SSD Woes

About a year ago I upgraded the SSD on my laptop to one with more capacity. The original was very small and within a couple of months was bursting by the seams. The new SSD, from Crucial, offered 512GB at a reasonable price, and it certainly improved the overall usefulness of the laptop. A few months ago, I started having some issues that I initially assumed were caused by some OS problem.

It's Today... Hopefully

In a press release from Apple we are being told iOS 4.2 will be released today, and sources are pointing to a 10 AM PST, 6 PM in the UK, release time. Hopefully, no bugs will spoil the fruit!


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Will Apple keep the promise?

Apple has promised a November release for the much expected iOS 4.2, but with several delays and a third "Gold Master" seeded to developers, some are starting to fear Apple will not keep their word. The last iteration of the "Gold Master" is version 4.2.1, and the developers have been told not to re-submit their apps, which means the changes have been minor, but it appears the bugs are eating the Apple bad. On the bright side, it's a good thing that Apple doesn't release this update until all the known bugs are fixed, which isn't always the case with other software and OS makers.

iOS 4.2 has a few new features coming to the iPhone and iPod Touch, but it is primarily aimed at bringing the iPad up to speed, adding multitasking, folders, printing and content streaming to the Apple flavored tablet.

iOS 4.2 coming out... after a delay

iOS 4.2 for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch was delayed after its release having compromised by a newly found bug that affected the iPad WiFi connection. This bug has now been corrected and the release is expected this coming in the next few days.

iTunes 10.1, which is necessary if you want to upgrade to iOS 4.2, was nevertheless released on time, and you can proceed with the ~90 MB download and install to prepare for the iOS upgrade. More news on the new features coming with iOS 4.2 will follow soon.

Mac OS X 10.6.5 Released

Apple has just released a new version of the Mac OS X Snow Leopard, version 10.6.5, featuring a number of bug fixes, stability improvements and security updates for the Mac platform. This update is free for all Mac OS X Snow Leopard users.


General fixes and improvements

• Improves reliability with Microsoft Exchange servers.
• Addresses performance of some image-processing operations in iPhoto and Aperture.
• Addresses stability and performance of graphics applications and games.
• Resolves a delay between print

iOS 4.2 coming to the iPhone and iPad

After a long wait, iOS 4.2 is finally becoming available, bringing long awaited features to the iPad and adding some to the iPhone and iPod Touch. If all goes well, this update should become available on Friday, around 10:00 AM PST, 6:00 PM in the UK! In order to apply this update you will need to also update your iTunes to version 10.1.

The main purpose of this update is to