No 64-Bit Snow Leopard Kernel For You!
Posted by Stephen in Apple, Computer history on 30. Aug, 2009 | View Comments
There is clearly a ton of interest in Mac OS X 10.6, Snow Leopard: My Snow Leopard features hardware compatibility chart had over 20,000 visitors in just three days! But one chart element is generating an inordinate amount of interest: Whether or not Snow Leopard can boot in 64-bit mode.
Mac OS X 10.6 “Snow Leopard”: In Our Hands August 28!
Posted by Stephen in Apple, Personal on 24. Aug, 2009 | View Comments
Apple’s bizarre online store reboot this morning revealed that the next point-update for Mac OS X will be in the hands of the faithful this Friday, August 28! Many speculated on the purported September availability of the operating system upgrade, but today’s information clears the air.
Although Apple’s web site clearly states that Snow Leopard “Delivers [...]
Apple Customers Vent Over Ex-Xserve RAID
Posted by Stephen in Apple, Enterprise storage, Terabyte home on 20. Feb, 2008 | View Comments
Apple’s business customers do not appear amused at the company’s exit from the enterprise storage space, but it was the quiet way that the company dumped the Xserve RAID product from their lineup that really irked. “XRAID” customers were left wondering whether they made the right choice, and if the company’s support for the [...]
Apple Revs Xsan and Kills Xserve RAID?
Posted by Stephen in Apple, Enterprise storage on 19. Feb, 2008 | View Comments
Apple has an odd relationship with enterprise computing. Their Xserve server products are strong, as is Leopard Server, and they have an excellent SAN file system, Xsan, that they just updated. Yet, Mac OS X is the last major operating system with no volume manager (thanks to the antiquated HFS+), and it looks [...]
