If you would like to preview which files are within an OS X installation package, the OS X installer contains an option to do so. Topher Kessler MacFixIt Editor Topher, an avid Mac user for the past ...

Now that Apple has released OS X 10.9 Mavericks, you might want to consider creating a USB install drive for clean installs and future use. Ed Rhee Ed Rhee, a freelance writer based in the San ...

Earlier this month, on the wildly inappropriate date of February 14, the Apple Worldwide Developer Intermediate Certificate expired. In Cupertino’s case, this can have an adverse impact on Apple ...

File this one under “Obscure problems that could ruin your day.” TidBITS reader Randy Singer alerted us that due to an expired certificate, OS X installers downloaded prior to 14 February 2016 won’t ...

MacDaddy has rolled out Install Disk Creator 1.0, a new installer disk utility for Mac OS X. It’s designed to simplify the process of creating a bootable OS X installer from Mac App Store installation ...

Newbies to the Mac, especially those finding boxes of older Mac OS X discs in garage sales, flea markets and on eBay, may believe they can install the software on their Mac. Unless that software ...

When working with Leopard on laptops, make sure to consider the realities of older units with less space and/or small solid state drives. Leopard typically clocks in at over 8GB for a typical install.

Update on December 13: Two days after first OS X fake installer malware found, Apple updates definitions to fight SMS scam A new Trojan for Mac has been discovered that mimics the actions of an ...

How to create an OS X multiboot USB install drive Your email has been sent In an ideal world, sysadmins everywhere would only need to manage one or two operating systems–one desktop, one server–and ...