My initial impressions of Snow Leopard are quite positive. It appears to be exactly as Apple promised, a more polished Leopard. On the whole the entire system feels quicker and smoother. Where there were little glitchy momentary interruptions before there are now quicker and more predictable responses. I honestly feel as though I’ve been given a faster computer as a result of this upgrade.
Phoronix: Mac OS X 10.6 Brings Serious Performance Gains
Macworld: Snow Leopard: Complete Coverage
DOJ approves Oracle-Sun deal
Oracle on Thursday said the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has approved its $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems, although the deal is subject to certain conditions and still needs the blessing of European regulators.
Newsless.org: The 3 key parts of news stories you usually don’t get
As long as the news is structured solely around what just happened, journalists are going to be fighting a rough battle.
Facts and information are but pieces of a puzzle, their context is what creates relevance. What I really like about this article are the points on the quest for transparency in the news gathering process. To simply digest news by reading facts is missing the mark.
CNET News reports Apple’s Snow Leopard: A flurry of changes
According to rumors, the release of Mac OS X 10.6, Apple’s operating system also known as Snow Leopard, might arrive a bit early. Though Apple announced at the Worldwide Developer Conference in June that Snow Leopard would hit stores in September, tech blogs became overly excited when it was whispered that it might be ready to debut on or about August 28.
Macrumors GM build speculation.
Google Voice and you: what it is and how you can use it
Have you been hearing all the chatter about Google Voice but still haven’t caught up on what it is? Ars gives you the rundown on Google’s calling service and how you can use it to screen and forward calls, send free SMSs, and even get your voicemails transcribed and sent to your inbox.
I recently received a Google Voice invitation and I’ve been impressed by the features and ease of use.