Apple overtakes Dell in UK edu market

Apple has overtaken Dell in the UK education market, but is still No. 2 behind Research Machines. Performing well above the market average, Apple has 14.7 percent of the total PC market for education, according to Gartner research numbers cited by Macworld UK. The market includes laptops and desktop computers, but excludes the server market. Resea…

Apple releases Xcode Tools 2.4.1

Apple today released Xcode Tools 2.4.1 (site not updated), updating the software development toolkit with functionality improvements and fixing a security issue. With the previous version of Xcode, opening a maliciously-crafted DWARF binary with GDB could lead to arbitrary code execution, according to Apple. “GDB, the GNU Debugger, is susceptible t…

Briefly: iTunes 7.0.2, iSight shipments, 8GB nano

Apple Computer on Tuesday evening released an update to its iTunes jukebox software for both Mac and PC. Meanwhile, the company has commenced shipments of its iSight digital video camera following a several month hiatus.

iTunes 7.0.2

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MacMania: Sailing into Belize

It’s a sea day on MacMania V, and that means classes! Both Dan and Rob had busy days, with sessions during the morning and evening, followed by the first formal dinner of the journey. Good questions were asked, with some good conversations on a number of Mac-related topics.

MacMania: Photo gallery: Diving in Belize

Rob Griffiths and the rest of the MacMania V cruisers arrived in Belize City, and scuba diving is on the agenda.

News: Apple releases iTunes 7.0.2

Apple on Tuesday released iTunes 7.0.2, the latest updated for the company’s jukebox software. According to Apple, iTunes 7.0.2 adds support for the Second Generation iPod shuffle and addresses a variety of stability and performance issues found in iTunes 7 and 7.0.1.

News: MacIT conference returns to Macworld ExpoMacIT conference returns to Macworld Expo

This year’s MacIT conference schedule for Macworld Expo includes sessions on optimizing Mac OS X Server file services and Xserve and Mac OS X v10.5 “Leopard.”

Eltima releases SWF Movie Player

Eltima Software today released SWF Movie Player, a free ’smart’ flash player for Mac OS developed for users who want more than what Adobe Flash Player can offer. Movie controls enable users to easily fast-forward or rewind Flash movies, and window controls include zoom capability as well as restoration to the original movie size. SWF Movie Player s…

Lava ships PasswordVault v5.0

Lava Software is now shipping PasswordVault v5.0, a simple cross-platform password manager that offers auto-filling of Web forms, detailed reports after portable/desktop synchronization, first letter filtering on service names, improved propagation of removed services when synchronizing, a larger font size for better readability, larger buttons , a…

Apple releases Boot Camp 1.1.2 beta

Apple today updated its Boot Camp beta software, enhancing the utility that allows Intel Mac owners to boot into Mac OS X or another operating system such as Microsoft Windows. Boot Camp 1.1.2 includes support for the latest Intel-based Macs, offers easier partitioning using presets for popular sizes, and enables users to install Windows XP on any …