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How to Force Quit Unruly Apps and Check on Which Are Slowing Down Your Mac

There’s a few quick ways to duck out of unresponsive apps, but you should always check if there’s an unknown program slowing down your Mac.

Gadgets Kyle Barr Apr 8

How to Translate Websites in Any Browser

Reading websites written in another language isn't difficult if you know where to look.

Gadgets David Nield Nov 11

How a Well-Regarded Mac App Became a Trojan Horse

NightOwl was supposed to make Macs work in dark mode. After a recent update, one developer discovered it was siphoning users’ data through a botnet.

Privacy & Security Kyle Barr Aug 26

Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking Into Hundreds of iCloud Accounts to Steal Nudes

The man sold his services online and also kept stolen photos and videos for himself.

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Oct 18

How to Fix Every Mountain Lion Annoyance With Third Party Apps

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 can be fixed with third party apps

Tech News Kyle Wagner Jul 26

The OS X Mountain Lion Survival Guide

Here’s a guide to what will make using all that ML stuff easier—and what’s going to make the new OS a pain.

Tech News Kyle Wagner Jul 25

OS X 10.7.2 Sneakily Fixed One of Our Biggest Pet Peeves in Lion

With all the hubbub over iOS 5, iCloud, and the iPhone last week, a pretty big change to OS X (for power-using dweebs like me) slipped by unnoticed: You can now rearrange Spaces and Full Screen apps from Mission Control. Not being able to rearrange Spaces and Full Screen apps (which were stuck on the…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Oct 19

OS X Lion 10.7.1 Is Out

Apple just released OS X Lion 10.7.1, the first update to the operating system since Lion was released in July. The update clears up bugs with video playback in Safari, audio playback, and transferring settings to a new Mac. It also improves Wi-Fi connectivity. [BGR]

Tech News Kyle Wagner Aug 16

Why Did Apple Obliterate a Galaxy From the Lion Wallpaper?

Now there are two reasons to change Apple’s generic OS X 10.7 wallpaper to a custom one: it’s a fake. A professor of physics spotted Apple’s source, which was astrophotographer Robert Gendler’s image of the Andromeda Galaxy. As you can see from Gendler’s photo above, and Apple’s wallpaper below, there’s been a big Photoshop job…

Space & Spaceflight Kat Hannaford Aug 12

Oops: Apple Overcharged Some Lion Downloaders $4,000

I wonder if Apple’s platinum sales for OS X Lion were boosted by these accidental overcharging incidents, which left one guy with a bill for $3,878.40. That’s 122 downloads’ worth of Lion, in case you’re struggling with the math. https://gizmodo.com/os-x-lion-goes-platinum-in-one-day-5823602 Unfortunately this isn’t the sole report of Apple accidentally overcharging customers who downloaded Lion from…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Aug 1

Google Adds Two-Finger Lion Gestures to Chrome, But Cocks Up the Natural Scrolling

Obviously those who disabled natural scrolling are laughing. But as you may’ve noticed already, Chrome’s three-finger left/right swipe to navigate through previously-viewed pages has been broken in Lion, because that gesture now flips between desktops. https://gizmodo.com/fuck-natural-scrolling-this-is-bullshit-5823588 Google’s since updated Chrome to number 14, as while it’s not been released past the dev channel yet, TechCrunch…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jul 27

Adobe Takes Back What It Said About Lion Disabling Flash Hardware Acceleration

Yesterday, Adobe wrote of its suspicions that OS X Lion has had Flash Player hardware acceleration disabled, which could be why Flash is proving to be a bit buggy. They’ve since retracted what they said, writing: https://gizmodo.com/os-x-lion-might-disable-flash-hardware-acceleration-5823388 “The final release of Mac OS X Lion (10.7) provides the same support for Flash hardware video acceleration…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jul 22

The OS X Lion Survival Guide

Okay, so OS X Lion isn’t perfect. With that in mind, here’s our guide to help you make the most of Apple’s new OS.

