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MacSurfer's Archive: Wednesday, August 1, 2012
 

 

OS X
News
  • "Apple upgrade provides anti-virus protection" Melbourne Age 9:28 PM
  • "'Apple has its head in the sand'" ["The continuing adoption of iPads in the enterprise space has created a new weak link in security which Apple Inc continues to downplay, making organizations increasingly at risk."]  Digital News Asia 7:54 AM
  • "Google's Chrome tailors itself to Apple's Retina Display: Been wondering when Chrome was going to support Apple's Retina Display? Wonder no more. Also, Google throws a few more features into the latest Chrome release." CNET News 7:59 AM
  • "Chrome 21 launches with webcam API and retina Mac support: New webcam API is the first-step towards standards-based video chat on the Web." Ars Technica 8:57 AM
  • "Desktop Top Operating System Share Trend" [Mac OS rises to 6.97%, Windows drops to 92.01%] NetMarketshare 7:57 AM
  • "Desktop Top Browser Share Trend" [Safari share up to 4.93%, Firefox only other browser with rising share in July] NetMarketshare 7:57 AM
  • "iWork apps now offered as pre-install option for Macs on Apple Store" 9 to 5 Mac 9:59 AM
  • "Apple Officially Shutters MobileMe and iWork.com" iSource 3:36 PM
  • "Apple's Failed Cloud Service MobileMe Is Officially Dead" Business Insider 4:05 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "Dear Aunt TUAW: My Lion-only MacBook just died. Help!" TUAW 2:45 PM
  • "'I'm thinking about taking the leap and buying a new MacBook Pro 13" (mid 2012). Is it possible to set up a partition to run Snow Leopard on this machine?': Definitely not. The Snow Leopard kernel does not support the latest generation of Intel processors (Ivy Bridge), and there is no Snow Leopard driver for the graphics controllers used in the mid 2012 models (possibly missing drivers for other components as well). Snow Leopard won't even boot on these models." MacInTouch 12:30 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "Watch TidBITS Presents 'Upgrading to and Using Mountain Lion" TidBITS 7:23 PM
  • "Quick Tip: Give Quick Look a Boost with Plugins" Mactuts+ 8:50 AM
  • "Install Java in OS X Mountain Lion" OS X Daily 11:51 AM
  • "Apply metadata tags to files with Tagit" Macworld 8:44 AM
  • "Delete Mail in OS X Mountain Lion the Smart Way, Like Outlook" OS X Daily 2:09 PM
  • "Q&A: Cleaning Up the Mac's Sidebar" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:30 AM
  • "Use The New Inline Find Feature Of Mountain Lion's Mail App [OS X Tips] Cult of Mac 9:05 AM
  • "Quick Tip: SnapBack in Safari 6 on Mountain Lion" IT.Enquirer 8:05 AM
  • "Quick Tip: Making a Reminder from a Mail message on Mountain Lion" IT.Enquirer 8:04 AM
  • "Preview all tabs with Safari in Mountain Lion: In Mountain Lion, Apple has added a new option to Safari that allows you to quickly preview the tabs in a browser window." MacFixIt 2:12 PM
  • "Copying Search URLs from Safari" inessential 8:51 AM
  • "How to watch official BBC Olympics coverage from the U.S." 9 to 5 Mac 9:03 AM
  • "TextExpander shell script snippet to set Safari 6 default fonts" Mac OS X Hints 9:51 AM
  • "Keep your Mac from sleeping in Mountain Lion" Mac OS X Hints 9:51 AM
  • "The Feature That Apple Forgot To Include In Safari 6 Is Available Now And It's Free" Mac 360 8:06 AM
  • "Who's Watching What You Do Online? Add Instant Security With A Free, One-Click Virtual Private Network App" Mac 360 8:06 AM
  • "Eve Trains You to Use Keyboard Shortcuts" Lifehacker 8:30 AM
  • "3 Apps That Edit The Hosts File On Your Mac (and why you need to do that)" NoodleMac 8:06 AM
  • "What Kind Of Weather Forecast And Conditions Can You Get On A Mac? 6 Apps, Under A Dollar" PixoBebo 8:06 AM
  • "It's Not Photoshop Or Illustrator, But Pixen Makes A Good Pixel Art Editor For Less" TeraTalks 8:06 AM
  • "Pick Out A Color From Any Pixel On Your Mac's Screen With This 99-cent Tool" McSolo 8:07 AM
  • "The Cheapest And Easiest Mac Tool That Compares Digital Photos Bit By Bit" BohemianBoomer 8:06 AM
Op/Ed
  • "The Successful iOS-ification of OS X" iSource 2:31 PM
  • "Why Mountain Lion Got Me to Finally Try Apple Mail" PCWorld 2:00 PM
  • "The Rapid Rise of OS X Mountain Lion" Low End Mac 12:31 PM
  • "To add one little whinge to the chorus of Safari 6 things which otherwise don't bother me:: I don't like the stretchy tabs. It changes the appearance of the tab bar from moment to moment, making it harder to recognize at a glance." MacInTouch 12:31 PM
  • "Mountain Lion discussion examines Safari changes; Server changes; Time Machine problems; Finder changes and anomalies; sandboxing; screen sharing; compatibility issues; AirPort problems; performance; iCloud; Messages, Notes, Calendar, sync, etc.; plus other experiences and notes." MacInTouch 12:29 PM
  • "Poll: How many of your friends and family use iMessage?" iMore 8:54 AM
  • "What's The Center Of Apple's Universe In The 21st Century? Hint: It's Not The Mac Anymore" Mac 360 8:05 AM
Press Releases
  • "Maxon announces CINEMA 4D R14 ahead of SIGGRAPH" Architosh 2:01 PM
  • "Dialectic — The Scriptable Dialer for Mac!" JNSoftware 10:39 AM
  • "TimeTrade Unifies Online Appointment Scheduling Across Apple, Microsoft, and Google Calendar Clouds" Business Wire 9:10 AM
  • "Enterprise Device Alliance Members Deliver Mac Mountain Lion Support" prMac 7:40 AM