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Make Your Mac More Manageable With Tags

By Feb. 9, 2009, 2:30pm PT 10 Comments

Nowadays, we use tags pretty much everywhere we work and play online. Flickr, Facebook, Gmail, this blog (and any other blog), and on and on. It’s an easy, intuitive way to keep track of things, and an organizational strategy that transcends categories and other groupings, like … Read More »

More Mac Viruses, Similar Sources: Time to Worry?

By Jan. 26, 2009, 2:00pm PT 47 Comments

Depending on how closely you stick to the word of the law, you may or may not be aware of the potentially dangerous trojan called “OSX.Trojan.iServices.A” unleashed on some of the Mac community last week via a pirated copy of iWork ’09. The trojan, … Read More »

Recently on jkOnTheRun

By Jan. 25, 2009, 11:18am PT Comments Off

We were back in the saddle this past week following a couple of weeks of travel and found the tech world takes no time off to let us catch up.  There was the usual mish-mash of netbook news and other doings that you might have missed.  … Read More »

Kid Proofing a Mac With Parental Controls

By Nick Santilli Jan. 13, 2009, 9:23am PT 60 Comments

If you’ve got young children, chances are they’re already quite adept at using the computer. This is a new generation of wired little ones, and we’ve got our work cut out for us as we attempt to stay ahead of them. I’ll wager that you’re more concerned … Read More »

Don’t Worry Mac Users, You’ll Get Your Chrome… Mid-Year

By Jan. 12, 2009, 9:57am PT 7 Comments

I’m still annoyed and perplexed that Google would release Chrome for Windows so far ahead of other platforms. At least now they’re finally putting some kind of timeline on when we might see it come to OS X, although the news is hardly comforting, if you’re … Read More »

Apple and Microsoft: The Difference in OS Sales Models

By Tom Reestman Dec. 26, 2008, 1:00pm PT 15 Comments

In a previous article I discussed Apple’s approach to cloning and how far they should go in shutting down that business. This led to the question “why can’t I just buy Mac OS X and install it on any hardware I want?”, which led to a … Read More »

VirtualBox 2.1 Adds Support for Hardware Virtualization On OS X

By Bob Rudis Dec. 23, 2008, 10:00am PT 1 Comment

Christmas has come early for users of VirtualBox, a free and open source virtualization solution from Sun Microsystems. Version 2.1 is a huge upgrade to the product as it includes VT-x and AMD-V hardware virtualization support on OS X and full VMDK/VHD support — including … Read More »

More Must Reads
Mac OS X 10.5.6 Released
By David Appleyard Dec. 15, 2008, 11:34am PT 19 Comments

Apple today released the next major update to OS X Leopard in the form of Mac OS X 10.5.6 and is now available via Software Update, or the Apple downloads page. It is a 377MB download, recommended for all users running Mac OS X … Read More »

MSi Wind Gets More OS X-Friendly, Calls Apple Out
By Darrell Etherington Dec. 15, 2008, 10:50am PT 6 Comments

We know that you don’t want to release a netbook, Mr. Jobs, and we respect your stance that you don’t want to sacrifice quality and besmirch the Apple name with a sub-standard product. That said, it’s beginning to look like other companies may not be content … Read More »

Sick of Your Dock’s Animated Poof? Change It
By Lisa Hoover Nov. 26, 2008, 8:00am PT 8 Comments

Most people know that when you want to remove an app from your dock, you simply need to right click it then drag it to the desktop. The first few times it disappeared in a puff of “smoke”  you probably thought it was cool but if … Read More »

iPhone Remote: Your Mac in Your iPhone
By Clayton Lai Nov. 24, 2008, 7:00am PT 7 Comments

Not to be confused with Apple’s Remote app for iTunes, iPhone Remote is an application for Mac OS X that puts the contents of your Mac within easy reach of your iPhone or iPod touch. With iPhone Remote, your Mac is in your iPhone. Developed … Read More »

Upgrades, Darn Upgrades and Statistics
By Bob Rudis Nov. 21, 2008, 5:00pm PT 1 Comment

