'OS X' Tag Index
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How to Setup a USB Drive that Can Run or Install Ubuntu By Matt Hartley | Article Published April 22, 2013 If you're on Windows or a Mac and would like to give Ubuntu a try, follow these steps to install Ubuntu on a USB drive. Tags: Ubuntu, OS X, USB drive, Flash, open source, Linux, Mac, Windows Report: Apple May Stop Using Intel Chips in Macs By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published November 06, 2012 The chips Apple uses in iPads and iPhones could be powerful enough to run a desktop or laptop. Tags: IOS, Intel, iPhone, chip, OS X, processor, Mac, ARM, iPad, Apple An Executive Shakeup at Apple By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published October 30, 2012 Scott Forstall is out; Jony Ive is in. Tags: IOS, OS X, Siri, Apple, tim cook, mapping Customers Grab 3 Million Copies of OS X Mountain Lion, Says Apple By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 30, 2012 The company says it was the most successful OS X release ever. Tags: OS X, Mountain Lion, operating system, Apple Mountain Lion Claws into Macs, iPhone Sales Dip By Pedro Hernandez | Article Published July 25, 2012 The ties between OS X and iOS have never been tighter. But is it enough to reverse a slide in iPhone sales? Tags: iPhone, Apple, IOS, OS X Apple Ships OS X Mountain Lion By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 25, 2012 Mac users can now download the update from the Mac App Store. Tags: Mountain Lion, Apple, operating system, OS X Windows, Linux, Mac OS X Hit by Cross-Platform Malware Attack By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 12, 2012 The Trojan first checks to see which OS a machine is running, then downloads the appropriate file. Tags: malware, OS X, Linux, Trojans, Windows, security, cross-platform Apple's WWDC News: New Macbook Pros, iOS 6, Upgraded Siri By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published June 12, 2012 The company rolled out a slew of new hardware and software on the first day of its annual developers conference. Tags: WWDC, Apple, Siri, OS X, IOS 6, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, Facebook Apple to Bring iPhone, iPad Features to Mac By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published February 16, 2012 Get ready for the next version of the OS X operating system, codenamed Mountain Lion. Tags: Apple, OS X, Mountain Lion Apple OS X 10.7: The Lion Bores Tonight By Troy Dreier | Article Published July 25, 2011 Lion's new features don't justify a $129 upgrade, but for a sweet $29, small refinements are just fine. Tags: Apple, OS X, Lion Why FOSS Matters to Me (But Maybe Not to You) By Bruce Byfield | Article Published November 10, 2009 A longtime advocate of free and open source software ponders why others don't share his passion. Tags: Microsoft, FOSS, OS X, open source, free software KDE Social Desktop Contest: Freeing the Web By Bruce Byfield | Article Published October 13, 2009 The winners of a recent contest point the way toward the future of the open source desktop. Tags: open source, KDE, OS X, Linux desktop The Apple Tablet Won't Fly By Don Reisinger | Article Published October 08, 2009 The world doesn't want an oversized iPhone, no matter who makes it. Tags: iPhone, IT, Mac, Apple, OS X Tech Comics: "The Longest Tail" By Oliver Widder | Article Published October 02, 2009 The popular tech theory of "The Long Tail" has an additional, little know meaning. Tags: iPhone, Dell, Facebook, OS X, Enterprise Tech Comics: "Programmers are Artists" By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 25, 2009 Software developers can use code to accomplish more than the building of great applications. Tags: OS X, developers, iPhone, Facebook, open source Tech Comics: "Love on Twitter" By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 18, 2009 Twitter's communication protocols make expressing affection that much easier. Tags: Twitter, OS X, Facebook, iPhone, open source Snow Leopard Gets Security Fixes By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published September 14, 2009 The new patch downloads addresses security problems in both current and previous versions of OS X. Tags: patch, security, Leopard, Mac, OS X Tech Comics: "Smartphones vs. Humans" By Oliver Widder | Article Published September 11, 2009 If smartphones get any smarter, we humans may be in trouble. Tags: open source, Facebook, OS X, iPhone, smartphones Tech Comics: "Silent Unfriending" By Oliver Widder | Article Published September 04, 2009 It's easier to end a