OSX

Apple’s desktop operating system, Mac OS X, is considered the soul of the Macintosh. 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 “OSX”

• Synergy+ lets you share a mouse and keyboard between several computers.

  
  N.E.R.D. — Authority: 119
  Ive been using Synergy for about 3 years now and never really thought about writing about it. Tonight I came across Synergy+ which is a maintenance fork of the original Synergy. So I thought about writing a small note about it since its now maintained again. Synergy+ (synergy-plus) lets you easily share a single ...
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• First iPhone worm rickrolls jailbroken phones

  
  Gadget Ressitance — Authority: 160
  Filed under: Handsets , iPhone OS We sort of knew this would happen as soon as we heard about that iPhone wallpaper hack in the Netherlands — a hacker named ikex has created what’s apparently the first iPhone worm, and it’s currently infecting jailbroken iPhones across Australia. The “ikee” worm, ...
  8 hours ago

• How To Inject JavaScript Functions Into a UIWebView [del.icio.us]

  
  The Daily ACK — Authority: 98
  UIWebView has very few instance methods. One of them is stringByEvaluatingJavaScriptFromString, which very powerful and unfortunately poorly documented.
  11 hours ago

• Netbooks shunned by official Mac OS X 10.6.2 release

  
  Ars Technica — Authority: 756
  The fears of netbook users with an appreciation for Mac OS X have been confirmed this week with the release of the 10.6.2 update to Snow Leopard . Users of "hackintoshed" netbooks are now  finding out the hard way that attempting to install the just-released 10.6.2 update results in an unusable machine.  "So, I ...
  15 hours ago

• Save URL For Later Reading In Mac OS Using Quiet Read

  
  TECH YARD — Authority: 132
  I’ve earlier shared a firefox plugin Read It Later that makes reading your bookmarks offline in firefox, If you are a Mac OS user here Quiet Read , a tool that can save url’s for later reading by simply dragging the link from your browsers address bar onto a menu bar item to store it. How To Use Quite Read ...
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• WallSaver – OSX 的动态桌面 [Quick Tips]

  
  ???? — Authority: 113
  用过 Vista Ultimate 或 Windows 7 的用户肯定都使用过动态桌面这个功能。虽说没多大意义还浪费 CPU 和内存，但有时候耍酷臭显摆也是很必要的，况且动态桌面的效果确实不错，看起来赏心悦目。 对于苹果用户来说，一直到 Snow Leopard ...
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• Gigaware dongle brings HD Radio to iPod touch and iPhone for $80

  
  Gadget Ressitance — Authority: 160
  Filed under: Peripherals , Software , Apple , iPhone OS Up until now, there have been just two ways to get HD Radio in a portable, handheld solution: buy a Zune HD , or opt for Insignia’s NS-HD01 . As of today, Gigaware is changing all that, and it’s hoping to give HD Radio a kick in the pants by ...
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• Apple kills support for Intel Atom/Netbooks with 10.6.2 update

  
  Computerworld Blogs — Authority: 514
  There had been some questions as to whether or not Apple would kill support for Intels Atom chips in todays 10.6.2 release. Last week it was reported that the latest 10.6.2 builds had new kernels that wouldnt work on Atom chips. Today we find out that Apple indeed has cut support for Atom Chips. read more
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• OS X 10.6.2 Is Out And Nixes Atom — Netbooks Beware

  
  Netbooks & Small Form Factor Computers | Small Computing — Authority: 103
  I hesitated to post anything about this when it originally came out in one of the developer seeds that OS X 10.6.2, the latest update to Snow Leopard, had removed (or intentionally sabotaged unofficial) Atom support. It looked like that was certainly the case, and then a few days later another build had Atom support ...
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• Intel Atom support officially gone from Mac OS X 10.6.2 update

  
  Netbook Review UK - Netbook Reviews, Compare Netbooks and Netbook News — Authority: 133
  OSX 10.6.2 update is out, and no Intel Atom support. First it was, then it wasn’t , then it was again, but now it’s official.  Support for the tiny but mighty Intel Atom processor has been dropped in the latest release of Apple’s popular OSX operating system.  So what exactly does that mean? Well, for ...
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• Confirmed: 10.6.2 removes Atom CPU support from Snow Leopard

