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  • cavemonkey50
    Great news MacBook owners! Apple has just posted a new firmware update. MacBook SMC Firmware Update 1.0 changes the MacBook's fan behavior, thus fixing the mooing issue while bringing down the overall temperature of the unit.
     
    Initial results of this firmware update are very positive. The mooing issue is now gone for good and the temperature drop is astounding. Some users are reporting as much as a 20C drop in temperature.
     
    The fixes don't come for free, however. The MacBook's fans will now run at a very low speed all of the time. I personally don't notice it at all, and only hear the fans when my ears are directly up against the fan vent. For a 20C drop in temperature, a small increase in sound is worth it.
     
    If you're looking to download MacBook SMC Firmware Update 1.0, you can get it on Apple's website or download it from Software Update.
  • Swad
    Rejoice, Master Chief fans – Macsoft yesterday announced the availability of a universal Halo. While it’ll almost certainly be a few months before the unibin is available in stores, owners of the PowerPC version can download the universal update disk for a whoppin’ 5 bucks. The full (older) version is USD $30.
     
    From MacGameStore,


    The full download is 650 MB. This download is only for the North American English version of Halo.
     
    During the checkout you will be asked to supply the CD-key that came with your original Halo CD. Please look for this CD-key before making this purchase as it is required during the checkout.
     
    Once you have downloaded the Halo UB disc image, you will need a blank CD disk to burn the Halo Universal Binary CD. Use Disc Utility (found in the Utilities folder on your Mac) to burn the Halo UB image you downloaded. Please note that using a utility other than Apple Disc Utility, such as Toast, will not work. As always, let us know your thoughts when you get it!
  • Alex Oughton

    Mac Pro Vs Power Mac

    By Alex Oughton, in OSx86,

    Quick heads-up to let you guys know that Barefeats have released a head-to-head comparison of the new Mac Pro, versus the old Power Mac G5.
     
    Whilst many of you won’t be surprised by the performance recorded, it’s still a worthwhile read, and gives us a great insight into even greater performance further down the road, once the application transition to Universal apps is complete.
     
    You can check out their benchmarks here. Keep posting your Mac Pro tests here in our forums so we can get some real data on the apps we all run!
  • suleiman

    Bootcamp Beta

    By suleiman, in OSx86,

    Apple has just announced the release of a new version of its popular beta software which allows windows to run natively on Intel-based Macintosh computers.
     
    BootCamp Beta 1.1 comes with several new enhancements, including:
    Easier partitioning using preset buttons for popular sizes iSight camera support Built-in microphone support Right-click when pressing the right-hand Apple key on Apple keyboards Improved Apple keyboard support including Delete, PrintScreen, NumLock, and ScrollLock keys Among the list of new features, iSight and Built-in microphone support rated among the top most requested features for users of Boot Camp. Will this be a blow to Parallels virtualization software for the new Intel-based Macs? 
    The Version Tracker link to the new beta is located here: http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/29549
  • Colonel

    My thoughts on Leopard

    By Colonel, in OSx86,

    With the release of Leopard, I thought it would be safe to unleash a piece of history that was locked up in the dark depths of the insanelysecret article archives. This is an unreleased article that I had written right after the first WWDC06 beta/alpha of Leopard came out during the summer of 06. It's interesting what has changed and what hasn't since the original demo of Leopard way back two Augusts ago. Here's the original article, unchanged since when I first typed it up on build 9A241. Hope you enjoy it as much as I have.
     

     
    It's no surprise that the WWDC copy of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard has been floating around the usual places. Just for educational purposes (after all, what would a respectable news blog like this be doing if not covering the news), I decided to check it out and see what Apple has been working on for the past several months.
     
    In the past 4 days I've had time to explore the brand new operating system and play around with its new state-of-the-art features. While there were a few features for which I didn't care, overall Leopard is a vast improvement.
     
    Spaces
    Now, I don’t know about you, but I’m always running multiple programs that get squished together on one desktop. This is usually a big problem for me, especially when programming... needless to say I'm not a big fan. Spaces takes care of this problem for me. It allows you to make up to nine virtual desktops into which you can sort your applications. Looks like I can finally say goodbye to cluttered desktops.
     
    iChat 4.0
    I’m a big fan of iChat’s video conferencing abilities on my MacBook. I was exceptionally impressed with iChat 4.0’s new video effects. I was only able to test out the Photobooth effects in this Leopard build, but I was surprised to see how well they work over live video. iChat 4.0 has to be one of my favorite improvements in Leopard.
     
    Time Machine
    I know I’m incredibly bad (like most other people) when it comes to making backups. It’s a pain to sit there and copy all of your files over to another drive. Thanks to Time Machine, making backups is as easy as changing a file. With it you can actually go into the past of your computer and recover lost files with just a few clicks. When you’re looking into the past, it appears as if you’re flying through space and time. Backing up hasn’t been easier.
     
    Spotlight
    Back in Tiger, I would almost always use Spotlight when I wanted to find a file. Sure it was fast, but occasionally it would take a few minutes to find what I was looking for. Well, now in Leopard, Spotlight is instantaneous. It appears to be finding what you’re looking for before you type the entire word in. Spotlight in Leopard is a GREAT improvement from what it was in Tiger. Apple really won me over with this awesome new enhancement.
     
