macOS Archive

Music Video Clip from the ’90s Features NeXTSTEP

Eugenia Loli 2005-05-18 macOS 53 Comments

Long after no NeXT hardware will function anymore, future generations will be able to have a 'live' peek at the NeXTSTEP OS (as opposed to still screenshots) via Madonna's Rain video clip from 1993. I noticed it by watching the video on my Pocket PC and had to share it with you. Check in for screengrabs.

MacOS X 10.4.1 Update Released

Submitted by kaiwai 2005-05-17 macOS 52 Comments

The 10.4.1 Update delivers overall improved reliability for Mac OS X v10.4 and is highly recommended.

How to build a Core Data application on Tiger

Submitted by Chris Brentano 2005-05-08 macOS 8 Comments

Over at Cocoa Dev Central, Scott Stevenson has written an easy to follow tutorial on building a Core Data application from scratch. Lots of good screenshots along the way and very easy to follow, even if you have minimal programming experience.

Beginning Mac Development

Eugenia Loli 2005-05-07 macOS 52 Comments

A request we have gotten a few times in our inbox concerns how to develop software for the Mac. Usually the person writing is a switcher from the Windows world who has dabbled in Basic, C# or maybe some C++. Once they get their first Macintosh, they realize that they can’t use Visual Studio on the Mac, and pretty much have to start over.

Apple’s ‘Tiger’ a Serious Enterprise OS; 10.4.1 Seeded

Eugenia Loli 2005-05-06 macOS 65 Comments

Once the problems that occur with any major OS update have been ironed out, Mac OS X 10.4 is going to be viewed as a pivotal release for Apple, and one that will go a long way to making it an even better player in the enterprise, says ITManagement. In the meantime, Apple released the first seed of Mac OS X 10.4.1 to developers this week. The update, specified as build 8B9, corrects nearly two dozen bugs that have cropped up since Tiger's release last weekend, sources said.

Rapid Prototyping using OS X Tools

Eugenia Loli 2005-05-06 macOS 18 Comments

In a continuing look at the Mac mini as an embedded development platform, this article shows how to rapidly prototype a simple application, looking at the variety of tools and glue available natively in Mac OS X.

Apple patches a batch of Mac OS X security flaws

Eugenia Loli 2005-05-04 macOS 81 Comments

Apple Computer released 20 patches for its OS X operating system designed to fix flaws that could catch users off-guard. The vulnerabilities apply to Mac OS X v10.3.9 and Mac OS X Server 10.3.9, according to Apple's advisory. The advisory also falls just days after Apple's much ballyhooed release of the latest version of its operating system, Mac OS X 10.4, widely known as Tiger.

Exploring Tiger Server

Eugenia Loli 2005-05-03 macOS 30 Comments

Tiger Server is loaded with technologies that provide great opportunities for developers, including Xgrid, 64-bit support, Access Control Lists, and more.

Tiger Server 10.4: Open source made easy

Eugenia Loli 2005-05-02 macOS 26 Comments

Continuing with its open-source theme, Apple on Friday released Mac OS X Tiger Server v10.4. The new server software relies on new open-source projects to implement many of its new features, including an iChat server and mail enhancements.

Kaiwai’s Review of Tiger

Submitted by Kaiwai 2005-05-01 macOS 121 Comments

Review of Tiger from an end user's perspective: likes and dislikes discussed.

Apple’s New Cat: Some Thoughts

Submitted by Thom Holwerda 2005-05-01 macOS 58 Comments

"Friday evening, 18:00 CET, Apple released Mac OS 10.4 'Tiger' to us Europeans. I attended a 'launch event' (which is a posh means of saying free drinks and snacks) at an Apple Center in Berlin to be among the first mortals to see and use it. They had set up various Macs with the much anticipated new version of Mac OS. After playing around for a while, making good use of the free drinks and snacks, I shelled out the €120,- (somehow they didn't charge €129,-) and walked out a happy, but poorer, man." eXpert Zone takes a quick look at Tiger.

Apple offers treats for Tiger users

Eugenia Loli 2005-04-30 macOS 43 Comments

Now that Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger has been released into the wild, many users are looking for things to do with their new operating system. Apple has you covered.

Tiger Server Roars, Too

Eugenia Loli 2005-04-29 macOS 26 Comments

While most of the attention Friday is on the client version of Apple's latest release of its Mac OS X operating system, Tiger Server is a major event in itself. It bridges the worlds of open source, Unix and Windows, and may be the key to finally gaining Apple a foothold in the corporate data center.

ARS Technica Reviews Tiger

Submitted by Ralf Hasemann 2005-04-28 macOS 78 Comments

Ars Technica has a review that not only looks "under the hood" at Tiger, but takes the engine apart and catalogs all the pieces for us to see. The article takes note particularly of the many improvements in Tiger that will benefit Mac developers, that end-users will only begin to benefit from when the next crop of new Mac apps starts to come onto the scene.

Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger: A Review

David Adams 2005-04-28 macOS 120 Comments

OSNews reviews Apple's latest OS upgrade. Is it an overpriced, glorified point release or a truly worthy upgrade with major new functionality? Is it a Longhorn killer or just more of the same? We'll take a look, and try to see what's on the surface as well as what's under the hood.

Tiger’s Dashboard Brings Widgets to New Dimension

Eugenia Loli 2005-04-27 macOS 57 Comments

In the Windows world, dashboards became so popular that Microsoft decided to incorporate the concept into its OS as the task bar and task tray. With Tiger, though, Apple is taking dashboards and widgets to a new dimension. When activated, the service appears as a transparent layer over the desktop.

Apple’s New Operating System Turns Up Heat on Microsoft

Eugenia Loli 2005-04-26 macOS 32 Comments

What makes Tiger innovative, rather than merely iterative, is that it breaks down the barriers between the self-contained computer and the Internet. It is the first operating system to incorporate and expand upon the intensive hard-drive search popularized by Google says MacNewsWorld.

Will D-Day be led by a Tiger?

Guest post by Federico Biancuzzi 2005-04-26 macOS 127 Comments

This could be a decisive moment for the software market. Microsoft's big cash cow is the Windows/Office combo. If you look through the company's financial reports, you'll see that profits come mainly from Windows and Office. This means that Windows sales support the existence of other products and services. An unexpected drop in demand of Windows could cause a domino effect. At the moment this seems highly improbable because Windows desktop market share is over 90%, even though there is an increasing interest in MacOS X and Linux.

Tiger’s Out This Week. No Bull

Eugenia Loli 2005-04-24 macOS 89 Comments

Both Apple and Microsoft seem to know what's needed for the next step in desktop computing.

The future of Spotlight and OS X

Eugenia Loli 2005-04-22 macOS 34 Comments

Bill Brown has uncovered some interesting Slashdot comments by an Apple employee about Spotlight and future Apple's future plans. (Ed note: it's unclear whether As Seen On TV (ASOT) is indeed an Apple employee, but even if he/she isn't, the thoughts are still interesting.)