportunities available so please feel free to call or email > me. > >

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