Apple, Inc. has released QuickTime 7.4.1 in February 6 and Security Update 2008-001 in February 11. If you use Ambrosia’s Snapz Pro X, beware of these updates. One of them, possibly QuickTime 7.4.1, is likely to disable Snapz Pro X 2.1.0 and 2.1.1 under OS X 10.4 Tiger. The latest version of Snapz Pro X is actually 2.1.2, which we have not tested. Anyway, either QuickTime 7.4.1 or Security Update 2008-001 is incompatible with Snapz Pro X. In such case, if you press Command + Shift + #3, you may not be able to move your Mouse and therefore cannot use Snapz Pro X at all.

Adobe Systems Incorporated has released a new update for its popular 2D & 3D animation software. According to the company, the Mac version of After Effects CS3 Professional 8.0.2 update “provides Panasonic P2 format support, Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard compatibility fixes, Mac OpenGL support for supported video cards under Mac OS X v10.4.10 and v10.5, and other important fixes.” For the Windows version, the company says 8.0.2 update “provides Panasonic P2 format support and other important fixes.”






Click on the button for more information on the Mac version of After Effects CS3 8.0.2.
Click on the button for more information on the Windows version of After Effects CS3 8.0.2.

VisualRoute, have you heard of it? The version is already 12. But, honestly, I never heard of it until a few days ago. As the name suggests, it’s a tool that you can use to track Internet traffic routes visually. Like Apple‘s default network application Network Utilities? Yes. If you often use Network Utilities, you probably know some of its weaknesses. No.1, you can’t tell where each node is located. No.2, you have to switch tabs to run different searches. In these aspects, VisualRoute is more visual-friendly and time-saving. In other words, those who use Apple’s Network Utilities are most likely to see the power of VisualRoute. Continue reading →

TOKYO (MacHouse) – The Omni Group (omnigroup.com) is the developer of Mac-only cool applications including OmniWeb (web browser) and OmniGraffle (illustration). MacRumors (macrumors.com)… We don’t often go there, probably once a month at most. But I suppose it’s a popular hangout for Mac users to exchange information. The forums of these 2 popular Mac-related websites have been exploited for affiliate spam. Continue reading →

TOKYO (MacHouse) – Yesterday, Apple, Inc. launched a new service called iTunes Movie Rentals. It’s a new service where one can rent not only SD quality but also DVD and HD quality movies over the Internet. Let’s go over the features that Steve Jobs addressed during the Macworld 2008 presentation. Continue reading →