OS X Software Updates to 10.6.3

As expected, Apple released the lastest update for OS X Snow Leopard. I typically recommed using the Combo updater, as I have always had better success, but the standard update is available in Software Update under your Apple Menu.

As per Apple:

The 10.6.3 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac, including fixes that:

• improve the reliability and compatibility of QuickTime X
• address compatibility issues with OpenGL-based applications
• address an issue that causes background message colors to display incorrectly in Mail
• resolve an issue that prevented files with the # or & characters in their names from opening in Rosetta applications
• resolve an issue that prevented files from copying to Windows file servers
• improve performance of Logic Pro 9 and Main Stage 2 when running in 64-bit mode
• improve sleep and wake reliability when using Bonjour wake on demand
• address a color issue in iMovie with HD content
• improve printing reliability
• resolve issues with recurring events in iCal when connected to an Exchange server
• improve the reliability of 3rd party USB input devices
• fix glowing, stuck, or dark pixels when viewing video from the iMac (Late 2009) built-in iSight camera

For detailed information on this update, please visit this website:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4014.

For information on the security content of this update, please visit:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222.

App Clutter - A look inside my App folder

My app folder is cluttered with crud. Do you know what you have installed on your Mac? I started to wonder what I had in my Applications folder that I never use. With all of these MacHeist style bundles available, I seem to buy a bunch of junk that I never ever use. I also demo a lot of software that I just don't care to register.

Essentially my workflow is this: I have a need for something, download several apps that have trial versions, install them and forget to uninstall them. I even have AppZapper, which makes uninstalling an app and getting all of the junk a snap. I just forget to use it.

Let's take a look at my current Applications folder:

Things circled in blue are apps that I depend on every day to function.

Things circled in pink are the items that fall into any one of these categories:

• I reviewed it, but have no day to day use for it.


• It was installed with some hardware I purchased.


• I was running a trial version to test the capabilities and forgot to uninstall it.


• One time use for a particular purpose.

Apps not circled indicate they fall somewhere between the blue and the pink, meaning I don't regularly use them, but when there is a time for them, I launch them.

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News: Default Folder X Updates to 4.2.1

Default Folder X, one of my favorite must have utility add-ons for OS X  has been updated to version 4.2.1

It's a free update and includes a killer new feature by showing file previews in it's menus. If you hover over the item, it increases in size for a better look.  This update also includes various other features, but most are under the hood.  Visit their site for the full listing. 

Check out the screencast showing off the new feature. 

Boot Mac OS X from SD Card

Do you have one of the new Macbook Pro machines with the SD Card slot? Perhaps you would be interested in testing out a bootable SD card. That's right, you can create a bootable start-up disc, but it's on an SD card instead of a disc. Macworld has created a great little video showing you how. You need a few things to get started though: A Macbook Pro with an SD card slot, Mac OS X install DVD, and also a fairly fast SD card with at least 8GB of storage on it.

Read the full article & video at Macworld

Snow Leopard 10a380 Screenshots

Check out these screenshots of the forthcoming Mac OS X Snow Leopard.

Via Michael Flux