7:30pm – 10pm
Apple now has an official podcast for their keynote presentations:
It currently lists the last two MacWorld San Francisco keynotes as well as the iPhone software roadmap from this past March. If past keynotes are any indication then Monday’s WWDC keynote will appear within a few hours of it’s conclusion.
I probably should have known this before but Apple has an actual web site dedicated to free online seminars!
Here, for example, is a new 30 minute seminar on iWork 08:
Lots of other topics as well.
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.
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.
Available today, Apple has announced updated iMac hardware. They feature faster processors (with 3.06 GHz as a build-to-order option) and faster internal system buses as well as an improved graphics chip for the high-end model.
Apple is opening another new store in the Cherry Hill area, or more precisely in the Cherry Hill Mall itself, this Saturday, March 29th. From their web site:
To celebrate our Grand Opening, we’re featuring a week of exciting events. In our store, we’ll have a variety of unique and educational presentations, demonstrations and workshops — all free of charge.
The first 1000 people to visit the Apple Store receive a free Apple t-shirt.
So here’s your chance to add another Apple Store tee shirt to your collection. No specific time is given for the opening but the normal Saturday opening time is 10:00AM. More details as well as a a map and driving directions are available on their web page:
If you’re planning to go to the opening feel free to use the comment thread on this post to coordinate with other members.