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Mac Security Update 2011-003 now hunting MacDefender

by Steven Sande (May 31st, 2011)

Mac Security Update 2011-003 has appeared in Software Update and is available for immediate download and installation. According to KB article HT4657, the update provides a File Quarantine definition for the OSX.MacDefender.A malware and Mac OS X 10.6.7 will now automatically update the ...

Upcoming MacDefender patch is not the first AV tweak to Mac OS X

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 26th, 2011)

This upcoming MacDefender patch is not the first time Apple has tweaked Mac OS X in response to a malware threat. Many people forgot that recent versions of OS X were designed with a built-in malware detection system. Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5 Leopard had a validation system called File Quarantine. ...

iTunes, Tiger, and irrational ire: The difference between updates and upgrades

by Chris Rawson (May 21st, 2011)

Update: After we posted this story, reader Nate emailed us to suggest that if you find yourself in Rupert Jones' shoes (with a new iOS device that requires Leopard/iTunes 10 for sync support, but still running Tiger on your Intel Mac), call AppleCare. He says that Apple's support team will ask ...

Report: 68% of Mac users running Snow Leopard

by Michael Grothaus (May 2nd, 2011)

As GigaOm points out, a new report from Net Applications shows that 68% of Mac users are running OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. Mac OS X 10.5 is a distant second at 24%, while Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger holds just 6% of the Mac market. The remaining 2% is made up of Macs running Mac OS X 10.3 or below. For ...

Scroll Reverser brings Lion, iOS reverse scrolling to Snow Leopard

by Steven Sande (Apr 14th, 2011)

One of the more surprising features of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion has been the change to reverse scrolling. With reverse scrolling, your hand actually moves up to scroll down a page. This is contrary to the common method of scrolling that is used in most major operating systems, where the hand moves ...

Safari 5.0.5 and Security Update 2011-002 now in Software Update

by Michael Rose (Apr 14th, 2011)

Seems like the update fairy has been very busy today. In addition to the iOS 4.3.2/4.2.7 updates that appeared moments ago, Mac OS X users can now download Safari 5.0.5 and Security Update 2011-002. Details on these updates are not yet on Apple's security page, but they should be showing up ...

Air Display for Mac: Turn another Mac into an extended display

by Steven Sande (Apr 4th, 2011)

One very popular and fun iPhone / iPad app that I love to use is Avatron Software's Air Display. As we described in a First Look back in May of 2010, Air Display turns an iOS device into a small wireless monitor that can be used to display app windows from a Mac or Windows computer. Now ...

Apple seeds sixth Mac OS 10.6.7 build to developers

by Matt Tinsley (Feb 23rd, 2011)

Apple has seeded the sixth build of Mac OS 10.6.7 to developers for testing. Build 10J860 comes just five days after the release of the previous build, build 10J858. No known issues are reported with the build, and developers have been asked to continue focusing their attention on AirPort, SMB ...

Apple seeds fifth Mac OS 10.6.7 beta build to developers

by Matt Tinsley (Feb 18th, 2011)

This Thursday Apple seeded build 10J858 of Mac OS 10.6.7 to developers for testing. It's beginning to look a little like clockwork as yesterday it was a week since Apple released build 10J85, and just over a week before that, they released build 10J846. This is the fifth beta build of Mac OS 10.6.7 ...

Apple seeds fourth Mac OS X 10.6.7 beta build to developers

by Matt Tinsley (Feb 11th, 2011)

AppleInsider is reporting that Apple has seeded another beta build of Mac OS X 10.6.7 to developers for testing. Build 10J855 comes just over a week after the previous beta release. This is the fourth build of 10.6.7 to be released within the last four weeks. Apple is requesting that developers ...

Switchers: Get "Learn the Switch to Mac" for a buck in the Mac App Store

by Steven Sande (Feb 5th, 2011)

We've been hearing a lot about how many new Mac users there are. During the January first-quarter financial call, for example, we heard that not only were Mac sales up 23 percent over the same quarter a year earlier, but about half of the Macs sold in Apple Stores during that quarter were to people ...

Apple seeds third Mac OS X 10.6.7 beta build to developers

by Matt Tinsley (Feb 2nd, 2011)

Mac OS X beta build 10J850 has been seeded to developers for testing by Apple. This is the third beta build of 10.6.7 to be released to developers in just under two weeks. The previous beta, build 10J846, was seeded to developers just over a week ago. As reported by MacRumors, Apple is requesting ...

New version of Mac OS X 10.6.7 beta to developers

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Jan 25th, 2011)

9to5 Mac reports that the next version of Mac OS X 10.6.7 was seeded to developers on Monday. Build 10J846 comes just days after the first build was released. At the time, developers were encouraged to test AirPort, Bonjour, SMB file sharing and graphics drivers. Build 10J846 clocks in at 372 MB ...

Apple seeds first Mac OS X 10.6.7 beta to developers

by Matt Tinsley (Jan 21st, 2011)

Apple Insider reports that Apple seeded the first beta of Mac OS X 10.6.7 to developers on Thursday. The beta is Build 10J842 and weighs in at 338.6MB for download. According to those familiar with the build, Apple indicates that there are no known issues, but developers have reportedly been ...

Apple Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 3.5

by Steven Sande (Dec 16th, 2010)

Apple today released another Digital Camera RAW Compatibility update. Version 3.5 provides RAW format compatibility for imaging applications like Aperture and iPhoto for these new cameras: Canon PowerShot G12 Leica D-Lux 5 Leica V-Lux 2 Nikon D7000 Nikon COOLPIX P7000 Panasonic Lumix ...