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Possible fix for font issues in 10.6.7

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 21st, 2011)

Late last month, a troubling font issue came to light after Apple rolled out version 10.6.7 of Mac OS X. The update appeared to cause problems with the printing and PDF handling of OpenType PostScript fonts. Apple has not officially acknowledged the problem, but a growing thread on Apple's ...

10.6.7 update causes OpenType font issues

by Dave Caolo (Mar 28th, 2011)

There's a thread on Apple's Discussions boards suggesting that Mac OS X 10.6.7 introduces issues with OpenType PostScript fonts when it comes to printing and PDF handling. Kurt Lang writes: "As soon as you install 10.6.7, OpenType PostScript fonts are indeed broken... [the issue] is confined to ...

Happy 10th birthday, Mac OS X!

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Mar 24th, 2011)

It's hard to believe that 10 years ago today, Mac OS X made its official debut after several months of a paid public beta. Mac OS X v.10.0 "Cheetah" was released on March 24, 2001 for US$129. It was slow, clunky and made many users want to throw their Macs out the window, into the closest body of ...

Dear Aunt TUAW: How do I install a Lion partition on my MacBook Air?

by Erica Sadun (Feb 25th, 2011)

Dear Aunt TUAW, I'm in the Mac Developer program and I'd really like to be able to install Lion on my MacBook Air as a second OS. What are the best strategies to do this? Is it worth going out and buying a second SSD drive and swapping that out with my primary Snow Leopard system? Thanks for ...

The hidden secrets inside Apple icons

by David Quilty (Jan 18th, 2011)

We all like our apps, right? We especially like some of those beautifully designed OS X icons that Apple has created through the years. But did you know that a few of those very same icons have some secret meanings that many people don't know about? Thanks to Electricpig, we can now understand the ...

Mac 101: Pronouncing Mac OS X

by Erica Sadun (Jan 6th, 2011)

In our Mac 101 series, TUAW introduces basic OS X concepts to new Mac users. This is going to be a quick one, because there's not too much to it -- but it's a critical note when talking to other people in your newly adopted community. Editor's Note: Please keep your comments civil and relevant. ...

Mac App Store: initial impressions

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 6th, 2011)

Apple launched its Mac App Store a few hours early today and we have been downloading apps like crazy here at TUAW. For those who are still waiting to get the hands on the 10.6.6. update, you will be happy to know that the Mac App Store shares the same look and feel as the iTunes App store. It is a ...

Mac App Store now online, Mac OS 10.6.6 available

by Dave Caolo (Jan 6th, 2011)

As announced, Mac OS 10.6.6 was made available early today, which includes the Mac App Store. You'll find a link to the Store in your Dock once you update. Grab the OS update now by running Software Update on your Mac. According to Apple, this update lets you: "Discover Mac apps: Browse ...

Original Mac OS icons available as limited-edition prints

by David Quilty (Dec 20th, 2010)

Long for the good old days of classic Mac icons like Clarus the Dogcow or Pan Hand? Lucky for you -- Susan Kare, the 1983 designer of the original Mac OS icons, is offering prints of the famed icons for Apple fanboys (and girls) everywhere. As reported by The Mac Observer, signed and numbered prints ...

Found Footage: Steve Jobs demonstrates NeXT Step

by Dave Caolo (Nov 30th, 2010)

Here's a great piece of Apple history. In this video (check it out after the break), Steve Jobs gives a demonstration of a NeXT computer. You'll remember that Steve formed NeXT in 1995 after being ousted from Apple. Years later, in 1996, Apple purchased NeXT after Steve's return. Much of the current ...

Apple releases Security Update 2010-006

by Mike Schramm (Sep 20th, 2010)

Yes, as you can see above (and in a Software Update near you), Apple has released Security Update 2010-006, the latest OS X issue-fixer of the year. It's recommended for all users, so run your SU, let it download and install, and you'll be good to go. This one apparently fixes an issue where a ...

Lost's Apple II up for auction

by Mike Schramm (Jul 31st, 2010)

The Apple II computer from the hit show Lost was one of the things that unfortunately wasn't really answered as the series ended. I get that the Dharma Initiative was trying to contain a leak from the source, probably because of Jughead going off, but what was up with that scene of Michael ...

Millennial Media report has Apple with 56% of smartphone market, ad requests up big time

by Mike Schramm (Jul 15th, 2010)

Millennial Media has a new report (out this morning) that they sent along, and it's got some interesting research, based on their advertising network, about Apple and its place in the smartphone market. As you can see above, Apple's still got the majority base of OS users in the smartphone market; ...

Found Footage: Android running on the iPhone

by Mike Schramm (Apr 22nd, 2010)

Hacker David "Planetbeing" Wong has posted a video of Google's Linux-based Android OS running via OpeniBoot on the iPhone. Obviously, it's way off of Apple's reservation, but as you can see in the video above, it works very well -- you can browse the web, play media, and even send and receive ...

Apple's temptation to overuse iAds

by Mike Schramm (Apr 16th, 2010)

Dave Johnson over at Bnet has written up an interesting post about iAds; he says that Apple's new advertising program is reason enough to ditch your iPhone. Why? Because even Apple, he hints, isn't big enough to stay away from the billions of dollars that it will probably end up bringing in with ...