John Paczkowski in News on September 17, 2009 at 10:54 am PT
Snow Leopard’s under-the-hood improvements and low price point are evidently making up for the operating system’s lack of new bells and whistles. Market research outfit NPD reports that the latest iteration of Apple’s Mac OS X is selling twice as fast as Leopard and almost four times faster than Tiger.
Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on August 26, 2009 at 6:01 pm PT
Apple’s Snow Leopard operating system improves upon its predecessor, writes Walt Mossberg. But it isn’t a big breakthrough for average users, and it isn’t a typical Apple lust-provoking product.
Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on August 12, 2009 at 2:24 pm PT
Walt Mossberg answers questions on Macs moving to the new Snow Leopard; getting help moving to Windows 7 and cleaning up your PC.
Peter Kafka in Media on June 24, 2009 at 3:17 pm PT
Comcast was mum about other cable networks it has persuaded to join its “OnDemand Online” program, which will offer TV shows over the Web to its customers. But word is getting out anyway. The people who bring you Food Network and AMC, for instance, have signed on.
Peter Kafka in Media on May 21, 2009 at 11:47 am PT
Did you hear about Jimmy Kimmel’s shocking rant at ABC’s “upfront” sales presentation this week? The New York Times said the comedian’s routine, presented to an auditorium full of potential ad buyers, generated a “mixture of uneasy laughs and the occasional gasp.” But this was pretty tame stuff. See for yourself.
Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on April 1, 2009 at 6:02 pm PT
Western Digital’s My Book World Edition is a new networkable hard disk that is simple and effective for anyone with a modern operating system.
Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on March 6, 2008 at 12:01 am PT
Walt Mossberg answers questions about downgrading from Leopard to Tiger on a Mac, finding “easy listening” music on iTunes and why new slim laptops don’t have FireWire ports.
Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on March 6, 2008 at 12:01 am PT
Apple’s new Time Capsule packs both a giant hard disk and a speedy Wi-Fi wireless router into one slender case, allowing computers to easily back up their hard drives wirelessly.
Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on January 10, 2008 at 12:01 am PT
Walt answers questions about monitoring children’s Web access, switching Outlook content to a Mac and using the new Microsoft Office for Mac on non-Intel Macs.
