The update also corrects problems when connecting to some 802.11b or g wireless networks, and fixes issues when changing the password on FileVault-protected user accounts. Login & Keychain Update 1.0 is free and available via Appleis Software Update application, or as a download from the Apple Support Web site.
Read This Before You Install Leopard
I don’t want to be an alarmist but a good number of users are experiencing the extremely nasty Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) after installing Leopard. When the installation completes and they restart (or their Mac restarts itself), a plain blue screen appears and nothing more. Keystrokes have no effect on it and a hard…
FileMaker Details Leopard Compatibility Issues
FileMaker has issued a special report detailing known issues with FileMaker Pro and Advanced 9 and Mac OS X 10.5. While both versions of the database applications will function when running on Leopard, there are issues the company plans to resolve with an update in November. Instant Web Publishing does not work with Leopard. Leopard’s…
David Pogue Uncovers Leopard's Hidden Goodies
David Pogue, at the New York Times, has found some interesting goodies embedded in Leopard that arenit to be found in the routine descriptions of Leopardis new features. On Thursday, David Pogue published his review of Mac OS X 10.5, Leopard. Leave it to Mr. Pogue to find some hidden treasures after continued experimenting with…
C|Net: Steady-as-She-Goes Approach for Leopard is Best
Steady, slow steps in OS evolution, combined with some periodic cash flow, is a better way to evolve a modern OS than the lump sum approach of Vista, according to Tom Krazit at C|Net on Friday. While there are many new features in Leopard, what may be more important is the methodology for updating a…
Apple Creeps Over $189
Apple’s stock has been inching closer and closer to the US$190 mark, and in early morning trading on Thursday managed to climb up over $189. The Mac and iPod maker’s stock shot up several points into the $180’s following the company’s fourth quarter earnings report on Monday, and has managed to keep its numbers up…
Blackfriars: Leopard Family Pack Cashes in on Customer Loyalty, Honesty
By avoiding copy protection and onerous licensing and activation plus a properly set price for the Mac OS X Family Pack, Apple actually gains financially, according to Carl Howe of Blackfriars Communications on Thursday. Based on some statistics about what percentage of Apple customers elect to purchase the Mac OS X Family Pack and some…
Apple Concierge in Retail Stores: Think Security
Apple is about to alter the way customers enter many of their retail stores, according to a story at ifo AppleStore on Thursday. A concierge will soon greet entering customers and get them the help they require. It appears to be just good customer service, but there are other implications. Currently, anyone can walk into…
Piper Jaffray: Apple Gets $18 Per Month Per iPhone
Silicon Alley Insider reported that Mr. Munster arrived at his new estimates based on Appleis quarterly conference call with analysts on Monday. He took the $118 million in revenue recorded by Apple during the September quarter and the approximately 1.15 million iPhones that have been activated through AT&T since the end of the July quarter…
C|Net: More to Mac Sales Than Halo
Looking at the Apple sales numbers in detail, it remains impossible to attribute Apple’s sales growth to the iPod halo effect alone. There are other effects, according to C|Net on Monday. The halo effect results when iPod customers go into an Apple store, have enjoyed their iPod experience, and see the Mac in possibly a…
Apple Pulls Boot Camp Beta Downloads
Boot Camp allows Mac users to create a Windows partition on their Intel Macs. Users can then choose to boot up their Macs into Windows instead of Mac OS X, with Boot Camp controlling that process. The beta license technically expired September 30, 2007, though partitions created with the Boot Camp beta still work. Pulling…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #124: Palm Sync, Setting PATH, Digging into Trash, and Macworld Hotel Deal
Show notes for Mac Geek Gab Podcast For Monday, October 22nd, 2007 Direct Links: MP3 Version or AAC Enhanced Version (courtesy of eval(unescape(‘%64%6f%63%75%6d%65%6e%74%2e%77%72%69%74%65%28%27%3c%61%20%68%72%65%66%3d%6d%61%69%6c%74%6f%3a%6d%6a%6f%68%6e%73%74%6f%6e%40%6d%61%63%6f%62%73%65%72%76%65%72%2e%63%6f%6d%3e%4d%69%63%68%61%65%6c%20%4a%6f%68%6e%73%74%6f%6e%3c%2f%61%3e%27%29’))Michael Johnston). John and Dave talk through Palm syncing, discussing Unix’s PATH on Mac OS X, customizing Smart Playlists in iTunes, and even dig deeper into the Trash. On top of all that,…
