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appleinsider.com - 12/11/2008

Apple working on 3D Mac OS X user interface (images)

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A series of Apple patent filings published this week reveal the Mac maker has spent a considerable amount of time outlining a new multi-dimensional interface for Mac OS X that would make better use of screen real estate by increasing the number of virtual surfaces capable of housing application ...

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gadgets.boingboing.net - 12/18/2008

Mac OS X Netbook Compatibility Chart - Boing Boing Gadgets

— gadgets.boingboing.net — Who needs Psystar? Apple says it's had "pretty interesting ideas" for a Mac netbook, but it's everyday users who've already taken action. Due to their similar technical underpinnings, most of the popular netbooks can run OS X, but there are plenty of ... (more) Mac OS X Netbook Compatibility Chart - Boing Boing ...

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blog.wired.com - 12/14/2008

Gadget Lab Video: Running OS X on a Netbook

— blog.wired.com — Apple isn't ready to offer an inexpensive, low-powered netbook yet -- so why not make one yourself? In this week's video podcast, I go over the process of installing an illegal, hacked version of Mac OS X Leopard on an MSI Wind netbook. I ... (more) Gadget Lab Video: Running OS X on a Netbook

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support.apple.com - 12/15/2008

Mac OS X 10.5.6 Combo Update

— support.apple.com — Download icon About Mac OS X 10.5.6 Combo Update The 10.5.6 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac. For detailed ... (more) Mac OS X 10.5.6 Combo Update

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Apple patent app details 3D Mac OS X user interface
MacDailyNews — ... come." "Generally speaking, the filings depict a 3D interface by which side walls, a top, and a floor all protrude from a back surface that resembles today's two-dimensional Mac OS X desktop. A few examples also suggest a radical departure from traditional interface design by which the Mac OS X menubar would be removed from the top of the screen and thrown into a stack or floating element.," Lane reports. read the full article, with many illustrations from the patent application, here .

Apple Files Patents for 3-D OS Interface
Technologizer — apple-logo-2 As everybody knows, when Apple files for patents, the tech media is whipped up into a frenzy with speculations of what the filings may mean. The latest discoveries by Slash Lane (that can’t be his real name, can it?) at AppleInsider are no different. According to the latest filings, Apple is working on a three-dimensional user interface which would maximize screen real estate by essentially layering them on the two-dimensional screen. The filing was made in June, about the same time Apple began detailing its work on Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6). AI notes that none ...

Opinion: 3D Interface Madness Makes Default Leopard Dock Look Quite Nice Actually
Cult of Mac — ... It just looks much more complex than what we have already, and one of the things I like most about OS X is the simplicity of everything. I like the way I don’t have to have a desktop buzzing with widgets and controls and windows, and most of the illustrations of Apple’s patent filing published by AppleInsider show exactly that. Yes, it looks 3D all right, but it also looks many times more complicated to work with. I don’t want complexity. ...

Apple Files Patent for Multi-dimensional OS X
Mac|Life all RSS Feed — Several Apple patent filings published this week allude to a multi-dimensional, 3D interface for Mac OS X that would increase the versatility of the screen space. The filings, labeled “Multi-Dimensional Desktop”, were submitted back in June of last year, around the same time that Apple revealed the update for Mac OS X Snow Leopard. The diagrams below show what may be in store for Mac users. [image] Apple’s diagrams show a multidimensional desktop environment that include a back surface, including a “floor” that would contain the Mac OS X Dock and icons stacked horizontally ...

Apple is developing a 3D Mac UI
Apple Gazette — ... Apple Insider has an extensive look at an Apple patent filing that could point to some interesting innovations for future versions of the Apple OS. ...