It's been a while since I last made a Mac post, so while I'm here, let's see what's up in my Mac corner of the world.
I recently purchased dot mac accounts for myself and my fiance (he uses a PC, but I don't make fun of him too much for it) since he wants to work on a simple, personal Web site and I just wanted it because, well, I own a G4 and therefore I should have a dot mac account for that reason alone.
I haven't really had the time to play around with some of the advanced features one receives when putting some cash out for that .mac extension (I know, I paid for it and I've been lax in using it....way to go!) but I just saw some really cool things I could be doing if I happen to, you know, actually hop online and have some fun.
iWeb, a program in the new iLife suite is a simple, easy to use Web publishing tool that comes complete with blogging templates and other really nifty tools. And while I'm pretty savvy when it comes to HTML and CSS, the drag drop photo option is way easy for my not-so-savvy fiance. He's started his own little blog and site and with iWeb, he was able to create a page in a matter of minutes.
While it was a bit of cash to shell out for the family pack, I am pretty fond of a lot of the other features that come with it.
In fact, here are some of the details:
+Share and access files, photos, movies, and more:
+Host web sites and publish web pages and photo albums from iWeb.
+Send and receive email with an IMAP/POP .Mac Mail account and use webmail to access it from web browsers.
+Enjoy access to email, contact information, and favorite bookmarks from the web.
+Purchase up to 10 additional email-only accounts.
+Use .Mac HomePage for convenient on-the-go web publishing.
+Share photo albums — including full-resolution images — by photocasting with other iPhoto 6 users.
+Instant message with .Mac member name and iChat.
+Publish iCal calendars online and share with friends and family.
You might recall that I recently purchased an Apple iSight camera -- that nifty tube-looking gadget that connects with Apple computers running on Mac OS X 10.3 or later -- to use with iChat AV. The plug-and-play contraption has worked pretty seamlessly up until this week when, in an effort to connect with my brother out in Los Angeles (also running on iChat AV with the Apple iSight), I came across some issues.
I was a bit surprised, as I had successfully implemented a Web chat with a friend in MA (which, by the way, is very cool -- I hadn't seen this friend in a long time and it was nice to see his smiling face on my new PowerBook G4). When trying to initiate a Web chat with my brother, neither of us could accept nor start a conference. He received an error that said I wasn't available or hadn't responded. I received a message that said "Michelle Pasquerello hasn't responded" which, what? I AM Michelle Pasquerello! Why are you telling me I'm not responding if I hit accept?! Isn't that a response?!
What gives? This worked fine the other day!
Before I decided to give up, I searched the exact words of the error messages we were both receiving. I found out that this is a common issue with iSight/iChat AV.
Apparently, the issue had to do with NAT/Firewalls (which, again, if it worked fine before, I'm not sure why I was receiving an error message). I assume the problem was on my brother's end. Hopefully he'll get to reading this tutorial and we can initiate a successful Web chat sometime soon:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93208
You're a fan of him because he pioneered the Mac revolution. You love your iMac/PowerBook/G5/G4/iPod. And what the hey....Steve Jobs is a cool guy, no?
For every fan, there is always something. Oh admit it -- you knew how to be a Madonna-be in the early 80's and you certainly knew how to rock that hair, a la Flock of Seagulls.
Well, now you can really take your fandom to the next level and dress like your favorite Mac leader, Steve Jobs.
stevesoutfit.com, a brand new website, gives the public an inside into Mr. Jobs' closet, from his St. Croix shirt to his New Balance sneakers.
Made you click! Now which color of the St. Croix mock turtleneck do you wear?