Mac OS X Archives

03/14/2021

Just Say No to Kernel Extensions

I’m generally a fan of Google products. Recent developments in Google Drive have me worried. I’m hoping that Google can fix these issues. Specifically I have talking about the musical chairs game that Google is playing with their cloud storage app.… Read the rest

11/17/202001/07/2025

Farewell YML

Back in August Shawn King announce the end of the Your Mac Life Show after many, many years. I wish him well on his future endeavors. I had the pleasure of meeting Shawn twice. The first was a Mac World San Fransisco 1998.… Read the rest

11/17/202011/17/2020

This update is not allowed on this system.

Just got my new Mac mini (M1, 2020) spun up and taking it for a test drive. I’m immediately impressed by how many apps that I use are showing up as “Apple” in the Architecture column of the Process Monitor. For apps that still required the old Intel chip, there’s Rosetta.… Read the rest

11/06/201009/22/2013

Java and the Mac Platform – an Ironic History

If you haven’t heard already the latest Macs being sold by Apple no longer are shipping with Java pre installed. This is a good thing and a bad thing. There’s also a lot of irony in this move when you think about the history of Java on the Mac.… Read the rest

03/26/201009/22/2013

Waiting for the WWDC 2010 Date Announcement

Each year Apple holds its World Wide Developers Conference. This conference used to be held in San Jose but had to be moved to San Francisco when it got too big. Attendance tops out about 5,000 developers who descend each summer to Moscone West.… Read the rest