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  • kevin_4e
    If you're looking to keep your Mac in tip-top shape, take advantage of OnyX, the free OS X maintenance utility... With over 75 different Safari plugins, head on over to PimpMySafari to get the best Safari... With the large variety of advertising styles for the iPod, get up-to-date with all of the iPod commercials and their history... Is Steve already using the iPhone? Take a look for yourself and let us know what you think... When making US$4,032 a square-foot, CNN explains to us why Apple is in fact one of the "most admired companies" in today's world...
     
    Got any "old Macs" lying around? Share your collection over at the "What old Macs you have lying around" thread... And finally, meet the world's most expensive cat toy...
  • Colonel
    Apple has released an update for Airport Extreme on Intel-based Macs. The update patches a critical security issue and improves connectivity to WEP Open System networks on MacBook Core 2 Duos and MacBook Pro Core 2 Duos. Apple gives us an in-depth look on the security issue:


    An out-of-bounds memory read may occur while handling wireless frames. An attacker in local proximity may be able to trigger a system crash by sending a maliciously-crafted frame to an affected system. This issue affects the Core Duo version of Mac mini, MacBook, and MacBook Pro computers equipped with wireless. Other systems, including the Core 2 Duo versions are not affected. This update addresses the issue by performing additional validation of wireless frames. Credit to LMH for reporting this issue. Apple also gives us details on the overall update.


    This update is recommended for all Intel-based Macintosh computers and improves compatibility with AirPort Extreme base stations and networks.
     
    This update includes the content from the AirPort Extreme Update 2007-001, and addresses a security issue as described in:
    http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n305031
     
    This update also improves compatibility for the MacBook Core 2 Duo and the MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo when using certain third-party access points configured to use WEP Open System security. The update can be obtained from Apple's Software Update and Apple's download page.
  • Colonel
    Apple has silently updated iTunes to version 7.1 and Quicktime 7.1.5. The new iTunes includes support for the new AppleTV. The update also sports a new full screen Cover Flow view and improved sorting options. Apple gives us the following description on the new iTunes 7.1 update.


    What's New in this Version
    - You can now enjoy your favorite iTunes movies, TV shows, music, and more from the comfort of your living room with Apple TV. This update also supports a new full screen Cover Flow and improved sorting options to let you decide how iTunes should sort your favorite artists, albums, and songs.
    The new Quicktime 7.1.5 update is said to fix a number of bugs and several security issues that had occurred in the previous version of Quicktime 7.


    What's New in this Version
    - Delivers numerous bug fixes and addresses critical security issues. This update is recommended for all QuickTime 7 users.
    The update is available for Mac and Windows and can be downloaded from Apple's Software Update program and the iTunes and Quicktime download sites.
  • Alex Oughton
    Mediafour's MacDrive 7 has officially left Beta status and has been released to the masses.
     
    This version includes, amongst other things, full compatibility with Windows Vista, providing full access to HFS and HFS+ volumes from within Vista, XP and 2003 Server.
     
    I have just received my review copy from the lovely people at Mediafour, so look forward to the full review later this week on InsanelyMac!
     
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  • REVENGE
    So Mac users, have you ever felt that Microsoft has been giving you guys the short end of the stick? Well [shock], it appears that your suspicions might be true after all. MacWorld UK reports that excerpts from documentary evidence used in the Iowan "Comes v. Microsoft" antitrust lawsuit suggests that Microsoft may have had intentions of causing "a great deal of harm" to Apple through cutting off the support and development of their Mac Office division. The excerpt is from a long email conversation between Bill Gates and then Mac Business Unit chief Ben Waldman in 1997, in which there were discussions of "dumping Mac support" and "dumping development of the product [Office]", both of which were perceived as "The strongest bargaining point we have, as doing so will do a great deal of harm to Apple immediately."
     
