RealNetworks announced on Thursday the availability of RealPlayer 11 Beta for Mac OS X, Tiger and Leopard, in concert with the general release of RealPlayer and RealPlayer Plus for PCs. Because there are four product options, TMO spoke with Ryan Luckin at RealNetworks to sort it out. 1. RealPlayer for PCs allows the user to…
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BusinessWeek: iMac Undisputed Desktop Champ
In a four and a half-star review, BusinessWeek reviewer Cliff Edwards called Apple’s current line of iMacs the “undisputed champ, even as rivals Gateway, Hewlett-Packard, and Sony step up their offerings.” He cited Apple’s hardware design, peripherals, set-up ease, Mac OS X Leopard, and iLife as reasons that make the iMac a “star.” “It’s been…
Apple Releases Hard Drive Update 1.0 for iMac, Mac Pro
It appears that this firmware update isnit required by every Core 2 Duo iMac and Mac Pro. Users at VersionTracker have reported that the update applies to computers with Seagateis ST3500641AS 500GB (firmware 3.BTD) and ST3750640AS 750GB (3.BTF) hard drives. These are not the same drive models that Seagate was recently called to task over…
Glossy Display iMacs get Software 1.3 Update
Apple released iMac Software Update 1.3 on Thursday evening. The scant update details say it provides fixes for important issues. It is intended for 20.GHz, 2.4GHz, and 2.8GHz 20 and 24-inch glossy display iMacs and requires Mac OS X 10.5. The 21.6MB download is available via the Software Update application, or as a downloadable installer…
Some MacBook Drives Suspected of Fatal Design Flaw
Investigators are looking at a possible design flaw in some Seagate hard drives found in MacBooks and MacBook Pros, according to Techworld on Friday. The problems leads to catastrophic data loss. The problem is suspected with Seagate 2.5-inch SATA drives made in China and loaded with firmware version 7.01. Model numbers affected include ST96812AS and…
Apple Will Allow Leopard Server Virtualization
In what seems to be a notable about-face, Apple has changed its Mac OS X Leopard Server license agreement to allow multiple, virtualized copies of Mac OS X to run on Apple hardware, according to Adam Engst at Tidbits on Wednesday. Heretofore, only one copy of Mac OS X Server could run in a single…
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…
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…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #123: iPhoto, Deleting from Flash, Mouse Focus, and More
Show notes for Mac Geek Gab Podcast For Monday, October 8th, 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). Listener comments and questions are this week’s focus, driving us through topics such as iPhoto and Aperture, Deleting from Flash (without the Trash!), Keeping print servers alive, FireWire disconnects, and focusing…
Reviewer Bliss Leads to iMac Purchase
A reviewer for the Houston Chronicle was so enamored of the Apple iMac he was using for a project that he talked his accountant-wife into buying one for himself, according to his story in the Houston Chronicle on Monday. It wasnit Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus either; it was a book author, Dwight Silverman, who was…
Parallels Provides Guidance on Expiring Boot Camp
Ben Rudolph, the Director of Corporate Communications at Parallels, provided some guidance on Wednesday how to handle the expiration of the Boot Camp beta license when Leopard ships this month. “If youire not ready to upgrade to Leopard right away and still want to use your Boot Camp partition, Parallels makes life very, very easy,”…
AOL Desktop for Mac Gets Leopard Support
The new AOL Desktop for Mac marks the first major update to the application in over five years. It improved load time, added tabbed navigation, supports AOL Instant Messenger, and improved overall security. The AOL Desktop for Mac public beta is free to download, and is available at the AOL beta project Web site.
Cake Mania Comes to the Mac
, in conjunction with Sandlot Games, announced the immediate availability of the family-friendly game, Cake Mania for Mac OS X on Thursday. Red Marble described the game as, “a wildly popular game on the PC and other gaming platforms, and winner of the prestigious iParenting Media Award, Cake Mania serves up countless delights that will…
Monopoly Here & Now Updates Classic Game for the Mac
Monopoly Here & Now
Red Marble Introduces Fairy Treasure for the Mac
Fairy Treasure for the Mac
A Longtime Mac User Reviews Vista
Vista, while still Windows through and through, improves on XP and makes PCs more fun and productive, according to Andrew Fishkin at Low End Mac on Friday. Mr. Fishkin is a longtime Mac user whois been using Vista for eight months. Mr. Fishkin has been evaluating Vista Business on an experimental basis on his IBM…
New iMac Tempts Windows User - Almost
A Windows user, tested a new iMac, recalled fond memories of the original Bondi Blue iMac, was impressed with how the iMac has grown up, and was almost ready to make the leap, according to a story published by the Associated Press on Wednesday. However, there were some flies in the ointment. Rather, “maggots in…
Columnist: The Digital Media Shortcomings of the New iMac
The old iMac was chintzy plastic, but the new iMacs are once again physically desirable, according to a columnist at Tech.co.uk on Monday. Even so, he said the digital media features customers have come to expect from Apple are missing in the new iMac. “Now that weive all recovered from the effects of Steve Jobsi…
New Apple iMac Earns C|Net Editors' Choice Award
C|Net gave the new Apple iMac itis Editorsi Choice Award on Wednesday. The iMac was cited for its best-in-class design, solid feeling, thin but solid keyboard, iLife i08, and performance in multimedia benchmarks. C|Net noted that, regarding the internal hardware, the changes have been simply generational, with new CPU speeds and graphics card updates. Except…
iMac: Disassembled
Kodawarisan tears down a new iMac.
Apple Introduces Mac Pro RAID Card
The PCI Express-based expansion card supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 0+1, and JBOD. It includes a 256MB cache and a 72-hour battery to protect the cache in the event of a power outage, and connects to the four internal drive bays in the Mac Pro. It is priced at US$999, and is available now at…
Your Mac Life Features "What the Duck?"
Your Mac Life (YML), with Shawn King, which airs every Wednesday night, will feature a chat with photographer Aaron Johnson, creator of What the Duck? “What the Duck is a daily comic strip that debuted a year ago and, much to its creatoris surprise, is still going strong 260+ strips later,” Shawn King said. “What…
Galbraith: MacBook Pro Has the Best Laptop Display
Photography pro Rob Galbraith put the LED backlit display in Apple’s new 15-inch MacBook Pro through its paces, and was thoroughly impressed. So impressed, in fact, that he called it the best laptop display available. Mr. Galbraith stated “Okay, let’s end the suspense: the new Macbook Pro 15 inch’s screen is very, very good.” On…
