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The
Multiprocessor Option - Apple has not been too strong in
the multiprocessor area. Up to the launch of OS X, there was
no Mac operating system with good multitasking, let alone strong
multiprocessor support. A multiprocessor system can speed up
individual applications if they are multithreaded, but the easiest
speedup you can get from extra processors is running multitasking
more effectively. OS X has the potential to turn the situation
around
The
Disaster-Free Upgrade to Mac OS X -- Part 2 - When people
ask my advice about switching to new software, my first answer
is usually: it depends. It depends on your computing needs,
hardware, budget, and the amount of time you have for testing
Mac OS
XU?NFinally - The Macintosh press has thoroughly covered
Mac OS X already, so I won??qt belabor the obvious points. Instead,
this article will focus on my experience with OS X and opinions
about it.
Making
the Move to X - My good friend and neighbour asked me
about upgrading his Rev 1 iMac from OS 8.6 to OS X. He had
stuffed an extra 128 MB into it at time of purchase, and he
has plenty of hard disk space. He wanted the stability of
X, but was worried that one of his key applications might
not run properly under X. I'd like to address that issue today
TenBITS/07-May-01
- Mac OS X 10.0.2 and iTunes 1.1.1. Add CD Burning
What
the Update to OS X 10.0.2 Does For Real People with Real Macs
- If there's one thing you learn when you own a lot of software,
it's don't believe the software maker's claims about updatesU?Neven,
sometimes, if they're Apple. In this case, however, most of
Apple's claims seem to be true, though as always there are
kinks that need ironing out
Mac
OS X Notes: easy or hard for long time users? - Is Mac
OS X easy or hard for long time Mac users to master? To me
the next generation operating system's learning curve seems
reasonable considering that Apple is attempting to offer an
operating system that has the renown Mac ease of use and a
UNIX engine
The
Disaster-Free Upgrade to Mac OS X - This is a note to
you, the PowerBook and iBook owner who is contemplating an
upgrade to Mac OS X but hasn't taken the leap yet. The point
of the letter isn't to convince you to upgrade; it's to show
you how to do so without dropping a stitch or sending your
computing life into personal hell
For
Mac Users, the End of Innocence - OS X's heavy reliance
on Unix makes Macs tempting potential targets for hackers
and viruses. It's a threat Apple must do more to head off
MacWindows
Mac OS X Cross-Platform Special Report - Though there
is little new in the way of Windows integration in OS X 10.0.
Cross-platform compatibility suffers in the short term, but
bodes well for the long term
We've
Got Mail - One of the frustrations of switching operating
systems is finding applications you can work with. While Mac
OS X's Mail application is serviceable, I find that it's too
clumsy to work with my volume of mail
Mac
OS X, Your Way - It's been a few weeks since Mac OS X
was released, and users already have their small ways of modifying
X to fill their needs. I will try to explain and show you
the current tips and tricks on modifying Mac OS X
OpenSource
Cocoa Usenet Newsreader Available - Christopher Wolf of
Wolfware has released a new OpenSource Usenet newsreader for
OS X, Newsflash. Newsflash is written using OS X's Cocoa programming
framework and contains many of the same features as more mature
Usnet programs
X-Plane
Creator Austin Meyer Talks OS X Development - Austin Meyer
is the lead force behind the popular flight simulator X-Plane.
X-Plane is a general aviation simulator available for Mac
and Windows computers. Insanely Great Mac spoke with Meyer
about X-Plane and the upcoming development for Mac OS X
Controlling
Mac OS X With A Mac Plus (or other Classic Mac) - Remember
the old days when your Unix computer was just a 'dumb terminal'
that 'talked' to the REAL computer? You had no hard drive,
just an old fashioned screen with really big keys that were
really hard to push down? We're going to do the same thing
here
Mac
OS X: A Gamer's Perspective - OS X is an excellent start
down the path to an astounding OS for gaming, but there are
significant roadblocks to overcome and a bumpy ride for early
adopters
ATM
Deluxe won't port to OS X - Adobe recommends that ATM
users adopt DiamondSoft Font Reserve or Extensis Suitcase
as an alternative
Mac
OS X Diary: Sizzle or steak? - while it's selling like
hotcakes, and while most reviews have been positive, others
have been mixed or downright negative. Today we're offering
up the opinions of a long-time Mac columnist and a software
company representative. Judge for yourself whether the comments
are on the money or complaints from folks unwilling to change
Mac
OS X and the digital hub - UNIX have long had the ability
to let users log in at remote terminals and see their desktops
and files as if they were on their own computer. Build that
functionality into OS X (if it isn't there already under the
hood), and it opens up a world of possibilities
Taking
a Harder Look at OS X - Apple's new operating system has
earned glowing reviews. Try it on an older computer, however,
and it's a different story
Where
Does OS X Get More Speed? - I was at CompUSA the other
day, and they had a G4-466 with a ATI Radeon card running
OS X. It flew. Even with only 128MB RAM, things seemed much
snappier
The
Decline of Mac OS X Typography - QuickDraw/GX, while flawed
in UI and implementation, was a great idea in terms of fonts
and typography
Westlake
on Alice Requirements, OS X, Demo - Brad Oliver of Westlake
Interactive has made a few Usenet posts recently regarding
his work on the Carbonized version of American McGee's Alice.
