Apple announces a major change to their Mac App Store taking place as of March 1, 2012. As of that date, all applications will be required to run in an “App Sandbox“. Similar to existing requirements in iOS today, this amounts to a partitioned area where applications can only access system resources explicitly allowed by […]
Almost immediately after Google TV’s software update added the ability to download and install custom applications, a major new capability appears by way of a Plex client. For those unfamiliar, Plex is an excellent, full-featured media server and organizer. Initially, it was developed for Mac OS X, but a Windows version is now available as […]
If you haven’t played the original Portal, you’re missing out on one of the biggest milestones in gaming culture. But don’t panic! It’s available for free download through Steam for Mac or PC until September 20. Even if you don’t have time to play it between now and then, do yourself a favor: download […]
Feral Interactive announces development of a native Mac OS X version of Deux Ex: Human Revolution. This title marks the third installment of the Deux Ex series of games, released in August for Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. In this game, set 25 years before the original Deus Ex, you play the role of […]
It’s no secret that I’m a fan of cheap games (cheap indie games, specifically), but that doesn’t mean I sit around and play free tower defense games all day (well, not every day). No, sir, I still have a taste for the big expensive wow-me games, but sometimes I wish they weren’t so expensive. Today, […]
Parallels announces version seven of their virtualization product for Mac OS X, with expected availability as soon as September 6. Parallels is widely known as the first product for Intel-based Macs providing the ability to run copies of Microsoft Windows inside of OS X. (A product called Virtual PC gave older PowerPC based Macs this […]
The first article I ever contributed to Techcitement covered my experience trying out the FreeNAS, v8.0 server. Since then, my FreeNAS box has been happily storing Time Machine backups from several different Macs in the household — until now. What changed? OS X Lion! Apple’s ongoing efforts to increase security of their OS includes disabling […]
Most of the news about Apple’s new operating system focuses on the changes that affect the way people interact with it on a daily basis, but what’s potentially equally important are significant changes made beneath the surface. OS X Lion is, by far, Apple’s most security-conscious operating system they’ve ever released. The Register reveals the […]
That Lion OS 10.7 you’re uploading disk images for? It has your Apple ID attached to it.
Inevitable installation glitches and bug reports are flowing in for the OS X 10.7 Lion release. Here’s a brief rundown of the issues I’ve heard about around the scratching post.
