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Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Some experts deride Apple's firewall security "lapses" in Leopard.
 One of the surprises that Wil and I found in Leopard was the lack of a firewall. Rather, the firewall in Leopard wasn't turned on by default, and users can no longer access firewall settings as they could in Tiger. What's up with that?
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Handy Mac utility for Leopard is free and opens hidden features.
 Even San Diego's wildfires couldn't stop me from getting Mac OS X Leopard installed. What did I look for first? Free utilities that make using Leopard more fun. I love Leopard's Finder. Here's how to make it better.
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Near perfect Mac utility for reducing size, archiving files.
 Sniffing out a good bargain in Mac software can be painfully difficult these days. That's not because value software is difficult to find. It's more an issue of difficult to choose. Take file compression utilities...
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Tuesday, October 30, 2007
What would you do if a wildfire struck your home? Are your files backed up?
 Last week our family was among the many evacuated from our homes because of the San Diego area wildfires. We grabbed what we could and ran to our cars. Will Leopard's Time Machine be the backup feature that saves your files in a disaster or emergency?
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It's not all glitter, not all under-the-hood, it's the little things.
 Is Mac OS X Leopard just a bunch of iCandy on top of Tiger? Or, is it a feast of technical goodness under the hood? Both, and more. The most striking thing about using Leopard is the attention to little things. Mostly.
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Sony's new flaming batteries strike at Apple's new MacBook.
 When did laptops become mere notebooks? When mere notebooks began to cook thighs and burst into flames. An Australian Mac users new MacBook bursts into flames. Who's to blame?
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Monday, October 29, 2007
Leopard is fast, shiny, cool, with some rough edges, lots of YMMV.
 The wait in line at the Apple Store was about 30 minutes to pick up the Family Pack version of Mac OS X Leopard. Over the following 48 hours I tried every installation process available on new and old Macs. There's good, there's bad, some ugly, and YMMV-- your mileage may vary.
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Friday, October 26, 2007
Apple enters a new era of prosperity which may last for many years.
 I'm going out on a limb with this prognostication, and disagree with my friend Kate MacKenzie. Apple is entering a new golden age of prosperity which may last for many years.
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View, edit digital movies in many formats, delete TV commercials.
 The digital media era means we have many solutions for the same problems. There must be a dozen complex Mac utilities for viewing or editing movies, including Apple's QuickTime Player. Try Simple MovieX and learn to rejoice over simplicity again.
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Think you've seen it all? Check out the utility you can't get.
 We often think we've seen it all with great Mac utilities. Maybe we're a bit jaded because Mac's can do so much so well. Is "gee whiz" dead? Not so. Check the best new utility that you can't buy.
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Thursday, October 25, 2007
Make sure you back up, get the latest versions of your Mac utilities.
 My changeover process has begun. Long time Mac users are probably ready for OS X Leopard. Backup, backup again, and download the latest versions of your favorite Mac applications and utilities. Or else.
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No Mac Classic OS on Intel Macs, and now, no Classic on OS X Leopard.
 The end of a Mac era is upon us. The dawning of the new Golden Age of Mac™ begins. Soon. With little or no fanfare, Apple quietly put to rest the Mac we all knew and loved. Well, some of us. Mac OS Classic is dead. Long live the Mac.
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