Last week, Aspyr Media released some preliminary system requirements
for the game
iMac'n
On OS X Part I - Here are my tips for those with a wee
little iMac and the decision to upgrade to OS X
iMac'n
On OS X (Part 2) - Here is part two of my tips for those
with a wee little iMac and the decision to upgrade to OS X
OS
X: A Confused Operating System - Before I start giving
examples of "power features" that have been removed, I should
do a little clarifying. Apple has made it very clear that
some features that aren't available in OS X aren't permanently
gone, they're just not completed yet
Getting
Your Feet Wet With Aqua - Aqua is the most important factor
in the success of OS X. More important than Linux, native
applications, ripping Napster files, or watching The Matrix
on your Mac
With Mac OS X, Apple Computer officially supports only Macintoshes
originally built with G3 or G4 processors. Sonnet
Technologies is committed to extending this support to
many additional machines upgraded with a Sonnet Crescendo
or Encore G3 or G4 processor card
OS X
revisited Applee^s Unix-based operating system still needs
work - Ie^ve encountered a number of new problems, and
I now know for sure that 128MB is not enough memory for a
gratifying computing experience. OS X holds a lot of promise,
but there are some improvements Ie^d like to see before I recommend
it
OS
X developers books published - IT publishers O'Reilly
has announced a new series of programming books for Mac OS
X developers
XBook
II: Mac OS X on a PowerBook - O'Grady's rant on running
Mac OS X on his PowerBook G4 Titanium and why it isn't easy
being a die-hard, early adopter
One
Month With OS X - despite my unabashed love for OS X,
I am aware that it still has some pimples
Mac
OS X Diary: Omni's X products worth a look - OmniGraffle.
It's written in Cocoa -- Apple's object-oriented development
platform -- and makes full use of Mac OS X's Aqua interface.
The app is great for making make diagrams, org charts, layouts,
flow charts, or any other graphic presentations of relationships
and labeled parts
Free
Mac OS X Mac/Windows Text Conversion Utility - Medienwerkstatt
Muehlacker today announced the release of ASCon-A 2.0 X, its
free utility for converting text between MacOS and Windows,
for Macintosh computers running Apple's new Mac OS X
No
OS X support for XLR8's InterView? - Apparently, there'll
be no Mac OS X support for XLR8's InterView. Though the company,
which specializes in Mac upgrade and acceleration products,
plans support for the next generation operating system in
most of its offerings, the audio-visual capture product seems
to be the exception
Quake
III OS X news from id software - Long-awaited news about
the OS X version of Quake III Arena from id software was dispersed
to the gaming masses
David
and Goliath - We have just entered the weirdest four months
in Apple's history (R) where the whole software world could
be turned on its head. Giants could be toppled, and underdogs
could win both massive support and the success and riches
that go with it
Weighing
the hassles of an OS X upgrade - Years of hype indicated
that the new Unix-based Apple operating system promised the
most dramatic improvement in user experience since Apple began
offering Macintosh computers with color monitors in 1987.
A college friend who spent seven years on the team that developed
OS X whetted my appetite further with periodic updates on
his progress
Mac
OS X: Another View - I have this ongoing discussion about
how negative many of the Mac OS X articles are -- particularly
stinging have been the criticisms about it lacking the bells
and whistles that the well-seasoned Mac OS 9 includes
AppleSeed
bears OS X fruit - by Dennis Sellers, dsellers@maccentral.com
April 17, 2001, 3:15 pm ET The AppleSeed Web site -- which
looks at a parallel Mac cluster for numerically intensive
computing and should be of interest to those interested in
a "plug and play parallel computer" -- has been updated with
new features that anticipate the "widespread use of OS X in
the coming year," according to Viktor Decyk, one of the site's
founders
X-Assist
adds OS 9-ish features to Mac OS X - If you're running
Mac OS X and want it to be more like OS 9, you may be interested
in the new X-Assist, a freeware utility from shareware author
Peter Li
Mac
OS X Diary: Mail's multiple accounts, PDF printing - With
multiple POP3 accounts it's pretty common to get a "Cannot
access mailbox xxx.mbx - it is locked by user xxxxxxx" message.
Thankfully, there's a simple workaround
Do More With
OS X - After only a few weeks with Mac OS X, I am getting
bored with it
Seybold
Vendors Take on X - As Big Companies Dawdle, Smaller Publishing
Players Look to Summer Releases for OS X-Ready Apps
Mac
OS X racks up big bucks - copies of the next generation
operating system have apparently been flying off the shelves.
Apple
Releases OS X 10.0.1 Update - After weeks of speculation
Apple has officially released the first update for OS X, version
10.0.1
Seminars
help bioscientists leverage OS X - A seminar sponsored
by Apple and other companies has been created for bioscientists
interested in leveraging the formidable power of Mac OS X
with third-party software developed to help them analyze data
Work
Around Hack For Changing Your OS X Hard Drive Icons -
with the release of version 10.0 on March 24th, including
the 10.0.1 update released this weekend, you can no longer
change your hard drive icons. Rather, you can change them
all you want, but they do not show up in Mac OS X (those changes
will show up when booting into Classic). This is annoying,
frustrating, and most un-Mac like
Want
to Share With Windows Users? Try Samba for OS X - As a
Mac OS X user, you can share your files with most other Mac
users, either via AppleShare or FTP. But you may also want
to share your files with those crazy Windows users. The protocol
used to communicate among these machines is often referred
to as CIFS/SMB
Mac
OS X - GraphicConverter - Lemkee^s made a lot of Mac users
even happier by recently releasing a carbonized version of
GraphicConverter that runs under Mac OS X.
