Mac os x 10.6 Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Terminal Tips: Unfreeze your Mac

by TJ Luoma (Jul 12th, 2010)

Look, it's nothing to be ashamed of, it happens to everyone: your Mac has frozen up and won't respond. I know, I know, for years we Mac folks used to love poking fun at Windows because it freezes up. Apple even made a commercial about it. As someone who has used both, I will say that I have seen ...

Safari 5.0 and Mac OS 10.6.4 to be announced/released at WWDC?

by David Winograd (Jun 5th, 2010)

According to French Apple news site Macgeneration, Safari 5.0 will be released at WWDC. We usually don't post non-verified information, but I think that this might be true since we were sent specific release notes. With the understanding that this is a rumor, albeit a very good one, here's what ...

Apple seeds Mac OS X 10.6.3 build 10D573 to devs, release probably not imminent

by Michael Grothaus (Mar 25th, 2010)

The saga of the 10.6.3 builds continue. Yesterday Apple seeded a new build -- build 10D573 -- to developers. This latest build, similar to the others, asks developers to focus on Graphics Drivers, Images & Photos, Mail, QuickTime, and Security Certificates. There is one known remaining issue, ...

Apple seeds new Snow Leopard 10.6.2 beta to developers

by Ken Ray (Oct 29th, 2009)

The betas of the next Snow Leopard update continue at a fast and furious pace. Apple has reportedly begun seeding a new build of Mac OS X 10.6.2 to developers, just one week after the previous beta. The new potential release focuses on graphics issues, specifically relating to drivers, ...

First Look: Minimalist time tracking on Mac using Minco

by Steven Sande (Sep 21st, 2009)

Mauritius is a minimalist island nation in the Indian Ocean, and from that tiny set of spots on the map comes a new Mac time-tracking application for anyone who needs to keep track of how much time they spend on tasks. Minco, now in public beta from Celmaro, is a minuscule Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard ...

LANrev speeds mass deployments of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard

by Steven Sande (Sep 15th, 2009)

When you only have a handful of Macs in an office or household to upgrade to a new operating system, it's no great problem to run around with the installation DVD and upgrade one machine at a time. But when you're supporting a large office or school environment, it's impossible to take the time to ...

A roundup of Snow Leopard compatibility announcements

by Steven Sande (Sep 10th, 2009)

Now that the shock of Mac OS X 10.6's early release has worn off, many developers are announcing that their products are now completely compatible with Snow Leopard. Here's a list of the latest devs to speak up. Realmac Software announced that RapidWeaver 4.3 is now available. This newest version ...

Tired of those winmail.dat files? Letter Opener 3 can help

by Steven Sande (Sep 8th, 2009)

If there's anything that drives Mac users into a frenzy, it's those winmail.dat files that can show up in Apple Mail when they receive email from colleagues or friends using Microsoft Outlook. Winmail.dat files can either files that are attached to the message, or they can contain information such ...

The few ants at my Snow Leopard picnic

by Steven Sande (Sep 7th, 2009)

Ahhh, Labor Day - the weird U.S. holiday that celebrates work by encouraging people to take the day off. Since it also coincides with the beginning of September, many Americans associate Labor Day with the end of summer, which isn't until 3:18 PM on September 22nd. Since the colder temperatures of ...

The beautifully detailed art of Mac OS X app icons

by Steven Sande (Sep 5th, 2009)

Over at his blog Cult of Mac, writer Leander Kahney published a post this morning featuring full-size 512 x 512 pixel screenshots of Mac icons. As he notes, the highly detailed icons are part of a move to make the OS resolution independent, but they're also an indication of Apple's attention to ...

A pawful of quick Snow Leopard tips

by Steven Sande (Aug 31st, 2009)

As all of us are starting to get familiar with Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, we're starting to find little features that aren't immediately visible and are pretty cool! My first surprise came when one application asked me to make sure that my date and time settings were correct. I dutifully popped ...

Two new Snow Leopard titles from Take Control Books -- and a giveaway

by Steven Sande (Aug 27th, 2009)

Do you have a few hours to kill while you're waiting in line at the Apple Store for your Snow Leopard upgrade? Take Control Books has just the thing to help fill your time and your mind! Two new Snow Leopard titles have been released today in both ebook and print format. The first, "Take Control of ...

Mac OS X Snow Leopard one step closer to release, now Golden Master

by Steven Sande (Aug 12th, 2009)

Mac OS X 10.6, AKA Snow Leopard, is one step closer to being released sometime in the next month. Multiple reports indicate that build 10A432 of the new OS has reached Golden Master status, which indicates that all testing has been completed to the satisfaction of the development team. As we've ...