Hopefully Benjamin Disraeli will posthumously forgive me for the major abuse of his quote (made famous by Mark Twain), but the fine folks over at the Omni Group gave us all a sneak peek into some very interesting data they’ve been allowed by users … Read More »

Snow Leopard Coming in Q1 2009
By Darrell Etherington Nov. 19, 2008, 8:48am PT 16 Comments

We knew we weren’t going to have to wait too long for Snow Leopard (10.6) to make its appearance on store shelves, but according to MacRumors, things just got a little more specific courtesy of a slide from a conference presentation. Apple’s Director of Engineering … Read More »

Parallels Desktop 4 vs. VMware Fusion 2: The Web Worker Angle
By Darrell Etherington Nov. 13, 2008, 9:00am PT 30 Comments

Any freelancer who does computer-related work, whether on or offline, probably understands the value of being able to work in multiple operating systems. That goes double for web workers, who need to know that what they produce behaves no matter who’s looking at it, or what … Read More »

VMware Fusion 2 vs. Parallels Desktop 4: Let’s Dance
By Darrell Etherington Nov. 11, 2008, 4:43pm PT 90 Comments

When it comes to OS virtualization on a Mac, there are two major contenders for the title of virtualizer to end all virtualizers. Likely Parallels and VMware Fusion need no introduction for TAB readers, but you might not be aware of what the latest incarnations that both … Read More »

Parallels 4 Released Today: How Does It Compare to Fusion?
By Judi Sohn Nov. 11, 2008, 3:55pm PT 1 Comment

From The Apple Blog: Virtualization software has come a long way since the days of Virtual PC on PPC Macs. Microsoft’s Windows-enabling program was more of a parlor trick than fully functional software. These days, Parallels Desktop version 4.0, available today for purchase, makes running … Read More »

Vista Internet Use Up (and Mac Down) in October
By Tom Reestman Nov. 3, 2008, 12:00pm PT 4 Comments

Fortune’s Philip Elmer-DeWitt comments on the latest Internet market share numbers from Net Applications. Seems Vista got a bump in October while the Mac went down, and he’s curious as to why.  It’s important to note that, as Philip himself explains, these numbers are an inexact … Read More »

Two Lighter-Weight Mac Todo Managers
By Mike Gunderloy Oct. 30, 2008, 11:00am PT 2 Comments

There’s never a shortage of applications to track your task list, from online choices like Remember the Milk to full-blown GTD applications like OmniFocus and Things to simple lists like Today or the built-in tasks in Mail.app on OS X. Lately, though, I’ve found myself looking … Read More »

Flipping Function Keys!
By Clayton Lai Oct. 23, 2008, 5:00am PT 2 Comments

The problem with function keys on a MacBook or MacBook Pro is that they are one-trick ponies; they are either regular or special F-keys, but not both. With FunctionFlip, you can have complete control over those flipping function keys. On the keyboard of a MacBook or … Read More »

Commanding
By Nick Santilli Oct. 19, 2008, 9:30am PT 11 Comments

Do you consider yourself a geek? Now how about a hardcore geek? And since you’re reading The Apple Blog, clearly you’re a Hardcore Mac Geek (assuming you answered yes to the preceding questions). Check, check, and check. Great! So this post is aimed squarely at you! … Read More »

No Cheap MacBooks For You
By Mike Gunderloy Oct. 14, 2008, 11:00am PT 5 Comments

When we asked whether you’d find a $899 MacBook tempting, a lot of you said “yes.” Alas, it turns out that the rumors of a seriously sub-$100 notebook from Apple were dead wrong. Steve Jobs did announce a $899 product at today’s press event – … Read More »

$899 MacBook – Tempting?
By Mike Gunderloy Oct. 13, 2008, 11:00am PT 15 Comments

In advance of tomorrow’s Apple media event, rumors are swirling about a sub-$1000 laptop – with most sources pegging it at an $800 or $900 price point. This would be a $200 to $300 drop from the current cheapest MacBook – but perhaps more importantly, it … Read More »

