Last month, Christa posted some iPad goodies, including a couple snazzy wallpapers. We had a requests for a Mac version, so, here it is!

Click to load the full-sized image, or right-click and choose ‘Save Linked File to “Downloads”‘. On Mac OS X 10.6, you can also load the image then right-click and choose ‘Use Image as Desktop Picture’.

Released back in January of 2009, our SIRIUS and XM satellite radio streaming application Pulsar is just over a year old. It’s seen one major update from its original public preview, in the form of version 1.5. Now, we’re almost ready to unveil Pulsar 2.

This free update will bring several major new features, as well as an interface overhaul, the first full-fledged design by our in-house designer Christa.

More coming soon…

Try It Out

We’ll talk more about what’s new in Pulsar 2 when the official release happens, but you can actually get your hands on it right now. If you’re an existing Pulsar user, or want to use it now, you can preview this great update before the full release. All you’ll need is an XM or SIRIUS subscription, and a Pulsar license. Pulsar licenses are actually free if you own any of our current Mac OS X products (via our complimentary license page), or just $15 in our store.

Pulsar has been heavily tested internally and with a small pool of testers, and it works great for daily use. Anyone who’s interested in the Pulsar 2 beta should send us an email.

Update: The Pulsar beta is now full. Keep your eyes out for the official Pulsar 2 release, coming soon!

After you’ve used the Pulsar 2 beta for a bit, you can use the integrated form (right in the Help menu) to send your feedback instantly. So try out the future of Pulsar, and help us improve it as well.

When we first released Audio Hijack back in 2002, it included an easter egg hidden in the About box. When found, it would play a short sound clip from This Is Spinal Tap.

Then in 2005, we noticed that two-thirds of Spinal Tap were using our audio recorder, Audio Hijack Pro. At the time, however, we were missing the famous Michael McKean.

More recently, the man also known as David St. Hubbins won the Jeopardy Celebrity Invitational, earning $1 million dollars for the International Myeloma Foundation.

On a whim, I checked our order database, thinking that perhaps his fellow bandmates may have told him about our software in the intervening years. Lo and behold, there he was! We don’t have any of the drummers, of course (it’s difficult to buy software from beyond the grave), but otherwise, we’ve got the whole band.

So, after 5 years, we can simplify our tagline:

“Audio Hijack Pro – Used by Spinal Tap!”

Nice.

For about the past week, the Humble Indie Bundle has been going on. This package serves up 6 games (all available for Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux) and allows the buyer to name their price. In addition, the purchaser can direct any portion of the purchase to charity (specifically, Child’s Play and Rogue Amoeba’s charity of choice, the EFF).

All in all, it’s an intriguing arrangement. It’s going on for just over one more day, so be sure to check it out yourself at their web site.