Napkin Studio’s David Stanfill has been hard at work developing an OS X client that will allow for AirPlay mirroring from iOS to OS X, something that is currently unsupported. Stanfill’s decision to develop such a client and the technology behind it came from his desire to find a better way to demo his iOS applications during online meetings and to be able to record live video of the apps as they are being used.

Apple has just released three new EFI Firmware Updates, all of which are meant to benefit 2010 models of the iMac, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro. The main purpose of the updates is to add Lion Internet Recovery to these Mac models. Lion Internet Recovery, a feature introduced into OS X with the release of Lion, allows users to re-download the entire operating system from Apple’s servers without having to go through the Mac App Store.

It appears Apple has updated its pointers in OS X v10.7.3 with higher DPI (Dots Per Inch), something the average user probably wouldn’t notice. The change allows the icons to scale much better at higher resolutions, which could likely be for Universal Access or possibly even to accommodate a future higher-resolution Mac.

The update brings several bug fixes for improved performance and compatibility across all Mac computers, and fixes a critical bug within OS X Lion which causes WiFi connection issues when Macs try to wake-up from sleep. Apple has also released software updates for the Lion Server, Safari 5.1.3, new version of Sever Admin Tools, some bug fixes for the Apple Remote Desktop, and security updates for users still running the Snow Leopard.

NetMarketShare’s desktop Operating System Market Share metrics for January 2012 show the Mac OS gaining a minuscule three tenths of a point on the month, with Windows falling back slightly. In the Mobile/Tablet category, the iOS was still well out in first place, and recovering some of the ground it gave up in December.

Apple recently pushed another beta update for Mac OS X Lion 10.7.3 (build number 11D50) to all registered developers. The latest beta will make it the 7th build Apple has released, starting with the first 10.7.3 build on November 15th of last year. Just like the previous build, which was released last week, this update contains “no known software issues,” but developers are asked to focus on several aspects of the Lion operating system which includes iCloud Document Storage, Address Book, iCal, Mail, Spotlight, and the Safari browser.

Apple has seeded a new version of OS X Lion v10.7.3 to all the registered developers under their Dev program. This new build carries the number 11D46, and showed up just a few weeks after the third beta was released in December. Apple’s main focus on this build remains unchanged; developers are asked to pay close attention to iCloud Document Storage, Address Book, iCal, Mail, Spotlight and Safari. According to Apple, this build comes without any known issues, which may hint at an upcoming release.

Are you suddenly finding yourself prompted to enter your password in OS X each time you drag an item to the trash? It’s a somewhat common problem with a relatively easy fix, provided you’re comfortable working in Terminal. Head inside to see how to make your trash yours again in five quick steps.

Apple has pushed a new developer beta for Mac OS X 10.7.3; registered developers can downloaded it now from the iOS Dev Center. This is the third developer beta of OS X 10.7.3. Apple has instructed developers to continue focusing on and test app compatibility within the iCloud document storage, Address Book, Mail, iCal, Spotlight, and Safari.

Fetch is one of the oldest Mac OS applications, dating back to the early days of the Mac OS Classic era, but it’s still one of the best at doing what it does. A full-featured Mac-only file transfer (FTP) client with a clean, simple, easy-to-use interface, Fetch supports both FTP and SFTP, the Internet’s most file transfer protocols on the Internet.