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Benguin: I wouldn't say Windows 7 is doomed to be forgotten because it's adoption rate is so low at this point. You have to remember to take into consideration... more »
P3nnst8r: Poor Millenium Edition... #osmarketshare more »
AkkiRonin: Secrets pref pane works by scraping a public database at [secrets.blacktree.com] on start up to populate its GUI. Feels a bit chaotic to me. YMMV. #s... more »
robinandtami: Welcome to 2007! #orbformacosx more »
OMG! Ponies!: There's also a secret dipswitch setting which allows you to use Boot Camp to run early versions of Windows if you have 10.5.10 or higher installed. R... more »
Kaiser-Machead: Legend has it that Steve embeds nude shots of himself as easter eggs, which this may unlock. Download at your own risk. more »
Identity (reclamation): Yesterday I spent quite a few hours in Windows 7 testing all of my apps, custom-built programs, and other things. It was nice, and surprisingly fast.... more »
Xagest: I honestly don't think the XP usage value is going to change much. Companies already bought their volume licenses for XP, and I don't think they'd wa... more »
Skunky: This chart lacks the truly important number: how many people are still running Amiga? #osmarketshare more »
OMG! Ponies!: Thanks for the confirmation of what we already knew: That Windows has bits of corn in its shit that is bigger than OSX' install base. #osmarketshare more »

#btw

All Of Snow Leopard's Hidden, Secret Settings Laid Bare
Screencap formats, secret dock animations, previously unseen menu shortcuts, login screen backgrounds: These are the hidden settings the Apple doesn't want you to see (or just forgot about) and that Secrets, a free, super-simple app, helpfully wrangles into one place. More »
#imagecache

Reality Check
Windows 7 rolls past Snow Leopard in just a week, almost everyone still runs XP, and Vista, which didn't even crack 1/3rd of its predecessor's install base, is doomed to be forgotten. This is the world outside Gizmodo, people. [Ars]
#mediastreaming

Orb Media Streaming Finally Available For Macs
Orb's been out for a while, but now there's OS X 10.5 and 10.6 compatibility. Mac users can finally use the app to stream all sorts of media from iTunes to nearly any internet-connected device. Oh, and it's completely free. More »
#psystar

Surprise! Psystar's Rebel EFI Software and Customer Service are Shady
Psystar's Rebel EFI software promises that you can install OS X on any PC with a Core 2 Duo, Quad, i7 or Xeon Nehalem processor for $50, but we are discovering that you will probably end up getting screwed royally. More »
#hackintosh

OS X 10.6.2 Does Not Ditch Atom Support, Hackintosh Safe
It appears that Atom support has resurfaced in the latest developer build (10C535), so users running OS X on Atom netbooks are safe, for now. Although, anything can happen between now and the final build. [Stell via 9to5Mac via Crunchgear]
#snowleopard

Parallels 5 Runs Windows 7 Right Next to Snow Leopard With Full Multitouchiness
It's a virtual war: VMWare Fusion 3 for Snow Kitty and Win7 popped out last week, and now here's Parallels 5. It's also fully 64-bit, with Windows apps that behave like native ones, including full multitouch gestures, and more zoomzoom. More »
#apple

Is Apple Trying to Kill Hackintosh Netbooks? OS X 10.6.2 Ditches Atom CPU Support
Coders have confirmed that the developer build of Snow Leopard 10.6.2 nixes support for netbook Atom processors. Nothing's final yet, of course, but given Apple's lame fight with Palm over iTunes compatibility, are hackintosh netbooks next in the firing line? More »
#questionoftheday

Do You Use a Mac Or a PC As Your Personal Home Computer?
Now that Windows 7 and Snow Leopard are both out in the wild, it is time, once again, to take stock of the state of home computing. That is to say, are you using a Mac or a PC? More »
#snowleopard

VMWare Fusion 3 Fuses Snow Leopard and Windows 7 With Full 64-Bit Power
VMWare's Fusion 3—with full support for Snow Leopard and Windows 7—is out today. Besides being natively 64-bit in Snow Leopard, it lets you migrate a PC to your virtual machine, launches Windows apps like native apps, and more. More »
#apple

