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Black Screen Of Death Plagues Some Mac Users After Lion Update

MacwithBlkscreenApple is allegedly investigating complaints from some Mac OS X Lion users about system crashes related to graphics or sleep/wake issues on various Macs. Users that complain about the problem say that a person will see their Mac suddenly crash and display a black...

Tweak Your Lion Sidebars For Mail And Finder [OS X Tips]

LionsidebarMac OS X Lion looks a lot different from its predecessor Mac OS X Snow Leopard and one of those differences is the sidebar in Finder and Mail. The sidebar looks a lot different because it displays different elements in Lion and the icon...

Permanently Give Apps In Lion Open Window Amnesia [OS X Tips]

Apple has introduced a new feature in Mac OS X Lion called Resume. Resume will automatically reopen all the windows you had open the last time you used an app after you relaunch it. Not a bad trick for some apps, but for some others...

Set Your Lion Dashboard Widgets Free [OS X Tips]

DashboardFreeof the complaints I’ve heard about Mac OS X Lion is about Dashboard. It now has its own space (virtual desktop) where all your Dashboard Widgets live. Well those living arrangements aren’t as permanent as one would think. Here is a tip on how...

Give Apps In Lion Open Window Amnesia [OS X Tips]

lionresumeApple has introduced a new feature in Mac OS X Lion called Resume. Resume will automatically reopen all the windows you had open the last time you used an app after you relaunch it. Not a bad trick for some apps, but for some...

Force Lion To Start Internet Recovery On Your July 2011 Or Later Mac [OS X Tips]

Internetboot2 Apple has introduced new recovery features available through a combination of new hardware and software. One of these new features is called Lion Internet Recovery which will allow you to start your 2011 MacBook Air or Mac Mini directly from Apple’s servers. The recovery...

Beware! OS X Lion Can Hose Your Recovery Partition! Here’s How You Can Try To Fix It

e93eb_Lion-Pic1Apple’s new MacBook Air models don’t ship with OS X Lion on a USB thumb drive like they used to. That diminutive little white wedge of flash storage is gone, no where to be found inside of the box that these computers ship in....

Mac OS X Lion Migration Assistant Got You Down? Try This Fix.

MigrationAssistantMigration assistant is one of Apple’s most valuable utilities. I’ve used it frequently over the years to migrate my user accounts, applications, etc.  between two Macs and I’ve never had any problems with it until now. I picked up a new 13-inch MacBook Air...

Apple Announces iMac 1TB Seagate Hard Drive Replacement Program

imachddrecallApple has announced that a “very small number” of 1TB Seagate hard drives used in 21.5-inch and 27-inch iMac systems may fail under certain conditions. The problem only applies to systems that were sold between May 2011 and July 2011. My own 27-inch iMac purchased...

First Apple Assassinates Optical Media, Now USB Thumb Drives Need Witness Protection

macusbdvdApple’s line of MacBook Airs never shipped with an optical drive and now the Mac Mini has joined the party. The new Mac Mini, released this week, no longer includes one of these drives either. If you want an optical drive to use with...

Apple Releases Xcode 4.1 Free Development Tools For OS X Lion

xcode4iconApple’s development tools for OS X and iOS are  joining the OS X Lion launch party today with the release of  Xcode 4.1.  The new version of Xcode is now available as a free download in the Mac App Store or through the regular Apple...

Apple Introduces Volume B2B Purchasing To Developers

b2bpurchasingApple contacted developers today to let them know that they will soon have the option to sell apps to businesses in volume at discounted rates. The new pricing structure will be available to developers that accept the new Paid Applications Agreement through the developer...