  
  F-Default — Authority: 560
  -: OS , Software Update , Snow Leopard A report by “stellarola” quoted in OSNews confirms what comments on our 10.6.2 post suggested: 10.6.2 removes support for Atom processors, most frequently found in “netbook” computers. This loss of Atom support was spotted in earlier builds , but nobody knew until now ...
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• Apple Releases Mac OSX 10.6.2

  
  Linux/Unix News - motd.ambians.com — Authority: 460
  From The Loop : Ita s available for download through the Software Update system preference, and should be online shortly from Applea s downloads software site .
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• Confirmed: Snow Leopard 10.6.2 Update Is Missing Atom Support, Breaks Hackintosh [Apple]

  
  F-Default — Authority: 560
    If you’re using a Hackintosh then you might want to hold off on the OS X 10.6.2 update , because for all its bug fixes, it lacks the Intel Atom support necessary for our beloved Hackintosh netbooks. Update. Read more: Confirmed: Snow Leopard 10.6.2 Update Is Missing Atom Support, Breaks Hackintosh [Apple]
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• Play Your Favorite Games Using Xbox Game System Emulators For Playing Xbox Games In Your Mac OSX

  
  video game reviews — Authority: 141
  It is a fact that the Xbox is one of the most popular game systems available in the market today. With stunning graphics quality and great sound effects, people have been purchasing the Xbox worldwide. Developed by Microsoft, Xbox provides quality entertainment for everyone. It has different games for every kind of ...
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• Navigon updates US iPhone navigation app, live traffic updates are a go

  
  Engadget Mobile — Authority: 750
  Filed under: Handsets , Software , Apple , iPhone OS A little later than previously alluded to , but Navigons finally rolling out live traffic update to its MobileNavigator iPhone app. Same prices as mentioned before, itll regularly be $24.99, but for the next four weeks, its only gonna ring up at $19.99 ...
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• Navigon updates US iPhone navigation app, live traffic updates are a go

  
  Tech Portal - The best technology Portal! — Authority: 169
  Filed under: Handsets , Software , Apple , iPhone OS A little later than previously alluded to , but Navigons finally rolling out live traffic update to its MobileNavigator iPhone app. Same prices as mentioned before, itll regularly be .99, but for the next four weeks, its only gonna ring up at .99 for ...
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• Apple Releases OS X 10.6.2 Update

  
  The Apple News — Authority: 454
  The second minor incremental update for OS X Snow Leopard was released today, and it contains the usual expected bug fixes. It is also is said to contain built-in support for Apple’s new Magic Mouse, and may or may not remove support for Intel Atom processors. If you happen to be using a hackintosh and [...]
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• Apple Releases OS X 10.6.2 Update

  
  TheAppleBlog — Authority: 647
  The second minor incremental update for OS X Snow Leopard was released today, and it contains the usual expected bug fixes. It is also is said to contain built-in support for Apple’s new Magic Mouse, and may or may not remove support for Intel Atom processors. If you happen to be using a hackintosh and can confirm ...
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• Apple Fixes The “Delete All Your Data” Bug In OS X 10.6

  
  The Next Web — Authority: 773
  Remember that Snow Leopard bug that caused a users data to be deleted when they logged into, and then out of a guest account? Good news, Apple has fixed it. In a new 473 megabyte update, Apple has fixed a wide number of things in its popular operating system. If you are running OS X 10.6, we recommend that you ...
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• Massive OS X Update Fixes Dozens of Vulnerabilities

  
  Security Watch — Authority: 565
  A large series of updates from Apple for OS X fixes 53 separate vulnerabilities. Many are critical and can allow arbitrary execution by unprivileged users. OS X 10.6.2 and Security Update 2009-006 for OS X 10.5.8 have been released to distribute the updates.Many vulnerabilities are for open source components of OS ...
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