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The OS X boot arguments are useful for troubleshooting problems with system startup and how the system behaves when running.

The disk cache in OS X can sometimes use a fair amount of the system's RAM, and clearing it can help you figure out how much RAM your applications and system processes are using.

Apple has released a new version of its Security Update for Snow Leopard, which fixes the Rosetta bugs caused by the first release.

Where can you get new feet for a MacBook system, and what can you do when Mail's toolbar suddenly disappears? Here we answer these and other questions from MacFixIt readers.

It almost goes without saying that some sort of office productivity suite is required for a new Mac system, and while some might gravitate to Microsoft Office there are others available that can perform quite similarly.

The Rosetta translator in Snow Leopard that is used for running PowerPC applications is reportedly not working for many people after they apply the 2012-001 security update.

Since the news of Passware being able to decrypt FileVault over FireWire connections, Mac users might be concerned about the integrity of the security on their computers.

A number of OS X users are reporting an odd interface bug after installing OS X 10.7.3, in which window elements show red question marks and the repeated text "CUI" instead of buttons and scroll bars.

The Lion update supports raw images from eleven cameras--of which six are compact interchangeable-lens models from Olympus, Nikon, and Sony.

Originally posted at Deep Tech

Apple's FileVault 2 whole-disk encryption can be unencrypted within an hour, according to encryption and password-recovery company Passware.

Since the release of OS X Lion, Canon's EOS Utility has had some troubles working on the new OS, but a recent update for the utility corrects this.

Apple's released the third minor update to Mac OS X 10.7 that brings a handful of bugfixes while adding new languages. The company also pushed out an update to Snow Leopard and Apple Remote Desktop.

Originally posted at Apple Talk

Screen zooming in OS X is a convenient way to magnify the contents of your display. In OS X Lion, Apple has a few new options that enhance its screen zooming behaviors.

Promising better data integrity, start-up Ten's Complement has released a new file system for Macs based on Oracle's ZFS. It's an approach Apple began but dropped.

Originally posted at Deep Tech

Apple's latest version of AirPort Utility is missing a number of features that, while not necessarily a burden to home users, might frustrate IT professionals and network administrators.

In OS X Lion Apple has added a new option for customizing the system preferences, allowing you to conveniently show or hide individual preference panes.

Apple has updated its AirPort and Time Capsule firmware to support remote file-system access through iCloud, and has updated AirPort Utility to enable these features as well.

Apple's brought back a much-requested feature to its Final Cut Pro X pro video editing software as part of a new update that comes with a handful of other tweaks.

Originally posted at Apple Talk

Automating tasks in OS X is exceptionally useful, but while Apple has some options for scripting workflows, it does not offer many options to trigger them. Griffin's Proxi application may be the answer.