There are fascinating Mac rumors afoot these days, topped with the report that Apple’s next reference operating system release may arrive sooner than expected, perhaps as early as the first quarter of next year.
The claim is based on a slide presentation delivered at a San Diego conference last week that featured Apple’s director of Unix technology, [...]

Unless you are one of those precious (and lucky) few who might be considered in the class of the filthy rich, you know it’s been a difficult Fall. Money is tight, sales are light, and it’s hard to know whether it’s even worth spending large amounts of money for the holiday season.
Maybe it’s better just [...]

It’s not unusual to think that there’s never been a Mac OS feature that Microsoft didn’t try to imitate. Of course, this is not to say that Apple is above cribbing a few features from others when it’s appropriate.
Take the the Mac’s Help menu or, for that matter, the application switching technique, both of which [...]