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You've just unboxed your new Mac and find that Apple has included a handful of first-party apps to get you started. That includes its in-house browser Safari, Preview ...

The Java ecosystem brings you unmatched speed and stability. Here’s our review of seven top-shelf Java microframeworks built for modern, lightweight application development. Java microframeworks are ...

The ability to install custom fonts on a Mac has been available for ages. The feature is a lifesaver for designers and other creative professionals who want to make their projects better or ...

Apple's high-end Mac Studio with M3 Ultra Apple Silicon will download macOS Tahoe, but it won't install, leaving users stuck on the older system version. When Apple rolled out macOS Tahoe worldwide on ...

Thanks to our old friend Ken Gruberman, who wrote on TidBITS Talk in response to “When Should You Upgrade to Apple’s OS 26 Releases?” (15 September 2025): If ...

The Java ecosystem has historically been blessed with great IDEs to work with, including NetBeans, Eclipse and IntelliJ from JetBrains. However, in recent years Microsoft's Visual Studio Code editor ...

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Photo: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac The 12 free Mac apps in this roundup prove that the best software doesn’t need to cost you anything. These are the first apps I install on any new Mac, as they ...

Michelle is Lifehacker's Associate Tech Editor, and has been reviewing games, laptops, phones, and more for over 10 years. She is based in New York City and holds a master's degree from NYU. Apple’s ...

To install Java on Windows and run Java apps on Microsoft’s operating system, you need to obtain a copy of the Java Development Toolkit (JDK) installation media. The JDK includes both a Java Runtime ...