Here's something a little weird and potentially hilariously fun -- there's a little eight-character code that causes pretty much any app on a Mac to crash, instantly. Writing said code, which we had to put in an image using a Windows machine, will cause your app to crash, losing anything open. Read More >>
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. Read More >>
Featured comment by tootilicious:
"You can't have launch pad as the desktop, how would you launch an app with 5 windows open? That's why you have a dock with an apps folder that you can..." More »
The rumour mill has just coughed up a pinch-of-salt name for the as yet unannounced, but totally presumed, OS X 10.9. How does Lynx sound? It fits with Apple's penchant for big kitties, and considering the cats have been getting smaller since Lion, a Lynx sounds about right, but what do you think? Read More >>
Featured comment by ScyBy:
"*sigh*
My whole point was based on the notion that I don't think Apple would name their next OS after a cat that they already named a previous OS a..." More »
Apple's fancy new Fusion Drive promises to couple an SSD with a traditional hard drive for large-scale storage with lightning fast boot up and program launches. But a developer found Mountain Lion already packs support for Fusion Drive, meaning that with an SSD, a hard drive, and a bit of Terminal magic, you can create your own homebrew Fusion Drive right now for your old Mac. Read More >>
Featured comment by H00pyFr00d:
"Right. All done. It was very easy in the end. The perception of the user experience is almost exactly the same as it was when I had all the good stuff..." More »
Featured comment by mark.cormack:
"Or you could just use Hiss which passes through Growl notifications to notification centre.
http://collect3.com.au/hiss/" More »
It seems to be the case that if you make an update cheap and easily accessible then people will flock to the latest and greatest, which evidently is true as the speed of Mountain Lion's adoption is unprecedented for Apple's OS X. Read More >>
Fancy more Facebook in your day-to-day life? Well, those in on the OS X 10.8.2 Mountain Lion beta have just been given an update with a focus on the Facebook integration, meaning you can look forward to posting all manners of different content from the comfort of your desktop when the new update officially drops. Read More >>
Featured comment by baystar:
"Considering Facebook's primary function these days is to spam me with ads and promoted posts, I'm not sure I want this integrated into my OS." More »
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 rumoured to fix that problem for you. Here's the full list of what it includes: Read More >>
Featured comment by jpkeates:
"It seems to have fixed my annoying apps running and vanishing from view, and not visible in the dock or with CMD & Tab issue.
And for that I a..." More »
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. Read More >>
The Retina Macbook Pro has a pretty gorgeous display, but not all apps are updated to take advantage of the massive resolution just yet. Most developers are going to be updating their apps to make them look squeaky clean for the new screen, but Microsoft is not one of them, and will be leaving Office for Mac users with blurry messes to contend with. Read More >>
Featured comment by BurkusCat:
"Yip, they made a high resolution display and make the distance required to qualify for a retina display whatever that distance was lol" More »
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. Read More >>
Featured comment by Josh:
"That's my point. They made the technology to work with the new tech. If they wanted to, they could have found a way to make it work. Not that I'm that..." More »
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. Read More >>
Apple's answer to Intel's new ultrabook asleep-but-still-updating "Smart Connect" thing, Power Nap, which allows your computer to wake up and pull down your email, update software and things, is now available as a firmware update for those already running Mountain Lion. Read More >>
The current rumour now ramping through the internet is so dumb; so painfully stupid that Steve Jobs must be rolling in his grave: apparently, tonnes of irreversible imbeciles on Facebook and Twitter are saying that Apple's Mountain Lion image is based on the Jobs's biography cover picture, as an homage to Apple's former leader. Read More >>
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