Jul

3

Apple Market Share Keeps Chugging Along

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July 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment

What if I told you that you were going to make one-third more money than you do now in one year?  Would that be OK with you?  I know a 33% raise would sure make my day.  Well, that’s the spot that Apple finds themselves in.
The Apple marketshare has grown by 33% in one year.  [...]

Jun

30

Apple Updates Mac OS X Leopard - 10.5.4

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June 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment

As I sit here typing this, I am running the latest and greatest that OS X Leopard has to offer; I am on 10.5.4.  Yep, that’s right, if you run software update right now, you could join me on the newest secure version of Leopard.Here are a few of the updates:

Recent Apple security updates.
Addresses AirPort [...]

Jun

25

Snow Leopard Might Be Something Afterall

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June 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment

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AppleInsider has a great piece out today regarding five undisclosed features of Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard).  It is worth reading because it has started to change my mind about the OS upgrade just a little bit.
When I heard about Snow Leopard at WWDC, I was underwhelmed.  To me, it seemed [...]

Jun

12

Apple OS X Updates A-Plenty

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June 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment

If you haven’t run automatic updates on your Mac lately, you are in for a few surprises.  Apple let go a load of software updates this week.  These include:

Airport Utility Update 5.3.2
iMovie Update 7.1.2
iDVD Update 7.0.2
Quicktime Update 7.5 (requires restart).

As usual, the list of changes is slim.  In general here is the changelog: (any random iSomething [...]

Jun

11

OS X Snow Leopard Revealed

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June 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment

While there was no new Apple hardware (iPhone not withstanding) revisions announced during the WWDC keynote address. There was a bit dropped about the new OS X 10.6 - Snow Leopard. The new OS will be is rumored to be out within a year and will have a few features worth mentioning, but [...]

Jun

6

WWDC Rumor Round Up - What is Up Steve Job’s Sleeve

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June 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment

For those of you who aren’t aware, WWDC ‘08, the World Wide Developer’s Conference, begins on Monday, June 9th. Steve Jobs is giving one of his famous (One more thing…) keynotes in which he shocks the world, sends the Apple Stock soaring, and causes people to get in fanboy lines weeks in advance for [...]