Where can I find information about official support being ended bij Apple concerning 10.6.8?

Yes I am aware the policy somewhere stipulated n-2 or the 2 latest version of current OSX...
Yet I like to know if a official date is mentioned for those still running 10.6.8 when it comes to security updates etc.

Apple doesn't announce when they will stop supporting a operating system version, we sort of figure it out ourselves by the lack of security updates.
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222
For instance 10.6 didn't get Safari 6 with it's slew of security fixes, so it's time to no longer use Safari, but another browser that does provide timely updates.
If you been following the news about Flashback botnet and 600,000 compromised Mac's, with nearly 300 in CupertinoHQ itself, then you will know it was caused by Apple not providing security updates for 10.5 and later since 10.7 was released, slow to update Java on 10.5 and later for all OS X versions.
Apple finally dragged 10.5 (Intel) out of mothballs and provided a update for it in May, also is now updating Java on a timely basis. In fact 10.5 Intel, 10.6, 10.7 will disable Java if it's not used after awhile. Only because of the Flashback botnet, closing the barn door after the horse has already escaped.
Apple again seems to be repeating it's same mistake with Java again with Safari 6, not providing updates for older OS X users.
In fact Google was severly hacked once and since they tend to use all Mac's... I wonder...
OS X security is good, it's just Apple's management/corporate policy is screwed up really bad, like they are asleep at the wheel or doing dope or something, leaving stuff unpatched.
If programmers can't fix issues they know they need to fix, then what can they do right? They have to earn a living and feed their kids.
Apple needs to support all their OS X verisons in major circulation, the death of hardware will do the natural turnover thing, there is no need to deny security updates for machines currently in circulation, especially 10.6 which is over 50% right now.
But Apple never listens because they are morons sometimes.
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The consequence of not knowing where to look for information, is that I just bumble along and never become as proficient using Firefox (and the web and my computer) as might be possible if I had a really good teacher giving personal one to one guidance matching my knowledge gained so far and skill potential.

Hi Andrew
The main introduction to Firefox are these articles
* https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/tour/ (it is interactive click to see what happens)
** https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/desktop/
* [[Get started with Firefox - An overview of the main features]] a long article with plenty of pictures and short video clips
This is a listing of your previous questions on this forum
* https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/search?a=1&asked_by=TolknyAgain&sortby=1&w=2
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We do not give general computer help here, but some links that may help you.
The default search engine used by most versions of Firefox is Google these are some useful help pages
* [https://support.google.com/websearch/?hl=en#topic=3180167 Welcome to the Search Help Center]
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**https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/2466433 [ Punctuation and symbols in search]
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* [[How to use bookmarks to save and organize your favorite websites]]
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Post back in this thread again if you have further questions about Firefox use or our help articles.
We may not be able to give one to one teaching but we can try to answer questions about Firefox.
Possibly consider using Firefox on wikipedia and the Khan Academy to learn more yourself.
This is very simple you have probably already progressed past this but serves as examples
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* [https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperlink Link] <-- link <br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperlink <-- different article
* [https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine Search Engine] <br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_search_engine
* [https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wide_Web World Wide Web] vs [https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet Internet]
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Where can I find information about using the measurement tool and log?

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No one can remotely have "any ideas" to help you when you don't even mention what your problem is nor what your system and workflow are like.
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I write (mostly children's plays) so I need to find out exactly what kinds of software are available to me for scripts, film, published material, etc. I am planning to rewrite a script which has been produced on stage several times into an animated film if I can learn how. I need some software to help me with this project.
I also want software with various capabilities for needlework, quilting, crochet, sewing, pattern design, etc.
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Carole

itzamirakul wrote:
I write (mostly children's plays) so I need to find out exactly what kinds of software are available to me for scripts, film, published material, etc. I am planning to rewrite a script...
For writing you can use anything, but for the most bang for no money, I suggest the free LibreOffice suit.
It has word processing, spreadsheet, drawing and much more, all free. It's cross platform so anyone who downloads the free software can read it your files. Mac, PC or Linux, doesn't matter.
http://www.libreoffice.org/
itzamirakul wrote:
...into an animated film if I can learn how. I need some software to help me with this project.
Well depends upon what sort of animation, 3D animation is very complex and requires a powerful machine and even racks of machines to do the final rendering.
2D simple animation I don't know of anything off hand, I'm guessing you need something that you can make changes in the frames and play it over and over until you get the desired result, moving things around and creating your story line. etc.
You'll need music and sound creation tools to create your clips, iMovie/GarageBand can likely help bring those two together, but doesn't do the animation, you need something else for that.
itzamirakul wrote:
I also want software with various capabilities for needlework, quilting, crochet, sewing, pattern design, etc.
Ok your likely looking at the Adobe Creative Suite, with Photoshop, Illustrator and perhaps even InDesign for laying out any printed material like manuals and booklets.
Illustrator has exteremly fine controls of detailed artwork, create patterns that you can duplicate and so forth.
itzamirakul wrote:
For years I have seen artists and craftspersons on tv demonstrating work they have designed on their own computers and then transferred to an art medium and though I have looked, I am evidently not checking in the right places to find said software.
Well like any artist they use the computer to assist them to get their artwork done, but then need to use various manual techniques and sometimes very expensive machines you never see to transfer that medium to their end product.
Computers can't do everything, they are tools that can perform certain functions, it takes the human and training to transfer that to a finished piece.
A education in the graphics art field may assist you there, reading how to go about achieving your goals and see how a computer can help or not help.
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I don't know that learning C is useful in and of itself, but knowing how to interpret C structures and some C syntax is very good.
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