Macgasm

If you weren’t quick enough to get in on WWDC 2011 this year, but you still want to get in on the information Apple was providing, you’ll be pleased to know that Apple just released all of their 2011 WWDC videos onto iTunes.

But, here’s the sad-panda moment: You have to be a registered developer to get access to the videos. You can grab the videos on iTunes by navigating to the Development Videos page on Apple’s website, and logging in with your developer account.

All videos are available in standard and high-definition video formats, and all are iOS compatible.

In addition to today’s Snow Leopard updates, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard has received a security update as well.

Here are the direct links for  Security Update 2011-004:

• 2011-004 (Leopard)
• 2011-004 (Leopard Server)

Apple released a new update for Snow Leopard. Here are the changes:

• Enhance the Mac App Store to get your Mac ready to upgrade to Mac OS X Lion
• Resolve an issue that may cause Preview to unexpectedly quit
• Improve support for IPv6
• Improve VPN reliability
• Identify and remove known variants of Mac Defender

Download Links:

• 10.6.8 Update
• 10.6.8 Combo Update
• 10.6.8 Server Update
• 10.6.8 Server Combo Update

This is more than likely the last big update to Snow Leopard. However, like Leopard before it, 10.6 should continue to have access to security updates after Lion is out next month.

Apple also released Server Admin Tools for Mac OS X 10.6.8.

Oh, you’ve been there. You know how I know? I’ve been there more times than I’d like to admit. You’re in dire need of a file, have no idea where it is, so you head to Spotlight, only to be met with the dreaded indexing icon. You know the one. It’s the magnifying glass, but this time, it has that dreaded dot in the middle. So, in a panic you click anyway, but you’re met with an indexing notice.

Thanks to Apple and Lion, no longer.

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According to a new comScore report, Apple’s iPad is the number one tablet  for surfing the Internet.

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Screeny is a small utility for capturing both screenshots and screen-casts. Once opened you will find it sitting patiently in your menu bar until the time you call upon it. It’s not a very complex app — and it needn’t be for what it is trying to achieve.

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Both Apple and Nordic Semiconductor are now on the Bluetooth group’s SIG board of directors. They will hold that position for two years, starting on July 1, 2011, and they will be joining Intel, Motorola, Lenovo, Nokia, Microsoft, Ericsson AB, and Toshiba on the Bluetooth SIG board.

The main focus of the group is to drive Bluetooth expansion into platform and sensor markets. Many people in the press are now speculating that the move could mean that more iOS and Mac specific Bluetooth devices could be on the horizon.

According to the Bluetooth group’s press release:

Adding Apple to an already strong board of directors is obviously a smart move, and we don’t need to re-state the obvious here, but it’s pretty clear that Bluetooth is going to be playing a very large part in our devices as we move to a more mobile computing environment. Hopefully this is the beginning of something great for both Apple and Bluetooth.

Just when I thought I was all grown up with car payments and kids, Sega has uncovered some long-lost childhood memories of playing the Sonic games for hours on end.

Sonic is 20 years old today, and to mark the occasion, Sega has released All-Star Racing as a universal iOS application.

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