We noted yesterday that the new Snow Leopard update breaks Rosetta and that a group of high-schoolers had released a third-party fix. Fortunately, the wizards of Cupertino have either corrected this problem themselves or used the third-party fix — either way, the newest version of that update (Security Update 2012-001 v1.1) is now available on Apple’s site or using the Software update function. More »
Snow Leopard was designed with better performance in mind, but Lion was designed to offer new and compelling features. We wondered if Lion could still offer speed increases despite its extra conveniences, so we pitted the two operating systems against each other in seven tests. Which performed better? Here are our results, side by side and in video form. More »
Apple is still pushing out Snow Leopard updates out the door, this time with quite a few bug fixes in specific programs and hardware connections. More »
Good news, Hackintoshers! If you followed our most recent guides to installing Snow Leopard on a PC from start to finish or the updated guide to building a Hackintosh with Snow Leopard, no hacking required, yesterday’s OS X 10.6.3 update should go off without a hitch. More »
Apple just pushed the latest and greatest release of Snow Leopard out the door with the OS X 10.6.3 update. We don’t see any great new features in the update, but it’s packed with useful fixes and improvements. Highlights include: More »
VMware is a great tool for running Windows and Linux anywhere, but OS X clients are not supported. Snow Leopard can be made to run on Windows, and Mac-hacking blog iHackintosh has the nitty-gritty on getting it working. More »
Savvy Mac users know you can get virtually any 3G USB dongle working by using the built-in dialler, but using the official software gets you more info like speeds and whether you’re approaching download limits. Unfortunately, Vodafone’s official Mac software is dead in the water when it comes to Snow Leopard. Fortunately, there’s an easy fix. More »
Among the many changes in OS X 10.6 was a simplification of the font smoothing options to a yes or no toggle. If your monitor text isn’t quite right, Macworld offers up a quick terminal tip to get nitty-gritty control. More »
While Snow Leopard doesn’t seem to have broken too many Mac apps, when it does it seems to do so pretty spectacularly. If you’ve been trying to use the TiVo Transfer feature in Toast 10, here’s the steps you need to follow to make it actually work. More »
