Realmac Software on Friday sent a note to its customers confirming that the company was ready for Apple’s upcoming Mac OS X Snow Leopard release.
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∞ Model forces Google to reveal identity of offensive blogger
Canadian born model Liskula Cohen had enough. When a blogger in New York City made derogatory comments about her, she decided to fight back — and she’s winning, so far.
∞ Apple releases iPhoto 8.1, with extra large books
Apple on Tuesday released an update for its consumer photo tool, iPhoto.
∞ Google's Gmail passes AOL to capture third-place in Web mail
Almost everyone I know uses Gmail, but it’s not the number one Web mail platform — in fact, it just passed AOL to take the third spot in the U.S. market.
∞ Toontrack unveils Joe Barresi Evil Drums for Superior Drummer 2.0
In a first for the company, Toontrack Music on Friday said it is allowing a third-party producer to make an audio expansion kit for its platform.
∞ MacBU press conference offers Office Business Edition and next version of Office for Mac
Microsoft’s Macintosh Business Unit (MacBU) on Thursday announced Office Business Edition for Mac and confirmed the next version of Office is coming next year during a conference call held for members of the press.
∞ Adobe dropping PowerPC support in future Creative Suite releases
Adobe said on Wednesday that it will drop support for Apple’s older PowerPC architecture in favor of the new Intel-based Macs in the next major version of Creative Suite.
∞ Using Guitar Rig 3 to create a Slash style guitar tone
Guitar Rig 3 is one of several amp modeling software applications that I use on my computer.
∞ New Apple TV to be a Mac mini with Blu-ray
The Apple TV is one of those devices that has a lot going for it, but never really lived up to its potential. I think you’ll see that change in the next little while.
∞ Sarah McLachlan's engineer video tutorial on mixing in Pro Tools
MacProVideo released a new video tutorial on using Pro Tools to mix music. This time the company hired Sarah McLachlan’s engineer to give the lesson.
∞ Windows 7 upgrade a nightmare; glad I'm a Mac user
In the next couple of months, Apple and Microsoft will both release upgrades to their operating systems. While they are both considered to be maintenance releases, the upgrade paths are incredibly different.
∞ Apple releases Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.8
Apple on Wednesday released an update for Mac OS X Leopard, bringing the current version of the operating system to 10.5.8.
∞ NI intros new Kontakt Player, Maschine Drums and Evolve Mutations
It’s been a busy day for Native Instruments (NI). The company on Wednesday released three new products for Mac using musicians.
∞ Microsoft's MacBU to hold special press conference next week
Microsoft’s Macintosh Business Unit will hold a special press conference call next Thursday, the company said in an invitation sent to press on Tuesday.
∞ Apple launches iTunes Store in Mexico
Apple on Tuesday launched its iTunes Store in Mexico, making the popular music, video and app service available in 77 countries.
∞ Apple releases GarageBand 5.1
Apple on Monday released a huge update for its consumer-focused music creation application, GarageBand.
∞ Hands On: Planet Waves Chordmaster for iPhone
I was really interested to see what Planet Waves came up with for the iPhone. A traditional hardware company moving to the iPhone — I was pleasantly surprised by what I found.
∞ Native Instruments introduces Essential Bass
Music software and hardware company, Native Instruments on Monday introduced Essential Bass, a new Kore-powered instrument.
∞ App Store comes to the Mac
Apple’s App Store for the iPhone and iPod touch has been hugely successful, and now IDFusion is going to try to do the same thing for the Mac with a new app called Bodega.
∞ Apple offers Snow Leopard for $9.95
Apple is offering customers that recently purchased a new Mac a way to upgrade to the newest version of Mac OS X for $9.95.
∞ Amazon begins taking pre-orders for Snow Leopard
Amazon on Saturday began taking orders for Apple’s new version of Mac OS X, Snow Leopard.
∞ 'Take Control of Passwords in Mac OS X' ebook available
Two of the most influential publishers in the Mac industry, Adam and Tonya Engst, have released a new ebook designed to help users manage their passwords in Mac OS X.
∞ Video: Logic Pro 9's guitar Amp Designer
Without a doubt my favorite feature in the new Logic Pro 9 and Mainstage 2 is Amp Designer.
∞ Videos: Demo of Logic Pro 9's Flex Time
When Logic Pro 9 was introduced late last week it came with a slew of new features. One of the handiest is called Flex Time. In its simplest form, Flex Time allows you to control the timing of the music … Continued
∞ Palm re-enables Pre iTunes sync
Let the games begin. You knew that Apple was going to disable Palm Pre syncing in iTunes, right? And of course, you knew that Palm was going to come back with an update that would allow its users to sync … Continued
∞ Apple releases Logic Pro 9, Final Cut Pro 7
Rejoice musicians. I’ve been using the new version of Logic Studio for some time and it is amazing.
∞ Microsoft updates Office 2008 for Mac
Microsoft’s Macintosh Business Unit on Monday released a major update for Office 2008 for Mac, adding several new features and improving the speed and stability of the applications.
∞ MacProVideo releases new Pro Tools video tutorials
MacProVideo is one of the goto places for high-end video tutorials. On Monday they released a new title aimed at the professional audio market.
∞ Survey: 60% of companies will skip Windows 7
This is a case where history is coming back to bite Microsoft. In a recent survey done by ScriptLogic, 60 percent of respondents say they will skip Microsoft’s latest operating system when it’s released later this year.
∞ Google's Chrome OS "a textbook example of vaporware"
Google on Wednesday announced Chrome OS, a netbook optimized operating system that will be released sometime next year. However you view the news, Daring Fireball’s John Gruber brings up a good point in his latest article: where is it?