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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 ...

OS X Lion has a hidden 'drop box' for easy file syncing between Macs

by Chris Rawson (Nov 2nd, 2011)

Mac OS X Hints has discovered that Macs running OS X Lion and registered with iCloud have a hidden "drop box" in the user's Library folder that allows for easy document and file syncing between Macs. A folder within ~/Library (which Lion hides by default) called "Mobile Documents" contains iWork ...

Disable that Mac OS X Internet download warning

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 27th, 2011)

Mac OS X 10.5 introduced a new feature that warned users when they first opened a file downloaded from the Internet. It's a protection mechanism to prevent users from opening potentially harmful files. It's also extremely annoying for users who download many files from known trustworthy. Thanks ...

10.7.2 update adds some Lion interface tweaks

by Michael Grothaus (Oct 13th, 2011)

Amid the flurry of software updates Apple released yesterday was OS X Lion 10.7.2. The big feature of the latest delta release of Lion was, of course, iCloud. But the 10.7.2 update also brought other features, such as a speedier Safari web browser and stability improvements. However, there are ...

iCloud now features Find My Mac service

by Chris Rawson (Oct 13th, 2011)

Find my iPhone and Find My iPad have been around for awhile via MobileMe, and we've heard dozens of success stories where people used the service to recover lost or stolen iOS devices. Macs have been reliant on third-party solutions or clever hacking to enable the same functionality -- until ...

Mac OS X 10.7.2 now in Software Update, includes iCloud

by Erica Sadun (Oct 12th, 2011)

The iCloud-enabled Mac OS X Lion 10.7.2 update is now available via Software Update. Below is Apple's write-up of the contents for this new release. --- The 10.7.2 update is recommended for all OS X Lion users and includes general operating system fixes that improve the stability, ...

5 iOS features that OS X needs

by Michael Grothaus (Oct 10th, 2011)

iOS 5 is set to launch this Wednesday and the beta testers I've talked to say it's a monumental leap forward. iOS 5 adds over 200 features to an already polished mobile operating system, which is arguably the best on the planet. As many Mac users know, Mac OS X Lion is no slouch either. ...

iCloud going live on October 12

by Mike Schramm (Oct 4th, 2011)

Apple has announced that the long-awaited iCloud service will finally go live on October 12. The service will be free for Lion and iOS 5 users (the new mobile OS releases on the same day), and will enable cloud sharing of user contacts, pictures, and other pertinent user data across all of your ...

6 million copies of Lion sold since July 20

by Michael Grothaus (Oct 4th, 2011)

Tim Cook announced today that Apple's OS X 10.7 Lion has sold more than 6 million copies since going on sale July 20. That's a whopping 80% more than Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. Another interesting bit of information Cook threw out there about Lion is that it only took Lion 2 weeks to reach ten ...