Archives for May, 2008

Apple has released another bug-fix update to Mac OS X 10.5, a.k.a. “Leopard”. Version 10.5.3 has been in development for several months and fixes literally hundreds of “issues” in such areas as Airport, iCal, Mail, Time machine and others.

The update is available via Software Update in the Apple menu at the left end of the menu bar, or you can download the Combo Updaters that also include all previous Leopard updates and which have, in the past, proven to be somewhat more reliable in terms of avoiding potential problems. It’s probably also not a bad idea to launch Disk Utility (in the Utilities folder in Applications) and run both Verify Disk and Repair Permissions on your boot disk before applying the update.

• About the Mac OS X 10.5.3 Update
• Mac OS X 10.5.3 Combo Update Download

I haven’t applied this update to any of machines yet, having just now discovered it was available, but I will do so soon and update this post with my results. Feel free to post your experiences in the comments section.

UPDATE 1: I’ve successfully installed the combo updater on a Dual G5 Tower and MacBook Pro. It is normal to see an extra Restart when the install has finished on PowerPC based Macs so don’t panic if that occurs.

Given the popularity of Macs in the arts, it’s not particularly unusual to make a music video using a Mac. It is however very unusual to make one exclusively from video screen captures of the Mac OS X user interface itself.

And that’s exactly what filmmaker Dennis Liu did for the song “Again & Again” by the group the Bird and the Bee.

The Finder, Stickies, Dashboard, Word, Fast User Switching, even screen savers; they’re all there and more. So check it out:

• YouTube: Apple Mac Music Video
• Macenstein: Warning! This song WILL get stuck in your head

Topic

iPhoto Books

Who

Judy Branin

When

Friday May 9th 2008, 7:30pm – 10pm

Where

Room M129, Building M, ACCC Mays Landing Campus

Judy will give a short demonstration of how to put together an iPhoto book from start to finish. A majority of the meeting will be devoted to group concerns & comments and our usual questions & answers secession. So bring your questions and knowledge with you.

Our raffle item for the evening will be a brand spanking new printer!

Presentation topics may change so be sure to verify on the day of the meeting. Got questions you’d like to have answered? Feel free to post them as comments before the meeting so the presenters have a chance to prepare.