One issue I have heard about, involves the /etc/ folder permissions being set to an “bad” value… For example, if you set /etc/ to 755, Mac OS X will not allow a shell session (terminal) to be opened… Â It will report “The Administrator has set your shell to an illegal value“. Â If you try an […]
Two new features that have found their way in the first Lion developer preview but might seem too complicated or “hidden” as only Apple applications support them right now are Versions and Auto Save. With auto-saving capabilities for documents and a proper versioning system in place, Apple is aiming at… via OS X Lion Walkthrough: […]
Among the new features of Mac OS X Lion and the ones Apple will implement in future beta version, two interesting tidbits have caught our attention this morning.First off, the Finder (which is going under a major redesign) can now merge files belonging to two different folders sharing the same… via OS X Lion: Finder […]
The newest beta of the iOS 4.3 contains details that suggest that Apple is planning to incorporate the next generation of SGX Graphics Processors. Currently Apple is using the PowerVR SGX535, but the iOS 4.3 indicates that the SGX543 maybe incorporated into the next generation of iOS devices. The SGX543 is suppose to deliver: 35 […]
Good news, everybody—you don’t have to wait for Apple to approve Intel’s new Sandy Bridge processors before you can run Mac OS X on the new CPUs. Intel’s Sandy Bridge CPUs and chipsets are barely out of the gate, but that hasn’t stopped some users from installing Mac OS X Snow Leopard on the new Sandy […]
TUAW’s Erica Sadun has put together an alpha version of a Mac OS X application known as “AirPlayer” that does exactly that. What AirPlayer does is create and advertise a custom Bonjour AirPlay service that pretends to be an Apple TV. Bonjour is Apple’s zero configuration networking solution for allowing devices and applications to communicate […]
The hidden history of Mac OS X. Â The inheritance from NextStep… Before & After comparisons of NextStep vs. Mac OS X. Â The video takes footage from Mac OS X 10.0.x or 10.1.x. Â Why is this important? Â Things have dramatically changed in the later versions of Mac OS X…
This feature allows other users to start your computer and use the account that you establish to automatically log on. Enabling auto logon makes your computer more convenient to use, but can pose a security risk since anyone can just turn the machine on and access your files. Mac OS X This may vary slightly depending […]