The news first come to listeners of The Tech Night Owl LIVE during the final portion of last Thursday’s episode. According to commentator Kirk McElhearn, a new potentially critical exploit had been discovered that could really impact Mac OS X users. Dubbed by some “AppleScript-THT,” it uses AppleScript to apparently exploit a vulnerability in the Apple […]

Apple has a long history of spinning on a dime. A couple of years back, for example, they tossed out a best-selling design for the iPod nano and introduced an all-new version. Almost any other company on the planet would have pushed the existing configuration until well past its prime and even beyond. Upgrades over […]

In Mac OS X’s relatively brief history, it was a sure thing that each new version would be replete with whizzy new features in addition to the normal range of under-the-hood enhancements. This all reached a peak with 10.5, where Apple boasted over 300 new or improved features. However, Leopard’s stability appears to be a […]

When Apple acquired NeXT in the last century, the original release of the long-promised industrial-strength operating system seemed to take forever. First, there was Rhapsody, and when developers balked at having to recode all or most of their products, Apple went back to the drawing boards and begat Carbon and Aqua. The former made it […]