Mozy Goes Pro for Macs
By Mike Gunderloy Oct. 10, 2008, 11:00am PT 2 Comments

Mozy, one of our favorite online backup services, continues to expand into new niches. This time around they have their focus on Mac-heavy networks. Specifically, they’re adding MozyPro for … Read More »

BlackBerry Media Sync for Mac, Storm Announced Stateside
By Darrell Etherington Oct. 8, 2008, 3:00pm PT 21 Comments

The Boy Genius Report brings word of relief in sight for Mac users with BlackBerry.  The official Research In Motion (RIM) application BlackBerry Media Sync for Mac will bring all the functionality of BlackBerry Desktop Manager to OS X users. Third party solutions like Read More »

Where’s the Easy Access to Tagging in OS X?
By Nick Santilli Sep. 29, 2008, 3:00pm PT 18 Comments

On the web, we’ve been tagging everything for at least a couple of years now. We tag bookmarks, photos, applications, blog posts, and on and on and on. I’ve written at length about streamlined ways to tag files within OS … Read More »

Ubiquitious TAB
By Bob Rudis Sep. 12, 2008, 9:00am PT Comments Off

Firefox users may have seen the blog announcement from Mozilla Labs last month introducing Ubiquity. Ubiquity is an “experiment into connecting the Web with language in an attempt to find new user interfaces that could make it possible for everyone to do common Web tasks … Read More »

Suggestions for OS X improvements
By Todd Baur Aug. 26, 2008, 1:45pm PT 22 Comments

It occurred to me tonight that OS X isn’t getting any new features in version 10.6 of this amazing operating system. It really sunk in. You know, geeks hear these announcements at WWDC or in the blogosphere and its only when there is enough time to … Read More »

Quick Tip: Force Files to Open with Certain Programs
By Jenny Kortina Jul. 10, 2008, 6:00am PT 17 Comments

I usually blow through third party software installs, which sometimes leads to my file extensions being hijacked. For instance, if you’re not careful when installing Adobe Photoshop, it will take over all of your picture files, which is super annoying (Preview usually opens all pictures, … Read More »

Reset OS X Password Without an OS X CD
By Jenny Kortina Jun. 22, 2008, 6:59pm PT 269 Comments

I wrote about this a while back on my blog, hackaddict, but it was such a popular post I thought I’d give it a revisit. A lot of people buy used Macs, and they often run into the problem of not knowing the admin … Read More »

It’s good to see Apple’s focus on quality in 10.6
By Todd Baur Jun. 10, 2008, 11:21pm PT 14 Comments

I find it sad that in the time past since the keynote very few bloggers or news have really understood what 10.6 promises. From what I know inside of Apple, they’re not kidding about improving OS X. Let’s take a quick inventory of the IT industry … Read More »

Spy shots show OS X without the ‘Mac’; could clones return?
By Nick Mediati Jun. 5, 2008, 9:13pm PT 55 Comments

No run-up to Macworld Expo or WWDC is complete without the spy shots of the banners inside San Francisco’s  Moscone Center, and this time is no different. No making the rounds is a Flickr photoset of banners hung outside the keynote hall posted by Read More »

Apple’s Next Big Cat to Make WWDC Debut?
By Nick Mediati Jun. 4, 2008, 6:48am PT 23 Comments

It seems just like yesterday that we were celebrating Leopard’s release. But if rumors hold true, we could be celebrating another big cat’s release come January 2009. According to a rumor first spotted over at TUAW, Apple may be planning to unveil Mac OS … Read More »

The Magnificient (MSN Messenger) Seven
By Imran Ali Apr. 29, 2008, 3:00pm PT 1 Comment

Hot on the heels of Windows XP SP3, Microsoft released an additional treat today, for Mac owners only, as the latest release of Microsoft Messenger for Mac (version 7) escaped into the wild. Version 6 brought the Aqua look and feel to Microsoft’s … Read More »

Microsoft Predicted to Back Away from Vista
By Stacey Higginbotham Apr. 21, 2008, 9:08am PT 82 Comments

When it comes to technology debacles, every major company has a few (remember the Newton?), but right now one of the top spots has to go to Windows Vista, Microsoft’s clunky operating system that has IT shops and consumers desperately clutching at XP for as long … Read More »

