Tag: Snow Leopard

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iCloud: What about Mac OS X Snow Leopard users?

UPDATE (2011-11-21):

VMware clarifies:

Running Mac OS X client in a virtual machine continues to require Lion (purchased from the Mac App Store or a USB thumb drive.)  Users should always ensure they remain in compliance with any applicable software license agreements.

It seems that the next update will restrict installations of Mac OS X Snow Leopard or older to Server and OS X Lion.

UPDATE:
VMware has just released VMware Fusion 4.1 and allowed installation of Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard client in virtual machine.
As long as you have Mac with 64-bit processor, you can now install OS X Lion while keeping Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard in the virtual machine.
It is a good time to buy VMware Fusion 4 now if you haven’t already.

Apple has just opened iCloud to OS X Lion 10.7.2 and iOS 5 users. What about Snow Leopard users? For those who own any Macs with 64-bit capable processors (Core 2 Duo or newer) should upgrade to OS X Lion before moving their MobileMe account to iCloud.

Before I go on, let’s recall that Mac OS X Leopard is the last Operating System from Apple to run on PowerPC Macs. They are out of the pictures.

Apple sold quite a lot of Core Duo Macs and some Core Solo Mac minis. Those Macs do not meet the system requirements to run OS X Lion. Thus iCloud is not supported on those Macs. I am still using a MacBook Pro Core Duo from January 2006. I can only use iCloud through iCloud.com. In the meantime Apple is committed to run MobileMe service until June 30, 2012. By that time Apple would hope that Mac users would have at least an iOS 5 device or a Mac running OS X Lion.

If you already are a MobileMe user, you do not have to hurry moving your account to iCloud. If you do not have any iOS 5 devices and/or Macs running OS X Lion, please refrain from moving your MobileMe account to iCloud. If you are still using a non-OS X Lion compatible Mac or a non-iOS 5 compatible devices (iPhone, iPhone 3G and older iPod touch), Apple would hope you would buy a new one.

UPDATE:
Someone reminded me the lack of Rosetta support in OS X Lion, another reason to stay with Mac OS X Snow Leopard.

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Hackintosh Core i7

My colleague and I successfully built a Hackintosh Core i7. It took quite a while to get everything right. It also costs more than we originally expected. For now we are sticking with Snow Leopard.

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OSX Lion is going Golden Master.

According to sources unfamiliar with anti-matter, Mac OS X Lion has reached the Golden Master state. Public release will follow roughly in the next two weeks. Mac OS X Lion will be distributed through Mac App Store.

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Apple releases Final Cut Pro X through Mac App Store.

Apple releases Final Cut Pro X for $299.99. It is a 1.33 GB download through Mac App Store. Motion 5 (1.09 GB) and Compressor 4 (261 MB) are available separately for $49.99 each.

Final Cut Pro X is compatible with Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6.7) and Mac OS X Lion on Mac with 64-bit Processor (Core 2 Duo or higher).

UPDATE:
Run Software Updates after Final Cut Pro X, Motion and Compressor are installed. Apple is pushing:

  • Motion Supplemental Content
  • ProApps QuickTime codecs
  • Final Cut Pro X Supplemental Content

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Breaking The Silence: Apple posts instructions on how to avoid and remove Mac Defender Malware.

Apple posts instructions on how to avoid or remove Mac Defender malware.

Apple sure did take the time to prepare the response while many pundits are calling the beginning of the “Mac-Apocalypse.”

One thing any Safari users should disable the Open “Safe” files after downloading preferences in Safari.

There is a legitimate software called MacDefender, and it has nothing to do with the malware.

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Note:

“Breaking The Silence” is also an out-of-print CD/Record of a 90’s Hardcore band, One Step Ahead.