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Apple Mac OS X 10.6.2 (Mac)

Snow Leopard builds on a decade of OS X innovation and success with hundreds of refinements, new core technologies and out of the box support for Microsoft Exchange. To create Snow Leopard, Apple engineers refined 90 percent of the more than 1,000 projects that make up Mac OS X. Users...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Refinement, Snow Leopard, Grand Central Dispatch, 64-Bit, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Network Technology, Operating Systems, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Software, Networking

Software downloads 2009-11-09

Snow Leopard confirmed for August 28 release

Apple has confirmed the rumor that Snow Leopard (a.k.a. Mac OS 10.6) will be released this Friday, August 28, 2009 -- ahead of its estimated ship date of September. To create Snow Leopard, Apple engineers refined 90 percent of the more than 1,000 projects that...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Snow Leopard, Grand Central Dispatch, Apple Mac OS, 64-Bit, Apple Mac OS X, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-08-24

Additional Resources

64-bit Snow Leopard defaults to 32-bit kernel

seriously"our mid-2007 MacBook only showed 3GB available for system use through Activity Monitor despite having 4GB installed, not delivering the true 64-bit experience."If it is the Intel 960 chipset it was only supported for 2GB RAM. I have one its a chipset limitation every PC or MAC that has...

Tags: Chipsets, Network technology, Semiconductors, 64-bit, Snow Leopard, chipset, chip, Apple Inc., kernel, Apple Macintosh, 32-bit

Discussion threads 2009-08-28

Apple Mac OS X Snow Leopard

Photo gallery:Mac OS X Snow LeopardSneaking in a few days before its promised September release, the tune-up for Mac OS X Leopard costs $29 for current Leopard users, and packs just enough punch to be worth your money. Apple is careful to point out that Snow Leopard isn't a complete...

Tags: Operating systems, Snow Leopard, Leopard, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard, Apple Mac OS X

Product reviews 2009-08-27

Snow Leopard upgrade: what's in it for me?

RE: Snow Leopard upgrade: what's in it for me?How does "the 32-bit OS X kernel can run 64-bit apps" work? Is it a hack, or could Microsoft have implemented this in Windows too?Talk about a "Snow Leopard Capable" fiasco!!!Wow, that's [b]brutal[/b]! None of the new features that Apple is touting...

Tags: 64-bit, Desktops, Operating systems, Snow Leopard, Microsoft Windows 7, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

Apple to ship Snow Leopard Aug. 28

Just orderedI just ordered mine.Family Pack Order CompletedWe have rescheduled our Mac UG meeting for Friday evening for the Snow Leopard release to show it. Should be fun for everyone.Correction:Online Apple Store states flat-out, that product "Delivers on August 28."RE: Apple to ship Snow Leopard Aug. 28This is a really...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, GCD, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-24

New Microsoft eXtreme Computing group takes aim at exascale calculations

New Microsoft eXtreme Computing group takes aim at exascale calculationsWhy? Apple's Grand Central Dispatch already does this[/sarcasm]

Tags: New Microsoft eXtreme, Computing Group

Discussion threads 2009-06-12

WWDC 2009 live

It's that time again: the annual Apple World Wide Developer's Conference and its highly anticipated keynote address. Phil Schiller ran the show this year, and while he's no Steve Jobs most observers agree that he did a pretty good job. Highlights include a revamping of the MacBook Pro line, the...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple MacBook, Video, Scott Forstall, iPhone OS 3.0, Corporate Communications, Notebooks, Marketing, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2009-06-08