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Some Mac OS X 10.6 Users Report Difficulty Using .DMG Files

As cool as Snow Leopard may be, if this issue happens, you’re going to notice it: Per CNET, a number of users are experiencing issues concerning Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard’s handling of .dmg files. Since upgrading to Snow Leopard these users are not able to mount the files or run packages stored in […]

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Some Snow Leopard Users Complain of Spontaneous Logouts

If Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) is behaving strangely for you, you’re not alone. Per CNET, a number of users have reported that Mac OS X 10.6 (as well as 10.6.1) will spontaneously log out of their account in the middle of using applications. The issue does not appear to be related to specific […]

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Carbon Copy Cloner Updated to 3.3

Late Monday, Carbon Copy Cloner, the shareware favorite for drive cloning operations by Mike Bombich, has released version 3.3 of the program. The new version, a 3.2 megabyte download, adds the following changes: – Added support for HFS+ filesystem compression that was introduced in Snow Leopard. – To correspond with how the Finder and Disk […]

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Microsoft Offers Windows 7 Upgrade for $30 to Students for Limited Time

As much as you may want to burn Microsoft’s headquarters to the ground, they do remain competitive on some levels. According to AppleInsider, Microsoft will allow students to purchase the upcoming Windows 7 operating system for US$29.99, roughly the same price as Apple’s competing Mac OS X Snow Leopard. Per the article, Microsoft this week […]

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QuarkXPress 8.1.2 Update Released

Late Wednesday, software developer Quark released version 8.1.2 of its QuarkXPress design application. The 659 megabyte update, which can be downloaded here, adds the following fixes and changes: – Improves PDF output capabilities and introduces features. – Introduces a ‘Native Transparency’ mode for creating PDFs which can offer designers faster and more flexible PDF output […]