We got our hands on the next generation of Apple's operating system, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. With it comes Microsoft Exchange support, full 64-bit support, and QuickTime X. Are you ready? Keep an eye on this page for ongoing news coverage and tips, slideshows, and videos. In the meantime, find out more about Snow Leopard's flurry of changes.
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OS X Snow Leopard news
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Snow Leopard 10.6.2: Quick Look is blank after Time Machine restore
November 16, 2009 11:47 AM PST
Some users experienced an issue after updating to Mac OS X 10.6.2 Snow Leopard where Quick Look produced a blank window with no file preview. These users also recently restored their systems via Time Machine. Read more
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Font issues in Snow Leopard causing iWeb '09 to crash
November 13, 2009 10:47 AM PST
Users of Apple's popular Web site publishing application, iWeb, are experiencing crashes--an issue which appears to be related to a corrupt font in Snow Leopard. Read more
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New Audio CDs unmounting after track name lookup
November 12, 2009 2:16 PM PST
Some people have noticed an issue in Snow Leopard where iTunes will query for Audio CD track information and then promptly unmount the CD from the system. Read more
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Snow Leopard slow to sleep
November 12, 2009 11:47 AM PST
Sometimes users experience an issue where Snow Leopard acts slow when commanded to Sleep Mode. Read more
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Apple updates Mac OS X Snow Leopard
November 9, 2009 4:20 PM PST
Apple fixes a number of issues in Snow Leopard, including a bug that caused the loss of data when logged in as a guest. Read more
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Multiple copies of Mail messages miff much maligned Mac users
November 6, 2009 10:00 AM PST
MacFixIt reader "Bob D." sends us an issue with Snow Leopard's Mail where multiple copies of messages are downloaded to a user's inbox. Read more
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Snow Leopard: Date detection in Mail working properly?
November 5, 2009 11:51 AM PST
Users are experiencing issues regarding Snow Leopard's Mail program no longer recognizing data in messages. Read more
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OS X Snow Leopard videos
OS X Snow Leopard reviews from CNET editors
Apple Mac OS X Snow LeopardThe bottom line: Intel Mac users will like Snow Leopard's smartly designed interface enhancements, and its Exchange support is a must-have (especially with Outlook for Mac on the way). With a ton of technological improvements, Snow Leopard is worth the $29 upgrade fee. |
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Mac OS X 10.5 LeopardThe bottom line: The grace of Leopard's interface enhancements makes productivity more pleasurable with a Mac, as more than 300 functional and fun features top off this update. |
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OS X Snow Leopard downloads
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VLC Media Player 
Play nearly any audio or video file without additional codecs.
Added on 2009-11-01 18:12:23.0Editors' rating
4h stars2534104
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RAR Expander
utility for expanding RAR archives
Added on 2006-06-27 00:00:00.076681
total downloads
3610
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Adobe Flash Player
View Flash content in your Web browser.
Added on 2009-07-30 13:41:43.0837417
total downloads
3527
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