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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Keep asking; it ain't happening. Microsoft has reaffirmed that its full-featured Visual Studio IDE will remain exclusive to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Decisions made years ago about which operating system to roll out can affect corporate security today. Of the big three in widespread use, one can credibly be called the most secure. Enterprises ...

No, Macs have never been a serious gamer’s first choice. But when even Linux-based systems are climbing past Apple’s computers on Steam’s hardware list, you start to wonder. Steam’s monthly hardware ...

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 ...