OS X News

Apple’s Two-Day-Old Mountain Lion Off to a Roaring Start

Posted on 27/07/2012 by Chris Hauk

A combination of easy access and a low price has Apple’s OS X Mountain Lion on track to become one of the most quickly adopted operating systems in recent history.

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OS X Mountain Lion: All About Sharing

Posted on 26/07/2012 by Chris Hauk

We’ve been told since we were very young that it’s good to share. With OS X Mountain Lion, Apple makes it easier then ever to be the kind of person your parents always dreamed you’d be. No, not an doctor. Someone who shares.

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OS X Mountain Lion: All About Notification Center

Posted on 25/07/2012 by Chris Hauk

There’s a whole lot happening on your Mac, you’ve got emails coming in, instant messages, alarms, etc. Mountain Lion’s Notification Center brings that all together into one location, where everything can be quickly seen at a glance.

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Some Users Are Unable to Redeem Their Mountain Lion Codes on The App Store

Posted on 25/07/2012 by Chris Hauk

Some recent Mac buyers who are trying to upgrade to Mountain Lion through Apple’s OS X Up-to-Date program have ran into error messages telling them their redemption code has already been used.

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OS X Lion Users: Safari 6 Now Available

Posted on 25/07/2012 by Chris Hauk

In all the excitement about Mountain Lion, we don’t want Lion users to think we’ve forgotten them. Apple has released Safari 6 for OS X Lion. It’s available through Software Update on your Mac Desktop.

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OS X Mountain Lion Reviews Around The Web

Posted on 25/07/2012 by Chris Hauk

Apple released OS X 10.8, Mountain Lion today, and the reviews around the web are coming in, and while it’s not unanimous, it looks like the “experts” are loving Mountain Lion! I know I’m digging it, but lets see what other sites are saying…

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How to Use Dictation in OS X Mountain Lion

Posted on 25/07/2012 by Chris Hauk

OS X Mountain Lion is debuting, and with it comes one of my favorite features: Dictation! The new version of Apple’s venerable OS X operating system will allow you to talk to enter text instead of typing it by hand in just about any app on your Mac.

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Apple ‘Final Reminder’ – Better Save Your iWork.com Docs by End of the Month

Posted on 24/07/2012 by Chris Hauk

Just in case you didn’t get your “final reminder” from Apple, be aware that you need to save your iWork.com documents by July 31. Otherwise, they all go poof!

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ZEVO ZFS File System on OS X Is Acquired by GreenBytes

Posted on 23/07/2012 by Chris Hauk

ZEVO, the software package by former Apple file system engineer Don Brady that brings the Sun-backed ZFS file system to OS X, has been acquired by GreenBytes, a storage appliance hardware company that already uses ZFS in its products.

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10 Reasons Your Business Needs OS X Mountain Lion Server

Posted on 17/07/2012 by Chris Hauk

Expectations are that Apple will release Mountain Lion next week. They’ll be launching Mountain Lion Server at the same time. It’s a revolutionary server platform in many ways, not the least is that it’ll only cost $19.99.

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New Cross-Platform Java Malware Attacks OS X, Windows, and Linux

Posted on 11/07/2012 by Chris Hauk

A new browser based cross-platform malware can give hackers remote access to your computer, be it a OS X, Windows, or Linux based computer.

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Objective-C Now 3rd Most Popular Coding Language

Posted on 10/07/2012 by Chris Hauk

According to a new study, Objective-C, the programming language used to build applications for the Mac, iPhone, and iPad, is now the 3rd most popular coding language among programmers.

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Mac App Store May Prevent Incompatible Macs from Downloading Mountain Lion

Posted on 09/07/2012 by Chris Hauk

If your Mac doesn’t meet the minimum recommended system specifications for OS X Mountain Lion, the App Store may not let you download it.

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Mountain Lion AirPlay Mirroring: Not So Fast There, Older Macs!

Posted on 03/07/2012 by Chris Hauk

Unless you have a mid-2011 or newer iMac, Mac mini, MacBook Air, or early-2011 or newer MacBook Pro, you may not be able to enjoy AirPlay Mirroring with your second generation or newer Apple TV when OS X Mountain Lion is released.

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Report: Apple’s iOS Has 65% Share in Mobile Browsers, Android at 20%

Posted on 02/07/2012 by Chris Hauk

Apple has grabbed an increasingly larger share of mobile devices being tracked by Net Applications, reaching a whopping 65 percent in June. The 65.27 percent share was up from 62.65 percent in May.

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Apple Releases Updated OS X Printer Drivers

Posted on 30/06/2012 by Chris Hauk

Apple has released driver updates for OS X. The updates are specifically for printers from Canon, Epson, Lexmark, Infotec, Gestenter, Ricoh, Savin, Lanier, InfoPrint, and NRG.

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