So, What’s The Fastest Mac?

So, What’s The Fastest Mac?

Posted by skooter in Apple, Mac, News, OS X, Reviews, Tech, Tips on 05. Mar, 2010 | 0 Comments

Primate Labs has posted an updated Mac Benchmark Chart which orders Mac models by their performance.
Results were collected from the Geekbench Result Browser for Macs with standard processors (i.e., no processor upgrades, overclocked processors, or Hackintoshes) with at least 512MB of RAM.
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I’ve reported the average overall score for each model [...]

iWork ‘09 Software Update 3

iWork ‘09 Software Update 3

Posted by skooter in Apple, Mac, OS X, Reviews, Software, Tech on 04. Mar, 2010 | 0 Comments

This update addresses general compatibility issues, improves overall stability, updates the help, and fixes a number of other minor issues in Keynote, Pages, and Numbers.

The issues addressed include:
- Reducing file size of images that have Instant Alpha applied
- Managing file size when inserting some movies
- Working with dates and durations in the Chart Data Editor [...]

Apple Releases ProKit Update 5.1

Apple Releases ProKit Update 5.1

Posted by skooter in Apple, Mac, OS X, Software, Tech, Tips on 04. Mar, 2010 | 0 Comments

Apple has released a ProKit update which fixes issues with user interface software resources that are shared by Apple’s professional applications.
The issues addressed include:
- Corrected an issue with improper scrolling behavior.
- Resolved memory leaks for improved performance.
- Addressed layout of interface elements in certain application alert windows.
- The update [...]

Apple Releases Update to Aperture 3

Apple Releases Update to Aperture 3

Posted by skooter in Mac, Software on 25. Feb, 2010 | 1 Comment

Apple has released an update to Aperture 3 which fixes a major memory leak reported earlier this month.
This 3.0.1 update improves overall stability and addresses a number of issues in Aperture 3, including:
- Upgrading libraries from earlier versions of Aperture
- Importing libraries from iPhoto
- Importing photos directly from a camera
- [...]

iPad SDK Adds Ability to Set Home Screen Wallpaper

iPad SDK Adds Ability to Set Home Screen Wallpaper

Posted by skooter in Apple, Mac, OS X, Reviews, Software, Tech, Tips, iPad on 24. Feb, 2010 | 0 Comments

Apple has added the ability to set the wallpaper for your Home Screen in the latest beta of the iPhone OS 3.2 SDK.
The beta which was just temporarily released has been taken down due to an apparent bug.
A few sites were able to download it before it was removed and found [...]