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Install OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview on Old Unsupported Macs

Feb 18, 2012 - 33 Comments
Unsupported Mac running OS X 10.8

If you read the OS X Mountain Lion system requirements and got discouraged that the next version of OS X won’t support your computer, don’t give up hope for that old Mac quite yet! A crafty MacRumors Forums member has managed to get OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview working on an officially unsupported mid-2007 … Read More

Mac Setups: iMac Amateur Music Studio

Feb 18, 2012 - 1 Comment

This weeks Mac setup comes to us from Ben, a graphic and motion designer from Italy who spends his spare time composing music. The hardware he uses for these pursuits includes: iMac 21.5″ Apple Wireless Keyboard Magic Mouse M-Audio KeyStudio 49 (Keyboard) AKG – K66 headphones Logitech speakers Great Mac setup Ben, thanks for sending … Read More

How to Make a Bootable OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion USB Install Drive

Feb 17, 2012 - 108 Comments
OS X Mountain Lion Bootable Installer

OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion will be offered exclusively through the App Store, familiar territory for Apple since OS X Lion was provided the same way. Thankfully it’s still possible to create a bootable OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion installer from any USB drive, be it a flash key or external hard drive. By creating … Read More

Apple Sold 156 Million iOS Devices in 2011, More Than All Macs Sold in 28 Years

Feb 17, 2012 - 5 Comments
Cumulative Apple Sales: Mac vs iPhone vs iPad vs iPod touch vs Apple II

Growth of iOS, the mobile operating system that powers iPhones, iPads, iPod touch, and Apple TV, is exploding. To put iOS’s success into some context, Asymco crafted the above chart to demonstrate the growth curve relative to years of Apple products on the market. The most staggering observation? Apple sold 156 million iOS devices last … Read More

Create Custom Screen Savers from a Flickr Image Feed on Mac

Feb 17, 2012 - 12 Comments
BigFlickrFeed RSS url

Flickr has an endless supply of beautiful photos that make for fantastic automatically updating image screen savers in Mac OS X. All you need is a good Flickr stream and you can easily create a new screen saver from it for your Mac.

How to Use AirPlay Mirroring on a Mac with OS X

Feb 17, 2012 - 44 Comments
AirPlay Mirroring on a Mac

Apple TV owners have an extra incentive to upgrade their Macs to the latest versions of OS X; AirPlay Mirroring. With AirPlay Mirroring, you can stream the Mac desktop and whatever application is on screen to an HDTV wirelessly through the Apple TV, making it easier than ever to watch videos from a Mac or … Read More

How to Uninstall Messages and Restore iChat to Mac OS X

Feb 17, 2012 - 18 Comments
iChat

Alright so you downloaded iMessages for Mac beta and decided it was a little too beta for every day use, and now you want to use iChat again right? As you probably noticed, when you install Messages it replaces iChat, but that doesn’t mean that iChat is gone for good, and uninstalling Messages Beta is … Read More

Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Video Previews

Feb 16, 2012 - 5 Comments
OS X Mountain Lion

Want to see OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion in action? Here are a few video previews to show off some of the new features and changes. The first is Apple’s official preview, unofficially rehosted on YouTube and embedded below although it’s best watched on Apple’s website in HD:

OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion System Requirements

Feb 16, 2012 - 96 Comments
OS X Mountain Lion System Requirements

With every new version of Mac OS X comes new system requirements, and as expected a few machines are getting cut from the list of compatible Macs. The newer the Mac the better, but here is what we know so far about system requirements for OS X 10.8: Basic System Requirements for OS X Mountain … Read More

OS X Mountain Lion Galaxy Wallpaper

Feb 16, 2012 - 12 Comments
OS X Mountain Lion Galaxy Wallpaper

Apple has a knack for picking gorgeous desktop wallpapers, and the all new OS X Mountain Lion is no exception. As you’ve undoubtedly seen in the developer preview information and screen shots, the new default wallpaper is another beautiful space themed image of a swirling blue galaxy (maybe a white dwarf, actually), a bit more … Read More

Download iMessages for Mac Beta Right Now

Feb 16, 2012 - 21 Comments
Messages for Mac

Messages is the all new iChat replacement coming to Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, it provides for the same unlimited messaging features that iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad users have right now, but brings this right to the Mac desktop. With Messages, you can send photos, videos, attachments, contacts, locations, and more, without any … Read More

OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Release Date: Summer 2012

Feb 16, 2012 - 60 Comments
Mac OS X 10.8 Release Date

Update 6/11/2012: OS X Mountain Lion will be available in July for $19.99! OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion is currently available as a Developer Preview, meaning registered Mac Developers can access and download the next Mac OS right now. But what about the rest of us? When can we expect to have OS X Mountain … Read More

Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Developer Preview Released as Dev Download

Feb 16, 2012 - 24 Comments
Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion

Apple has released the first developer preview of Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion today, the next major release of the Mac operating system. Mac OS X Mountain Lion looks has even stronger iOS influence than OS X Lion and brings many iOS features to the Mac platform. Some of the rumored features like iMessage … Read More

Change the Default Screen Shot File Name in Mac OS X

Feb 16, 2012 - 18 Comments
Change Screen Shot File Name in Mac OS X

Screen shots taken in Mac OS X save to files prefixed with “Screen Shot” in the file name, but the names of screenshots can be changed to anything else. We’ll use a defaults write command to adjust the naming convention of screen shots taken on the Mac. This can be helpful for many purposes, and … Read More

How to Completely Delete Applications from Mac OS X with AppCleaner

Feb 15, 2012 - 17 Comments
AppCleaner

We have shown you how to uninstall Mac apps before, but some applications can leave residual elements around in the form of preferences, plist files, caches, logs, and even the origin DMG or PKG installer. If you want to thoroughly remove all traces of an application but don’t want to dig around in various directories … Read More

Fix for Mac OS X Not Remembering Wireless Networks

Feb 15, 2012 - 18 Comments
Mac OS X Forgets Wireless Network

Sometimes, Mac OS may not remember wireless networks that have been joined or connected to before. This may be due to an error, or it may be because of a settings option. In this article we’ll discuss what to do if you find that a Mac is not remembering wi-fi networks as expected, including the … Read More

Set the Volume Level to a Hidden Ultra Low Setting in Mac OS X

Feb 15, 2012 - 10 Comments
Mac audio

Mac OS X has a hidden super quiet volume setting that is somewhere between completely muted and the lowest volume level, here’s how to access it: Use the Volume Decrease key (F10 or F11) until the volume is muted, signified by the volume graphic with a slash through it Now press the Mute key (F9 … Read More

Disable Installation of Apps on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

Feb 15, 2012 - 3 Comments
Disable App Installation in iOS

You can prevent the installation of new apps onto an iOS device by enabling a restriction setting. There are plenty of reasons to want to disable app installing, but this is a particularly effective kid-proofing feature before letting a youngster use an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to prevent any accidental charges or purchases. Disable … Read More

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