Apple Pulls Lion From The Mac App Store With The Release Of Mountain Lion
Apple today released OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion on the Mac App Store and has now also removed OS X 10.7 Lion from the Mac App Store. You can no longer go to the Lion page via its direct link, by...
View ArticleMountain Lion: Notification Center Explained
Notifications have been a part of iOS from day one, and last year’s iOS 5 update improved them greatly with Notification Center and the new banner style (the one that rolls down from the top of the...
View ArticleiWork Suite Updated With iCloud & Retina MacBook Pro Support
Apple has today updated the Mac versions of iWork (Pages, Keynote, Numbers) to include support for the new display on the Retina MacBook Pro as well as integration of iCloud. Support for iCloud now...
View ArticleMountain Lion: Getting The Most Out Of Messages
If, like me, you ever wished for an easy way to send messages from your computer to a phone that wasn’t AIM, a flaky SMS workaround, or email, the announcement of iMessage coming to the Mac was...
View ArticleAperture, iPhoto, and iMovie Receive Small Updates Alongside Launch of...
While Apple’s iWork updates for Pages, Keynote, and Numbers include support for iCloud and the MacBook Pro with Retina display, today’s updates for professional and creative applications such as...
View ArticleMountain Lion: Game Center
A key part of iOS gaming since it debuted with iOS 4, Game Center has finally come to OS X with Mountain Lion and effectively replicates the social gaming experience we have come to know and enjoy on...
View ArticleMountain Lion Links
In this post, we have collected some interesting links about Mountain Lion following its release last week. You should also check out our review, or buy our eBook. Create Reminders using Alfred. Gianni...
View ArticleMountain Lion Downloaded 3 Million Times In Four Days
Apple hast just announced over 3 million copies of OS X Mountain Lion were downloaded in four days of sale on the Mac App Store, translating to roughly $60 million in revenue on launch day. Apple says...
View Article→ Apple: About Power Nap
Apple: About Power Nap Last week, Apple published a support document that provides more details on Power Nap, the technology Apple introduced with OS X Mountain Lion to manage certain updates even when...
View Article→ OS X 10.8 Open Source Components
OS X 10.8 Open Source Components Apple has released the open source components of OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. As noted by Steve Troughton-Smith, they also include an example code of GameKit multiplayer on...
View ArticlePixelmator 2.1: Retina Graphics, Mountain Lion Ready, iCloud Support and...
Back in October 2011, we wrote about the release of Pixelmator 2.0, a hugely popular and award winning image editing application for the Mac. New features to version 2 gave us new drawing tools, shape...
View ArticleOS X Mountain Lion Updated to 10.8.1
Apple just released OS X 10.8.1, maybe your Mac already told you via Notification Center, but Mountain Lion’s first public update is out. The update includes general operating system fixes that...
View ArticleApple Releases OS X 10.8.2
Following the release of iOS 6, Apple just pushed an update to OS X Mountain Lion as well, which reaches version 10.8.2. Available for download on the Mac App Store, 10.8.2 brings Facebook integration...
View Article60 Mountain Lion Tips
Published today, 60 Mountain Lion Tips is the latest entry in the MacSparky Field Guides series. Co-authored by Brett Terpstra and David Sparks, the book stands out for its clever use of iBooks 2.0...
View Article→ Notifications Scripting Lets AppleScript Display User Notifications in...
Notifications Scripting Lets AppleScript Display User Notifications in Mountain Lion In the past months, a few ways to enable AppleScript to display user notifications in Mountain Lion have surfaced...
View ArticleApple Releases OS X 10.8.3
After nearly four months in testing and thirteen betas seeded to developers, Apple has today released OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.3. As with previous software updates, the new version is available on both...
View Article→ Resetting Launch Services On Mountain Lion
Craig Hockenberry: So, the next time you’re seeing general slowness on your Mac, don’t forget to give Launch Services a kick in the pants. Guaranteed to be more effective than zapping your PRAM. My...
View Article→ Tim Cook On Mountain Lion
Tim Cook On Mountain Lion The Wall Street Journal has an interview with Apple CEO about Mountain Lion, officially announced today. The key point from Cook: Mr. Cook said he already thinks of Apple’s...
View ArticleMountain Lion: Mac App Store-only, New Software Update System
Following the announcement of OS X Mountain Lion this morning, Pocket-lint has obtained more details regarding the distribution model for the new OS, and the way it will handle software updates in the...
View Article→ Macminicolo’s Mountain Lion Server First Impressions
Macminicolo’s Mountain Lion Server First Impressions The folks over at Macminicolo have posted an initial overview of the setup process for Mountain Lion Server, also released today to developers. In...
View ArticleMessages Will Be Available On Mountain Lion Only After Beta
Apple may have released a public beta version of Messages for Lion yesterday, but from what Consomac has discovered, it may only be a temporary situation. Digging into the text strings inside the app’s...
View ArticleiOS-ification Addendum
Following the announcement of OS X Mountain Lion and the release of the first developer preview, I’ve been seeing a lot of new commentary being added to the longstanding argument that Apple is...
View ArticleMacStories Reading List: Special Mountain Lion Edition
As the majority of East Coast Apple users were sipping on their morning coffees either in front of their Macs or on their way to work last Thursday morning, Apple’s PR department prepared to lift the...
View ArticleGrowl, Mountain Lion, And “Getting Sherlocked”
Last week Apple revealed its new Mac operating system, Mountain Lion, due out for this summer. While not a complete overhaul, 10.8 is a polished update that adds many similar functionalities from iOS...
View ArticleApple Releases OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview 2
Apple just released the second developer preview of the next major version of OS X — Mountain Lion. The new developer preview is available in the Mac Dev Center to registered Mac developers, and it...
View ArticleApple Announces WWDC 2012: Kicks Off June 11
UPDATE: Apple has confirmed that tickets for WWDC 2012 are already sold out. Apple has announced the official dates for WWDC 2012. The developer event kicks off in San Francisco on June 11 and runs...
View ArticleMountain Lion is Coming Next Month: Here’s What We Know
While Apple’s Mountain Lion has been coolly waiting for its chance to pounce on Apple’s website, Craig Federighi announced at WWDC 2012′s opening Keynote that the next big cat will be available next...
View ArticleApple Confirms OS X Mountain Lion Coming Tomorrow
In the Q3 2012 press release, Apple has confirmed that OS X Mountain Lion is launching tomorrow, July 25th. The OS will be available on the Mac App Store at $19.99. OS X Mountain Lion is a major...
View ArticleAnnouncing Our First eBook
MacStories is pleased to announce their first eBook, MacStories Features: OS X Mountain Lion, for $6.99. With a detailed review of Mountain Lion, numerous sections covering its new apps and features in...
View ArticleMountain Lion: The MacStories Review
Given how important Mountain Lion — the latest version of OS X, available today — is to Apple’s ecosystem and unification strategy, its announcement was rather unusual. For the past decade, Apple has...
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