Open and Save dialogs are as unsexy as things come on the Mac, but every Mac user has to deal with them daily. Despite Mac OS X being in its fifth major incarnation, these dialogs are still limited, but with Default Folder X,
everything changes, and even a little sleekness is thrown into the mix.
Once Default Folder X is installed, a black HUD-style overlay surrounds Open and Save dialog boxes, its toolbar providing access to user-definable favorites, recent folders, and a slew of handy options (such as rename, reveal and move) that puts Apple’s own dialogs to shame. Usefully, favorites can have hot-keys assigned via Default Folder’s preferences pane, which also provides the means to create a default Open/Save folder for each installed application.
Other included niceties are the menu/Dock item, providing a system-wide means of rapidly navigating mounted volumes and defined favorites, and a superior preview within Open dialogs, which automatically stretches to fill available vertical space. Spotlight comments and file properties are also possible to manipulate from Open and Save dialogs when Default Folder X is installed.
Although at the pricier end of the shareware spectrum—especially for a one-shot utility—Default Folder X is nonetheless an essential purchase. The seconds it saves every time you open or save a file soon add up, and after a few months’ use, you’ll find Macs lacking the application feel naked by comparison.
Default Folder X continues to excel in its fourth major revision, making it much easier for Mac users to open and save files.
Further information
Manufacturer: St. Clair Software
Price: $34.95 (upgrades from $14.95)
URL: www.stclairsoft.com/DefaultFolderX/
Written by Craig Grannell on May 8th, 2008 with no comments.
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Today O2 officially announced that there are no more iPhones to be had in the UK. A notice posted on O2's iPhone website simply reads "iPhone no longer available". The most obvious explanation for the lack of available iPhones is that O2 and Apple are getting ready for a change in the product line. Carphone Warehouse reported late last week that it had sold out of all iPhones as well.
Written by Michael Johnston on May 8th, 2008 with no comments.
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After the unusual situation where iPhones suddenly gained free access to Wi-Fi in certain AT&T-hosted hotspot locations, and were shortly disabled, AT&T has finally resolved the situation. The company recently posted on their iPhone webpage under the "Plans" tab that all iPhone plans now include access to their "more than 17,000 Wi-Fi hotspots, including Starbucks all for use in the U.S."
Written by Edward Kirk on May 8th, 2008 with no comments.
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Yet another of numerous photographs of what is alleged to be the new 3G iPhone have surfaced. The device in this picture strongly resembles the last photographs we saw, showing a device with a curved top and bottom edge, unlike the current iPhone. The only noticeable difference in this photograph is the darker, more subdued chrome bezel on the device, whereas the last photo had a bezel more similar to the current iPhone's.
Written by Edward Kirk on May 8th, 2008 with no comments.
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Screenshots of the new firmware 2.0 beta have surfaced that show support for .Mac accounts that have support for push email forwarding. In the image, there is a new button that says "Fetch new data" on the main mail page, which leads to the option to either "fetch" or push accounts. According to the source, there is still no signs of syncing calendars or contacts via .Mac sync. You can check out the screenshots in TUAW's gallery.
Written by Edward Kirk on May 8th, 2008 with no comments.
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