A quick adjustment of the timeout values for key processes can greatly speed up otherwise laggy shutdowns in OS X. Topher Kessler MacFixIt Editor Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has ...

In today's fourth OS X 10.10.4 beta, Apple made a significant behind-the-scenes change that could result in improved networking performance for some users -- the removal of the "discoveryd" process.

Altering drive configurations in OS X may result in a relatively slow boot process, which usually can be fixed with a couple of steps. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a ...

Apple's OS X "Yosemite" brought a lot to the table, and while almost all of it has been good, there has been a stick in the mud. That stick is called "discoveryd", and relates to how the OS handles ...

Macs have always been great networking computers–both the software and the hardware are a breeze to get up and running. But Mac OS X has brought some significant changes to Mac connectivity. In fact, ...

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The fortunes of the Mac platform drastically changed 10 years ago, with the release of a simple CD. On Sept. 13, 2000, Apple released its Mac OS X Public Beta, a limited-time trial run of the ...