Archive for the ‘OSX’ Category


Mac OS X Lion: More security. Or less?

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Just as quickly as some were hailing Mac OS X Lion for improved security, MacRumors references a report from The Register that discusses a vulnerability in the chips that control the batteries in Apple’s notebooks. This discovery, by Charlie Miller, principal research consultant at security firm Accuvant and the other coauthor of The Mac Hacker’s Handbook, indicates […]

Mac OS X Lion: Flash Is Not Disabled In Lion

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There’s been a lot of talk this past week on whether or not Flash had been disable in Mac OS X Lion. According to this MacStories.net report, the battle between Apple and Flash does not carry over from the iPhone and iPad to Lion. The quote an adobe update and blog post in their story […]

Mac OS X Lion: What’s broken?

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Have you come across your share of issues with the new OS X Lion software from Apple? Well, if so, you’re not alone. And Darren Murph over at Engadget has listed a few of the most common complaints that have been popping up across the web. Darren states: You can kiss Rosetta support goodbye, and […]

Mac OS X Lion: What the critics really think.

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So you know those of us at MacOSLion.org love the new Mac OS X Lion software from Apple, but what about the so-called experts from around the web? Well, tech blogger Brian Caulfield over at blogs.forbes.com assembled a collection of great quotes from critics around the web. Here’s the list he pulled together: Walt Mossberg, […]

Mac OS X Lion: Developers Get The First Juicy Update.

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iCloud cometh. At least for developers in the form of Mac OS X Lion 10.7.2 beta. Released over the weekend, the beta software activates iCloud in the system preferences letting you choose which accounts and services to sync. iCloud was promised in early June as part of a wave of much anticipated software updates coming this […]

Mac OS X Lion: Wi-Fi problems are no problem at all.

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Upgrading to Lion has been a smooth, easy experience for many. For others, however, there’s been a few hiccups to say the least. One such hiccup for some is intermittent Wi-Fi dropouts. As Cult Of Mac points out, there are a number of reasons as to why this issue could be happening for many users. […]

Mac OS X Lion: Screen Sharing Gets Even Better.

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Screen sharing has always been a pretty useful feature on a Mac…whether sharing work, accessing files, or trouble-shooting a computer from another location. That’s why it’s great to know that Mac OS X Lion has made Screen Sharing even better. Over at macstories.net, they doing a pretty good job of discussing what’s new and better. They […]

Mac OS Lion Download – Over A Million In One Day

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Sites all over the web, like ubergizmo.com, are reporting that Mac OS X Lion has been downloaded over a million times in one day. And at $30 a pop, it’s easy to see why. Best of all for Apple, early reviewers have raved about the new Apple operating system. Some say it’s the best operating […]

Mac OS Lion: What To Do If Natural Scrolling Isn’t So Natural

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We’ve heard a lot of people slam and immediately turn off the “natural” scrolling in Mac OS X Lion—it scrolls like the iPad or iPhone (move up to scroll down and move down to scroll up) and the exact opposite of what we’ve done our entire lives on a PC with a mouse. We say […]

Mac OS X Lion: AirDrop Is As Simple As It Sounds

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An interesting article over at 9to5mac sums it up pretty well: AirDrop allows you to wirelessly and simply transfer files between nearby Macs, running Lion, and actually does not require users to be on the same WiFi network. You just have to be nearby and your Mac must have recent WiFi hardware. Chances are though, […]