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Apple turns off legacy AIM access and inadvertently kills it for everyone

Well, I say “inadvertently”, but no word on whether it was in fact so, or if it was intentional…or maybe Apple just doesn’t care enough to make sure it was functional for Mountain Lion, Mavericks, and Yosemite users (granted, Yosemite is still in beta). As it was foretold many months ago by messages from Apple itself, […]

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Recent security updates make Macs more secure, unless you’re a Snow Leopard user

Everybody was concerned last week when it was announced that a nasty bug in OS X was leaving Macs vulnerable to attacks that could grab information traveling across shared networks. While it has been confirmed that the bug only affected Mavericks, Apple simultaneously posted security updates for Mountain Lion (10.8) and Lion (10.7), but there […]

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Microsoft announces October release date for Windows 8

You’ve been waiting for the new Windows for a while. And it’s due in October. Per Macworld, Microsoft revealed Monday that Windows 8 will be in the hands of its OEMs during the first week in August, with a general release in October. The announcement that a Release To Manufacturers (RTM) edition of the program […]

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Intuit to revise Quicken 2007, add Lion compatibility in “early 2012”

You either love or hate Quicken, but you’ve got to admit it’s useful. Per AppleInsider, Intuit announced to customers on Thursday that it plans to release a “re-engineered” version of Quicken for Mac 2007 that will be compatible with the latest version of Apple’s Mac operating system, OS X 10.7 Lion. A note from Aaron […]

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Industrial designer Jonathan Ive left with additional power/privileges after Steve Jobs’ death

If you’re on your way out, leave someone behind to protect your ideals and legacy. And if that person is less than conventional but has created some of the coolest industrial designs of the past 13 years, all the better. Per the Associated Press, Apple’s widely praised design chief Jonathan Ive has no true boss […]