Mac clone announced – Just as ugly as you would imagine a wannabe to be
By Josh Pigford Apr. 14, 2008, 11:26am PT 24 Comments

Back when Steve-O returned to Apple, he completely killed off their clone program that allowed other hardware manufacturers to build computers that could run the Mac OS. Steve notoriously wants control over everything plus the clone program was cutting in to their bottom-line. In addition to Apple … Read More »

“Disabling” Launch Services File Quarantine
By Bob Rudis Mar. 26, 2008, 9:16am PT 23 Comments

Dan Benjamin of The Talk Show fame posted a general inquiry to the Twitterverse on how to disable the Leopard open confirmation dialog that comes up when you attempt to access a recently downloaded file. This dialog is a one of Leopard’s new security features … Read More »

Remote Denial of Service For OS X (Leopard)
By Bob Rudis Feb. 27, 2008, 12:40pm PT 4 Comments

Given the large amount of “feedback” I receive from many venues on why I’m crazy for suggesting that OS X users employ some type of client-side security software, I wanted to point out a very recent exploit that I saw over at Joel Esler’s blog. … Read More »

Fix for Office 2008 Security Issue
By Bob Rudis Jan. 26, 2008, 12:09am PT 8 Comments

For those that have installed Office 2008, you may have seen some news floating on the internets about improper permissions — that were created by the installer — potentially allowing another local user to access your documents. It’s not a remote exploit issue and most … Read More »

A Look at Native KDE 4.0 for OS X
By Bob Rudis Jan. 25, 2008, 6:38am PT 11 Comments

This week Slashdot (and many, many others) reported that KDE 4.0 has been released for Windows and OS X. KDE (K Desktop Environment) has been a popular GUI for *nix systems and there have been ways of getting it to run (mostly) on OS … Read More »

Why Mac Security Matters: OS X Rootkit Hunter
By Bob Rudis Jan. 23, 2008, 4:00am PT 58 Comments

After blogging about the need to use and maintain an anti-virus solution for your OS X systems, an anonymous reply questioning the need to use security tools at all on OS X systems gave me pause. You do not need me to link to the … Read More »

MacSweeper: Keep This Rogue Mac Application In The Broom Closet
By Bob Rudis Jan. 16, 2008, 5:00am PT 9 Comments

F-Secure is reporting on the first, widespread rogue Mac application that comes in the guise of security software: MacSweeper. It is hosted at www.macsweeper.com, but I do not recommend visiting that site. I’m not convinced this is the first rogue Mac application ever to hit … Read More »

Zero Day Exploit For QuickTime Flaw
By Bob Rudis Jan. 11, 2008, 4:00am PT 3 Comments

InformationWeek is reporting that an Italian security researcher has posted a exploit for a zero-day vulnerability in QuickTime 7.3.1 that impacts both OS X and Windows versions of the software. This exploit will allow an attacker to execute malicious code on the target … Read More »

GigaNET PM: Almost All About Apple
By Edit Staff Dec. 26, 2007, 6:54pm PT 1 Comment

WebWorkerDaily: Switching to Mac? 16 tips to make it easy. (And another great guide for those who walk on the geek side.) NewTeeVee: Apple to announce movie rentals at Macworld? NewTeeVee: Are extended movie clips a good idea? Earth2Tech: CEOs of electric sports car … Read More »

AOL Video & Amazon Unbox Hook Up
By Om Malik Nov. 30, 2007, 1:25pm PT Comments Off

AOL Video is going to drop its own for-pay download offerings in favor of Amazon Unbox, according to company officials. AOL will integrate links to Amazon Unbox, while content will be integrated throughout AOL Video and in relevant video search results across the site. … Read More »

Competition for Mac Task Management Heats Up
By Judi Sohn Nov. 29, 2007, 6:00am PT 12 Comments

Like Mike, I’ve been using the alpha releases of OmniFocus for a while now and I was thisclose to taking advantage of their pre-sale deal to buy the application for $40. But wait. CulturedCode has thrown their hat into the ring with Things. … Read More »

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