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Mac users - Secure or smug?: Mac users - Secure or smug?I see the "Vote" code ....... has been "upgraded". It nows zero % on the first vote.Anyway, the real question is what can be attacked on a Mac or a Linux box as most distros force you into a standard user account that has very...; Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Limited User, Mac-user, malware, MacOSX, Microsoft Windows, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-03-06
Just as good as Windows just isn't good enough: My colleague, Chris Dawson, has been writing extensively about the Intel Classmate recently. This is a fine bare-bones machine designed to compete against the XO from the OLPC foundation. Its great advantage over the XO is that, while it offers similar functionality, it is expandable as prices for RAM and FLASH storage...; Tags: Apple Inc., Intel Corp., MacOSX, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, UNIX, Government, Open Source, Software, Marc Wagner; Blog posts 2007-11-09
Apple Boot Camp Rife with problems: When Apple's Boot Camp was announced, RIFE creator Geert Bevin was eager to try it. Finally an official solution to running either Windows or Mac OSX on his PowerBook. However, the excitement quickly wore off about 3 hours later when he reported that after installing Windows,"The MacOSX partition was no...; Tags: Apple Boot Camp, MacOSX; Blog posts 2006-04-06
Images: Microsoft gives peek at Office 12: Images: Microsoft gives peek at Office 12At last! MS desktop that looks like a Linux one!Who would had imagined a few short years ago that MS would steer its MS towards the most moderate color tones, gradients and consistent icons of Linux? They are seriously missing talent by, boy the...; Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, MacOSX, GNOME, KDE, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Office 12, MAC, Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2005-09-13
Symantec study warns of OS X attacks: Symantec study warns of OS X attacksBound to happenIt only makes sense. The rootkit mentioned in the article will allow for the development of another "sasser" or other type worm to target macs.It just goes to show that if a platform increases share, hackers interest will go along for...; Tags: Operating systems, SECURITY, Web servers, UNIX, Apple OSX, Microsoft IIS Server, MacOSX, attack, Apple Mac OS X, operating system, BSD, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2005-03-21

Poll: Do you want MacOSX on your PC?: In a interview with Fortune magazine, SWsoft CEO Serguei Beloussov says that this spring Parallels will upgrade its software in a way that "by coincidence" will make it easier to run MacOS on a non-Apple computer. VMware CEO Dian Greene says that their software is already being used by some...; Tags: General, Microsoft, MacOSX; Blog posts 2000-01-23

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Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization technology is ready to roll: Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization technology is ready to rollActually...You should ask THAT to Apple, not Microsoft...Because Apple's usage agreement only allows OSX to run on Apple hardware?And while Psystar might be avoiding a lawsuit, it's very unlikely that Apple would hold back if MS tried to enable it's customers to easily...; Tags: desktop virtualization, cloud computing, Storage management, Utility computing, Operating systems, Tools & Techniques, non-Windows OS, hardware list, Microsoft Hyper-V, Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization technology, VMware Inc., virtualization, innotek VirtualBox, virtu; Discussion threads 2008-06-25
Pondering Apple in a post-Jobs world: Pondering Apple in a post-Jobs worldPost Jobs Apple..'Apple' the brand should survive Jobs or any other visionary - as long as they Innovate and think ahead of their times. That's what you expect out of the brand Apple.RE: Pondering Apple in a post-Jobs worldIts a question i ponder often, as...; Tags: Apple Inc., post-Jobs, Steve Jobs, post-Jobs world, Pondering; Discussion threads 2008-06-18
The 16 TB RAM PC: when?: The 16 TB RAM PC: when?We splurged on the 16K RAM for our //e...We splurged on the 16K RAM for our //e, as well as the 80 column card and Microsoft BASIC card. That was one smokn' Apple II. We even had a data coupler and that new...; Tags: Server-side, RAM, memory, 32-bit, 64-bit, Web; Discussion threads 2008-06-12
Snow Leopard specifics revealed: Snow Leopard specifics revealedWill it finally be a real 64 bit OS?or, like Leopard, is it just a 32 bit kernel with a 64 bit compatibility layer?[i]Snow Leopard introduces QuickTime X, a streamlined, next-generation platform that advances modern media and Internet standards.[/i]Is this a complete rewrite or is it just...; Tags: Network technology, 64-bit, Apple Inc., kernel, 32-bit; Discussion threads 2008-06-10
