Ten years ago Apple bestowed a new operating system unto the world, Mac OS X. A merger of NeXTStep and the Classic Mac OS, OS X finally delivered Apple’s first major evolution in OS design after a ...

It appears one user posted the intro video for Apple's Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger). The welcome video typically appears on first boot after installation of Mac OS X. The new video shows a spotlight moving ...

Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard has two audiences: those who already own a Mac and are interested in upgrading their experience, and new buyers investigating a Mac purchase. This review series is designed ...

The advent of the CrashReporter in Mac OS X was a boon for developers -- suddenly, a capsule of what caused the problem with a given application could be instantly captured by the end user and sent ...

When it comes to uncovering your Mac’s hidden powers, there’s no better resource than MacOSXHints.com, a collaborative Website that lets Mac users share their favorite tips and tricks. In fact, over ...

MacEdition’s Mark Dalrymple has posted a new “BOLTS” (Brave OS X: Learn Techy Stuff) feature in which he offers a hands-on tutorial covering the Terminal in Mac OS X. “Yet another Mac OS X command ...

With Apple having seeded the Golden Master (GM) version of OS X Lion earlier today, users are finally getting a look at what the OS X Lion experience should be like in the shipping version. One staple ...

Apple’s latest update to Mac OS X includes a variety of visual changes—some functional, some purely decorative. While you can debate the utility of “skeuomorphic interfaces” while reading our lengthy ...

When Mac OS X is released later this month, sources say early users will find a list of glitches that range from annoying to frustrating. Sources familiar with the first ground-up rewrite of Apple ...

Apple’s iOS may be the most important operating system that got updated, but it wasn’t the only one. At its WWDC event, held virtually this year due to the coronavirus, Apple (AAPL) launched new macOS ...

Last year, in between writing Take Control books and Macworld articles, I managed to squeeze in another little project – writing the 900-page “Mac Security Bible,” published in January 2010 by Wiley.