TagsTagsPC Magazine reviews Apple’s latest version of the Mac OS, and gives it the Editor’s Choice label: Apple OS X 10.5.2 (Leopard). Leopard again raises the question of whether to switch from Windows to a Mac. I’ve found Vista to be a major disappointment that tends to look worse the ...
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After a few more days with Mac OS 10.5.2, there’s one new feature with a very high Wow Factor: Time Machine. This ultra-cool automatic backup system is the ultimate answer to every computer user’s worst nightmare—an unexpected deletion or file corruption, or worse, hard drive failure. This is how it works: ...
Reporting back after two days running the latest Mac OS 10.5.2 (Leopard): very pleased so far. Wireless connections to the Airport base station seem more sturdy, the Time Machine feature is wondrous (takes a while to create the first backup, though), and the new Mail and Safari features are also ...
Since I’ve posted several times about upgrading to the latest Mac OS, aka Leopard, aka Mac OS 10.5.2, waffling like a House Democrat, I am compelled to report that I finally took the leap and upgraded my Powermac G5 desktop today. It took about two and a half hours total, with ...
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OK, I may finally be persuaded to use that Leopard OS DVD I bought last year and upgrade my main desktop machine, because it looks like some of the big issues have been addressed with today’s release of OS 10.5.2: Latest Leopard Update Resolves Common Complaints. And also because without Leopard, ...
I don’t often have front page posts on new computers, but dang, this new ultraportable MacBook Air is one nice piece of techno-porn: Apple - MacBook Air - Guided Tour.
Here’s an open thread for a Sunday evening, with another LGF thank you to America’s veterans. Since it’s an open thread, here’s my conundrum tonight: I’ve been trying to get up the nerve to install the new Mac OS 10.5 on my main desktop machine. It’s already installed on my laptop ...
LGF ain’t no danged gadget blog, but the new iPod Touch is one sweet little gadget. Click for the demo movie. Only drawback is that it uses a flash drive and it’s only 16GB. But syncing is really easy. In other interesting Apple news tonight, the price of the iPhone has been ...
I’m going out on a limb to make a wild prediction: Bill Gates is going to regret saying this. “We made it way harder for guys to do exploits,” said Mr. Gates. “The number [of exploits] will be way less because we’ve done some dramatic things [to improve security] in the ...
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Why is Apple Computers so insensitive to the world’s 1.3 billion Muslims? Apple’s “Mecca Project” Provokes Muslim Reaction. On October 10, 2006, an Islamic website posted a message alerting Muslims to what it claims is a new insult to Islam. According to the message, the cube-shaped building which is being constructed ...
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