    In addition, Microsoft had apparently been using Mac Office as a test-bed "guinea pig" for the development of new features NOT for the potential benefit of Mac users, but rather "because it [Mac] is so much less critical to our business than Windows." You can read the whole document for yourself in PDF format here. In the end, you were probably expecting this as usual, since Microsoft seems to make many decisions based on their self-interest for profits, rather than the interest of their consumers.
  • Colonel
    Thinking of buying a copy of Windows Vista Ultimate in the UK? Why not get a Mac Mini with Mac OS X for just about the same price?... If you think the iPhone is advanced for its time, just remember when Apple introduced the old Apple Newton back in 1993. Anyone else think that Apple is repeating some of the same mistakes that they made with the Newton on the iPhone?... Have you ever left the house and realize that you accidentally left your Mac on? Well thanks to this handy Automator script, you can put your Mac to sleep via email... For those of you who love the Disk burning application, Disco, you'll be pleased to hear that Disco has reached its version 1.0 milestone. The burning app is on sale for the next 9 hours at an introductory price of $14.95... Are you one of the many people who have been begging for a Mac Tablet? Now there's the new ModBook from OWC and Axiotron. You can check out the YouTube video of the
    if you want to check it out before you buy!... Sick of the many annoyances in Windows Vista? Tell us how you feel about Vista's annoyances in this thread on the forum... And Finally, it seems that Ballmer has already made an !
  • Colonel
    Since MacWorld in January, rumors have been floating around about another Apple Event... one that would bring the new version of Mac OS X, "Leopard," into the world along with the introduction of iLife '07 and iWork '07. Several rumors claiming that Apple would hold an event in February turned out to be a hoax. Now Apple itself is announcing a special event in April, at which Apple may introduce Leopard, iLife 07, iWork 07, Final Cut Pro 6, and possibly new displays. It's more likely, however, that major introductions of hardware and Leopard will take place at WWDC in June. MacWorld has the scoop on Apple's NAB event.


    Apple will hold a special event at the N ational A ssociation of B roadcasters (NAB) trade show on Sunday, April 15. While no details were available on what, if anything, will be announced at the event, Apple has used such events in the past to launch significant product releases.
     
    In 2005, the company used an event at NAB to launch Final Cut Studio and Soundtrack Pro. A similar event was used to launch Motion in Las Vegas.
     
    Apple will also have a large booth at the show. Typically the first booth in the South Hall, Apple has moved the booth this year to accommodate the larger size.
  • Colonel
    Yesterday, VMware released the second beta of VMware Fusion for the Mac. The beta contains some new features such as DirectX 8.1 support and support for 64-bit guest OSes. Some of the existing features have also been improved such as improved snapshot support and an improved hardware editor. VMware provides us with details about the new update.


    New and Improved Features in Beta 2
     
    This Beta 2 release of VMware Fusion for Mac includes the following new features and feature improvements: Experimental 3-D graphics support - Play a selection of DirectX 8.1 games in Windows XP Service Pack 2 virtual machines. Snapshot feature - Roll back your virtual machine to a known good state when something goes wrong in your virtual machine - for example, when your virtual machine picks up a virus, or when a software upgrade causes problems. Improved networking - Automatically bridge to the computer's primary network interface.
    Full support for Airport wireless networking, including virtual machines behind a NAT firewall and bridged to the local Airport network.
    Support for up to ten virtual network interfaces Improved Microsoft Vista support - Support for Microsoft Vista Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions.
    Complete VMware Tools support for Microsoft Vista including copy/paste, dragging and dropping files, shared folders, and screen resizing. Improved hardware editor - Add additional virtual hard drives to a virtual machine for needed capacity.
    View the physical computer's battery status in the virtual machine. Improved full screen mode - Support for plugging and unplugging displays while virtual machines are in full screen mode.
    Improved usability: an on-screen tip shows how to enter and exit full screen mode easily. Experimental support for Mac OS X Leopard - You can now install and run VMware Fusion on Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard). Support is experimental because Mac OS X 10.5 is not yet released. Fusion will support the release version of OS X 10.5 in the final VMware Fusion release.
    The VMware beta can be obtained free of charge from VMware Fusion's product page on the VMware website.
  • kevin_4e
    Even though Parallel's latest release is nameless and version-number-less, we can nevertheless recognize that it's a step out of beta and into a final version. Accordingly, Parallels "wanted to get Coherence out there as a final version as soon as we could." With the shift out of beta, the new update includes:
    Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard as the host OS Windows Vista as a guest OS Coherence: the Windows desktop becomes invisible and Windows applications live on the Mac desktop and in the Dock Running from a Boot Camp partition Full USB 2.0, built-in iSight, and DVD/CD writer support True drag and drop Transporter tool for moving an existing Windows installation into Parallels' virtual world For those of you unfamiliar with one of their newer features, Transporter, here's what Parallels has to say about it:

    Transporter is particularly important for users switching from Windows to OS X because it allows them to keep the "security blanket" of their familiar Windows PC while they learn how to leverage the power of their new Macs. It also eliminates the hassle of having to "start from scratch" with a new Windows installation, which for many non-technical users can be a daunting experience. The new release is currently free to existing users and can be purchased for US$79.99 at Parallel's download page.
  • kevin_4e
    With 18 seconds worth of soundless video, not much is known. When we see a 5th generation iPod video with coverflow on it, well, a firmware update is expected. With no more known information, you be the judge of YouTube’s latest leaked iPod video and tell us what you think.
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