This another two-topic column. The first part covers some thoughts on Apple's preview of Tiger, the next update to Mac OS X, and other WWDC announcements. The second part deals with my personal ...

Nowadays, anytime I have to deal with any older Mac OS X, I always notice a missing feature. I do wish Mac OS X was more like Windows in being able to run almost any super-old game. I get nostalgic ...

Apple’s next big cat spent the longest time on the prowl of any Mac OS X release to date. Tiger spent about two and a half years on the market and spanned the Mac’s transition from PowerPC to Intel ...

The Unix underpinnings of Mac OS make it feel familiar and accessible to programmers used to working in Unix-like environments. Apple’s Xcode IDE and other development tools are thoughtfully crafted ...

Lion represented a major step forward, installing via download rather than DVDs, dropping all support for PowerPC software, and implementing interface elements popularized on iPads and iPhones. With ...