Filesharing
In Mac OS X - In this column I talk about another important
way of sharing your data with other users in Mac OS X: Apple's
filesharing system.
You,
too, can learn to love Mac OS X, warts and all - IF YOU
read my last two columns, you might think I don't like Mac
OS X, but nothing could be further from the truth. While I
still can't recommend it to most users, I've been using it
full time for several weeks now and I'm learning to love it,
warts and all. And even though I still contend version 10.0
is more like a beta (pre-release version) than a polished
final release, it's still impressive
OS
X and what it needs to succeed - I would like to take
some time to give some advice on where OS X needs to go from
here. At the time most of the media, including myself believe
that even though OS X is amazing, it is not ready for mainstream
use
Things
To Know When You Install OSX - Mac OS X installs approximately
30,000 files on your HD, and many of them are quite fragmented
after installation. It would be a good idea to boot up from
a Norton Utilities CD, and use Norton Speed Disk to defragment
your file system. I have not tried this yet, but several sources
have informed me that a very noticeable performance boost
results from running Speed Disk
OS
X Install (Not) Travails - It seems that the days when
you could create a boot disk by physically dragging two to
four files (depending on Mac OS version and hardware) into
a folder and naming it "System Folder" will soon be gone,
and I'm not enchanted by that
I
Don't Use Mac OS X - I really do like OS X. Honestly.
I have tried many times to use it as my sole operating system,
but each time gave in and booted back into 9
48
Hours with OS X - The purpose of this article, is to describe
my experience (good and bad) on installing Mac OS X, on a
Blue and White G3.
48
Hours with OS X - Part 2 - The first major problem I have
with OS X is that it doesn't like you to look at it naked.
It loves for you to look at it's awesome aqua interface, but
it doesn't want you to see anything behind the hood
Another
OS X Speed Up Tip - using the renice command to speed
up the OS X Finder here is another tip that can speed up application
launch times
Digging
Deeper into Mac OS X - Apple has thoughtfully included
a copy of its developer's tools CD with every copy of Mac
OS X. That's right, the same tools used to create Mac OS X
and its applications are now in your hands. Apple has empowered
users of Mac OS X to go a bit further with their exploration,
to go a bit further and create their own applications
New
Mac and PC Operating Systems Are Works in Progress - Want
to give yourself a really good headache? One of those lie-down-in-a-dark-room-with-an-ice-
pack-on-the-forehead affairs? Try installing two brand-new
operating systems on two different computers at the same time.
Nothing causes cranial pain more quickly
Beware
of Installers bearing package (Part II) - Eighteen months
ago I wrote an article called "Beware of Installers bearing
packages". That article outlined the problems that existed
with the Mac OS X Server 1.x version of Installer.app. Apple
was at the time working on a new version of Installer.app,
and I'd hoped that they'd have addressed these issues. Sadly,
they've not
Want
Full Control Over OS X Preferences? Try PrefEdit - Sure,
there are many new features in OS X, when compared to OS 9,
but some concepts still live on. One of these concepts is
application-specific preferences. Under OS 9, these were stored
in the Preferences folder, located in your System Folder.
Unfortunately, OS 9 didn't allow one to do much with these
preferences, other than trash them when an application is
misbehaving. But things are different under OS X
Mac
OS X quite cool, but don't dig in yet - The question on
the minds of most owners of Macs of recent vintage and sufficient
memory: Should I or shouldn't I? The unstated part of the
question is "upgrade to Mac OS X." The answer from the Magic
Mac Eight Ball: "Answer hazy; try again after Macworld Expo
in July."
Package
Tracker Now Available For OS X - Package Tracker allows
users to track package shipments with any of the major shipping
companies, and the new version adds a host of new features
as well as being Carbonized for compatibility with OS X
Mac
OS X Bridges the Gap - The idea of Unix underneath scares
some Mac users, many of whom fear a CLI or a base OS they
don't comprehend. But there's nothing to fear. Basic Unix
commands are easy to learn and use. More importantly, they
can save time
Science
& Technology - Bioinformatics Software Ports to Mac OS
X - Moving software from one operating system to another
a also known as porting a can be a time-consuming and complex
task. However, it has always been easy to port code from one
variant of UNIX to another
AirPort
Networks with Mac OS X - 'Designing AirPort Networks with
Mac OS X is an Adobe Acrobat pdf document that includes important
information on extending the capabilities of the AirPort Base
Station
Windows
XP vs. Mac OS X - At the core, Mac OS X is based on Unix,
while Windows XP derives its heritage from Windows 2000. Windows
XP seeks to do lots of things, but Mac OS X focuses on doing
much less really well.
Learning
Carbon - You'll learn the fundamentals and key concepts
of Carbon programming as you design and build a complete application
under the book's guidanc
Learning
Cocoa - Learn about Cocoa application development not
merely by reading, but by doing
Mac
OS X: Understanding Multi-User Capabilities - Apple first
introduced system-level multi-user capability with OS 9 but
this was only a fore-shadowing of what lay ahead for OS X.
In OS 9 the multi-user features were optional; in OS X they
are mandatory
Does
Switching To OS X Now Make Sense For Me? - The big question
is, does enough of the software I need to do my work exist
in OS X native configuration to make the switch sensible at
this time?
