News, Reviews and more from Australia's Macintosh Authority
News, Reviews and more from Australia's Macintosh Authority
I was deeply saddened to read of the passing of Michael Crichton, at the way-too-young age of 66. Michael was an amazingly talented individual, as evidenced by his background—a Harvard-educated medical doctor who wrote The Andromeda Strain while still in medical school, and then wrote (and directed the movie version of) The Great Train Robbery.
Rob Griffiths | Nov 6, 2008
One year ago today, Mac OS X 10.5 (aka Leopard) hit the streets. One of the main sales pitches for Leopard concerned its 300-plus new features, and certainly, there are quite a few winners amongst that bunch. A year later, I can’t imagine using OS X without my always-present always-updated Time Machine backups, easy access to Wikipedia entries in Dictionary, and the oh-so-useful screen sharing.
Rob Griffiths | Oct 28, 2008
Recently, my colleague Chris Breen offered up some kind words for Apple regarding some of the company’s contributions to his multimedia life. In his piece, Chris noted that he’s never at a loss for words when Apple does something stupid, but also believes that the company should be recognised for the things it does right.
Rob Griffiths | Oct 2, 2008
If you’ve been reading the Mac news the last week or so, it’s been pretty chock full of information on exploits and malware affecting OS X. First there was Intego’s security alert concerning what the security software maker calls the “ARDAgent root privilege escalation". To summarise the security exposure that Intego reported, it’s a pretty bad one. There are some glimmers of good news in the gloom, though. To take advantage of the ARDAgent exploit, some interaction from the user is still required, and it's relatively easy to protect yourself.
Rob Griffiths | Jun 30, 2008
Eight months into the Leopard era, Apple unleashed the third update to Leopard, with OS X 10.5.3. By way of comparison, the 10.3.3 and 10.4.3 updates both came within five months of the release dates for Panther and Tiger, respectively. This update just screams for a broadband connection, weighing in at more than 400MB, depending on which Mac you have and which version your machine deems you to require. So what do you get in exchange for your download time investment? Apple details many — but not all — of the changes in this Knowledge Base document. I won’t bother repeating everything listed there, but here are a few of the more important highlights:
Rob Griffiths | May 29, 2008
Myvu has announced that its Crystal video goggles now work with the iPhone. The Crystal glasses require a new cable which costs $US24.95.
