It’s good to see Apple’s focus on quality in 10.6

Written on June 10, 2008 by Todd Baur and 14 people have commented

I find it sad that in the time past since the keynote very few bloggers or news have really understood what 10.6 promises. From what I know inside of Apple, they’re not kidding about improving OS X. Let’s take a quick inventory of the IT industry and what is about to happen in the next [...]

Apple unveils Leopard security guide

Written on June 05, 2008 by Opal Tribble and No one has commented

Apple releases a security guide for Mac OS X 10.5

10.5.3 Drops!

Written on May 28, 2008 by Stephanie Guertin and 11 people have commented

While puttering about this morning, I noticed in the notes for Delicious Library 2 - yes, I use it, and yes, I know I don’t really need it - that it prefers 10.5.3.  ‘10.5.3?’ I asked myself.  ‘But that’s not out yet….’
Ah, but Software Update says it is!  Bringing a host of fixes, including the [...]

Mac OS X Hints Superguide

Written on April 08, 2008 by Josh Pigford and 7 people have commented

Macworld magazine just announced the release of a new superguide by MacOSXHints.com editor Rob Griffiths called Mac OS X Hints.
It features over 200 tips and tricks for making the most of Leopard.
This superguide is available in 3 formats: PDF ($12.95), Book ($19.95), or CD-ROM ($15.00).
While you’re at it, check out Macworld’s other superguides on the [...]

Quick Updates, Slow Security, and Quick Look

Written on April 01, 2008 by Jethro Jones and 5 people have commented

With less than six months under its belt, Leopard is preparing to receive its third update to 10.5.3. This update includes 75 fixes from Address Book to VoiceOver. The list includes changes to: AddressBook, AppleScript, Audio, Back To My Mac, Dashboard, Dock, DVD Player, Finder, Graphics, iCal, Mail, Portable Home Directories, Printing, Rosetta, Spaces, Spotlight, [...]

Invisibility and Metadata

Written on March 13, 2008 by Stephanie Guertin and 9 people have commented

I normally avoid anything that looks like tech support in my entries here, but this may verge on an exception. Bear with me, and I’ll explain.
I rebooted my Macbook Pro about four days ago, and lo, to my surprise, the icon for my boot drive had vanished. I was, too say the [...]

Remote Denial of Service For OS X (Leopard)

Written on February 27, 2008 by Bob Rudis and 4 people have commented

Given the large amount of “feedback” I receive from many venues on why I’m crazy for suggesting that OS X users employ some type of client-side security software, I wanted to point out a very recent exploit that I saw over at Joel Esler’s blog. The vulnerability is around the IPv6 networking layer of the [...]

Unsanity APE & Leopard

Written on February 27, 2008 by Stephanie Guertin and 2 people have commented

It came to my attention recently - read: I’ve been checking - that Unsanity has, finally bumped at least some of their haxies to Leopard compatible versions. Many people, myself included, have been bemoaning the loss of such tools as WindowShade X, FruitMenu, and most especially ShapeShifter since their upgrades to the latest big [...]

Apple releases 10.5.2

Written on February 11, 2008 by Josh Pigford and 16 people have commented

Apple has just released 10.5.2 via Software Update.
There are a slew of changes/fixes, some of which are:

Improved Airport connection reliability and stability
Improved Dashboard widget performance
Updated Stacks with a List view option, a Folder view option, and an updated background for Grid view
Ability to turn off transparency of menu bar
Reduction in overall menu transparency
Adds a menu [...]

SuperDuper! finally makes its way to Leopard

Written on February 05, 2008 by Josh Pigford and 7 people have commented

One of the most sought after applications since Leopard was released has finally been updated.
Shirt Pocket’s SuperDuper! backup application received a big update today, with the biggest feature being that it is now Leopard compatible.
For many, SuperDuper! has become somewhat obsolete with Leopard’s Time Machine feature, but other users who would prefer more control over [...]

Multi-touch on the MacBook Pro

Written on January 21, 2008 by Stephanie Guertin and 15 people have commented

A rumor surfaced on the internet this weekend hinting that the next revision of the MacBook Pro will have the same multi-touch abilities as the Air. That’d be logical, after all - the MacBook Pro’s haven’t been updated in a while, and that would be a nice feature, right?

The only problem with that is [...]

VMware Virtualizing No-hack Leopard Server

Written on January 15, 2008 by Nick Santilli and 2 people have commented

The guys at VMware are supremely dedicated to bringing the best support for Virtualization that they can to the Apple platform. I’ve played with both Parallels and Fusion and the choice of the latter was an easy one for me. But the one sticking point tends to be Apple’s licensing of their operating [...]

Hidden Gems In Leopard: OpenSnoop

Written on January 14, 2008 by Bob Rudis and 6 people have commented

I have a confession to make: I have not always been a Mac person. For the period of time between the retirement of System 9 and Panther (yes, it took Apple showing a real commitment to Unix for me to give them a shot again), I abandoned our fine operating system for greener pastures, well, [...]

Making The Move: “Must Have” Apps for Your Fresh Leopard Upgrade

Written on January 08, 2008 by Bob Rudis and 37 people have commented

So, as indicated, I finally switched to Leopard (went from 10.4.11 to 10.5.1 to be precise). As with previous operating system installs, I also took the opportunity to upgrade the internal drive in my MacBook Pro, this time kicking it up to 320GB with the new WD Scorpio WD3200BEVT (it has turned out to be [...]

Smarts in Mail?

Written on December 28, 2007 by Stephanie Guertin and 2 people have commented

The upgrade to Leopard has improved more than just the OS - it made Mail, in my opinion, much more usable.

One of the best features is the data detection in the mouse pointer. Running your mouse over a date produces a small drop-down arrow that gives you the option to add it to iCal. [...]

Finally Time For Leopard?

Written on December 18, 2007 by Bob Rudis and 9 people have commented

Apple managed to sneak a few security updates in at the tail end of December and Security Update 2007-09 adds 41 to the CVE totals for OS X in general, with 31 for 10.4 (Tiger), and only 20 for OS X 10.5 (Leopard). This is in addition to the Java and QuickTime updates released on [...]

CandyBar 3 Review

Written on November 27, 2007 by Stephanie Guertin and 2 people have commented

No sooner do I write about how I miss CandyBar then lo and behold it appears! CandyBar 3 was released today, available at Panic. It’s $29 for a license, and there’s a free 14 day trial if you want to take it for a spin first. A discount is available to registered [...]

UI Customization in Leopard

Written on November 26, 2007 by Stephanie Guertin and 18 people have commented

As you might have guessed from my past articles here, I tend to heavily customize the appearance of OS X on any machines I use regularly. Looking at my desktop, I see no default icons, my dock isn’t much better, and every time I use someone else’s machine, I’m generally surprised by the candy-colored [...]

Apple releases first Leopard update

Written on November 15, 2007 by Josh Pigford and 12 people have commented

Apple is on a roll today, releasing a new version of Final Cut Express, as well as the last update to Tiger. Now, Apple has released its first update to their newest version of OS X, Leopard.
This update includes a slew of fixes mainly related to reliability and compatibility with the new features in Leopard [...]

“No Software”

Written on November 15, 2007 by Matt Radel and 22 people have commented

After my recent painful experience of doing a fresh install of Leopard, I’m going through the paces of reinstalling and reactivating my software. I’d already gotten AppZapper, Quicktime Pro and Final Cut Studio 2 reinstalled with no hitch whatsoever. Now it was time for iWork. After popping in the install DVD and clicking through the [...]

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