A
Weekend Date With X, Part II - Getting To Know You - The
point where you know you aren't in Kansas any more is the
Dock occupying the bottom of your screen. This is the new
control center for Mac OS X, so get used to it.
Is
Mac OS X a Threat to Linux? - The new Mac OS now has preemptive
multitasking and support for up to two processors, which is
still a far cry from Linux's support for up to 16 processors,
but it's a move in the right direction.
InsideX
20 Bugs In Mac OS X 10.0 - Those of us with Mac OS X 10.0
have noticed there is a boatload of bugs. I have a list of
47 bugs and counting
Featured
Guest - OS X Product Managers and Andy Parsons, Senior
VP, Product
OS X:
The End of Tight Hardware Integration? - Mac OS X is possibly
the biggest change to the Macintosh ever. It marks the end
of the standard Mac OS. It also marks the end of tight hardware-software
integration
Mac
OS X Diary: Linux, docklings, and memory - One of the
most incredible things about Mac OS X is how well Apple has
hidden its UNIX underpinnings. Whether you love Aqua or not,
this certainly isn't your father's UNIX
Margin
Notes Mac OS X 10.0: A MacFixIt Perspective - So, now
that OS X is available, should you buy it? Should you be using
it today? Should you even be glad it has arrived? There are
no easy answer to these questions.
Test
app finds OS X's Aqua to be 'X' times slower? - A small
utility designed to test the speed of Mac OS X's Desktop performance
attempts to test the Aqua interface. Could OS X's Desktop
be 'X' times slower than OS 9's Finder?
Let1kWindowsBloom
- Here's a program I wrote that time how long it takes to
open and close 1,000 windows
Turning
Mac OS X Into A Web Server - OS X's Unix core means that
the OS is well equipped to handle industrial strength, OS
reliant tasks such as ftp and Web serving. Apple has kindly
provided a very simple way to access both features in OS X,
but this week we are only going to talk about Web serving
OS
X Web browser ships - OmniWeb 4, a Web browser custom-built
for OS X in the Cocoa development environment, is available
for download now
Setting
Up Mac OS X - This is a short series of tips for setting
up your Mac OS X machine. These tips come from people who
have been running Mac OS X since the release of Public Beta
and some of the many builds that have since been leaked
MacOS X Questions
& Answers - Welcome to our MacOS X Questions & Answers!
We'll try and help this transitional period with a simple
page of things we have found that we hope will help you out!
Enjoy!
Perplexed
by OS X? Here's the intro info - Admit it. You have a
trusty Mac computer lying around your house just in case of
a PC emergency. Or perhaps, as in my case, you have it as
a security blanket, reminding you of when you had time to
spend creating graphics, QuickTime movies, and the like
Apple
- Science & Technology - Mac OS X Software Development
Tools - In addition to the many off-the-shelf software
tools described on these pages for numerical and statistical
analysis, data acquisition, and visualization, physical scientists
have also depended on basic OS building blocks such as shells,
common UNIX applications, scripting languages, and compilers
to build specialized software for their work
Apple
- Mac OS X for Higher Education - UNIX and the higher
education community go way back. With its UNIX underpinnings,
Mac OS X is the perfect choice for your campus due to the
strong base of support and familiarity that exist in higher
education
Agfa
makes OS X scanner move - Agfa has announced its support
for Apple's Mac OS X in future versions of its ScanWise and
FotoLook scanning software
Mac
OS X Tip - Work Around For Radeon PCI/Voodoo 3 Cards In OS
X - Starting my Mac in Mac OS X with two monitors powered
by the two video cards results in only the AGP Rage 128 Pro
powered monitor working. The Radeon PCI powered monitor eventually
turns on, but remains a washed out light grey color, and the
desktop is not visible
Mac
OS X is Only for Programmers -- Not! - After reading Monday's
flooding of posts to Macintouch and countless "reviews" at
media sites, all with the same familiar doleful theme that
X is an "unfinished symphony," my first response was "Duh!"
Mainstream
press looks at OS X - Mac OS X is now here and many non-Mac
publications are giving it a thumbs-up, albeit with some reservations
iNstalling
OS X: Wonder and Surprise - I think I understand clearly
why Apple isn't shipping computers with OS X installed yet.
But, on the flip side, I want everyone who walks into my home
to see and marvel at this OS. It's like an incredible game
that we get to play with in every function we perform
Who
Is Kernel Panic, And Why Is He In My Mac? Apple Posts Mac
OS X TIL - With the first release of Mac OS X, a shocking
and surprising thing has happened for some Mac users. Their
beautiful Aqua GUI has collapsed into a pile of white text
on a black background, with a message of some sort talking
about Kernel Panic.
Mac
OS X: Installation on Wallstreet I - If you own a original
PowerBook G3 Series you can only install Mac OS X on a partition
that exists entirely in the first 8 GB of the hard drive
Apple
says OS X sales strong in UK - Apple Computer has sold
"almost all" of the UK allocation of its new operating system,
OS X, over the weekend, the company said on Monday
OS
X Pics - A picture is worth a thousand words, yet without
words, we'd all end up like a bunch of mimes. That's why I've
brought to you the best of both worlds. Below each picture
is a short description, as well as an explanation of the pictureI`s
significance
Adobe
Pledges OS X Support - Adobe has vowed support for Mac
OS X by announcing that they plan to offer, "OS X support
in the next major release," of most of their products, including
Photoshop, GoLive, and Illustrator
Building
OpenSSH 2.5.2 on Mac OS X 1.0 - In the release version
of Mac OS X Apple was unable to include OpenSSH. Until Apple
is able to provide a downloadable version of this package,
you will need to install it yourself.
