It hasn’t been a good year for Mac security so far, at least PR-wise, and it’s about to get a lot uglier: an Apple programmer forgot to turn off a debug switch in OS X 10.7.3’s security settings before the update was distributed to...Programmer Screw-Up In OS X 10.7.3 Means Your Password Might Be Exposed To Hackers
It hasn’t been a good year for Mac security so far, at least PR-wise, and it’s about to get a lot uglier: an Apple programmer forgot to turn off a debug switch in OS X 10.7.3’s security settings before the update was distributed to...Find iPhone Style Special Characters In Lion [OS X Tips]
Every so often, you might want to type an accented character on your Mac. There are many keyboard shortcuts, most involving the Option key, to achieve this. For example, to type an “enye,” the letter in the Spanish alphabet, you need to press...This Photo Gremlin Zapper Leaves Behind Gremlins Of Its Own [Review]
Inpaint4 is an image editor for OS X, available for $10 from the Mac App Store. It’s designed for a specific task – removing unwanted visual elements from photos. That tourist who walked through the background of your...OWC 16GB RAM Upgrade For 2011 Apple MacBook Pro Models Offers Double The Factory Memory For 50 Percent Less Cost Per GB
Other World Computing announced today through its in-house MaxRAM testing lab its high performance OWC PC3-10600 DDR3 1333MHz 16GB Memory Kit for the 2011 MacBook Pro now provides twice the factory maximum 8GB installed memory at 50 percent less cost...
Keep Tabs on your MacBook’s Power With Battery Health [OS X Tips]
Let’s face it, having the best laptop in the world doesn’t exempt us road warriors from having to deal with reality. Batteries are so much better these days, sure, but they’re still the failure point for most of us traveling types. In...Flashback Malware Was Worth Up To $10,000 A Day To Its Creators [Report]
The Flashback malware which was found to be infecting over 650,000 Macs at its peak was earning its creators up to $10,000 a day, according to security specialists...Opera’s Next Thing: Opera 12 Beta Now Available
Alternative desktop browser fans(*), your attention please. Opera’s released its next thing, and it’s a feature-packed beta of Opera 12. There’s a lot of new stuff packed into this often-overlooked and under-appreciated web browser for OS X. All your...Clean Up Your Menu Bar With Bartender [OS X Tips]
Is your menubar getting just a little, well, crufty? With more and more apps taking advantage of this handy place to put notification and mini-app icons for extra functionality, it seems like the menu bar is like that bar down the...The road to OS Xi: Where iOS and OS X suffer a teleporter accident and merge
Remember The Fly? That's the one where Jeff Goldblum tries to teleport but instead gets his genes all mixed up with a fly.
"[T]he Telepod computer, confused by the presence of two separate life-forms in the sending pod, merged him with the fly ...
Create Custom Keyboard Shortcuts For Any Application [Video How-To]
OS X has a nice default array of keyboard shortcuts, but as more advanced users know, it can be nice to be able to customize these shortcuts to fit your needs. In this video I’ll show you how you can customize and create keyboard...You’re the Pundit: Are iOS and OS X headed on a collision course?
When it comes to evaluating the next big thing, we turn to our secret weapon: the TUAW braintrust. We put the question to you and let you have your go at it. Today's topic is Apple operating systems.
In Steve Jobs' road map when Lion was first pres...
Oracle providing direct Java support for OS X, updates to be more timely
Macworld and Ars Technica reported late yesterday that Oracle has announced direct support of Java for OS X. This appears to be a reaction to the rather widespread outbreaks of malware that took advantage of exploits in Java before Apple was able to...
