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Snow Leopard as we go; disk space

by Kirk Hiner on Aug 29, 2009 at 11:29 AM

Part of Apple’s claim with Snow Leopard is that it’ll be a leaner system. This is nice to hear in a keynote, but it doesn’t always work out that way in the real word. Now that I’ve purchased and installed Snow Leopard, I was finally able to put that claim… Continue Reading »

WWDC: Evolution of a revolution part 2 - Mac OS X v10.6 (“Snow Leopard”)

by Ed McKell on Jun 7, 2009 at 06:04 AM

The excitement continues to build for tomorrow’s WWDC keynote and the developer announcements that are sure to follow. Yesterday, we took a look at what to expect from iPhone OS 3.0, as well as at Apple’s strategy for rolling out updates and why they include (or, more importantly, don’t include)… Continue Reading »

Mac OS X 10.5.4 update now available

by Kirk Hiner on Jun 30, 2008 at 05:16 PM

Apple earlier this afternoon made the Mac OS X v10.5.4 update available through the System Preferences Software Update. The update is recommended for Mac OS X 10.5, 10.5.1, 10.5.2, and 10.5.3 Leopard. It includes general operating system improvements that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac. A standalone… Continue Reading »

Aquamacs Emacs text editor for Mac OS X gets a new version

by Arnold Zafra on Jun 21, 2008 at 06:16 AM

Aquamacs Emacs, a variant of the the widely-used text-based editor Emacs, which runs on Mac OS X, just got upgraded to v1.4. Programmers and writers will be glad to know that latest version now includes features such as a multi-tabbed interface, full screen editing, no more backup files, a unified… Continue Reading »

Snow Leopard gets some details

by Shawn McBee on Jun 10, 2008 at 07:30 AM

Mac OS X v10.6 is the first of the big cats to be named for a different breed of a previous version. After all, we didn’t rush out to buy Siberian Tiger this past October. As the naming convention implies, there’s not a lot of difference between Leopard and Snow… Continue Reading »

Storyist treats Mac writers, novelists with powerful software

by Arnold Zafra on Jun 3, 2008 at 10:58 PM

Storyist Software, a well known creative software maker for the Mac OS, has announced its new software for novelists and screenwriters. Storyist offers a complete platform for users to work on, including a full function word processor with features such as a spelling and grammar checker, page layout view that… Continue Reading »

10.6 and then no more? Hope so.

by Adam Fisher-Cox on Jun 3, 2008 at 05:35 PM

There’s only so much Apple can do with a product. Yes, even Apple has limits. Mac OS X is getting long in the tooth. Just look to the Leopard features list for evidence. While everything is nicely improved in Leopard, there’s no big innovation, no game-changing features. Mac OS X… Continue Reading »

Evidence of Mac OS X v10.6?

by Mark Rowland on Jun 3, 2008 at 03:19 PM

WebKit,  the engine behind Safari and all of Mac’s other HTML needs, seems to be looking fairly far into the future.  It looks as if they’re anticipating the imminent release of Mac OS X v10.6 (or whatever it may be called, details on that in a bit).  Flickr user factoryjoe,… Continue Reading »

Video: Running Mac OS 1.1 - 7.5 on your Intel Mac

by Adam Fisher-Cox on Mar 18, 2008 at 11:00 AM

In this Appletell video, Adam shows you how to run any version of the Classic Mac OS (from System 1.1 all the way to 7.5) on an Intel or PowerPC Mac OS X-running Mac. It has never been difficult, but there is no easy to find place that teaches you… Continue Reading »

Apple redesigns site for first time since 2001

by Doug Berger on Jun 12, 2007 at 04:00 PM

Along with the beginning of Apple’s marketing push for Mac OS X Leopard, the company has gone ahead and re-designed their Apple.com to match the crisp new look. The navigation bar takes on a new brushed metal look, and all around things look cleaner. The Apple Store hasn’t really changed… Continue Reading »

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