The Golden Rule of Dragon Dictate is that when you're working with text, don't mix your voice with your hands - using the NotePad

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Software Update is quick and easy, but doing some system maintenance and running a Combo standalone update installer the best policy for avoiding problems with system updates

Wimdows 7 makes a big gain in OS market share over the month, but not at the Mac's expense. in browsers Safari fades to fourth place and Chrome continues its surge, gaining another half-point in January

Chrome feels faster than Safari, but benchmark data suggests otherwise. However, JavaScript isn't the only measure of real world browser speed for users

Mac OS gains 5% of share fraction over the past month; iPhone and Firefox up as well; while Windows and Linux drop slightly. Safari gains as well

This update is recommended for Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard users and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac

Apple has posted the official Snow Leopard System Requirements, of which the short version is simple - you need an Intel Mac, although not all of Snow Leopard's advanced features are supported by some of the older Intel Mac models. Snow Leopard definitely will not run on Power PC Macs, including high-end G5s that are 64-bit capable

The Mac OS X 10.5.8 Update is recommended for Mac OS X Leopard versions 10.5, 10.5.1, 10.5.2, 10.5.3, 10.5.4, 10.5.5, 10.5.6, and 10.5.7 Leopard, and according to Apple includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac

Compression through proxy server speeds up data transfer on low bandwidth connections

Mac OS X (including iPhone and iPod touch versions) in May captured just over 10 and a half percent (10.53) of the OS market for the fifth straight month, with a significant gain of about half a point over its performance in April

The Mac OS X 10.5.7 Update is recommended for Mac OS X Leopard versions 10.5, 10.5.1, 10.5.2, 10.5.3, 10.5.4, 10.5.5, and 10.5.6 Leopard, and according to Apple includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac