OS Wars: “Now that the major OSs all run on Intel chips, the playing field is pretty leveled out. We compared the heavy hitters in an eight-point test to find who wins the OS battle.”

(Via pcmag.)

Use Google Docs to Publish Blog Entries [Blogging]: "The bavatuesdays blog points out a publish-to-blog feature that seems to have quietly crept into Google Documents. Not much to crow about if you're perfectly happy with your blogging platform's built-in editor, but Google Docs can seemingly publish to most any blog, even those on hosted servers. Combined with linked tools like Google Notebook, it could make for a nicer thought-compiling and drafting experience for anyone who's an avid online writer. Read more [...]

Back to My Mac from a PC? [Ask Lifehacker]: " Reader Ryan writes to ask: I loved your column about setting up Back to My Mac for free, but I've got a Mac at home and a Windows PC at work, so what I really want is to get Back to My Mac from a Windows PC. Is it possible to get Back to My Mac from Windows? Since the tools we used in our setup are really just versions of VNC and FTP tools baked into Leopard, and VNC and FTP are about as old and widely supported as time itself, it most certainly is. Check Read more [...]

Leopard Survival Guide: System Prefs: “Some of the changes in Leopard are obvious—Time Machine, Quick Look, Spaces, and so on. Others are more subtle. Here are some of our favorite tips and tricks for working with some of the lesser known new features in System Preferences and Terminal.

(Via MacCentral.)

iPhone software 2.0 unlocked: “Hackers have broken the soon-to-ship iPhone 2.0 software, even though
it isn’t out yet

Apple’s not-yet available iPhone 2.0 software has already been cracked -
before it even ships, at least that’s what a renegade group of developers
claimed last night.

(Via Macworld UK.)

10.5: List 64-bit enabled GUI applications in 10.5: "Leopard added the ability to run 64-bit Cocoa, and to some extent Carbon, applications (it was possible to run non-Cocoa/Carbon 64-bit apps as of 10.4; for example, command line apps). But you might now be curious if any of your Cocoa GUI applications in Leopard actually are compiled to take advantage of 64-bit addressing. To find all Applications that are compiled for 64 bit is pretty easy. In Terminal, type either the Intel or PowerPC command Read more [...]

Leopard, four months later: “After using Leopard for four months, Dan Frakes revisits his first impressions and takes a look at the good, the bad, and the ugly of Apple’s latest OS.

(Via MacCentral.)

New PocketMac GoBetween Extends Superior Entourage 2004/2008 Syncing to Mobile Devices San Diego, CA--March 11, 2008--Information Appliance Associates announces the release of PocketMac® GoBetween™ for Entourage 2004 and PocketMac® GoBetween™ for Entourage 2008, a new set of tools for power Entourage users with mobile device synching needs. "We're so thrilled to be releasing these two products. With the advent of Microsoft Entourage 2008, there's a new Read more [...]

Parallels Server beta 2 is public: “Parallels Server beta 2 is released as a public beta, so anyone can download it.

(Via MacCentral.)

Convert Red Hat/Fedora Packages for Ubuntu/Debian Installation [How To]: "Many, if not most, of the newest and updated Linux applications out there are crafting Ubuntu/Debian-ready .deb packages that require just a double-click to install, but many apps are still available only in the .rpm files used by Red Hat and Fedora-based distributions. The Ubuntu Unleashed blog has a quick and simple tutorial on installing the Alien conversion tool and using it to convert packages to .deb format. Once you've Read more [...]

Review: Shiira 2.2: “This open source Web browser is based on the same technology as Safari, but it has a few innovative features to separate it from Apple’s Web browser.

(Via MacCentral.)

Time Capsule Not Using Server-Grade Hard Drive As Advertised?: “MacRumors reader IntrinsicMac has noticed from teardown photos of Apple’s Time Capsule that Apple is not using ‘server-class’ hard drives as advertised, but rather Hitachi Deskstar drives which are consumer-grade.

When introduced, Appl…”

(Via MacRumors.)

Wozniak slams iPhone, MacBook Air: “Apple co-founder wants 3G iPhone and is critical of MacBook Air

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak lashed out at smartphones, the MacBook Air and the Apple TV in a speech at Australia’s Broadband an Beyond conference in Sydney.

(Via Macworld UK.)