RIP, Classic Mac OS: 1984 - 2007

October 25, 2007

lisaphamIt’s not a huge surprise, but Apple’s gone ahead and posted a note confirming that Leopard will not support Classic, even on PowerPC machines. Of course, Intel Macs have never been able to run Classic anyway, so only like Hypercard user groups and the three printshops still running QuarkXPress 4 and will be affected by this…[...] Thanks to lisapham for providing this nice story on Digg.


Leopard backpedals again: No more iPhone note syncing

October 25, 2007

DCJoeDogaswellUm, yeah… those iPhone notes that Apple previously confirmed you could sync with Leopard’s Mail? That’s been stricken from the record. Now, be a good user and erase any memory of such things.[...] Thanks to DCJoeDogaswell for providing this nice story on Digg.


Apple OS X Leopard: First Hour Impressions

October 25, 2007

BLAM8Stepping through OS X Leopard’s final build for the first time, and giving impressions. What do you guys want to know?[...] Thanks to BLAM8 for providing this nice story on Digg.


Gizmodo’s Leopard Review Matrix

October 25, 2007

mklopezDon’t have time to read over the full reviews from NYT’s David Pogue, USA Today’s Ed Baig and WSJ’s Uncle Walt Mossberg? Read our handy review matrix instead, where we break out everything that wasn’t merely feature description in an easy-to-compare chart. You can thank us later![...] Thanks to mklopez for providing this nice story on Digg.


Awesome Leopard “Cover Flow” Easter Egg [PIC]

October 25, 2007

Apple shows that it still has a sense of humor in the icon choice for windows machines on the network…[...] Thanks to KibibyteBrain for providing this nice story on Digg.


Road to Mac OS X Leopard: QuickTime, iTunes, and Media Features

October 25, 2007

lnfiniteLoopIn addition to the new searching, browsing and back up features for office documents and new support for collaborative information sharing, Mac OS X Leopard also advances support for audio and video media in QuickTime, iTunes, Photo Booth, Front Row, and other applications. Here’s what’s new in Leopard and where the ideas behind rich media on…[...] Thanks to lnfiniteLoop for providing this nice story on Digg.


Apple and Sony, like peas in an iPod

October 25, 2007

Funny huh? We knew something was a tad too familiar with those Sony’s DSC-T2 Cyber-shot cameras announced yesterday. Now, Engadget Japanese reveals why. Those pictures are official, un-doctored press shots from both Apple and Sony. The former (and we mean former) comes courtesy of archive.org since it’s been supplanted by Apple’s new nano.[...] Thanks to veduvaru for providing this nice story on Digg.


Wired Review: New Treats and Tiny Tweaks Make Mac OS X Leopard Spot On

October 25, 2007

MrBabyManThe iPhone might have grabbed all of this year’s headlines, but Leopard may well prove to be Apple’s most revolutionary product release of 2007.[...] Thanks to MrBabyMan for providing this nice story on Digg.


WSJ’s Walt Mossberg Reviews Mac OSX Leopard

October 25, 2007

MrBabyMan“It Isn’t Revolutionary, But It Beats Microsoft’s”[...] Thanks to MrBabyMan for providing this nice story on Digg.