relationship than previously believed. Tags: Dell, OS X, open source, iPhone, Facebook The GNU/Linux Desktop and Borrowed Assumptions about Usability By Bruce Byfield | Article Published September 03, 2009 Linux desktop software is changing as it improves, but it may be leaving its more valued traditions behind. Tags: Linux desktop, Linux, OS X, software, Firefox Why are Apple Smartphones Trouncing Windows? By Paul Rubens | Article Published September 02, 2009 Apple is so clearly outpacing Microsoft in the rapidly growing -- and all-important -- mobile sector. Isn't this odd? Tags: Apple, iPhone, Microsoft, Windows, OS X Battle of the Features: Windows 7 vs. Mac OS X 10.6, Snow Leopard By Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | Article Published August 31, 2009 Windows 7 offers touch screen support, which Snow Leopard lacks, while Snow Leopard touts Server Exchange support right out of the box. Tags: Microsoft, OS X, Windows 7, Leopard, iPhone Tech Comics: "Why Geeks Love Gadgets" By Oliver Widder | Article Published August 28, 2009 Sometimes gadgets are easier to love than humans. Tags: iPhone, Dell, Facebook, open source, OS X Tech Comics: "Twitter Users' Favorite Pets" By Oliver Widder | Article Published August 21, 2009 Given how fond Twitter users are of retweeting, their choice for favorite pet is no surprise. Tags: Dell, iPhone, OS X, Facebook, open source Inside those (Distorted) Mac User Stats By Paul Rubens | Article Published August 17, 2009 A recent revision to the data collection method has prompted some embarrassment among the Apple faithful. Tags: OS X, Linux, open source, Microsoft, iPhone Tech Comics: "Einstein and Twitter" By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 14, 2009 How would the great genius's work have been received if he had lived in the Age of Twitter? Tags: iPhone, Dell, Facebook, open source, OS X Tech Comics: "The Art of Programming" By Oliver Widder | Article Published July 31, 2009 Logic is only one of the elements in really beautiful code. Tags: Facebook, open source, Dell, OS X, iPhone Tech Comics: "Twitter in the History of Communication" By Oliver Widder | Article Published July 24, 2009 Once upon a time, humankind dreamed that it would be able to send 140 characters at a time. Tags: open source, OS X, iPhone, Dell, Facebook Tech Comics: "Social Networking in the Recession" By Oliver Widder | Article Published July 17, 2009 Using social networking sites is time consuming, a problem that the recession provides all too much help with. Tags: Dell, open source, iPhone, OS X, Facebook When Did the Browser Become the Next OS? By David Strom | Article Published July 15, 2009 In the 90s, a visionary called the desktop an operating system. His words have now become true -- but how did that happen? Tags: Internet Explorer, OS X, Microsoft, Firefox, Google Apple's October Tablet Changes *Everything* By Mike Elgan | Article Published July 14, 2009 The handheld will probably work just like the iPhone, run iPhone apps, have an on-screen keyboard and connect to the Internet via Wi-Fi. Tags: OS X, wireless, iPhone, Mac Tech Comics: "Jobs and the Downturn" By Oliver Widder | Article Published July 10, 2009 The Internet can help your job search in the recession. Sort of. Tags: OS X, Dell, iPhone, open source, Facebook Tech Comics: "Your Facebook URL" By Oliver Widder | Article Published June 26, 2009 If you have a rare chance to get your own name as a personalized Facebook URL, you should take it. Tags: OS X, open source, iPhone, Facebook Tech Comics: "Facebook Kids" By Oliver Widder | Article Published June 19, 2009 The question, 'wanna play?' has new meaning to today's tech savvy kids. Tags: OS X, iPhone, Facebook, open source Help! My Macs are Cranky By Don Reisinger | Article Published June 13, 2009 He's fond of Apple but this Mac user apparently bought two problem machines. Is it time to go back to Windows? Tags: Windows, Safari, HP, search, OS X Tech Comics: "Retweeting 'I Love You'" By Oliver Widder | Article Published June 12, 2009 Mixing Twitter and love can be an odd combination. Tags: open source, Facebook, Dell, iPhone, OS X Is Vista the Safest OS for Business? By Paul Rubens | Article Published June 10, 2009 The Microsoft COO says, yet one CS professor claims otherwise. Tags: OS X, Microsoft, Leopard, Linux, open source Gnome's NetworkManager: Pain Free Networking? By Charlie Schluting | Article Published June 10, 2009 Gnome's NetworkManager has much to recommend yet it can't claim perfect. Tags: OS X, Windows, Linux, Microsoft, wireless Does the Mac-Windows-Linux Race Ever Change? By