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With the release of OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.4, Apple offers Mac users a Wireless Diagnostics tool that can assist in troubleshooting wireless connectivity issues by analyzing the Wi-Fi network and providing solutions.
“Wireless Diagnostics is included with OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.4 and later,” says App... |
8 June 2013
05:29 GMT |
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As many of you have probably heard, Apple has released OS X 10.8.4, the fourth maintenance and security update for its Mountain Lion operating system. The update is free and delivers numerous fixes and improvements.
“The OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.4 Update is recommended for all OS X Mountain Lion users and incl... |
5 June 2013
05:05 GMT |
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Apple has released OS X v10.8.4, the fourth incremental update for the Mountain Lion operating system which includes “features and fixes that improve the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac.” OS X 10.8.4 delivers better compatibility with certain enterprise Wi-Fi networks, Microsoft Exchan... |
4 June 2013
17:25 GMT |
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Apple is developing both OS X 10.8.4 and OS X 10.9 in parallel, but only one will be showcased at WWDC in June. The other, an incremental effort, will be delivered via Software Update. By now you’ve probably guessed which one is going to be a simple click-through update on your Mac. Naturally, it’s OS X ... |
28 May 2013
14:21 GMT |
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Apple on Friday seeded its vast developer community with a new build of OS X Mountain Lion, the sixth in this development cycle (10.8.4), which includes a new focus area for testers.Containing no known issues and weighing 362MB in barebones delta form, OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.4 Build 12E55 lists the same focus areas... |
25 May 2013
01:35 GMT |
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Apple has seeded a fresh Mountain Lion test build to developers asking them to scour Graphics Drivers, Safari, and Wi-Fi connectivity of any bugs they may find.
Apple has released a new beta of OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.4 labeled as build 12E47. People enrolled with the company’s developer program can grab the n... |
8 May 2013
17:04 GMT |
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If you’re having problems using the microphone from your Apple headphones with a Mac, it’s because of a bug in OS X, according to the Cupertino company. And in OS X 10.8.3 there’s a fix for that bug, even though the changelog accompanying its release last month said nothing of it. Apple reveals in... |
19 April 2013
04:37 GMT |
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The Pixelmator Team has put out a notice to all users of the company’s image manipulation program to download and install OS X 10.8.3. Any issues experienced under OS X 10.8.2 will be fixed if you install the latest update from Apple, says the team. The developers behind Pixelmator have issued an update on the... |
21 March 2013
08:20 GMT |
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A few days ago, a Dachshund was killed and eaten by a mountain lion in Colorado. The dog's owner explains that the incident occurred while he and his pet Dachshund were merely walking around a gated community in Colorado Springs.
As he puts it, the wild animal pretty much appeared out of nowhere, snatched the ... |
21 March 2013
05:20 GMT |
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Apple this week rolled out the third scheduled Mountain Lion update. After four months of development, the Cupertino giant decided to unleash the software on exactly the same day Samsung debuted its Galaxy S4 phone, likely in an attempt to steal away some of its show.
While not as major as a new OS X release (i.e. L... |
15 March 2013
08:50 GMT |
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Apple needs to chalk up another bug fix for OS X 10.8.3, according to several sources reporting an issue with the installation of OS X Mountain Lion on new-generation Macs. Several reports are doing the rounds in the Apple blogosphere mentioning the emergence of a major flaw in Apple’s Mac operating system whi... |
1 March 2013
08:15 GMT |
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A new Mountain Lion beta is now available to developers for testing, Softpedia learned earlier today. The focus areas listed by Apple in OS X 10.8.3 build 12D74 are the same ones spanning the last 12 seeds. Apple has sent a notice to registrants of its annual seeding program informing them that “A pre-release ... |
1 March 2013
02:42 GMT |
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This is an obscure one, but I’ve noticed this graphical glitch enough times lately to prompt me to write about it. Mountain Lion suffers from a visual bug that puts a black hole underneath app icons in the Dock. It’s more of a visual annoyance (or a treat, depending on your take) than a bug per se. But i... |
19 February 2013
05:22 GMT |
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Labeled as build 12D65, a new Mountain Lion beta has been released from Cupertino, asking developers to focus on the same core areas of OS X, including AirPlay, Graphics Drivers, Safari, and others.
OS X 10.8.3 Build 12D65 is four increments apart from the last beta, which may suggest a high number of changes under ... |
7 February 2013
03:05 GMT |
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Reports indicate that Apple is getting close to release the first developer beta of OS X 10.9, an unconfirmed (yet very likely) new version of the company’s desktop operating system.
A spike in traffic from Apple’s Cupertino campus using Intel computers running OS X 10.9 has been observed lately, includi... |
5 February 2013
04:44 GMT |
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A nasty bug in Apple’s latest Mac OS causes almost any app that supports text input to crash on the count of typing File: followed by three slashes. Originally posted on the Open Radar community bug reports page, the bug appears to reside in Mountain Lion’s Data Detectors feature, which ties dates, locat... |
4 February 2013
05:04 GMT |
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Apple has seeded the ninth beta of OS X 10.8.3, a new incremental update to the company’s Mountain Lion operating system. A final release date (for end customers) is not available.