Using
Carbon APIs from Cocoa - In this article, I will describe
some of the steps needed to make Carbon technologies available
to Cocoa applications
OS X To
Be a Huge Success - In the long run Mac OSU?NX will be one
of the most successful computer products ever. Why? Because
it combines the four holy grails of computing:
OS
X Converts Linux/Unix/Windows Users To 'The Church' -
several customers I spoke with never owned a Mac, yet the
majority of them have either purchased a Mac recently, came
into the store to buy one, or will be buying one. Every one
of them said the reason they were even considering the computer
was for the express purpose of running Mac OS X.
Mac
OS X Sucks - Don't even think about implementing Mac OS
X in a production environment.
Your Mac OS
X Questions Answered - I received my copy of Mac OSNX
last Saturday. I love it and already wonder how I could have
survived without it. As I mentioned in my last column, it
is important to recognize Mac OSNX's good features, not what's
wrong with it.
XLR8
states OS X support for some customers - According to
XLR8, customers using products in already OS X certified machines
can expect to be able to use Mac OS X. Specifically, users
of CPU upgrades for Apple's ZIF computers should be able to
use Mac OS X with a XLR8 upgrade
How
Does UNIX = Mac OS X? The Unix Family Tree - One way to
understand the present is to figure out what paths were taken
in the past. With that said, Eric Levenez has constructed
a very detailed, very complete "Unix Timeline."
Mac OS
X elves?? - I was looking around after the installation
of Mac OS X for some cool cocoa-ized applications to play
around with. I downloaded iTunes and AppleWorks 6.1. Messed
with Chess and Liquid Button Maker. And I stumbled with a
folder I had never seen before. Developer?
Service
For New Musicians To Use OS X Server, QuickTime - Downslam,
a service that helps musicians get their big break in the
music industry, has announced that they will be using Apple's
OS X server and QuickTime streaming technology for their online
service
OS
X Dock Alternative Updated - Nicholas Gustilo has updated
his Dock alternative utility, Pocket Dock, to version 2.0.
Pocket Dock provides a handy place for storing and launching
applications, e-mail addresses, files, and URLs
ArchiCAD
7 for Mac OS X at CeBIT Germany - Mac CAD developers will
be releasing OS X versions within the first 60-90 days of
Mac OS X, but it is likely that Graphisoft will be here sooner.
First
Web content management software for OS X promised - Roxen
Platform blurs the boundary between text and graphics. It
can be used to personalize text information and also graphics
at run-time, based on a visitor's access privileges and profile.
It serves custom content tailored to the browser in a computer,
phone, PDA or other Web access device
Strange
Flavour releases Bushfire for Mac OS X - Strange Flavour,
the authors of the games Jetstrike and Base Jumpers for the
Amiga, today released Bushfire, their first game for the Macintosh.
And not wanting to date themselves, they made the game OS
X ready
Will Mac
OS X Mail End Email Diversity? - One of the features in
Mac OSNX that I haven't seen discussed a great deal by commentators
and reviewers is Mac OSNX Mail -- the email client built into
Apple's new operating system. Apple calls email a "killer
app." However, one wonders whether it what it is going to
kill will not be the present rich diversity of choice among
third-party Mac email clients
Mac OS X Tip - Using
& Understanding The Dock (With Pics) - The Mac OS X Dock
is something that has garnered controversy, accolades, and
criticism since its introduction at MACWORLD San Francisco
2000. I myself don't like every aspect of the Dock, but I
love it as a whole. This is a tutorial that shows you the
various aspects of the Dock to help you become familiar with
it and use it to its utmost
Mac
OS X Tip - Repairing Mac OS X Disks - One of the few problems
with OS X is that the disk repair application included with
the OS, Disk Utility, can not repair an OS X volume if that
OS X volume is the start up volume.
Mac OS X (v10.0)
- how fast are applications running in Classic Mode? In our
view they seem to run about the same as in 9.1 alone. Here
are some benchmarks that we ran in OS 9.1 alone and in OS
X's Classic Mode on the Cube and the 533 DP
You
have OSNX, so now what are you going to do? - While some
believe that running applications under Classic is an acceptable
form of backwards compatibility, sticking to Classic applications
instead of Carbon or Cocoa versions masks the problem of apps
available for OSNX. Classic works well, but if you depend
on Classic applications to bring home the cash, depend on
Mac OS 9.1
Installation
Instructions for Mac OS X OldWorld Support - While Mac
OS X 10.0 does not include support for certain older models,
such as the 7300 - 9600 series (the "PowerSurge" models),
it is possible to add such support, based on source code from
the Darwin project. This code has been tested on several PowerSurge
models, and it appears to be reliable. However, using it is
very much an "at your own risk" proposition. While many installations
have succeeded, some have had significant problems
Mac
OS X: Core Technologies Overview -1 - In this series will
be be detailing Mac OS X from a "system overview" perspective.
Many readers have never had the
Mac
OS X Primer - we're offering a "primer" for Mac OS X.
