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 ...

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 ...

During my almost twenty years at CNET, I handled benchmark testing/methodologies for both Mac and PC systems and, sometime after, integrated testing for micro-mobility (e-bikes, electric scooters and ...

The Mac has several third-party package managers for installing additional software. Here's how to use the Nix package manager with macOS. Nix is a package manager that provides container-based ...

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 ...