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Weekend Projects: Mac OS X Lion Edition

Jul 23, 2011 - 6 Comments
Installing Lion

The weekend is here, and there are quite a few people who haven’t installed Mac OS X Lion yet. Why wait? Now’s as good a time as any, so head over to the App Store and download Lion, and check out some of our recent OS X 10.7 info: OS X Lion Upgrade and Installation … Read More

Change iCal Leather Interface Back to Aluminum in OS X Lion

Jul 23, 2011 - 73 Comments
Change iCal Leather Interface to Aluminum in OS X Lion

Do you hate the way iCal looks in Mac OS X Lion? The leather interface of iCal looks like it’s right out of an iPad has definitely caused a split with users, people either love the way it looks or hate it with a passion. For the sake of this article, we’re going to assume … Read More

Access User ~/Library Folder in OS X Mountain Lion & OS X Lion

Jul 22, 2011 - 49 Comments
Access User Library folder in Mac OS X Lion

Mac OS X 10.7 Lion and OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion both hide the ~/Library directory by default, the reason likely being to prevent accidental deletion of critical files that are needed for apps to run. Since most Mac users don’t ever need to go into the Library folder, this isn’t terribly shocking, but for … Read More

WiFi Dropping in OS X Lion? Here are Some Wireless Troubleshooting Solutions

Jul 22, 2011 - 165 Comments
Fixes for OS X Lion wifi dropping

Updating to Mac OS X Lion for the vast majority of users is a painless experience and everything works great. But for others there can be trouble, there are various user reports in our comments and around the web on Apple’s Support forums and elsewhere, that suggest that wireless networking in OS X Lion is … Read More

Enable Full Screen Support in All Apps Under Mac OS X Lion With Maximizer

Jul 22, 2011 - 27 Comments
Maximizer brings more Full Screen Apps to OS X LIon

Maximizer is a free utility that brings Full Screen app mode to all Cocoa apps running in Mac OS X Lion 10.7, even if they don’t technically support the feature yet. Lion is needed, as is the following to get this working: Download SIMBL – SIMBL stands for “SIMple Bundle Loader” and basically allows app … Read More

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

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 ο£Ώ … 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

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

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

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