Since I'm currently working on processing on a serious backlog of home video DV tapes with Final Cut Express, I fully get to appreciate how applications like Safari, iTunes, Office:X and Co. are IMO ...

I'll be all over the subjective and analytical coverage of OS X Tiger in InfoWorld's print reviews, my Ahead of the Curve column and this blog. I think Tiger is just grand, and I'm way past the "Apple ...

The bad news for Macintosh supporters is that the IT jury is still out on how Mac OS X fits into the enterprise. The good news is that at least some IT managers are deliberating with open minds. C.J.

The early days of OS X were a Mac dark age for me-- I hadn't owned one, but I supported them at the office up 'til 2001, but when I left that job in May we'd not switched to the new shiny except on a ...

Apple’s new operating system, Mavericks has been available to download since the end of October 2013. It’s a free upgrade for all versions of Mac OS X going back to 2009 – that’s Snow Leopard and ...

Editor’s note: This article previously stated incorrectly that OS X required admins to use a command-line interface to invoke a firewall stealth mode. That action is actually available through the GUI ...

The Basilisk II emulator can be used to run old versions of Mac OS 8 and System 7 on a modern Mac. Here's how to get started using it. Before macOS and OS X, there was Mac OS 9, and before that were ...

Apple only sells OS X Mountain Lion as a digital download in the Mac App Store. The installer weighs in at a hefty 4.05GB, but the good news is that you can install your copy of Mountain Lion on all ...

After announcing new iPads and Macs today, Apple has unleashed OS X Yosemite on the world as a free download in the Mac App Store. Yosemite is a major upgrade to OS X that’s been in developer and ...

Software engineer Mihai Parparita is at it again. After previously turning macOS 8 and earlier versions of Apple’s Mac OS into workable web apps, Paparita has released a new Mac OS emulator for the ...

If the goal is hosting Windows (or Linux) on a Mac using a Type 2 hypervisor, Fusion8 is the tool for you. There’s a Standard version for end users and a Pro version for developers, as VMware wants to ...

UTM is an emulator for virtualizing other operating systems. Here's how to use it to run Apple's Mac OS 9 on a Mac running on Apple Silicon. UTM is an OS emulator that lets you virtualize and run a ...