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Parallels Desktop 7 Hands-on [Video] – run Windows apps on your Mac, run Mac on your iPad

Chris Burns, Sep 18th 2011 Discuss [0]

In its most basic state, Parallels Desktop 7 is the newest edition of Parallels, software which allows you to run Windows applications on your Mac computer as if there were Mac applications. If there was ever a perfectly simple way to transition from Windows, whatever Windows you’re working with*, over to the newest version of Mac, OS X 10 Lion. I’ve personally never seen a solution make this cross-hatching of the operating systems look so simple. And red and white with a double tower representing the parallel nature of the system is pretty nice to look at, too.

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OS X Lion Thumb Drive on sale: Big cat without big bandwidth

Chris Davies, Aug 16th 2011 Discuss [0]

As expected, Apple has begun sales of its OS X Lion USB Thumb Drive, offering a download-free way to install the new platform. Currently on sale through the UK Apple store - though not, at time of writing, on the US store - for £55, it's a more expensive option for those without the bandwidth to grab Lion from the Mac App Store. Read The Full Story

Counter Strike Expansion “Global Offensive” Launching inside 2012

Chris Burns, Aug 12th 2011 Discuss [16]

One of the most popular 3rd party modifications of a game in history, Counter-Strike has now been a legitimate stand-alone game series now for almost 10 years. What began as first-person shooter PC game Half-Life was transformed in 1999 to a game of terrorists and counter-terrorists, one side's objective to set and protect a bomb, the other's side to disarm the bomb. This game is set to have a new sequel in 2012 in the form of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, aka CS-GO. Read The Full Story

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The Subjectivity of Natural Scrolling

Philip Berne, Aug 5th 2011 Discuss [19]

Apple released its new OS X Lion for Mac computers recently, and there was one controversial change that had the technorati chatting nonstop. In the new Lion OS, Apple changed the direction of scrolling. I use a MacBook Pro (among other machines, I’m OS agnostic). On my MacBook, I scroll by placing two fingers on the trackpad and moving them up or down. On the old system, moving my fingers down meant the object on the screen moved up. My fingers are controlling the scroll bars. Moving down means I am pulling the scroll bars down, revealing more of the page below what is visible. So, the object moves upwards. On the new system, moving my fingers down meant the object on screen moves down. My fingers are now controlling the object. If I want the object to move up, and reveal more of what is beneath, I move my fingers up, and content rises on screen.

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Apple axes Front Row from OS X Lion

Chris Davies, Jul 22nd 2011 Discuss [12]

Apple has quietly retired Front Row, its media center interface for Macs, which has disappeared as of OS X Lion's release earlier this week. Added back in October 2005, Front Row was arguably Apple's answer to Microsoft's Media Center builds of Windows; today, it seems the Cupertino company would rather you just bought an Apple TV since, as Macworld notes, hitting cmd + esc in Lion no longer brings up the familiar sofa-friendly interface. Read The Full Story

Adobe admits OS X Lion Flash claims were false

Chris Davies, Jul 22nd 2011 Discuss [5]

Adobe has backtracked on claims that OS X Lion dropped hardware acceleration for Flash video, after a knowledge base article suggested that Apple had disabled the systems used to speed up rendering of such clips. In a statement on the company's Flash Player Team blog, Adobe admits that Apple "provides the same support for Flash hardware video acceleration as Mac OS X Snow Leopard" and that their false suggestion was based on misinterpreting results from a pre-beta Lion build. Read The Full Story

Safari 5.1 released for OS X Snow Leopard and Windows

Chris Davies, Jul 21st 2011 Discuss [0]

Apple has released Safari 5.1, bringing Mac users still running OS X Snow Leopard - as well as Windows users - up to date with the version of the browser bundled in OS X Lion. The updated version includes Reading List, allowing links and pages to be saved for later review, together with Resume, which can automatically reopen all previous tabs when you restart the browser. Read The Full Story

OS X Lion and new MacBook Air launch Wednesday morning tip insiders

Chris Davies, Jul 19th 2011 Discuss [3]

Apple's release of OS X Lion, along with the new MacBook Air ultraportables, is being tipped for Wednesday morning this week, with multiple sources claiming the company's retail stores will ready their new displays and demo areas overnight on Tuesday, July 19. The new Air range was initially expected to be launched last week, but Apple is believed to have delayed the release at the final moment. Read The Full Story

OS X Lion and MacBook Air refresh July 14 as Apple staff warned of “overnight” prep sessions

Chris Davies, Jul 8th 2011 Discuss [5]

Mac OS X Lion is looking increasingly likely to see a July 14 release, with new sources suggesting that Apple is warning retail staff to prepare for "overnights" - late shifts where new signage, displays and hardware are readied for the next day - on July 13. According to 9 to 5 Mac's sources, while OS X Lion won't actually be available on shelves (since Apple has decided to distribute it via the Mac App Store) there will be demo Macs upgraded to the OS, as well as the refreshed MacBook Air. Read The Full Story

Mac OS X 10.6.8 adds SSD TRIM support (but not for everyone)

Chris Davies, Jun 28th 2011 Discuss [8]

Mac-toting SSD users won't have to wait until OS X Lion for TRIM support, with the news that last week's OS X 10.6.8 update - expected to be the last of the public Snow Leopard builds before Lion roars onto the scene - already adds in the feature. MacRumors spotted the the change, though right now it's not entirely good news for every OS X user with an SSD. Read The Full Story

Apple WWDC 2011 development videos released

Chris Davies, Jun 24th 2011 Discuss [0]

Apple has released all of its WWDC 2011 development videos, allowing those who weren't able to attend the conference earlier this month to catch up on the sessions and keynotes they missed. Footage of over 100 sessions is available, covering iOS and OS X development including details of the incoming iOS 5 and Mac OS X Lion. Read The Full Story

Mac OS X Lion “honeypot” Restart to Safari mode discovered

Chris Davies, Jun 13th 2011 Discuss [5]

The Mac OS X Lion developer beta released last week has turned up what appears to be a new "honeypot" element of Find My Mac, promising basic access to a browser while, in the background, a lost or stolen MacBook can check in its location online. Spotted by MacRumors, the new "Restart to Safari" feature on the lock screen allows users without the password to access the browser only, rather than any files or local apps. Read The Full Story