From the monthly archives:

March 2010

Managing a hung OS X 10.6.3 update installation

March 31, 2010

By Topher Kessler, published originally at MacFixIt Regardless of how you have decided to install OS X (Software Update, Delta, or Combo installers), you may run into a problem where the system might hang on installation. Though the occurrence of this with the 10.6.3 update seems to be rare, when it happens you may see [...]

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Mac OS X 10.6.3 is out

March 31, 2010

It came out March 29, and I’ve been using it since then, without any issues. http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1017 (combo update) http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1018 (10.6.2 to 10.6.3 update) http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1019 (server combo update) http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1020 (server 10.6.2 to 10.6.3) I do recommend updating with the Combo Updater. For some reason, updates using the delta updater (one step update) or Software Update has [...]

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Why an iPad?

March 17, 2010

iPad vailable for pre-order modified 03.24.10 The iPad will ship in a couple of weeks, but you can order now. In fact, Apple has reportedly sold something over 120,000 iPads since last Friday, when the pre-orders began. Will the iPad work for me? If you’re a reader, if you’re a tech geek, no question, the [...]

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Are Macs really cheaper to manage than PCs?

March 9, 2010

Posted on Mar 9, 2010 7:35 am by Tom Kaneshige, CIO Editor’s Note: The following article is reprinted from CIO.com. Visit CIO’s Macs in the Enterprise page. Macs in the enterprise aren’t just cheaper to manage—they’re a lot cheaper, according to a new survey released today by the Enterprise Desktop Alliance. Keep in mind that [...]

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Microsoft releases Office 2004/2008 updates

March 9, 2010

Microsoft released updates to Office for Mac 2004 and 2008, primarily to plug security holes in the program. The 2008 version should be more stable, as well, following the update. The Open XML converter needed by 2004 users to read documents created by the latest versions of Office has been updated as well. Back up [...]

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