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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.

"Mac OS X Server "Tiger" features Xgrid, iChat and Blog server", "Apple seeds Safari 1.3 DP1, Java 1.5 DP to developers", "An inside look at Safari 1.3 Developer Preview", "Apple Remote Desktop 2 based on open source VNC goes cross-platform", "Apple Readies Search Technology For Macs", "Apple Putting More Focus on Simplifying Searching" and "Apple releasing new search-enhanced system".

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.

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.

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.

I worked for Microsoft for eight years. I'm a long time Windows loyalist. And, I admit - I mocked Apple's switch ads and Macintosh users in general - even as recently as a few months ago. But gradually, I grew tired of Windows' many problems and began to notice, even envy Apple products..." Read his blog here.

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.

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.

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.

"With price-performance, we've seen a lot of interest in our products coming from places we never dreamed we'd seen an Apple logo," Apple director of server software Tom Goguen told MacNewsWorld. "I believe we'll have lots of opportunities -- we'll hit video hard and we'll succeed -- but over the long term, we'll be even more successful outside the video market." Read the analysis at MacNewsWorld. Elsewhere, Apple Computer is preparing its developer forces for yet another run through the jungle with its next Mac OS X build, code-named Tiger.

As reported at MacCentral, Apple CEO Steve Jobs will preview Mac OS X 10.4, codenamed Tiger, in his keynote speech at the upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) this June. More details on Apple's website.