macOS Archive

F-Script for Mac OS X: Introduction

Submitted by Wanda 2007-02-25 macOS 9 Comments

"If you haven't heard of F-Script you really should take a look at it as it can help you in many situations. I must admit I haven't been using it for long, but already what I've seen has impressed me. I was introduced to F-Script at WWDC 06 and thought it was something interesting but didn't pick it up till about a month ago."

Three Different Ways to Run Windows Applications in OSX

Submitted by luna6 2007-02-19 macOS 24 Comments

"If you want to run Windows applications on your Intel powered Mac, you will be happy to learn that there are three different ways. The first method is by using Crossover for Mac, the second is using Parallels, and the third method is using Boot Camp. Each has their own advantages and disadvantages. This article will explain the differences between these programs and from there you should be able to figure out which method works best for you."

Parallels, VMware Won’t Virtualise Mac OS X

Submitted by MacosXrumors 2007-02-15 macOS 57 Comments

"Parallels recently made a definitive statement saying that the company won't be making it easy for users to run OS X in a virtual environment anytime soon. The reasoning behind this was because they don't want to put their users at risk of breaking the OS X EULA - unlike Windows Vista, there is no version of OS X that can be run under a virtual machine - and more importantly, they don't want to strain their (currently good) relationship with Apple. As a followup to that statement from Parallels, I was able to also get in touch with Srinivas Krishnamurti, VMWare's Director of Product Management and Market Development in order to get VMWare's official position on the matter. "Apple does not currently allow running Mac OS X in a virtual machine," he said. "Apple is an important partner and VMware respects Apple's intellectual property."

Enhance Your Dashboard Widgets with Quartz Composer

Submitted by Hakime 2007-02-14 macOS 7 Comments

"Quartz Composer is a visual development tool that can turn most any data into amazing, live-action graphics and animations, using a programming model that is easy to understand and work with. This article shows you how to use the stunning graphics abilities of Quartz Composer along with the easy development of Dashboard to create fun, beautiful widgets that attract attention and display information with rich visual content."

Mac OS X 10.5, iLife ’07, iWork ’07 As Early As March

Thom Holwerda 2007-02-09 macOS 27 Comments

Development of Mac OS X 10.5 is wrapping up faster than many at Apple even anticipated, and at present, a release can be expected as early as late March, sources say. Alongside the release of Version 10.5, code-named Leopard, will be new versions of Apple's consumer software suites, iLife '07 and iWork '07, which saw their release date pushed back due to expanded feature sets in both the applications. In addition, sources confirm that iLife '07 and iWork '07 will both contain numerous features dependent on Mac OS X 10.5, but whether Apple has made the unlikely and drastic move of completely axing support for earlier operating systems is less certain.

Apple Seeds New Mac OS X 10.4.9 Build

Thom Holwerda 2007-02-04 macOS 11 Comments

"Apple seeded a new build of the Mac OS X 10.4.9 update to developers late last week, Think Secret has learned. According to seed notes accompanying the Intel version (build 8P2125) and PowerPC version (build 8P125) of the update, there are no known issues with the latest seed, suggesting that Version 10.4.9 may be nearing release. The latest seed fixed a handful of bugs, including issues with OpenGL, CoreImage, CoreData, iSync, and the Sync Services engine." The Adium X team also released version 1.0 of their program, which is used by a lot of Mac users.

Report: Apple iPhone Not a Smartphone

Eugenia Loli 2007-01-27 macOS 51 Comments

A report from wireless industry analyst firm ABI Research released today proclaims that the new Apple iPhone does not fall within the firm's standard definition of a smartphone, due to restrictions Apple has placed on the phone against the inclusion of third-party applications.

Apple Fixes First MOAB Bug; New Leopard Screenshots

Thom Holwerda 2007-01-25 macOS 7 Comments

Apple on Tuesday released a security update for its QuickTime digital media software in response to a vulnerability discovered by security researchers associated with the Month of Apple Bugs website. In related news, new screenshots of Leopard have been posted to Flickr, while the WWDC this year is planned for June 10 through 15.

Apple’s Latest Leopard Server Seed Packs Some Punch

Thom Holwerda 2007-01-21 macOS 5 Comments

Apple is distributing a new pre-release version of its next-generation server operating system software that packs significant boosts to flexibility and stability, but also carries enough problems to put off any expectations of a near-term release. Testers experienced with this latest version said that its changes are more substantial than those of its mainstream sibling and revolve around substantial reworkings of the workgroup import process and Server Admin utilities, amongst other enhancements.

Developers Get New Leopard Seed

Thom Holwerda 2007-01-19 macOS 9 Comments

Apple seeded developers with a new build of Mac OS X Leopard Thursday night, the first in more than a month. Leopard 9A343 is 22 builds newer than the previous seed, 9A321, and marks the 102nd build since Apple first distributed seeds of Leopard to developers at its Worldwide Developers Conference in August last year.

