BYU Mac Users Group http://mac.byu.edu A better way Mon, 31 Mar 2008 02:35:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 en iPhone OS App Developers http://mac.byu.edu/2008/03/29/iphone-os-app-developers/ http://mac.byu.edu/2008/03/29/iphone-os-app-developers/#comments Sat, 29 Mar 2008 19:10:48 +0000 bep27 http://mac.byu.edu/?p=256 iPhone Developers: I have been accepted into the iPhone dev program and can designate four more iPhones to use the beta software for iPhone development. I want to designate these slots to students that will actually be developing apps rather than “wanting” the beta for such things as active sync. Please contact me at: bret@byu.edu for more information. Sincerely,Bret PalssonSystems AdministratorMarriott School of Management 

]]> http://mac.byu.edu/2008/03/29/iphone-os-app-developers/feed/ Bring Your Desktop To Life http://mac.byu.edu/2008/03/29/bring-your-desktop-to-life/ http://mac.byu.edu/2008/03/29/bring-your-desktop-to-life/#comments Sat, 29 Mar 2008 19:10:22 +0000 joeyslaptop http://mac.byu.edu/?p=254 Every now and then, I manage to create a fun little application for my Mac. When they prove to be really neat, I like to share them. My latest creation is a simple, straight-forward little app called MagicDesktopSwitch. Download it and check it out. It’s free!

So… impress your PC friends! MagicDesktopSwitch switches on your screen saver to run as your Desktop image. Keep MagicDesktopSwitch in your Dock and you can toggle the amazing and magical screen-saver effect at will.

If you don’t have a lot of hard-drive space but like to pimp your Mac, MagicDesktopSwitcher is only 84.7KB. If you don’t like having apps hogging a lot of memory and processor power, as soon as your screen-saver engine starts, MagicDesktopMagic quits and does not idle in the background.

Also, the BYUMUGRSS widget is available at the same page. Check them both out at http://joey.mimweddings.com/downloads.html.

]]> http://mac.byu.edu/2008/03/29/bring-your-desktop-to-life/feed/ iOscars ‘08 is coming http://mac.byu.edu/2008/02/14/ioscars-08-is-coming/ http://mac.byu.edu/2008/02/14/ioscars-08-is-coming/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:04:47 +0000 Jason Miller http://mac.byu.edu/2008/02/14/ioscars-08-is-coming/ iOscars 08 is right around the corner and we are looking for submissions and volunteers. Check out the iOscars website for all the details on the event. We look forward to another sell out year and lots of great 3 minute films.

]]> http://mac.byu.edu/2008/02/14/ioscars-08-is-coming/feed/ Web Gallery of the Leopard Launch Party http://mac.byu.edu/2007/10/27/web-gallery-of-the-leopard-launch-party/ http://mac.byu.edu/2007/10/27/web-gallery-of-the-leopard-launch-party/#comments Sun, 28 Oct 2007 05:54:03 +0000 Jason Miller http://mac.byu.edu/2007/10/27/web-gallery-of-the-leopard-launch-party/ Check out pics from the Leopard Launch Party, we had over 200 people in attendance: http://gallery.mac.com/jb_allred#100050

]]> http://mac.byu.edu/2007/10/27/web-gallery-of-the-leopard-launch-party/feed/ BYUMUG Meeting this Friday 10/26/07- Leopard Launch Party!! http://mac.byu.edu/2007/10/23/byumug-meeting-this-friday-102607-leopard-launch-party/ http://mac.byu.edu/2007/10/23/byumug-meeting-this-friday-102607-leopard-launch-party/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:37:51 +0000 Jason Miller http://mac.byu.edu/2007/10/23/byumug-meeting-this-friday-102607-leopard-launch-party/ Leopard is here so join us for food fun and the chance to win a free copy! With 300+ new features, Leopard is the most impressive Mac OS X version yet. Haven’t seen what’s new, see some of the new features.

  • Drawings for free giveaways including a copy of Leopard, tee-shirts, and others
  • Games such as Bill Gates dart throw, Steve Jobs Beanbag Toss, and fishing for prizes
  • Live demos of Leopard to showcase features.
  • $99 special pricing for single user copy of Leopard

What: BYUMUG Leopard Launch Party
When: Friday October 26, 2007
Where: BYU Bookstore (Cougar Computer Area)
Time: 5:00pm - 7pm (Leopard goes on sale at 6pm)

]]> http://mac.byu.edu/2007/10/23/byumug-meeting-this-friday-102607-leopard-launch-party/feed/ BYUMUG Meeting Next Thursday 10/18/07- Parallels, Fusion, and Bootcamp!! http://mac.byu.edu/2007/10/10/byumug-meeting-next-thursday-101807-parallels-fusion-and-bootcamp/ http://mac.byu.edu/2007/10/10/byumug-meeting-next-thursday-101807-parallels-fusion-and-bootcamp/#comments Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:30:01 +0000 Jason Miller http://mac.byu.edu/2007/10/10/byumug-meeting-next-thursday-101807-parallels-fusion-and-bootcamp/ It is time to get the BYUMUG meetings rolling and our first meeting is going to be great for everyone even those Windows users who are thinking about a Mac. For those of you who are more advanced users we have something planned for you as well. Below are the details.

