If you're looking to get a notebook to install Mac OS X on, I recommend the Dell Mini 9. It's one of the best, no-compromises platforms according to the BoingBoing compatibility chart for netbooks ...

Mac OS X 10.4.x (Tiger) ships, by default, on a DVD. This poses a problem for Macs shipped without a DVD drive, those with non-functional DVD drives, or those which have had their drives manually ...

So I just bought ANOTHER mac on a whim... I bought the new Mac mini 1.83GHz Core Duo, 160gb, 2GB, Superdrive via the Employee purchase. I cannot wait! I am going to give my old Mac mini 1.4?GHz to my ...

Complete the El Capitan install in a few easy steps This article explains how to perform a clean install of OS X El Capitan on your Mac's startup drive or another drive. It includes information on the ...

(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.)IntroductionWe all know that OS X is pretty damn stable ...

Apple just released a Migration and DVD/CD Sharing Update (kbase article: HT3174) for all users via Software Update. The download includes Remote Install Mac OS X v.1.1 which: provides enhanced ...

We previously reported that Apple's new OS X-only booting Power Mac G4s, OS X-only booting PowerBooks and the 2003 iMacs have trouble booting from the Mac OS X 10.2 Server CD. Workarounds that have ...

Most of us face the prospect of upgrading our operating systems with a mixture of excitement and dread. True, a new OS brings cool new ways to work. But that doesn’t change the fact that when you ...

Mac OS X Leopard is here. If you placed a pre-order through the Apple Store, your copy should show up sometime this afternoon, though a handful of lucky people seem to have received their copy late ...

I have an iMac with Mac OS 8.6. I use the machine mainly for the same things I'd guess most iMac owners do: e-mail and surfing the Web, plus some work in Quicken, Microsoft Word and Excel. I'm ...