Oct 2007

Leopard, THE review.

More than you ever may want to know about Mac OS X 10.5, in Ars Technica's review by John Siracusa.

The best PC Laptop, a Mac?

Funny isn't it?

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Screen Savers

Some new screen savers I've found:

Super Star is fun and funky, where Filigree is more mesmerising.

Mac OS X 10.5 is here

Today is the day, incase you don't know - so if you want Leopard, you can now get it.

It should just be a simple case of installing it, I'd make a back-up first.

BBC iPlayer

The BBC catch up TV service iPlayer (which uses Microsoft DRM) is set to be on the Mac by 2008. Woo. However, we'll only be able to stream content and not download it. Sounds like a sneaky bodge, what a surprise. They'll try anything to wriggle out of it it seems, they're blaming some imaginary cost thing now.

Really it was no different than the BBC saying, unless you own a Sony TV, you can't watch our content.

Talking of things Microsoft,
John Pugh MP has pointed out that the Government has pretty much sold its soul to Microsoft. There's a surprise.

Update: Not that I've got it in for the BBC, but this
interview with Mary Taylor, President of UK Open Source Consortium, by Sean Daly makes you want to shove their license fee where...well you know.

Cambridge Apple Store

This is news because I live here, Apple are planning on opening an Apple Store here in Cambridge (that's in England, and the one in Cambridgeshire).

It's set to open in the newly built
Grand Arcade once it opens March 2008, John Lewis flag ship store will be opening there this November which is a pity as at the moment John Lewis is very nearby.

Mac OS X 10.5 arrives 26th October

26th October marks the launch of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard! You can pre-order now.

Single user is £85 and Family Pack (5 license) £129 from
Apple's store.

However; Amazom.co.uk prices £79.98 for
single license and £119.98 for the Family Pack.

You can see all 300+ New Features
here. It's best to check the minimum requirements before buying, as it might be the time to sell your old Mac, and buy a new(er) one.

Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.3.8 Update

This update fixes a vulnerability in Word 2004.


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