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OpenOffice.org has released a beta version of its open-source application suite that doesn't require Mac users to install X11, a Unix windowing environment.
Think you know everything there is to know about buying Apple computers? Think again. In the past few years, many long-standing Mac truths have been upended.
The Open Computer, an Intel-based machine capable of running OS X, can outperform a Mac mini. But it lagged behind the entry-level iMac as well as a home-built system in our benchmark testing.
In the six months since Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard" was released, Apple has updated it twice, released numerous code tweaks and bug fixes, and turned an already full-featured operating system into a mature platform, says Michael DeAgonia.
If you have a test partition or machine on which to install it, the public beta of VMware Fusion 2.0 offers a good chance to get your hands on the new features early.
Under the hood, the new iMacs differ significantly from the original aluminum iMac, and those differences result in speed increases.
VMware has released a public beta for Fusion 2.0, virtualization software that lets Intel-based Macs run Windows, Linux and other operating systems.
Businesses should make the move to Windows Vista because Microsoft is retiring XP, and there's no certainty it will deliver Vista's successor on time or with compelling features, a research analyst said.
Buoyed by strong Mac sales, Apple reported strong earnings for the second quarter of 2008.
More users are demanding Macs in the enterprise. Thanks to key computing shifts, supporting their appetite for Apple is now a straightforward option for IT.
Psystar, the Florida firm that advertises Mac clones, is open for business. But it's not ready to welcome the public into its new offices just yet.
A Miami firm that says it's selling Mac clones is now taking payments only via PayPal because its credit card processor "dropped the ball."
Apple has issued a patch for the flaw in its Safari Web browser that earned a security researcher $10,000 during last month's CanSecWest PWN 2 OWN hacking contest.
If you often find yourself searching your e-mail for a particular message, you'll appreciate PowerMail's potent search tools.
Which program is better at each stage of the job? What are their strengths and weaknesses? Which jobs (and which users) require which tool?
PsyStar Corp., a Florida firm, is now touting its $399 "OpenMac" computer, which runs Mac OS X even though it wasn't made by Apple.
Time Capsule serves as a fast 802.11n Wi-Fi router and uses Leopard's Time Machine app to perform automatic wireless backups without any muss or fuss.
Time Capsule serves as a fast 802.11n Wi-Fi router and uses Leopard's Time Machine app to perform automatic wireless backups without any muss or fuss.
GyazMail 1.5.7 is a solid, competent desktop e-mail client, with an attractive user interface and some nice features.
Forget market share -- which desktop operating system is truly the best? Four experts defend their OS of choice in an opinionated free-for-all.
OmniFocus is based on David Allen's popular Getting Things Done (GTD) productivity system. The first principle in that system is that you should be able to add--or capture, in GTD-speak--new to-do items whenever and wherever they occur to you. OmniFocus fulfills that requirement by giving you all kinds of ways to create new tasks.
Don't miss these little-known but highly useful features in Mac OS X 10.5.
With more than 300 new features in Mac OS X 10.5, it's easy to miss a few. We point out 25 that are too useful to ignore.
Mac users are warned of a new Trojan on the loose. The Imunizator or Troj/MacSwp-B malware commits an unwanted self-installation while haranguing users about nonexistent privacy problems.
A security researcher who hacked a MacBook Air at the "PWN To OWN" hacker challenge at CanSecWest chose to attack Apple Inc.'s operating system because "it was the easiest one" to go after.
Charlie Miller made $300,000 an hour on Thursday... but only for two minutes' work. That's how long it took him to hack into a MacBook Air in the care of CanSecWest's PWN 2 OWN hacking conference.
In-house versions of the engine underlying Apple's Safari Web browser -- and Opera Software's actual browser -- have passed the new Acid3 Web test for compatibility with perfect scores.
Apple's more excitable fan contingent isn't going to like the news from a group of independent researchers who examined 1396 vulnerabilities to see which company -- Microsoft or Apple -- is quicker on the patching draw.
The long awaited, Web-based -- and free -- version of Adobe Photoshop is available as a beta online, allowing users to store, edit and share up to 2GB of photos.
You may have already suspected that Mac users were a happier lot than Windows users. A new poll of business users reveals how thoroughly that's the case -- and turns up a highly interesting XP-vs.-Vista comparison in the process.
The Apple TV Take 2 brings iTunes and other features to the device, bringing it closer to its promise of easy and immediate home entertainment.
Mozilla Corp. CEO John Lilly says his complaints about Apple's decision to push its Safari browser out to Windows users over a software update utility have little to do with money and everything to do with trust.
Here's how to set up Mac OS X Server with a minimum amount of work and a maximum number of features and functions.
Here's an in-depth look at Mac OS X Server's new simplified setup and management interface, the ways it works well and where it's not as effective.
Windows users can now get more than just songs through iTunes; Apple is using a software updater in the Windows version of the app to push out its Safari Web browser to users of XP and Vista.
Apple's latest MacBook Pro updates an already solid laptop with slightly faster chips, larger hard drives, more video RAM and, best of all, the multitouch trackpad unveiled in the MacBook Air.
We reviewed CandyBar 1.5 way back in 2003, but the latest version is a much different product: in addition to full Leopard compatibility--including support for Leopard's 512- by 512-pixel icons--and a completely new interface, CandyBar 3 also incorporates IconFactory's previously-separate Pixadex icon-organization software. It even lets you customize Leopard's Dock.
Apple released Safari 3.1 on March 18 with an updated rendering engine that makes the fastest Internet browser even faster.
John C. Welch uses AppleScript to help him back up Entourage, including compatibility with Time Machine.
Which operating system is more vulnerable -- Windows Vista, Mac OS X or Linux? Hackers will try to find out next week at the CanSecWest security conference in Vancouver. At stake is $10,000.
