OS X

Apple's desktop operating system, Mac OS X, is considered the soul of the Macintosh computer. This BSD-based OS is built on technologies developed at NeXT that were acquired by Apple in early 1996. The first consumer-oriented release of OS X was in March, 2001. Since then, Apple has had a very aggressive release schedule with significant updates coming every 12 to 24 months.

All versions of OS X have an associated "big cat" code name - 10.0 was "Cheetah", 10.1 was "Puma" and so on. Over time, Apple began using the code names in marketing materials and even began branding the releases, starting with OS X "Jaguar". A client version and a server version are usually released in parallel.

As with Apple hardware, there is a huge rumor ecosystem based on speculation of what features the next release will hold. There are also many tip sites and troubleshooting sites to help with operating system issues or running software on these operating systems.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “OS X”

• Apple Requests Permanent Psystar Injunction

  
  Gearlog — Authority: 730
  Apple on Tuesday asked a California district judge to permanently prevent Psystar from infringing on its copyrights."Unless Psystar is permanently enjoined, it will not stop its unlawful conduct - conduct that is causing irreparable harm to Apples business, brand, and goodwill," Apple said in a filing.Earlier this ...
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• Dare to be Creative announces Parachute backup utility for Mac OS X

  
  The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — Authority: 773
  Filed under: Software , First Look If theres one thing youve probably learned over the years from reading TUAW, its that backups are important. Many of the bloggers here are obsessive about backups, doing Time Machine backups, SuperDuper! bootable backups, and using services like BackBlaze for offsite ...
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• Apple Seeks to Shut Down Psystar for Good With Permanent Injunction

  
  TheAppleBlog — Authority: 644
  It’s been a long, drawn out legal battle, but Apple is clearly winning by almost all accounts, and it just filed for a motion that could end Psystar’s party permanently. On Monday, the company filed a claim for a permanent judgment against Psystar that would stop the clone maker from selling any products at all, ...
  4 hours ago

• Free Desktop Wallpaper Showcase: Set 69

  
  Windows Tools, Help & Guides | Mintywhite.com — Authority: 130
  Windows 7 Media Center Customization Handbook | Get FREE books (Password: ilikefree ) A collection of desktop wallpapers for Windows, OS X, and Linux. If you have wallpapers you’ve made yourself or if you have any suggestions, leave them in the comments or contact me . (...) Read the rest of Free Desktop ...
  5 hours ago

• Anatomy of a Mac OS X malware sample

  
  Computerworld Blogs — Authority: 444
  This week on Security Levity : the growing threat of Mac malware. Lets look at just one example. Earlier this year, security researcher Jerome Segura from Paretologic, a Commtouch Security Alliance member, discovered a new Mac OS X malware variant: OSX/Jahlav-C . read more
  6 hours ago

• Thunderbird 3 Release Candidate Available for Download [Downloads]

  
  Lifehacker — Authority: 815
  Windows/Mac/Linux: The "near-final" release of Thunderbird 3s release candidate has arrived, adding universal search, nearly automatic account setup, and better RSS and calendar management to Mozillas desktop mail client. Grab a copy and see for yourself. Weve often recommended Thunderbird as a means of backing up ...
  7 hours ago

• This is How a Pissed Off Designer Quits His Job [Image Cache]

  
  Gizmodo — Authority: 892
  It might not be the smartest way of giving a zero-weeks notice at work, but youve 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 doesnt do anything) was seen by the fellows coworker who explained ...
  16 hours ago

• Windows 7 install base overtaking OS X

  
  CrunchGear — Authority: 796
  There’s no real cause for alarm here, but it might be a good talking point (or at least something to be aware of) that Windows 7 is nose and nose with OS X for install numbers , according to stats published by Net Applications. This isn’t really significant in and of itself, as it was sure to happen at some point ...
  20 hours ago

• OS Xbox Pro the coolest Xbox mod. Period. Mac Pro stuffed inside…

  
  Gadgetsteria — Authority: 576
  Ok, did I miss some announcement on some bizarre national mod week? I mean the OS XBox Pro (pictured above) is now one of many gadget mods we’ve covered over the last couple of days. All things considered, it could be the millionth custom mod and I would still be just as captivated and geeked out. Some of you may ...
  20 hours ago

