It's a little embarrasing, but I admit it: every announcement of an upcoming OS X release rivets my attention like a Jurassic Park T Rex spotting a fresh lawyer.

Announced at last week's WWDC, Snow Leopard is the next version of Mac OS X that'll ship in about a year. Details are sparse, but Apple made the overall theme clear: big improvements in stability and performance of existing features, not lots of new marquee features. Of course, such improvements necessarily incorporate new features; they'll just mostly be under-the-hood goodies, not flashy stuff that adds "wow" to advertisements. Read more »

Congratulations to all the winners of Apple Design Awards at the 2008 WWDC! Take a look at the great apps created by the Apple Design Award winners, for both the Mac and the iPhone.

Think you'd like to be one of the proud awardees celebrated on stage? Or are you not so excited by that little moment in the spotlight? Well, there's more in it than just applause, Bucko. Take a look at what each winner takes home: Read more »

Now we're talking! As one of those oddballs who's always liked the .Mac online service, I'm excited to see the next iteration: MobileMe, announced at the WWDC event on June 9.

Granted, I'm not – make that, no one is – excited about the service's name. But here are the welcome points:  Read more »

This came up browsing a "Mac Web" site today, though it's equally applicable to the whole web. Read more »

Time to institute a new content tag, "going too far", for stories about Mac fans who swim just a little too far into the deep end. : )

Ah, but what fun would the world be without such enthusiasts? In this instance, we have an artwork that works images of Apple products into an amazing collage of Steve's head. Click the image to see it in full glory on its original page (Most of My Mac ).  Read more »