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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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Apple updates Airport, MacBook, and Superdrive Firmware.

December 9, 2009

Apple has posted a few software and firmware updates, which address issues with airport not able to turn off or on, and drive noise with optical drives. The updates should be available through Software Update, so be sure to check there. Apple AirPort Client Update 2009-002 This update fixes a problem we reported on a [...]

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Mac OS X 10.6.2 released – comments and issues

November 10, 2009

Apple released the Snow Leopard update that is supposed to fix all the problems. I for one haven’t had any problems to speak of, nor have the majority of users, but there have been a few reported that could be serious. Now they’re fixed, one hopes. Apple’s About the Mac OS X v10.6.2 Update page [...]

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Snow Leopard tips and info, part one

September 17, 2009

It’s been a busy couple of weeks for me… but here it is: part one of an ongoing Snow Leopard (SL for short) info series. Should I update to Snow Leopard? The answer is a definite maybe… there are still some apps and utilities that haven’t been updated yet, and some printers that need new [...]

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iMac Graphics firmware update

September 10, 2009

For ATI 2600 and 2400 GPU models (from Apple) “iMac Graphics FW Update 1.0.2 This update is for iMac computers with an ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro or ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT graphics card installed, running Mac OS X 10.5.2 or later. It updates the graphics card firmware on the ATI Radeon HD 2600 [...]

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Security Updates for 10.5.8 and 10.4.11

September 10, 2009

Apple also released security updates as follows: Update Information: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3810 Security Information: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222 In addition to the Snow Leopard update, Apple has released security updates for OS X 10.5.8 and 10.4.11. These updates are also available through Software Update as well as through the following Apple webpages: OS X “Leopard”: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL935 OS X “Tiger PPC”: [...]

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Apple released OS X 10.6.1 update for Snow Leopard

September 10, 2009

It didn’t take long for this update, fortunately. According to Apple this update fixes the following: Improves compatibility with some Sierra Wireless 3G modems Addresses an issue in which some printer compatibility drivers might not appear properly in the Add Printer browser Addresses an issue that might cause DVD playback to stop unexpectedly Addresses an [...]

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More Snow Leopard info to come

August 31, 2009

It’s been a busy few days for me, but I’ve been compiling tons of info re: Snow Leopard, changes, improvements, problems, solutions, etc. and will be posting them as I have time. In the mean time: MacFixIt.com has a lot of great information, including MacFixIt Readers Report: Early Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard issues. [...]

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More Snow Leopard Answers

August 26, 2009

What do you need to know… what do you need to do? Some of us will have our hands on the new Mac OS X 10.6, or Snow Leopard, within a couple of days. I am going to install it immediately, but don’t necessarily recommend that you do. It’s a .0 version. Even though it’s [...]

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Coming soon to a Mac near you: Snow Leopard!

August 25, 2009

Mac OS X 10.6 ships August 28 Warning – this is a long post Friday is the day… Pre-orders are scheduled. Amazon tells me that I should see my copy on Sept. 1 or so, and I’ll be reporting my experiences here in the next couple of weeks. Most of the changes are under the [...]

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