Tag Archive | "OS X"
Rogue Amoeba CEO Paul Kafasis talks about being on Apple’s OSX white list
A while back, MacObserver conducted an engaging interviewwith Rogue Amoeba CEO Paul Kafasis. Rogue Amoeba is the company behind quality audio apps such as Audio Hijack Pro, Pulsar, Airfoil, and Nicecast, and the interview is especially worth reading because it provides a fresh perspective on Apple from a company still primarily focused on Mac development. There’s […]
Continue reading...Apple job listing touts “revolutionary feature for Mac OS X”
Thursday, July 29, 2010
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9to5Mac directs us to this Apple job post for a Mac OS software engineer. Are you looking to help create something totally new? Something that has never been done before and will truly amaze everyone? Are you excited by the prospect that what you helped create would be used every day by millions of Apple […]
Continue reading...Rumor: Apple considering rebranding OS X under iOS moniker
Friday, June 25, 2010
Citing an anonymous source, Hardmac reports that Apple is toying with the idea of re-branding OS X under the iOS banner and using iOS as the default brand for every Apple OS. We would then have iOS desktop, iOS server and iOS mobile. The final decision is not taken yet, however, the proposal seems to […]
Continue reading...Apple quietly beefs up anti-malware protection in recent OS X 10.6.4 update
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
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Apple last week released a Mac OS X 10.6.4 update that quietly “updated the malware protection built into” the OS. Sophos reports: Although there is no mention of it that we could find in Apple’s release notes for Mac OS X 10.6.4, or the accompanying security bulletin, Apple has updated XProtect.plist – the rudimentary file that […]
Continue reading...Apple seeds latest build of OS X 10.6.4 to developers
Friday, May 14, 2010
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Apple today seeded the third build of of Mac OS X 10.6.4 to a select number of developers. The latest version of Apple’s OS, dubbed Build 10F50 and weighing in at 581.3 MB, includes the following fixes. Resolve an issue that causes the keyboard or trackpad to become unresponsive Resolve an issue that may prevent […]
Continue reading...Adobe’s history of development for OS X, or lack thereof
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
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The brouhaha surrounding Apple’s decision to disallow apps on iTunes that were developed using cross-platform development tools, such as Adobe’s Flash to iPhone compiler, has generated a considerable amount of vitriol from those quick to paint Apple as an evil company with no regard whatsoever for developers. Without getting into the merits of each side at […]
Continue reading...“Don’t steal Mac OS X”
Monday, March 1, 2010
A none too subtle message hidden in Snow Leoaprd’s extensions. Maybe Psystar should take note. via Flickr
Continue reading...Tim Cook on all things Apple – iPhone, iMac, Apple TV, iPad, Apple retail stores and more
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Yesterday afternoon, Apple COO Tim Cook met with investment bankers from Goldman Sachs and answered a number of questions about Apple’s product line and Apple’s future direction. Below are the more pertinent tidbits, with the transcript provided courtesy of 9to5Mac. We’ll break down Cook’s insightful comments in an upcoming post. On Apple’s role as a […]
Continue reading...Is Apple running out of cat names for OS X?
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Nick Bilton of the NYT writes about the shrinking number of cat names remaining for future versions of OS X. Thus far, Apple has used Puma, Jaguar, Panther, Tiger, Leopard, and Snow Leopard for its OS X releases. What remains? Well, you’ve got Cougar, which, because of its meaning in the pop culture lexicon, Apple […]
Continue reading...Avie Tevanian, Steve Jobs’ old right hand man, to join Elevation Partners
Friday, January 15, 2010
You may not have heard of Avadis “Avie” Tevanian, but if you’re reading this website, odds are that you’re very familiar with his work. Tevanian originally came over to Apple from NeXT when Apple purchased the company back in 2007. During his time at Apple, Tevanian served as the Senior Vice President of Software Engineering […]
Continue reading...John Siracusa looks back at his early OS X reviews
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
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When it comes to in-depth reviews of Mac OS X, no one brings the heat quite like John Siracusa of Ars Technica. And now that 10 years have passed between the first iteration of OS X, Siracusa decided to take a look back at some of his early reviews of OS X, going all the […]
Continue reading...Windows 7? Yeah, that was Apple’s idea
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Windows 7 has gotten off to a much smoother start than Vista, and indeed, many are calling Windows 7 the most Mac like version of Windows to date. Now that shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone well aware of Microsoft’s penchant for copying all things Apple, but what is surprising is that Simon Aldous, […]
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010
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