macOS

It Came EarlyApple had repeatedly cited September, 2009 as the timeframe by which Snow Leopard would be released. Obviously, they’ll beat that target with the August 28, 2009 release date. Most developers, however, assumed Apple’s estimates meant Snow Leopard would be released around the end of September, and many were caught off guard without having fully…

The Very First Questions The first thing you should ask yourself is, “Do I need to do this right now?” For example, do you (or someone else in your family) have a big project looming that requires your system to be 100 percent available? Would an upgrade, and possible difficulties, interfere? Next, do you have…

“We’re not sure yet exactly how this works,” the firm wrote, “but the above screen shot shows this feature working with a download made via Safari, detecting a version of the RSPlug Trojan horse in a downloaded disk image.” If the screen shot is legit, it would suggest that Apple has added some form of…

The Mac Box Set includes Mac OS X, iWork and iLife. The current version ships with Mac OS X 10.5.6, iWork ’09 and iLife ’09.An Apple sales person apparently confirmed that the Snow Leopard version of the Box Set was for sale, but that it probably wouldn’t ship within 24 hours since Mac OS X…

Snow Leopard’s Lake Tahoe DesktopWindows 7’s Wallpapers have also appeared online even though Microsoft’s latest OS release is still weeks away, too. The collection of 30 images has an overall busier feel that the Snow Leopard Desktops, but they also show Microsoft’s efforts to shed its stodgy business reputation.Icarus: A Windows 7 Metaphor?The Snow Leopard…

The components of the update as listed on Apple’s support page: Upgrades Safari to version 4.0.2. Improves the accuracy of full history search in Safari 4. Resolves an issue in which certain resolutions might not appear in the Display pane in System Preferences. Dragging an Aperture image into Automator now invokes an Aperture action instead…

Buyers can pre-order Snow Leopard for Apple’s list price of US$29. Amazon is saying, however, that if it drops the price before the end of the first shipping day, buyers will pay the lower price instead.The 5-user Snow Leopard Family Pack is also available for pre-order at $49, and Snow Leopard Server is priced at…

SafetyNet requires no user intervention after the initial setup. SafetyNet includes a web-based control panel that can be accessed from anywhere.The plugin itself is free, and billing for the service is handled by Amazon for 99 cents per month, $1.00 per gigabyte per month stored, and $1.00 per gigabyte transferred. The SafetyNet plugin can be…

I’m in a good position to comment on Mr. Gamet’s blog because I too was seduced by OmniWeb. I particularly like the vertical drawer of thumbnails instead of scrunched titles in Safari tabs. I found it much easier to jump between working pages just by looking at the thumbnails. OmniWeb with its drawer of thumbnails for…

The news comes to us via Safari Buddy developer Mark Miller, who noted on his company’s Web site that, “Apple has released the final version of Safari 4 which no longer allows the ability to change any of the new features.” In the public beta releases of Safari 4, these hidden prefs allowed users to…

We’re going to start off locating the selected disk in the Finder. tell application “Finder” set selection_list to selection if (count selection_list) < 1 then display dialog ¬ “Please select a volume mounted from a disk image.” with title ¬ “No Selection Found” with icon stop ¬ buttons [“OK”] default button 1 return end if…

Qualifying customers are those who buy a (qualifying) new or refurbished Mac (see the list for details) on or after June 8th, 2009, the day that Apple announced Snow Leopard’s shipping time frame of September, 2009. These customers can upgrade to Snow Leopard, or Mac OS X 10.6, for $9.95. This protection extends to customers…

Safari 4 includes HTML 5 support, complies with CSS, JavaScript, XML and SVG standards, offers a Cover Flow view for browsing bookmarks, a faster JavaScript engine that’s almost eight times faster than Internet Explorer 8, and will protect users from application crashes related to plug-in problems when running under Mac OS X 10.6.Safari 4 is…

The Take Control ebook series specializes in explaining, and explaining well, various technical subjects. In this book, Steve Sande describes in careful, clear writing how to utilize Apple’s iWeb ’09 to build and maintain a good looking Web site. That’s a more difficult task than one would expect, and Mr. Sande does a beautiful job.…

In a blog post, the company wrote Thursday, “if you rely on VMware Fusion’s 3D Acceleration feature to run either Windows games or other Windows 3D applications in your virtual machines, we recommend that you do not upgrade your Mac to 10.5.7.” The company said the update breaks the 3D acceleration feature used in Fusion.…

Start by making a folder to hold your iTunes media library once it’s moved. Be sure to name the folder something descriptive so you know that’s where your music, movies and TV shows are stored. Launch iTunes and select iTunes > Preferences Click the Advanced button. Be sure Keep iTunes Music folder organized is checked.Check…

Server Admin Tools 10.5.6v1.1 is free and available for download at the Apple Support Web site.

From the patch notes: Improved compatibility with pre-release versions of Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard). SpamSieve is better able to recover from corpus files that were damaged due to disk errors. Improved the Entourage installer’s error handling. Improved the error reporting when saving the corpus. Improved the troubleshooting instructions. Fixed a problem where messages…

He continued: “The question is which is SAFER. Because Mac OS X is still relatively rare, it is actually a little safer. But it has nothing to do with it being more secure, but rather, that bad guys are entirely focused on Windows at the moment due to the overwhelming market share Windows has. At this…

The new version boasts the following features and changes:* Fixed a crash with multiple projects and audio capture.* Fixed a crash that occurred while loading a project.* Unlimited media layers.* Add video, audio and text instantly.* Add chapter markers.* Edit movies in HD, SD, or any size.* Non-destructive editing.* Multiple levels of undo.* Live previews…

Twitter, when approached properly, can be an important tool for networking and staying in better contact with friends and colleagues than something abstract like LinkedIn. One need not be seduced into thinking that one must use Twitter to reveal personal thoughts or describe in detail your toothache. Rather, think of it as a new, sub-space…

ScreenRecord Studio integrates with both QuickTime and iMovie, enabling Mac OS X users to take full advantage of this all-in-one production tool. Extensive editing capabilities allow users to maintain complete control over every facet of the production of a presentation. Features also include the ability to incorporate images into a presentation directly from a DV…

This column is about some the cool things that are included as part of your OS X operating system. Those things that actually make your Mac so easy to use, even if you are not trying to save the world from the bad guys or writing the next great novel. Clippings Say you are conducting…