The iOS 4 bug that allowed hackers to jailbreak iPhones exists in Mac OS X 10.5, or Leopard. While Apple has the patch, it wont release it. – Hackers can take advantage of a critical
vulnerability in Apple OS X to take over Macs, warned security
researchers on Nov. 8.
The vulnerability is in Leopard, an older
verson of the Macintosh operating system. Despite the release of Snow
Leopard more than a year ago, Leopard still accounts f…
The reason why some cats are plain and others are patterned
HOW the leopard got his spots is, famously, the subject of one of Rudyard Kipling’s “Just So Stories”. Kipling suggested they were handprints made by the leopard’s human friend. More plausibly, he had an explanation for what the spots are for: to break up the animal’s shape when it is hiding in the dappled light of the forest.
These days, the human-handprint theory of the leopard’s spots has fallen out of favour. Instead, a more prosaic idea has gained ground, based on what is known as reaction-diffusion pattern formation, in which chemicals that trigger the differentiation of cells in an embryo interact with one another to produce patterns that are then reflected in the fates of nearby cells. But that, too, has its difficulties. Just how much a process like this can be shaped by natural selection is unclear. …
PC Magazine makes Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server an Editors’ Choice (4.5/5 stars) and writes that the ultra-compact device brings “the sort of flawless design and ease of use we expect from Apple…to a space that usually offers neither: the server market.â€
Apple managed to grow and profit in 2009 despite the global recession dragging on the economy. Although pundits questioned whether the company would be able to maintain competitive momentum during CEO Steve Jobs’ six-month sick leave, the company continued to post strong quarterly numbers for product lines such as the iPhone 3GS, the Mac and the iPod. In 2010, Apple plans to expand its retail footprint and may release a much-rumored tablet PC. The following presentation hits some of the high and low points of Apple’s 2009, from product launches to the return of Steve Jobs.
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In an in-depth review of Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server, Ryan Faas (computerworld.com) cites “performance gains, improvements to several collaboration tools introduced in Leopard Server, enhanced simple administration for non-technical users and new features designed for mobile access and for supporting the iPhone.†Adds Fass: “Snow Leopard Server is a tremendous value.â€
Reviewer Jason Snell (macworld.com) awards Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server 4.5/5 mice, calling it a “fantastic product for workgroups, small businesses, and even schools to use.†Emphasing value, Snell adds: “Mac mini server is just too good a deal to pass up.â€
Apple releases Mac OS X v.10.6.2, its newest update to Snow Leopard, with a variety of tweaks to everything from Final Cut Studio to video watching, as well as a massive security patch. Of importance to those with hackintoshes, or netbooks that run Apple’s Mac OS X, is a much-rumored disabling of the operating systems ability to run with the Intel Atom processor, which powers most netbooks.
– Apple
released its newest operating system update, Mac OS X v10.6.2, on Nov. 9. In
addition to fixing a number of underlying and user-facing aspects of Snow
Leopard, the update reportedly also prevents netbooks from using Apple’s
operating system.
Those netbooks running Snow Leopard, referred …
Apple reports strong fiscal fourth-quarter results based on increased Mac and iPhone sales, although its iPod sales declined from the same quarter in 2008. Apple Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer indicates that Apple’s newest operating system, code-named Snow Leopard, has been selling at twice the speed of the original Leopard.
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announced on Oct. 19 fiscal fourth-quarter results that trumped Wall Street
expectations, with revenue of $9.87 billion and a net quarterly profit of $1.67
billion. During the quarter, Apple sold about 3.05 million Macs, a 17 percent
year-over-year rise, and 7.4 million iPhones, a 7 percen…
Apple could give an upbeat quarterly report on Oct. 19, riding on strong sales of the iPhone 3GS and operating system code-named Snow Leopard. However, Apple faces a potentially strong challenge during the upcoming holiday season from Microsoft and Windows 7, its operating system due for general release on Oct. 22. Apple executives will likely not mention a long-rumored tablet PC during its earnings call.
– Apple may offer a rosy outlook during its Oct. 19 quarterly earnings call, buoyed by strong iPhone 3Gs and quot;Snow Leopard quot; sales, as well as potential products in the pipeline such as a tablet PC.
