The Unix underpinnings of Mac OS make it feel familiar and accessible to programmers used to working in Unix-like environments. Apple’s Xcode IDE and other development tools are thoughtfully crafted ...

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

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 ...

Windows dominates the OS jungle, but it will never command the fervent devotion other systems, such as Linux and Mac, enjoy. Apple's next OS X release—10.4, code-named Tiger—will be available early ...

Back about this time of year in 2009, I wrote a post that's remained a venerable favorite. Entitled "How to set up Ubuntu Linux on a Mac -- It's Easy and Free," the post described in full detail how ...

The open-source KDE desktop environment is making the jump across platforms with broad support for Windows and Mac OS X. The core KDE desktop programs, the KOffice suite, and the Amarok music player ...

As Microsoft closed last week by saying it would patch Windows to reduce the risk of a new kind of Web-based security vulnerability, security researchers say that other operating systems are probably ...