Here are the most useful keyboard shortcuts in Mountain Lion (and all OS X versions, starting with OS X 10.2 Jaguar), plus a …
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Apple Has Its Own Flashback Malware Removal Tool in the Oven
Don’t think Apple’s done enough, after two Java-related security patches, to address a much-reported Mac malware vulnerability? The company says it has new safeguarding measures in the offing.
In a support doc titled “About …
Do-Over: Apple Takes Second Stab at Blocking Mac Trojan
Did you tell your Mac to “check for new software” in view of the worrisome Trojan botnet virus that clambered across the Internet and onto over half a million Macs recently? Download Apple’s Java update to “improve compatibility, …
Like the Titanic, Macs Aren’t Unsinkable: 600,000 Claimed Infected with Botnet Virus
If you still think your Mac is bulletproof, impervious and zip-locked when it comes to viral incursions, let this latest infection fiasco lift the scales from your eyes: Over 600,000 Macs may have succumbed to a Flashback Trojan, …
Mac Malware’s Back, Threatens to Bring Friends
Like a horror movie intruder who cuts the phone lines, a new strain of Mac malware can prevent the system from getting help.
Researchers at security firm F-Secure discovered the new Mac trojan, dubbed Trojan-Downloader:OSX/Flashback.C. Like most other Mac malware, this variant masquerades as legitimate software–in this case, Adobe …
Steve Jobs: Not a Gamer, but a Game Changer
Steve Jobs was many things, but if we’re being honest, a gamer wasn’t one of them. It was a running a joke in enthusiast gamer circles, that until the iPhone came along, the Mac was where games went to die. Oh, you can dredge up the odd games-related interview here and there, where some diehard Apple enthusiast managed to corner Jobs …
Apple Debuts ‘iTunes in the Cloud’ (but No New iPhone)
Apple’s Steve Jobs took the stage at his company’s Worldwide Developers Conference today and, along with several other senior Apple officials, showcased what’s coming from Apple’s desktop operating system, Mac OS X Lion; the operating system that powers the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, iOS; and the long-rumored “iCloud” online storage …
Happy Birthday OS X!
Hey, OS X! It’s March 24th! Happy birthday! Ten years since your first full release in 2001.
Wait a second, you’re ten now? Ten? But… you’re huge! I can’t believe you’ve grown so much. I remember when you were this high. No wait, this high.
Wow, OS X. You’re growing up so fast.
You were a cute kid. In the early days, when
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TechFast: Happy Birthday OS X, Hacking The EU, Make-up By Panasonic
Happy birthday OS X!
Mac OS X is 10 years old today. The first official release, OS X 10.0, came out on March 24, 2001. And my, hasn’t it grown…
Link: The Next Web
Happy birthday Harry Houdini!
It’s also escapologist Houdini’s 137th birthday today, and Google is celebrating with an excellent doodle on its home page. How
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The Trojans Are Coming… for Apple
In order to lure away wide-eyed PC users, one of Apple’s more popular breadcrumbs has been Mac OS X’s ability to resist pesky malware, or so Justin Long’s boyish gaze would have you believe. But as aluminum-clad unibodies become more common than not, how will Apple respond when the viruses inevitably come?
(More on TIME.com: Want …
Steam for Mac Launches Today
The cake is not a lie! Valve’s popular digital distribution client hits Mac OS X today. As we noted a while back, the debut of Steam for Mac coincides with the launch of Steam Play, the cross-platform support that lets play any purchased game on Windows or Mac machines no matter where you brought it.
Portal will be among the first …