Even though you can't see them, invisible files are critical to the operation of your Mac. For example, Apple typically makes certain files invisible to reduce the chance that the files are ...

It's a troubleshooting nightmare: you have problems starting your standard Mac OS X installation, or another serious issue that requires re-installation of Mac OS X ...

Mac OS X provides rich scripting and automation tools that can simplify everyday tasks—if you know how to use them. The roster includes the venerable command line, the graphical Automator utility, and ...

The open source Qt development toolkit is a popular choice for cross-platform development. It provides native-looking widgets and tight integration with the underlying platform on Windows, Linux, and ...

A December video tutorial teaching viewers how to modify a netbook to run Mac OS X has landed tech magazine Wired in hot water with Apple's legal department. "I start out by telling you where to ...

Yesterday Dev Team release redsn0w 0.9.9 beta 1, the most advanced version of the program with which we jailbreak our devices. redsn0w brings a new user interface plus some very important features ...

I normally run my 15″ MacBook Pro at default resolution, which equates to a useable space of 1440-by-900. While this default resolution is great for reading and writing, I’ve found that it’s not ...