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Fix For Netbook Hackintoshes In The Works, Temporary Fix Available
8:30AM Adam Pash | Lifehacker’s Hackintosh build upgraded without problems to OS X 10.6.2, but the same wasn’t true for hacked netbooks. More »
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Hackintosh Works Like A Charm With 10.6.2 Update, Atom-Based Hacks Break
12:30PM Adam Pash | If you followed our most recent guides to installing Snow Leopard on a PC from start to finish or the updated guide to building a Hackintosh with Snow Leopard, no hacking required, you’ll be happy to know that I’ve tested my build with today’s 10.6.2 update to Snow Leopard and it’s working like a charm. More »
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Apple Releases Snow Leopard 10.6.2, Fixes 40+ Bugs
10:00AM Adam Pash | Apple today rolled out the 10.6.2 update to OS X Snow Leopard. This update fixes that nasty guest account bug we saw last month and in general tackles a whole host of bugs, stability issues and other various improvements. More »
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Secrets Updates For Snow Leopard
6:00AM Whitson Gordon | Mac only: If you’re not a big fan of using the Terminal but love hidden features in OS X, Secrets is the preference pane for you. More »
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SnowChecker Checks If Your Apps Are Snow-Leopard Compatible
10:00AM Adam Pash | Mac OS X only: Free application SnowChecker runs a scan of your installed applications and tells you which may have problems in running in Snow Leopard. More »
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Plex Updates With Apple Remote Fix For Snow Leopard
10:30PM Kevin Purdy | Ask anyone who runs the eye-catching Plex media centre on their Mac about Snow Leopard, and you might see them wince. A new update fixes that painful Apple Remote incompatibility and also improves audio for those without 5.1 sound systems. More »
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Get Quicksilver Working In Snow Leopard
9:00AM Adam Pash | Quicksilver is easily one of our favourite tools ever, but since its future isn’t all that bright, die-hard users cross our fingers every time OS X updates. In Snow Leopard, Quicksilver stopped working for many users; here’s how to fix it. More »
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Performance Test Pits Windows 7 Vs. Snow Leopard
5:00AM Adam Pash | With the Windows 7 release looming next week, tech site CNET decided that it’d be a good time to see how the two stack up against each other. It may seem unfair that the tests use a MacBook Pro booting Snow Leopard and Windows 7 in Boot Camp, but whether or not that mattered, the results are fairly balanced. More »
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Apple Update Targets Hard Drive Issues In Leopard, Snow Leopard
11:30PM Kevin Purdy | Apple pushed a Performance Update out for certain models running Leopard or Snow Leopard last evening, aiming to fix occasional hard drive performance issues the Mac maker says affects a small number of users. More »
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