Tag: mac os x
Apple and eras of flux
John Gruber wrote about Apple’s eras of flux. It’s a hard balance to strike. When Mac OS X releases were roughly biannual, we complained that Apple was neglecting it. Now that the releases are annual, we’re complaining that they’re going too fast. If you ask me between getting shiny new features that have some issues…
Jenxi’s favourite apps of 2014
The release of iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite this year brought the Apple ecosystem closer together. My workflow has evolved through the past year and my app usage has changed as a result. Here are my top ten apps of 2014 in no particular order. The platforms that I use them are listed in…
FaceTime Audio to be available on Mac OS X
MacRumors report that the OS X 10.9.2 beta that has been released to developers includes FaceTime Audio. With Messages, FaceTime, and FaceTime audio on iOS and OS X, Apple will have a complete communication system in place. With a simple way to answer telephone calls and chat requests from all devices, those in Apple’s ecosystem…
Elementary OS, the Linux distro that looks like Mac OS X
WIRED.com writes about a Linux flavour that is trying to woo users who have given up on Windows. There are myriad Linux distros, from Red Hat and CentOS and Ubuntu to Google Android. Most are typically used on computer servers that run things like websites and other big online applications, and most of the headlines…
Google uses over 40,000 Macs
9to5Mac reports on how Google use over 40,000 Macs. While Google mentioned during the presentation that it supports four desktop OS platforms (OS X, Windows, Linux, and Chrome OS) internally, it also said these days employees that want to use a platform other than Mac OS X “have to make a business case” to do…