Locate the Wallpaper File When Set as Desktop Picture from Safari | OSX Daily

Have you ever set a desktop wallpaper from Safari, only to wish you had saved the file directly so you could access it later or do something else with it? As long as the desktop picture is still set, you can retrieve the original wallpaper image file easily:
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Cats on the Prowl: The Evolution of Mac OS X [Gallery] | Cult of Mac

It’s awesome to see this OS post OS9 and how far it’s come! We “should” be able to add the Lion chapter tomorrow. This only begs the question, “What comes after the Big Cats?”. Only time will tell…

From Cult of Mac:

The release of Mac OS X Lion culminates a decade-long software development process. Back in 2001 Apple introduced a new (and long awaited) replacement to the Classic Macintosh System Software, Mac OS X. How far we’ve come in ten years. As Lion goes on the prowl, we present a brief look back at Apple’s Big Cats over the years and review the Evolution of Mac OS X.

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Apple Releases Security Update 2011-004 for Leopard | News | The Mac Observer

“Along with Mac OS X 10.6.8 for Snow Leopard users, Apple released Security Update 2011-004 for Leopard users on Thursday. The update improves protection against the Mac Defender Trojan Horse and other potential security issues.” “The update includes the same security fixes from the Snow Leopard 10.6.8 update along with improved AirPort network security, a fixes for maliciously crafted ColorSync profiles, maliciously crafted PDFs that take advantage of a CoreGraphics issue, and a Windows ID flaw in Samba, all of which could let an attacker run arbitrary code on the victim’s Mac.” “Security Update 2011-004 is available for Leopard and … Continue reading Apple Releases Security Update 2011-004 for Leopard | News | The Mac Observer

4 Handy Tweaks To Customize & Improve Snow Leopard [Mac]

Are you always looking for ways to tweak your Mac desktop? Are you always finding things you wish you could do, then searching around to find a little hack to make it happen? Well, if so, here’s a few of those little tweaks ready for you to use. If you’re keen to maximize your desktop area, clean up your Dock, view hidden files or get some mouse-over highlighting occurring where it should, this is a useful list for you. Most of these can be activated with a quick shortcut or a simple Terminal command. via 4 Handy Tweaks To Customize … Continue reading 4 Handy Tweaks To Customize & Improve Snow Leopard [Mac]

Mac OS X 10.6.8 Release Imminent? – Mac Rumors

Apple has just posted a new support document noting that updating to Mac OS X 10.6.8 is “strongly recommended” for users running any of the new Final Cut Pro X applications released earlier today. Updating to Mac OS X v10.6.8 or later is strongly recommended when using Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5, or Compressor 4. Mac OS X 10.6.8 is of course not yet publicly available, although it has been in developer testing for some time, with Apple appearing to be winding down development as evidenced by a pair of developer seeds released just a few days apart last … Continue reading Mac OS X 10.6.8 Release Imminent? – Mac Rumors