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Mac OS X 10.2 or later

Edit the /private/etc/hosts file. For more information on how to use the hosts file, open Terminal and type: man hosts

Note: Editing this file requires root privileges.

via Mac OS X: How to Add Hosts to Local Hosts File.

Apple has posted great refernce material on HTML 5, CSS 3 and Web 2.0 technologies at the link below.

I am excited about the new typography elements.

Safari CSS Reference: Introduction to Safari CSS Reference.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Microsoft’s dominance as the tech industry’s most valuable player has ended.

On Wednesday, Apple’s market capitalization edged past its longtime rival’s as investors made official what consumers have long suggested: Microsoft is no longer the industry’s alpha dog.

via Apple exceeds Microsoft in market capitalization – May. 26, 2010.

About Mac OS X v10.6.3 v1.1 Update (Combo)

The 10.6.3 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac, including fixes that:

* improve the reliability and compatibility of QuickTime X

* address compatibility issues with OpenGL-based applications

* address an issue that causes background message colors to display incorrectly in Mail

* resolve an issue that prevented files with the # or & characters in their names from opening in Rosetta applications

* resolve an issue that prevented files from copying to Windows file servers

* improve performance of Logic Pro 9 and Main Stage 2 when running in 64-bit mode

* improve sleep and wake reliability when using Bonjour wake on demand

* address a color issue in iMovie with HD content

* improve printing reliability

* resolve issues with recurring events in iCal when connected to an Exchange server

* improve the reliability of 3rd party USB input devices

* fix glowing, stuck, or dark pixels when viewing video from the iMac (Late 2009) built-in iSight camera

For detailed information on this update, please visit this website: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4014.

via Mac OS X v10.6.3 v1.1 Update (Combo).

27-inch Core i5 iMac (with Core i7 option)

Top-of-the-line iMac takes the crown as fastest stock Mac model ever

by James Galbraith, Macworld.com

When Apple announced new iMacs last month, it included a major step forward amid the subtle-but-welcome refinements in most of the models: the first ever iMac to offer a quad-core processor. The new high-end 27-inch iMacs are the first to use Intel’s Core i5 and Core i7 quad-core processors, and they were not available at the time of the announcement. But finally, the wait is over, and the Core i5 and Core i7 27-inch iMacs have arrived—and let me tell you, it was worth the wait.

via 27-inch Core i5 iMac (with Core i7 option) Review | Business Center | Macworld.

Rush to Publish

Weaving a spring-tight narrative of pictures and words was made that much more challenging by the team’s self-set publishing deadline. “We gave ourselves 100 days to get it done, starting on Inauguration Day,” says Smolan. “Obama had his agenda; we had ours.”

Feeling the pinch of that deadline, Rylander nevertheless turned the book out quickly, using Adobe Creative Suite for Mac to create custom scripts (InDesign), to proof pages (Acrobat), and to fine tune layout (Photoshop). “My go-to design tools are Adobe CS4, specifically Photoshop and Illustrator,” says Rylander. “To pull this off, all the apps had to work in concert, and they performed as advertised.”

via Apple – Pro – Profiles – Rick Smolan, pg. 1.

“Having university data easily accessible on iPhone is a marriage made in heaven,” adds Chang. “iPhone is a game-changer that is transforming this university.”

via Apple – iPhone in Business – Profiles – University of Washington.

For the third straight year Apple (AAPL, Fortune 500) takes the No. 1 spot — this time by the highest margin ever

via World’s Most Admired Companies: Who does business trust? – Mar. 4, 2010.

Which is why we love Apple.

iWeb 2.0 Help (iLife '08)

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Publishing to a server or hosting service other than .Mac

Instead of publishing your site to .Mac, you can publish your site to a folder on a local destination (your hard disk, for example) and then upload it to the server or hosting provider of your choice.

To publish your site somewhere other than .Mac:

Step 1

Choose File > “Publish to a Folder.”

If you have Subscribe buttons on your site, you must specify your site’s URL in the message that appears.

Step 2

Choose a location to store your site, and then click Choose.

Step 3

Use a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) client to upload the site folder and index file to the location of your choice.

iWeb does not provide an FTP client, but they are easy to obtain. Some hosting services provide a web-based FTP upload service, or you can download an FTP client from the web. For more information, contact your server administrator.

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via iWeb 2.0 Help (iLife ’08): Publishing to a server or hosting service other than .Mac.

Summary

The root user in Mac OS X is disabled by default. Follow the steps in this article to enable and use it, if needed.

Important: If you are not familiar with the meaning of “root user,” read this entire article to learn important precautionary information before using the root user. You must have an administrator account and password to complete the steps below.

Note: If you are using Mac OS X Server, root is already enabled by default. Advice contained in this article to disable root access when used infrequently does not apply to Mac OS X Server. It should remain enabled. For more information on related behavior, see this article.

via Enabling and using the “root” user in Mac OS X.