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For Appleis next-generation operating system, youill need a next-generation disk utility. Thatis why Micromat has introduced Drive 10, the first and final disk utility for Mac OS X. Problems with your drive? Drive 10 can repair almost any drive problem with one simple click of your mouse. Drive 10 is a new product from Micromat…

Migrating in Place Migrating to a New Server Migrating AppleShare IP The 48 page document includes detailed instructions, screen shots, and tips to help make the move to the powerful and flexible OS X Server as smooth as possible. You can find the OS X Server Migration Guide in Apple TIL Article n120002, and information…

Apple to Pre-Install Mac OS X Ahead of Schedule WWDC 2001, SAN JOSE, California—May 21, 2001—Apple® today announced that it will begin pre-installing Mac® OS X alongside Mac OS 9 on all new Macs® shipping from its factories beginning today, two months ahead of schedule. “The reception of Mac OS X has been so positive…

Apple Introduces Mac OS X Server Industrial-Strength Server for File, Print, Mail, Website and Streaming WWDC 2001, SAN JOSE, California—May 21, 2001—Apple® today introduced the all new, industrial-strength, Mac® OS X Server operating system along with new Macintosh® Server G4 hardware configurations. The new Mac OS X Server is built on top of the latest…

Metrowerks is providing Mac OS developers at Appleis Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) early access to new CodeWarrior¬ tools for Mac OS X. The Early Access tools support the Mach-O object file format, providing developers with access to the full set of native Mac OS X APIs, and will allow developers to create Java 2 applications…

Xochi Media is proud to announce the availability of version 1.6 of iScreensaver Toolkit for Macintosh. Version 1.6 includes performance and stability enhancements, and is recommended for all users of Mac OS 9. A version for Mac OS X will be forthcoming. Due to a long-standing bug in the “Instant Palm Desktop” extension, all users…

TLA Systems is pleased to announce the immediate release of PCalc 2.2.2, an update to their veteran scientific calculator application for Mac OS X and earlier.It is available to download now from www.pcalc.com in English and French versions.2.2.2 is a small maintenance release, primarily to fix some issues on Mac OS X, but it also…

SearchWare Solutions is proud to announce the third public preview release of a Mac OS X native version of Pix Lite, their well-received QuickTime-based Media Viewer.Functionally identical to Pix Lite 1.1 for the Classic Mac OS, Pix Lite for Mac OS X is an easy to use application for viewing various types of QuickTime compatible…

Default Folder is a Mac OS 9 savvy control panel that enhances Open and Save dialog boxes to make it easier for Macintosh users to manage their files. It provides many of the essential features of the commercial ACTION Files, SuperBoomerang, and Directory Assistance utilities, but distinguishes itself by not including some infrequently used extras.…

Apple announced that it will release its second software update for Mac OS X today, which together with a simultaneously-released update to iTunes will add the ability to burn custom music CDs on Mac OS X. Both software updates will be released at noon today and will begin automatically notifying users and updating their copies…

This is the third pre-release version of MouseWorks for OS X. Kensington is making this beta release publicly available in order to get as much feedback as possible regarding bugs and compatibility issues. We will work hard to identify and fix all major bugs before the final release of version 1.0. However, because this is…

SearchWare Solutions is proud to announce the release of a public preview of a Mac OS X native version of Pix Lite, their well-received QuickTime-based Media Viewer.Functionally identical to Pix Lite 1.1 for the Classic Mac OS, Pix Lite for Mac OS X is an easy to use application for viewing various types of QuickTime…

TimeCache 4.0 is full of new features that make tracking time and expenses for billable projects easier than ever on your PowerMac. Use TimeCache 4.0 to make sure youire billing projects accurately — without wasting a lot of time doing it. Who uses TimeCache? Graphic designers. Consultants. Copywriters. Art Directors. Attorneys. Architects. Multimedia developers. Web…

Today, Lantana announced Stratify PDF, an Acrobat plug-in that adds another dimension to PDF documents layers. Now you can create named layers and move existing objects on to them, or take existing pages and make them layers of another page. Stratify PDF also allows you to show or hide layers and to merge layers.Stratify PDF…

. We got the opportunity to get his thoughts on just about everything related to Mac OS X. Bryan Chaffin (TMO): When did you start using Mac OS X? Bob LeVitus (Dr. Mac): Hmmm. That depends upon how you define Mac OS X. Would Copland or Rhapsody count? 🙂 As for what we now know…

For some time now, Iive been running OS X on my G4 Cube, as well as on my PowerBook G3 “Wall Street.” Iive been favorably impressed with the interface, especially the simplicity and elegance. I am not quite a Unix “Yoda” yet, but can appreciate the potential. But there has been one thing that has…

Plugging a camera into a USB port and having it appear on the desktop is one thing, but having it launch an application is another. When we examined the Image Capture window, we were pleased to see a few things. For one thing, you could adjust how a hot-plug action (such as our plugging in…

Casady & Greene, Inc. of Salinas, California announced today the release of Zone Warrior II, version 2.1, for Appleis new operating system, Mac OS X. C&G has plans to carbonize and update three more of their classic award-winning action-arcade games, Glider Pro(TM), Step On It!, and Crystal Crazy, for Mac OS X. Zone Warrior II…

We are going to help a bit. A kernel is what an operating system is built on top of. It handles all the ugly low level things like talking to the hardware. Mac OS X is built on top of a version of Unix called Free BSD and uses the Mach Kernel (check out this…

"Gee, Brain, what do you want to do today?" "The same thing we do every day, Pinky: try to take over the world!" from "Pinky and the Brain"

Whether Mac users want to admit it or not, OS X has ushered us into the wonderful world of UNIX. Many Mac users do not care about this at all, they simply want OS X to get them on the Web and to dutifully check their e-mail. Others, however, may be a little bit more…

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Speculation surrounding this weekendis OS X release is reaching a high point with the official roll out of the new OS being just three short days away. Wincent Colaiuta of wincent.org first speculated that OS X 10.0 is actually one of the developer builds from a few weeks ago, build 4K78. However, others are claiming…