With the introduction of Gatekeeper in OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, numerous people have found it much harder to open applications not downloaded from the official Mac App Store. The reason for this is because Gatekeeper's job is to prevent 3rd party software that has not been certified with Apple from … [Read more...]
FireCore Updates aTV Flash To Version 4.5 For The First-Gen Apple TV
Unlike the iPhone and iPad, the original Apple TV wasn't an iOS device. It was a lightweight x86 computer, with a 1GHz Pentium M processor, an Nvidia Geforce Go 7300, and a quarter-gig of ram. The hardware wasn't impressive, but the $300 set-top box could be persuaded to run a full copy of OS X … [Read more...]
Is OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Having Negative Effects On Your MacBook’s Battery Life? [POLL]
Ever since installing OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion on my new MacBook Air I have noticed its battery life just isn't what it used to be. It appears I am not alone however, as if you check Apple's support forums you will find dozens of threads dedicated to poor battery life after updating to OS X 10.8 … [Read more...]
How To: Easily Tweak OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion And Access Hidden Settings With Mountain Tweaks App
Despite the massive success of OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, I am sure there are some that are not happy with certain aspects of the new OS. If this sounds like you or you would like to customize your Mac computer running Mountain Lion to a tee then you will want to check out the app Mountain Tweaker. … [Read more...]
How To: Install OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion On Windows To Create A Hackintosh Computer
With the release of OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion comes over 200 new features to your Mac computer. Since Mountain Lion's release we have covered numerous aspects of the new OS like completing a fresh install of Mountain Lion, and for those of you that are on the fence of updating, 10 reasons why you … [Read more...]
How To: Easily Do A Fresh Install Of OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion On Your Mac
Generally updating to OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion should be a simple process. You purchase Mountain Lion from the Mac App Store, wait for it to download and then follow then on-screen instructions when it downloads. For those that would prefer to do a fresh install of OS X Mountain Lion however, things … [Read more...]
OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion AirPlay Compatibility Complaint Thread Dominates Apple’s Support Forum
One of the biggest features in Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion is the ability to stream content from a Mac wirelessly to an Apple TV through Airplay Mirroring. Unfortunately this feature only works with specific hardware: the mid 2011 iMac, Mac Mini, and Macbook Air, as well as the MacBook Pro model … [Read more...]
How To: Jailbreak iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad On OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion With RedSn0w
Earlier today we told you that the iPhone Dev-Team mentioned on their official blog that the latest version of RedSn0w is indeed compatible with OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. There is only one slight difference with the way RedSn0w needs to be launched on Mountain Lion due to the implementation of … [Read more...]
Having Trouble Installing OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion? Common Issues And Fixes
Since Mountain Lion was released today, we thought it would be useful to pass on some common issues that have been cropping up, in case your install didn't "just work." While some problems may require more in-depth support from your friendly neighborhood genius, many issues can be resolved by … [Read more...]
Create A Bootable OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion DVD Or USB Drive With Lion DiskMaker
Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion is an incredible OS, but it is only available from Apple as an online download. What happens if your install gets corrupted and won't boot up? One option is to keep a backup drive with Linux installed, if you want to attempt to salvage your photos and music. But with an … [Read more...]