Briefly: Mac OS X 10.4.2, Thursday's iPod event, Apple stores
Mac OS X 10.4.2 to improve widget memory management
Apple this week distributed at least two new pre-release builds of Mac OS X 10.4.2 Update, according to reports already present on the Internet. Build 8C46 reportedly made its way to developers on Thursday evening, while a prior build was said to have been distributed internally.
It's believed that development of the Tiger system update continues to approach an official release, albeit at a much slower pace than once projected.
According to reports, the latest build of the system includes two minor improvements: one to Dashboard's widget memory management and the other to iChat video conferencing reliability.
Apple holds iPod media event at sea
The France-based iPod and music media event, once believed to be the setting for new product introductions, took place this Thursday on a body of water in the heart of Paris.
The majority of the Apple France management team attended the event, set on a boat decorated with iPod balloons and other music-related propaganda, according to MacBidouille.
"News network were present, and it was quite diversified, not restricted to computer-dedicated news networks," the publication wrote in its report on the festivities. "Many of us were considering at the end that this meeting was originally the occasion to introduce a new product, such as the iPhone or something else, but for an unknown reason postponed to another date."
The latest Apple Retail news
According to ifoAppleStore, Apple is officially hiring for two new Japan stores set to open later this year in Sendai and Fukuoka.
The grand opening of the Apple's Bluewater, U.K. store is slated for this Saturday, July 9th, while the much expanded Apple Store Westchester (the first of its size in a shopping mall) is rumored to open next Saturday, July 16th, along with a new store Northbrook Court, Ill.
Apple this week distributed at least two new pre-release builds of Mac OS X 10.4.2 Update, according to reports already present on the Internet. Build 8C46 reportedly made its way to developers on Thursday evening, while a prior build was said to have been distributed internally.
It's believed that development of the Tiger system update continues to approach an official release, albeit at a much slower pace than once projected.
According to reports, the latest build of the system includes two minor improvements: one to Dashboard's widget memory management and the other to iChat video conferencing reliability.
Apple holds iPod media event at sea
The France-based iPod and music media event, once believed to be the setting for new product introductions, took place this Thursday on a body of water in the heart of Paris.
The majority of the Apple France management team attended the event, set on a boat decorated with iPod balloons and other music-related propaganda, according to MacBidouille.
"News network were present, and it was quite diversified, not restricted to computer-dedicated news networks," the publication wrote in its report on the festivities. "Many of us were considering at the end that this meeting was originally the occasion to introduce a new product, such as the iPhone or something else, but for an unknown reason postponed to another date."
The latest Apple Retail news
According to ifoAppleStore, Apple is officially hiring for two new Japan stores set to open later this year in Sendai and Fukuoka.
The grand opening of the Apple's Bluewater, U.K. store is slated for this Saturday, July 9th, while the much expanded Apple Store Westchester (the first of its size in a shopping mall) is rumored to open next Saturday, July 16th, along with a new store Northbrook Court, Ill.
Comments
In the meantime I have been using Amnesty to load the occasional widget for a brief amount of time, but I really miss the dash.
Here's hoping that update will be out soon.
Originally posted by fraeone
Oh thank god! I have had my Dashboard turned off for weeks because it leaks so badly. After a few days of running dashboard, it's memory usage will balloon, even when only using Apple widgets. I have seen it use hundreds of MBs of physical memory. In the meantime I have been using Amnesty to load the occasional widget for a brief amount of time, but I really miss the dash. Here's hoping that update will be out soon.
How do you turn off the Dashboard?
Originally posted by AquaMac
How do you turn off the Dashboard?
Yeah, I'm all ears.
I've never done it cause I like Dashboard. MainMenu works pretty good for me. I use it instead of Onyx.
Edit: I only have lik e5 or 6, maybe 7 or 8 widgets at any time. Calc, Weather, TV tracker, translator, dictionary, Marquis, sometimes Google maps, address book, stocks, etc. Nothing crazy. Disappointing.