Archive for August, 2009

Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Server pricing is good for business

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion , Enterprise , OS , Xserve , Mac mini , Mac OS X Server , Snow Leopard In this morning's rush to figure out what had changed at the Apple Store, one of our readers pointed out that Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Server (US$499 for an unlimited license) was priced lower than Leopard Server (US$999 for unlimited users). While this is nothing new -- we've known about the price change since June -- it bears repeating. View more

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iPhone turns Pittsburgh man into Columbo, helps cops catch robbers

Filed under: Odds and ends , iPhone , MobileMe The MobileMe Find my iPhone service certainly paid off for a Pittsburgh area man. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that police said the man was robbed at gunpoint in Shadyside (a neigborhood on the east side of Pittsburgh, home to an Apple Store ) by two men who asked for his credit cards and the PIN numbers. Police say he turned over his wallet, PIN numbers, and his iPhone View more

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Snow Leopard and Microsoft Exchange first impressions

Filed under: Enterprise , First Look , Snow Leopard One of the things touted in this latest incarnation of Mac OSX was its ability to work with Microsoft Exchange using Apple's Mail, Address Book and iCal applications. Well, I'm happy to report that Snow Leopard does, in fact, work pretty well with Exchange 2007. Granted, this is only after limited testing, and it doesn't, as yet, work as well as Outlook for Windows, but it is a step in the right direction View more

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