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- Are Mac users "in denial" about security?
- The contest held at CanSecWest security conference in Vancouver to see who could find and exploit a vulnerability in Mac OS X has re-ignited the debate about which is the safest operating system. Are Mac users in denial over security?No one argues that an Internet Explorer-based attack on Windows...
- Tags: Security, Mac, Apple
- Blog posts 2007-04-24
- Apple zaps 25 more Mac OS X bugs
- Apple has issued a mega-update with patches for 25 new security vulnerabilities affecting Mac OS X users.This is the fourth update (89th security patch) issued by Apple in 2007.With Security Update 2007-004, Apple continues to roll out fixes for flaws exposed during the MOAB Month of Apple Bugs project in...
- Tags: Responsible disclosure, Pen testing, Hackers, Vulnerability research, Patch Watch, Metasploit, Exploit code, Data theft, Browsers, Apple
- Blog posts 2007-04-19
- Securing OS X 10.4: Tips from Apple and the NSA
- Apple and the National Security Administration NSA have published a security guide for Mac OS 10.4 with key highlights on network administration, securing Safari and the importance of physical security.As Jason OGrady points out, the guide is helpful to anyone that works with a number of Macs. And the 171-page...
- Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, computer, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Computer Inc., Mac OS 9, security
- Blog posts 2007-03-22
- For security, you can't beat Mac OS X
- Today I came across a very interesting post over by Marius van Oers on McAfees Avert Labs blog which looks at the malware count for Windows, Linux and Mac platforms:Today we know of over 236,000 malicious malware items. These are mostly meant for the MS-Windows environment. Only about 700 are...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Operating systems, security, malware, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Computer Inc., Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Windows
- Blog posts 2007-03-21
- Apple releases Mac OS 10.4.9
- Waiting in your Software Update is the Mac OS 10.4.9. Resist the urge to install it tonight, people. Wait at least 72 hours before installing a major software update like this. Personally, Im waiting until at least Monday. The 10.4.9 Update is recommended for PowerPC and Intel-based Mac computers currently...
- Tags: Apple Mac OS, Web site development, Web technology, Operating systems, Intel based Mac, Intel Based, Apple Computer Inc.
- Blog posts 2007-03-13
- Apple tax, Microsoft tax - The virtualization tax
- Why cant you run Mac OS on a Windows PC from within a VMware or Parallels virtual PC? Why does the Windows Vista EULA only allow the virtualization of Vista Ultimate and Business? Its all to do with both companies wanting to control virtualization in order to protect...
- Tags: Apple, DRM, Microsoft, Virtual Machines
- Blog posts 2007-02-14
- My MacBook Pro Experience - Day 26
- My MacBook Pro experience will, over the next few days, be drawing to a close. But what will be the things that I miss and those that wont I miss?After nearly a month I have to admit that the sexiness of the notebook has faded. That never lasts...
- Tags: Apple, Apple MacBook, Apple Macintosh, Ive, Mac, My MacBook Pro Experience
- Blog posts 2007-02-05
- Unboxing the MacBook and ThinkPad
- As part of Mitch Ratcliffe's ongoing examination of the strengths and weaknesses of the Vista and Mac OS mobile computing experience, we look at the packaging of the ThinkPad X60 and MacBook Pro. Apple's design aesthetic wins hands down, from the elegance of the packaging to the amount of material...
- Tags: Apple Computer Inc., Apple Mac OS, Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro, Apple Macintosh, IBM ThinkPad, Microsoft Windows Vista, mobile computing
- Image galleries 2007-02-01
- My MacBook Pro Experience - Day 21 - Applying Mac updates: Is it easier than Windows?
- The other day Apple released some patches for the Mac OS - a good time to answer a question that Ive been asked on numerous occasions since embarking on the MacBook Pro experience:Is it easier to apply patches and updates to the Mac OS than it is in Windows?Well, the...
- Tags: Apple, Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh, Mac, My MacBook Pro Experience, patch management
- Blog posts 2007-01-31
- Top Secret features in Mac OS 10.5 Leopard
- Steve Jobs' keynote address at WWDC 2006 was a little out of the ordinary. Rather than trumpeting all of the big new features coming to Mac OS 10.5 Leopard (due Spring 2007) Jobs specifically kept some of its major features "top secret." A stark contrast to the showman Jobs who...
