Tag: OSX
How to Hide Unused System Preferences in OS X
The OS X System Preferences app shows all of your useful tools to configure your Mac the way you want, but it also has some that I will never use. That’s why I got excited when I learned your can hide the unused preference apps quite easily. Let me show you how. Open System Preferences [...]
Apple Beefs Up Security in OS X and Safari with Updates
Apple introduced a security flaw in OS X 10.7.3, but a new software update being pushed out over Software Update fixes this flaw. The new OS X 10.7.4 update is available as a free update to all OS X Lion users. Apple also shipped a new version of their web browser Safari that now checks your [...]
Apple Offering MobileMe Customers Free Copy of Snow Leopard
Apple wants MobileMe customers to make the jump to iCloud and their dangling a free copy of OS X Snow Leopard in front of them to kickstart the upgrade. This offer only applies to MobileMe customers running the two and soon-to-be three generation old version of OS X Leopard. Apple will cut off MobileMe on [...]
Safari 5.1.4 Update Brings Javascript and Performance Fixes
Apple has pushed out a new version of Safari, with improvements to performance and stability. Safari 5.1.4 specifically targets Javascript performance with this update. Get the Safari 5.1.4 update through the OS X Software Update tool found under the Apple Menu in the upper left of your screen. If you run Windows or you prefer to [...]
Apple Announces OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, iPad Inspired OS X (Video)
Today Apple released a developer preview of the next major release of its operating system named Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. You can get a look at one of the significant new features to preview if you download the beta version of Messages. From those who have had a look, Apple will mostly be [...]
Apple Takes Down OSX Updates Due to Stability Issues
Apple sent out Mac OSX Updates last week for OS X 10.7.3 Lion fixing mostly stability issues, but instead caused some problems for updaters. The delta update exited beta testing and hit the average user fixing security problems and some bugs. A delta update replaces only those files that need updating, resulting in a smaller [...]
OSX 10.7.3 Safari and AirPort Utility Updates Available
Apple pushed a pair of updates today for OS X Lion for the AirPort Utility and for the OS itself. The AirPort Utility handles your Mac Wi-Fi radio. This update brings compatibility with Apple’s AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule devices all of which are networking devices produced by the company. For all the [...]
OS X Shortcuts for Cutting Copying and Pasting
Here are some great OS X shortcuts for cutting, copying and pasting text. When copying or pasting text, most people select the text and then use the Edit menu and choose the Copy command or the Cut command. Then they move their cursor to the new place they want to place the text and again [...]
How To Use the Built-in DropBox-Style Sync in Mac OS X Lion
Did you know Mac OS X Lion has a folder that will sync files much like DropBox or SugarSync? Let me show you how to make use of it. If you’ve used DropBox or SugarSync, then you know of the beauty of putting a file in a folder on one computer and having it show [...]
New Lion Installations Down According to Web Stats
After a quick surge in the initial weeks after Apple’s new Mac OS X 10.7 Lion operating system appeared in the Mac App Store, the numbers of new Lion installations have slowed a little bit, according to numbers from ad firm Chikita. The number of visitors that the online advertiser sees in sites displaying their [...]
