OS X
Quick Mac guide for switchers from Windows: Adding to Walter Mossberg's tips
As switching from Windows to the Mac approaches national pastime status in the US, lots of new Mac owners are running into small speed bumps in the form of interface differences. The Wall Street Journal's inimitable technology columnist Walter Mossberg offers a helpful list of general tips to quickly acclimatize those jumping from Windows to Mac OS X (more specifically its latest version, 10.5 or "Leopard"). Take a read:
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First sightings: Mac OS X Snow Leopard
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 »
Why develop for the Mac? THE SCHWAG!
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 »
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