Software

Download Apple OS X 10.7.4 Lion Update Now

Apple has just pushed out the 10.7.4 update for OS, with some minor bug fixes and a patch to security issues. Nothing major, but it’ll hold you over until Mountain Lion finally hits.


May 8, 2012
Software

Mac OS X Bug Exposes Lion Login Details

With a recent Lion security update which was part of Mac OS X 10.7.3, Apple managed to roll out a debug file that — with some very specific configurations — can leave passwords stored in a log file in clear text.


February 6, 2012
Software

Apple Pulls Crashtacular 10.7.3 Delta Update

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We noted on Friday that the Software Update version of OS X 10.7.3 had a slight tendency towards crashing, to put it kindly. Seems like Apple agrees; they’ve pulled the software update version of the patch, although it’s still available as a full combo update.


February 3, 2012
Software

OS X 10.7.3 Update Is Crashtacular

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Apple updated Lion this week, officially bringing it to 10.7.3. Great! Only one little problem; it’s apparently causing lots of application crashes and weird visual bugs. Here’s how to fix it if it’s all gone wrong for you.


November 3, 2011
Software

Directly Install Mac OS X Lion On Your Hackintosh

If you’ve read our guide to building a Hackintosh you know that installing Mac OS X Lion requires a bit of work. You have install Snow Leopard, then go through a fairly tedious upgrade process rather than just installing from scratch. Fortunately, thanks to a new utility called UniBeast (from tonymacx86, of course), that’s no longer a problem.


October 20, 2011
Software

OS X 10.2.7 Sneakily Fixed One Of Our Biggest Pet Peeves In Lion

With all the hubbub over iOS 5, iCloud and the iPhone 4S last week, a pretty big change to OS X (for power-using dweebs like me) slipped by unnoticed: You can now rearrange Spaces and full-screen apps from Mission Control.


September 20, 2011
Software

Mac OS X Lion Passwords Are Super-Easy To Hack By Any Local User

You’re constantly hearing about how you need to make sure to use a secure password, but what are you supposed to do if a hacker can just change your password without even cracking it? That’s what users with physical access to your computer can do on OS X Lion right now.


August 17, 2011
Software

OS X Lion 10.7.1 Is Out

Apple just released OS X Lion 10.7.1, the first update to the operating system since Lion was released in July. The update clears up bugs with video playback in Safari, audio playback and transferring settings to a new Mac. It also improves Wi-Fi connectivity. [BGR]


August 12, 2011
Software

Why Did Apple Obliterate A Galaxy From The Lion Wallpaper?

Now there are two reasons to change Apple’s generic OS X 10.7 wallpaper to a custom one: it’s a fake. A professor of physics spotted Apple’s source, which was astrophotographer Robert Gendler’s image of the Andromeda Galaxy.


August 11, 2011
Software

The Newest Way Lion Mauls You

It seems that Apple has ported iOS’s background applications system over to the desktop in a feature called Automatic Termination. In concept, it frees memory. In practice, it closes things when you don’t want it to.