(Sorry for the late/light update.)

• MacBook Air (short) review: Finally a buy
• Courage (Tips) for Lion Users
• Apple iOS Vulnerability (patched Monday) More Serious Than First Thought
  (ref: Unpatched iPhones/iPads secure connections not so secure)
• (Rumor) Apple Finishing Up Work on an Ultra-Thin 15" Mac Notebook
• Google updating Chrome for Lion multitouch
• Dvorak: The DVD Will Stay
• Apple's iOS facial recognition could lead to Kinect-like interaction
• 5 New Models of Elite Pro Dual Mini 'Quad Interface' Portable RAID
• The Humble Indie Bundle #3
• Team Fortress 2 Update Released
• Left 4 Dead 2 Update Released
• Steam client update released
• Wow: Cataclysm Patch 4.2 Hotfixes (as of July 26th)
• Backdoor Olyx - is it malware on a mission for Mac?
• Your New Lion Mac Can (Still) Be Cracked Over Firewire
• Apple Charges Customer 122 Times for Lion

• Troubleshooting Wi-Fi issues
• OS X v10.6, OS X Lion: Cannot install Mac OS X v10.6 or later on a volume used by Time Machine for backups
• OS X Lion: iTunes opens to "created by a newer version" alert
• OS X Lion: FileVault 2 and network users
• OS X Lion: About FileVault 2
• OS X Lion: About wired and wireless keyboards
• OS X Lion: Application icon has a prohibitory sign, or "PowerPC applications are no longer supported" appears
• Accessing 802.1X networks in OS X Lion
• How to disable Lion Server
• Lion Server: Controlling access to the mail server
• Lion Server: Finder Sidebar may not connect via SMB if the computer's name contains certain characters
• "Cannot Connect" alert occurs when sharing from iMovie '11 to an OS X Lion Podcast Server
• OS X v10.5 and later: Mounting shared folders using an afp:// URL or the mount_afp command
• Compressor 3.5.3: Web Reference Movie will not play with "Click to Play" in reference movie file on OS X Lion
• Compressor 3.5.3: Cluster nodes must be logged in on OS X Lion
• Compressor 3.5.3 and 4: "Create DVD with White Menu" template results in black band
• MobileMe Sync: Initial syncing of Dashboard Widgets may result in duplicate widgets
• iMovie 9.0.4, QuickTime Player: Some movies recorded from a built-in camera may play out of sync
• MobileMe: What do Back to My Mac status colors and messages mean?
• MobileMe, Safari: About the "Would you like to use Mail, iChat, and iCal with your account?" message
• MobileMe: Troubleshooting syncing from Mac OS X
• MobileMe Sync: About registering and unregistering computers
• MacBook Air (Mid 2011): Gray screen, black screen, or prohibitory sign on screen at startup
• MacBook Air, Mac mini: How to use Remote Disc to share DVDs or CDs from a Mac or Windows-based computer
• How to identify Mac mini models
• How to identify your MacBook Air
• What is a Mac OS Reference Release?
• Mac OS X: Updating your software
• Software downloads: Frequently asked questions
• OS X: Keychain Access asks for keychain "login" after changing login password
• iPhoto 9.1.3: Cannot exit full-screen mode after opening Edit pane (update to v9.1.5)
• Airport: IPv6 Tunneling doesn't work after installing AirPort Firmware 7.5.2 on 802.11n AirPort base station
• Troubleshooting Mighty Mouse and determining expected behavior
• OS X Server: Access to Active Directory attributes required for computer accounts
• OS X Server v10.5, 10.6: Enabling Directory Service debug logging
• OS X Server: Cannot join Windows 7 to a Mac OS X PDC Domain
• OS X Server v10.6: MySQL libraries available for download
• iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
• iOS: Unable to send or receive email
• iPhone Configuration Utility, Xcode: Installer may display alert asking to close iTunes even if iTunes is not running
• About carrier settings updates in iTunes

• NetGear Powerline AV500 Adapter Kit Video Review (They had better luck than I did with an earlier XAVB1004 PowerLine Kit w/4 Port Ethernet Switch)
• July 2011 Unreal Development Kit Beta
• AMD (ATI) Downloads page has Catalyst v11.7 drivers for windows (and)
• Catalyst Control Center/AMD Vision Engine Control Center v11.8 Driver Preview for Win7 64-Bit
• Amazon Calls for Feds to Decide Online Sales Tax Issue
• Calif. Co. Sues Bank Over $465k eBanking Heist (noted Trojan installed by viewing fake UPS shipping receipt)
• Camera Test: Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3
• Acoustic Diode Only Lets Sound Travel in One Direction (Read: True Soundproofing)
• Anvil Storage Utilities Releases New Storage and SSD Benchmark
• Duke Nukem Forever Parody Pack DLC Coming This Fall
• addicted to music (my homemade iPod cigarette case)
  (makes a good match with my G4 Cube URN...)

