Apple redesigns Support Downloads pages

If you're a regular visitor to the Apple support downloads website, then you might have noticed a change last night. In addition to releasing two updates, Apple also redesigned the site.

If you've used the update website before, then you know what a challenge it was to find any useful information. Before, Apple just showed a list of updates (with the newest ones at the top); now you are able to browse by specific product. By clicking a product link at the top, you can see updates for iPhone, iPod, Desktop Computers, Portable Computers, Mac OS and Software, Peripherals, Servers and Enterprise Software, and Internet (.Mac, MobileMe, Safari, Photo Services).

Two interesting notes on the new design: First, Apple doesn't use the word "Mac" after Desktop and Portable, but instead uses "Computer." Second, Safari is categorized under their "Internet" group alongside MobileMe; they also still have updates for .Mac despite the branding change to MobileMe. You can see the new site, and get your new updates, by clicking here.

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Source: http://support.apple.com/downloads/

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actionbastard

Swell. More scrolling, less info. All that effort to display pointless graphics.

November 19 2008 at 8:37 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Anit Patel

Hi,

Can some one explain how I can download "Safari 3.2 for OS X (leopard)" from the Apple download site if I am currently browsing using from a Win XP computer? Each time I am only presented with the Windows exe for download.

The link in the office is faster than the GSM modem connection I usually use...

Thanks.

November 19 2008 at 10:36 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Dom

Finally, it looks much better.
Can someone advise is I should stay with OS X, I use Apple's Logic Pro and IWEB and Im in the middle of recording a muic project and i'm reluctant to change at this stage.
http://www.dominichalpin.com

November 19 2008 at 11:19 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

hobbster

Bill, did you look on Apple's developer site ? A free membership gets ya in. Took me a minute, but I found the XCode 2.5 Developer Tools for Tiger.

November 19 2008 at 12:06 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Chris

This happened a while ago. TUAW has really been behind on stories recently.

November 18 2008 at 11:34 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Bill Eccles

...and I _still_ can't find the frickin' dev tools for 10.4...

November 18 2008 at 6:35 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

SpinThis!

Redesign... cool, but does there *really* need to be a blog post about it?

Loyal readers note that Steve Jobs stubbed his toe last night; he wasn't wearing the "iPod" socks he got for Christmas last year which might have helped to soften the blow.

November 18 2008 at 4:55 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

sebi

If you are a regular visitor, you've noticed that the design change happened a few days ago, not last night :-)

November 18 2008 at 4:40 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Gee-Zee

I saw this on 123MM earlier.

November 18 2008 at 5:23 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply