operating systems

OS X Mavericks First Impressions: A Little Good Going A Long Way

Mavericks is the first OS X release since Snow Leopard that doesn’t constantly make you stop, consider a new feature that has just made your life worse in some incomprensible way, and then hope very hard that this is a bug, because it cannot possibly be an intended feature. And because the world is essentially a good place where people (like software engineers) do not deliberately inflict things like Launchpad on good, hardworking people.


Here’s The List Of Macs Compatible With OS X Mavericks

Yesterday’s announcement of OS X Mavericks unveiled some pretty cool new features coming to your Mac — but Cook and co forgot to explain just which computers would support the new OS. Fortunately, Apple Insider has chatted with people familiar with the Mavericks Developer Preview to draw up a list of the Macs that are compatible with the software.


Apple Just Fixed The Single Dumbest Thing About OS X

Apple’s OS X 10.9 Mavericks looks nice and shiny and new, in all the ways that new operating systems usually do. But it’s got one big fix for what had been the single stupidest thing in all of OS X for the past two years. That’s multiple displays.


Apple OS X Mavericks: Everything You Need To Know

While iOS 7 was expected to be the star of Apple’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference (WWDC) this year, it wasn’t the only operating system getting a significant update. Supposedly codenamed “Cabernet” at headquarters, OS X Mavericks was unveiled on Monday with little fanfare. UPDATING LIVE.


What Changes Do You Most Want To See In Windows 8.1?

So we got another peek at Windows 8.1 this morning. That new search looks great (if you’re cool with Bing), and the Start Screen looks to be a lot more functional as well.


Take A Look At Windows 8.1 In Action

By now you’ve probably read all about the upcoming OS update that is Windows 8.1 and come to terms with the fact that it’s perhaps not the complete redesign that was rumoured or you were hoping for. Still, this video does at least show you some of the changes you can find in action.


Watch Every Single Version Of Windows Ever In One Exhaustive Video

A very patient soul spent hours and hours of his life installing each version of Windows from 1.0 to 8.0 Pro, then sped up the footage. The result? The entire history of the operating system condensed into just over an hour. Bonus points: Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories as the soundtrack.


Apple’s Latest OS X Update Fixes More Messages Bugs

Apple today released OS X 10.8.4, an update that (again) addresses some issues with Messages, among other small bugs. Apparently, an iMessage quirk was causing some messages to show up out of order on the app. Also included in the update is a new version of Safari (6.0.5), better support for Microsoft Exchange in the calendar, and a hiccup that was blocking international numbers on the FaceTime app.


Windows 8.1: Little Fixes, Same Big Ideas (Oh, And A Start Button)

The good news: If you liked Windows 8, its first major update is going fix a lot of the little things that bothered you. The bad news: You might not like Windows 8. And there’s nothing here that will change that. At least there’s a Start button!


Leaked Windows 8.1 Screenshot: Oh, Hello, Start Button

Remember those rumours about the Start Button making its triumphant return in Windows 8.1? Well, seeing is believing, and we’ve got a sneak peak at that little guy in all its glory, thanks to Paul Thurrott. We missed you.


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