- Tags: Apple Computer Inc., Leopard, Mac OS 10.5
- Blog posts 2006-08-08
- Security Update 2006-004 released
- Apple yesterday released Security Update 2006-004 (8.5MB) for Intel and PPC Macs that fixes 26 vulnerabilities in Mac OS X. True to Apple's style and security policy few details were released about the update:For the protection of our customers, Apple does not disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until a...
- Tags: security, Security Update
- Blog posts 2006-08-02
- Mac OS 10.4.7 update bonus: two-finger right click
- A nice little bonus arrive with yesterday's release of Mac 10.4.7: two-finger right clicking for 15-inch MacBook Pro owners. Originally reported at TUAW Apple's 113MB update for OS X included this nice little feature for MacBook Pro users that previously had to install a hack to get the functionality.Two-finger...
- Tags: Apple Computer Inc., Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro
- Blog posts 2006-06-29
- Apple Vistas
- It's almost impossible, when looking at Microsoft's Vista beta not to think about Apple and MacOS X. One thing that keeps popping up when you do that is the possibility that Apple's Intel decision was a replay of their 1993 decision to out-source much of their hardware production to the...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Apple Computer Inc., Microsoft Corp., Apple Mac OS, MacOS X, Mactel
- Blog posts 2006-06-13
- Boot Camp: end of the beginning or beginning of the end?
- When Apple announced, last week, release of a utility allowing MacTel machines to boot and run Windows/XP we saw two basic kinds of reactions: some people immediately announced that this was the beginning of the end as MacOS X would now give way to Microsoft Vista, while other people concluded...
- Tags: Operating systems, Apple Computer Inc., MacOS X, Apple Mac OS, hardware, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Corp.
- Blog posts 2006-04-12
- I want to buy an Apple
- Really, I do. Yes, I work for Microsoft. And yes, you can be 100% sure I would install Windows XP, something I'm newly empowered to do, because I'm a programmer who targets the 95% of people who use Windows as well as someone who prefers to remain compatible with 99%...
- Tags: Apple Computer Inc., Apple Macintosh
- Blog posts 2006-04-07
- Apple Boot Camp (beta)
- Editor's note: We have updated this preview with more-comprehensive benchmark results. (4/7/06)Apple released Boot Camp today, a free download that lets you run Windows on an Intel-based Mac. The 83MB download is available as beta software, and Boot Camp will be included in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard later this...
- Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Apple Computer Inc., Boot Camp, Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh, Apple iMac, Apple Mac OS, operating system
- Product reviews 2006-04-05
- Mac OS X for business: Too little, too late
- In the Wall Street Journal Online, Nick Wingfield writes the story that has routinely been written over the years -- Mac's Moment: Apple has its best chance in years to make a dent in the business market. This is pure bologna. Apple's best chance to "make a dent"...
- Tags: Apple Computer Inc., Apple Mac OS X
- Blog posts 2006-04-04
- Most amazing spin on Mac vulnerabilities ever!
- When Paul Murphy wrote "Better Mac OS X security numbers" in response to my "Vulnerability statistics for Mac and Windows" blog, I had an idea of what to expect but never in my wildest dreams could I imagine Paul would go so far to spin the numbers in such a...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Paul
- Blog posts 2006-03-03
- Images: Vista Sidebar
- Sidebar's "gadgets" are similar in concept to Apple's widget idea in the Dashboard feature of Mac OS X and in the Yahoo Widget Engine.
- Tags: Apple Computer Inc., Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, dashboard, Microsoft Windows Vista, Yahoo! Inc.
- Image galleries 2006-02-02
- Images: Vista Sidebar
- Sidebar's "gadgets" are similar in concept to Apple's widget idea in the Dashboard feature of Mac OS X and in the Yahoo Widget Engine.
- Tags: Apple Computer Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows Vista, dashboard
- Image galleries 2006-02-02
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