Apple intern thesis bears on porting Darwin to ARMv5 chips
Two years ago, Tristan Schaap joined Apple's Platform Technologies Group as an intern. During his 12-week stint with the Core OS division, he worked on a project to get a piece of Mac OS X running on an ARM processor, says a report by iMore. Most peop...
Apple Intern Worked On ‘Secret’ Project Porting Mac OS X To ARM
While Apple has previously dismissed the idea of porting its entire Mac OS X operating system to ARM-powered mobile devices, the Cupertino company has at least been working on it. That’s according to one intern who worked with Apple’s Platform...Apple FileVault 2 encryption cracked, but don’t panic
FileVault 2 is a feature of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion that provides a way to encrypt a full disk drive so that it can only be used by those who know a password ... until now, that is. Passware, a company that makes forensic software used to recover lost pass...
Turn Any USB Memory Stick Into An Ultra-Secure, Password Protected Filestore [OS X Tips]
It’s time for me to sign off my tipster post here at Cult of Mac. For my final tip, here’s one of my absolute favorites from my book. It describes how to turn any USB memory stick or storage device into an ultra-secure filestore. When inserted...CameraBag 2 for Mac Arrives At the Mac App Store with Launch Sale
We’ve waited patiently for this little gold nugget of a photo processing app to land at the Mac App Store, ever since developer Nevercenter teased us with CamerBag 2‘s beta a few months back. Wait’s over: It’s here. And today only it’s on sale...CameraBag 2 for Mac Arrives At the Mac App Store with Launch Sale
We’ve waited patiently for this little gold nugget of a photo processing app to land at the Mac App Store, ever since developer Nevercenter teased us with CamerBag 2‘s beta a few months back. Wait’s over: It’s here. And today only it’s on sale...OS X 10.7.3 causing CUI errors for some, Combo Update recommended
It's not a good thing when a simple point release of Apple's desktop OS causes a flurry of error reports with a central theme of "I just installed the 10.7.3 version of Lion and now nothing works." Last night and this morning, threads began popping u...
A Complete Timeline Of Every OS X Release To Date
A Complete Timeline Of Every OS X Release To Date Here’s a useful resource I’ve found via @danfrakes following the release of OS X 10.7.3 earlier today: Rob Griffiths has been maintaining since November 14th, 2005, a complete list of every OS X major version and software update released to date. Starting with the first...
Apple Updates AirPort Utility For Mac Adding New iOS-Like Interface
Apple has issued an update to its AirPort Utility application for the Mac, introducing a new user interface that looks a lot like its AirPort Utility app for iOS. It has also updated the firmware for its AirPort base stations, and the Time Capsule....Switch Desktop Space Like A Pro [OS X Tips]
Did you know you can move a window from one space to another by dragging and dropping it to the edge of the screen? If so you’ll know there’s a delay before the space will switch to the new one, but a simple tweak...Supercharge Your Mac With The Mac SuperBundle [Deals.CultofMac]
Ready to Supercharge your Mac? We’ve got you covered! Packed full of goodies our Mac SuperBundle is hear to take your Mac to the next level. Run Windows in OS X with Parallels 7, Take Pixel-Perfect Screenshots with Little Snapper, Monitor your Mac...Search For Carriage Returns/Tabs In Documents [OS X Tips]
Sometimes within an OS X application you might want to search and replace all single tabs with two tabs, for example, or remove double carriage returns. However, if you type a Tab or hit Return in the search field of an app, it...
