Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther was released on October 24, 2003 and was last updated on April 15, 2005, when the 10.3.9 update was released. New features include Fast User Switching (you no longer have to log...
View ArticleMac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger was released on April 29, 2005, went through 12 revisions, and wasn’t replaced until OS X 10.5 Leopard arrived on October 26, 2007 – two-and-a-half years (almost 30 months to the...
View ArticleMac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Mac OS X 10.5, released on October 26, 2007, was the biggest change to date of Mac OS X since Apple first released OS X 10.0 in March 2001. For the first time, a version of OS X was certified as Unix,...
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Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard was billed as primarily under-the-hood changes to OS X 10.5 Leopard, but it was much more significant than that. Snow Leopard was announced at the June 2008 Worldwide...
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OS X 10.7 Lion
Get OS X Lion from the Mac App Store for $29.99. OS X 10.7 Lion was released on July 20, 2011 and made some huge changes to the Mac. Some of these changes were to make it easier for iPhone, iPad, and...
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OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Apple announced a developer preview of OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion (Mac App Store link) in mid-February 2012, and it became available on July 25, 2012. As expected, it makes Macs even more iOS-like,...
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First Impressions of OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion was released yesterday, and within a few hours of its release I had purchased it, downloaded it, and installed it. This is the first time I have ever bought a copy of Mac OS...
View ArticleThe Road Ahead: Snow Leopard, Windows 7, and Mac OS X 10.7
There is a lot of rumour and speculation about Mac OS X 10.6 “Snow Leopard” at the moment. Lets looks at the future of Apple and Microsoft OS offering. When Apple launched Mac OS X 10.5 “Leopard” in...
View ArticleTiger or Leopard for PowerPC Macs? Does It Matter Anymore?
Whenever a new version of Mac OS X is released, it is always debated whether it is an improvement over the previous version and whether it could slow down your machine, particularly if you are not...
View ArticleMac OS X 10.4 Tiger: Perhaps the Best Version Ever
Prior to OS X, Apple had a rock solid operating system that was fast and stable, but by the time Mac OS 9 was released in 1999, it was looking very dull and dated, especially compared to what Microsoft...
View ArticleApple Should Make Older Mac OSX Versions Free
For low-end Mac users, you can pick up older Macs for a lot less than a new one, and if you are looking for something very old, you might even be lucky enough to snag a free Mac. But there is one...
View ArticleMac OS X: Major and Minor Versions
Since the dawn of Mac OS X, there have been major and minor versions. That is, versions that introduced major features and those that focus mainly on speed improvements and streamlining, bringing only...
View ArticleOS X 10.9 Mavericks
Apple previewed OS X 10.9 Mavericks at the June 2013 Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), and this looks to be a big step forward for OS X – perhaps the biggest since Apple made the transition from...
View ArticleMac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar was released on 2002.08.24 and was last updated on 2003.10.03, when the 10.2.8 update was released. There were rumors that 10.2.9 would be released in mid-2009 to address several...
View ArticleStainless Browser: Light and Efficient, But…
Since I have made the Dual 1.8 MHz G5 my primary machine, I have been on the hunt looking for an alternative to Safari 5.0.6 . This has lead me to Stainless 0.8, a Chrome influenced browser that, while...
View ArticleWWDC 2014 Summary: Mac OSX 10.10 ‘Yosemite’ & iOS8
Apple’s 2014 World Wide Developer Conference brought much anticipated news of the next version of Mac OSX and iOS. I sum up their main features. I, like millions of Apple fans watched the live stream...
View ArticleOS X 10.10 Yosemite
Apple previewed OS X 10.10 Yosemite on June 2, 2014, at the Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC). In addition to a lot of new features and a whole new level of integration with iOS devices, Yosemite...
View ArticleMac OS X 10.10 Yosemite: First Impressions
Apple released OS X 10.10 Yosemite yesterday, and I take a look at their latest offering. Another year and another free version of OS X. Some says it a good thing, and some say it is just a way round...
View ArticleMac OS X 10.11 El Capitan: First Impressions
El Capitan is the twelth revision of Mac OS X. I give my first impressions of it. I woke this morning to find Apple’s 2015 offering of OS X 10.11 El Capitan was ready for download. Okay, I knew...
View ArticleMac OS X: Major and Minor Versions, 2015 Edition
Since the dawn of Mac OS X, there have been major and minor versions. There are Mac OS X versions that introduced major new features and those that focus mainly on speed improvements and streamlining....
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