Most Leopard users were frustrated with the issue that MacBook and MacBook Pro systems occasionally experience a temporary suspension of keyboard input which can last a minute or longer.
Apple have released a MacBook Pro Software Update 1.1 which fixes the responsiveness issue on MacBook and MacBook Pro notebook computers.
The Mac OS X 10.5.1 update is required before installing the MacBook, MacBook Pro Software Update 1.1.
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There are Mac Software, Applications and Games Gifts galore this Holidays. MacHeist is in its 2nd phase and is already out with its first briefing.
MacSanta is offering 10% discount for all software products and a 20% discount featured daily for the whole month of December.
Give Food to your Mac is offering up to 70% discount depending on how many packages you buy.
And 20MacApps is giving away the whole 20 Apps if you buy right now for just $40.
USA Today have a nice article - Thinking of switching to a Mac? Here’s why you might - which is worth a read if you’re planning to switch to a Mac or just love the Mac. The author, Edward C. Baig is a Mac guy but he do not believe in bashing Windows being a prerequisite for a Mac user. So, the article is a primer on switching to the Mac. He promises to come back next week with advice for folks who plan on sticking with Windows.
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Last December, Mac users around the world participated in what became to be known as the most explosive Mac indie software event in history - MacHeist. Tens of thousands of users participated in MacHeist missions, discovering clues, solving puzzles, and winning free software prizes. And when the fuse ran out, the best software deal in Mac history was unveiled.
Over the course of a week, over 16,000 customers snapped up the bundle. With 25% of each sale going to a charity of the customer’s choice, the event ended up raising $200,000 for important causes.
Here is one simple way to use the Mac OS X to keep you company with Date & Time while you work. In fact, this can also be one of your Getting Things Done tit-bits.
Set you clock to announce the time. This way, you will know the time passing by. This helps a lot when you’re so engrossed in work that you forgot to got up from your chair and cannot keep tract of time.
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For all those Web designers and developer wishing to test their web apps in Internet Explorer but always had to boot into a whole Operating system, can now relax. IEs4OSX is a standalone application for the mac that can run multiple version of Internet Explorer (without windows) - from IE 5.0, 5.5, 6.0 to 7.0. All of the necessary files and requirements are automatically downloaded - including default Windows IE fonts and browser plug-ins like Macromedia Flash player. All of that, and the download is completely free.
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