Network folder OS X install error Dan Cochran writes: "I installed Mac OS X over 9.1 on my iMac. After doing this I discovered that a Mac OS 9.1 folder I had created ...

We continue to get reports on problems installing the recent Symantec NAV or Firewall updates for OS X (see also previous coverage). Symantec offered this advice to Danny Skarka (and it worked!): "You ...

I've run into an odd problem installing OS X on a B&W G3. The machine came to me minus the external plastics and with a Fujitsu SCSI drive attached to an Adaptec 2940U2W SCSI card. Since that card is ...

Apple has released OS X 10.9 Mavericks, and somewhat surprisingly it is a free upgrade for all existing OS X users. If you're using a Mac laptop or desktop from the last five years or so, you should ...

We’ve seen plenty of people install OS X on netbooks by now. There’s the Dell Mini Mac, the Lenovo IdeaMac S10, the Asus Mac PC, and of course, the MSI Windbook. But consider the game officially upped ...

(Note: This guide is adapted from one I found buried in Google's cache, so I thought Ars might appreciate a more accessible, updated version.)<br><br><b>Introduction</b><br><br>We all know that OS X ...

It's easy to make boot disks on old Macs for older hardware, but as the years have gone on, it's gotten a little more difficult. Here's how to make classic Mac OS 9 and early Mac OS X boot media on ...

It’s highly unlikely Apple will ever give us an iPad that runs macOS — and that’s OK. Because with a few tricks (that do not require a jailbreak), you can ...

Apple's pre-release build of OS X 10.8.1 Mountain Lion has improved MacBook battery life by as much as four hours, according to one developer. The substantial improvements were discovered by an ...

An Insanely Mac Forum member by the name of JAV got his hands on an MSI Wind, and one of the first things he did was install a hacked version of OS X 10.5.2 on it. And for the most part, it worked ...