Tag: mac os x
iPhone 4 release date: 24th June in the UK and USA!
Apple have officially revealed their latest smartphone model, iPhone 4 at WWDC 2010, and with it also comes news of its release date. iPhone 4 will be hitting the UK and United States on June 24th, with pre-orders available…
iPhone 4 unveiled officially – Everything there is to know
WWDC 2010 kicked off with a keynote speech from Steve Jobs, who dropped the bombshell that Apple are to release a brand new iPhone model, the iPhone 4. Ok, so seriously now, while we were all well prepared for…
WWDC 2010: Farmville and Netflix are headed to iPhone
Latest news from WWDC 2010 is that Apple's iPhone handset's will be getting full-on apps for Farmville and Netflix fanatics. Netflix will be great for those looking to watch flicks on multiple devices, picking up where you left off with…
WWDC 2010: iPad getting PDF support
Steve Jobs has taken to the stage at WWDC 2010, and his first announcement concerned the iPad. Not only has it sold some 2 million units since launch, Apple now sell a tablet every 3 seconds too. Steve Jobs also…
5 things iTunes must do to stay ahead of Spotify
Since it launched nearly a decade ago, Apple's iTunes has become almost synonymous with digital music. A beautiful and intuitive user-interface coupled with the most thorough library of legal MP3 downloads available, it was the perfect accompaniment to the iPod…
Ten great reasons to switch to OS X
What? Hasn’t the OS X versus Windows debate died out yet?
‘fraid not, and it’s not likely to either.
So, without further ado, here are ten superb reasons why you should switch to Mac OS X.
1. Manage your windows better
No, not that Windows (though it’s worth noting that you can still run Windows applications on a Mac with the right bit of software).
One of the biggest headaches on any computer desktop is the number of application windows you have to manage all the time.
Sure, there’s a minimise feature and you can always close windows you no longer need, but Mac OS X has some very elegant ways of managing the clutter of multiple windows with just a few keystrokes.
There’s Exposé which shows you all the windows you have open and lets you switch easily between them (you can even drag and drop items between windows this way) or alternatively clears everything out of the way so you can see the desktop behind.
Combine this with Spaces which lets you have multiple virtual desktops and you have a very slick window management system that makes it easier to accomplish tasks rather than wrestling with windows.
Sure, Windows can do some of this, but not as well…
Shock! Macs can get viruses too. Apple advises antivirus
Hands up all you Mac owners who don’t run any antivirus software on your computer?
Thought so.
The message that’s been drip-fed to Mac users, and is now self-perpetuating, is that Windows PCs get viruses while Mac users don’t.
Leaving aside the self-righteousness issue, it’s fair to say that there are currently a lot less viruses for the Mac, partly because it hasn’t been such a big target (Windows variants take around 90% of the operating system market) and also because it is built on a more solid, but not invincible, framework…
Apple pushes out third OS X Leopard update, and it's a whopper
Eight months or so after initial launch, Apple has released the third version of its Leopard operating system (OS X 10.5.3).
It’s a hefty download, and depending on what machine you have and how much needs to be updated, could require a 400MB file to be downloaded. Hope that broadband connection is fired up and ready to go…
iPhone may get handwriting recognition — think your chubby fingers can cope?
According to a number of reports, the iPhone (three iPhone stories in one day you say?) could soon get handwriting recognition. That’s based on the interpretation of a recent job advertisement which calls for a full-time “Handwriting Recognition Engineer” to work at Apple HQ in Cupertino.
The successful candidate will be responsible for “advancing Apple’s handwriting technology for Mac OS X” — which shouldn’t be difficult given that the current attempt (Inkwell) is pretty shabby. However, it appears that “the recognition technology… may extend beyond Mac OS X to other applications and the iPhone”…
Apple patent suggests working on multitouch gesturing for OS X
It's not hard to imagine Apple continuing to update its "multitouch" gesturing ability across a range of its hardware, and given that all of its recent hardware runs using a version of OS X, a patent for a control panel…
