Mac OS X

Apple Creating Mysterious “New Revolutionary Feature” In the Heart of Mac OS X

Apple is definitely excited about a new mysterious feature that “will truly amaze everyone […] a new and revolutionary feature for Mac OS X.” The extreme hyperbole in their latest job offer is surprising, and it doesn’t stop there: Are you looking to help create something totally new? Something that has never been done before…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jul 30

Apple Driver Update Adds Magic Trackpad Support, Enables Inertial Scrolling on Older MacBooks

The Magic Trackpad has just shown up and Apple has already issued a driver update for it. The same update also enables inertial scrolling and three-finger dragging on MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops with multi-touch trackpads. https://gizmodo.com/apples-magic-trackpad-is-here-5597374 There are Mac OS X, Windows 64-bit, and Windows 32-bit versions available. [MacRumors via Engadget]

Tech News Rosa Golijan Jul 27

Lego Printer for Mac Restores My Paper Lust

I can’t remember the last time I printed anything, but after watching this Lego felt-tip printer in action—complete with Mac OS X drivers—I’m thinking about building one for myself and get back into it. [B3TA via Boing Boing]

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jun 2

Microsoft (Obviously) Claims Google Employees Would Be Better Off Sticking With Windows

Microsoft really didn’t like that a Google employee went public, telling the world the big G is swapping employees’ computers from Windows to Chrome, OS X and Linux. They’ve responded in a particularly sarky way, calling it “ironic”: Windows communications manager Brandon LeBlanc retorted via a corporate blog post: “Would it make any difference if…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 2

Google HQ Throwing Out Windows in Favor of OS X or Linux

Not just content with having a free canteen filled to the brim with delicious food, free childcare and every other perk known to man, Google is now replacing employees’ operating systems, throwing out Windows in favor of OS X. The official line is because they’re concerned over security risks associated with using Windows—largely in part…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 1

Flash On Mac Just Got More Tolerable

Adobe may have stopped bothering with iPhones, but they certainly didn’t hesitate to finally give us a tolerable Flash video experience on Macs by incorporating Apple’s new video acceleration API in a Flash Player preview release dubbed “Gala.” https://gizmodo.com/adobe-dropping-iphone-app-development-technology-after-5520938 The preview release “introduces support for H.264 video hardware decoding on Mac OS X 10.6.3.” This…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Apr 28

Steam for Mac: I Want It More Everyday

Fresh details on Steam for Mac, which is bursting my pants: It’s fully native, using OpenGL—no wrappers—and is Intel only. It requires Leopard, and for Source games, a decent graphics card. No dates yet. =( [MacStories via MacRumors]

Tech News Matt Buchanan Apr 26

Why Flash On Mac Is About To Get Much Less Terrible

Running Flash on Mac OS is, in a word, miserable. It’s slow, resource-sucking and crashy, compared to Windows. Which is why Apple’s new video acceleration API—which Adobe plans to use in upcoming versions of Flash—is great news. It all started with this dense little block of words, posted on Apple’s Mac OS reference library: The…

Tech News John Herrman Apr 24

How To: Run Windows in OS X, the Right Way

If you’re anxious about switching from a PC to a Mac, consider this: There are a multitude of ways you can virtualize Windows within OS X, and they all work uniquely well. Here’s how to choose the right one. There are three major virtualization products for Mac, and at their core, they’re all quite similar.…

Tech News John Herrman Mar 6

Guess The Apple Tablet Features, Win One For Yourself

Everyone is trying to guess what the features are of the tablet that Apple may announce on Wednesday 27. What’s its name? What’s the OS? How big? Tell us what you think and win an Apple tablet. Click to viewRules Apart from the usual Gawker legalese, here’s it how it works: • You fill out…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jan 19

Apple Nemesis Psystar Permanently Banned From Selling Mac Clones

I feared that the Apple vs Psystar battle would just fizzle out, but it’s ending with a strong punch as Apple Insider reports that Apple has been granted a permanent injunction against Psystar, marking the end of shady Mac clones. https://gizmodo.com/final-round-of-psystar-vs-apple-might-be-called-off-5378425 Apparently Psystar has until the final second of this year, midnight on December 31,…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Dec 15

Use Your iPhone or iPod touch to Lock Your Mac

While I prefer to use a long password to protect my computer, I like the idea of being able to use a physical key to lock it. This is precisely what Airlock does, using your iPhone. It works great. Airlock is a system preferences pane. Double-click to install it, associate it with your iPhone or…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Dec 8

