Apple today released Mac OS X 10.6.4, the fourth maintenance update for Snow Leopard, via Software Update. The update offers a number of fixes implemented since the release of Mac OS X 10.6.3 in late March.
The 10.6.4 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard. It includes Safari 5 and general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac, including fixes that:
– resolve an issue that causes the keyboard or trackpad to become unresponsive
– resolve an issue that may prevent some Adobe Creative Suite 3 applications ...(continue read)
tags: Snow Leopard, update
If you’re one of those people who is very particular about protecting your privacy you might find many sites on the web today very intrusive. There are some basic tips that a lot of users might be familiar with, like clearing your cookies and browsing history frequently.
Here are some advanced tips on how you can improve your privacy if you use Firefox web browser to surf the web.
1. Clear a particular URL from your browsing history
Start to type out the URL, and when Firefox pops up that site in the list of sites, select it by moving your cursor over it (but don’t click) – hold down ...(continue read)
tags: browser, security
If you’ve installed Windows via Boot Camp, and now want to delete it and restore the space to your main Mac hard drive, this brief tutorial will guide you through the steps to do just that.
It’s actually quite easy to remove the Windows drive and reclaim all the hard drive space, the only “problem” is that Apple doesn’t make it an obvious process.
NOTE: First, backup everything you want to keep from the Windows partition, because this process will erase everything related to Windows.
Launch the Boot Camp Assistant by going to your Applications -> Utilities -> Boot Camp Assistant.
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tags: bootcamp, windows
People do “accidental deletion” all the time. And because the accidentally deleted files will be kept in the “Trash” folder until you really delete it, you can drag the files you still want to keep back to their original folder. But doing that manually over and over again can be annoying. Now in Snow Leopard, you can right click (or Control + Click) on the poor files, choose “Put Back”, and file/folder will be recovered in original place.
tags: trash
One of the easiest way to secure your computer from the prying co-worker’s eyes is to set a screensaver password. But if often leave your computer in a short moment only to repeatedly type the password, this simple security system could be annoying. Snow Leopard let the users decide how long should the screensaver (or sleep mode) run before you need to type in the password.
So if a user goes for a glass of water in the dispenser, he/she can continue right away.
Want to instant screensaver activation Key/Screen Lock Key ?
tags: password, screensaver, security
Tunes 9.1.1 provides a number of important bug fixes, including:
• Addresses several stability issues with VoiceOver
• Addresses a usability issue with VoiceOver and Genius Mixes
• Addresses issues with converting songs to 128 kbps AAC while syncing
• Addresses other issues that improve stability and performance
iTunes 9.1 comes with several new features and improvements, including:
• Sync with iPad to enjoy your favorite music, movies, TV shows, books and more on the go
• Organize and sync books you’ve downloaded from iBooks on iPad or added to your iTunes library
• Rename, ...(continue read)
tags: music, update
Apple today released a series of security updates targeting users of Mac OS X Snow Leopard and Leopard. According to the support document for the release, the updates address a single vulnerability related to handling of embedded fonts by Apple Type Services. Discovery of the vulnerability is credited to noted cybersecurity researcher Charlie Miller, who last month disclosed his discovery of 20 new zero-day holes in Mac OS X.
- Security Update 2010-003 (Snow Leopard) (6.50 MB)
- Security Update 2010-003 (Leopard-Client) (218.6 MB)
- Security Update 2010-003 (Leopard-Server) (379.5 MB)
The ...(continue read)
tags: security, update
Since two weeks after release Mac OS X update (Snow Leopard v10.6.3), Apple published a fixed version Mac OS X 10.6.3 v1.1.
The fixed version (10.6.3 v.1.1) has 60Mb more than original version.
Manual download Mac OS X 10.6.3 v.1.1 update from Apple website
The 10.6.3 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac, including fixes that:
improve the reliability and compatibility of QuickTime X
address compatibility issues with OpenGL-based applications
address ...(continue read)
tags: update
Apple has posted a QuickTime stream of today’s event.
Here’s a summary of the events:
Apple Announces Multitasking in iPhone 4.0
Apple Introduces iAds Mobile Advertising Platform
Apple Introduces Game Center for Leaderboards and Achievements
iPhone OS 4 to Bring iBooks to iPhone and iPod Touch
Apple Enhances Email and Enterprise Features in iPhone OS 4
tags: iphone, iphoneos, media event
The Apple iPad is here, and if ever there was a contentious gadget, this is it.
The iPad itself takes the design concept of a slate and boils it down to pretty much the bare minimum. Measuring 9.56 x 7.47 x 0.50 inches and tipping the scales at 1.5 pounds, the front is basically all glass and the back all brushed aluminum. Apple has always been for paring down ports and hardware controls, but the iPad is perhaps a new extreme. Up top there’s a 3.5mm headphones jack, a discrete microphone hold and the power/lock button, while the volume rocker and a switch to freeze automatic screen ...(continue read)
So when you need to download a large file and don’t want to have to worry about whether or not Safari or Firefox continues to run with out interruption, use Terminal and curl (wget replacement).
Note: wget is not exists in Leopard, you should set up an alias for wget to curl -O which does exactly the same thing:
echo 'alias wget="curl -O"' >> ~/.bash_profile
Your are done. Now just easy to use in Terminal. Here example to download iTunes.
wget http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite.net/content.info.apple.com/iTunes9/061-7203.20100330.XswP8/iTunes9.1.dmg
Curl is better than wget for the ...(continue read)
tags: network, Terminal
Size and weight
Height: 9.56 inches (242.8 mm)
Width: 7.47 inches (189.7 mm)
Depth: 0.5 inch (13.4 mm)
Weight: 1.5 pounds (0.68 kg) Wi-Fi model; 1.6 pounds (0.73 kg) Wi-Fi + 3G model
Display
9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
1024-by-768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch (ppi)
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously
Capacity
16GB, 32GB, or 64GB flash drive
Processor
1GHz Apple A4 custom-designed, high-performance, low-power system-on-a-chip
Battery ...(continue read)
So you’re a designer or a developer and you daily need to deal with code and text snippets: that’s very likely to happen. From CSS to HTML, from Javascript to Ruby, you just can’t remember every piece of code everyday: you need a good solution to store and easily retrieve them.
Snippet is a way for developers to quickly save and search their snippets of code to use later on future projects. Store all sorts of code and notes, and sync across multiple macs with MobileMe.
Features:
Easily create Snippets from selected text anywhere.
Sync Snippet with MobileMe so you always have your ...(continue read)
tags: programming, snippet, text
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