Forrester senior analyst Simon Yates told MacNewsWorld that Apple and Microsoft
are attempting to offer a multipronged approach to user searches in Tiger & Longhorn, in an attempt simplify finding data.
Rael Dornfest, co-author of Mac OS X Panther Hacks, has selected
these three hacks from the book for your sampling pleasure. The first two detail how to find anyone in your Address Book who has an Amazon Wish List, and how to build a GUI to your Unix scripts with a bit of Perl/Python; the third is fun.
Apple says the client and server versions of Mac OS X "Tiger" sport powerful changes under the hood, but there are also noticeable improvements to the interface.
Here's a slideshow showing some features.
It may sound idiotically simple, but according to technology's leading seer, Apple CEO Steve Jobs, searching for information -- not sorting it -- is the
wave of the future.
On
this report I will detail some Mac OS X Tiger WWDC build (8A162) new features that will be illustrated with many screenshots. I will try to focus on features other sites did not report yet.
Let me make it clear. I'm not a fan of Apple. I think that their products are overhyped, overpriced and underperforming. If you're looking for a fair unbiased opinion, you're looking in the wrong place. You've been warned. So, I was at Steve Jobs' 2004 WWDC keynote yesterday, attempting to take pictures for OSNews (an amazingly hard task, by the way, which really explained why people pay big bucks for big lenses equipped with image stabilizers).
UPDATE: Stop reading right there, I have
rewritten & updated the article here.
As Futurama's Professor Hubert Farnsworth usually says: "Good news everyone...". Apple introduced today its upcoming 64-bit enhanced Tiger operating system due in the first quarter of 2005. Click in for our report from today's WWDC opening which includes 18 pictures of the event.
MacRumors
claims to have found some screenshots from the upcoming OSX Tiger showing some new features and the ability to "disable" the UI of the parent window if a focused/modal window is on top. They also include a PDF file with installation instructions, in which OSX requires a DVD drive to get installed. Please note that the MacRumors information is unconfirmed and not official by any means.
Update: This is most probably fake, read the comments for more opinions on this.
The name may read iDVD but you hear I, DVD. I, Movie. I, Photo. The "I" denotes something special, something important, something you should take notice in. The impact is most effective when the product name makes the "i" personal, as in I, Chat for the product iChat.
Read the analysis at MacNewsWorld.
This paper thoroughly covers Mac OS X application management. Topics include: licensing models, security considerations, reviewing installations, missing Mac OS X applications, missing Mac OS X features, distribution tools, and deployment and distribution solutions
Submitted by Claudio
2004-06-07
macOS
Apple
released a security patch that fixes what the company
called the first "critical" Mac OS X flaw. Apple today also
introduced AirPort Express, "
the world's first 802.11g mobile base station that can be plugged directly into the wall for wireless Internet connections and USB printing, or thrown into a laptop bag to bring wireless freedom to hotel rooms with broadband connections." More
here and
here.
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger will include tighter integration with Apple's internet services and sport a refreshed Finder interface,
according to reports that cannot be positively confirmed, but are believed to reflect accurate information on the latest builds of the OS.
Submitted by Jason Reid
2004-05-26
macOS
The 10.3.4 Update delivers enhanced functionality and improved reliability for Mac OS X v10.3 "Panther" and is recommended for all users. Key enhancements include:
improved file sharing and directory services for Mac (AFP), UNIX (NFS), PPTP, and wireless networks,
improved OpenGL technology and updated ATI and NVIDIA graphics drivers,
improved disc burning and recording functionality
iPods connected via USB 2.0 are now recognized by iTunes and iSync,
additional FireWire audio and USB device compatibility
updated Address Book, Mail, Safari, Stickies, and QuickTime applications,
improved compatibility for third party applications
previous standalone security updates
More than two years ago we reviewed the first edition of the excellent book by Aaron Hillegass, "Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X". The
second edition has just being released and we will be taking a quick look as to what's new.
This update (10.2.8
here) delivers a number of security enhancements and is recommended for all Macintosh users. This update includes the following components: HelpViewer.
Defragmentation on HFS+ volumes should not be necessary at all, or worthwhile in most cases, 'cause the system seems to do a very good job of avoiding/countering fragmentation,
says KernelThread.
Submitted by --_==Josh==_--
2004-05-19
macOS
Apple Computer plans to continue rapidly bringing out new versions of Mac OS X, but it
won't continue at quite the pace it's maintained in recent years. Also, Apple Computer
got hit by a double whammy this week when a security researcher publicized a pair of flaws in Mac OS X that when used together could let attackers place a malicious program on a Mac and then run the file, News.com reports.
Apple Computer
seeded its developers this week with a new build of Mac OS X 10.3.4 Panther, labeled Mac OS X 10.3.4 build 7H56.
