Apple’s software teams have been busy this week. They have released software updates for the iWork productivity suite (Pages and Keynote), Garageband, and a Keyboard Update for Intel-based Macs.
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Apple has released the new 17 inch MacBook Pro, powered by Intel Core Duo dual-core processors. The new MacBook Pro has a display which is 36% brighter than the previous Powerbook G4 series. Now the anticipation is even higher for the 12-inch Powerbook/iBook replacement.
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One of the largest groups developing Mac software (outside of Apple) is Microsoft’s Mac Business Unit. They are mainly responsible for Microsoft Office, Messenger, and Virtual PC. David Weiss takes us on A Tour of Microsoft’s Mac Lab. Lots of interesting photos and nuggets of information. For example, they have 150 (one hundred and fifty) Mac minis for testing!
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Apple has released the latest update of its Java support for Mac OS X, Java 2Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 Release 4 (what a mouthful!). The updates are available for both PPC Macs (53MB) and new Intel Macs (80MB).
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Macworld Magazine has published a guide called OS X First Aid. The guide is meant to help you to quickly resolve the most-common Mac problems: freezes, crashes, startup woes, and kernel panics.
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Aperture 1.1, the universal binary version of Aperture with additional technological advancements was released last week. The software will now be priced at $299 (a $200 price decrease from the original version). With this new price point, Aperture 1.1 can now be used by professional photographers, as well as “advanced amateurs,” or anyone shooting with a digital SLR camera that wants to do more to edit their shots.
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… and it’s crazy fast! After a short beta test, Mozilla formally released Firefox 1.5.0.2 today, which includes a Universal Binary version for Intel-based Macs. First results from users indicate that Firefox is now much, much faster than any other browser – including Safari.
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Have you installed Boot Camp yet? Having problems? O’reilly is here to help you – for a price, of course. You can get O’reilly’s Running Boot Camp PDF ebook for US$7.99, and it comes with a 100% guarantee.
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Apple seems to be releasing more and more stuff since April 1st. Today, they announced Apple Remote Desktop 3, the latest version of Apple’s desktop management software.
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My daily workhorse, a G4 iBook, is just over one year old – and it’s still going on strong. It replaced another iBook which served me well for 3 years. So in my normal upgrade cycle, there’s still 18-24 months of life in my iBook yet. While the jury is still out whether the Intel-based iBook is going to be renamed as the MacBook (or remain as iBook), it looks like the new machine is coming soon. ThinkSecret reports that the iBook replacement with 13.3 inch widescreen display is coming in May. At this point, there are still more questions than answers.
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