In this episode, we review the new version of Firefox and Mike reveals how Bill Gates crashed his computer. We also discuss how to keep your Mac up to date and how to make sure your documents can be read in years to come.
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BackBites
- Spotlight as an application launcher
- Spotlight as a calculator
- Mike’s Dock goes minimal
ChatBites
- Firefox 3 creates a world record for downloads.
- Features include Personas and the AwesomeBar
- Opera has a new look too
- Elaine lists her 10 browsers – without the need for a script!
- The Fox Gets More Fire
- The future of Firefox – Fennec, Prism and Weave
- Bill Gates crashes Mike’s browser (nothing new there then 😉 )
- Downloading and troubleshooting Apple Updates
Switchers Corner and Software Review
- Keeping track of the latest versions of all your installed applications
- MacUpdate and VersionTracker offer paid-for services
- AppFresh and Logicielmacupdate are free apps
- Elaine explained how to future-proof your documents
Comments and Feedback
- Thanks to Jack at MacFever
- Jack lives near Brighton where Mike once interviewed and Elaine photographed Eric Cantona
- Thanks also to GazMaz – who now has his own spot on the For Mac Eyes Only podcast
Events
- NWAG – Mission Control – Lightroom and Bridge
- Upcoming GeekUp Events in Liverpool, Sheffield and Manchester
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The MacBites Crew are Elaine Giles, Mike Thomas and MacBitesSiri. Together they bring you tips, tricks and valuable first hand experience of the Mac platform.
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Oh blimey you layed down a challenge haven’t you!
Got to keep you on your toes mate!!
Elaine
Elaine, for your quicksilver catalog problem when you have the quicksilver launch window open then Cmd+R will perform a catalog refresh, wait for the spinner to disappear and then your new app should be in the catalog 😉
OK So I have a audio Question to send to you, but to who and where do I send…?
Fantastic!!
Feel free to send it to macbitesuk at gmail dot com doing the usual to make a real e-mail address out of that LOL
Elaine
Dave
Cheers for that … I can’t wait to try it but guess what? Now I’m armed with the answer QS has been behaving itself … but I’m ready for it when it decides to be silly.
I shall go and install software until I beat it in to submission or at least exhaustion 😉
Elaine