Mac OS X
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We reported earlier this month about Walt Disney Animation Studios releasing an open source OS X update server called Reposado. The idea behind the project is to give an open source alternative to update Mac OS X computers without going directly to Apple for each computer. Apple already provides a way to create a Software Update server for use within your organization. The process requires you to have a server that is running the latest version of the Mac OS X Server software in order to have ... more
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In one of the largest purchases that the Microsoft has made, Skype was recently purchased for $8.5 billion. Many have speculated that with this purchase, Microsoft will kill the Mac OS X and Linux Clients. Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer has allayed the fear that non-Microsoft platforms will no longer receive Skype updates. To support his point, Ballmer provided a couple of examples where Microsoft supports non-Microsoft platforms. These included Office for Mac, iOS applications and Android applications. Ballmer also announced that Skype will be its own distinct division within Microsoft ... more
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Valve has released Portal 2 across all platforms including Mac OS X via Steam, the company's digital distribution platform. The game is already receiving critical acclaim across the internet, and you can get your copy right here for $49.99. The original portal was released in 2007, and the unique puzzle gameplay —where players use the Portal Gun to work their way through levels — soon became a cult hit for gamers around the world. If you wanted to get this game, it's fair to say that you will know ... more
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TRIM support is vital for Macs with SSDs installed, as it can greatly increase the longevity of the drive. SSDs naturally don't handle garbage files very well. TRIM support corrects this, giving the drive the ability to get rid of old files much more quickly. Be sure to check out this great post over at TUAW to learn all about TRIM. Except for the newest batch of MacBook Pros, Apple's machines do not support TRIM out of the box, a move that has left many SSD users scratching their heads ... more
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Want me to play your game? Make it look gorgeous. It's really that simple. The first thing I look for when opening up a game for the first time is an environment that really blows my mind, something that takes me somewhere else, something that lets me immerse myself in a new world. Sadly, for me, game mechanics come second. If your game is beautiful, I pick it up. If your gameplay and mechanics are fantastic, I'll play it through to the end. CreaVures is all of those ... more
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Today we can get upwards of 3TB of hard drive space in our Macs. While 3TB may seem like a ton of space, and it is, everything we do seems to be eating up more and more hard drive space. If you don't have a Mac Pro, this additional space comes in the form of an external USB hard drive, or even a Network Attached Storage (NAS) box like a Drobo. The beauty of a product like Drobo is that you can swap out smaller hard drives for ... more
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Today brought news of a great little feature being added to iOS when version 4.3 is released later this month: iTunes Home Sharing:
Now you can play your entire iTunes library from anywhere in the house. If it’s on your Mac or PC, you can play it on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch over a shared Wi-Fi network. And not just music. Watch a movie or TV show. Play a podcast. Or listen to an audiobook. On whichever device you want — without having to download or sync.
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In addition to that new mountain wallpaper, Apple has posted a good bit of info on its upcoming upgrade to Mac OS X: Versions OS X Lion will automatically save a copy of a document each time it is opened, and automatically, every hour. Versions is a new component of Time Machine, which was introduced in OS X 10.5 Leopard. Resume After a reboot (from a software update, for example), Lion users will have the ability to have their Macs reboot with every program and document open, just as it was before ... more
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Late today, Apple released an update to QuickTime 7. The update includes a laundry list of bug fixes. Not to be confused with Snow Leopard's QuickTime X, QT7 runs on both OS X 10.5 Leopard and 10.6 Snow Leopard, and offers support for older media formats and advanced exporting options. The update is available from Apple's website or via Software Update.
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Civilization V, the love it or hate it strategy game from ... more
Gizmos & Gadgets
If you weren’t a fan of Wake, an alarm clock app that tries its hardest to not let you sleep in, you might like the Snooze Dock by Distilunion a bit more. The Snooze Dock is a wooden iPhone stand that has a built-in functioning snooze button. The dock is crafted
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Feature Post
Two hundred and ten days, 22 hours, 33 minutes and 22 seconds No that’s not how long since the last Fast and the Furious sequel, it is the excruciating time lapsed since the last major Apple product launch. On October 23, 2012, the world was a kinder and more joyous
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