With an update issued only a week ago, Apple has already released a new version of Mac OS X 10.6.5 server, in an effort to plug some holes in security flaws that were plaguing users of the earlier update. The former update, the 10H574, lacks a security patch built into latter version, the 10H575.Users who downloaded 10H574 may be subject to getting mail intended by others thanks to a problem with the Dovecot server. Obviously, this poses problems in the areas of information leakage, identity theft and personal privacy. The 10H575 should completely rectify the issue, only applicable to those who previously downloaded the 10H574 update within the past 2 weeks. Read more »

Posted: November 18th, 2010 under OS X News.
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With the 2010 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) choosing to focus more on the company’s mobile developments and capabilities as opposed to entirely new operating systems, many tech enthusiasts across the globe are hoping for more innovative approach to the 2011 event. After all, the ’11 WWDC would follow the appropriately laid out precedent for new operating systems, with Panther, Tiger, Leopard and Snow Leopard all approximately 2 years apart in terms of release.Speculation is already underway as to what Mac OS X 10.7 may hold, not to mention what corresponding big cat will be made its unofficial namesake. Considering that the switch from Leopard to Snow Leopard was an admittedly bland one (subtly implied by their stay within the Leopard subspecies), if internet rumors are to be believed, upcoming changes are expected to be substantially different than anything Mac users, better yet fully literate computer enthusiasts have ever seen before. According to Apple’s official recruitment page, this following job listing has only fueled the excitement, reading “Are you looking to help create something totally new? Something that has never been done before and will truly amaze everyone? Are you excited by the prospect that what you helped create would be used every day by millions of Apple customers? Then come and work on with the Mac OS X software engineering team to help build a new and revolutionary feature for Mac OS X. We are looking for a senior software engineer to help us create a revolutionary new feature in the very foundations of Mac OS X. We have something truly revolutionary and really exciting in progress and it is going to require your most creative and focused efforts ever.” Read more »

Posted: October 9th, 2010 under Rumors, WWDC.
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Mac OS X Snow Leopard: The Missing Manual by David Pogue This de facto manual offers insights into some of the nuances and left-unexplained tendencies Apple failed to cover in the official Snow Leopard instructional CD. Yes, Snow Leopard saw no major paradigm shift, but in terms of daily use and shortcuts, they certainly added more than the “Snow-” prefix to the former Leopard model. Pogue helps sort through each and every change, no matter how small, spanning the entire breadth of Apple applications from the heavily-used mainstays like Safari, Mail and Preview to even lesser known programs such as Time Machine. Apple Training Series: Mac OS X Support Essentials v10.6: A Guide to Supporting and Troubleshooting Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard by Kevin M. White The official Apple certified guide released just 2 months after Snow Leopard will help both casual and professional users figure out precisely how to use the changes found in Snow Leopard to best suit their computing needs. Get inside information into how Apple intended the various adaptations to ease customer use and satisfaction and let Apple explain how their good intentions can best come to fruition on your home desktop or laptop computer screen. Read more »

Posted: October 6th, 2010 under OS X Resources, Snow Leopard.
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The release of Snow Leopard marks Apple’s seventh major release of Mac OS X. As opposed to a major retooling of a generally well liked and user-friendly interface, the alterations users might notice in Snow Leopard offer better attention to detail and fine craftsmanship. According to developers, new features were not high on the priority list, instead striving to streamline efficiency, improved performance and decreasing the amount of main memory required for the program to run.Visually, there are few if any noticeable changes to the average user, except for perhaps the price printed on the packaging. Whereas Apple has traditionally charged 129.00 for prior releases in the Mac OS X series, Snow Leopard’s 29.00 sticker price is not, in fact, a misprint, rather an admission by the Apple brass that users are largely in for more of the same, at least in terms of feel, even if upgrade in speed for Mac OS X applications (i.e. Finder, iCal, Address Book, etc.) is significantly faster. Read more »

Posted: October 4th, 2010 under Snow Leopard.
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