http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/09/also.corrects.litany.of.lesser.known.bugs/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/snow.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple has at last released Mac OS X 10.6.2, a key update to Snow Leopard. The patch addresses a variety of technical problems, most notably one which would permanently delete data when logging into a main account after having just used a guest one. The bug has been known since at least early October. Other resolved account problems include unexpected logouts, and difficulty authenticating as an... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/09/also.corrects.litany.of.lesser.known.bugs/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/28/may.impact.prevalence.of.macs.in.schools/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/macbook.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple has made major alterations to its educational licensing program, ones which could potentially raise the cost of Macs for schools. The company is said to be abandoning a previous volume licensing scheme, which allowed institutions to buy Mac OS X at costs of $39 to $59 per copy, depending the amount of licenses ordered. Instead, schools must now pay for annual license renewals.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/28/may.impact.prevalence.of.macs.in.schools/ Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/03/garageband.51.update/ <img align='left' src='0' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple today released the GarageBand 5.1 update, which it says addresses general compatibility issues, improves overall stability, and fixes a number of other minor issues along with an addressing an important security issue that allowed third-party to track usage of the app. According to the documentation, the specific issues addressed include the ability to add GarageBand track effects and Audio ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/03/garageband.51.update/ Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/04/apple.ilife.raw.updates/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0807/ilifeupdate1.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Using Mac OS X's Software Update feature, Apple has released updates to several key pieces of software. Among these is Digital Camera Raw 2.6, which extends RAW format support within Aperture 2.x and the '08 and '09 editions of iPhoto. Compatible cameras now include the Nikon D5000 and the Olympus E-30, as well as Canon's EOS-500D, Rebel T1i and EOS Kiss Digital X3.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/04/apple.ilife.raw.updates/ Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/21/friar.pro.font/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0905/may21briefly.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />In brief: A new iTunes visualizer, TRAKART has been released as a public alpha. The visualizer builds slideshows based on a song's lyrics, analyzing each track to extract keywords which it then uses to search Flickr. Images are then arranged into a slideshow which plays along with the song. Three guides have been released by Peachpit which teach users how to make better use of iLife '09, iWork '09... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/21/friar.pro.font/ Fri, 22 May 2009 00:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/26/apple.updates.ilife.iwork/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0903/ilife-iwork-13.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple has released maintenance updates for iPhoto, iWeb and iMovie, along with general support updates for the iLife and iWork '09 software suites. The iPhoto 8.0.2 update improves overall stability, while addressing minor issues in Faces, Places, photo sharing, slideshows and other parts of the software. The download weighs in at 87.86MB. The iWeb 3.0.1 update is 14.23MB in size and fixes issues ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/26/apple.updates.ilife.iwork/ Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/03/ilife.and.iphoto.updates/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0807/ilifeupdate1.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple on Tuesday released two new application updates, iLife Support 9.0.1 and iPhoto 8.0.1. iLife Support 9.0.1 is designed to improve overall stability while addressing a number of minor bugs. The new version is recommended for all users of Aperture, iLife '09, and iWork '09. The iPhoto 8.0.1 update also provides improvements to overall stability, with specific enhancements in areas such as Inte... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/03/ilife.and.iphoto.updates/ Wed, 04 Mar 2009 03:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/17/imovie.09.video.editor/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0902/17-imovie-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Two versions ago, iMovie HD 6 offered powerful video editing for novices. For iMovie ë08, Apple completely rewrote the program to focus on making video editing simpler, but at the sacrifice of its more sophisticated editing features. When users howled their disapproval, Apple quickly made the original iMovie HD app available as a free download. Now with iMovie ë09, Apple has combined the simplicit... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/17/imovie.09.video.editor/ Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/10/android.multi.touch.pulled/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0902/htcdream.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Google may have consciously stripped multi-touch input from its Android mobile operating system solely to avoid a conflict with Apple over patents, a member of the Android development team claims. The iPhone maker reportedly asked Google not to use multi-finger input and, according to the source for VentureBeat, was granted its wish. The exact reason isn't known, though Apple has both the incent... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/10/android.multi.touch.pulled/ Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/03/ilife.going.intel.only/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0901/06-ilife.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Although the iLife '09 suite offers a variety of new features and capabilities, PowerPC owners will be disappointed to learn that certain functions now require an Intel-based system, according to Ars Technica. The company has made an effort to develop recent software with support for both processor types, but one of the notable features in GarageBand '09 has proved to be an exception. Users wishin... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/03/ilife.going.intel.only/ Wed, 04 Feb 2009 02:55:00 GMT