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The OS Quest Trail Log #24: Hardware and Software Updates Edition

Another busy week on the OS Quest but a lot of it felt like running in place due to the continued onslaught of software updates. The big updates, at least based on size and time, were OS X 10.5.2 and the follow-up Leopard Graphics Update. There were two other big updates, based on the [...]

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The OS Quest Trail Log #23: Update Edition

It’s been two weeks since the last trail log and pretty much all that’s happened on the quest is a bunch of software updates. I won’t bother mentioning them all again or linking to the posts. Clicking the previous post link down at the bottom of each post will scroll you through them if [...]

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The OS Quest Trail Log #22: Abridged Edition

This week’s Quest included progress in the Ubuntu Server series with articles on setting up iptables and getting comfortable with Ubuntu. So now I’m at the point where I can start installing the server software. MySQL will be first up. I also started down the Windows Home Server path and I’ve been looking at some [...]

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The OS Quest Trail Log #21: Macworld Edition

Macworld is over and the good news is there’s nothing I feel the need to run out an buy or regret not waiting for.
The MacBook Air was the big new product of the event. To me, this fulfilled the rumors about Apple moving into the enterprise. This is a executive suite computer if I [...]

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The OS Quest Trail Log #20

CES is over and MacWorld is about to begin. Can’t say anything at CES caught my attention. Stuff was just bigger, thinner and less expensive. The big news last week seemed to be Warner’s move to Blue-Ray and that was before CES.
I can’t say I’m all that excited about MacWorld either. Curious? Yes. Excited? [...]

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The OS Quest Trail Log #19: New Year Edition

Well, we just kicked off a new year, at least for those of us who use the Gregorian calendar. Despite the title this isn’t a predictions or resolutions post.
Actually I think the first topic is more for me than for you. I’ve become hooked on posting to the site and I figure it’ll [...]

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