• iTiVo Downloads Shows to Your Mac for On-the-Go Viewing [Downloads]

  
  Lifehacker — Authority: 815
  Mac OS X: If you like to watch shows from your TiVo with a handheld device—like an iPhone or PSP—when youre on the go, free, open-source application iTiVo converts them to a portable format with a few simple clicks. iTiVo connects over your wireless network to your Series 2, Series, 3, or TiVoHD DVR and collects ...
  21 hours ago

• Sony VAIO X ultraportable gets the Hackintosh treatment

  
  F-Default — Authority: 542
      The Vaio X, aside from being thin and light, is notoriously difficult to mod — simply put, there’s not much room in there to play around! Besides, when you’ve spent well over a grand for a machine, you’re not necessarily going to be gung-ho about digging in with your soldering gun. Still, when ...
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• NSA Offers Security Guidelines for Sun, Apple and Red Hat

  
  System News for Sun Users - The Blog — Authority: 138
  To Help Protect OSes Against Certain Types of Attacks The National Security Agency (NSA) is working with Sun, Apple and Red Hat “to develop secure baselines for their products,” commented Richard Schaeffer, the NSA’s information assurance director, on Nov. 17 at a hearing before the U.S. Senate’s Subcommittee ...
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• New Cloud-based Desktop as a Service for Educational Institutions

  
  System News for Sun Users - The Blog — Authority: 138
  Offers Benefits of Cloud Computing to the School Desktop A new cloud-based Desktop as a Service is being offered for educational institutions by Sun and Ashbourne Technology Group. The multi-platform service provides a virtual desktop experience for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and Solaris to most client ...
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• The Benefits of Open Source Software

  
  IENACE — Authority: 142
  As unbelievable as it appears, there are hundreds of companies and foundations out there that actively create and distribute software for no cost. The reason for them opening up their software is varied, but the advantages to the customers is huge. Back in the 1970’s, computer geeks and nerds would create software ...
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• JaBack 8.32

  
  TechBeta — Authority: 146
  JaBack – Automated Data Backup Software. Improve your productivity! Backup software designed to automate all your backup, synchronization, and archiving tasks. · Easy to use: no programming and scripting required, graphical interface · Powerful, versatile, reliable and free · Run more than 1000+ tasks a day ...
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• Option-Click the Airport Menu for Extra Wireless Info

  
  OS X Daily — Authority: 664
  If you Option-Click the Airport Menu you can get extended information about the wireless network you are connected to (and the ones you’re not as well), including Channel information, MAC address of the access point, signal strength, and the transmission rate. This is Snow Leopard only, if you haven’t upgraded ...
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• Sony VAIO X gets OS X Snow Leopard

  
  SlashGear — Authority: 783
  There’s a lot to like about Sony’s VAIO X ultraportable – its indecently-skinny build, the engineering intelligence that went into its design, and its lengthy battery life just to name a few things – but if you’re less than inspired by Windows 7 then how about a Mac OS X version?  That’s not one of ...
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• Reports of dead and damaged Core i7 iMacs on the rise

  
  Boy Genius Report — Authority: 777
  As if waiting weeks to receive a custom ordered Core i7 iMac wasn’t bad enough, Apple forums the world wide web over are filling up with reports of computers showing up with broken displays an/or simply not booting up. Giz seems to think that the packaging might be inadequate for the 27″ behemoths and the ...
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• Office 2008 for Mac Business Edition ‘70% off retail for student’

  
  D' Technology Weblog — Authority: 547
  Mac Unit announced a special discount – 70% off retail price to U.S. college and graduate students on Office 2008 for Mac Business Edition , that includes Web Services Edition, Document Connection for Mac with SharePoint support, and exclusive themes and graphics in addition to standard Office programs Word, ...
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• No terminal (tty) after ssh and telnet also

  
  The UNIX and Linux Forums — Authority: 170
  Hi all, we are just confused about a strange problem on one server in production (XServer, running OSXS 10.5.6). It works normal for month. Since two day everthing seems to be fine also with one exception. When we connect trough ssh we wont get a tty session. For testing purposes, we enabled telnet and try to ...
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