Snow Leopard update modified
Tuesday, 07 February 2012
Snow Leopard update modified — After a couple of issues with some software updates, Apple made some quiet revisions to address the problems.The latest Snow Leopard security update inadvertently caused problems with Apple's PowerPC emulation layer Rosetta. Apple has since released Security Update 2012-001, version 1.1 for Snow Leopard. The new version seems to fix the PowerPC crashing issues described with the original update.
Meanwhile, the crashing/CUI errors with 10.7.3 Delta updater has also been addressed by Apple. 9to5Mac notes that Apple has responded by pulling the Delta update altogether, leaving the Combo updater alone.
The different between the Delta and Combo updaters is normally just download size. The Delta updater is a smaller download since it just includes the changes, while the Combo updater includes everything and weighs in at 1.3GB. The Combo updater should be available directly here.
Genius recommendations for Apple TV — Apple has released a software update for the Apple TV that brings Genius recommendations for movies and TV shows to the set-top box. The service works like Netflix’s recommendations to give you suggested titles based on your previous purchases.
iBooks Author license agreement frees up authors' use — Now only files with the .ibooks suffix are subject to the restriction that Apple takes 30% and they can only be sold through the iBooks store, after complaints. Since iBooks Author can also be used to create text or PDF versions of a work, the original incarnation of the EULA could have implied that documents in those formats would be subject to the same terms.
Apple's competitors scrambling to emulate Apple practices — Apple’s recent quarterly earnings demonstrated insane success. As a result, failing companies like Sony and JC Penney have suddenly reorganized their missions to copy Apple.
Unfortunately, they will fail, because they don’t understand why Apple succeeds, opines Cult of Mac.
Save Mac iWork docs directly into iCloud — The current version of iWork for Mac has absolutely no iCloud functionality, while the iOS version fully supports it. This tends to be frustrating when moving files around, as it makes what should be a straightforward process into a disaster. In this video, Michael Steeber on CoM shows you how (pic from CoM) you can upload your documents directly to iCloud, to make file sharing much easier.
Why Apple Television will have an AirPlay interface — Basically, because other TV interfaces currently available totally suck.