According to The Wall Street Journal, quoting an analyst survey by Thomson Reuters, Apple is…
Reviewer John Welch (macworld.com) calls Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Server an “excellent†upgrade, awarding it 4.5/5 stars. Praising the unlimited client license (“Get more, pay less.â€), new features like Address Book Server and Mobile Access Server, and improved scaling from refinements in the OS, Welch concludes: “For an all or mostly-Mac network, this isn’t an if upgrade, but a when, especially if you have iPhone users clamoring for push services.â€
VMware is planning to release its updated Fusion 3 virtualization software for Apples Mac and the Mac OS X. The latest version of VMware Fusion offers support for Apples recently released Snow Leopard and supports the upcoming Microsoft Windows 7. Fusion 3 also supports graphics such as OpenGL 2.1 and DirectX 9.0c.
– VMware is preparing to release the latest version of
its Fusion virtualization software for the Mac, which now includes support for Apples
recently released Mac OS X 10.6 “Snow Leopard” and Microsofts soon-to-be-released Windows
7 operating system.
On Oct. 6, VMware announced it would start sell…
Microsoft’s share of the operating system market fell by 0.31 percent in September, according to new data released by statistics firm Net Applications. At the same time, the percentage of those using Macs increased, with 18.45 percent of Apple users having upgraded to the new Snow Leopard operating system. Microsoft is ramping up a massive campaign for the launch of Windows 7, due for general release on Oct. 22.
– Microsoft saw its share of the operating system market fall in September, even as Apple gained thanks to users adoption of Snow Leopard, according to statistics firm Net Applications.
Those respective gains and losses were relatively small, however, with Microsofts share dipping from 93.06 percent…
Citing significant upgrades to the Podcast Producer, Wiki, and Mobile Access components of Mac OS X Server Snow Leopard, reviewer Cameron Sturdevant (eweek.com) recommends that IT managers “put Snow Leopard Server on their short-term evaluation list when considering system updates in creative departments where Mac systems predominate†or in any enterprise “where high-value content is produced.â€
Snow Leopard Server, the Mac OS X version of the Apple operating system for Xserve and other Mac hardware, adds effective workflow enhancements for Podcast Producer 2 and other new features. Here’s a look at some Snow Leopard Server and Mac client operations to help you get a feel for what’s new.
By Cameron Sturdevant
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Mac OS X Server Snow Leopard deserves a top spot on IT managers’ evaluation list for system updates in creative departments where Macs predominate. Snow Leopard Server could be considered for general enterprise deployment, but its built-in creative and communications functions make the operating system best suited for use where high-value content is produced. Of note are the updates to the Podcast Producer, Wiki and Mobile Access components.
– It was easy to miss the release of the server version of Apple’s Snow
Leopard amid all the hoopla over the client version, but Mac OS X Server Snow
Leopard deserves attention.
While the client release of Snow Leopard was primarily a 64-bit engineering
refresh (see my review here),
Snow Leopard …
Boinx Software’s video production software upgrades to Version 1.4, now operable with Apple’s latest operating system–Snow Leopard.
– Germany
software company Boinx has updated BoinxTV, its live-video production software,
to support Axis network cameras and help streamline the production workflow.
The entire recording engine of Version 1.4, which is free for all current
BoinxTV users, has been rewritten for better extensibili…
Apples Snow Leopard OS X update has been outselling previous Apple operating systems, Leopard and Tiger, during its first two weeks of release, according to the NPD Group. The research firms report asks whether Microsofts upcoming Windows 7, due to be released Oct. 22, will enjoy a similar uptake in sales and adoption.
– Apple’s
sales of its Snow Leopard OS X update are outpacing those of its previous
operating system releases, Leopard and Tiger, according to an analysis by
research firm the NPD Group.
The NPD Groups tracking service estimates that Snow Leopard is outselling the
original Leopard by a 2-to-1 m…
Apple’s update for the Snow Leopard OS, 10.6.1, addresses a variety of compatibility issues.
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Just two weeks after its launch, Apple quietly released an
update for its latest operating system, Snow Leopard, with 10.6.1, which
addresses a security concern as well as stability and compatibility issues. The
update includes fixes for compatibility with some Sierra Wireless 3G …