The tech giant headquartered at 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, California has strangely released yet another beta of OS X 10.8.3 less... |
31 January 2013
02:59 GMT |
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The Mission Control lag may not be inherent to OS X Mountain Lion but rather to certain Macintosh specifications, such as iMacs with ATI graphics, or the new MacBook Pros with Retina display. Tests conducted by Softpedia on a new-generation iMac (Late 2012) pre-installed with OS X 10.8.2 (build 12C3103) have reveale... |
17 January 2013
20:31 GMT |
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Apple has released OS X 10.8.3 build 12D54 to developers via the OS X Software Update Seed Configuration Utility listing the same focus areas as before and zero known issues. The build also includes Wi-Fi updates. Developers receiving the new build are telling 9to5mac that Apple has made some “significant chan... |
17 January 2013
03:04 GMT |
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Maintain has just released a quick update for all users of the powerful system maintenance utility Cocktail. Version 6.3 adds full support for the upcoming OS X 10.8.3 (do they know something we don’t?) and other fixes and improvements.
Slated to be released sometime in the near future, OS X 10.8.3 is the thir... |
16 January 2013
10:54 GMT |
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Users of OS X Mountain Lion may experience issues when attempting to send a message containing an EPS attachment. Apple has a quick workaround for the problem, as disclosed in a newly published support document.
The Cupertino giant acknowledges that Mail may stop responding when adding an EPS attachment to a message... |
15 January 2013
18:31 GMT |
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After downloading and installing the latest Mountain Lion beta (build 12D50) from Apple, one anonymous developer tells us that the company should be preparing a final release soon.
A developer who wishes to remain anonymous tells us that OS X 10.8.3 build 12D50 bears telltale signs that it’s a polished build r... |
9 January 2013
10:24 GMT |
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Developers enrolled with Apple’s annual seeding programs can now download and test a new Mountain Lion beta which requires particular attention in core areas of the operating system, including wireless connections, graphics, and the Safari web browser. Released via the newly implemented OS X Software Update Se... |
9 January 2013
02:24 GMT |
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Google has just released a new version of Picasa, the photo/video management and editing utility for desktop users. Mac owners in particular should be glad to hear that OS X Mountain Lion now fully supports the application.Designed to help anyone keep their photos and videos organized, Picasa lets you make quick edit... |
5 January 2013
15:41 GMT |
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Web analytics firm Net Applications confirms this week that OS X 10.8 aka Mountain Lion is currently the most popular Mac operating system installed on Apple computers worldwide.Mountain Lion became the most widely-installed Mac OS in December, when Net Applications saw a slight spike over OS X Lion.The latest Mac OS... |
5 January 2013
07:56 GMT |
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A new Mountain Lion seed is out from Cupertino just two days after the release of the last beta, indicating that development is winding up. The final (public) version of OS X 10.8.3 should hit our Software Updaters relatively soon. Just a couple of days after seeding build 12D43 to developers, Apple has released bui... |
21 December 2012
02:56 GMT |
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Developers enrolled with Apple’s annual seeding program are being offered a new beta of the upcoming OS X 10.8.3 Mountain Lion update which asks them to focus on core system areas like AirPlay, AirPort and Graphics Drivers.
OS X Mountain Lion Update 10.8.3 is “an update to OS X Mountain Lion 10.8,”... |
19 December 2012
02:45 GMT |
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Owners of any late 2012 Macintosh computer are instructed to download and install the new “Mac Wi-Fi Update 1.0,” according to a technical note on Apple’s Support site. Apple has released a handful of updates for late 2012 Mac systems, including one Mac Wi-Fi Update 1.0 which improves compatibility... |
18 December 2012
03:41 GMT |
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Apple has seeded a new beta of OS X 10.8.3 to developers throwing in a tool called “OS X Software Update Seed Configuration Utility,” which allows testers to access new builds in a more natural way. Developers say that thanks to the inclusion of the new utility Apple is now able to send out notifications... |
6 December 2012
02:50 GMT |
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The first pre-release build of OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.3 is now available for download through Apple’s developer channels. The Cupertino company is asking programmers to hone their testing skills with Game Center, AirPort, AirPlay, and other areas.
According to a notice on Apple’s Mac Dev Center, “... |
27 November 2012
02:36 GMT |
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Developers enrolled with Apple’s annual software seeding program are being notified that invitations for OS X 10.8.3 testing were a bit premature. The beta will be released during the Thanksgiving week, according to the latest schedule.
Developers are receiving a notice from the mothership that states, “... |
17 November 2012
06:58 GMT |
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Apple on Wednesday tapped select members of its developer community to inform them of a new testing initiative involving the upcoming version of Mountain Lion – OS X 10.8.3.
People familiar with the matter say the invites were only sent to a select few developers, suggesting Apple is looking to keep development unde... |
1 November 2012
04:58 GMT |
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St. Clair Software has released Default Folder X 4.5, an update to the company’s flagship Mac app that attaches a toolbar to the right side of the Open and Save dialogs in any OS X-native application.
