With dubious reports of a nascent malware menace threatening Mac OS X's current status as (for all intents and purposes) a virus-free platform, many readers have inquired about the need for ...

Apple has released an update to Mac OS X. It's now 10.0.1 (Build 4L13). There is still no documentation from Apple on what has changed, except for this brief note on Apple's Mac OS X web page: Update ...

Despite common consensus and Apple’s own “Get a Mac” ad campaign propaganda,, Macs certainly aren’t immune to the threats of viruses and malware: they’re just less likely to be infected by them, ...

Some people have suggested that the increasing availability of OS X native software may mean more ports to Linux, presumably because a port from nix to nix would be much easier than say from ...

First, the bad news. There is no OS X version of Microsoft Access, apparently because the "engine" behind Access is licensable for Windows only. If you absolutely need Microsoft Access and also are ...

Apple today release Java Update for Mac OS X 10.3.9 via the Mac OS X Software Update mechanism. According to the release notes, the update will correct issues affecting some Java users following the ...

someone asked what Unix software would make it to Mac OS X a couple months ago and i said something to the effect of:<P>'Irix or Linux based 3d packages since the code is easier to port to OS X than ...

Microtek has released ScanWizard Pro 7.0 software specifically for its ScanMaker 8700 Pro Design scanner. If you’re going to grab it, though, you had better do it quick: Microtek said that for two ...

OS X, the most important piece of software in Apple history, turns 20 today. Going on sale in its full, public version on March 24, 2001, Mac OS X 10.0 — code-named Cheetah, the first of many ...

Apple opened up its 2013 Worldwide Developer Conference with a keynote address showcasing updates to the company’s OS X software, MacBook Air and Mac Pro hardware lines, and finished with a completely ...

The release of Mac OS X is only weeks away, and I’m filled with excited anticipation — as well as fear. My excitement stems from months of hearing representatives of various software companies say, ...

Today marks the 20th anniversary of Mac OS X, the Mac operating system that changed everything. Arriving only a couple years after the first iMac, it helped forge Apple’s image as the king of cool — ...