thanks for the link joan ann On 6 Jan 2011, at 14:31, Joan Ann Brosnan wrote: > Hi all > I thought this would be of interest to Apple users on the list. > > Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.6.6 and Launches Mac App Store > Thursday January 06, 2011 09:14 AM EST > Written by Eric Slivka > > <http://www.macrumors.com/2011/01/06/apple-releases-mac-os-x-10-6-6-and-laun > ches-mac-app-store/> > > Apple today announced > <http://www.macrumors.com/c.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.apple.com%2Fpr%2Flibrary% > 2F2011%2F01%2F06macappstore.html&t=1294323302> that the Mac App Store has > opened for business with over 1,000 apps available at launch. The Mac App > Store requires Mac OS X 10.6.6, which is now available for download via > Software Update. > Apple today announced that the Mac App Store is now open for business with > more than 1,000 free and paid apps. The Mac App Store brings the > revolutionary App Store experience to the Mac, so you can find great new > apps, buy them using your iTunes account, download and install them in just > one step. The Mac App Store is available for Snow Leopard users through > Software Update as part of Mac OS X v10.6.6. > > "With more than 1,000 apps, the Mac App Store is off to a great start," said > Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "We think users are going to love this innovative > new way to discover and buy their favorite apps." > Among the Apple app available through the store are iLife '11 applications > priced at $14.99 each, iWork applications at $19.99 each, and Aperture 3 at > $79.99. Apple also highlights the inclusion of applications from Autodesk, > Ancestry.com and Boinx. > > We'll have continuing coverage of Mac App Store developments as users have > time to explore the store. > <winmail.dat> ==========================================================The vicsireland mailing list To unsubscribe at any time send a mail to: vicsireland-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe", without the quotes in the subject of the message. To contact the moderator send mail to: tim.j.culhane@xxxxxxxxx For mor information on the Visually Impaired Computer Society visit: http://www.vicsireland.org