Apple's search technology Spotlight is getting a serious makeover in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: speedier performance, a greater reach for its searches and an overall improvement in its usability. However, the new version appears to use a different format for its indexing and some folks qualifying Leopard report trouble when dual-booting into Tiger.
The OpenOffice.org will ditch the need for Mac users to run the X11 windowing system with Version 3.0. The update, now with a Beta Version in release, will offer limited VBA support, unlike Microsoft's Mac Office suite.
When Mac owners move into Windows virtualization, they should be responsible and that means running PC security. Making this task a one-click purchase, Symantec this week released a Norton AntiVirus package for both Mac and Windows platforms.
Parallels on Wednesday offered its Parallels Server Beta for download to the Mac community. The initial beta program was limited to a select group of testers and was announced the week before the Macworld Expo in January.
The maker of a popular Mac directory repair utility releases a free software updater that lets users create a Leopard-compatible startup CD.
The slimmest hint of a rumor can gain steam when cycled around the Internet. It seems to be happening with rumor that Apple is pitching its professional applications such as Final Cut Pro.
Icons on the Mac keep changing. Here's a look at Apple's icon guidelines for Leopard as well as a fond look back at some early Mac and Windows icons.
Apple recently updated its Knowledge Base guide to troubleshooting software problems. Roll up your sleeves, it's a long list.
A continuing thread in an Apple discussion board says that Windows running in the Boot Camp utility can sometimes "pervert" certain settings stored in the Intel-Mac's parameter RAM and interfere with video when rebooting into Mac OS X.
Apple late Monday released its Mac OS X 10.5.2 update, which addresses many annoying bugs as well as tackling a number of interface issues that bugged longtime users.
