Archives for February 2008
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Browse By Day in February 2008
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Apple Posts QuickTime 7.4.1 with Security Fixes
Late on Wednesday, Apple posted QuickTime 7.4.1 which addresses security issues and improves compatibility with third-party applications.
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New Macintosh Help Website Debuts
Scott Haneda and Caroline Merchiers have launched the first basic Macintosh help Website, osxhelp.com, on Wednesday. It claims to bring…
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Terra Soft Releases Yellow Dog Linux 6 for Apple PPC and PS3
Terra Soft Solutions announced on Tuesday the release of Yellow Dog Linux 6.0 for Apple G4 and G5 systems, Sony…
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MacBook Air with SSD has only Slight Speed Advantage
The MacBook Air with a solid state drive (SSD) was compared to the hard disk drive (HHD) version. While the…
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Danish Police Befuddled by 1G iMac
An open wireless network led to a Danish police investigation of a stolen credit card. The police wanted to confiscate…
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Adobe Acrobat 8.1.2 Brings Leopard Compatibility
Adobe quietly rolled out the promised 8.1.2 update for Acrobat on Wednesday. The update corrects compatibility issues with Mac OS…
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Limit Point Intros DropDownloadURL
Limit Point Software announced the immediate availability of DropDownloadURL 1.0 on Wednesday. DropDownloadURL is an application that batch downloads files,…
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Braille Display Update Improves Leopard Braille Support
Apple improved the Braille display support in Mac OS X 10.5 on Tuesday with the release of Braille Display Update…
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Apple Releases ProKit 4.5 Update for Final Cut Family
Apple's ProKit 4.5 update was realeased Tuesday evening. The update for Final Cut Studio, Final Cut Express, Aperture, Logic Studio…
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iPhoto 7.1.2 Fixes iWeb, Security Issues
Apple released iPhoto 7.1.2 late on Tuesday with fixes for security-related issues and publishing photos to a .Mac Web Gallery.
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Dictionary’s Power Reference Tools
Leopard's Dictionary application does far more than offer spelling suggestions and definitions, or as I've mentioned before, perform Wikipedia searches.…
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My losing battle with iPod car adapters
I have only two theories for my snake-bit relationship with FM tuner iPod car kits: Either I am the most…
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Welcome to my blog
Hi. As you may already know, I write a monthly column for The Mac Observer, called User Friendly View. The…
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Linus Torvalds Brands Mac File System "Utter Crap"
In an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald published on Tuesday, Linux Torvalds expressed his preference for Mac OS X…
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Opening the Book on an Apple iBook Reader
In the past, Steve Jobs has denigrated some technologies that seemed logical for Apple to pursue. At one time, Mr.…
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Penryn Powered PC Notebooks Rapidly Appearing
Toshiba has announced a Penryn-based notebook, using the Core 2 Duo T8100, in its Satellite X205 and U305 models, according…
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Demystification of the Mac in Science
Myths continue to persist about the Mac, even in scientific circles where critical, logical thinking should dominate. Even so, when…
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ShareTool 1.0 Offers Remote Bonjour Support
Bains Software announced the immediate availability of ShareTool 1.0 on Tuesday. ShareTool lets users access the Bonjour services available on…
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SuperDuper! 2.5 Adds Leopard Support
Shirt Pocket announced the immediate availability of SuperDuper! 2.5 on Tuesday. The updated version of the data backup application added…
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GoBetween for MeetingMaker Syncs with iCal, Address Book
PocketMac announced the immediate availablility of PocketMac GoBetween on Tuesday. PocketMac GoBetween is an application that automates the process of…
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Tidy Up! 1.3.3 Adds iTunes 7.6 Support
Hyperbolic Software announced the immediate availability of Tidy Up! 1.3.3 on Tuesday. The updated version of the duplicate file and…
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Apple Store Offline
Apple's Web-based store went offline Tuesday morning -- a sign that new products may be on the way. The Cupertino-based…
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Mac Geek Gab #140: War Stories, Storage, and CPUs
John and Dave both bring war stories from their own computers and networks to share, along with some advice so…
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Apple Weekly Report #114 2008-02-04: Mega-Mergers, iPhone Security, & Pacemakers
Audible.com agreed to an Amazon buy out while Microsoft made a bid for Yahoo in an effort to hold off…
