Christmas Eve

Merry Christmas Eve everyone, I hope you all enjoy this night, and the presents that are sure to be exchanged tomorrow morning!

MobileMe

Alongside the Mac OS X 10.5.6 update, MobileMe was also updated, now showing increased speed and performance.

Mac OS X 10.5.6

Yesterday, Mac OS X 10.5.6 was released, and the 190mb update includes:

• Stability and Performance improvements to OS X apps (Mail, iCal, Safari, Airport)
• New Trackpad System Preferences panel (only applies to laptop Macs)
• DVD Player performance improvements
• Graphical Quality improvements
• Time Machine improvements
• Security Updates

The support page details all of the updates, improvements, and tweaks.

Macworld 2009 is Apple’s Last

Apple Announced today that the upcoming Macworld will be its last.  This move is due to the fact that Apple can now reach its customers in different ways independantly, without the need for expos or keynotes with other companies.

Bad luck Macworld!

Ice Storm In Masachusetts

A severe ice storm prompted President Bush to declare Saturday that
a state of emergency exists in northern Massachusetts, a move that
authorizes the use of federal aid to help the recovery effort.

This week’s ice storm felled many trees in Boston and elsewhere across Massachusetts.

The Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency
Management Agency are to coordinate relief efforts in the counties of
Berkshire, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex,
Suffolk and Worcester.

By Saturday night, there were 180,000
customers without power, said James Mannion, deputy public information
officer for the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.