The new ViBook+ enables you to add a large - 24- to 28-inch - monitor to any Mac via USB. Though it still lacks 3D acceleration and isn't the fastest graphics adapter you'll find, it's well worth it for connecting an additional display to a MacBook or MacBook Pro in particular.
Mac OS 10.6.2 made a small change to the Slide Show screen saver that displays images from folders and from iPhoto, causing it to hang when pointed at large folders or iPhoto collections.
Certain files can't be copied from one computer to another via File Sharing in Snow Leopard. Details are given, so you can confirm the bug for yourself.
Mac OS X 10.6.2 is now available, fixing many bugs and security issues in many areas of Snow Leopard. Notably, the update squashes a nasty bug that may delete a regular user account when logged in following a Guest login session.
Paris now has its first Apple Store - under the Louvre Museum. Joe Kissell visited it on opening day.
Let's shame Apple into adding much-needed and long-overdue improvements to its software base station now that Microsoft Windows 7 users have easy access to a modern, secure, and clever approach.
For some connections, a simple change to the settings for Mac OS X 10.6's built-in Screen Sharing program might remove an irritating bug: a black screen when connecting to a remote system.
Can't relive the past? Why, of course you can! In Leopard, Apple killed off Classic; but with SheepShaver, you can bring it back to life and run a Classic Mac OS in emulation, even on an Intel machine, even under Snow Leopard.
We've updated our popular ebooks about user accounts and file sharing to provide all the latest information about Snow Leopard.
Just how large is Apple's new 27-inch iMac? Jeff Carlson had to clean his desk to get it to fit (although that's really more a statement about the state of his desk). In this short video, he compares the size of a 15-inch MacBook Pro, a 20-inch external display, and the 27-inch iMac.
A Redmond, Washington firm with a name evocative of decades past has released a new operating system with many features in common in Mac OS X, and a few beyond. Does it have a future?
Updated iMacs sport edge-to-edge, LED-backlit, 21.5- and 27-inch displays, with an entry-level model starting at $1,199. Along with faster CPUs, more storage, and more RAM, Apple has added an integral SD card slot for importing images or video.
Apple has replaced the much-maligned Mighty Mouse with a new wireless mouse that supports multi-touch gestures, and replaced the plastic Apple Remote with a new aluminum version. The firm also dramatically (but quietly) improved its Wi-Fi base stations.
Apple has figured out how to make a seamless piece of polycarbonate for its revised entry-level MacBook model, adding a gesture-supporting Multi-Touch trackpad as on its more-expensive pro brethren.
The mighty microcomputer that's the Mac mini has been maxed out in two new models, one of which will provide an entry-level server option by bundling Mac OS X Server 10.6 with 1 TB of internal storage.