Software

OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion: More iPhone-Like Than Ever

Seemingly out of nowhere, Mountain Lion, the next version of the Apple’s OS X operating system, is formally in the works and will be on our computers later this year. Most intriguing is that it will further blur the lines between iOS and OS X, bringing apps like Messages, Notes and Reminders along with utilities such as Notification Center and AirPlay mirroring.


December 21, 2011
Computing

Can I Hackintosh My Laptop?

I have a Sorny Inspironbookmate 2564300iP00. Can I make Hackintosh? But seriously, I know a lot of people ask if they can hackintosh their obscure laptop that nobody has ever heard of and I understand it’s very unlikely that they can, but when is it possible? When can Mac OS X be installed on a out-of-the-box laptop and run just like it would on a real Mac?


November 3, 2011
Computing

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.


November 1, 2011
Software

The Best BitTorrent Client For Mac

There are a handful of excellent BitTorrent clients for Mac, but uTorrent takes the cake thanks to its great feature set, admirable flexibility, overall speed and $0 price tag.


Software

Rumour: iMessage And AirPlay Mirroring Coming To Mac OS X

It’s easy to be jealous of some of the cool mobile-only apps and functions in iOS 5 that aren’t available on OS X. But rumours have two of the more desirable ones — AirPlay mirroring and iMessage — in development for a future OS X release.


October 28, 2011
Software

Join A Mac Timeshare In The Clouds

You want a Mac — or at least try one out — but you don’t want your friends to think you’ve become one of those Apple-owning hipsters you’re always making fun of. A cloud-based Mac rental service lets you use a Mac without losing your Windows cred.


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 29, 2011
Gadgets

Apple’s Most Amazing Products Under Steve Jobs

From 1974 up until the other night (with a brief NeXT/Pixar interlude), Steve Jobs powered the company that brought the world some of the most innovative products we’ve ever known. (Screw you, wheel!) These are his greatest hits.


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]