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Mac OS X patch faces scrutiny

Mac OS X patch faces scrutinyPatch all you wantPatch all you want, most attacks occur because of users opening infected emails or visiting bad websitesOf course patching will help but not all users apply the patches anywayhttp://www.otherthingsnow.blogspot.comI don't know if it's ME thats soooo blank good, or it'sOSX but here...

Tags: Operating systems, Apple OS X, HFS, Apple Inc., NeXTSTEP Steve Jobs, Unix, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS

Discussion threads 2006-03-07

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Microsoft buys desktop parallel-computing software maker ISC

the regulators should stop this dealM$ is an evil monopoly and should not be allowed to buy any company.Sounds great! NT.Hoping this brings massively multi-cpu/gpu supportThis is a technology area they badly need to boost. The future lies with massive numbers of CPU and GPU cores. Bringing in some expertise...

Tags: Processors, Operating systems, desktop, CPU, Microsoft Corp., operating system, software, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-09-22

Apple kicks ZFS in the butt

CuriousWhat features does ZFS sport that NTFS does not? Which of those are important to data integrity?Reading the IRON File Systems I couldn't help notice that NTFS fared quite well. Do you have any data to suggest that ZFS would fare better than these other file systems?The file systems from...

Tags: Snow Leopard, ZFS, Apple Inc., file system

Discussion threads 2009-08-29

Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac

I've often been asked why I don't own a Mac. The answer is simple, and yet complex, and requires a trip down memory lane artwork by Spidermonkey David Morgenstern’s column last week about Psystar’s imminent demise and his accompanying “Good Riddance”...

Tags: Software, Steve Jobs, Apple Macintosh, PC, Apple Inc., Next Computer, Canon Inc., Fanboy Template Let, Andrew, NeXTStep, Desktops, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-06-02

Local root escalation vulnerability in Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5 discovered

Local root escalation vulnerability in Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5 discoveredSurprise surpriseSo many of these, they are dime a dozen for all the operating system out there. Just do a little digging on the IRC channels if you want to see for yourself.RE: Local root escalation vulnerability in Mac...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, UNIX, System 9, Apple Macintosh, X-WINDOWS, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X 10.4

Discussion threads 2008-06-19

Who should be thanked for the return of Mr. Jobs to Apple?

News of Singularity, a non-Windows operating system from Microsoft, sparked my interest in OSes past and present. It got me thumbing though the back issues of MacWEEK for memories of OSes that were built from scratch and now forgotten. But in the research, I found some ironic gold regarding NeXTstep,...

Tags: Strategy, Job, Steve Jobs, Apple Macintosh, MacWeek, Operating System, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., NeXTstep, Singularity OS, Operating Systems, Software, David Morgenstern

Blog posts 2008-03-07

Is Apple getting dragged (kicking, screaming, or suing?) into licensing OS X?

Is Apple getting dragged (kicking, screaming, or suing?) into licensing OS X?focus on the competition and innovationPut simply, Apple can't even get Leopard to run reliably on their own hardware! It would be like throwing a rock to a drowning man. Face it Apple/Mac floats on a sea...

Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Corp., Apple Now, hardware, Apple Inc., software

Discussion threads 2007-11-16

Apple: Leopard, Leopard Server launch Oct. 26

Apple: Leopard, Leopard Server launch Oct. 26Is that a [i]dig[/i] or just the [i]facts[/i]?No need to make this up. Microsoft creates own scripts.RE: Apple: Leopard, Leopard Server launch Oct. 26Vista is a big jump for most applications and hardware drivers so that is why I'm not running Vista yet....

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, MacIntel, Apple Inc., Leopard, Leopard Server, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-10-16

Will Apple miss the virtualization boom?

Virtualization is the hot tech topic right now. However, some enterprise Mac watchers are worried that Apple's policy of keeping Mac OS X tied to Apple hardware is keeping OS X not just in left field but totally out of the game. Of course, this discussion isn't...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Virtualization, Apple Inc., John Rizzo, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, David Morgenstern

Blog posts 2007-09-20

iPhone invades the cell phone market

iPhone invades the cell phone marketJobs' genius was morehe realized that you make the best working products and also make them the best looking. And don't offer anything in brown.just acknowledge that besides being fashionable, they are also damn well engineered, and you'll be fine...Boldly tip-toeingJohn writes: "just so...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Development tools, Desktops, Notebooks, job, cell phone, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., tool, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-06-29

Steve Jobs in mouse ears?

Steve Jobs in mouse ears?Content is key hereIf Jobs can do for Disney what he's done for Apple since his return, the company will be in for a real boost.But the key to this deal is all that content. It will certainly put a crimp in the plans of...

Tags: Operating systems, Processors, Unix, Apple Inc., Steve Jobs, mouse

Discussion threads 2006-01-23

>Waiting for Steve's other shoe

>Waiting for Steve's other shoeIn Steve's defenseHe NEVER SAID that Apple would use an x86 processor - only an InHell one. This leaves SOME wiggle room to backing away from x86, but the timing is critical - as developers are starting to want new Macs to develop on.Using a "straight"...

Tags: Processors, Semiconductors, Alpha chip, Sun Sparc, Inhell, Alpha, Apple Inc., chip

Discussion threads 2005-08-02

Waiting for Steve's other shoe

Apple's PR folks have been busy lately seeding articles about how wonderful the new Intel-based Macs will be - complete with developer leaks and unnamed sources whispering excitedly about how fast the new development machines boot and how well they run Windows on the side - although thinksecret's picture of...

Tags: Apple Computer Inc.

Blog posts 2005-08-02

Apple - Intel talks just a herring?

Apple - Intel talks just a herring?Ultrasparc?Even Sun is moving away from the Ultrasparc. Sun is going to AMD and Intel for the low and middle end, and they're going to Fujitsu Sparc64 for the high-end (full disclosure, I work for Fujitsu). If the creators of Ultrasparc won't...

Tags: Processors, Network technology, Apple Mac OS X, chip architecture, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2005-05-25

Apple to Intel: some advantage, lots of risk

Apple to Intel: some advantage, lots of riskWhy won't this story end!!!!??!?!??!I am tried of seeing this story recur[sic] every year.IT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!Sith HappensNo, No, No, this would be very very badIntel== crap processors. I would rather Apple hit up AMD before considering Intel. What...

Tags: Processors, Desktops, Strategy, Apple Inc., Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2005-05-23

Web creator Berners-Lee knighted

Web creator Berners-Lee knightedTongue in CheekI thought Al Gore invented the Internet.Tongue in CheekI thought Al Gore created the Internet, why is this Brit taking the credit?Well deserved!Good work, [b]Sir[/b] Berners-Lee! This innovation is one of pivotal inventions in history, and its inventor should be right up there with...

Tags: C/C++, Computer people, Web, Apple Macintosh, Berners-Lee, Internet

Discussion threads 2003-12-31