Lion Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Dear Aunt TUAW: Should I mess with my recovery partition?

by Erica Sadun (Feb 16th, 2012)

Dear aunt tuaw, I'm hoping you can tell me how to perform a non-destructive reclaim of the recovery partition space. I'm on Mac OS X Lion and wish to simply reclaim that odd 700 MB without jeopardising my main partition. Your loving nephew, Oscar Dear Oscar, Auntie is sorry, but this sounds to her ...

EFI Firmware Update brings Lion Internet Recovery to 2010-model Macs

by Chris Rawson (Feb 7th, 2012)

Apple has released three EFI Firmware Updates for 2010-model Macs, including the iMac, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro. This update enables Lion Internet Recovery on those older Macs. Introduced in OS X Lion alongside the mid-2011 updates to the MacBook Air and Mac mini, Internet Recovery enables ...

Users report Rosetta problems after Security Update 2012-001

by Mel Martin (Feb 3rd, 2012)

Several OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard users are reporting that Power PC-coded apps no longer work after applying Security Update 2012-001. The Apple support boards are full of stories about Rosetta apps crashing when any command is selected from the menu bar. Complaints seem heaviest from those running ...

Dear Aunt TUAW: Help me find a WiFi stumbler app for Lion

by Erica Sadun (Feb 2nd, 2012)

Dear Aunt TUAW, I'm a Mac IT professional, and often find myself configuring, troubleshooting, and optimizing wireless networks. In the past I used AP Grapher to graph wireless strength and find competing Wi-Fi networks as I walk around my clients' offices. This allows me to pick the best channel ...

OS X 10.7.3 causing CUI errors for some, Combo Update recommended

by Michael Rose (Feb 2nd, 2012)

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 up on Apple's support forum and elsewhere ...

OS X Lion 10.7.3 released with Safari 5.1.3, Wi-Fi bug fix

by Chris Rawson (Feb 1st, 2012)

The third update to OS X Lion, 10.7.3, has been released and is now available in Software Update. A list of some of 10.7.3's fixes are below. Of potentially greatest interest is the fix that purports to "resolve a Wi-Fi connection issue when waking from sleep" -- I know both of my Macs have fallen ...

Apple seeds seventh 10.7.3 beta to developers

by Dave Caolo (Jan 25th, 2012)

Apple released the seventh beta of Mac OS 10.7.3 (build 11D50) to developers yesterday amid the hubbub of the financial conference call. The update lists no known issues and asks developers to focus on iCloud Document Storage, Address Book, iCal, Mail, Spotlight and Safari. The delta update is a ...

OS X Lion 10.7.3 build 11D46 seeded to developers (updated)

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Jan 18th, 2012)

The next Lion seed is out for developers. OS X Lion 10.7.3 build 11D46 is a 1.2 GB combo update / 989 MB delta update file. This build focuses on iCloud document storage, Address Book, iCal, Mail, Spotlight and Safari. The last seed was released a week ago. Apple released 10.7.2 to the general ...

OS X 10.7.3 build 11D42 seeded to developers

by Matt Tinsley (Jan 11th, 2012)

Apple has seeded Mac OS X 10.7.3 beta build 11D42 to developers. The build comes in at 989.75 MB for those updating from 10.7.2 and 1.26 GB for those updating from any previous version of Mac OS X Lion. According to MacRumors, Apple has asked developers to focus their attention on Spotlight, ...

Firefox 9.0 offers Mac OS X Lion gesture support

by Mike Schramm (Dec 21st, 2011)

Firefox 9 is out now (the public page hasn't been updated yet as of this writing, but the build is available from official links already), and while that in itself isn't really big news (the uberpopular browser updates all the time, and plenty of people have already chosen to use Chrome or ...

Apple seeds OS X Lion 10.7.3 to testers

by Chris Rawson (Dec 16th, 2011)

Apple has seeded another build of OS X Lion 10.7.3 to testers. According to 9to5Mac, this third build of 10.7.3 addresses issues with Address Book, iCal, Mail, Spotlight, and Safari. Apple lists no known issues with this build of 10.7.3, and it may be the last developer build issued before the ...

Poll: Which version of Mac OS X are you running?

by Matt Tinsley (Nov 11th, 2011)

According to Chitika, an analytics company, Mac OS X Lion only holds 16% of the Mac OS market share, trailing behind Snow Leopard (56) -- indicating poor adoption of the newest operating system in comparison to previous releases. Even though Apple announced over a million downloads of Mac OS ...

Apple addresses Lion server issues with new technotes

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 11th, 2011)

If you run Lion server and have problems with podcast streaming or want to view local volumes on your server, you'll want to read two new technotes on Apple's support site. Spotted by MacNN, they will tell you how to setup https to serve up podcasts and how you can tweak your settings to view a ...

Dear Aunt TUAW: How do I enable AirDrop on my older Mac?

by Erica Sadun (Nov 3rd, 2011)

Dear Aunt TUAW, I want to use AirDrop between my older iMac and my new MacBook Air. How can I do this? They're both running Lion but AirDrop is only enabled on the MBA. Your loving nephew, Fredrik Dear Fredrik, You can enable AirDrop for many older Lion systems at the Terminal ...

Apple to require sandboxing in Mac App Store apps as of March 2012

by Chris Rawson (Nov 2nd, 2011)

Apple sent an email to registered developers today that's bound to ruffle some feathers -- again. As of March 2012, Apple will require all apps submitted to the Mac App Store to implement sandboxing. This isn't a new development, as Apple was initially going to require sandboxing starting in ...