Apple Kills ZFS Plans for Snow Leopard
Don't hold your breath for the ZFS filesystem to appear in any future Snow Leopard updates. A message yesterday on the project's homepage very clearly acknowledges that development has stopped completely. More »
#psystar

Psystar's $50 Software Lets You Put Snow Leopard on a Non-Hacked PC
Not content with waging a crazy legal battle with Apple based on just selling hardware with Snow Leopard on it, Psystar is now selling software that lets you put OS X on any new PC. More »
#apple

Apple Applies For Free Ad-Supported OS Patent
Some of Apple's patents become real products, but many more don't. So who knows if the "visual or audible" ads in this unearthed 2008 application will see the light of day. More »
#gizexplains

Giz Explains: Why Stuff Crashes (And Why It Happens Less Often Now)
You're working on the most important document you've ever typed and suddenly—boom: Blue screen. "A PROBLEM HAS BEEN DETECTED." What the hell just happened? More »
#apple

OS X 10.6.2 Beta Addresses Hard Drive Killing Bug
We know that Apple is aware of the data-annihilating Guest Account bug in Snow Leopard, and it looks like a fix is on the way. The latest 10.6.2 beta seeded to developers specifically addresses the issue, and throws in a few other tweaks for good measure. If you're staring at that Guest Account on the login screen with fear and loathing, sit tight. Hopefully this will all be resolved soon. [9to5 Mac]
#psystar

Final Round of Psystar vs Apple Might Be Called Off
I'm pissed. For months, I've been waiting for the Psystar vs Apple trial to hit the court. And now both companies are filing motions for summary judgments and potentially denying me a show? More »
#imagecache

The Truth Part II, Dear Readers
Last week, a Venn diagram made us face the harsh truths of early adoption. This week, we face unfortunate realities of Macs, Windows and Linux. You may disagree, but you'd be wrong. Multi-chromatic overlapping circles never lie. [GraphJam Thanks Eric!]
#apple

Apple OS X Snow Leopard Outsells Tiger and Leopard Combined
At the two week mark, OS X Snow Leopard—despite having few user recognizable features—has sold more than twice the number of copies that Leopard did, and four times the number of copies that Tiger did. That makes sense given the $29 price and Apple's higher percentage in the market these days. [NPD via Loop Insight]
#snowleopard

Mac OS X Snow Leopard: The Complete Guide
Though you might mistake Snow Leopard for plain old Leopard when you first boot it up, there's a lot of subtle stuff happening on screen and under the hood. Here's our guide to everything new in the latest Mac OS. More »
#snowleopard

First Snow Leopard Patch Released To Developers
As rumored, less than a week after the release of Snow Leopard, Apple has already dropped the first patch on developers for testing. The 71.5 MB download includes several fixes related to 3G modems, the Dock and Motion 4. More »
#photoshopcontest

56 Redesigns of the Snow Leopard Box
Not blown away by the box Snow Leopard comes in? What a life you must lead to be bothered by such things! Allow me to soothe your soul with a veritable tsunami of redesigns, most of them much, much worse. More »
#snowleopard

15 Snow Leopard Tricks You Have to Try
Snow Leopard is finally reaching the masses. As much as we like it, though, the interface feels awfully similar to its predecessor. Here are 15 tricks to check out that are undeniably new—and even a little exciting: More »
#snowleopard

The Other Snow Leopard Review You Should Read
Twenty. Three. Pages. Ars' deeply technical review of Snow Leopard ain't for the faint of heart, but if you want to dive deep inside Snow Leopard's guts, after our comparatively breezy take, the entry point is here: [Ars]
#apple

Most Complete Snow Leopard Compatibility List Yet
Apple recently published a small Mac OS X Snow Leopard application blacklist. Now, some users have set up wiki with an exhaustive directory of Mac OS X 10.6 software, each with their compatibility status. [Snow Leopard Compatibility—Thanks Traviscat]
#questionoftheday

