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Snow Leopard marks domain over RTF; here’s how to reclaim your territory

by Kirk Hiner on Aug 28, 2009 at 11:06 AM

Looks like Snow Leopard is an alpha male, at least when it comes to the RTF document format. If you use a word processor that saves to RTF by default, you’ll notice quite quickly that Snow Leopard is going to take control of all of your files, forcing them to… Continue Reading »

Snow Leopard: 64 bits explained

by Ed Parry on Aug 28, 2009 at 05:35 AM

Today sees the release of Mac OS X Snow Leopard, the latest update to Apple’s ever-popular operating system. There’s so much talk of the speed boosts and enhancements that what you’ll actually get may not seem so clear, so here’s what you can expect from Snow Leopard regarding 64 bit… Continue Reading »

Apples and Tablets and Clouds

by Aaron Kraus on Aug 24, 2009 at 12:20 PM

Oh my. The Mac community is abuzz with yet another rumor of a forthcoming Apple Tablet—which is odd. Steve Jobs has publicly spoken about netbooks, declaring, “We don’t know how to build a sub-$500 computer that is not a piece of junk and our DNA will not allow us to… Continue Reading »

Snow Leopard available on Apple Store - ships by August 28th

by Ed Parry on Aug 24, 2009 at 08:24 AM

The Apple Store has returned online with one noticeable change: the addition of Snow Leopard. Apple are now allowing customers to pre-order Snow Leopard, and says it will ship by August 28th. I would imagine it will also be available in Apple Retail Stores on August 28th, along with premium… Continue Reading »

Apple Store is down - is Snow Leopard here early?

by Ed Parry on Aug 24, 2009 at 07:28 AM

It would appear that the Apple Store is once again down, which signifies either maintenance (yeah, right) or that something will be stamped with a “new” sticker in a few hours. If it’s the later, could it be the latest version of Apple’s operating system, Snow Leopard, will hit the… Continue Reading »

Battle of the wallpapers: Windows 7 and Snow Leopard

by Josh Holat on Aug 13, 2009 at 12:53 PM

There is no doubt that Mac OS X Snow Leopard and Windows 7 will be widely compared, given their similar launch dates. On the Windows side, Windows 7 promises to be what Vista should have been, while also adding a ton of nice features along the way. On the Mac… Continue Reading »

Mac OS X Snow Leopard reaches “Gold Master” status

by Josh Holat on Aug 12, 2009 at 07:50 AM

People are talking about the current status of build 10A432 for Mac OS X Snow Leopard, the new operating system that Apple will be shipping to their customers sometime in September. According to many, this build, which came after build 10A421a, has been designated as the “Gold Master.” In the… Continue Reading »

Windows 7 and the beast: the user experience extreme makeover

by Aaron Kraus on Aug 3, 2009 at 06:27 PM

Assuming you had the right hardware, properly loaded software drivers, and the gods of fortune were smiling favorably upon you, Windows Vista brought what was arguably one of the biggest changes to the Windows User Interface since Windows 95. XP really warmed over what had already been accomplished, then wrapped… Continue Reading »

Snow Leopard available for pre-order on Amazon

by Indraneel Purohit on Aug 3, 2009 at 07:31 AM

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 »

Top ten reasons to buy Windows 7 (i.e. switch to Snow Leopard)

by Josh Holat on Jul 28, 2009 at 07:37 PM

It’s widely known now that Windows 7 will be released on October 22nd of this year, and Mac OS X Snow Leopard will also come out to the public in September. Business Insider has posted an article with their “Ten Reasons Why People Will Upgrade To Windows 7.”  And while… Continue Reading »

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