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”

• Week in Apple: Developers leaving iPhone, Psystar screwed

  
  Family Learning Center — Authority: 162
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• Run Google Chrome OS within Mac OS X

  
  OS X Daily — Authority: 662
  The last few days the tech world has been blazing about Google’s latest creation, Chrome OS, which is a lightweight and free Linux-based operating system intended to run on Netbooks and, eventually, Desktops. It’s basically just the Chrome web browser with some other features unique to the OS itself, which makes ...
  2 hours ago

• XAMPP 1.7.3 Beta 2

  
  TechBeta — Authority: 143
  XAMPP is an easy to install Apache distribution containing MySQL, PHP and Perl. XAMPP is really very easy to install and to use – just download, extract and start. At the moment there are four XAMPP distributions: XAMPP for Linux · The distribution for Linux systems (tested for SuSE, RedHat, Mandrake and ...
  5 hours ago

• Suggest words when entering text

  
  OS X Daily — Authority: 662
  You can suggest words while entering text into many applications by simply hitting the Escape key while typing. Can’t remember how to spell a word but remember that it starts with a V? No problem, type V and then hit ‘Escape’ and a list of words will come up that start with V… check out the screenshot below ...
  7 hours ago

• Mac OS X 10.6.2 Hacked to Allow Atom Support

  
  Tech News Time — Authority: 147
  No bonus points for calling this one, but it looks like Atom support has returned to Mac OS X 10.6.2 — less than two weeks after it was unceremoniously removed to the dismay of hackintoshers. Of course, this new “fix” doesn’t come courtesy of Apple, and it does take the art of hackintoshing to some risky new ...
  12 hours ago

• iTunes Store: How to write a review

  
  The UNIX and Linux Forums — Authority: 170
  As an iTunes Store customer, you can write reviews on items that you have purchased or are familiar with, such as albums, movies, or Apps. More from Apple OS X Support ...
  14 hours ago

• MacUpdate Desktop version 5.0.2 released, win a membership from TUAW

  
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  16 hours ago

• Rhino OS X - New Build

  
  Rhino News, etc. — Authority: 423
  There is a new build available, Wenatchee 2009-11-20 , with many new features, enhancements, and bug fixes. Also included are: Additions : You can now attach bitmap or procedure textures to many of the Toucan material settings. The Heightfield command is implemented. Pasted text will now be executed as Rhino ...
  20 hours ago

• Aperture: Drop-shadows may turn solid black Special Occasion book

  
  The UNIX and Linux Forums — Authority: 170
  Drop-shadows in the Special Occasion book are solid black in the PDF preview created when you buy or print the book. The drop-shadows will be solid black in purchased books using the Special Occasion theme. More from Apple OS X Support ...
  21 hours ago

• Hackintosh patch allows OS X on netbooks again

  
  Eee PC - Blog — Authority: 541
  With the recent update from Apple for Mac OS X 10.6.2 Snow Leopard, it prevented netbooks from running the Operating System. Users with hackintosh netbooks were advised to not update in order to continue running Snow Leopard. Thankfully a patch has now been released allowing hackintosh users to update their ...
  1 day ago

• Inkscape review

  
  Software-Today.com — Authority: 110
  Inkscape is a cross-platform vector-based graphics application, which can be used for creating graphics, logos, diagrams, icons, maps and many more. Inkscape was released for a first time in 2003 and has been under constant development ever since; it offers features that can be found in similar commercial software and ...
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• Get Mac OS X 10.6.2 on your Non-Intel Atom-Based Netbook

  
  NetbookBoards.com — Authority: 440
  Hey you! Want to install Mac’s Snow Leopard OS onto your non-Mac netbook? Fortunately with this following hack, you can. A forum member at InsanelyMac posted a patch that allows users to install the Mac OS X 10.6.2 update on their netbooks. Testing has ensued for roughly a week already and the hack seems to be ...
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• Silently adjust sound volume level by holding down the Shift key

  
  OS X Daily — Authority: 662
  You can adjust your Mac’s sound volume level silently by holding down the Shift key and then pressing the volume up or volume down keys. This is really handy when you’re in a quiet office or library and don’t want the beep sounds blaring as you adjust system volume. This tip was submitted to us by Fashion ...
  1 day ago

• muCommander 0.8.4

  
  TechBeta — Authority: 143
  muCommander is a lightweight, cross-platform file manager featuring a Norton Commander style interface and running on any operating system with Java support (Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, BSD, Solaris…). Here’s a non-exaustive list of what you’ll find: • Virtual filesystem with local filesystems, FTP, SFTP, ...
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• Hack Finds Ways to Reenable Atom Processor Support for Mac OS X 10.6.2

  
  O'Grady's PowerPage - Your Mobile Technology Destination — Authority: 477
  If Apple says you can’t do it, then someone out there will find a way. Per Macworld , hackers have found a way to circumvent the changes in Mac OS X 10.6.2 to allow the latest upgrade to Apple’s Snow Leopard to run on netbooks with Intel Atom processors. When Apple released Mac OS X 10.6.2 earlier this month, ...
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• Workaround Restores Mac OS X 10.6.2 Compatibility With Intel Ato...

  
  Linux/Unix News - motd.ambians.com — Authority: 461
  InsanelyMac reports that a member of its forums has created a workaround allowing users who have modified their Intel Atom-based netbooks into "Hackintoshes" in order to run Mac OS X to upgrade to OS X 10.6.2. The 10.6.2 update had specifically disa...
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• Russian Hacker Fixes Busted Atom Support on Snow Leopard Netbooks

  
  ModCool — Authority: 456
  In whats turning out to be a game of cat and mouse, Apple last week disabled support for Intels Atom processor through a Snow Leopard update, a tactic the Hackintosh community insisted would present only a temporary setback. They were right, thanks to a Russian hacker known as "teateam," who says he has restored ...
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• Russian Hackers Fixes Busted Atom Support on Snow Leopard Netbooks

  
  ModCool — Authority: 456
  In whats turning out to be a game of cat and mouse, Apple last week disabled support for Intels Atom processor through a Snow Leopard update, a tactic the Hackintosh community insisted would present only a temporary setback. They were right, thanks to a Russian hacker known as "teateam," who says he has restored ...
  1 day ago

• Hackintoshers bring back Atom support

  
  MAC.BLORGE — Authority: 134
  Let the games begin! When Apple left support for Intel Atom processors out of Mac OS X 10.6.2, we all knew it would be a matter days before savvy netbook users would re-instate the functionality and now that’s exactly what’s happened—rock on. Tea Blog (via Yahoo Yech , Google translation ) reports that ...
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• Resize Partitions in Mac OS X with Disk Utility

  
  OS X Daily — Authority: 662
  You can easily resize any disk partition in Mac OS X using the included Disk Utility app, located in /Applications/Utilities, you can even resize a mounted volume but that’s not the best idea in the world. Before you go messing around and resizing your partitions, be sure to backup your data in case something goes ...
  1 day ago

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