If you've been following coverage of the operating system
and know its fundamentals, you can skip this because there's
probably nothing you haven't read or seen before. However,
if you're unfamiliar with OS X or are a newcomer to the Mac,
read on for an overview of what's in store
Columnist:
Good reasons for low key OS X rollout - Charles Haddad,
who writes the Byte of the Apple column for Business Week
Online says the lack of hoopla is to give the market time
to catch up to Mac OS X
Qualcomm
releases Eudora beta for OS X - Qualcomm Inc. has released
a beta version of its Eudora e-mail client for the Macintosh
designed to run on Mac OS X. The software has been Carbonized
Panic
releases Audion 2.1 PR2 for OS X - Panic has released
a new OS X-compatible version of its popular digital music
software, Audion. Audion 2.1 PR 2 for Mac OS X is now available
for download from links on Panic's Web site
OS
X versions of iMovie, iTunes, AppleWorks now out - Making
good on its promise to deliver Mac OS X-compatible versions
of three cornerstone applications, Apple today released new
versions of iTunes, iMovie and AppleWorks. All of them are
available for download from a Downloads page on Apple's Web
site
Wolfram:
Mathematica for Mac OS X coming in July - Wolfram Research
has announced that its popular technical computing software
Mathematica is coming to Mac OS X. The company said that Mathematica
for Mac OS X will be released commercially in July, and customers
who buy Mathematica now will be able to upgrade to the OS
X version for free
OmniWeb
4.0 for Mac OS X released - OmniWeb for Mac OS X, the
Web browser from The Omni Group, has been available in beta
form for much longer than Mac users have had access to the
public beta. The Omni Group today released the finished version
of OmniWeb 4.0 for Mac OS X
Parties,
Woz celebrate OS X launch - Stores across the country
celebrated the launch of Mac OS X by opening up in the wee
hours of the morning
Mac
OS X - retail version - in this article, we'll look at
some of the key differences between the Public Beta and the
C$189 retail release
Aestiva
brings LiveHelp to OS X - Aestiva LiveHelp, a software
product for providing sales and customer support over the
Web, is now available for Mac OS X
Zeus
Web Server due for Mac OS X - Zeus Web Server due for
Mac OS X by Dennis Sellers, dsellers@maccentral.com March
23, 2001, 9:00 am ET Zeus Technology, a company that develops
industrial-strength Web server technologies and solutions,
has jumped on the Mac OS X bandwagon and will be bringing
its Zeus Web Server to the next generation operating system.
In fact, a beta version is already available
MathXpert
+ Mac OS X, it adds up - MathXpert's Plus Algebra, Pre-Calculus,
and Calculus learning tools are now available on Mac OS X.
The company thinks the advanced features of Mac OS X will
make it the premier operating system for the desktop environment
Omnis
Studio for OS X available - Omnis Studio is a high-performance
visual RAD tool that provides a component-based environment
for building graphical user interfaces (GUI) interfaces within
e-commerce, database and client/server applications
Helios
adds OS X server, client support - Helios Software GmbH,
a provider of network and prepress software, has announced
that both its server products and client have added support
for Mac OS X. Helios expects to ship the updated server software
and client support by the time Apple pre-loads Mac OS X onto
new Macs this summer
Library
automation package coming to OS X - COMPanion Corporation
is planning a Carbonized version of its Alexandria library
automation software for Mac OS X. Currently in beta testing,
it will be released this spring.
Dantz:
Retrospect Backup to support Mac OS X - Long-time Mac
backup software maker Dantz Development Corp. today announced
that its Retrospect Backup software will support Mac OS X
9
Mac OS X Apps To Get You Started - By releasing the PB
when they did, Apple gave a whole slew of developers time
to get their products ready for OS X, and users a chance to
help them work the bugs out. What that means, in plain terms,
is that you will be able to be productive with OS X shortly
after you get it installed
Network
Tools in Mac OS X - One of the things that PeeCee people
have always hated about the Mac is the lack of pretty much
useless tools. Useless to the casual user anyway. Many of
these are indispensable to the tech guy who has to solve their
problems however. Most these tools could be found easily on
the net, and if you didn't know what you needed or where to
look for them, you didn't have to worry about it. But now,
with Mac OS X, and probably because of the Darwin kernel,
these tools are showing up. One set of tools can be found
in a neat package called NetProbe
SimpleX
- Mac OS X Visual Guide The Arrival EXposition - All the
thumbnails below open in their own window so you dony?Nt have
to leave the page. Pay special attention to the demonstration
of the Mac OS X 3-Finger-Salute (Command-Option-esc) noted
below. You are going to need it!
Mac
OS X won't change the world...but it's still a big deal
- Until Windows XP ships later this year, it is easy for me
to recommend Mac as the ease-of-use champion. I'm telling
friends that while there are certainly tradeoffs, if they
want a friendly computer, they should buy a Mac
Mac
OS X: Built to last? - another feature likely to be well-received,
OS X is equipped to manage the amount of memory needed by
each program automatically. In the past, Mac owners had to
dole out memory to each program themselves. "This is silly,"
Scott Forstall, director of application frameworks for Apple,
said of the old method. "Users don't want to do that."
Apple's
special OS X marketing ploy - Jobs strenuously denied
industry rumours that Apple will try to entice any of these
corporate customers by producing an x86 version of MacOS X
to run on PC hardware. So all you folk who have sent emails
to the MacOS X on x86 Web site have been wasting your time.
