Today Microsoft are to officially drop support for the Macintosh version of Internet Explorer.

Every now and then I see an advert on TV that I really like, so I thought I would share.

If you’ve not busy on the Wednesday 25th why don’t you come join me and some other friendly peeps while we talk about all things geek and other things not so geek. Let us know if you coming over on the wiki event page.

As with many applications there are hidden gems that we are never aware of until somebody points them out. I personally wasn’t aware of this fantastic feature that Safari has to offer until John Baxendale pointed it out to me.

Open Terminal (/applications/utilities/terminal.app)

Enter the following and hit return

defaults write com.apple.Safari IncludeDebugMenu 1

Restart Safari or fire it up if it’s not open, you should now see a new menu titled Debug after the Help.

Yes I’m aware this is old news, but worth a post for the non-aware people. Happy Debugging!

It’s not usual for Google to release applications for the Macintosh most of their software is aimed at the Windows market. Many including me have been waiting for Google Earth to come to the Macintosh and it’s finally here!

PC Users will be happy to know that Google Earth for PC is no longer in beta version.

System Requirements

Google Earth is a resource eating monster and Google sum up the requirements as follows:

• Desktop computers older than 4 years old may not be able to run it.
• Notebook computers older than 2 years old may not be able to run it.

Go find yourself.

Google Pack is a free software bundle, a single download to install and maintain a wide range of Essential Pc Programs.

What’s in the box?

• Adobe Reader 7
• Ad-Aware SE Personal
• GalleryPlayer HD Images
• Google Desktop
• Google Earth
• Google Pack Screensaver
• Google Talk
• Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer
• Mozilla Firefox with Google Toolbar
• Norton AntiVirus 2005 Special Edition
• Picasa
• RealPlayer
• Trillian

Intelligent Software

Google have also included an application titled Google Updater, the tool will intelligently download, install and maintain all of the software in the Google Pack. Google Updater also alerts users when updates and new programs become available and ensures each program is always up-to-date. Google Updater can also be used to monitor the status of installation, run software that’s been installed, or easily uninstall software.

It’s beta so be warned!

Google Pack is currently in beta so be open for crashes and bugs and as of this writing is only available in English and for Windows XP. Go get it at pack.google.com

Additional Links

Google Unwraps the Google Pack

The @media2006 conference was announced today on the vivabit blog, I missed last years event due to a pre-booked vacation. I’m defiantly planning on attending this one, waiting to see if my employer will be kind and send me or foot some of the bill.

Summary

@media 2006, Europe’s foremost web design conference, brings together some of the world’s most highly respected web experts to talk about the latest major happenings, best-practice thinking, and cutting-edge techniques in the world of web design.

Date

15th & 16th June 2006

Venue

The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Westminster, London

Cost

£395 + VAT per delegate

Speakers

Andy Budd

Andy Clarke

Cameron Moll

Dan Cederholm

Dave Shea

Eric Meyer

Gez Lemon

Ian Lloyd

Jeremy Keith

Jon Hicks

Molly E. Holzschlag

Patrick Griffiths

Patrick H. Lauke

Peter-Paul Koch

Robin Christopherson

Roger Johansson

Simon Wilddson

Stuart Langridge

Tantek Çeddk

Veerle Pieters

Topics

Keynote Presentation

Beyond a Code Audit

Bug Hunting

Bulletproof Web Design

CSS3: Fact or Fiction?

DOM Scripting: The Next Level

The Fine Art of Web Design

Good Design vs. Great Design

Internationalisation: Awakening the Sleeping Giant

Microformats: Evolving The Web

Mobile Web Design

The New Accessibility Guidelines: WCAG 2.0

Pixels, My Ass

Strategic CSS Project Management

Using DOM Scripting to Plug the Holes in CSS