Firefox 3 RC2: still flawed: Firefox 3 RC2: still flawedPay attentionIf you read what I said, there was NO problem of this kind before RC2. It's not whining when basic functionality goes pear shaped. And yes - I did try find a fix. And yes, having had all the past problems all those pesky extensions...; Tags: Web browsers, Greasemonkey, Mozilla Firefox, Firefox 3 RC2, FF3, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Apple Macintosh; Discussion threads 2008-06-05
Something killed my MacBook Pro: Something killed my MacBook ProMacBook Pro ProblemsI'm running a MacBook Pro and have a 500GB Lacie external HD on FireWire for Time Machine and on occasion plug in a WD 500GB HD on USB 2.0 and have'nt had any problems to speak of, except spotlight indexing it everytime.So I think...; Tags: Notebooks, SMARTReporter, Apple MacBook Pro, Apple MacBook; Discussion threads 2008-04-21
Backed by Intel, Ubuntu, Google, mobile linux is poised for commercial takeoff in 2008: The momentum behind mobile Linux is accelerating because several communities -- and commercial giants -- are finally backing it. Despite earlier efforts from pioneering companies like MontaVista, Lineo and Access, the open source operating system has always taken a back seat to proprietary mobile operating systems such as Nokia-backed...; Tags: Ubuntu, Google Inc., Mobile, Intel Corp., Mobile Linux, LIPS Specification, Linux, Advertising & Promotion, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-04-04
Mozilla CEO blasts Apple for distributing Safari 3.1 for Window on its update site: Mozilla's CEO blasted Apple for distributing its Safari browser via the Apple Software Update service on Windows that is used by millions of iTunes users. In a blog posted today, John Lilly, the chief executive of Mozilla, claimed the distribution practice is unethical because it allegedly tricks...; Tags: Apple Safari, Window, Blog, Apple Inc., Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Apple iTunes, CEO, Microsoft Windows, Web Browsers, Blogging, Tools & Techniques, Digital Music, Operating Systems, Digital Media, Software, Internet, Management, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-03-21
Final thoughts on my Gmail fiasco: Final thoughts on my Gmail fiascoGoogle Apps: Choose the edition that fits your needs[url=http://www.google.com/a/help/intl/en/admins/editions_spe.html]FYI[/url]Considering what you get, it's pretty remarkable--take a look at the Education Edition FREE.RE: Final thoughts on my Gmail fiascoGmail Gmail Gmail, why do people rely on it so much! Its as if its almost becoming a...; Tags: E-mail providers, E-mail clients, Gmail fiasco, Google Gmail, Yahoo! Inc., fiasco, Mozilla Thunderbird, e-mail; Discussion threads 2008-02-25
Cryogenically frozen RAM bypasses all disk encryption methods: Cryogenically frozen RAM bypasses all disk encryption methodsYour correct.If you lock up your system and store in a safe when not in use then no one can get to it. As long you are using and in possession of the computer they can't do this. Also for those who are...; Tags: Memory, RAM, disk encryption method, Cryogenically, disk encryption; Discussion threads 2008-02-22
A quick Presidents' Day post: A quick Presidents' Day postOK, Chris...If you're posting a blog entry to say you're taking the day off from blogging, you're not taking the day off from blogging. ;-)You paid handsomely for that alleged Mac ease of useThe Mac is a FreeBSD box. But nobody likes FreeBSD and...; Tags: UNIX, Desktops, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, education world, Apple Macintosh, Linux, FreeBSD, software, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-02-18
Microsoft+previews+12+security+bulletins%2C+7+%27critical%27%3B+Excel+fix+likely+en+route: Microsoft+previews+12+security+bulletins%2C+7+%27critical%27%3B+Excel+fix+likely+en+routeLive Update on Exactly WHAT Date?Since we run apps overnight, it would be nice to know WHEN "Windows Live Update" is going to do all this. That way, we can shut all apps properly the night before, and get in early the next morning to do damage conrol, if...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Patches, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., security, Linux, security patch, OpenOffice; Discussion threads 2008-02-07
Microsoft may borrow money for Yahoo deal: Microsoft may borrow money for Yahoo dealA foolish course of actions...MS is surprisingly foolish to go after a too-overpriced company liaison / buyout with so much money at stake, so much so that they have to strongly consider borrowing it... A financial and economic disaster likely in the making, unless...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-02-05
F-Secure: More than 100-150 malware variants targeting Macs: F-Secure: More than 100-150 malware variants targeting MacsHmm most of the planet vs a vanishingly small naive user groupEssentially going after Mac users is like shooting sitting ducks. To most hackers it wasn't even a challenge considering the small user base. The more Apple raises its profile (and...; Tags: Desktops, Linux, Cyberthreats, Construction, Spyware, adware & malware, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, F-Secure Corp., Apple Macintosh, attack, window, malware, antivirus; Discussion threads 2007-12-06