Master Your Mac book review
Author: Matt Cone Publisher: No Starch Press Publication Date: November 12, 2012 ISBN 10: 1593274068 ISBN 13: 978-1593274061 Pages: 424 Price: $29.95 USD (currently available at 40% off for $19.00)...
View ArticleWhat’s your pick for the name of OS X 10.9?
Based on recent precedent, we can reasonably anticipate Apple will be releasing OS X v10.9 sometime in 2013, probably before fall, with beta builds likely to begin surfacing soon. Apple has already...
View ArticleTeach Yourself Visually MacBook Pro review
Author: Brad Miser Publisher: Wiley Publication Date: October 30, 2012 ISBN 10: 1118383273 ISBN 13: 978-1118383278 Pages: 384 Price: $29.99 USD There is plenty of choice and variety in of Mac iOS...
View ArticleIs OS X Snow Leopard Apple’s Windows XP? Well, not exactly
One big difference between Mac and Windows users, especially over the past dozen years, has been the proportion of Mac-users willing to (and even enthusiastically) stay upgraded to the latest version...
View ArticleApple’s cloud computing “ecosystem”– walled garden or comfortable prison?
A friend of mine—a longtime and formerly ultra-enthusiastic Mac fan—recently summed up his frustration with the direction Apple has taken. He still uses Apple computers because, he says, he’s too lazy...
View ArticleWhy OS X Lynx would be an excellent name for v10.9
Consensus is gelling that OS X Lynx (one of the major wild feline names as yet not applied to an OS X version) will be the name for OS X v10.9. It remains to be seen whether consensus is correct, but...
View ArticleApple releases OS X 10.8.3, Safari 6.0.3
Apple has released OS X 10.8.3, the latest update for Mountain Lion, which also includes Safari 6.0.3. In addition to bug and security fixes, it includes the ability to scan an iTunes card using your...
View ArticleCould Apple really name OS X 10.9 “Cougar” with no problem?
I have to disagree with my friend, The Mac Observer’s John Martellaro, who contends that there would be no problem in Apple naming OX 10.9 “Cougar,” an as yet unused OS X version nomenclature wild...
View ArticleApple releases OS X 10.8.4 beta to developers
Apple has unveiled their next software update for Mountain Lion, as the OS X 10.8.4 beta has been pushed to developers registered in Apple's developer program. This developer build is labeled 12E30,...
View Article[Rumor] OS X v10.9 to borrow more features from iOS
As we get closer to WWDC 2013 in June, rumors are starting to spread regarding Apple’s next update to the Macintosh operating system: OS X 10.9. According to several online reports, OS X 10.9 will...
View ArticleApple releases OS X 10.8.4 update
After months in beta, Apple has finally released the OS X 10.8.4 update for Mountain Lion. The OS X update is available now for download via the Mac App Store, and brings major improvements throughout...
View ArticleApple puts up OS X and iOS 7 banners for WWDC 2013
Apple's WWDC 2013 event is set to kick off early this Monday at 10:00am with one of the company's widely popular keynotes. During this keynote, Apple CEO Tim Cook and several other executives will...
View ArticleApple introduces Mavericks, the newest OS X
During the WWDC 2013 Keynote, Apple’s SVP of Software Engineering Craig Federighi took the stage to introduce the tenth version of the popular OS X. Apple moved away from the common naming theme of...
View ArticleParallels provides instructions for running OS X Mavericks in Parallels...
Parallels’ Desktop 8 software suite, which allows you to run virtual Mac, Linux, or Windows machines from within your existing OS X installation, has posted both instructions and an update to help...
View ArticleApple releases OS X 10.8.5 to developers
Apple has unleashed their latest software update (build 12F17) for OS X 10.8.5 Mountain Lion to those who are part of Apple's Dev program. OS X 10.8.5 appears to be an end software version of Mountain...
View ArticleApple seeds OS X Mavericks Developer Preview 3 to developers
Yesterday, Apple released the third beta of iOS 7 to developers with several enhancements and bug fixes. It has only been two weeks since the last beta release, and it seems Apple is keeping to a...
View ArticleApple seeds two OS X Mavericks updates to developers
Apple appears to be stabalizing its OS X Mavericks updates by releasing multiple versions of the OS X Mavericks Developer Preview 3 in one week. Apple initially released the third developer preview on...
View ArticleIs your Mac ready for OS X Mavericks?
The truth about me is that I dig OS updates. Remember back when Apple charged everyone to beta test OS X? I paid for that. I also update my OS the moment I can, regardless of the inherent dangers....
View ArticleAttend iPhone, iPad and Mac Summer School for free at ScreenCastsOnline
Whether you’re looking to master your Mac or Apple iDevice, or simply want to see if there are any features/abilities you’re missing, online training is often the way to go. If you’ve got some free...
View ArticleApple Developer Center back online after an eight day outage
After a grueling eight days for many developers, the Apple developer center is finally coming back online. A number of developers began to note they were able to log into their accounts and once again...
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