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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• Could Apple be moving to a spectrum of operating systems?

  
  Family Learning Center — Authority: 164
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• Could Apple be moving to a spectrum of operating systems?

  
  The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — Authority: 759
  Filed under: Analysis / Opinion , OS , Odds and ends , Snow Leopard I was eating a late post-Christmas breakfast this morning and perusing my email when I came upon a note from my friend and fellow Apple Consultants Network member Michael Kimble . Mikes been involved with Apple products since before the Mac ...
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• Rumor: Apple iTable coming in January

  
  Have Laptop Will Travel — Authority: 106
  Apple fanboys have been clamoring for it over and over again: “give us a tablet, for crying out loud”. We all know that the iPhone or an iPod touch doesn’t compare to a full Mac OS X experience. People were looking for the closest thing to an Apple tablet, and the CrunchPad came out. Oh wait, it didn’t . ...
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• Sync your Mac Address Book with Google Contacts

  
  OS X Daily — Authority: 131
  You can easily sync your Mac’s Address Book contacts with your Google Contacts, here’s how to do it: * Launch Address Book * Click on the “Address Book” menu and select “Preferences” * Click on the “Accounts” tab * Select the “On My Mac” under the left accounts * Check the checkbox accompanying ...
  12 hours ago

• How to convert Flip videos to mov, dv, m4v, avi, mpg, mp3, flac, aac on Mac OS X Snow Leopard?

  
  Flash-Video-Soft — Authority: 120
  Flip video camcorders are creative and popular, including the Flip Ultra, the Flip Ultra HD, the Flip Video Mino, and the Flip Video Mino HD. Flip Video Converter for Mac can encode flip video to common video formats: MOV, MP4, M4V, DV, MPEG, 3GP, AVI, WMV, FLV, VOB, RM, etc.and extract audio track from the flip video ...
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• I can’t install OS X on my USB hard drive, what are some compatible externals that can boot OSX 10.4.3?

  
  Free Laptop and Notebook Information — Authority: 154
  I have a iBook PPC G4 1.33 with a measly 40gb internal. There is no way I can get the iomega USB 80gb to format and accpet the OS X install from the start up dvd install procedure to be the startup. I have gone through the partition and format issues multiple times. [...]
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• APPLE MACBOOK NOTEBOOK – 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB DDR3 SDRAM, 250 GB SATA HD, SuperDrive 8x DVD+/-R DL/DVD+/-RW/CD-RW, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, AirPort Extreme 802.11n Wi-Fi wireless networking,Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR LED-backlit glossy widescreen display,

  
  Kill Deal — Authority: 176
  2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB DDR3 SDRAM, 250 GB SATA HD, SuperDrive 8x DVD+/-R DL/DVD+/-RW/CD-RW NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, AirPort Extreme 802.11n Wi-Fi wireless networking Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), iSight camera 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen display, Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard ...
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• APPLE IMAC ALL-IN-ONE DESKTOP – 2.66GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5 , 4GB DDR3 SDRAM, 1 TB SATA HD, ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB, 8x double-layer SuperDrive, One FireWire 800 port; 7 watts, Four USB 2.0 ports ,SD card slot, Extreme 802.11n Wi-Fi wireless networki

  
  Kill Deal — Authority: 176
  2.66GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5 , 4GB DDR3 SDRAM, 1 TB SATA HD, ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB 8x double-layer SuperDrive, One FireWire 800 port; 7 watts, Four USB 2.0 ports ,SD card slot, Extreme 802.11n Wi-Fi wireless networking Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) iSight camera wireless keyboard and mouse 27-inch ...
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• i.Scribe 2.00 Beta 16

  
  TechBeta — Authority: 149
  i.Scribe/InScribe Email Client i.Scribe is a small and fast email client with an intergrated contact database and calendar. It supports all the major internet mail protocols and uses international standards where possible. Scribe doesn’t required installing or uninstalled and can be used from a removable drive ...
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• Sweet Home 3D 2.2

