Here's a weird little OS X quirk: the eight-character code above seems to cause pretty much any app on a Mac running Mountain Lion to crash, instantly.

Apple is reportedly testing Siri and Apple Maps integration for the next-gen version of its operating system, OS X 10.9. It makes perfect sense that they'd test two marquee (if controversial) features on the desktop. But that doesn't mean they'll be in the final product.

An update to Growl will make notifications start playing nice with Mountain Lion.

Has updating your computer to Mac OS X Lion completely killed your battery life? Today Apple has released the first major update (10.8.1), and it's rumored to fix that problem for you. Here's the full list of what it includes:

This morning I had a bad case of nostalgia. I listened to the classic "Quack" Macintosh system alert sound in a YouTube video and I thought about the good old days, when computing felt magical and smelled of new.

So Mountain Lion isn't perfect. It's got its flaws. But overall, it's a solid platform, and a lot of the smaller issues that pop up can be fixed with third party apps. Here's how to make everything just to your liking, using non-Apple software.

AirPlay mirroring is one of the sweet new features that arrives on your Mac with OS X Mountain Lion—as long as you have a newer computer. But if you've got a pre-2011 Mac, it's not going to work. Cult of Mac explains that it's a hardware problem and not a conspiracy.

Apple's Power Nap, which allows Macs to pull down email, calendar changes, software updates and whatever else from the internet while in standby, is now available as a firmware update for those running Mountain Lion.

The public release of OS X Mountain Lion is available for download now. Is it worth it? Should you upgrade? We've got you covered. Here's everything you need to know.