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Apple updates its iWork suite to add support for Lion features

Apple has updated its iWork suite to 9.1 update 6 in order to bring support for new features in OS X Lion: full screen mode, resume and auto save, versions, and character picker. The update is available for download from Software Update, the Mac App Store, and as a standalone installer from Apple’s support document for the release. Following is the changelog for this update…

Mac OS X v10.7 Lion Keynote Preview

There are over 250 new features in Mac OS X 10.7 Lion but only 10 were highlighted at the keynote speech at WWDC 2011. What’s most interesting about Lion is how it takes some of the features from the iOS and incorporates them into the Mac OS for a new experience. Appletell will have in-depth looks at some of these features in future articles, including some that weren’t covered in the keynote. Until then enjoy the preview of what you can expect in Mac OS X 10.7 Lion that were talked about at the WWDC 2011 keynote.

How to sync iWork files between your Mac and your iPad

Taking your spreadsheets on the go does not mean you need an internet connection. Provided you have iTunes 9.1.1 or later (and an iPad, of course), you can simply share your iWork files between your Mac and iPad by using iTunes. You will lose any special fonts and some formatting on the iPad version, but it’s otherwise a fairly quick and painless process. Just follow these steps…

Apple updates iLife/iWork apps

For those of you who missed it (indeed, I did until just now), Apple has released updates to their core iLife/iWork apps. iWeb, iMovie and iPhoto have all been updated, along with iLife Support, as have Keynote, Pages and Numbers. The updates were posted to Apple’s website on March 26th, and should be showing up in your Software Update.

iPresentee offers free images for iWeb, Pages and Keynote

iPresentee, a developer of add-ons for Apple’s iWork and iLife applications, has released free Keynote Objects, a package of images for Apple Keynote, iWeb and Pages. The package continas 100 easy to use Keynote Objects for decoration in iWeb websites, Keynote or PowerPoint presentations and Pages or Word documents. All Keynote Objects contain background transparency, more »

Sign up the youngsters for Apple Camp ’08 now

For those with fledgling Apple lovers at home, put this in your iCal. The schedule for this summer’s Apple Camp has been announced by Apple. If you have a child between ages 8 and 12, be sure to snag one of the free (but limited) spaces for lessons on the creative aspects of a Mac, more »

Rumor: Apple is Preparing 3G iPhones for June

Many iPhone fans are awaiting Apple’s upcoming 3G iPhone, and unfortunately for them, Apple isn’t planning on commenting until everything is ready! All people can do is speculate, and most rumors that have been floating around seem to point at a summer date (specifically June due to the public release of iPhone Software Version 2.0 more »

Macworld 2008 keynote now available in iTunes

I streamed the whole keynote through QuickTime and didn’t have any troubles at all. If your internet connection is too slow for streaming, or you want to watch the keynote on your iPod, then you can download it through iTunes instead. It is available via the podcasts section of the iTunes store as a free more »

MacBook Air Announced at Macworld

Steve Jobs just announced at MacWorld 2008 a 0.16″ thick MacBook Air. Yes, it is using the MacBook Air name and the audience seems to love it. It has a full size 13.3″ LED backlit display, iSight camera, and a fullsize keyboard. Steve says it’s the best they’ve ever shipped. Has a multi-touch trackpad! You more »

Apple announces Time Capsule

During todays Macworld keynote Steve Jobs announced a new device from Apple and its name is Time Capsule. The device is basically Apple’s airport extreme wireless router with the addition of a ‘server grade’ hard drive. It supports wireless time machine backups over the network. It’s available in 2 sizes, 500GB for $299, and 1TB more »