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Mac OS X 10.7 Lion is still available for purchase from Apple

by TJ Luoma (Jan 24th, 2013)

A reader contacted us the other day with an interesting problem: he wanted to use the latest Java update, but it requires an "Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.7.3 (Lion) or later" and his MacBook was running Snow Leopard. Here's the twist: his MacBook cannot run Mountain Lion (10.8), and ...

A reasonable response to Java security problems (Updated)

by TJ Luoma (Jan 11th, 2013)

Update: According to The Mac Observer, Apple has acted proactively to block the Java browser plug-in on Mac machines with OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard or higher. If you are running an earlier version of OS X, then you should disable Java as noted below. Update 2: In a remarkably speedy turnaround, ...

Mountain Lion is king of the OS X jungle

by Michael Grothaus (Jan 4th, 2013)

As noted by Macworld UK, Apple's OS X Mountain Lion has clawed its way to the top of the OS X jungle. It was released on July 25, 2012 and as of this past December it's installed on 32 percent of all Macs online. That percentage is according to Net Applications, a web-measurement firm that ...

Messages beta for OS X Lion users ends December 14

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 19th, 2012)

Apple is notifying Lion users that the beta version of the Messages app will expire on December 14th. The app debuted as a free beta download for Lion users and was incorporated into OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion when the latest version of OS X was released earlier this year. An email sent to Lion ...

Put colorful Finder icons back in Mountain Lion

by Dave Caolo (Aug 10th, 2012)

OS X Lion introduced greyscale Finder icons in the side bar of Finder windows. They look nice, but many think their colorful counterparts were nicer. SideEffects lets you replace them. This simple Mac utility installs components that enable color Finder sidebar icons in both Lion and Mountain ...

Dear Aunt TUAW: My Lion-only MacBook just died. Help! (Updated)

by Erica Sadun (Aug 1st, 2012)

Dear Aunt TUAW, The hard drive in my late 2006 black MacBook died this week. I purchased a new hard drive for it, used my OS X 10.6 install CD and then updated. I then went to the Mac App Store and found I can no longer download Lion, even with trying to hold the Option key down. What can I ...

Farewell, Lion, you've served us well; Apple removes 10.7 from App Store

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Jul 25th, 2012)

Apple has apparently dropped OS X Lion from the Mac App Store. Those who have purchased it are still seeing it in their purchases list, though some TUAW staffers are saying they're not able to download it. I wasn't able to download it on my MacBook Pro, though I was able to start doing so on my ...

Firefox 14 adds fullscreen support for OS X Lion

by Michael Rose (Jul 17th, 2012)

Stop me if you've heard this one: How is Mozilla Firefox like Pittsburgh's weather? Answer: If you don't like it, wait a little while and it's gonna change. The open-source desktop browser continues its drumbeat of frequent releases with Firefox 14.0.1 for Mac, Windows and Linux in over 70 ...

Dear Aunt TUAW: Help me watch and work at the same time

by Erica Sadun (Jun 15th, 2012)

Dear Aunt TUAW, Ever since I upgraded to OS X Lion, I've been unable to use dual monitors if I have an application running in full screen on my iMac's display. I would love to be able to fire a movie up on the second display, make it full screen and still make use of my iMac, rather than ...

OS X Lion updated: 10.7.4 fixes FileVault vulnerability

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (May 9th, 2012)

Fire up Software Update if you're using Lion, and be prepared to have your passwords protected by encryption, as they should be. After a nasty error in 10.7.3, fixed in the just-out 10.7.4 update, I'm hoping Apple learned a lesson. The update also includes a few welcome fixes for other ...

Apple seeds OS X Lion 10.7.4 Build 11E52 to developers

by Michael Grothaus (Apr 24th, 2012)

Apple has seeded the fourth build of OS X Lion 10.7.4 to developers. Build 11E52 lists no known issues and asks developers to focus on graphics, iCal, Mail, Printing, and Time Machine. The fourth build of 10.7.4 weighs in at 1.43 GB for the combo update and 716 MB for the delta update. OS X ...

Apple is giving away Snow Leopard to MobileMe customers

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

In an effort to get the remaining MobileMe customers upgraded to Lion and iCloud, Apple is offering a free upgrade to OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard for those still running OS X 10.5 Leopard. Macgasm posted pictures of the missive, which directs MobileMe customers to this link. After signing in, those ...

Apple seeds third beta of 10.7.4 to developers

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Apr 13th, 2012)

The latest developer's build of OS X 10.7.4 is now available to developers at the Mac Developer Center. Build 11E46 was seeded as a 1.4 GB combo update or a 716 MB delta update. It comes a month after the first seed of the latest update to Lion was pushed to developers. There are no known issues ...

Lion's Auto Save vs. Save As

by Dave Caolo (Mar 29th, 2012)

Apple's OS X Lion introduced Auto Save, and eliminated the Save As feature from several apps as a result. Not everyone is happy about the switch, including Pierre at Betalogue: I have already talked about the totally unnecessary (in my view) elimination of the 'Save As...' command in Apple ...

Safari 5.1.4 now available, fixes issues and improves performance

by Steven Sande (Mar 12th, 2012)

Heads up! Safari 5.1.4 is now available for immediate download. The update, measuring 46.4 MB in size, is available for OS X Lion and Snow Leopard. Windows users can also get the update. What's new? According to Apple: Safari 5.1.4 contains improvements to performance, stability, compatibility, and ...