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MACOS

May 25, 2014

Are you getting a certificate error when updating OS X? Here’s how to fix it

Jason

Apple has apparently forgotten to renew its SSL certificate, resulting in certificate errors while updating OS X from the Mac App Store. Here's what the error says: An Error has occurred The certificate for

MACOS

May 16, 2014

Has your Users folder disappeared after upgrading to OS X 10.9.3? Here’s how to get it back

Jason

Apple yesterday released OS X Mavericks 10.9.3, an update to Mac OS X with improved 4K display support, iOS contacts and calendar sync and more. After updating, some Mac owners are reporting that

MACOS

Apr 23, 2014

Apple fixes FaceTime connection issue on OS X; but FaceTime still not working on iOS 6

Gautam Prabhu

Last night Apple released an update for FaceTime for OS X [iTunes link] to fix the connection issue that users have been facing with FaceTime for almost a week. Apple is recommending all users of

MACBOOK

Apr 12, 2014

WWDC 2014 Rumor Roundup: iOS 8, OS X 10.10 and more

Gautam Prabhu

Apple announced its WorldWide Developer Conference (WWDC) 2014 for developers will be held from June 2nd to June 6th at the Moscone West Convention Center in San Francisco, California. The Conference will most likely kick

MACOS

Feb 5, 2014

Airplay mirroring freezing on your Mac? Try turning off Bluetooth

Jason

Apple has posted a new support document on its site, acknowledging Airplay mirroring issues with late 2013 MacBook Pros and the new Mac Pro over an 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi network. Specifically, users

IPHONE APPS

Feb 2, 2014

How to watch the Super Bowl on your iPhone, iPad or Mac

Kelly Hodgkins

It's Super Bowl Sunday and you may be scrambling to figure out how you are going to watch the big game tonight. If you have an iPad or a Mac, you have access to

APPLE NEWS

Jan 25, 2014

Apple celebrates 30-years of the Mac with employee poster, Happy Birthday section in Mac App Store

Kelly Hodgkins

The first Macintosh was unveiled 30 years ago today, and Apple is commemorating this anniversary on its website, in its corporate headquarters and in the Mac App store. Apple's executives drummed up interest in

MACOS

Jan 18, 2014

Get iOS 7 Lock Screen on your Mac with this Screensaver

Jason

If you’re a fan of iOS 7’s new design language, and want to bring some of it to the Mac, then you might want to have a look at BodySoulSpirit, a Mac screensaver

MACOS

Jan 3, 2014

New Mac Pro consumes 68% less power, occupies 82% less volume than previous generation

Kelly Hodgkins

Apple released an environmental report on its New Mac Pro that details the energy and material efficiency for the company's latest desktop. Not surprisingly, the new Mac Pro blows the previous generation desktop out

MACOS

Oct 29, 2013

OS X Mavericks features big and small

Kelly Hodgkins

After announcing the new OS X Mavericks in June at WWDC 2013. Apple released this latest OS X version to the public last week. With this release, Apple introduced numerous additions that improve the overall

MACOS

Oct 24, 2013

Apple allows upgrading illegal and trial copies of iLife, iWork apps for free in OS X Mavericks

Jason

At the iPad event earlier this week, Apple announced new versions of iWork and iLife, which it would give away for free with new devices or to existing owners. It appears that Apple is knowingly

MACOS

Oct 24, 2013

OS X Mavericks has a bunch of Hidden Wallpapers, Here’s How to Access them

Jason

Apple ships some great wallpapers with every OS X release, but what you might not know is that the company also hides a bunch of awesome wallpapers deep inside the OS, only to use them

MACOS

Oct 22, 2013

Users getting “OS X Mavericks failed to download” error as Apple’s servers cripple under high load

Jason

Apple's servers getting crippled due to high traffic from a new software release is nothing new. Users faced this error when trying to install iOS 7 on release day, and OS X Mavericks downloads

MACOS

Oct 20, 2013

Apple’s October 22nd iPad event: What to expect

Jason

Apple’s October 22nd media event is official, and is going to be held at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. The event invite, in typical Apple fashion, includes a cryptic

