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Install Mac OS X Lion on More Than One Computer

Jul 21, 2011 - 57 Comments
Intall OS X Lion on more than one computer

One of the great unsung features of Lion is the personal use license which allows you to download OS X Lion once and then install it on all of your authorized personal Macs. This makes the $29.99 purchase an even better deal than it would be already, because one single purchase lets you upgrade all … Read More

Get Front Row for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion

Jul 21, 2011 - 36 Comments
Front Row Enabler for Mac OS X Lion

You might have heard that Mac OS X Lion ditches Front Row, the easily accessible media player that was activated by hitting Command+Escape on a keyboard or by pressing play on an Apple Remote. If you like Front Row and are disappointed in Lion leaving it behind, you can easily get it working again just … Read More

Bought a New Mac Recently? Mac OS X 10.7 Lion is a Free Download If So

Jul 21, 2011 - 14 Comments
Mac OS X Lion is free with recent Mac purchases

Did you buy a new Mac between June 6, 2011 and July 20, 2011? If so, don’t grab Lion from the App Store quite yet because you qualify for a free download of Mac OS X Lion, directly from Apple. All you need to do is visit Apple’s Up-To-Date page to claim your copy, just … Read More

MacBook Air 2011 Benchmarks Show Huge Speed & Performance Gains

Jul 20, 2011 - 25 Comments
MacBook Air 2011 Benchmarks

The first benchmarks for the MacBook Air 2011 refresh (released alongside Lion) are rolling in, and they show that the Intel Core i5 processor in both the 13″ and 11″ variation are screamers. How fast? Well, just check out the Geekbench scores, which for both models are at least double the speed of the 2010 … Read More

Install Lion Final Release Over Lion GM

Jul 20, 2011 - 51 Comments
Install OS X Lion Final over Lion GM in the App Store

First a quick note: if you’re a developer who is running the Lion GM build 11A511 there is technically no need to install the Lion Final, both builds are 11A511 and identical. That said… If you are running the Mac OS X Lion GM build and you want to buy and install the Final release … Read More

OS X Lion Review Roundup

Jul 20, 2011 - 25 Comments
Lion Review roundup

Unless you live under a rock, you probably know that OS X Lion is available to download on the Mac App Store. We’ve been covering Lion for a while now (check out all of our posts on OS X Lion for a ton of tips and relevant information) and we think it’s awesome, but if … Read More

Xcode 4.1 for OS X Lion Released as Free Download on Mac App Store

Jul 20, 2011 - 7 Comments
XCode 4.1 is a free download on the Mac App Store

The final version of Xcode 4.1 has been released as a free download to everyone via the Mac App Store. Mostly for developers, Xcode is the Mac OS X-only development environment for creating OS X and iOS apps, but the package also includes various useful command line tools, and even an iOS hardware simulator, making … Read More

iTunes 10.4 Available to Download, Brings Full 64-Bit and OS X Lion Support

Jul 20, 2011 - 6 Comments
iTunes 10.4 is 64-bit

Alongside the release of Mac OS X Lion, Apple has pushed out iTunes 10.4. The changes are geared mostly towards Lion compatibility, with 64-bit architecture and Full-Screen app support. Download iTunes 10.4 We will post direct links from Apple when they become available, for now there are two options: Open “Software Update” from the  … Read More

OS X Lion is Available, Download it Now!

Jul 20, 2011 - 78 Comments
Mac OS X Lion is available

The wait is over, Mac OS X Lion is live and available now on the Mac App Store, ready for everyone to download! The file weighs in at 3.49GB and speeds are so far very quick this morning. Get OS X Lion from the Mac App Store Now – $29.99 Basic requirements are a Mac … Read More

Upgrading to Mac OS X 10.7 Lion

Jul 20, 2011 - 45 Comments
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion

Mac OS X Lion is available now and many of us will be upgrading immediately, while others will be waiting. Regardless of when you decide to upgrade to OS X 10.7, you’ll want to update your existing Mac OS X installation, check app compatibility, and backup your data. Recommended Steps for Upgrading to Mac OS … Read More

Mac OS X Lion Release Date is Today, July 20, Apple Confirms

Jul 19, 2011 - 22 Comments
Lion release date is July 20

Update: Lion is now available, you can download it now from the Mac App Store for $29.99 Apple has confirmed that Mac OS X 10.7 Lion will launch today, July 20. This was announced today during the Apple Q3 2011 earnings call by Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer, and later reaffirmed by COO Tim Cook. This … Read More

Apple Q3 2011 Results All-Time Record: Revenue $28.57 Billion, Profits $7.31 Billion

Jul 19, 2011 - 5 Comments
Apple Q3 2011

Apple has posted some ludicrously huge numbers for their Q3 2011, with quarterly revenue reaching $28.7 billion and a net profit of $7.31 billion, both new records. By comparison, 2010’s Q3 was $15.7 billion in revenue with a profit of $3.25 billion. Apple’s Q3 2011 Highlights: Revenue increased 82% year over year Profits increased 125% … Read More

Install & Run Chromium OS on a MacBook Air

Jul 19, 2011 - 8 Comments
Chromium OS on a MacBook Air

If the prospect of installing Mac OS X Lion isn’t your thing, you can try running Chromium OS on the MacBook Air instead. Chromium OS is the open-source version of Google’s Chrome OS, which is an operating system based almost entirely around the Chrome browser – you boot directly into a browser, and that’s basically … Read More

Automatically Restart Your Mac if it Freezes in OS X Lion

Jul 19, 2011 - 24 Comments
Automatically restart Mac if freezes

Your Mac will automatically restart itself if it freezes, thanks to a new feature in OS X Mountain Lion and Mac OS X Lion. Tucked away in “Energy Saver”, the auto-restart ability is an option that can be disabled if for whatever reason you don’t want your Mac to basically fix itself in the event … Read More

Disable Resume & App Window Restore Completely in Mac OS X Lion & Mountain Lion

Jul 18, 2011 - 186 Comments
Disable App Resume in Mac OS X Lion

If manually deleting specific apps saved Resume states is too tedious for you, you can always choose to just disable the Resume and App Restore feature completely in Mac OS X 10.7. Launch System Preferences and click on the “General” icon At the bottom of the “Number of recent items” list, uncheck the checkbox next … Read More

iPhone 4 Survives Skydiving Drop From 13,500 Feet

Jul 18, 2011 - 8 Comments
iPhone 4 survives skydiving drop

In what is probably the best unintentional marketing campaign for the Incipio iPhone 4 case, an iPhone 4 has survived a fall from 13,500′ after slipping from the pocket of a skydiver. Amazingly enough the iPhone, pictured above, survived the drop, despite landing on the roof of a building from the height of a plane. … Read More

Open a URL in the Default Browser from the Command Line

Jul 18, 2011 - 2 Comments
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Using the command line open tool, you can immediately launch any URL from the Terminal into the default web browser of Mac OS X. In other words, you’re launching the specified site into a GUI browser from the command line. The syntax to open any URL into the default web browser like this is remarkably … Read More

Sandy Bridge MacBook Air & Mac OS X Lion Release on Wednesday, July 20?

Jul 18, 2011 - 12 Comments
Lion Mac App Store

Update: Apple has confirmed the release date of Lion as July 20. MacBook Air ETA is yet to be determined. Sick of 10.7 Lion and MacBook Air release date rumors yet? Us too, but as we enter into the second half of July we’re running short on time for OS X Lion to be released … Read More

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