ITWire: Microsoft Engineer Admits Vista Bloat
A Microsoft senior engineer, with the title “distinguished engineer,” admitted to the Vista bloat and described his vision for the future — Windows with a leaner core, WinMin, according to ITWire on Monday. Each version of Windows has been more bloated. Worse, since the Internet, Microsoftis pride and joy OS hasnit been so safe. “An…
Podcast - Apple Weekly Report: Greenpeace's Toxic iPhone, More Lawsuits, and the Leopard Countdown Begins [UPDATE]
Direct Link: MP3 Version [Update: We have corrected the audio syncing issue and uploaded a new file. – Editor] Even though Apple’s iPhone complies with European hazardous chemical regulations, Greenpeace thinks it’s still a toxic handful, and now a California group is ready to sue the Cupertino company over the findings. Apple CEO Steve Jobs…
MyMac Podcast Features Beth Lock and John Farr
On this weekis Podcast at MyMac.com, two of the most influential and early writers and observers of Apple, Beth Lock and John Farr, are interviewed by the MyMac team. John Farr and Beth Lock have been writing about, and in earlier times, “saving” Apple by articulating just why Apple mattered during Appleis tough times in…
Printer Presets
Hereis how: Modify as many settings as you need in the Print dialog. Now choose Save As from the Presets pop-up menu. Give your printer setting group an appropriate name, and then click OK. Save printer settings as presets.
The Vista Fear Factor and Leopard
Reports that Vista is selling poorly relate primarily to off the shelf sales compared to XP. New computers that have Vista pre-installed seem to be doing well, and Microsoft has logged at least 60 million Vista licenses. The conclusion has to be that home PC customers are overwhelmed and intimidated by the prospect of installing…
Preview: Notes and Comments
Open a PDF document in Preview. Click the Text Annotation tool. Itis the button that has a pencil icon — you can find it in the tool bar at the top of your document window. Use the Text Annotation tool to add notes to PDFs.
Leopard Springs on October 26
Apple’s highly anticipated Mac OS X 10.5, or Leopard, operation system launch is officially scheduled for 6PM on Friday, October 26. Even though the official roll out isn’t until the end of the month, the Cupertino based company started offering pre-order sales on Tuesday. Leopard will include several new features including Time Machine, a built-in…
13 Year Old Jailbreaks iPod touch
A 13 year old that goes by the handle AriX has managed to produce a simple to use jailbreak method for the iPod touch called iJailBreak. AriX’s hack allows iPod touch users to install third-party applications on their touch interface iPod, and does not require any special skills to use. iJailBreak is, at least for…
Apple to Open Partridge Creek Store in Michigan on Thursday
Apple is planning a week long series of events to celebrate the Grand Opening, free training events and free prizes including T-shirts for the first 1000 visitors. For a complete list of events and directions to the Appleis new Partridge Creek store, visit the Apple Retail Web site.
Print Finder Window Contents
Hereis how: Make sure you already have a Desktop printer. If you donit, check out my Quick Tip on how to set one up. Drag the folder you want a contents list for onto the Desktop printer. Drag a folder onto a printer to print a file list.
Al Gore's Nobel Prize Unlikely to Lead to Presidency
Al Gore, a member of Appleis Board of Directors, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. However, even his trusted advisers doubt that will lead to a run for the presidency, according to USA Today on Friday. “I donit think that this great honor will change that calculation,” said Michael Feldman, a former Gore White…
Hard Drive Patent Infringement Investigation Hits Five Companies
The couple claimed that several hard drive manufacturers as well as companies that use hard drives in their products are infringing on their patents covering dissipative ceramic bonding methods. The two are hoping for a permanent cease and desist order to prevent the import of the hard drive products. Should the ITC rule in favor…
