A hybrid engine that runs on gas and electricity. A football star who plays both defense and offense. A politician who understands social justice and capitalistic expansion. These anomalies are rare, but in the world of tech, they are almost unknown entities. For anyone who owns a Mac, it might seem a bit odd to think you can run both the Mac OSX and Windows, and switch effortless between them. Yet, not only is it possible to live in these two… Read More

Now that the snow on the ground last time Apple updated Mac OS X in November has finally begun to melt (if you're somewhere Northerly, anyway), Apple has finally gotten around to releasing yet another Snow Leopard update. Version 1.6.3 brings a number of updates to speed, security and compatability for OS X users. What will it do, exactly? Glad you asked. According to Apple, the 1.6.3 update will:improve the reliability and compatibility… Read More

A Microsoft advertising executive, speaking with the site PCR, went on record to say that he believed Windows 7′s design to be inspired by OS X. Now Microsoft is refuting the quote, which seems bound to wind up in the latest round of "Get a Mac" commercials. In the interview with PCR, Simon Aldous, Microsoft's Partner Group Manager is asked, "Is Windows 7 really a much more agile operating system, in terms of the… Read More

Apple released a relatively important update today, 10.6.2 for Snow Leopard. Among the numerous fixes, the update now addresses data loss from the system when using a guest account. There are several upset users on the net reporting that the bug caused people to log out unexpectedly, search results not showing Exchange contacts and even video playback performance issues. The list below shows a number of serious issues that are hopefully now… Read More

The Snow Leopard cometh. After a modest demonstration alongside a hopped-up iPhone and slightly revamped MacBook at this year's Worldwide Developers Conference, the long-awaited update to OS X finally gets its time to shine on August 28. While Apple has shied away from painting the new Mac operating system (OS) as a landmark release – even the name implies that it's just a revision – Snow Leopard will bring with it a slew of upgrades… Read More