Categories
MacBook Pro News OS X

Some 2015 Retina Display MacBook Pro owners experiencing system freezes under OS X 10.11.4

Well, this is sort of a mess. A large number of MacBook Pro owners running OS X El Capitan are reporting widespread system freezes since installing the 10.11.4 update to Apple’s Mac OS. Hundreds of users have posted to a dedicated thread discussing complete system freezes on the early 2015 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro notebook […]

Categories
iCloud News Software

iCloud.com feature allows for Time Machine-esque restoration of files, contacts and calendars

This might come in handy. Without a ton of fanfare, Apple has quietly added a new data restore feature to iCloud.com, enabling users to rollback accidentally deleted documents, calendar changes and contacts. A series of new ‘Restore Files’, ‘Restore Contacts’ and ‘Restore Calendars’ features are hidden in the iCloud.com Advanced Settings pane. The new service […]

Categories
News security Software Yosemite

Apple releases OS X 10.10.2 update

You’ve been hankering for it. And it’s here. On Tuesday, Apple released its long-awaited OS X 10.10.2 update. The update, a 400+ megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – Resolves an issue that may cause Wi-Fi to disconnect. – Resolves an issue that may cause web pages to load slowly. – Fixes an […]

Categories
News Software Yosemite

Apple releases OS X 10.10.1 Yosemite update

‘Tis a day for updates. Per 9to5Mac, Apple has released OS X Yosemite 10.10.1 with bug fixes and performance improvements for Macs running the latest version of the desktop operating system. The update offers the following fixes and changes: – Improves Wi-Fi reliability. – Improves reliability when connecting to a Microsoft Exchange server. – Resolves […]

Categories
News Software

Cocktail updated to 6.3.1

Late Thursday, shareware developer Maintain released version 6.3.1 of CocktailCocktail (Mountain Lion Edition), the popular shareware utility program that allows for additional Mac OS X system tests. The new version, a 5.5 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and features: – Fixed a problem where Cocktail could not change Time Machine backup interval. – Addresses […]