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Skype 2.8.0.722 Released

On Monday, Skype released version 2.8.0.722 of its popular Voice over Internet Protocol communications program. The new version, a 43.9 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and features: – Platform specific: OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard – Call Phones and Send SMS window “Type number” text field is too dark. – Chat window does not […]

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SpamSieve Updated to 2.7.6

Michael Tsai’s must-have shareware program, SpamSieve, has just been updated to version 2.7.6. The new version, a 5.9 megabyte download, makes the following fixes and improvements: * Improved compatibility with pre-release versions of Mac OS X. * Expanded the Can I delete spam messages after training SpamSieve with them? section of the manual. * Fixed […]

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Early Mac OS X 10.6.1 Update Details Emerge

As spiffy as Mac OS X 10.6 (“Snow Leopard”) is, there will always be patches. Per AppleInsider, Mac OS X 10.6.1 will deliver a number of fixes and tweaks focusing on Mail, networking, Bluetooth, Flash and more. The first external pre-release build, labeled Mac OS X 10.6.1 build 10B503, began making its way to Apple’s […]

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How-To: Work Around Snow Leopard Installation Issues

As nifty as Mac OS X 10.6 (“Snow Leopard”) may be, according to MacFixIt, a number of users are reporting a problem where the installer will not recognize the current boot drive as a valid destination for Snow Leopard. Instead, it will display the drive with a yellow triangle on it, indicating something is wrong […]

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Missing Sync for Palm OS 6.0.4 Provides Snow Leopard’s Replacement for Palm Desktop

Mac OS X 10.6 (“Snow Leopard”) hit last Friday and, unfortunately, the upgrade breaks communication and compatibility with Palm’s aged Palm Desktop software once and for all. Per Macworld UK, third-party developer Mark/Space has stepped forward to offer its Missing Sync for Palm OS, which now supports Snow Leopard, according to a statement released by […]