SPECIALS | 06/05/09 – 06/12/09

I use Safari daily, and have found recently that some Flash video was reallllly dragging. I decided to reinstall the Safari plugin to see if that worked, and so far, so good. Here’s how:

* “Download the Adobe Flash Player Uninstaller for OS X”:http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/installers/8/uninstall_flash_player_osx.dmg
* Double click to run the Uninstaller
* “Reinstall Adobe Flash Player for OS X”:http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

Hopefully, this will fix any slowdowns Safari has… until the next update, at least!

We often have requests for a Mac bundle designed for first time Mac users with basic computer needs. That’s what we present this week: My First Mac Pack, which is a MacBook 2.0GHz, 3-year AppleCare plan, Free QuickStart DVD, Incase MacBook Sleeve, and a Canon MP190 printer/copier/scanner.

The bundle costs $1199.99, but an online rebate on the printer brings the total cost to $1130. Click here to see this.

Add iWork ’09 and qualify for an additional $30 rebate!

Emailing entire webpages (complete with graphics, formatting, links, etc.) is very easy in Safari. I often email entire webpages to myself to reference later–for example, recipe pages, confirmation forms, and directions. It can also be useful to email an entire webpage to a friend or client.

There are two ways to do this in Safari:

# Navigate to *File > Mail Contents Of This Page.* A new email will open with the page embedded in it. Simply enter the recipients mails and click “Send”. Or,
# Just press *Command-I* and a dialog will appear, asking for the email address of the person you want to send the page to.

The recipient will now be able to see that page right within his/her email application!

Don and Matt are headed out to WWDC next week, where we expect that we’ll hear some new and exciting news, as always. Here are our predictions for what we should all expect to see:

*JJ*
# New iPhone model at a $99 price point
# Touch screen notebook

*Carl*
# Minor upgrades to the MacBook Aluminum
# Minor upgrades to the iPhone and an announcement that AT&T will have variable cost data plans

*Art*
# iPhone 3G software released
# A new app from the App Store that allows people to drink liquor while blindfolded and not spill

*Jon*
# iMacs in a completely new enclosure
# iPhone line completely redone

*Kali*
# iPhone 3G software release (hopefully with cheaper AT&T plans and maybe a matte black iPhone enclosure?) and Snow Leopard date announcement
# Steve will appear in his “3 wolves, 1 moon t-shirt”:http://www.amazon.com/Three-T-Shirt-Available-Various-Sizes/dp/B000NZW3IY and cause a major spike in apparel sales at Amazon

*Ed*
# Apple iPod Universal Dock Adapter 3-pack will have slightly updated packaging
# Apple iPod nano 4G Armband now ships with slightly more velcro

*Gary*
# 4GB and 32GB iPhones
# Snow Leopard official release date

*Geoff*
# Don falls asleep at the Apple Service meeting
# Matt catches the Swine Flu and misses all the meetings

*Dan*
# New iPhone with improved camera, video capture, digital compass and will be for sale within two weeks of announcement
# Snow leopard release date in the August – September timeframe

*Jim*
# 30″ LED Apple Cinema Display
# Due to huge public outcry the numeric keypad is back on standard issue iMac keyboards

*Brian*
# New iPhone a 32GB with new colors, and 3.0 software update
# New operating system, Snow Leopard

*Emily*
# An Apple Netbook is announced
# iPhone market opened up to dealers other than AT&T

*Katie*
# NEW iPhone (hardware and software!)
# 8″ – 10″ notebook

What are your thoughts? “Respond on our blog here!”:http://blog.smalldog.com/article/wwdc-predictions-june-2009/#comment

Macs and design go hand-in hand. In my mind, you can’t have good design without a good set of fonts. (Don calls me “Font Girl.” I like to think of it as my superhero name. But I digress…)

So this week, I’m going to give some love to “MyFonts,”:http://new.myfonts.com/ one of my favorite font sites on the web. Not only can you download free fonts (for personal use) for your Mac, but they have this awesome feature called “WhatTheFont,” a tool designed to help you figure out what that cool font is called that you came across the other day. Just upload an image of the font in use (or enter a URL), and it will start sleuthing!

Even cooler still is that they have “an app for the iPhone,”:http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=304304134&mt=8 so you can snap a picture from wherever you are and upload on the spot. The fact that I like WhatTheFont so much __may__ also have something to do with the name–I actually almost named my blog that before I realized it was taken!

“Visit MyFonts.com”:http://new.myfonts.com/

Bonus: Mac|Life has partnered with “Macware”:http://www.macwareinc.com/ to offer a free commercial font bundle download for a limited time–get over $300 worth of fonts for free.

“Click here to register for the free font download from Mac|Life and Macware.”:http://www.macwareinc.com/fontsmacpartner.asp

We are rushing to get the garden in before we leave for California. Grace is coming with me and then heading to Hawaii…