64-bit Chromium Now Available for Mac Users

Up until now, the unofficial Google Chrome for Macs, Chromium, has only been available in a 32-bit download, but today you can grab the ChromiumOS64 if you’re more RAMmed-up. https://gizmodo.com/google-chromium-alpha-builds-available-for-os-x-linux-5279835 Teo en Ming, the ChromiumOS64 project lead, says of the download: “The original Chromium OS project does not support 64-bit platforms. This is because the…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Dec 7

This is How a Pissed Off Designer Quits His Job

It might not be the smartest way of giving a zero-weeks notice at work, but you’ve gotta give this guy some credit for doing extra work and making a custom Mac OS X app just for the purpose of quitting. Supposedly the pop up prompt (which apparently doesn’t do anything) was seen by the fellow’s…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Nov 24

OS X’s Spinning Beach Ball Makes Family Guy Cameo

I’ve definitely wanted to Force Quit some conversations in my time, so a real life spinning beach ball of death would be the perfect excuse. Watch: Microsoft may have backed out of the show’s live special, but Family Guy definitely has the geek cred thing down. [Nick McGlynn] https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-pusses-out-on-family-guy-special-5390439 Click to view

Tech News Danny Allen Nov 23

The Dreadful Spinning Beach Ball of Paint

I want to find more (any) time for my painting, but with so many things to do, my artwork usually stalls. Like this half-rendered art piece, crashed and showing Mac OS X‘s spinning beach ball of death. It’s a painting replica, painted with acrylic on top to make it look half-baked, then fitted with an…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Nov 17

Confirmed: Snow Leopard 10.6.2 Update Is Missing Atom Support, Breaks Hackintosh

If you’re using a Hackintosh then you might want to hold off on the OS X 10.6.2 update, because for all its bug fixes, it lacks the Intel Atom support necessary for our beloved Hackintosh netbooks. Update. https://gizmodo.com/snow-leopard-10-6-2-fixes-account-nuking-bug-and-about-5400758 Update: There appears to be some confusion regarding which sort of Hackintosh set up is affected by…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Nov 9

Orb Media Streaming Finally Available For Macs

Orb’s been out for a while, but now there’s OS X 10.5 and 10.6 compatibility. Mac users can finally use the app to stream all sorts of media from iTunes to nearly any internet-connected device. Oh, and it’s completely free. You can download the Orb application right here. You’ll have to look for porn to…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Nov 6

Snow Leopard Beats Windows 7 In Almost Every Count on Mac Hardware

CNET has spent some time testing 64-bit Windows 7 and Snow Leopard on a MacBook Pro, currently the only machine that officially supports both of them natively. Snow Leopard wins in all accounts except one: Gaming. Of course, you can argue that Windows is not as optimized as Mac OS X in that machine. On…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Oct 16

Reports: Snow Leopard Bug Eats User Accounts Whole

A small but understandably very upset group of people are reporting a bug in Snow Leopard that totally wipes out account data without warning. The consensus is that it has something to do with guest accounts: the data loss seems to come directly after using one, when trying to log back into a regular account.…

Tech News John Herrman Oct 12

Apple Creating Mysterious “New Revolutionary Feature” In the Heart of Mac OS X

Apple Driver Update Adds Magic Trackpad Support, Enables Inertial Scrolling on Older MacBooks

Lego Printer for Mac Restores My Paper Lust

Microsoft (Obviously) Claims Google Employees Would Be Better Off Sticking With Windows

Google HQ Throwing Out Windows in Favor of OS X or Linux

Flash On Mac Just Got More Tolerable

Steam for Mac: I Want It More Everyday

Why Flash On Mac Is About To Get Much Less Terrible

How To: Run Windows in OS X, the Right Way

Guess The Apple Tablet Features, Win One For Yourself

Apple Nemesis Psystar Permanently Banned From Selling Mac Clones

Use Your iPhone or iPod touch to Lock Your Mac

64-bit Chromium Now Available for Mac Users

This is How a Pissed Off Designer Quits His Job

OS X’s Spinning Beach Ball Makes Family Guy Cameo

The Dreadful Spinning Beach Ball of Paint

Confirmed: Snow Leopard 10.6.2 Update Is Missing Atom Support, Breaks Hackintosh

Orb Media Streaming Finally Available For Macs

Snow Leopard Beats Windows 7 In Almost Every Count on Mac Hardware

Reports: Snow Leopard Bug Eats User Accounts Whole

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