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10.6.3 released
Filed under: Software Update
Head on over to Software Update to find the latest OS X dot release. 10.6.3 is now available. Here's Apple's write-up on the matter:The 10.6.3 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard and includes general...
Apple seeds Mac OS X 10.6.3 build 10D573 to devs, release probably not imminent
Filed under: OS
The saga of the 10.6.3 builds continue. Yesterday Apple seeded a new build -- build 10D573 -- to developers. This latest build, similar to the others, asks developers to focus on Graphics Drivers, Images & Photos, Mail, QuickTime, and Security Certificates. There...How-To: Image Snow Leopard to a Hard Drive for Quick Install
Whether your hard drive has failed or your OS has become corrupt, you may occasionally have to reinstall the Mac OS. Fortunately, Apple does a beautiful job of making installing or reinstalling your operating system relatively painless compared to our Windows brethren. Unfortunately, it’s still [...]

Cool weird stuff: TUAW reader accidentally downloads 10.6.3 pre-release
Filed under: OS

Here's one for the freak occurrence archives. A TUAW reader e-mailed us after running Software Update on his new 2.8GHz i7 iMac last night. Something odd popped up.
"I got a new 27-inch iMac earlier this week," he wrote....
Apple seeds new build of Mac OS X 10.6.3
Filed under: OS, Snow Leopard
iPhoneinCanada is reporting that Apple has seeded a new build of Mac OS X 10.6.3. The build, numbered 10D571, weighs in around 700MB and focuses on Graphics Drivers, iChat, QuickTime, Fonts. The build also fixes:-
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How-To: Create a Custom User Template in Snow Leopard
Setting up your OS to your liking can be an art for some. What if you need to set up Snow Leopard to present every user with the same look and settings? By following these steps you can have every user who logs into the machine receive the same look, feel and preferences that you...
How to: Get your 1984 Mac running Snow Leopard
Filed under: OS, Cult of Mac, Mods
It couldn't happen, they said. It wouldn't work, they warned. But gmjhowe over at Instructables did it anyway: he converted his old 1984 Macintosh into a machine that could run Snow Leopard. And...How-To: Use Time Machine Over a Network
I love Time Machine for its simplicity and the fact that it’s free. Apple did the right thing in creating a backup utility that was integrated into the OS and was actually useful. Anyone who has fought with Windows Backup can tell you, this has been needed for a long time. Apple created a beautiful backup...
Yet another Mac OS X 10.6.3 seed released to developers
Filed under: Software Update, Developer, Snow Leopard
Mac OS X 10.6.3 Build 10D561 has been released to developers less than a week after the previous build. Not a great deal has changed since the last build -- iPhoneinCanada has the...Apple seeds another build of 10.6.3 to devs
Filed under: OS, Software Update
Apple seeded another build of OS X 10.6.3 today. This latest build number is 10D558. This is just nine days after Apple seeded build 10D552. iPhoneinCanada is reporting that the current build focuses on Apple Filing Protocol, AirPort, Graphics...


Snow Leopard’s Been Out for Six Months, Why Are So Many of Us Still Using Leopard?