The standard method of installing software through an optical drive is not the only way to acquire software for your Mac. Apple has provided other alternatives. These are necessary if you have a ...

Reader Karen Evans has been thwarted in an attempt to install software on her Mac. She writes: Over the holidays I passed along an old Mac mini to my son. When setting it up I inserted a CD to install ...

Homebrew is the best source for open source software yet, and makes installation easy. Here's what Homebrew is, how it works, and how to use a graphical interface with the service to make it even ...

A few months ago, when Broadcom purchased VMware, it made VMware Fusion, the second most popular Windows virtualization solution for Mac users, behind Parallels, free for personal use. With that move, ...

There are many Mac users who may want to install the Windows operating system on their Mac computers, to get the best of both worlds. Well, using Boot Camp Assistant, you will be able to easily ...

Homebrew is a macOS package manager that lets users install and manage UNIX tools and 3rd party software. Here's how to get started. Unlike most UNIX/Linux-based systems, macOS doesn't provide a ...

Mac OS X Mountain Lion automatically detects most printers and installs basic software drivers. Printers that come with optional, bonus-added software require a ...

Git is the go-to version control system among developers. If you’re learning to code and write software, you may have probably heard/read about Git already and may be aware of its importance in the ...

How do I install and set up Linux on a Mac? Linux is an interesting and slightly less well-known operating system – although Macworld’s tech-savvy readers are likely to know at least a little about it ...

So you have a Mac but also want to run Windows? You’re in luck: shortly after the first Intel-based Macs arrived on the market in 2009, Apple released a tool called ...