Apparently. Acccording to Jobs, Apple is not even keeping
an x86 version of Mac OS X warm in some distant lab somewhere:
"There is no chance!" he intoned gravely, and this is the
man, after all, who killed the Mac clone market to save Apple
Reengineering
The Mac Universe - John Garber, chief technology officer
at Connectix, the developer of the Windows emulation program
Virtual PC, acknowledged a more straightforward reason developers
have to be happy about Mac OS X: "It's a new opportunity to
sell software."
Is
OS X Make or Break for Apple? - Jobs shruggs off the issue
of sales and when asked about the economy, points at Apple's
$4 billion stockpile of cash. That cash, nearly $12 per share,
is worth more than half Apple's current stock price, about
$20. "Apple is very strong right now. And it is wonderful,
because we can afford these new initiatives without worrying
about the short-term effects of the economy," Jobs says
Mac
OS X looks like a champ - Although we are bullish about
the medium-term impact of Mac OS X on Apple's finances, we
expect the product to provide just minor improvements in the
company's top and bottom lines in its fiscal second quarter,
which ends in March
Apple
parades Mac OS X developers - Apple this week announced
that it is working with over 10,000 developers to bring applications
to the Mac OS. These developers account for over 20,000 individual
applications that will work with Mac OS X. Among these applications,
Apple indicated that over 350 Mac OS X-compatible applications
are available today
OS
X to Speak Different - when Apple releases its new operating
system, Mac OS X, on Saturday, the software on the installer
CD will immediately support seven different languages
Confessions
of a Technology Addict and OS X - I really do believe
that OSX is the future - fast operation, incredibly intuitive
interface, the security of UNIX with the usability of a Mac
OS. The monkey WANTS to upgrade to X, but the junkie is skeptical
- the new product looks good - pure and uncut - but the needle
is dirty.
The
Truth About OS X - lety?Ns find out what really is going
to be sent out to thousands of customers. First and foremost
on peopley?Ns minds are bugs in the operating system. Journalists
using bootlegged copies of 4K78 have told us that OS X doesny?Nt
boot correctly on Beige G3s, that the OS is slow and buggy,
and that running Classic applications is a horrible experience.
The final copy of 4K78, however, does not reflect these reports.
OS
X: Is the Truth Out There? - Did Apple opt to release
a not-so-final G.M. to consumers in an effort to meet its
deadline, thus making 4k78 the final for consumers
Anthony
Ramos Discusses The Mac OS X Public Beta Testing Process
- Many companies imitate Apple. But we all secretly know that
knockoffs dony?Nt matter much because they copy the style and
miss the substance. Now, with OS Xy?Ns brushed aluminum ?scheme?h
(a fitting label if there ever was one), the Dock and general
emphasis on the eye-catching over the truly useful, Apple
seems to be thinking like its imitators. Even worse, the less
glamorous, but more important features are getting lost in
the discussion
Apple
Posts New OS X QuickTime Movies - Users visiting Apple's
Mac OS X page can find new movies about the Finder, Toolbar
Customization, The Dock (including a demonstration of Apple's
latest iTunes "Concert" commercial), Mail.app, and a number
of other aspects of the OS
OS
X likely to boost dual-processor systems - given that
Apple is getting more 733MHz processors from its chip suppliers,
could a dual-processor version of its fastest machine be on
the way? "Not right now," Schiller said. "We've got more,
but not enough" for that
Jobs
Sees OS X As A Player In Enterprise Market - At an Apple-hosted
press event here Wednesday to introduce the new Macintosh
operating system, Jobs said developers on Java and Unix, which
are typically enterprise-level platforms, have shown interest
in OS X because it is built on a Unix core and has built-in
support for Sun's Java 2 platform.
Mac
OS X: What a long, strange trip it's been - On the eve
of unveiling its latest generation of Macintoshes, Apple Computer
told reporters of something even greater on the horizon: a
new version of the Mac operating system that would add a bevy
of groundbreaking features. That was seven years ago
Stone
Design Ships Stone Studio for Mac OS X - -Stone Design
Wednesday announced availability of Stone Studio -- seven
applications built to support Mac OS X, Apple's next generation
operating system
The
Path to OS X Finale: OS X Spreads Its Wings - Fittingly,
this release seems less about Steve and more about us. The
release isn't broadcast by Keynote at a convention with an
"Operators Standing By" feel to it
Preparing
For X - With just days before the blessed event, everyone
who is planning to upgrade to OS X must surely take a step
back away from their excited anticipation and properly prepare
for it. There are a lot of important things you need to do
to be truly ready for this wondrous OS. From computer hardware,
component drivers, to software, to peripherals and peripheral
drivers, if you're not fully prepared, your joyous installation
can rapidly turn into the ultimate computer nightmare
Jobs:
OS X here; updates on the way - Although CD recording
and other features aren't ready yet for Mac OS X, updates
are coming soon, Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs said Wednesday
Free
OS X Development - Apple's primary business remains selling
hardware, not development tools. Compare this with the Windows
world, where major developers are treated like royalty (until
MS decides their idea is cool enough to steal), and hobbyists
have a wide range of entry points at various costs. Then there's
Linux, where the cost starts from free, and tools like CodeWarrior
exist for the professional (especially cross-platform) developer.
