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Tom's Macs Blog December 2008 Archive

By Tom Nelson, About.com Guide to Macs

Predictions for Macworld Expo San Francisco 2009: MacBook

Wednesday December 31, 2008
Yes, you read that right. I predict that Apple will announce a new MacBook at Macworld 2009. I know, I know; Apple just introduced new MacBooks a couple of months ... Read More

Predictions for Macworld Expo San Francisco 2009: Media Server

Monday December 29, 2008
According to 9 to 5 Mac, Apple may announce a new version of Time Capsule that will incorporate media server functions like those found in some Windows-based products. The changes to ... Read More

ShoveBox: Tom’s Budget Software Pick

Saturday December 27, 2008
ShoveBox is a snippet manager that resides in your Mac’s menu bar. Just what is a snippet manager? Snippets are small scraps of information you come across as you use ... Read More

Wal-Mart to Start Selling iPhones on Sunday

Saturday December 27, 2008
Wal-Mart confirmed via a promotional flier that it will start selling the iPhone 3G on Sunday, December 28. Courtesy of Apple Wal-Mart will sell the 8 GB iPhone 3G for the stunningly ... Read More

MobileMe Updated

Tuesday December 23, 2008
Apple has made some updates to the MobileMe service. No new features were added, but service improvements were made in many areas. Below is a partial list of changes; the ... Read More

iPhone 3G Available at Discount Pricing

Monday December 22, 2008
Both Best Buy and AT&T are offering last-minute holiday deals on the iPhone 3G. Best Buy is offering the 8 GB model for $190, and the 16 GB model for ... Read More

VirtualBox: Tom’s Budget Software Pick

Saturday December 20, 2008
Running operating systems other than OS X on an Intel Mac has been a reality for some time. You can use Apple’s Boot Camp to run Windows XP or Vista, ... Read More

Predictions for Macworld Expo San Francisco 2009: iMac

Friday December 19, 2008
Apple may not be doing so well at keeping a secret. According to AppleInsider, the latest release of OS X (10.5.6) includes extension files that reference two new Mac models: ... Read More

Predictions for Macworld Expo San Francisco 2009: Snow Leopard

Thursday December 18, 2008
It’s no secret that Apple is hard at work on the next version of OSX, Snow Leopard. Snow Leopard was announced at WWDC (World Wide Developers Conference) last summer, with ... Read More

Predictions for Macworld Expo San Francisco 2009: New iPhone

Wednesday December 17, 2008
It’s time to start another Macworld product rumor. Today the iPhone moves to center stage on my list of predictions. Once again, my crystal ball has no connection to Apple ... Read More

Macworld and Apple to Part Ways in 2009

Tuesday December 16, 2008
Apple announced today that January 2009 will be the last time it will make an appearance at Macworld Expo. The keynote address will be presented by Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior ... Read More

Predictions for Macworld Expo San Francisco 2009: Mac Mini

Tuesday December 16, 2008
Rumors about the upcoming Macworld have been minimal at best, with little in the way of excitement or wild predictions. So, because even I need a rumor fix from time ... Read More

Apple Releases OS X 10.5.6

Monday December 15, 2008
As was expected, Apple today released OS X 10.5.6. The update includes a number of performance and reliability improvements, along with a number of security patches. Courtesy of Apple Reliability improvements targeted ... Read More

Meteorologist: Tom’s Budget Software Pick

Saturday December 13, 2008
With the wild weather we’ve had here the past few days, including a record-breaking ice storm, I was glad I had advance warning. A handful of good weather programs are available ... Read More

Free Macworld Expo Floor Passes

Friday December 12, 2008
If you’re planning to attend January’s Macworld Expo in San Francisco, be sure to check with your favorite Mac product vendor. Many are offering free Expo show passes, a nice ... Read More

Coming Soon: Mac OS X 10.5.6

Thursday December 11, 2008
Apple has been quietly working on a minor update to Leopard that will bump the Mac OS to version 10.5.6. The latest developer seed of OS X 10.5.6 has no ... Read More

Apple Releases Updates for Newest Portable Macs

Thursday December 11, 2008
Apple has released firmware updates for the ‘Late 2008’ MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air. Each model is receiving two different updates. One update is for the SMC (System Management ... Read More

Multi-Touch Coming to Firefox

Wednesday December 10, 2008
The latest beta release of Firefox (v 3.1 beta 2) adds support for the multi-touch trackpads found in MacBooks, MacBook Pros, and MacBook Airs. A three-finger swipe to the left ... Read More

A New Era in Computing Power

Tuesday December 9, 2008
OpenCL (Open Computing Language), a technology championed by Apple, has been ratified and released to the public. OpenCL is an open, royalty-free standard for cross-platform, parallel programming of modern multi-core ... Read More

Wal-Mart May Get $197 iPhone

Monday December 8, 2008
A few days ago, I reported a rumor about Wal-Mart selling a new 4GB iPhone 3G for $99, and I questioned the reasoning behind the rumored product. While Apple might ... Read More

Little Snitch: Tom’s Budget Software Pick

Saturday December 6, 2008
Time again for another Budget Software Pick. If you’ve been paying attention, you may have noticed that we changed the name to be a bit more reflective of the criteria ... Read More

Macworld Expo Loses Another Vendor

Friday December 5, 2008
Belkin has joined the ranks of Adobe and abandoned the Macworld Expo exhibit floor. It’s believed the company had already paid for its booth space. Instead, Belkin will hold private ... Read More

Wal-Mart to Get $99 iPhone?

Thursday December 4, 2008
Rumors come and rumors go, but this one is a doozy. According to The Boy Genius Report, Wal-Mart will be selling an iPhone before the end of the year. To ... Read More

No Adobe Booth on the Macworld Expo Floor

Wednesday December 3, 2008
One of the most popular vendors will be largely absent from the upcoming Macworld Expo. Adobe has decided to forgo its usual prominent exhibition hall booth. Instead, the company will ... Read More

Apple Recommends the Use of Antivirus Utilities

Tuesday December 2, 2008
In a brief online statement posted in the Support section of the Apple web site, Apple now recommends the use of antivirus applications on all of its Mac products. Apple goes ... Read More

Mini DisplayPort to be Royalty Free

Monday December 1, 2008
Apple recently clarified the licensing requirement for the Mini DisplayPort connector currently used in all portable Macs and the 24-inch Cinema Display. Courtesy of Apple If you’re interested in building devices that ... Read More
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