There are a bunch of OS X system maintenance utilities available, but the one I use most often is OnyX. It’s under continuous development and updated frequently, performs well, and notwithstanding that it’s freeware, has a slick, user-friendly, and polished user interface that puts many commercial software apps to shame.

On Thursday, Apple released the Mac OS X v10.6.6 update, largely, it appears, to add support for the new Mac App Store, with the usual slate of security patches and a few minor bugfixes. Letting Software Update handle installing the update is quick and easy, but doing some system maintenance and running a standalone update installer is the best policy for avoiding problems with system updates, and is my preferred option.

In the weeks leading up to the iPhone’s launch, some companies jumped the gun and began to manufacture cases for it. These cases were basically fabricated blindly, as companies only had the specifications and pictures to base the case on. Now that the iPhone has been released, and manufacturers have had a chance to test more »