Submitted by SK8T 2007-01-16 macOS 13 Comments

You may have missed it with all the news coming out of last week's Macworld Expo, but Apple recently distributed a new pre-released build of Mac OS X 10.4.9 to its developer community. The latest is just the second build of the Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger operating system update to make its way outside the company's walls since build 8P2111 was released to developers in late December. Since build 8P2111, which included numerous fixes for wireless and sync technologies, Apple has reportedly shifted the focus of Mac OS X 10.4.9 to some lower-level technology improvements.

More iPhone Info

Eugenia Loli 2007-01-13 macOS 64 Comments

Some more information about the Apple iPhone is keep hitting the web: the ARM CPU is apparently made by Samsung, applications will only be developed by third party companies that have a license agreement with Apple and make sure they follow specific guidelines (and possibly the apps will only be available by iTunes) while other sources say that the iPhone indeed runs a modified version of Darwin with a few OSX components (incorrectly reported by Slashdot today that it's not). Desktop OSX apps won't run on the iPhone of course. David Pogue also has two FAQs on the product (1,2).

MacFUSE: Full Read-Write NTFS for Mac OS X, Among Others

Submitted by macfun 2007-01-12 macOS 27 Comments

Amit Singh has just announced that Google is releasing MacFUSE, a FUSE compliant file system implementation mechanism for Mac OS X, which makes a plethora of file systems already working on Linux easily available to Mac OS X users as well. Some of the tested file systems include full read-write NTFS by NTFS-3G, transparent encryptions by CryptoFS and EncFS, SSHFS, GmailFS, and more.

Mac Flaw Puts Safari Surfers at Risk

Thom Holwerda 2007-01-12 macOS 13 Comments

A serious security flaw in Mac OS X opens machines with Apple's Safari Web browser to hijack by outsiders, Secunia has warned. The vulnerability and 'proof of concept' code to exploit it were released on Wednesday as part of the Month of Apple Bugs project. It affects Mac OS X 10.4.8, the most recent version of Apple's operating system and, possibly, previous versions, security researcher LMH said in the posting on MOAB's Web site.

Office 2008 for the Mac on Its Way

Thom Holwerda 2007-01-10 macOS 10 Comments

The Mac Macintosh Business Unit announced its intent to deliver the first Universal version of Office for Mac for PowerPC- and Intel-based Macs - Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac. Scheduled to be available in the second half of 2007, Office 2008 for Mac will allow Mac users to work smarter and more efficiently with new and enhanced tools that are simple, intuitive and easily discovered.

The Reasons for Leopard-Only Apps

Submitted by Hakime 2007-01-06 macOS 50 Comments

"TUAW talks about the growing swell of upcoming apps which will use Leopard APIs, and therefore, will require Leopard to run. I'm sure some users are wondering why developers are doing this, and some developers are wondering if they should do the same. Many early adopter end-users are planning to upgrade to Leopard regardless, but some might want to wait for various reasons. From the casual observer's perspective, the obvious thing to do is support older versions of Mac OS X in order to have access to a larger market. In a sense, that's true. But there's more to the story."

Apple Guru Combats Month of Bugs

Thom Holwerda 2007-01-03 macOS 32 Comments

An attempt is being made to quickly patch flaws in Apple software that are announced by vulnerability researchers Kevin Finisterre and LMH this month. The researchers' 'Month of Apple Bugs' project, launched on Monday, promises to feature a new Apple software bug for each day in January. However, a senior open-source developer with extensive experience working for Apple says he is attempting to offer fixes for each flaw found.

Submitted by odnomzagi 2007-01-02 macOS 70 Comments

The first Apple bug (Apple Quicktime rtsp URL Handler Stack-based Buffer Overflow) of Month Of Apple Bugs has been unveiled - as promised - by LMH and Kevin Finisterre. This bug is the first in a month long series.

The Mac OS X Font Managers Review

Thom Holwerda 2006-12-28 macOS 16 Comments

"Well, it was a long time coming, but I've been through the trenches and come up, sucking chest wound and all, with the Ars review of font management programs. I've also succeeded in not completely losing my mind while the developers updated the apps, nullifying half my criticisms in the process. Giving a lot of time to these programs in a production setting is crucial to seeing how they perform on a daily basis, and I am confident I've thrown enough varied scenarios at each to find out where they succeed and fail."

Submitted by Hakime 2006-12-22 macOS 26 Comments

More evidence: "Mac OS X Leopard (Build 9a321) features support for ZFS. The rumors were true, you can create disk images with a ZFS filesystem, well at least in theory, because Build 9a321 is far away from being stable. The DiskUtility itself crashes again and again. Trying to create an actual ZFS image produces kernel panics. There is no pool support to create stripes, mirrors or even RaidZ in DiskUtility yet. It seems that all the other rumor sites stopped right there, which is why we had to set up this website to show you how well ZFS is already implemented. We show you what works and what doesn't. After reading you will know what the deal is, with ZFS and the upcoming Mac OS."