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  • Apple: Mac App Store hit 1 million download mark in 24 hours

    Posted January 7, 2011 - 2:37 pm

    Apple Friday said that more than 1 million apps were downloaded from the Mac App Store on its first day.

  • Mac OS X 10.6.6 adds bug fixes, alongside Mac App Store

    Posted January 6, 2011 - 3:57 pm

    The big news of Mac OS X 10.6.6's release is clearly the Mac App Store, but that's not the only change that came in the latest version of Snow Leopard. In addition, Apple nipped a pair of bugs and closed a security hole.

  • Devs nervous about Apple's new Mac App Store

    Posted January 5, 2011 - 5:51 pm

    Some long-time Mac developers have reservations about Apple's Mac App Store, the online market set to launch Thursday.

  • CR-48 hacked to run Mac OS X and Windows

    Posted January 3, 2011 - 11:51 am

    Have you gotten your hands on one of Google’s Cr-48 “Chromebooks”? Want to run something besides the Chrome OS on it? Some folks over at the Something Awful forums have figured out how to flash the Cr-48’s BIOS and install Windows 7 or OS X on Google’s netbook. The steps are pretty involved: you’ll need to disassemble the bottom panel to get out the battery for one of the final steps.

  • Snow Leopard: Five secrets of Open and Save dialog boxes

    Posted December 31, 2010 - 9:52 am

    It’s easy to never go beyond the basics of Open and Save dialog boxes, despite their being perhaps the most-used feature of the Mac interface. Instead of simply working with the basics, make these dialog boxes work for you. (The last two tips here are Snow Leopard-only.)

  • Installing Snow Leopard: What you need to know

    Posted December 29, 2010 - 1:15 pm

    With Snow Leopard, Apple has streamlined and simplified the process of installing Mac OS X. While older versions of OS X made you decide what kind of installation you wanted to perform before you even specified what to install, Snow Leopard's installer gives you a single installation path. It's considerably easier.

  • Mac OS X Hints Superguide, Snow Leopard Edition

    Posted December 29, 2010 - 1:12 pm

    After Apple recently refreshed its iMac line with chips from Intel's Core i Series, some users might be left wondering which processor would work best for them.

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    Apple's Mac App Store to open January 6

    Posted December 16, 2010 - 2:16 pm

    Apple's Mac App Store will officially open for business on January 6th (along with CES in Las Vegas). But some developers are still unhappy with some of Apple's terms including a prohibition on free demos, beta software, and some types of content.

  • Mac App Store is unlikely to be a blockbuster hit

    Posted December 7, 2010 - 6:31 pm

    Apple introduced its iPhone App Store in 2008, and it was an instant success. People began to talk of to a modern-day gold rush as software developers made significant amounts of money selling all kinds of apps, ranging from simple and fun all the way to sophisticated and vital.

  • Mac OS X: What does the future hold?

    Posted November 29, 2010 - 1:43 pm

    These days, it's easy to take Mac OS X for granted. Sure, we all love our Macs and the applications we use. But what has the operating system done for us lately? Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) was released a year and a half ago, but most of its changes were under the hood. The last release to include significant user interface enhancements was Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard), which is now more than three years old.

  • Apple releases Mac OS X 10.6.5

    Posted November 12, 2010 - 12:23 pm

    Apple on Wednesday released Mac OS X 10.6.5, the latest version of its Snow Leopard operating system. As per usual, the update--which is recommended for all users of 10.6--is chock full of bug fixes, feature enhancements, and security patches.

  • Apple contributing to open source Mac Java project

    Posted November 12, 2010 - 12:02 pm

    Java enthusiasts can relax a little bit: on Friday, Apple announced that it will work with Oracle to help create an open source Java SE 7 implementation for Mac OS X.

  • Researchers sound alarm over critical Mac OS X bug

    Posted November 10, 2010 - 3:03 pm

    Security researchers today warned that Apple's OS X contains a critical vulnerability that attackers could use to hijack Macs running the older Leopard version of the operating system.

  • Apple soliciting submissions for Mac App Store

    Posted November 4, 2010 - 2:47 pm

    The Mac App Store may still be more than two months away, but Apple's already looking to stock the shelves. This week, the company has been dispatching e-mails to members of its Mac Developer Program, encouraging them to submit their apps.

  • Why Time Machine isn't enough for backup

    Posted November 4, 2010 - 11:31 am

    From the beginning, Time Machine's design has made it less than ideal for certain backup needs. Here's how it stacks up against the competition?

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    The iPhone as a login device for any computer? Not really a far-fetched idea

    Posted November 3, 2010 - 12:38 pm

    Apple may be planning to replace a lot more than credit cards for mobile payment using near field communication in the next iPhone. A report claims the company is planning to use NFC as a wireless login device and home folder repository for Macs - and a lot of the work has already been done to support it in Mac OS X.

  • Koobface worm targets Mac users on Facebook, Twitter

    Posted October 28, 2010 - 3:38 pm

    A new variant of the Koobface worm that targets Mac OS X and Linux as well as Windows is spreading through Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, security researchers warned today.

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    Get to know Mac OS X's built-in security features

    Posted October 28, 2010 - 12:02 pm

    Worrying about the security of their computers isn't something Mac users do very often. Partly because there are fewer threats out there but also because Apple has built a fair amount of security features into Mac OS X. Here's a list of those features (including the commonly used and well-known as well as some of the more arcane in-the-background ones).

  • Mac users hit with Windows-style 'Koobface' Trojan

    Posted October 27, 2010 - 12:51 pm

    A week after a security company warned Mac users of the slowly growing risk of malware attack, a new Mac OS X Trojan based on Koobface has been discovered circulating via Facebook and Twitter.

  • Apple dumps Flash from Mac OS X

    Posted October 25, 2010 - 10:16 am

    Apple will stop bundling Adobe's Flash with Mac OS X, the company confirmed Friday.

  • Apple software releases include Java updates, ProKit fixes

    Posted October 25, 2010 - 9:22 am

    Software updates may not boast the glamour of new MacBook Air models or a preview of a Mac OS X overhaul, but that’s not going to stop Apple from capping off a busy Wednesday with Java updates for Snow Leopard and Leopard users as well as a ProKit update for Apple’s professional applications.

  • Apple previews upcoming Mac OS X Lion

    Posted October 20, 2010 - 4:54 pm

    At a special Mac-focused event in Cupertino on Wednesday, Apple previewed the next version of its OS X operating system, called Lion.

  • The new Mac OS X: What Apple has in store for business

    Posted October 20, 2010 - 2:34 pm

    As Mac sales grow, more find their way into businesses

  • OS X 10.7: The rumors and the reality

    Posted October 19, 2010 - 8:54 pm

    On Wednesday, when Apple holds a Mac-focused event--you remember, those machines that Apple made before iPhones, iPods, and iPads took over?--it promises a look at the upcoming Mac OS X 10.7. Although this release hasn't been named, the invitation clearly shows a lion peeking out from behind a rotated Apple logo... so I'm guessing that Mac OS X 10.7 will be named Lynx. OK, just kidding on that one; clearly it's going to be Lion.

  • 5 Things Linux Does Better Than Mac OS X

    Posted September 30, 2010 - 8:56 pm

    Were it not for Windows' long-standing installed base and overwhelming market dominance, it seems unlikely that anyone would argue seriously for the merit of the operating system, plagued as it is by high prices, security problems and vendor lock-in.

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