MACOS

Oct 4, 2013

Apple releases OS X 10.8.5 Supplemental Update, iTunes 11.1.1

Jason

Apple has just released OS X 10.8.5 Supplemental Update, which includes a number of bug fixes and iTunes 11.1.1. Apple had seeded the updates to employees earlier in the week. The

MAC APPS

Aug 5, 2013

Answer, Make and Record iPhone calls on your Mac with Dialogue

Gautam Prabhu

Have you missed calls on your iPhone while you're busy working on your laptop or PC? If so, a new Mac app called Dialogue comes to the rescue. Dialogue alerts you when you get

MACOS

Jun 7, 2013

New banner at Moscone Center reveals iOS 7 logo [Update: OS X banner goes up as well]

Rounak Jain

The folks at MacStories have obtained images of a new banner put up at Moscone West, the place WWDC takes place. The banner reveals the official iOS 7 logo, the next major release of Apple'

MACOS

Jan 12, 2013

How to: Print from iOS to a non-AirPrint printer

Tris Hussey

AirPrint is pretty cool, if you have an AirPrint-enabled printer that is. My mom happens to have one and when I’m at her house printing is a piece of cake. At home, however,

MACOS

Dec 31, 2012

Glance Back at 2012 and Look Ahead to 2013

Tris Hussey

Lots of sites are looking back at 2012 to review the year gone by, but while there is no doubt it's been a pretty exciting year, I thought I'd start with a look

MACOS

Nov 18, 2012

Getting Started with iMessage: Setting Up Devices

Tris Hussey

This is the first of likely many how to posts on iMessage. I think iMessage has to be one of the coolest, convenient, slick, and most freakin' confounding apps/services that Apple offers. I love

MAC

Nov 17, 2012

Jony Ive Talks About the 20th Anniversary Mac, What Could It Teach Us Today?

Tris Hussey

Back in 1997, Jony Ive was "Senior Director, Apple Design Group" (and he sported hair!) and was talking about the design of the new, limited edition 20th Anniversary Mac. This was a Mac that was

IPAD MINI

Oct 23, 2012

Big Picture: What Does Today’s Apple Event Mean?

Tris Hussey

Well that was exciting wasn’t it? If you missed the event (it was live streamed this time!) you should be able to watch it here, but for those of us who did watch the

IPAD MINI

Oct 23, 2012

Apple’s October 23 iPad Mini Event Preview

Jason

Last week, Apple sent out invites for the media event to be held later today with the tag line "We've got a little more to show you". With just over 8 hours to go,

MACOS

Aug 24, 2012

Mountain Lion (OS X 10.8.1) Update Improves Battery Life; But Still Not Back to Lion (OS X 10.7.4) Levels

Rounak Jain

Apple's Mountain Lion OS X release saw record adoption numbers in the initial few days of launch, but it also brought with a few bugs, the most noticeable of which was a substantial decrease

MACOS

Aug 19, 2012

How To Run Absinthe 2.0 On OS X Mountain Lion

Jason

If you're having trouble opening Absinthe 2.0 on Mountain Lion that was released almost a month back, then the good news is that there is a simple workaround. Follow the step-by-step

MAC

Jul 25, 2012

Review Roundup: OS X Mountain Lion

Jason

Now that Apple has released OS X Mountain Lion, we're seeing a flurry of reviews of Apple's next generation operating system for Mac. Here's what some of our favorite bloggers have to

IOS

Oct 13, 2011

The Complete iCloud Guide

Rounak Jain

iCloud one of the biggest feature of iOS 5 is Apple's attempt to finally get its internet strategy right. Previous attempts like "dot Mac", iWork.com, MobileMe didn't go on to become huge

IOS

Jun 6, 2011

Coverage Of Apple’s WWDC 2011 Keynote

Jason

Apple’s WWDC 2011 Keynote should be underway shortly (10 am Pacific / 1 pm Eastern). Apple has already announced that Steve Jobs will unveil the next generation mobile operating system – iOS 5, iCloud – Apple’s

MAC

Oct 20, 2010

Apple Posts Guidelines For Mac App Store; Will Start Accepting App Submissions From November; Will Launch In 90 Days

Jason

Apple had announced at today’s Back to Mac event that they will launch the App Store for Mac like the iOS App Store in 90 days. Apple has also announced that it begin accepting app submission from November. TUAW reports that Apple has just published guidelines for developers of the...