TechThisOut!

Today, Apple unveiled the MacBook, completing the PowerPC to Intel transition, with the exception of the PowerMac which we are still waiting for.

Sporting either a 1.83 or 2.0 GHz Intel Core Duo processor, the MacBooks are available in both black and white. They feature a built in iSight camera, and a glossy (ohh ) 13.3 inch widescreen display. The MacBooks also include built in Wi-Fi and bluetooth. They weigh 5.2 pounds.

Unfortunatley, the black MacBook is $150 more than the white one, and is only available as the high-end model. I personally love the black iPod nanos (and I regret getting a white one), but I’m not so sure how it would look on a MacBook.

One of the most comforting points of buying a MacBook as a switcher from PCs is that you can now natively install Windows XP at your own will if that is still what you prefer, using Boot Camp.

The MacBook starts at $1099 and is available online at the Apple Store and at most retail locations.

The MacBook [Apple]

Yes, yes.. it’s true. SkypeOut, a service offered by Skype, is now free. This means that for FREE, you can call anyone in the United States & Canda for absolutely free. There is no credit card required, subscription, fees, nothing. You simply download Skype, and start calling. There are absolutely no strings attached whatsoever.

Start calling today at Skype.com.

macsupport.ca had posted a tip on their website that tells you how to select your boot device on your Mac using the included remote control. I personally find this rather pointless, seeing as you must get up, turn it on, get the remote, and go back to where you want to choose it, but it’s still cool being able to do it via the remote control.

To select your Mac boot drive with the Apple Remote simply press the remotes “Menu” button just after you hear the startup chime of your Mac. Then when the startup drive selections appear use the “forward/backward” buttons to select the corresponding volume and then press “play” to boot from that volume.

Choose Intel Mac boot drive via remote control [Macsupport via Digg]

A group of visual researchers have came up with a way to see images the way that babys see them the first few weeks of their life.

In the first few months of life your child sees the world very differently to you. For the first time ever, using the Tiny Eyes engine, you can see the world through their eyes!

Called TinyEyes, it shows the clear progression of vision’s improvement through the first few weeks of life.

Go check it out!

TinyEyes [TinyEyes via Gizmodo]

One of the coolest OSX shortcuts I’ve found over my searches is definitely Command-Shift-4. By pressing this combination of keys, an your cursor will turn into an arrow which allows you to take a screenshot of just the area you selected with the arrow. See the image for more information. I just tried it out, it’s pretty neat!

Concerning the lack of recent posts, I have been extremely busy with final exams this year and other important aspects of my life. Another recent problem is finding good content to post. Either way, I think I’m fully back to my normal posting schedule (every other day or so).. so look forward to some new posts!

A user on Digg had posted a method to get music from MyBloop.com for free. MyBloop.com allows users to have unlimited storage for their files and music. This workaround to get music from their servers will not last long because it should be considered a bug, so take advantage of it while you can!

The original method that they posted made you sift through source code looking for filenames, but I have found an easier way to do it and have posted it here:

Do a search for a file or MP3.

A list of matching files will now be displayed. Once you have found a matching file right-click on the filename and copy the link ( the link will look like this: http://mybloop.com/?id=blollooopobopllpbboopooolb.mp3).

Paste the link that you just copied into your address bar. DO NOT EXECUTE THE LINK YET.

Before executing the link you need to change “?id=” to “view/” (your link should now look like this: http://mybloop.com/view/blollooopobopllpbboopooolb.mp3).

Now execute the link and your browser should provide the “Save” dialog box to let you store the file on your computer.

This has worked for all links that have been tested so far. If you find that it does not work in some cases please let me know.