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[ Akki 18] 犬: , where he finally picked up Tiger (for the low Educational price of $97 - he even has the box and all that sexy Apple packaging; jealousy is an ugly thing).

 [Paul Thurrott's Internet Nexus] Apple breaks and repairs 64-bit bug: The long and short is that TiVo just hasn't been doing very well financially, but the big problem it faces is one that's similar to what Apple and the other music services are facing: There's a fundamental understanding that this is the real deal -- that time shifting is a real feature people want that won't go away -- but now that TiVo has created the market, and demand, there are few reasons for the cable and satellite TV companies not to cut them out of the chain...

[Silicon Valley Sleuth] Apple goofs up on OS X update: "Due to an error on the part of Apple, this update prevents any 64-bit-native application from running. In particular, this means that Mathematica 5.2 will not run on any G5 system if it has installed this Security Update."

[Ted's Radio Weblog] OTOH, if you have a Mac G5 and run (rare) 64-bit apps, hold off on patching...: OTOH, if you have a Mac G5 and run (rare) 64-bit apps, hold off on patching...OSNews reports Latest OS X Update Breaks 64-bit Support. "The most recent Mac OS X security update from Apple Computer includes a glitch that prevents users from running 64-bit applications on the company's new Tiger operating system, AppleInsider has confirmed." 64-bit apps are still rare in the Apple world, limited mainly to console or background tasks, according to the linked AppleInsider article.

 [TopMac: Apple, Macintosh, Mac OS X, iPod... news, rumors, reviews, pictures.] Latest Mac OS X Security Update breaks 64-bit application support: After being applied to versions of Mac OS X Tiger, Apple's recently released Security Update 005-007 has been reported to break 64-bit application support. The update offered nearly three dozen fixes for several security exploits, including Apple's Safari web browser, Bluetooth, networking tools, Mac OS X Server components such as Apache 2 and MySQL, and many more.

 [Macworld.com] Macworld: The Mac Product Experts: Apple confirmed that an offer the company made available just yesterday to test drive the Mac mini has been discontinued. The company offered no reason why the mini promotion had been discontinued, but they did have good news for consumers that ordered a computer during the time the promotion was active.

[Whiterabbits.com] Mac Net Journal: I still use Apple machines because the OS is solid, the machines are virus and spyware free with no need to do any work at all to keep them that way, and there are some great software tools like NNW available for the Mac. Steve Jobs has an ego as big as the moon and Apple itself is totally in bed with the big companies, but you can still use their tools and bend them to your own evil plans.

 [Appleinsider.com] AppleInsider | Mac OS X Server "Tiger" features Xgrid, iChat and ...: Tiger Server's Weblog server, based on the popular open source project Blojsom, will provide users with calendar-based navigation, customizable themes, and work with Open Directory for user accounts and authentication. The server is also fully compatible with Safari RSS and enables posting entries using built-in web-based functionality or with weblog clients that support XML-RPC or the ATOM API.

[Tidbits.com] ExtraBITS: Apple has released version 1.1 of its Security Update 2005-007 for Tiger users. In particular, the update breaks the company's flagship Mathematica 5.2, .

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