    In conclusion
    After trying out Leopard, I’d have to give Apple an enormous round of applause. Leopard includes many new features that we Mac users have been lusting after for years. From virtual desktops to dual booting with Windows, Leopard is by far the best Mac OS X operating system that I’ve used. I’m looking forward to trying out the final version of Leopard and all of its cutting-edge features when it debuts next spring. Keep up the good work Apple!
  • Swad

    New Leopard (10.5) Forum

    By Swad, in OSx86,

    You asked for it... so we made it.
     
    Introducing the new OS X Leopard (10.5) discussion forum, your home for perspectives and information on the beta and beyond.
     
    Enjoy and spread the word!
  • kevin_4e
    If you’re looking for one more way to customize your Mac, try Fenêtres Volante’s Mac OS X beta screen saver. It works just like a normal screen saver by taking all of your open windows and revolving them around your background in a black open space...If you’ve got a Video iPod and are a frequent viewer of YouTube, let PodTube or TubeSock encode YouTube videos onto your iPod. PodTube is available at no charge but the higher end TubeSock is a US$15 application...If you have found your MacBook’s or Mac Mini’s internal HD too small, check out OWC’s 160GB replacement drive...Apple’s Fifth Avenue Store seemed to impress most of us, but how does the upcoming Boston Store compare?
     
    Ever been annoyed with a Mac? Feel free to discuss all your Mac OS X annoyances in the latest Great Debate...Now that it’s been confirmed that Leopard has been leaked, catch up on the latest news on where to find The_Big_Cat and any questions regarding Leopard...This week’s featured blog is Simania’s OSx86 Artwork Blog. Here you can find all of Simania_NL’s latest artwork and graphic designs...Finally, we’ve all seen the very popular Numa Numa Dance, and most of us have seen the
    , but what does it look like when you ?
  • Swad

    Leopard development disk leaked

    By Swad, in OSx86,

    Redmond, start your copiers… er… DVD burners.
     
    We received word yesterday that the developer’s preview of OS X Leopard is making its way through the depths of those internet "tubes."
     
    The “scene” release, called APPLE.MAC.OSX.LEOPARD.V10.5.WWDC.PREVIEW-OSX, is reported to be build 9A241, the same that was handed out at this week’s WWDC.
     
    From the .nfo:


    ---------------
    ::Information::
    ---------------
     
    WWDC Preview?
    This is a copy of the preview install demonstrated on the 7th of Aug (couple of days ago) at Worldwide Developers Conference. Final is due in spring 2007, apparently, but so far it looks pretty good. Our sources have confirmed that this is a legitimate release, in contrast to several other earlier “leaks” that were later proven to be hoaxes. Sources indicate that this 4.3 gig release was released to several private ftp servers yesterday and has only begun appearing on various torrent sites. Developments on the leak have been followed in this thread.
     
    Stay tuned... more info as we have it...
     
    Digg this story!
  • Swad
    Our good friend grabberslasher, that crazy cat who's always got something going on, posted a list over at AeroXperience of Leopard features that didn't make the keynote. They’re both interesting and exciting – here's hoping they make the final cut. No, not that “Final Cut”.
    Leopard will feature resolution-independent user interface and there are several functions to get the current scaling factor and apply it to pixel measurements. It is a good idea to use vector controls and buttons (PDF will work fine) or to have multiple sized resources, similar to Mac OS X icon design, so you can scale to the nearest size for the required resolution.
    Automator includes a new user interface and allows things such as action recording, workflow variables and embedding workflows in other applications.
    Time Machine has an API that allows developers to exclude unimportant files from a backup set which improves backup performance and reduces space needed for a backup.
    Carbon, the set of APIs built upon Classic MacOS and used by most 3rd party high-profile Mac OS X applications, now allows Cocoa views to be embedded into the application. This could provide applications like Photoshop and Microsoft Office access to advanced functions previously only available to Cocoa applications.
    Complete 64-Bit support for Intel and PowerPC through all frameworks excluding QuickTime C, QuickDraw, Sound Manager, Code Fragment Manager, Language Analysis Manager and QuickTime Musical Instruments. These modules are deprecated and one should use the modern equivalents instead.
    Core Animation allows layers to be used as backing stores for a view, windows to use explicit animations when resizing (can be three dimensional, akin to the Time Machine view). Any view can now be put into fullscreen mode and a CoreImage transition effect can be used. Using Core Animation you can create anything including GPU-accelerated Front Row-style user interfaces without having to write OpenGL code. A Core Animation layer can include OpenGL content, Core Image and Core Video filter effects and Quartz/Cocoa drawing content, like views and windows.
    Quicktime 7.1 is included, and the underlying QTKit framework is greatly improved. There is improved correction for nonsquare pixels, use of the clean aperture which is the "user-displayable region of video that does not contain transition artifacts caused by the encoding process", support for aperture mode dimensions, improved pitch and rate control for audio and a number of developer improvements, like QuickTime capture from sources like cameras and microphones, full screen recording or QuickTime stream recording. Live content from a capture can be broadcast as a stream over the network. Sounds good to me. How about you?
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