Monday July 25, 2011

• OS X 10.6.8 Supplemental Update (bug fixes) Info/Downloads
• Question/Info on Running Snow Leopard on 2011 Mini (Updated)
• OS X Lion/WDTV User Tip (Installing Samba3 in Lion)
• OWC announces first 16GB RAM Upgrade for 2011 Mac Mini
• iOS 4.3.5 and OS 4.2.10 Software Updates (fix vulnerability w/cert. validation)
• Review of 2011 MacBook Air 11in
• Review of 2011 MacBook Air 13in
• Apple's iMac 1TB Seagate Hard Drive Replacement Program
• OS X Lion 10.7.2 around the corner?
• Office for Mac 2011 and Mac OS X 10.7 Lion (OfficeforMac Blog)
• Some Lion upgraders having Login Problems
• Onyx 2.4.0b2 BETA for Lion
• OpenGL Extensions Viewer 4.0 (w/beta Lion support)
• 1Password 3.6.5
• Logitech Control Center 3.4.0 (Said to be Lion compatible)
• Make-A-Wish Kid's PopCap Game Finished
• About the Mac OS X v10.6.8 Update (updated w/v1.1 info) (Apple)
• About the Mac OS X Server v10.6.8 Update (updated w/v1.1 info) (Apple)
• About the security content of iOS 4.3.5 Software Update (Apple)
• About the security content of iOS 4.2.10 Software Update for iPhone (Apple)
• iPhoto, OS X Lion: About the "file is locked because you haven't made any changes to it recently" message (Apple)
• Lion Server: Connecting to legacy AFP services (Apple)
• Troubleshooting DVD or CD SharingMac OS X Server: Enabling Address Book service access for Active Directory users (Apple)
• OS X Lion: About Windows Migration Assistant (Apple)
• Troubleshooting DVD or CD Sharing (Apple)
• Apple Web Server notifications (security related fixes) (Apple)
• Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5: Systems with two graphics cards may export QuickTime movies with green artifacts (Apple)
• Final Cut Pro 7.0.3: Release notes (Apple)
• iTunes: Specific update-and-restore error messages and advanced troubleshooting (Apple)
• Turn off calendar syncing on your iOS device before upgrading MobileMe Calendar (Apple)
• Sync Services: Advanced troubleshooting for contact and calendar syncing (Apple)
• iOS: 'Mailbox Locked', account is in use on another device, or prompt to re-enter POP3 password (Apple)

Friday July 22, 2011

• OWC benchmarks 2011 Mini & Mini Server with 6G SSDs (Single and Dual/RAID)
• PCMag review of 2011 Mac Mini (Editor's Choice)
• Cnet review of 2011 MacBook Air
• Snow Leopard vs. Lion: Performance head-to-head
• OS X Lion, NAS Data Issues Widespread
• Apple Laptops Vulnerable To Hack That Could Damage Or Corrupt Batteries
• Apple buying Hulu would be great. Too bad it probably won't
• Why Apple and Hulu Aren't Made for Each Other
• Freeverse news post - "It's Been a Swell Party"
• Left 4 Dead 2 Update Released (Beta release of Dead Air Campaign)
• Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat: Source and HL2: DM Updates Released
• Mac mini: How to remove or install memory (Apple)
• MobileMe: "Secure iChat" is unavailable in OS X Lion (Apple)
• OS X Lion: About FileVault 2 (Apple)
• OS X Lion: Diagnostic & Usage (Apple)
• OS X Lion: About Windows Migration Assistant (Apple)
• Unsupported 3rd-party add-ons may cause Safari to unexpectedly quit or have performance issues (Apple)
• iWork: Security features in the iWork 9.1 Update (Apple)
• Unable to connect to the Internet after running NAT Gateway Setup Assistant (lion server) (Apple)
• MobileMe: Setting up and troubleshooting secure iChat (Apple)
• iTunes Store & Mac App Store: Best practices for protecting the security of your account (Apple)
• Advanced iTunes Store troubleshooting (Apple)
• Tips for protecting the security of your Apple account (Apple)
• Xsan: Some features are not supported with StorNext volumes (Apple)
• Xsan 2.2: Ex30 ALUA settings may interfere with Xsan Admin on Snow Leopard computers (Apple)
• iTunes for Windows: "Registry settings" warning when opening iTunes (Apple)
• How-To Remove Comcast/Xfinity start page from Firefox (Mac)
• Project Reality Review

Thursday July 21, 2011

• 2007 Mac Pro Lion/SSD Upgrade (and eSATA card) Report
• 2011 MacBook Air Apple SSD vs (internal) OWC Aura SSD Benchmarks
• 2011 MacBook Air 13" Teardown
• Known Issues with Adobe products on Mac OS 10.7 Lion (Adobe doc)
• Apple Server Diagnostics 3X109 (OS X Lion)
• PCMag review of new 13in MacBook Air (Thunderbolt)
• PCMag review of OS X Lion (editor's choice, 4.5 stars)
• Hands on: Mac OS X, iOS morph into Lion
• Major overhaul makes OS X Lion king of security
• Lion: What's the hurry to upgrade?
• Upgrading to OS X Lion: Potential problems and how to avoid them
• xMove + MultiBeast: Install OS X Lion on any Supported Intel Core 2/Core i based PC
• OS X Lion's Internet Recovery tool is one more nail in the DVD's coffin
• Reports of MacBook Air models w/10.6.8 cant be verified by App store
• How to Make the Most of Dock Icons in OS X Lion
• TinkerTool v4.6 (adds 10.7 support)
• TinkerTool System v2.8 (adds 10.7 support)
• TinkerTool System v1.94 (Legacy)
• Lion Cache Cleaner
• OWC announces 2011 Mac Mini RAM Upgrades, 8GB from $83 - Big savings vs CTO
• LOTS of Apple Docs on Lion/Lion Server and some on New Mac Mini, MacBook Air models (Apple)



• OWC Electra 6G SSD 240GB Review - Value/Performance/Untouchable Guarantee
• Introversion Software Games Now Available on Mac (Steam)
• Cogs Now Available for Mac (on Steam)
• Firefox 8 for Windows x64: Has 64-bit browsing finally come of age?
• Star Wars at Comic-Con 1976: "If Only We Knew Then..."

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