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First of all we’d like to wish you all a very Happy New Year. Now we’re aware that there are mixed views concerning the end of the decade, well, let us just put it this way, we see 10 years of Apple history,so Stu Helm & Chris Wall decided to record an episode about it!

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It’s here, IMP Live 12³, our longest show yet, we broadcasted and recorded for over 12 hours in the end, and we ended up with 12 episodes for you to enjoy!

Hour 4 : 2009: The Year in Apple 1900-2000 GMT 12/12/2009 (Show Notes)

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With Apple’s new mouse comes some pluses and some minuses. There a couple new features to the mouse, including multi-touch, multi-touch gestures, and momentum scrolling (all of which are welcome additions). Some features were left on the cutting room floor as they crafted the new tinier mouse. Exposé and Dashboard buttons have been taken away, however I believe they will return in the form of a software update.  The multi-touch gestures to go forward a page and backward a page are a bit awkward to activate but once you get used to it it’s nice to be able to do. Also adium users will be able to use these gestures to switch between chat windows, like you can on the MacBooks.

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Raise your hand if you’ve ever been in a chat with a friend, and no matter what you do they don’t just get what you’re telling them about their computer, or vice versa. Put it down if you wouldn’t be able to solve that with a screenshot. The problem with that is getting the screenshot across the chat connection.

TinyGrab is a simple application with a web service attached that cuts out all the work. When you take a screenshot, TinyGrab uploads it to grab.by and copies the link to the clipboard. Unlike some other uploading sites, it doesn’t copy the link to a page with the image and some other content, such as ads. The link is to an image file, so you can (for example) embed it in a webpage or any chat that supports pictures. (more…)

Rolando 2 is the follow-up to Rolando. Rolando was created by Simon Oliver and published by Ngmoco (Next Generation Mobile Company). The point of Rolando 1 & 2 is to all your rolandos to the end of the level by finishing puzzles, dealing with challenges and being awesome. Rolando 2 added more physics features by adding in weight of the Rolando to the equation. Rolando 2 also added water (which the bigger rolandos need to sink in to complete certain puzzles) and perspective 3D.

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The folks over at Realmac Software have just launched a new version of LittleSnapper (#1.5).

If you don’t already know, LittleSnapper is a great little app that makes it really easy to snap, and organise screenshots. It’s especially appealing to web designers like me that want to keep a collection of inspirational website elements, etc.

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Edit: I neglected to mention that SimpleTask Mac is in Beta, and coming out of it as soon as Apple approves SimpleTask iPhone. Also, I previously stated that SimpleTask iPhone would be free, but it will be $1.99.

You may have noticed, although probably not, that I deliberately avoided the words “Getting,” “Things,” and “Done” in the title of this review. There is a reason for this. SimpleTask is not a comprehensive GTD app. GTD has a specific meaning with specific criteria, although it has drifted away somewhat from referring to David Allen’s book. There are at least two categories of task lists, and the one most people think of is the more complex one, which involves dates and priorities and tags and contexts and such. The other one that springs to mind less often is just a list, with checkboxes and titles. SimpleTask falls into this category.

Another category it falls into is the Delicious Generation. There are many interpretations of this concept, but I like mine the best. A delicious app is one which uses nonstandard GUI to great advantage. The most famous example is Delicious Library, which departs from the standard Finder-like way of presenting large groups of items, and uses the idea of a bookshelf. Others that fit in to this category are iVolume, The Hit List, Disco, QuickPost, Tweetie, and many more. SimpleTask succeeds with this model, which makes it a pleasure to use. (more…)