Tech News Kyle Wagner Jul 20

You Can Download OS X Lion Right Now

Although it’s (weirdly?) not a “featured app,” OS X Lion is indeed now available for download from the Mac App Store. The 3.5GB download will cost you $30, and upgrades your Mac with over 250 new features—some of which you may be just as happy without. https://gizmodo.com/mac-os-x-lion-review-this-is-not-the-future-we-were-ho-5819418 Update: Okay, now it’s the featured app. Can’t…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jul 20

Sound the Alarms, the Apple Store Is Down

This is one of the first occasions where we’ve been handed the day’s launches on a silver platter—Apple’s Peter Oppenheimer confirmed yesterday that OS X Lion will be available for download today. Also expected? MacBook Airs, white MacBooks and Mac Minis. [Apple Store] https://gizmodo.com/confirmed-os-x-lion-hits-mac-app-store-shelves-tomorro-5822791

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jul 20

Confirmed: OS X Lion Hits Mac App Store Shelves Tomorrow

According to Apple’s Peter Oppenheimer, speaking on today’s earnings call, Mac OS X Lion—as rumored—will go on sale tomorrow. You’ll be able to pick it up in Apple Stores or download it at the Mac App store for $30. Unless, uh, you’d rather take a pass. https://gizmodo.com/apple-made-silly-gobs-of-money-selling-over-20-million-5822778

Tech News Brian Barrett Jul 19

Download OS X Lion for Free at Apple Stores if Your Connection’s Too Crappy

If you’re on dialup (Sorry), a horrible dorm network, or your roommate hogs all the bandwidth with his love of True Blood torrents and pornography, you’ll have trouble getting the download-only OS X Lion. Computerworld”>But Apple’s got you covered. Letting you duck under bandwidth caps and other connection restraints, Apple will let customers download the…

Tech News Sam Biddle Jun 22

The Best of the 240 Unsung Features in OS X Lion

Launchpad! Mission Control! Airdrop! Lion’s packing so many bold new features that the keynote sounded like chatter from a missile silo. Apple highlighted the ten big ones, but what about the other 240? There are some hidden gems. Let’s look! https://lifehacker.com/whats-brand-new-in-os-x-lion-5808446 • A new address book: The new book’s dropping its side and status bars,…

Tech News Sam Biddle Jun 6

WWDC 2011 Predictions: Here Comes iCloud, But What Else?

Apple made the bold move of pre-announcing its WWDC offerings last week, but we’re sure there will still be surprises aplenty. Be sure to check out our liveblog today for breaking news; in the meantime, here are our predictions: https://gizmodo.com/icloud-is-coming-to-wwdc-5806910 Will you be able to Find My Mac in Lion? Not only does it make…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 6

OS X Lion Developer Preview 3 Here: New Finder Graphics and Who Knows What Else

OS X Lion Developer Preview 3 is out. We’re not totally sure what all is new yet, but some early stuff spotted by MacStories includes: “A new boot animation, new graphical elements in the Finders toolbar, new desktop wallpapers and the Reading List, now enabled in Safari.” We’re getting close, people. Interactive screensavers! Castles in…

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 13

Os x lion

How to Force Quit Unruly Apps and Check on Which Are Slowing Down Your Mac

How to Translate Websites in Any Browser

How a Well-Regarded Mac App Became a Trojan Horse

Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking Into Hundreds of iCloud Accounts to Steal Nudes

How to Fix Every Mountain Lion Annoyance With Third Party Apps

The OS X Mountain Lion Survival Guide

OS X 10.7.2 Sneakily Fixed One of Our Biggest Pet Peeves in Lion

OS X Lion 10.7.1 Is Out

Why Did Apple Obliterate a Galaxy From the Lion Wallpaper?

Oops: Apple Overcharged Some Lion Downloaders $4,000

Google Adds Two-Finger Lion Gestures to Chrome, But Cocks Up the Natural Scrolling

Adobe Takes Back What It Said About Lion Disabling Flash Hardware Acceleration

The OS X Lion Survival Guide

You Can Download OS X Lion Right Now

Sound the Alarms, the Apple Store Is Down

Confirmed: OS X Lion Hits Mac App Store Shelves Tomorrow

Download OS X Lion for Free at Apple Stores if Your Connection’s Too Crappy

The Best of the 240 Unsung Features in OS X Lion

WWDC 2011 Predictions: Here Comes iCloud, But What Else?

OS X Lion Developer Preview 3 Here: New Finder Graphics and Who Knows What Else

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