If Apple is to make headway, the Mac has to be the development
platform of choice for as many developers as possible, on
the off-chance that some will go back to developing first
for the Mac
Will
a new Apple core make Macs mainstream? - The Mac's desktop
is playing catch-up with, and surpassing, some Windows features;
OS X has a "dock" that improves on the Windows task bar. The
OS X also restores Mac's technical superiority over Windows
95 and its latest successor, Windows Me
OS
X Migration Seminar coming to select cities - You're invited
to a comprehensive one-day seminar about Apple's newest operating
system, though it will help if you live in or near these North
American cities: Reston, Toronto, New York, Santa Monica,
Boston, or Dallas
Windowing
& Visibility in OS X - In this issue of Hot Cocoa, I'll
be focussing on one particular area - windowing - and reviewing
some of the changes that we can expect to see in OS X, as
well as offering some tips for how to get the most out of
the new system's windowing capabilities
Macintosh
OS X Security Understanding the Platform and Usage - MacOSX
is Appley?Ns latest OS goodie, due to be released on March 24th.
This new platform is set to replace MacOS 9 and lower on most,
or all, existing G3 and G4 systems. The UNIX based operating
system is born of BSD heritage and contains much of the original
UNIX code while modified extensively to work in the Macintoshy?Ns
user friendly GUI. Because of it UNIX base, MacOSX now enters
into a Brave New World of Security Models
Fire:
OS X's red-hot instant messaging application - We take
a look at the latest release of Eric Peyton's "Fire", the
Cocoa instant messaging application for OS X that's set the
IM world on, er, Fire... And as a wincent.org exclusive, we
include an interview with the man himself, Eric Peyton
Reinventing
Macintosh - Will Mac OS X give Apple a leg up into enterprise
networks? Hopefully thinking different will eventually pay
off
Will
OS X help Apple reclaim the education market? - Earlier
this year Dell overtook Apple in the education computer market,
according to a study by the International Data Corporation
research group. Can our favorite computer bounce back in this
market?
Apple
(UK and Ireland) - Mac OS X - Training - XPlorIT, a training
company based at Appley?Ns UK headquarters in Middlesex, offers
reseller and customer training on a wide range of subjects,
including MacNOSNX.
Apple
to introduce remote desktops, x86 access clients on MacOS
X - Apple intends to utilise new capabilties in its near-release
next generation operating system to enable a new class of
multi-user remote access devices, and intends to market such
a device itself, which will be based on an AMD x86 chip
Apple
preps AMD-based thin client - Sounds too good to be true?
It may well be. The Wincent.org article provides no attribution
for the information on which it's based. The only evidence
it offers is MacOS X's ability - thanks to its Unix core -
to host multiple, remotely connected users, something MacOS
X Server used as the basis for its NetBoot facility
Prep Your
Mac for OSNX - March 24th marks what may be the biggest
turning point for the Mac operating system since its introduction
in 1984. If you haven't already installed the OSNX Public
Beta on your system, the transition may not be pretty. That's
where this article comes into play
Apple
offers taste of upcoming OS X - Phil Schiller, Apple's
vice president of worldwide marketing, on Thursday explained
some of the features that will be available in the new operating
system, as well as changes since September's public preview
release
The
Path to OS X Part Twelve: This Might Hurt A Little...
- And so now we get the bad news. If the debut, the jazzy
interface, the slick feeling of a new OS and just the very
existance of the system was our warm fuzzy, then prepare for
the cold, wet, squishy realizations to follow. That we're
on a course to debut a not-ready-for-primetime system on an
unsuspecting (and largely unforgiving) audience and it might
be LATE
Terminal-Tips:
'df' and 'du' - In MacOS X, Linux, or Darwin, if you would
like a quick idea of the free space on your drives and partitions,
try the command line program df. It quickly displays the number
of total bytes on a partition, the number used, and the percentage
of space used
Running
with Apple's big cats - It's been years since my last
neuropsychology class, but I get the distinct impression that
Daniel Drew Turner and I struck a nerve with our story revealing
some of the rough spots in the forthcoming 1.0 release of
Mac OS X
Road
testing Apple's new operating system - "You have to log
in," said Hackberry. "This is Unix; a real operating system."
He tilted his head forward and peered at me over his glasses.
"Get used to it," he said.
AE5
Not Carbonized for OSX - Last week Adobe announced After
Effects 5. This new version includes the ability to do 3D
compositing, vector paint tools, Flash output, 16-bit resolution,
and improved workflow and speed. While all of these improvements
and features poise AE5 to be the "must have software of the
season," one sentence on the Adobe site seems to have certain
people up in arms; Mac OS Software Version 9.0.4, 9.1, or
OS X Classic
Programming
Mac OS X with Cocoa - assumes that the student already
knows the C programming language and an object-oriented language
like Java. Students are not expected to have any experience
programming Macs before. The class is intensive, and the student
should be prepared to work hard
Windows XP
vs. Mac OS X - On Tuesday, Bill Gates introduced the world
to the next version of Windows -- Windows XP. I'm not going
to make judgments and say that Microsoft copied particular
Mac OS X features, but there are a few too many similarities
between the two operating systems to be coincidental. Instead
the theme throughout this article will be that Microsoft used
some of Mac OS X's features as inspiration for particular
Windows XP components
Introduction
to Darwin - Mac OS X is based upon a *nix kernel called
Darwin, and that is what makes OS X so great. Yet you, as
a long time Mac user, don't have a clue as to what this really
means or how to take advantage of it. Well, read on and we'll
run you through the basics and teach you how to handle the
basic *nix stuff
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