Problems starting up after update -- try re-applying combo updater from separate drive If you are having problems starting up after applying the Mac OS X 10.4.7 (i.e. startup stalls at the grey screen ...

Secondary volume booting problems: Not relegated to FireWire drives, possible explanation Yesterday we reported on an issue where Mac OS X 10.3.7 may not properly boot when it is installed on a ...

The trial run went better than expected, and more ChromeOS Flex installation drives should be available soon.

A bootable Mac OS X thumb drive comes in handy when you need to troubleshoot OS issues for yourself, your family, or your friends. It’s also extremely useful for keeping your basic setup consistent ...

If you ever need to restore the entire contents of an OS X Lion startup drive, or just perform a reinstall of the OS, you’ll find that there are numerous ways to accomplish these tasks. In fact, there ...

Mac OS X Lion introduced the world to FileVault 2 Apple’s solution to full disk encryption. It is one of my favorite features in Lion, and it is definitely a welcome addition to Mac OS X. Just about ...

I am about to do a XP PRO reinstall. I have two 80GB older SATA hard disks, and one new 320GB 16MB cache SATA disk. I know I will usually see a slight performance benefit when placing swap on a ...

The most practical ways to move an operating system installation to a different hard drive are to either restore a system image or clone the old drive to the new drive. These methods will make a 1:1 ...

Google Inc. said today that the upcoming release of its new Google Chrome operating system will not support hard disk drives in favor of solid state drives (SSD). Google’s vice president of product ...

BitLocker Drive Encryption is a data protection feature that integrates with the operating system and addresses the threats of data theft or exposure from lost, stolen, or inappropriately ...