Computing

Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Prepares You For Lion

Mac owners running Snow Leopard may have noticed an update alert today for version 10.6.8. Besides a handful of bug fixes, this update will prepare your system for Lion by patching the Mac App Store.


June 22, 2011
Software

You Might Need A Snow Leopard Disc To Do A Clean Install Of Lion

OS X Lion’s only available through the Mac App Store. But without a DeeVeeDee, how are obsessive nerds supposed to do a clean install? Reinstall Snow Leopaard [sic] , says the latest purported Steve Jobs email. Potentially annoying, if true. [MacRumors]


March 5, 2011
Computing

SSD TRIM Support Makes Early Appearance On New MacBook Pros

We previously thought that OS X wouldn’t see TRIM support until Lion came out later this year. But as it turns out, Apple slipped it in to the 10.6.6 build currently shipping with new Macbook Pros. [Apple Insider]


November 11, 2010
Software

Mac OS X 10.6.5 Update Is Now Available For Download

If you happen to check for software updates on your Mac now, you should find that the Mac OS X 10.6.5 update is available for download. [Thanks Tom!]


June 16, 2010
Software

Mac OS X 10.6.4 Available Now, Brings Safari 5 And Bug Fixes

Mac OS X 10.6.4 is currently sitting pretty in your Software Update and brings Safari 5, if you haven’t already jumped on the train, and what looks to be a ton of bug fixes with it. Our update weighs in at 640MB but we’ve seen some as low as 300MB. Guess we need the fixin’.


March 30, 2010
Software

Get Snow Leopard 10.6.3 Now, It Fixes Lots Of Things

Snow Leopard 10.6.3 is waiting for you to grab it via Software Update – it fixes lots of things, from QuickTime X to OpenGL to “reliability of 3rd party USB devices”. If it does anything else magical, we’ll let you know.


December 26, 2009
Software

10 Things You Must Do With Your New Mac

You got a new Mac for Christmas? Awesome. But don’t let Justin Long’s smarmy face fool you, it doesn’t just give you a warm hug and set itself up. Here are 10 things you need to do pronto:


December 25, 2009

This Snow Leopard Has A Naked Lady On It [NSFW]

You will never find this snow leopard in any Apple promotional shot. Why? Because there’s a naked lady there. And a very sexy one at that. Can’t you see her? She is right there, completely nude. Not yet? Look closer…


December 21, 2009
Computing

How To: Make Your PC And Mac Share Stuff Like Best Friends

Networking is stupid. You’d think it’d be real darn easy to share stuff between PCs and Macs, but it’s not as simple as it should be. So, here’s how to make ‘em talk and share stuff like best friends.


November 26, 2009
Software

Windows 7 Passes Mac OS X Install Base

It was going to happen eventually, since Windows has 18 times OS X’s marketshare, but Windows 7 already passed Apple’s install base about a month after having been released. Again, not a surprise, but it is interesting how many people already upgraded to Windows 7 (or bought a new machine with Windows 7 on it). [Computerworld]