What: BYUMUG Meeting
When: Thursday October 18, 2007
Where: 3710 HBLL (South Entrance of the Library)
Time: 5:30pm - 7pm
Cost: Free!! Everyone is invited!

Prizes and refreshments for all who attend! If you are new Mac user bring your questions! We will stay after and answer questions on any topic. For more info and free membership, visit mac.byu.edu. Compared to OS X, Windows may suck, but sometimes there isn’t a good alternative, so three of our brave BYUMUG members have risked blue screens of death, viruses, and system crashes to teach us all about the joys of running Windows on the Mac. Our meeting this thursday will include: Demos of Parallels, Fusion and Bootcamp. Learn the difference between these technologies, and which is right for you. See Windows XP and Vista on the Mac.

]]> http://mac.byu.edu/2007/10/10/byumug-meeting-next-thursday-101807-parallels-fusion-and-bootcamp/feed/ Apple recruiting on campus this week http://mac.byu.edu/2007/09/17/apple-recruiting-on-campus-this-week/ http://mac.byu.edu/2007/09/17/apple-recruiting-on-campus-this-week/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:08:04 +0000 Jason Miller http://mac.byu.edu/2007/09/17/apple-recruiting-on-campus-this-week/ Apple is making their first-ever recruiting appearance at BYU, partly due to the 4 interns from BYU this summer (including myself and Jason Miller). My recruiter, Lindsay Turner—who deals primarily with IT-related jobs at Apple—as well as 2 BYU alumni currently working at Apple will be on campus Wednesday and Thursday of this week.

An information session will be held Wednesday evening from 6-7 in room 3290 of the Wilkinson Center, around the corner from Joe’s digs at Cougar Computer. Additionally, Apple will have a booth at the technical career fair on Thursday from 9 am - 3 pm or thereabouts.

For those interested, come meet some people from Apple and see if it’s a good match for you. They’re primarily recruiting technical people such as software engineers and IT professionals, but there are tons of opportunities in other areas inside the company, and I’m sure that you can get in touch with recruiters for different departments.

]]> http://mac.byu.edu/2007/09/17/apple-recruiting-on-campus-this-week/feed/ Saving to your Web Receipts Folder http://mac.byu.edu/2007/09/10/saving-to-your-web-receipts-folder/ http://mac.byu.edu/2007/09/10/saving-to-your-web-receipts-folder/#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2007 19:43:19 +0000 Cory Kilger http://mac.byu.edu/2007/09/10/saving-to-your-web-receipts-folder/ Not long ago I was “printing” some web receipts as PDFs to my Web Receipts folder using the usual PDF button found in the print dialogue.  I decided to actually see for myself that all these were being saved so I looked in my Documents folder, found Web Receipts and lo and behold, there was only one file from that website.  Apparently if the title of the web page is the same it just overwrites the previous file.  So I found the Automator script in /Library/PDF Services and made some changes.

Save PDF to Web Receipts Folder Automator Script

This way it will add the date and a sequential number to the end of the file name.

]]> http://mac.byu.edu/2007/09/10/saving-to-your-web-receipts-folder/feed/ BYU Football 2007 Schedule Widget http://mac.byu.edu/2007/09/10/byu-football-2007-schedule-widget/ http://mac.byu.edu/2007/09/10/byu-football-2007-schedule-widget/#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2007 19:42:44 +0000 Brent Crandall http://mac.byu.edu/2007/09/10/byu-football-2007-schedule-widget/ I just updated my Mac OS X dashboard widget for displaying BYU’s 2007 game schedule and scores.

Please feel free to download it here:

http://www.macintoshos.com/widgetBYU.html

]]> http://mac.byu.edu/2007/09/10/byu-football-2007-schedule-widget/feed/ iPhone - AppleCare Service http://mac.byu.edu/2007/09/10/iphone-applecare-service/ http://mac.byu.edu/2007/09/10/iphone-applecare-service/#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2007 19:42:16 +0000 bep27 http://mac.byu.edu/2007/09/10/iphone-applecare-service/ Earlier this week I presented the iPhone at the MUG meeting. I do have to say that the AppleCare Service I received on this phone was the best I have ever received.

I want to correct a statement I made in the meeting. A person asked if it kept ALL my iPhone preferences, background, rings, alarms, weather and everything else and I answered no.

However when I got my replacement, everything that I had setup on the AppleCare Service phone, was transfered to my new phone that they replaced. The screen when I first synced said “Restoring Backup”. I was so excited!

I don’t know why my the service phone didn’t restore my backup but I am delighted that my replacement phone did.

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