Let's start right off by tackling the most pertinent question for this article: why the heck would someone want to run Linux on a Mac system that already has a very nice Linux distro hidden beneath ...

Mac hacker Josh Juran has built an emulator, dubbed Advanced Mac Substitute (AMS), which promises to run old Mac apps compiled for Motorola 68000-series CPUs on modern hardware. With Apple's Macintosh ...

I've used both Linux and MacOS for years. But if you have to decide between them, ask yourself these seven simple questions.

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Could we possibly find an individual more unlike Linus Torvalds? We are told Jobs is ill-tempered, mean, merciless, unconscionable and abusive to those that work with and for him. We are told to trust ...

Up until now, Mac OS X and Linux users had been left out of the social—that is to say they haven’t been able to use the Microsoft Zune with their operating system. “Until now” because the library ...

The reason that Knoppix was the first Linux distro I'd used was probably because of the TechTV show The Screen Savers. I ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about security, hacking and malware. This article is more than 10 years old. There has recently been a deluge of serious ...

Mac users looking for the best gaming performance from their Apple hardware will be excited to hear about the latest OpenGL drivers meeting industry standards. What will come as a bigger shock is that ...

No matter what OS you use, you need to think about security. But what happens when you don't have time to think? Turn to Ars! We've got you covered with five freeware or shareware security tools for ...