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Tech Review: Apple's Magic Mouse

Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 5:23 pm PST

The curvaceous top of the mouse is a multi-touch surface.Apple’s new Magic Mouse is a very nice mousie indeed. No obvious buttons, no scroll wheel, just a sleek multi-touch surface and some groovy new software that lets you scroll with momentum — similar to the way scrolling works on an ...

Review, Computers, Mouse, Magic Mouse, Amazon, Snow Leopard, Software, mac os x, Apple, Gross Finger Oil

Snow Leopard Installed

Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 1:42 pm PDT

Took the plunge and installed the latest version of Mac OS X, Snow Leopard, and it went off without a hitch. I had to upgrade three utilities to the latest versions: Snapz Pro X, Default Folder X, and Little Snitch. Apart from that, everything seems to be working beautifully. Yes, ...

Apple, mac os x, Software, Snow Leopard, Amazon

More Details on Snow Leopard

Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 12:56 pm PDT

TidBITS has a couple of good articles on the new features — some of them hidden — in the latest version of Mac OS X, Snow Leopard: What’s New in Snow Leopard More Hidden Refinements in Snow Leopard

Apple, mac os x, Software, Snow Leopard, Amazon

Video: Snow Leopard's Hidden Features

Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 6:05 pm PDT

The latest version of Mac OS X (10.6), Snow Leopard, was released into the wild today as announced earlier this week. My copy is scheduled to arrive Monday so I can’t give you a review yet, but here’s a MacWorld video showing some new features that may not be obvious ...

Apple, mac os x, Software, Snow Leopard, Amazon

Snow Leopard This Week

Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 6:43 pm PDT

Apple’s latest performance-oriented version of OS X (10.6), Snow Leopard, will be released ahead of schedule this Friday, August 28, 2009. I’ve already pre-ordered mine, after getting enthusiastic thumbs-up reviews from developer pals with pre-release versions: Mac OS X version 10.6 Snow Leopard.

Apple, mac os x, Software, Snow Leopard, Amazon

Snow Leopard on the Horizon

Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 5:17 pm PDT

Amazon now has Mac OS X Snow Leopard available for pre-order; the upgrade price if you’re already using Leopard is a very reasonable $29. Apple has announced it will be available sometime in September. Snow Leopard doesn’t add a lot of new features; the emphasis with this new version of ...

Apple, mac os x, Software, Snow Leopard, Amazon

Serious iPhone Vulnerability Fixed

Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 4:06 pm PDT

A day after a major security issue was annnounced in the iPhone 3.0 software, Apple has released version 3.0.1: Apple Fixes Serious iPhone SMS Attack. The SMS-based attack described at the Black Hat security conference allows a bad guy to gain complete control of an iPhone by sending a barrage ...

iPhone, Apple, Software, Mobile Phones, SMS, Security

Safari 4 New Version

Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 6:13 pm PDT

There’s a new release of Safari 4 (4.0.2) featuring improved stability in the “Nitro” Javascript engine and “the latest compatibility and security fixes” according to Apple: Apple - Downloads - Application Updates - Safari. I have been noticing some Javascript problems with the release version of Safari 4 - sometimes ...

Apple, mac os x, Software, Safari, Web Browser

Safari 4's Developer Tools Rock

Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 5:47 pm PDT

Apple’s recently-released Safari 4 web browser features a major update to its developers’ tools, and if you have anything to do with designing websites you’ll find some of these new abilities very handy. You can inspect the HTML structure of the page and alter CSS properties on the fly, profile ...

Apple, mac os x, Software, Safari, Web Browser, Javascript, Debugger, Developers

IPhone 3.0 Released

Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 5:19 pm PDT

The latest version of the iPhone operating system is now available with some big enhancements. To install the latest version connect your iPhone to the computer, launch iTunes, click on your iPhone in the Devices menu in the sidebar, and use the “Check for Update” button in the iPhone’s ...

iPhone, Apple, Software, Mobile Phones

Apple Announcements Imminent

Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 9:58 am PDT

Apple’s WWDC conference keynote speech is due to begin at 10 am Pacific time, and it’s being liveblogged at Engadget and Gizmodo. (Looks like Gizmodo’s page is Ajax-driven for auto updates...) Apple’s expected to announce new versions of the iPhone, the new iPhone OS 3.0, and possibly the latest upgrade ...

Apple, mac os x, Software, Hardware, iPhone, WWDC

The Great Adobe Flash Downgrade Maneuver

Sun, May 17, 2009 at 5:42 pm PDT

OK, so I upgraded to Adobe’s latest version of the Flash plugin recently, version 10. Big mistake. My Intel Mac desktop machine promptly started getting very cranky. Safari slowed down. Video playback was jerky and slow. Other applications were affected too; the excellent utility Keyboard Maestro became almost unuseable, it ...

Apple, mac os x, Software, Flash, Adobe, Downgrade

Mac OS 10.5.7 Security Update Available

Wed, May 13, 2009 at 11:45 am PDT

Apple users: run, don’t walk, to your Software Update application and grab the latest update to Mac OS X, with important security enhancements: Apple Unveils Mac OS X 10.5.7 and Safari Updates. The security update for the beta version of Safari 4 is available at the Apple website: Apple - ...

Apple, mac os x, Software, Safari, Web Browser

Firefox 3, Beta 5

Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 4:23 pm PDT

The last official beta version of Firefox 3 is out, it’s supposed to be even faster and most of the bugs are supposed to have been fixed, and it probably isn’t going to change too much more for the final release: Firefox 3 beta 5 now available for download. ...

LGF, Internet, Firefox, Browsers, Technology, Software

Firefox 3, Beta 4

Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 2:53 pm PDT

The fourth beta version of Firefox 3 has been released, with significant speed improvements in its Javascript engine. I’ve been running some simple tests with LGF and it seems to be about twice as fast at some important Javascript operations—for example, looking up page elements by their ID attributes. ...

LGF, Internet, Firefox, Browsers, Technology, Software

RIP, Netscape

Fri, Feb 1, 2008 at 3:05 pm PST

Let’s have a moment of silence, please, for the demise of Netscape Navigator. The first browser I ever used. Sob. I’ll miss ... actually, no, I won’t really miss it. It birthed the web as we know it. But February 1 marks the demise of Netscape Navigator, the first ...

LGF, Internet, Netscape, Browsers, Technology, Software

Movable Type Goes Open Source

Wed, Dec 12, 2007 at 6:15 pm PST

In a development that will affect the blogosphere in mysterious and untold ways, the Movable Type blogging application has gone open source.

LGF, Blogosphere, Movable Type, Open Source, Software, Technology, Internet