Let me say this now: Leopard is good for an upgrade, but there is no wow, nothing that would excite me to switch to a Mac when compared to Tiger. It’s merely an OS update that was meant to fill the evolutionary void and is reminiscent of Vista: delays, “overhauled” interface…
A file system is a method for storing and organizing computer files to facilitate finding and accessing them. Many popular file systems provide a method of access by maintaining the physical location of the files. This includes HFS+ (Hierarchical File System), the preferred file system of Mac OS X, in addition…
Leopard is upon us and is described by most reviewers as a mature operating system. So where does that leave the future of OS X? Does OS XI beckon? Overall, to paraphrase the reviews I've read, "Leopard is a pretty impressive release, albeit evolutionary, not revolutionary like Steve had…
There is a lot of talk these days about Vista being a miserable failure, and in some ways it is, but that's not the whole story. The truth is, Vista is a pretty good operating system that includes some good upgrades from Windows XP; Vista's failure has almost nothing to do…
Leopard has pounced onto Macs everywhere, bringing forth a new set of features and many under the hood improvements. Cupertino's new OS is more subtle than previous upgrades, relying more on appealing to developers and satisfying users with a visually appealing interface. Upgrading & Installing Leopard If…
If you look at Sony today and then ponder where they might be in the future, I think the most upbeat statement you could make would be that Blu-Ray seems to be doing well and that the PS3 will get better with time. And if you asked what new and impressive…
Leopard is nigh upon us, but before you upgrade, you’ll want to get to know the new OS better. Here is our guide for upgrading/installing Leopard. True, you could just upgrade Leopard and be done with it, but I don’t know of any OS install that didn’t pose some problems. Luckily…
In its latest incarnation, iFuntastic is truly the only application an iPhone owner needs. With the release of 4.6.1, this application is now able to provide all iPhone users (except those with iBricks) with hacks, tricks, and utilities to get more out of your iPhone than Jobs intended. …
"Everyone uses Macs nowadays". What chance you'll ever hear that statement? Human nature has it that we generalize and exaggerate. So you look around, see white cars dominating the automobile landscape, and you hear comments like "Geez, everyone drives a white car nowadays." Can the same happen…
TUAW's Mike Schramm made an interesting post the other day entitled "Return of the Apple we know and love?" Responding to a Macworld article, he says that despite the recent bad press and bad decisions by Apple, we are now seeing signs that Apple is returning to its…
Some of the funniest commercials I’ve ever seen have come from Apple’s “Get A Mac” series. Featuring John Hodgman as PC and Justin Long as Mac, these commercials are 30 second shots of of biting humor and sarcastic jibes. If you haven’t seen them, please check them out on the
A recent report has claimed that Apple has dropped in quality and their consumer image has been slightly tarnished. I am not defending Apple—no company is immune to bad customer service—but there is some FUD that needs to be cleared up. You may have had your excellent…
In two separate announcements, Apple announced that it will support third-party applications on the iPhone and Orange will be selling unlocked iPhones for a slightly higher price. In other news, Bananas have still not entered the mobile phone market. Of course, there is a catch. In the case of…
The Quadra 900 was Apple’s king of performance for a short time. The machine featured Motorola’s peppy 040 processor and, sharing a first with the Quadra 700, shipped with built-in Ethernet. More interesting than the inclusion of Ethernet was the form factor of the Quadra 900; the machine was…
Yay, woohoo, Leopard has finally been announced! Two and a half years after the release of Tiger, that's an almost Microsoft-esque timeframe by Apple's standards. You'd expect Leopard to be something special, and, with 300 plus improvements, it must be. However, since Steve's announcement 14 months ago of "top secret" new…