The splendid, many-layered satire-fest that is The Onion has posted this simple infographic, explaining the differences between the two upcoming new operating systems for Apple and Microsoft.
Apple has already made clear that the new OS X Snow Leopard is a streamlining release — no big new features, just a tightening up of what is already there. It could be argued that Windows 7 will do the same for Vista.
Head over and see the full graphic at the Onion. Our favourite part? The section on touch screen capabilities.
OS X Snow Leopard vs. Windows 7 [The Onion via ? ]
Hit up the old Software Update on your Mac this afternoon, because Apple’s posted a Security Update to Leopard 10.5.5 that includes vulnerability plugs and bug fixes; the direct download is available here.
Leopard’s virtual desktop tool Spaces is great, but sometimes the app breaks, leaving you with windows on desktops you just can’t get to. Luckily there’s an easy solution: Open Terminal and enter killall Dock. When your Dock restarts, Spaces will be back in operation.
Leopard’s virtual desktop tool Spaces is great, but sometimes the app breaks, leaving you with windows on desktops you just can’t get to. Luckily there’s an easy solution: Open Terminal and enter killall Dock. When your Dock restarts, Spaces will be back in operation.
Adam showed you how to build a desktop “Hackintosh” PC running a version of Mac OS X Leopard, and now Jose Perez at Planetx64.com gets the job done on a mini laptop—specifically, the MSI Wind, which retails for about $600. Of course, this whole process voids your laptop’s warranty, disables your ability to do OS updates, only works with a Wind-friendly, hacked build of Leopard 10.5.4 (not the most recent 10.5.5), and leaves some hardware functionality behind, like the microphone and headset. But for the brave, stick-it-to-the-Apple-man-ers out there, it’s nice to know the Hackintosh laptop version can be done.
Apple pushes out a Leopard update that puts the current OS X version at 10.5.5 today. The Mac OS X 10.5.5 update changelog lists improvements and bug fixes in Mail, Address Book, iCal, and MobileMe. Get the 136MB update download through Software Update; as per usual it’ll require a restart to install.
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