Apple and Mac clone maker Psystar traded barbs last week in federal court as they simultaneously asked a judge to end the case that began more than 15 months ago.
On the same day that Apple released the first update to OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, the company also issued a slew of security updates for Tiger and Leopard users.
Tuesday's release of OS X 10.5.7, the latest update to the Leopard operating system, weighed in at 449MB on my MacBook Pro. Most of the changes here are below the surface, and as you'd expect with a nearly half-gigabyte update, widespread.
Apple on Tuesday released the latest update for its Leopard operating system, Mac OS X 10.5.7, bringing with it more than 20 bug fixes as well as a number of security updates.
Here's a way to see large icons (512x512 pixel) in Mac OS X 10.5 -- which can be particularly useful for videos and photographs -- that doesn't require maximizing a Cover Flow window.
Where Google Chrome security fails: the password I heard mention that the Chrome OS will have some sort of encryption available a la bitlocker. If it's possible to encrypt personal data using another password or key, then it may have potential for very secure data.... And Ubuntu has an 'encrypt home directory' option, perhaps google should follow suit.
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