  
  TechBeta — Authority: 149
  Sweet Home 3D is a free interior design application that helps you placing your furniture on a house 2D plan, with a 3D preview. Print, plan export with Copy/Paste… Sweet Home 3D is available in English and French and runs on Windows, Mac OS X 10.4 to 10.6, Linux and Solaris. Requirements: Java version 5 or 6. ...
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• How to Save Money on Mac Software

  
  Chris Pirillo — Authority: 515
  How to Save Money on Mac Software is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed You know I love software, especially when I can get it at a discount. Mac Update is currently running their promo winter bundle. You can get 14 Mac Apps for only $50.00 !! That is a ...
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• XBMC 9.11 ‘Camelot’ now available for download, huge changelog in tow

  
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• Remote control your Mac with an iPhone

  
  OS X Daily — Authority: 131
  I’ve heard of people controlling their Mac’s via their iPhone but assumed it was something just for the jailbreak crowd. Well, I assumed wrong. It’s actually really easy to control your Mac from the iPhone, the steps are basically this simple: * Turn on ‘Screen Sharing’ in your Sharing preferences (set a ...
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• System Setup Command OSX

  
  nixCraft Linux Forum — Authority: 144
  Guys, I stumbled upon this great command the you can call from bash shell. Code: [jasonralph@shine[~]# systemsetup Use systemsetup -help to get the many options. I have just started to play with this tool. For instance I will get some basic information by running. Code: [jasonralph@shine[~]# ...
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• Barista-approved mod shoves a coffeemaker, Mac mini and subwoofer into an iMac DV case

  
  ITsky — Authority: 451
    Do you have even the slightest clue what you get when you shove a perfectly operational Mac mini, JBL Spot subwoofer and WMF1 coffeemaker into a perfectly defunct iMac DV case? The iMac CS, (more…)
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• Evernote for the Mac disappoints

  
  Paul Jacobson — Authority: 106
  I updated my Evernote app on my Mac to what I believe is version 1.6 (for reasons which will become apparent in what follows, I haven’t been able to check this within the app). Since that update the Mac app has become a memory sink of note, so much so that I just posted the following to the user forum : The ...
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• Apple eMac – All-in-one – 1 x PPC G4 700 MHz – RAM 128 MB – HDD 1 x 40 GB – CD-RW – GF2 MX – MacOS X / MacOS 9 – Monitor : 17″ CRT

  
  Kill Deal — Authority: 176
  Product Description The eMac comes packed with features and attributes that could easily make the dean’s list. Come to think of it, you might say it is the dean’s list made manifest. It’s true that the eMac’s design aesthetics are distinctly Apple-like. But the inspiration for the eMac came from you. For ...
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• Barista-approved mod shoves a coffeemaker, Mac mini and subwoofer into an iMac DV case

  
  Engadget — Authority: 842
  Do you have even the slightest clue what you get when you shove a perfectly operational Mac mini, JBL Spot subwoofer and WMF1 coffeemaker into a perfectly defunct iMac DV case? The iMac CS, thats what. In one of the most bizarre and aspirational mods weve seen in quite some time, one Klaus Diebel has managed to ...
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• Homebrew, the perfect gift for command line lovers

  
  Family Learning Center — Authority: 164
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• APPLE IMAC ALL-IN-ONE DESKTOP – 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 Gb ddr3 sdram, 1 TB sata hd, ATI Radeon HD 4670 256MB, 8x SuperDrive

  
  Kill Deal — Authority: 176
  3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 Gb ddr3 sdram, 1 TB sata hd, ATI Radeon HD 4670 256MB, 8x SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) , One FireWire 800 port; 7 watts Four USB 2.0 ports ,SD card slot, Extreme 802.11n Wi-Fi wireless networking,Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) iSight camera wireless keyboard and mouse ...
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