I have an Mac Air 2013 1.7Ghz (Intel core I7) with 8Gb RAM currently running
Mountain Lion OSX 10.8.5. I have read mixed reviews whether upgrading to Mavericks or Yosemite was worth while. Apparently, some claim the software is very buggy.
Is it safe to upgrade my mac to Yosemite? What matter to me is battery life
and ability to continue developing without any major hang ups.
Any advice appriciated.
You should see this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-IA3m9dh4s
It's compare the 3 OSX you talk about.
And the conclusion is that Mountain Lion is better in terms of performance and battery life
Mac computers are always using last hardware and, accordingly, OSX versions do same in order to have best skills and features each year.
Thats great if you can afford a new machine each 2 years (I recommend Xmas time in order to catch new versions of the OSX and fixes in the hardware and some family presents to afford it :D ).
Knowing this I would recommend to upgrade to Mavericks version 10.9.5 but not to Yosemite.
It's true that the Yosemite compatibility exists, but I've found that earlier mac machines does not have the propper hardware and you experience some lacks in memory and graphics when upgrading more than one OSX. This, of course would affect your performance and battery life.
Example: if you bought your computer with 10.8 then I recommend limit of OSX upgrade to last 10.9.
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I am developing apps for Android using LibGDX, and I would like to publish them for iPhone as well. I do not own a Mac and I heard that a Mac Mini would be a cheap solution to develop for iPhone.
What are the minimum requirements for a Mac Mini to test apps on? I would be primarily developing on Windows, so my idea would be that it's okay if the Mac is not the fastest one. I just need it primarily for testing.
I would like to know the minimum CPU, memory, O/S, and software that is necessary for testing.
I bought a second hand Mac Mini with an SSD and 8GB RAM which can run the latest version of Mac OSX: El Capitan. It works perfectly, although it is not the fastest, it is not terribly slow either.
This is important: The Mac Mini needs to be able to run the latest version of Mac OSX and XCode.
For more information, see:
https://github.com/libgdx/libgdx/wiki/Deploying-your-application#deploy-to-ios
This has been asked before, I know, but the answers are a bit dated.
I think I've read somewhere that the Snow Leopard EULA has changed and that you now are allowed to install the OS on a Virtual Machine of some sort.
I know I should buy a Mac and I might do so, but I want to try Objective-C in practice before I do that.
I want to develop an application for iPhone, but if the IDE is as nasty as they say I might skip it altogether. I just want to have a look at it first.
So, is it possible do install what you need to develop iPhone apps on a Windows based machine as host?
Yes. You can run OSX in a VM. I use MonoTouch and Visual Studio to write my applications in C# with a shared directory between the two. Write code in VS, build and debug on OSX within the simulator. It would also work with Objective-C if that's the path you take. If you're not a Mac Guy I would recommend MonoTouch though, it makes development MUCH faster.
Yes , it is possible to run OSX snow leopard on your PC.
I recommend that only for evaluation purposes (if you dont have access to mac development machines, friends/family/etc.).
Your shopping list would include:
a legit copy of snow leopard.
your choice of virtual machine (in my opinion , virtualbox is great, altough it doesnt support widescreen at the moment).
some guide for combining the above (google is your friend).
you will eventually need some drivers for your pc peripherals (sound card , usb etc).
I would start the research from step 3..
Once you're done , you will see that you need a very fast pc to develop, as Waiting for the apps to compile could be frustrating at times.
I tried to install OSX on my pc just for evaluation purposes , getting to know the SDK and the OS before I buy a machine. Actually waiting for the new series of MacBook Airs to buy one..
I'm on OS X 10.6.6 and I'm running emacs 23.2. Everytime I try to resize the emacs window and sometimes other types of movement the buffer seems to flicker. How do I fix this?
Upgrade to the latest developer build snapshot of Emacs, and upgrade OSX from 10.6.6 to 10.6.8 -- Snow Leopard final -- and problem resolved!
Try out the latest version of Emacs from the nightly build section of the following link after you have upgraded to Snow Leopard 10.6.8. You will note that the description of the Emacs builds specifies that OSX 10.6.8 was used to create them. For those people who may be unfamiliar with the Emacs builds from emacsformacosx.com, the statement on the face-sheet of the website is accurate -- "Pure Emacs! No Extras! No Nonsense!" -- i.e., they are vanilla builds for OSX (built using the option --with-ns).
http://emacsformacosx.com/builds
It makes no sense trying to get an older version of Emacs to work on an older version of Snow Leopard, when upgrading both is so easy.
Upgrading OSX can be done by connecting to the internet, clicking on the Apple logo in the upper left-hand corner of the menu-bar, and then selecting Software Update... and follow the prompts thereafter. Alternatively, the update *.dmg is still available for download on the Apple servers -- combo means that it is capable of upgrading any version of Snow Leopard prior to 10.6.8. In addition, 10.6.8 is needed to utilize the Apple App Store application that is included in the update:
http://support.apple.com/downloads/DL1399/en_US/MacOSXUpdCombo10.6.8.dmg
Have you tried aquamacs? It is designed to fit in more closely with OS X, but is still a fully-functional emacs implementation (up to and including emacs 23 functionality I believe)
I am newbie to iphone programming and trying to learn iphone programming.I need experts help.Please forgive me if its repeat question.
I have intel processor MacBook with 2.5 GB memory.
Version of Mac OS X installed is : 10.5.2
I have downloaded Xcode 3.2.5 and iOS SDK 4.2 from APPLE DEVELOPER site.
My Query is : Whether the OS will support the Xcode version or i need to upgrade OS.
I don't want to upgrade the OS.
Please suggest .
regards,
Sunny
Sorry to bring you the bad news, but you will need to upgrade your OS.
Specifically, you will need Snow Leopard 10.6.4 or later.
If you can get a really old version of XCODE/iOS SDK, you might be able to run it on 10.5.2. But they are not longer available in Apple's WebSite.
My question is very simple:
Is there any solution to install xCode, or equivalent, under unix OS, like ubuntu ?
Indeed, i don't want to buy an expensive macbook to develop my private iPhone applications.
The iPhone SDK requires Mac OS, and you need to install the SDK even if you plan to develop applications with, say, MonoTouch or Corona.
I don't know if Mac OS can be run as a virtual machine inside Linux. Anyway, you may consider buying a Mac Mini. It is not very expensive and powerful enough for software development.
The OSX86 project might solve your problem. It's not as convenient as buying a cheap Mac, but you can install it on a regular PC and it seems there are ways to install XCode on it.
If you end up buying a Mac, be sure to look at the specs for IPhone development first. If I remember correctly, you need a mac based on an x86 core (such as the Mac Mini) to develop IPhone software.
xCode without Mac OS is definitely not possible. The real question here is, wether it's possible to install the complete Mac operating system in a virtual environment or not.
Last Saturday I tested a very nice soft called... VMware !
So is it possible to install mac OSX leopard on this kind of virtual machine ?
As far as I know iPhone development under unix is only possible if you jailbreak your iPhone. Which I would not recommend. You could try to buy a used Intel mac mini to develop for the iPhone.
Martin,
I am doing some apps development for an iPhone and I have a Windows 7. You can install VMWare and install the Mac OS 10.6 through this and load xCode from Mac. The key is in finding the correct place to download VMWare and Mac OS.
Good Luck.