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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• 3-Finger swipe gestures in Finder, Mail, Preview, iMovie, & more

  
  MacYourself — Authority: 113
  Apple is running full steam ahead with integrating Multi-Touch into Mac notebooks. For the past couple years, they’ve shipped trackpads capable of advanced gestures – such as the versatile 3-finger swipe – that make everyday tasks smoother. A couple months ago, MacYourself published an article describing the ...
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• Snow Leopard 10.6.2 released

  
  Leopard Tricks Tips and Tools — Authority:
  The 10.6.2 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac, including fixes for: - an issue that might cause your system to logout unexpectedly - a graphics distortion in Safari Top Sites ...
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• Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.6.2 and Security Update 2009-006

  
  Mactropolis.com - Your Friendly Global Mac Community — Authority: 135
  Apple has released Mac OS X 10.6.2 to the public. This update comes with a large assortment of fixes, but most importantly, addresses a bug that erases user data. Here are the release notes:The 10.6.2 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that ...
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• Mac OS X 10.6.2 Update Released. Intel Atom Support Officially Missing, breaks Hackintosh Netbooks

  
  OS X Daily — Authority: 662
  Mac OS X 10.6.2 has been released, for most Mac users this is great news because it fixes over 40 problems and bugs, including the rare but very problematic user account deletion bug . If you have an official Apple Mac then go right ahead and update to Mac OS X 10.6.2, but if you have a Hackintosh Mac Netbook… well ...
  5 hours ago

• Navigon updates US iPhone navigation app, live traffic updates are a go

  
  Tech Portal - The best technology Portal! — Authority: 168
  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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• [news link] OS X 10.6.2 is out: Intel Atom support not included

  
  F-Default — Authority: 561
  From Liliputing : Apple pushed out OS X 10.6.2 today, and while the latest Snow Leopard update fixes a whole slew of bugs, it introduces one major problem for netbook hackintosh builders: It d oesnt seem to work with the Intel Atom processor . Continued here: [news link] OS X 10.6.2 is out: Intel Atom support not ...
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• ‘Tis the season: updating my core i7 hackintosh pro rig to snow leopard

  
  Cloud Number Nine — Authority:
  Following my foray into building a Hackintosh Pro earlier this year, here’s a short update plus additional tips to help you folks build one yourself. If you haven’t read it yet, here’s my earlier post on building my rig using a Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 motherboard. INSTALLING SNOW LEOPARD The good thing is ...
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• Mac OS X 10.6.2 Released Sans Atom Support

  
  Linux/Unix News - motd.ambians.com — Authority: 461
  Apple has finally released Mac OS X 10.6.2, the latest version of its Snow Leopard operating system, and be prepared for a massive update for your Mac: 473MB. Theres a lot of stuff in here, and among other things, it includes a fix for the guest account data loss bug.
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• Mac OS X 10.6.2 update

  
  iHeartApple — Authority: 112
  Quite a fair bit of bug fixes in this new update. an issue that might cause your system to logout unexpectedly a graphics distortion in Safari Top Sites Spotlight search results not showing Exchange contacts a problem that prevented authenticating as an administrative user issues when using NTFS and WebDAV ...
  6 hours ago

• About the Mac OS X v10.6.2 Update

  
  The UNIX and Linux Forums — Authority: 167
  Mac OS X v10.6.2 UpdateThis update is recommended for Mac OS X v10.6 through v10.6.1 Snow Leopard users and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac.For detailed information about the security content of this update, please visit this website. ...
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• Mac OS X v10.6: Unable to receive POP mail after updating to 10.6.2

  
  The UNIX and Linux Forums — Authority: 167
  After updating to Mac OS X 10.6.2 or later, you may be unable to receive POP account messages in Mail. More from Apple OS X Support ...
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• About Security Update 2009-006 / Mac OS X v10.6.2

  
  The UNIX and Linux Forums — Authority: 167
  This document describes the security content of Security Update 2009-006 / Mac OS X v10.6.2, which can be downloaded and installed via Software Update preferences, or from Apple Downloads.For the protection of our customers, Apple does not disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until a full investigation has ...
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• Apple Releases OS X 10.6.2 Update

  
  The Apple News — Authority: 455
  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 Snow Leopard 10.6.2, Fixes 40+ Bugs [Updates]

  
  Lifehacker — Authority: 813
  Apple today rolled out the 10.6.2 update to OS X Snow Leopard. This update fixes that nasty guest account bug we saw last month and in general tackles a whole host of bugs, stability issues, and other various improvements. You can check out the whole changelog here , and when youre ready to update, just fire up ...
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• Snow Leopard Update Fixes ‘Guest’ Account Bug

  
  Gadget Lab — Authority: 791
  Apple on Monday released a software update for the Mac OS X Snow Leopard operating system. The free update addresses some major issues, including a bug that erased large amounts of a user’s data. A small number of Snow Leopard customers in October reported that their primary user folder was replaced with an empty ...
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• BannerZest for Mac Os X updated to version 2.0.4

  
  Linux/Unix News - motd.ambians.com — Authority: 461
  Aquafadas has updated BannerZest , a flash presentation tool for professional and amateur web designers, to version 2.0.4. The upgrade fixes some sound and HTML code issues.
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• Apple Releases Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.2 Update

  
  Sell Off Music — Authority: 162
  Apple has just released their second minor update to their latest desktop operating system, Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.2. While there are a lot of fixes for Mac users, iPhone users may want to pay particular attention to the “general reliability improvements” for MobileMe and iDisk . (And yes, the infamous ...
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• Apple Releases Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.2 Update

  
  The iPhone Blog — Authority: 663
  Apple has just released their second minor update to their latest desktop operating system, Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.2. While there are a lot of fixes for Mac users, iPhone users may want to pay particular attention to the “general reliability improvements” for MobileMe and iDisk . (And yes, the infamous ...
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• Mac OS X 10.6.2 released

  
  Boy Genius Report — Authority: 806
  Attention Mac users: Drop whatever it is you’re doing and run Software Update, because OS X 10.6.2 has been released by Apple. Coming it at a rather large 499.9MB, the update contains a considerable amount of bug fixes with the most notable righting the big ol’ scary guest user bug that threatened to delete your ...
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• BOXEE: the open, connected, social media center for windows, mac os x and linux

  
  Sandro Salsi's Blog — Authority: 136
  Online TV, movies, music, and photos - made easy for couch potatoes. Designed for the TV using a Remote Control - connect your computer to a TV using an DVI/VGA to HDMI cable. The best of the Internet on Boxee - MLB, Netflix, YouTube, Pandora, Flickr, Tumblr, Digg and many more. Share what you’re watching with ...
  7 hours ago

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