Inside Snow Leopard's UTI: Apple fixes the Creator Code

Snow Leopard's abandonment of Creator Code metadata, used to open a file with its creating application, has some users are worried that Apple has killed off a core Mac-centric feature. Instead, Apple has invented a superior alternative for the old Creator Code in order to support a variety of new features. Here's why, and what the new Uniform Type Identifiers offer.

Daniel Eran Dilger 16 years ago 42

For students, Windows 7 will equal Snow Leopard's price

For a limited time, students will be able to purchase Microsoft's upcoming Windows 7 operating system for $30, roughly the same price as Apple's competing Mac OS X Snow Leopard.

Sam Oliver 16 years ago 122

Bargain price boosts Apple's Snow Leopard to swift sales start

With sales twice as high as Leopard and four times better than Tiger, Apple's new operating system, Snow Leopard, is off to a tremendous start, new sales figures show.

Katie Marsal 16 years ago 34

Mac OS X 10.6.1 to address bugs, crashes in new Cocoa Finder

Apple this week supplied supplied developers with the latest build of the first upgrade to Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6.1, which includes fixes for the new Cocoa Finder.

Sam Oliver 16 years ago 30

Alleged first Snow Leopard OS X 10.6.1 details revealed

Less than a week after Snow Leopard saw its official release, Apple has already supplied some developers with a beta of its first update, and supposed details are now beginning to come to light.

Sam Oliver 16 years ago 49

Apple's Snow Leopard upgrades Mac OS X, downgrades Flash

While Snow Leopard makes a number of improvements to Apple's Mac OS X machines, for those who have kept Adobe Flash up to date, installing the new operating system will reportedly downgrade the software.

Sam Oliver 16 years ago 73

Snow Leopard touchscreen "evidence," trademarked Apple chat bubbles

A new report alleges that a large on-screen digital keyboard could be a sign that Snow Leopard sets the stage for Apple's upcoming tablet device; and Apple rejected an App Store submission for its chat bubbles.

Slash Lane 16 years ago 52

Apple Snow Leopard support, problem software list available

Coinciding with today's release of Apple's latest operating system upgrade, Snow Leopard, support documents, printer drivers, and a list of incompatible software have been made available to ease the transition.

Sam Oliver 16 years ago 114

Review roundup: Apple's Snow Leopard sports subtle improvements

Critics are praising Apple's latest OS X upgrade, Snow Leopard, as a bargain-priced improvement that will help users get better performance out of their Mac, though there are some problems.

Katie Marsal 16 years ago 169

Apple's Snow Leopard disc will install on Tiger Macs

Though users of older Intel-based Macs were led to believe they would have to spend $169 to migrate from Tiger to Snow Leopard, new reports state the $29 upgrade disc will work just fine.

Sam Oliver 16 years ago 166

Snow Leopard documents spotted, iPod heist leads to jail time

Documentation for Snow Leopard Server is available for download from Apple; Flixter has updated its iPhone Movies app; and the man behind an iPod heist in Michigan has been sentenced to jail.

Slash Lane 16 years ago 14

Adobe abandons CS3 legacy support for Apple's Snow Leopard

Adobe announced this week that it has not tested and will not support its Creative Suite 3 line of products, including Photoshop CS3, on Apple's new Snow Leopard operating system.

Neil Hughes 16 years ago 191

Snow Leopard to warn Apple users of malware - reports

Only days before the launch of Apple's upcoming operating system upgrade, Snow Leopard, numerous online reports have alleged that the final build includes an anti-malware feature.

Sam Oliver 16 years ago 68

Apple predicted to sell 5M copies of Snow Leopard at launch

In a new research note to investors, Piper Jaffray has forecast that Apple's new Snow Leopard operating system will sell 5 million copies during its launch window in the September quarter.

Neil Hughes 16 years ago 112

Apple Mac mini purchase claimed to ship with Snow Leopard disc

An anonymous Mac mini buyer in Japan has claimed, with pictures, to have received with their purchase an install DVD of Snow Leopard, Apple's upcoming operating system release.

Sam Oliver 16 years ago 143

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