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Evidence of Mac OS X v10.6?

by Mark Rowland on Jun 3, 2008 at 03:19 PM

WebKit,  the engine behind Safari and all of Mac’s other HTML needs, seems to be looking fairly far into the future.  It looks as if they’re anticipating the imminent release of Mac OS X v10.6 (or whatever it may be called, details on that in a bit).  Flickr user factoryjoe,… Continue Reading »

Lux: multi-touch for OS X

by Stephen Chinnadorai on May 17, 2008 at 03:46 AM

We all suspected that Mac OS X would one day support a multi-touch interface, similar to the iPhone’s - but not from a third party company. Lux is currently an experimental framework that brings multi-touch in full screen to Mac OS X. Christian Moore has managed to get this entire… Continue Reading »

Google’s App Engine Launcher goes to the Mac OS X

by Arnold Zafra on May 16, 2008 at 11:00 AM

The Google Application Engine Team and the Google Mac team have released a new App Engine Launcher made specifically to run on Mac OS X. For those not in the know, Google App Engine is Google’s way of providing users a platform to run their web applications on Google’s infrastructure.… Continue Reading »

Ten things I hate about Windows and love about my Mac

by Adam Fisher-Cox on Apr 28, 2008 at 09:12 AM

This is part two of a series. Read Part One here. What I Hate About Windows 1) The Taskbar - Windows users will crow on and on about the taskbar’s superiority, but it is crap. It has no one purpose, rather it is a poorly implemented strip that serves as… Continue Reading »

Psystar Breakdown: From Announcement to Video Proof

by Adam Fisher-Cox on Apr 24, 2008 at 10:17 PM

With so much mayhem surrounding Psystar, the company that announced last week the availability of what are essentially Mac clones, I thought it a good idea to give an easy-reader breakdown of all the fuss. It all started April 14th, when Psystar came out of nowhere claiming to be selling… Continue Reading »

Ten things I hate about the Mac and love about Windows

by Adam Fisher-Cox on Apr 17, 2008 at 12:19 PM

What I hate about Mac 1) USB Devices Always Wake the Computer - If my computer is sleeping, and I unplug my iPod to go out, why does my computer wake up? Why, why, why? Same if I’m unplugging my display/USB hub to use my computer as a laptop. The… Continue Reading »

Easy OS X Productivity Tips

by Michael Yurechko on Mar 30, 2008 at 10:56 AM

Rob Griffiths over at Macworld.com has put together an article and video outlining some great tips and tricks for being slightly more productive in OS X. These tips include some basic QuickTime and Quicklook video functions, Printing selected pages in Preview, and even some more ‘hardcore’ Terminal commands to help… Continue Reading »

Security Update 2008-002 Released

by Adam Fisher-Cox on Mar 18, 2008 at 05:33 PM

Apple today released Security Update 2008-002 for Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.2. The update addresses more than 40 known bugs. AppKit, X11, CUPS, and Foundation are the most addressed in the update. Password problems that might show your passwords to other local users were addresses in the areas of… Continue Reading »

10.5.2 Slips in a New Utility

by Adam Fisher-Cox on Feb 15, 2008 at 04:20 PM

Mac OS X 10.5.2 had a long list of fixes and additions, but one that wasn’t mentioned was the ability to remotely install OS X on a MacBook Air without installing from the MacBook Air disc. The program tells you to insert an Apple Install disc and then walks you… Continue Reading »

Apple launches tutorials section

by Adam Fisher-Cox on Feb 1, 2008 at 08:07 AM

Apple has officially launched a “Find Out How” section of their website, seemingly aimed at Windows switchers. It is an expansion of the few video tutorials that were seen at the bottom of Apple.com’s Mac page. The page features video tutorials on basic Mac actions, such as “Moving to Mac,”… Continue Reading »

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