Instapaper - A simple tool to save web pages for reading later.

Best way to read Web articles at your leisure - Instapaper's critically acclaimed, award-winning iPhone app is the most popular way to read Instapaper content. View your saved pages in the mobile-optimized Text view. Instapaper is popular among subway commuters and iPod Touch owners because it stores your articles for reading even if you're offline.

1 Million Apple TVs Sold

Apple has confirmed that they did just that. Seems the addition of AirPlay support for wireless streaming, better iOS integration and the device’s aggressive new $99 price point have done quite a bit to spike sales of Apple’s so-called “hobby.” A million units sold within three months of the device’s launch is certainly impressive.

Now with AirPlay®, users can wirelessly stream their music, video and photos from iPad™, iPhone® and iPod touch® to their new Apple TV, making it the perfect iOS accessory. Users can also control Apple TV with their iPad, iPhone or iPod touch using the Remote app, available as a free app on the App Store℠.

Mac App Store to Open on January 6

Apple® announced on December 16th, that the Mac® App Store℠ will open for business on Thursday, January 6. By bringing the revolutionary App Store experience to Mac OS® X, the Mac App Store makes discovering, installing and updating Mac apps easier than ever. The Mac App Store will be available in 90 countries at launch and will feature paid and free apps in categories like Education, Games, Graphics & Design, Lifestyle, Productivity and Utilities.

“The App Store revolutionized mobile apps,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “We hope to do the same for PC apps with the Mac App Store by making finding and buying PC apps easy and fun. We can’t wait to get started on January 6.”

The Mac App Store lets you browse new and noteworthy apps, find out what’s hot, view staff favorites, search categories and read customer ratings and reviews. Like on iPhone®, iPod touch® and iPad™, you can purchase, download and install apps in just one click and start using them immediately. Purchased apps can run on all of your personal Macs and updates are delivered directly through the Mac App Store so it’s easy to keep all of your apps up to date. The Mac App Store is available to Mac OS X Snow Leopard® users as a free download through Software Update.

Secret Screen Capture Shortcut

In Mac OS X Leopard, you can capture an image of your entire screen by typing Command-Shift-3. Typing Command-Shift-4 lets you choose a specific part of your screen to save as a screenshot: Click and hold to place the small cross-hair cursor at one edge of the area you want to capture, then drag horizontally and/or vertically to select. When you release the cursor, the screenshot is saved to your desktop.

But creating screenshots this way often means you need to crop or clean up the edges of the image later. That’s especially true if you’re planning to use it as a graphic element in a document or presentation. Fortunately, Mac OS X Leopard offers a way to save clean screenshots of individual elements on your desktop — such as Finder windows, menus, icons, or the visible portion of an open document — without capturing anything else in the background.

Hold down the Command, Shift, and 4 keys, then press the Spacebar. Instead of a cross-hair cursor, a small camera icon appears. When you move this camera icon over the element you’d like to capture, that element is highlighted. Click your mouse or trackpad, and you’ve captured a screenshot of just that element — no further cleanup required.

AirPort Base Station

AirPort Base Station and Time Capsule Firmware Update 7.5.2

AirPort Base Station and Time Capsule Firmware Update 7.5.2

About AirPort Base Station and Time Capsule Firmware Update 7.5.2
Some of the fixes include the following:

General fixes to Wi-Fi base station stability
Fixes some issues with AirPlay streaming
General fixes with USB interoperability including connection to external storage devices
Fixes some issues with NAT port mapping settings
Disables TKIP security with 802.11n rates per the Wi-Fi Alliance specifications

Early reports indicate that the new release may fix some issues with Wi-Fi slowness affecting iPhones, iPads and iPod touches after the iOS 4.2. update.

The new firmware release can be applied through the new version of AirPort Utility, available via the links below (AirPort utility will automatically check for the firmware update when you launch it): Click Here

Occiptal’s 360 PANORAMA

Occiptal’s discovery that Apple Safari mobile browser can access the iPhone 4′s gyroscope (the 4th generation iPod touch also has a gyroscope). Occiptal developed a web site that provides a simple but compelling demonstration of this feature.
http://occip.it/pt3dmqna