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Slick. Speedy. Sexy. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. You could easily replace the word “snow” in “Snow Leopard” with any other “s” adjective and still describe it accurately. Snow Leopard, by Apple’s own admission, is “The worlds most advanced operating system [Leopard]. Finely tuned.” It is, however, a truly unique experience for Mac users.… Continue Reading »

As we near the release of Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6), the final updates for the current version of OS X will slowly start to trickle in. Today, Apple has made available Mac OS X 10.5.8, the 8th revision of the Leopard operating system. It is available through Apple’s… Continue Reading »

Apple slated Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) for a September launch at a $29 price point when they announced it in detail at WWDC earlier this year.  Amazon is generally the first 3rd party retail store to have a product for sale. This does not change with Apple, as… Continue Reading »

Or, “When Things Fall Apart.” And boy can things fall apart when you install the SP2/12.2.0 upgrade to Office for Mac 2008. To begin with, unless you absolutely have to upgrade, it is definitely a good idea to wait.  There are some serious issues here, which Microsoft will hopefully address… Continue Reading »

If you’re like me and are curious about the announcements that Apple will make, you have probably read all the rumors that are floating around the internet. Well, let me throw my two cents in the hat. Continue Reading »

There has been a lot of speculation in the Mac community recently that Mac OS X 10.5.6 would be released in the next few weeks. Apple has recently been releasing quite a few builds of Mac OS X 10.5.6 to developers, with the most recent, build 9G38, being released last… Continue Reading »

Apple has fired back in the ad wars. See the ads here, read thoughtful analysis of the point Apple seeks to make here or here. More important than this second round of cinematic squabbling, however, are reactions to the campaigns: blogs the world over are sounding off with reactions, analysis,… Continue Reading »

With another new chapter in the Psystar saga, things aren’t all dandy over in Cupertino. The nasty stuff’s about to hit the proverbial fan, so Apple may want to consider their options. But, it looks like Cult of Mac writer Leigh McMullen took care of the thinking, and came up… Continue Reading »

Learning absolutely nothing from the entire Psystar saga, Open Tech has announced their version of the Mac clone. See what an Open Tech machine gets you after the break Continue Reading »

Have you ever found yourself away from your computer, and wished you could access that document, or your music library, or fire up your e-mail application because you can’t remember your Gmail password? Apple provides this ability in Leopard (OS X 10.5), but it requires two Leopard-running computers and a… Continue Reading »