http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/1217/all xx http://www.itworld.com/operating-systems/84224/snow-leopard-update-zaps-bugs-kills-hackintosh-netbooks On Monday Apple released an update to its Snow Leopard operating system (10.6.2 ) that fixes flaws, including one that wipes out a users' personal data. But along with fixes, Apple's update also kills support for Intel Atom processors, in a bid to stop users from hacking their netbooks and creating "hackintosh" systems. http://www.itworld.com/operating-systems/84224/snow-leopard-update-zaps-bugs-kills-hackintosh-netbooks#comments Operating systems Security Software Opinion Mac OS Snow Leopard Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:39:53 -0500 ITworld staff 84224 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/hardware/83242/apple-kills-hackintosh-netbooks-snow-leopard-update Apple is reportedly breaking Hackintoshes -- meaning netbooks illegimately installed with Mac OS X -- with its latest update to Leopard. http://www.itworld.com/hardware/83242/apple-kills-hackintosh-netbooks-snow-leopard-update#comments Operating systems Opinion Apple Mac OS netbook OS X Snow Leopard Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:30:18 -0500 ITworld staff 83242 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/operating-systems/82580/two-more-snow-leopard-expose-tips Exposé in Snow Leopard has gained a lot of new features. We've already discussed using Dock Exposé to switch between app windows in different Spaces, selecting Exposé windows by name, and using Quick Look and the Command-Tab switcher in Exposé mode. Here are two more Snow Leopard features to add to your memory banks. http://www.itworld.com/operating-systems/82580/two-more-snow-leopard-expose-tips#comments Operating systems Software Tip Expose Mac OS Snow Leopard Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:15:23 -0400 ITworld staff 82580 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/software/82471/psystars-rebel-efi-snow-leopard-a-pc While the world focused on Microsoft's launch of Windows 7, Florida-based Psystar quietly launched Rebel EFI, a software product that should worry Apple a lot more than Microsoft's latest operating system. http://www.itworld.com/software/82471/psystars-rebel-efi-snow-leopard-a-pc#comments Operating systems Software Product review Mac OS Psystar Snow Leopard Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:18:51 -0400 ITworld staff 82471 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/hardware/82317/pc-vs-mac-deathmatch-snow-leopard-beats-windows-7 Windows 7 is a worthy rival, but Mac OS X Snow Leopard is the better operating system by a whisker for discriminating professionals. http://www.itworld.com/hardware/82317/pc-vs-mac-deathmatch-snow-leopard-beats-windows-7#comments Operating systems Software Windows Product review Mac OS Snow Leopard Windows 7 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:40:06 -0400 ITworld staff 82317 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/operating-systems/82157/snow-leopard-purring-pc When is a Windows PC not a Windows PC? When you toss out the Windows and replace it with Apple’s Mac OS X Snow Leopard or any other major operating system. http://www.itworld.com/operating-systems/82157/snow-leopard-purring-pc#comments Operating systems Software News Mac OS Psystar Snow Leopard Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:27:56 -0400 ITworld staff 82157 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/server-and-data-center/82095/apple-releases-server-diagnostic-tool-snow-leopard Apple released a server diagnostic download on Thursday that the company says will test servers running Mac OS X Server 10.6 for hardware issues. http://www.itworld.com/server-and-data-center/82095/apple-releases-server-diagnostic-tool-snow-leopard#comments Hardware Server and data center Software News Mac OS X server diagnostics Snow Leopard Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:38:30 -0400 ITworld staff 82095 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/software/80866/create-mail-accounts-manually-snow-leopard When setting up new accounts in Mail, OS X 10.5 included a feature that would, if enabled via a checkbox, attempt to automatically set up the new account based on the preliminary information you provide. In the Snow Leopard version of Mail, however, the automatic setup checkbox option is gone, and automatic setup is now the default. While this works well most of the time, there may be times when you'd rather set up an account by hand. http://www.itworld.com/software/80866/create-mail-accounts-manually-snow-leopard#comments Software Windows Tip Snow Leopard Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:07:06 -0400 ITworld staff 80866 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/operating-systems/80908/inside-snow-leopards-guest-account-data-loss-bug Since Snow Leopard's release, a few users have reported a scary data loss incident related to using the Guest account. http://www.itworld.com/operating-systems/80908/inside-snow-leopards-guest-account-data-loss-bug#comments Operating systems Security Software Opinion data loss Mac OS Snow Leopard Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:12:15 -0400 ITworld staff 80908 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/operating-systems/81119/7-useful-snow-leopard-keyboard-shortcuts To take full advantage of Snow Leopard’s speed, you’ll want to run in 64-bit mode, says Wallace Wang, author of My New Mac, Snow Leopard Edition. When your computer starts to boot up, hold down the 6 and 4 keys. This will boot Snow Leopard into 64-bit mode. Read on for more handy keyboard shortcuts. http://www.itworld.com/operating-systems/81119/7-useful-snow-leopard-keyboard-shortcuts#comments Operating systems Tip Mac OS Snow Leopard The Daily Tip Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:44:49 -0400 ITworld tips 81119 at http://www.itworld.com