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I’m very excited as the great fanatic I am of this product to announce the availability of Notes 8.5.1 for Mac.
Just follow this link to a copy.
According to IBM’s requirements, Notes 8.5 is for OS X 10.5.5 or higher and Intel only!
PS: IBM has never released a version 8.0 for OS X, as a result the most recent OS X version before the 8.5 is 7.0.3
- Not all third party softwares will be supported: Many rumors said Adobe CS3 won’t be supported, but it seems according to many beta tester it does work as well as many other applications.
- Invisible changes: do not expect for graphical improvement, this update is a performing boost taking all advantages of 64 bits. That means all apps included with Snow Leopard have been rewritten for 64-bit processors. Apps coded by third-party developers who opt to rewrite their software with 64-bit support will also be snappier.
- End of PPC: As you can see in this post, the PPC platform won’t be supported in this release.
As an additional reading, take a look at the Engadget review here.
I can’t wait no more to get 10.6… Here is a small collection of the “release dates” according to many known Apple bloggers:
- Daring Fireball John Gruber says August 28th.
- MacDailyNews: Friday, August 28th.
- TheAppleBlog reports rumors about August 24th.
- TUAW is supporting what Apple claimed: September.
- MacWorld: September too.
- LifeHacker: September too.
- MacRumors’ Forums: September 25th 2009 (Friday) for the release & “New iMacs released on 22nd September, 2009 with Snow Leopard.”
- Some other blogs thought it was June 8th…
I’d like it to be released as soon as possible, and we all Mac Fanatics know how long are 3 days of waiting… but I do believe it will be released and shipped in middle-September.
Because it seems there will be an Apple Event on September 7th…
Apple really wants to focus on the foundations and stability of the system with Snow Leopard, this means, to me, it can’t be released before September since it’s not about design and UI this time but it’s the Core.
You can see for example, the following image showing how slim the applications will be on SL compared to Leopard:
A new “Aurora” wallpaper and 34 other superb desktop images extracted from the upcoming version of Mac OS X code named “Snow Leopard”.
Click on a given wallpaper to see it in a full 2560 x 1600 resolution.
Enjoy!
More photos of Karima Adibebe here.
The Tomb Raider series follows the pixelated beauty, Lara Craft, thrill seeker and British archaeologist. Mystery, intricate puzzles, harrowing escapes, and priceless treasure is some of the things you will encounter during Lara Croft’s globetrotting escapades.
“The adventure begins when Lara is hired by a powerful syndicate to retrieve a mythical object called the Scion. As Lara searches ancient tombs and isolated worlds that have lain undisturbed for thousands of years, she discovers that she is not alone. Not only has she awoken their fearsome guardians but there are others desperate to learn the Scion’s dark secrets.”
If you want to try the game before you purchase your in luck MacGameFiles lets you download a demo Tomb Raider: Anniversary. The download is 273 MB in this demo; you will be able to play through part of the Lost Valley level in Peru. I originally started playing the Tomb Raider series on my desktop PC when it first hit the scene. I’ll be sure to download and play this on my MacBook Pro.
I’ve already mentioned MxTube’s as one of the most useful applications for iPhone 1.1.4.
Now the application is available for jailbroken iPhone 2.0 users via Cydia.
It still has the same great functions ( main is downloading youtube videos) , is super stable and it’s still free.
2 important updates by their sizes and number of bug fixes improving stability, performances and general compatibility for the Microsoft Office suite.
Office 2004 goes 11.5.0 (45 Mb), Office 2008 updated to version 12.1.1 (153 Mb) and the new Open XML documents converter 1.0 (45 Mb).
- Office 2004 11.5.0:
Adds read/write compatibility for Open XML Format (.docx, .xlsx, etc.) files if installed with the Open XML Format Converter
Better stability and printing/page setup fixes for Word
Better paste compatibility with Office 2008 for all apps
Powerpoint fixes for stability with large documents
Download here.
- Office 2008 12.1.1:
Several issues are fixed with the updates, including charting problems, Entourage crashing when the computer wakes from sleep, and issues regarding converting documents to and from the Open XML Format.
Download here.
 NB: before installing the Office 2008 update, you gotta make sure you have version 12.1.0 installed. Yes… No combos for Microsoft Updates.
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Superbly designed, these 6 wallpapers are the creation of Kevin Anderson.
They’re awesome and deserve kudos.
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Très beau design de Kevin Anderson pour ce pack de 6 arrières plans inspirés par le futur système de Apple: Snow Leopard.
Ils sont superbes et méritent des félicitations.
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Pack è stato realizzato da Kevin Anderson, un designer appassionato di prodotti Apple. Il Pack contiene appunto i 6 wallpaper molto belli!
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El diseño magnĂfico, estos 6 papeles pintados es la creaciĂłn de Kevin Anderson. Son impresionantes y merecen felicitaciones.
Descarga | Kevin Andersson Snow Leopard Wallpaper.
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