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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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• How To Bring Show Desktop Icon On Windows 7 Taskbar ?

  
  vhxn.com — Authority: 439
  This is a small tool called Show Desktop that lets you see the desktop by minimizing all opened windows. It has been especially designed for Windows 7, but it is compatible with Windows 2000, XP and Vista. As Microsoft has decided not to include an option for Show Desktop on their operating system, this software was ...
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• No More Space [Flickr]

  
  B12 Solipsism — Authority: 145
  swanksalot posted a photo: umm, yes it does. Nearly 200 GB, actually. But Safari had some weird memory leak and consumed 7 GB of "Real Memory" (as displayed by Activity Monitor). Simply quitting Safari and rebooting for good measure, fixed things.
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• First iPhone worm rickrolls jailbroken phones

  
  Engadget Mobile — Authority: 753
  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 whats apparently the first iPhone worm, and its currently infecting jailbroken iPhones across Australia. The "ikee" worm, as its being ...
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• Encyclopedia Britannica 2009 DVD for Windows and MAC - Ultimate Edition

  
  Newbie Blogger - UptoDate & Free Software Downloads — Authority: 135
  Encyclopaedia Britannica 2009 for Windows and MAC OSX | 3.61GB | DVD Image | Eng New! 2009 Britannica Ultimate Reference DVD For Student and Home Use When you need the facts, turn to the 2009 Britannica Ultimate Reference DVD for trusted information written by Nobel laureates, historians, ...
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• Best video codec for embedding into PowerPoint?

  
  Ask MetaFilter — Authority: 634
  Id like to embed video clips in a PowerPoint presentation. It would need to play correctly on both Windows and OS X. What codec is ideal? My first attempt wont play on Macs.
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• DESKTOP 0 [openFrameworks]

  
  CreativeApplications.Net — Authority: 589
  DESKTOP 0 is a Mac OSX application created using openFrameworks that glitches your desktop. See video below if you are too afraid to download and try out for yourself. Created by  Nik Hanselmann , a student currently pursuing an MFA in Digital Art and New Media at the University of California. DESKTOP 0 on ...
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• Snow Leopard 10.6 on MSI Wind U100 Netbook

  
  trick77.com — Authority: 99
  This is not a how-to guide, tutorial or walk-through, I just list the kexts and settings needed to get Snow Leopard 10.6.0 or 10.6.1 up and running on an MSI Wind U100 netbook. Even though I haven’t personally tested it, the kexts should also work in the Wind U100 plus model. Up to OS X 10.6.1 the Atom ...
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• Solve Audio Problen After Installing MACOSX

  
  Laptop - Notebooks Drivers Updates — Authority: 143
  After install AquaMac’s GeForce series 9 installer on Gateway P-7811FX and the laptop also has QE/CI support, the last issue that still comes is the audio problem. Might the solution to fix audio problem is a real hack job but…
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• Latest Snow Leopard Developer Build Breaks Hackintosh Support... Again [Hackintosh]

  
  Gizmodo — Authority: 897
  Enough with the back and forth already, Apple. If youre going to kill Atom support then just kill it. Dont toy with us, taking and giving like some sort of merciless god. The video above shows what happens if you try to boot the latest 10.6.2 developer build on a Hackintosh. As you can see, not much. So if youre ...
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• Latest Snow Leopard Developer Build Breaks Hackintosh Support… Again [Hackintosh]

  
  F-Default — Authority: 561
  Enough with the back and forth already, Apple. If you’re going to kill Atom support then just kill it. Don’t toy with us, taking and giving like some sort of merciless god Continued here: Latest Snow Leopard Developer Build Breaks Hackintosh Support… Again [Hackintosh]
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• Latest Snow Leopard Developer Build Breaks Hackintosh Support… Again [Hackintosh]

  
  RSS fabriek — Authority: 462
  Enough with the back and forth already, Apple. If you’re going to kill Atom support then just kill it. Don’t toy with us, taking and giving like some sort of merciless god. The video above shows what happens if you try to boot the latest 10.6.2 developer build on a Hackintosh. As you can see, not much. So if ...
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• The MacReviewCast #230: Popcorn, PageHand, ScreenFlow, Gourmania

  
  SurfBits, Home of the Mac Reviews — Authority: 117
  This week we look at PageHand, Popcorn, ScreenFlow 2, Gourmania, Freeware plus much more. I want to thank you for downloading and listening to the podcast. We have the best in Mac hardware, software and websites reviews. We have a lot of great folks on today’s episode with their reviews and comments on software, ...
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• The Mac Sale 2 Offers 10 Apps for 49.99$

  
  iHackintosh — Authority: 557
  The Mac Sale announces the availability of their latest Mac software bundle, which contains the following great apps. Mac Sale 2 offers almost $500.00 worth of quality software for just $49.99, The Mac Sale provides incredible value to the Mac OS X users. The sale includes Crossover Games to run many popular Windows ...
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• iPhone 2G Review

  
  Best Iphone Info — Authority: 140
  Here it is guys! This is probably the review that I’ve gotten out on youtube the quickest! Thanks for watching, and please comment, I really love them, rate and subscribe! Related Articles October 28, 2009 -- TAXI DRIVE New York (iPhone game) (0) June 9, 2009 -- The Sims 3 iPhone App Review + Giveaway - ...
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• Boxee shows off its new look at Beta Unveiling jam December 7

  
  Engadget HD — Authority: 632
  Filed under: Media streamers , Internet We wont cancel our trips to Vegas just yet, but Boxee is planning on giving users an early peek at its new beta release -- with all new UI, queue, navigation and search features -- December 7 at the Music hall of Williamsburg. Beta Unveiling visitors will be the first to ...
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• Boxee shows off its new look at Beta Unveiling jam December 7

  
  Engadget — Authority: 880
  We wont cancel our trips to Vegas just yet, but Boxee is planning on giving users an early peek at its new beta release -- with all new UI, queue, navigation and search features -- December 7 at the Music hall of Williamsburg. Beta Unveiling visitors will be the first to get their hands on the new version and see ...
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• Public Radio App lets you resume This American Life whenever you please

  
  Gadget Ressitance — Authority: 160
  Filed under: Multimedia , Software , Apple , iPhone OS Now that you’ve got an NPR-lovin’ stereo in your bedroom, the only thing missing in your otherwise completely fulfilled life is an NPR application that enables you to listen to your favorite programs whenever, wherever. If we just rung your bell, ...
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• Orb Media Streaming Finally Available For Macs [Media Streaming]

  
  F-Default — Authority: 561
      Orb’s been out for a while, but now there’s OS X 10.5 and 10.6 compatibility. Mac users can finally use the app to stream all sorts of media from iTunes to nearly any internet-connected device. Oh, and it’s completely free Read more: Orb Media Streaming Finally Available For Macs [Media Streaming]
  3 days ago

• Orb for Mac finally arrives, streams media from OS X to any internet-connected device

  
  F-Default — Authority: 561
  Wow, where’ve you been, Orb ? It’s been a full year since we heard anything from the once-adored media streaming outfit, and while it’s been streaming out content to iPhones for quite some time, those relying on Macs to do it have been left in the damp night air Read more: Orb for Mac finally arrives, streams ...
  3 days ago

• iPhone vs DROID multitouch keyboard showdown (video)

  
  Gadget Ressitance — Authority: 160
  Filed under: Handsets , Motorola , Apple , iPhone OS , Android I just dashed off this quick video for my Twitter followers to demonstrate that the DROID doesn’t have a multitouch soft keyboard, and pretty much instantly realized that I should probably share it with everyone else, since we’ve been ...
  3 days ago

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