Fri, 7 July 2006 PMT0043 Peter’s mac Tips Episode 43 News Items. 1> OS 10.4.7 Updated. last week Apple updated OS X Tiger to Version 10.4.7. There were many fixes and enhancements so make sure that you run software update to update your computer to this new version. One thing to note on this release is that the Open GL drivers were updated and you will see an improvement in game performance. I am a gamer and I play World of Warcraft and the new Civilization IV and have seen a great performance increase on both. One procedure that may help you is reinstalling old Games after this release. I ran WoW right after the update and saw some improvement, I then reinstalled the game after reading a thread on Blizzard’s website and saw a marked improvement in graphics performance. http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosxupdate1047intel.html http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosxupdate1047ppc.html 2> Another security Flaw/Virus. It was reported by Symantec that there was a security flaw in OS 10.4.6 that could allow someone to take control of your desktop. This of course was announced after Apple released the 10.4.7 update that fixed this flaw. 3> Sid Meier’s Civilization IV comes to Mac. Aspyr release Civilization IV Sid Meier’s latest release of the Civilization Franchise sports a brand new Graphic enviroment as well as speedier play, The game itself has been out for some time on the PC and now comes to the mac thanks to Aspyr, You can take control of many Civilizations and lead them on the path to victory. Victory Conditions can be Conquest, Cultural, Space Race or be elected as Supreme Leader by the UN. Go to http://www.aspyr.com/games.php/mac/civ4/ for more information. 4> eMac meet your Replacement. Apple release a new Educational Computer on July 5th. The replacement for the eMac is the new iMac for Education. The new system sports the same design as current imac models and comes in a 17� screen only. At a street price of $899 it is by far the most affordable Apple complete system. The system feature the sames specs as the low end Macbook, however, with an 80 GB hard drive. Here are the specs, 1.83 GHz Core Duo, 512 MB DDR2 RAM, 80 GB HD, integrated Intel GMA950 Graphics, 17� display and all the loving things that Apple adds to the iMac line. http://www.apple.com/education/imac 5> Steve Jobs to unveil OS X 10.5 Leopard at this years WWDC. Steve Jobs will be demonstrating OS X 10.5 Leopard on August 7, 2006 as the WWDC begins. The last time he did this was two summers ago when Tiger was demonstrated. The fact that the OS is being demonstrated means nothing when considering the release date. When Tiger was demonstrated in June on 2004 it took until April of 2005 before it was released. Remember the WWDC is to show of new and existing technologies to the developers. If they do not have the OS now then it will be some time before you will see support for it if it was released. With that said, August 7th will be a very informative day. I CAN’T WAIT. 6> Microsoft to Release iPod Killer in November. Ha Ha Ha! LOL This is too reported. Read it elsewhere. I am tired of iPod killer stories. I look at them as filler for slow tech new days. 7> Cross Over to bring Wine to OS X... Well intel based macs. Cross Over is an application that when installed on your system as long as it has an intel chip will allow you to run certain Windows based programs right out of the Applications directory even without Windows being installed. Linux Users call this wine and it does work with some programs. With Bootcamp and Parallels already being in the market I am sure there will be a dozen other applications very soon that offer Windows compatibility on intel based macs. http://www.codeweavers.com/ 8> Intel release the Woodcrest processor otherwise known as the Xeon. This long awaited brings 64 bit dual core performance to intels main server chip. One thing to look out for is if this will someday power Apple’s Xserve line of servers. Advertisement... GoTo Meeting. Still driving or flying to get to all your meetings? Then you need GoToMeeting – the easiest and most affordable way to hold online meetings. With GoToMeeting, you can meet with anyone, anywhere in the world. All you need is an Internet connection and a PC, which means you no longer need to leave your office to hold presentations, demonstrations, training sessions and collaborations! Simply invite people to meet you online during your conference call and they’ll see your desktop on their computer screens! Now for the best part: You can try GoToMeeting free for 30 days! For this special offer, visit gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. That's gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. GoToMeeting. Try it free today. PROMOS ANN ALOP industrial Radio TIP: Parallels installation and setup. Music Music for http://music.podshow.com Darren Geffre’s Desire iPod troubleshooting 1. Reset your iPod, iPod nano, iPod mini, or iPod shuffle. 2. Retry your iPod with a different USB or FireWire port on your computer (please note that the latest iPods can only be synced through USB). 3. Restart your computer, and make sure that you have the latest software updates installed. 4. Reinstall your iPod and iTunes software. You can download the latest versions of iPod Updater and iTunes from our website. 5. Restore your iPod using the latest iPod Updater. Important: Please note that restoring an iPod will erase all songs and files on your iPod and restore it back to its original settings. Make a backup of any files on your iPod before restoring it. After restoring, you can transfer your music and files from your computer back to your iPod again. http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/ CLOSING The Fair Tax was created by first asking the American people what they wanted out of a tax system, and then having a team of respected economists design a tax system that met those demands. The Fair Tax replaces the income tax and all other federal taxes with a national consumption tax. The Fair Tax is levied only once, at the point of purchase on new goods and services. The simplicity of the Fair Tax frees Americans from our current overwhelming tax code and unshackles the U.S. economy. The Fair Tax: * Abolishes the IRS * Closes all tax loopholes and brings fairness to taxation * Maintains our current Social Security and Medicare benefits * Brings transparency and accountability to tax policy * Allows American products to compete fairly * Reimburses the tax on purchases of basic necessities * Enables retirees to keep their entire pension * Enables workers to keep their entire paycheck http://www.fairtax.org Comments[7] |
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