Another occasion to thank myself for not being an early adopter. Last week, along with the OS X 10.7.3 update (which itself has proved to be bug-plagued), Apple released Security Update 2012-001 for those of us who are Lion skeptics and continue to use OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. I actually downloaded the Security Update more »

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.

Back in the days of Mac OS Classic, it was hard to get by without Lemke Software’s GraphicConverter. And judging from the list of new features in the 7.6 update for Mac OS X, it looks like it’s still living up to its billing as “the ultimate tool for image editing, image browsing, metadata editing, slideshows, image conversion from more than 200 file formats and much more.”

NetMarketShare’s desktop Operating System Market Share metrics for December 2011 show the Mac OS slipping back another tenth of a point on the month, with Windows posting exactly the same share for two consecutive months. Linux made another proportionally significant gain, continuing its recent positive streak.

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.

The WinOnX application allows you to run multiple Windows applications in Mac OS X without having to install an additional operating system. The application is based on open source “Wine project,” which enables a direct execution of Windows applications without the need of the actual Windows operating system.

NetMarketShare’s desktop Operating System Market Share metrics for October 2011 show the Mac OS continuing its advance significantly by nearly a half point, Linux up a smidge as well, and Windows off by a little more than half a point, most of which went to Apple’s OS. The NetMarketShare researchers note that Mac usage share generally rises in late summer and fall, this year rising another half-point plus in October to reach 6.45% of worldwide desktop usage.

NetMarketShare’s desktop operating system market share metrics for September 2011 show the Mac OS up significantly by more than a third of a point, Linux up a smidge as well, and Windows off by roughly a third of a point, most of which went to Apple’s OS. In the Mobile/Tablet category, iOS gained another point and a half of share, JavaME was still in second-place but down more than two points, and Android gained just over a quarter point.

OS X Lion 10.7.2 seed 2 was released to developers on the afternoon of August 22nd. There are no known issues, so it should be released to the general public soon. Apple asked the developers to focus on the “functionality of AirPort (Wi-Fi), AppKit, Graphics Drivers, the Mac App Store, Mail, and Spotlight.”