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The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)[The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)] I remembered that on a previous machine, this user had experienced some odd issues that we suspected were hardware-related. In order to do a bit of a torture test on the processor, my IT colleagues and I decided to do overnight CPU exercises, by having Chess.app play itself for hours on end.

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Apple.cooone.Com[Apple.cooone.Com] CSI Mac: How did that file get so big?: In order to do a bit of a torture test on the processor, my IT colleagues and I decided to do overnight CPU exercises, by having Chess.app play itself for hours on end. Hence the massive .

mildmannered Industries[mildmannered Industries] MobileMe: With trickle syncing, every time a syncable record is changed or added, a sync occurs shortly afterwards, so that syncing is almost instantaneous. Even though trickle syncs, by their nature, tend to involve very small volumes, lots of them will add up, and because the overheads for starting and managing a session are being paid many many times over, trickle syncing is almost bound to be more intensive than scheduled.

MAC OS X FREEWARE, APPLE[MAC OS X FREEWARE, APPLE] Mathusalem 1.2: Mathusalem is complementary to Time Machine as it backups automatically one or more directories of your choice to remote servers in order ensure extra safety of your most important data. It is an alternative to the Backup application that comes with .

Mac Evangelism[Mac Evangelism] Latest Mac News: Apple investigating iTunes block in China; Russian iPhone 3G deal demands 1.8 million sales per year;

blogchris.tkhttp://interchris.wordpress.com/2008/08/22/decisions-decisions-mac-or-pc/ [blogchris.tk] Decisions, Decisions. Mac or PC?: In regards to Vista’s UAC, I haven’t been bothered by it so much. The only times I encounter them are during installations, and opening administrative programs (like ccleaner), in which I’m glad that the OS is verifying my actions - it’s only a one-click hassle anyway, as opposed to something questionable running without your knowledge.

morphlogik.comhttp://www.morphlogik.com/2008/08/mac-as-java-development-and-execution.html [morphlogik.com] The Mac As a Java Development and Execution Platform: Java applications on Mac OS X can be supplemented with a number of exclusive runtime properties to enhance their user experience. These properties can be specified via command-line, or, in the case of a packaged '.app' Java application, they are typically specified in one of two files: MRJApp.properties, and Info.

Mac Forumshttp://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=548302 [Mac Forums] Dear Steve Jobs: iPhone 3G still in beta?: Notwithstanding the well documented 3G reception and connection problems, the UI is the most clunky, inconsistent, and crash-prone Apple application (other than Switcher) I've used in over 20 years of Apple products. Even with the 2.0.2 update, the lag times within and between iPhone functions and apps is very frustrating.

onsoftwarehttp://en.onsoftware.com/three-mac-tools-for-your-research-paper/ [onsoftware] Three Mac tools for your research paper: Although you’ll probably find less specialized applications on Mac than on Windows, I’ve noticed three excellent applications that not only help you handle your references, but also search and organize your papers and journals. These are, in no particular order, Sente, Papers and Reference Tracker.

Web.Burza Bloghttp://web.burza.hr/blog/a-mac-experience-by-a-pc-user/ [Web.Burza Blog] A Mac experience (by a PC user): Couple days ago my PC reported CPU fan error and didn’t boot up, so the next day I decided to buy a new one. I bought an iMac 20″, unpacked it, and from that point the “Mac experience”

WEB 2.0 Tech Blog[WEB 2.0 Tech Blog] Is Mac OS X the best operating system ?: There are three reasons, at least for me, I find quite convincing and powerful as to consider the Mac OS X the best operating system today. However, Mac OS X still can (and should) improve a lot of their competitors, both Linux and Windows (very carefully to Midori is expected for a few years), and even change some already implemented that not many of us end up convincing.

DVLabs: Blogs[DVLabs: Blogs] Where are the Apples of Yesteryear?: Several weaknesses in FileVault have already been addressed by Apple: when a user migrates to FileVault, the old contents of their home directory are "securely' wiped, by overwriting the files with random data numerous times before deleting them. This is not a perfect solution, but it is worlds better than the old method of simply unlinking the files' directory entries and leaving the data around for any forensic investigator to find.

supersite Blog - All Commentshttp://community.winsupersite.com/blogs/paul/archive/2008/07/21/mac-worldwide-market-share-hits-3-5-percent-in-q2-2008.aspx#73005 [supersite Blog - All Comments] re: Mac worldwide market share hits 3.5 percent in Q2 2008: Quartz Extreme (and Quartz 2D Extreme) - The offloading of tasks for the GUI to the GPU is definately an innovation and I happily give Apple credit for getting it out the door while Microsoft did the Vista Reset (Microsoft had shown but not shipped GPU compositing of the desktop but hadn't shipped it and by our discussion rules, shipping is what counts) but from what I understand, Apple still has it turned off by default because they've never gotten it working reliably. Not being snarky, that is what I understand at least as of 10.4.x and I think it's still true in 10.5.x.

Zend's Webloghttp://zend99.wordpress.com/2008/08/13/mac-os-x-leopard-v1051-osx86-on-pc/ [Zend's Weblog] Mac OS X Leopard v10.5.1 OSx86 on PC: Leopard was released on October 26, 2007, and is available in two variants: a desktop version suitable for personal computers, and a server version, Mac OS X Server. Apple offers a reduced-cost upgrade to people that purchased new Apple computers after October 1, 2007 that do not already have Mac OS X v10.5 pre-installed or a Leopard upgrade DVD included.

The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)http://feeds.tuaw.com/~r/weblogsinc/tuaw/~3/365817593/ [The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)] MacBundleBox: 15 apps for 50 bucks: MacBundleBox is offering 15 Mac applications for $49.95: an 85 percent discount (compared to buying each app individually). The apps included are:. Headline - A full-featured RSS/ATOM feed reader with an ultra-minimal UI. ...

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