Emery Fletcher | Article Published June 10, 2009 Looking back at a 1999 essay by sci-fi author Neal Stephenson suggests that humans change far slower than technology. Tags: Mac, Microsoft, Linux, Windows, OS X New iPhone: S for "Speed" By Andy Patrizio | Article Published June 09, 2009 The new iPhone also sports video capability, among other upgrades. Tags: Leopard, Safari, OS X, iPhone The Best Mac Security Software By Ryan Faas | Article Published June 09, 2009 The Mac may be comparatively safer, yet Mac users can still benefit from software to guard against security threats from malware, spam and network attacks. Tags: security, OS X, Apple, malware, Mac The Agony of FOSS Branding By Bruce Byfield | Article Published June 09, 2009 The Free and open source software community disdains marketing, which is a great help to competing OSes. Tags: open source, Linux, OS X, Firefox, FOSS Tech Comics: "iPhone Dreams" By Oliver Widder | Article Published May 15, 2009 The iPhone inspires some people to great flights of fancy. Tags: open source, OS X, Facebook, iPhone How to Make Your iPhone Secure By Kenneth van Wyk | Article Published May 06, 2009 Protect your iPhone from the many Wi-fi thieves who are targeting its sensitive data. Tags: iPhone, OS X, security, carriers Does Windows 'XP Mode' Suggest Future Trend? By Paul Rubens | Article Published May 05, 2009 Windows 7 ability to run 'XP Mode' may allow Microsoft to shed some its problems, change and move on without abandoning the long-term relationship with its customer base. Tags: OS X, virtualization, Intel, Microsoft, Windows 7 Tech Comics: "Did Apple Design the Cyclops?" By Oliver Widder | Article Published April 24, 2009 The unique one-eyed design of the mythic creature suggests that Steve Jobs is older than he admits. Tags: iPhone, OS X, Apple Tech Comics: "Cherish Your Non-Internet Time" By Oliver Widder | Article Published April 17, 2009 Sometimes your Internet connection dies. Those are moments to enjoy. Tags: OS X, Dell, iPhone, open source, Facebook Tech Comics: "Internet Boredom" By Oliver Widder | Article Published April 10, 2009 Just because something is new and fast doesn't mean it's interesting. Tags: Dell, iPhone, OS X, Facebook, open source Apple's Challenges: Gaming to Security By Paul Rubens | Article Published April 09, 2009 Apple claims that Windows is boring while Mac is all fun and games, but that ignores some major Mac limitations. Tags: Apple, OS X, Windows, Microsoft, Mac Add a Second Monitor: Nanovision Mimo By Eric Grevstad | Article Published April 06, 2009 A new device offers to make it easer and cheaper to add a second monitor to your desktop, which can improve productivity. Works with Windows and Mac. Tags: video, Windows, Vista, OS X, monitor Tech Comics: "iPhone vs. Windows 7" By Oliver Widder | Article Published April 03, 2009 If you were to assemble enough iPhones to run the Windows 7 OS, you'd clearly need more than one. Tags: iPhone, Windows 7, OS X, iphone 3G, open source Tech Comics: "140 Characters" By Oliver Widder | Article Published March 27, 2009 Twitter limits users to a mere 140 characters, but sometimes that's actually too much. Tags: open source, Facebook, Dell, OS X, iPhone Tech Comics: "My First Apple" By Oliver Widder | Article Published March 20, 2009 One never forgets one's first love, regardless of the romance's limitations. Tags: open source, Facebook, Dell, iPhone, OS X The GNU/Linux Desktop: Nine Myths By Bruce Byfield | Article Published March 16, 2009 Myths like “not enough software” and “must use the command line” reveal that there’s a good deal of misinformation about the GNU/Linux desktop. Tags: Linux desktop, Windows, OS X, Linux 2009 Smartphone Sales: Dipping Sharply By Michelle Megna | Article Published March 16, 2009 Amid a gloomy economy, even the resilient mobile-smartphone sector is taking a hit. Tags: OS X, RIM, smartphone, iPhone, mobile phones Tech Comics: "18 Months on Twitter" By Oliver Widder | Article Published March 13, 2009 After a year and a half, Twitter is starting to make sense. We think. Tags: Facebook, iPhone, open source, OS X, Dell Tech Comics: "IT Staff Dislikes IT-Business Alignment" By Oliver Widder | Article Published March 06, 2009 With the current crash, IT staffers are happy they paid no attention to the IT-Business alignment fad. Tags: open source, iPhone, Dell, OS X, Facebook Tech Comics: "Could Steve Jobs Save the Auto Industry?" By Oliver Widder | Article Published February 27, 2009 Perhaps his design genius is exactly what the ailing American car industry needs right now. Tags: