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Certification Series: Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server
If you’re a Mac geek who wants to make a living troubleshooting Macs, these are the certifications to get because they are your ticket to becoming a member of the Apple Consultants Network (ACN). ACNs can build a relationship with their local Apple store and get references for work that can’t be performed by Genius Bar techs, and they’re listed on the Apple Consultants Network website. The rest of this article is after the break.
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Apple updates RAW support with 10.5.4 update
The Mac OS X 10.5.4 update might have made you restart your Mac, but it also added “RAW image support for several cameras.” While Apple didn’t tell us what these cameras were in Software Update, they did later update the RAW support page for Mac OS X Leopard.
According to the page, Apple’s update added the ability to use the RAW format on these cameras:
- Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi / Kiss Digital x2 / EOS 450D
- Epson R-D1 / R-D1s
- Leaf AFi 7
- Leaf AFi 6
- Leaf AFi 5
- Pentax K200D
- Pentax K20D
Those of you waiting for your SLR camera to be supported under Leopard might have received a surprise in your Mac OS X update.
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OS X Server 10.5.4
In our giddiness about OS X 10.5.4’s release yesterday we neglected to mention that the server version of OS X has also been updated to 10.5.4. The server update (which you can download directly here, or get the combo updater here) includes all the fixes that were in the client version of 10.5.4 in addition to the following, server specific, fixes (this is taken from the KB article describing the update):
- Improves reliability of Directory Services
- Mobile home directories now work on Mac OS X clients bound to Novell eDirectory
- Includes the Web Objects 5.4.2 Update. For more information about the content of this update, see About the WebObjects 5.4.2 Update
- Improves Mac OS X Server Security. For more information on the security content of Mac OS X Server 10.5.4, see this article
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Snow Leopard screenshots emerge, reveal Web App functionality
A few dubious screens from Apple’s upcoming OS X mini-update “Snow Leopard” popped up the other week, but now we’re staring at a full-on collection of shots from the folks at German site Apfeltalk. They seem legit enough, but given the fact that Snow Leopard’s improvements primary are under the hood, there’s not a ton to see. Most interesting is a new Safari 4.0 feature to “Save as Web Application,” which creates a Safari-lite, double-clickable application out of any webpage, similar to Firefox’s Prism. Google Docs, anyone? Other features shown off in the screenshots include Exchange integration and Javascript benchmarks, but it’s clear to see that Apple has perhaps a tiny bit more in store for Snow Leopard than what it’s letting on.
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Get Address Book Bluetooth dialing back with Nova Media Phone plugins
One of the the stranger changes in Leopard was the loss of the ability to dial (and send text messages) from the Address Book to a Bluetooth paired cell phone. Fortunately, however, Nova Media has released its Phone plugins to return this functionality to the Leopard Address Book and other applications through a system-wide Service.
When installed it allows you to call a number or send a text message just by right-clicking on the number in the Address Book (or selecting it elsewhere and invoking Phone plugins from the Services menu). It works with a number of phones from Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, and Sony Ericsson; check the compatibility list for details. Annoyingly the iPhone is not compatible.
Nova Media Phone plugins is $9.95 and a demo is available.
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