Version 4.5 makes sure that Open and Save default to the last folder you used, correcting a major complaint fr... |
29 October 2012
15:31 GMT |
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Owners of a 2012 Mac are required to perform a system update after taking their computers out of the box for the first time, Apple reveals on its website. After releasing two separate versions of the OS X 10.8.2 update in the past month, a third version is now available for download.
Recommended for the 13-inch MacB... |
25 October 2012
02:32 GMT |
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Apple has released an advisory concerning photos saved from Mail into iPhoto on OS X Mountain Lion acknowledging that some users may have experienced errors. As usual, the Mac maker describes the symptoms and offers a resolution.
Affecting Mail, OS X Mountain Lion, and iPhoto 11, an issue may arise where “Phot... |
10 October 2012
10:36 GMT |
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OS X developers selling software through the Mac App Store are satisfied with the inclusion of Gatekeeper in OS X 10.8. The security-centric feature determines which software gets installed on a Mac, and which programs don’t.
Allowing three types of program installation, one of which removes all restrictions, ... |
1 October 2012
05:50 GMT |
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A full week ago, Apple unleashed a near-final build of OS X 10.8.2 to developers, complete with a set of release notes akin to those of finalized updates to the company’s Mac operating system. With a new beta seeded in the interim and iOS 6 launching today, it’s a good time to remind our readers to prepa... |
19 September 2012
09:19 GMT |
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Apple isn’t ready to ship OS X 10.8.2 yet, as the company has seeded yet another developer build in less than three days since the 12C50 seed which arrived with an end-user changelog.
Seeded to developers on September 12, OS X 10.8.2 Build 12C50 arrived with a set of release notes that indicated a near-final b... |
15 September 2012
07:19 GMT |
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When Apple ships OS X 10.8.2, the second incremental update for Mountain Lion, a lot of customers will be happy. The updates brings something for everyone, including pesky Twitter trolls.
If you’re using Mountain Lion’s Notification Center to send out tweets, here’s a bit of good news for you. Not ... |
13 September 2012
15:41 GMT |
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Apple this week rolled out a new Mountain Lion beta to developers which included the official release notes aimed at end-users. No word on whether build 12C50 is actually the Golden Master, but common sense tells us OS X 10.8.2 is a wrap. “The 10.8.2 update is recommended for all OS X Mountain Lion users and i... |
12 September 2012
09:31 GMT |
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Apple’s latest Mountain Lion beta includes a truckload of changes, enhancements, tweaks, as well as new features for Apple fanatics out there. The latest beta is out and into the hands of developers worldwide, complete with the official release notes for the final (public) release.
In the changelog accompanyin... |
12 September 2012
09:23 GMT |
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The company run by Tim Cook and headquartered at 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, California, has rolled out new betas of OS X Mountain Lion and OS X Lion to developers, in anticipation of the iOS 6 release this month. OS X 10.8.2 Build 12C50 includes features like phone number syncing, which means Apple will use this re... |
12 September 2012
04:28 GMT |
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It’s confirmed! OS X 10.8.2 will restore battery life to Lion levels, according to the results of thorough testing carried by Mac enthusiasts. Apple is currently still ridding the software of bugs, but it should have it out in about a week. Build OS X 10.8.2 build 12C35 completely restores battery life to the ... |
11 September 2012
02:51 GMT |
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You might not have known this but OS X 10.8 has an extra four dozen wallpapers hidden in a remote part of the system. And they’re all gorgeous! Problem is, they only come out when the Screen Saver kicks in. But you can change that.A quick how-to by OS X Daily shows how you can put your mitts onto 43 stunningly ... |
8 September 2012
14:11 GMT |
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As we had previously predicted, Apple’s point-two incremental release of Mountain Lion, OS X 10.8.2 will be a compatibility update for iOS 6 customers (among other things).
People with access to the latest Mountain Lion beta seeded by Apple have discovered that the iCloud settings point to updated versions of ... |
24 August 2012
13:41 GMT |
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As expected, registered Apple developers are beginning to receive notifications regarding a second incremental update to Mountain Lion, following the official release of OS X 10.8.1 yesterday.
OS X 10.8.2 had already been seeded to select Apple customers (AppleSeed) for testing. Developers were next in line, and tod... |
24 August 2012
03:34 GMT |
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After carrying out thorough testing on a few beta builds, Apple has released the final version of OS X 10.8.1, the first maintenance and security update for Mountain Lion. OS X Mountain Lion Update v10.8.1 is said to include general operating system fixes that improve the stability and compatibility of your Mac. Ap... |
24 August 2012
02:51 GMT |
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VMware has announced VMware Fusion 5, a new version of the company’s popular virtualization software that has been optimized for the latest technologies in OS X Mountain Lion, Windows 8 and the latest Macs from Apple.
VMware Fusion 5 brings more than 70 new features “for a Windows on Mac experience never... |
23 August 2012
09:41 GMT |
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AppleSeed program members are receiving notifications from Apple regarding a new version of Mountain Lion being prepared for seeding. Developers are likely to receive the bits as well, shortly after OS X 10.8.2 is handed to select customers.
An email from Apple titled “OS X Mountain Lion Software Update Invita... |
23 August 2012
03:09 GMT |
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