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Whether you believe the claims at some rumor sites that Tiger has gone Golden Master or not, it's a sure thing that the publicity engines will be turned up real high shortly in advance of its release. There will be rolling out parties and other events at Apple dealers, and lots of early experiences to chew over. At same time, you might wonder why all the fuss about a computer operating system. Isn't Panther good enough? Actually, I still know folks who haven't migrated beyond Jaguar, or even Mac OS 9. They do not regard an OS as a life-altering...

NEWHOUSE NEWS SERVICE - If your Mac is running OS X, you no doubt already know that Apple's operating system is immune to the Internet ailments that plague Windows, such as spyware, Web-page hijacking and, of course, Windows viruses. And you've probably had a chance to dump Microsoft's tired OS X browser, Internet Explorer, in favor of one the best Web browsers ever designed, Apple's superb Safari. But Safari has company. Firefox, the Web browser favored by millions of Windows users, is available in a version for OS X, as a free download from http://www.mozilla.org.I'm a big Safari fan, but...

This is my first post on FreeRepublic using my new Macintosh G5 computer. I purchased the Macintosh G5 1.6 GHz as an upgrade from my 450MHz Mac Cube that I have been using for the past three years. This is one spectacular computer. Internally it is one of the most well engineered pieces of equipment I have ever seen. EVERYTHING is literally easy to reach. Installing an additional 1G of RAM was so simple anyone (including my 87 year old mother) could do it. Internally the design is super clean with easily removeable modules for fans and other parts. Apple...