Facebook, open source, iPhone, OS X, tech comics Why Apple Can't Afford to Lose the Mac Clone War By Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | Article Published February 25, 2009 In its battle with small-time PC maker Psystar, Apple's entire business model is at stake. Tags: desktop, Mac, Apple, OS X Tech Comics: "Facebook Terms of Service" By Oliver Widder | Article Published February 20, 2009 The social networking site's changes to its Terms of Service have led to some unusual requests. Tags: tech comics, OS X, open source, iPhone, Facebook Mac OS X, Safari Patched by Apple By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published February 14, 2009 Apple patches an RSS flaw in Safari and other security holes, but one problem still has an expert concerned. Tags: Safari, open source, Quicktime, OS X, Apple Tech Comics: "Twitter vs. Nuclear War" By Oliver Widder | Article Published February 13, 2009 Don't worry, there's no reason to expect that the Twitter stream will be interrupted in the near future. Tags: open source, iPhone, Facebook, Twitter, OS X Tech Comics: "GPL3 and the Pentagon" By Oliver Widder | Article Published February 06, 2009 America's military establishment might not be fully ready for the GNU/Linux GPL3 license. Tags: iPhone, OS X, open source, GNU/Linux desktop, GPL Tech Comics: "Chaste iPhone" By Oliver Widder | Article Published January 30, 2009 Provocative and risque material has been banned from the iPhone app store. Tags: OS X, Facebook, Dell, iPhone, open source 26 Open Source Security Apps with Commercial Support By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published January 29, 2009 For businesses, these apps offer the best of both worlds—the flexibility, security, and cost savings of open source combined with the peace of mind that comes with commercial support. Tags: security, open source, OS X, Windows, Linux XPerience ClearBox Enterprise RADIUS Server By Eric Geier | Article Published January 29, 2009 No matter how much experience you have with RADIUS servers, XPerience Technologies' ClearBox's low price point and seemingly high feature set aims to have something for you. Tags: wireless, OS X, services, Linux, Microsoft FileZilla: The Feature-Rich and Fancy Free FTP Client By Adam Stone | Article Published January 22, 2009 Any time we see online user reviews that include phrases like "thunder god" we are at once both skeptical and curious. Can an FTP client really be that good? Adam Stone puts the freeware FileZilla to the test. Tags: Windows, Vista, Linux, open source, OS X Tech Comics: "Windows 7 Beta" By Oliver Widder | Article Published January 16, 2009 The beta version of the new Windows OS can cause confusion under certain circumstances. Tags: Facebook, open source, iPhone, Dell, OS X Salesforce.com Goes Down. Big Deal? By Paul Rubens | Article Published January 15, 2009 OS Roundup: Last week's outage stoked alarmists' fears about cloud computing. Meanwhile, FreeBSD 7.1 hit the street with ease, while Windows 7 got caught in a traffic jam and Mac OS X 10 remains in the parking lot. Tags: iPhone, Linux, Microsoft, OS X, open source Tech Comics: "Netbooks" By Oliver Widder | Article Published January 09, 2009 The netbook isn't the first book-shaped gadget that generated buzz. Tags: OS X, Facebook, open source, iPhone, Dell Amid Doom and Gloom, Opportunities for Microsoft, Apple By Paul Rubens | Article Published January 08, 2009 OS Roundup: It's only the first week of January, and already 'recession,' 'credit crunch' and 'challenging economic environment' are being used to describe the new year. Sure, 2009 will see some big losers, but innovation tends to thrive in economic downturns, and winners will emerge. Tags: OS X, services, Windows, Microsoft, Vista Tech Comics: "Geeks" By Oliver Widder | Article Published December 26, 2008 A simple question can be answered with more detail than you'd normally expect. Tags: OS X, Dell, Facebook, iPhone, open source Tech Comics: "Twitter in Heaven" By Oliver Widder | Article Published December 19, 2008 At the end of a long life, one's Twitter usage can add up to a mighty total. Tags: Dell, iPhone, OS X, Facebook, open source Discovering the New Features of OpenOffice.org 3.0 By Eric Geier | Article Published December 17, 2008 The release of OpenOffice.org 3.0 delivers a lot of improvements: more user-friendliness, full tables support in Impress, a better cropping tool in Draw, vastly improved Notes in Writer, Calc gets more muscle, and more. Tags: Mac, Microsoft, open source, IT, OS X |
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