How's Your Battery Life and Hard Drive Space With Snow Leopard?
You've had the weekend to play with Snow Leopard and have stuff run faster, apps break and all the other glories of a new OS. But how much extra space did you get, and how's your battery life? More »
#questionoftheday

Are You Worried About Snow Leopard's Quirks?
It's not a completely new OS in name or aesthetic, but the guts of Snow Leopard are radically different enough you may or may not be worried about upgrading right away. More »
#reviews

10 Takes on OSX Snow Leopard: Furry and Ferocious
You may or may not be lining up for Snow Leopard today, but enthusiasm barely matters. Eventually, all Mac users will learn to live with it (or a successor). But what did the critics think, just for the record? More »
#apple

The Mac OS X Snow Leopard Applications Blacklist
Looks like Snow Leopard was indeed blood thirsty. So much that it kills some applications. And not only third-party, like Parallels Desktop or EyeTV, but also Apple's own software, like old versions of Aperture and Keynote. Check the full list: More »
#photoshopcontest

Design a More Appealing Snow Leopard Box
Jesus is not a fan of the Snow Leopard box art. It's mere clip art! The latest version of Apple's OS X deserves something better than that! So let's come up with it for them. More »
#review

Snow Leopard Review: Lightened and Enlightened
OS X Snow Leopard seems to do nothing really new. And yet, it could be their most important OS since 10.0.0. Updated the Bad Stuff section. More »
#snowleopard

Mac OS X Snow Leopard Retail Build Confirmed
If—like us—you were wondering if the Mac OS X Snow Leopard you got from Torrent is the same as the retail one, wonder no more: The build number of the retail bloody cat is 10A432. [MacRumors—Thanks Bigdave]
#imagecache

Genius Bar Suffers Brief Moment of Panic
The good news is that there were plenty of Genius Bar employees around to inform the Atlanta Apple Store that its warranty was out of date. [Thanks Jason!]
#rumor

Snow Leopard Has Hidden Antivirus Talents
Well, this is int-er-est-ing: Early testers have come across what looks like a new antivirus function within Snow Leopard. Or to put it another way, Macs don't need antivirus! Wait. More »
#review

Openbook Nano Review: The Lazy Man's Hackintosh Netbook
I'm a little torn. In even acknowledging the OpenBook Nano, I ensure that Apple will shut down Macwind, the company selling stock MSI Wind U100s preloaded with OS X for $399. But that's not the worst of it. More »
#snowleopard

So What's the Real Final Version of Snow Leopard?
So what is the build number of the final version of Snow Leopard shipping in boxes next week? Is it 10A432, as had been widely speculated? Or is it this new-fangled 10A435 some people have been talking about? More »
#apple

Snow Leopard Shipping August 28th
The Apple Store has come back online and its pretty obvious announcement is confirmed. Snow Leopard will ship out starting August 28th as a $29 upgrade. The Friday launch should make for a wild, crazy weekend. [Apple] Full press release: More »
#snowleopard

Rumor: Snow Leopard Hitting Shelves Next Friday, August 28
Looks like that final version of Snow Leopard may be starting to hit shelves as early as next Friday, August 28. Macenstein, has gotten word that support training has begun for the new Mac OS X. More »
#snow

Purported Mac OS X Snow Leopard Retail Packaging Pics Surface
MacRumors has received what appears to be the final retail packaging for Apple's Mac OS X Snow Leopard. The packaging looks to be the Portuguese version, and if real would imply that the OS has officially entered into mass production. More »
#apple

Could This Really Be the Apple Tablet OS?
Some don't believe the first video of this Apple Tablet OS UI vid is real but here's a clearer and with strange hardware. All I know is that this is a cool concept. More »
#profdealzmodo

The Real Cost of Upgrading to Mac OS X Snow Leopard
The good news is that upgrading to OS X Snow Leopard is going to be pretty cheap for people who wisely sprung cash for Leopard. But before you buy, you better check your situation and plan the right move, money-wise. More »
#unconfirmed

Snow Leopard Is Done
Word is that Snow Leopard has reached Gold Master status with build 10A432—that means Snow Leopard is done and ready to be released to manufacturing for launch next month. More »

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