Archives for June, 2007

Apple has just released another Tiger update: Mac OS X 10.4.10, the first time they’ve had to resort to double digit minor version numbers. It is available via either Software Update in the Apple menu or by direct download of either the 10.4.10 updater alone or a larger combo updater that includes all previous 10.4 updates. It’s been our experience that the combo updaters tend to have fewer post-install problems but it also weighs in at around 300MB.

Before applying any version of the update it is generally a good idea to launch Disk Utility from the Utilities folder in the Applications folder, click on the icon with your hard drive name in the left column, then click the Verify Disk button to ensure there are no existing problems.

• About the Mac OS X 10.4.10 Update
• Mac OS X 10.4.10 Update for Intel Macs
• Mac OS X 10.4.10 Combo Updater for Intel Macs
• Mac OS X 10.4.10 Update for PowerPC Macs
• Mac OS X 10.4.10 Combo Updater for PowerPC Macs

You should definitely consider applying this update soon but if you want to be cautious you might want to wait a day or two while monitoring Macsurfer to ensure there are no known problems.

NOTE: When I applied the combo updater to my MacBook Pro it restarted twice, so don’t panic if your machine does the same before fully starting up.

Quick recap:

• New Electronic Arts games will be released on the Mac simultaneously with their PC launch.
• New in Leopard (10.5): Dock refinements and, finally, a NEW FINDER!!!!! iTunes inspired, easier file sharing, CoverFlow. Still releasing in October.
• Safari for Windows! Beta for both Windows and Tiger 10.4 available TODAY! Draggable tabs, fast. Distributed to Windows users via iTunes for Windows.
• Developers will be able to write custom applications for the iPhone when it’s released on June 29th using existing web site development techniques (Web 2.0)
• No new hardware.
• No mention of either iLife or iWork.
• Rumor sites seem to have totally blown it.

Related links:

• Engadget transcript - Steve Jobs live from WWDC 2007
• Apple’s Leopard Info Site (includes demos)

And here’s the streaming Quicktime link:

• WWDC 2007 Keynote Address

Topic

DEVONthink & DEVONagent

When

Friday June 8th 2007, 7:30pm – 10pm

Who

Dennis Piermattei

Where

Room M129, Building M, ACCC Mays Landing Campus

Dennis will demo two very interesting data management products from the very friendly folks at DEVONtechnologies, who have kindly contributed full registrations for both products to use as raffle items.

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Apple has announced updated MacBook Pro laptops featuring a power efficient LED backlight (instead of the old fluorescent style), 802.11n wireless networking, up to 4GB of memory and the latest Intel Santa Rosa processors.

Note that only the 15 inch MacBook Pro uses the LED backlight, the 17 inch model still appears to use a fluorescent light.

• Apple Updates MacBook Pro
• MacBook Pro Info Page

Apple announcing this update in advance of next Monday’s WWDC Steve Jobs keynote (10am Pacific time) would seem to indicate they will have more important things to talk about. Are Leopard’s “secret features” big enough to consume the full hour and a half or will other shiny new hardware announcements also debut? Tune in next week to find out.

Apple has posted three iPhone commercials on their web site:

• http://www.apple.com/iphone/ads/

All specifically state “coming June 29th” so we now know the official release date.

They’re going to sell a lot of these.