Apple.com profiles South Park Studios

Apple.com profiles South Park Studios
Today on Apple's Pro site, find about the South Park's rendering process and what software and hardware is used to create the show.

Direct Apple.com link: http://www.apple.com/pro/profiles/southpark/

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Review: Security in OS X Leopard's latest Preview Build

Review: Security in OS X Leopard's latest Preview Build
My two app-developing friends invited me to take a spin with Apple's most recent build of Leopard. I've checked out a few things that are interesting in the light of security, and I have found that Apple's doing a lot of drastic changes and work to ensure OS X stays secure.

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MacRumors Review: Apple TV

MacRumors Review: Apple TV
The Apple TV is good, but not great, and suffers from a few flaws that prevent me from giving it a glowing endorsement. It does a good job of getting content from iTunes and iPhoto onto a widescreen TV, but some loose ends end up preventing the product from shining. MacRumors Rating: B-

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Why cats can never be trusted... Cat beats iBook security!

Why cats can never be trusted... Cat beats iBook security!
Can a cat defeat the security of an iBook? Apparently they can according to this poster to the Apple Discussion Forums.

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Why cats can never be trusted... Cat beats iBook security!

Why cats can never be trusted... Cat beats iBook security!
Can a cat defeat the security of an iBook? Apparently they can according to this poster to the Apple Discussion Forums.

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Apple TV OS available for download, install on any mac.

Apple TV OS available for download, install on any mac.
This is a link to a page where you can download the OS. It turns out it is just a stripped down OS X, unleashing such potential for the Apple TV.

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The GIMP now working as a native Mac OS X application + screenshot.

The GIMP now working as a native Mac OS X application + screenshot.
Appearing on the GIMP developer mailing list, The GIMP has now been compiled and usable as an OS X native app, without requiring the clumsiness of running with X11. Developers report that there are still a few glitches, and it will need work before being ready for general users, but it works and natively. Bring on the graphics competition!

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