Despite the user interface differences, there are similarities between the latest Mac OS, and the soon-to-be latest Windows OS. Dwight Silverman: Both are pretty good, and for similar reasons. Neither are complete rewrites, but rather they focus on refining and tweaking existing products. The result is that devotees of either platform are going to be … Read More »
Monday, August 31, 2009
An aspirin a day may kill you
Yet another study that contradicts common wisdom. Professor Peter Weissberg of the British Heart Foundation: The findings of this study agree with our current advice that people who do not have symptomatic or diagnosed artery or heart disease should not take aspirin, because the risks of bleeding may outweigh the benefits. Digging deeper: While there … Read More »
Monday, August 31, 2009
Attacking your Mac with misinformation
Malware attacks on Macs are rare. Misinformation attacks on Mac are increasing at an alarming rate. Headlines in the past two years point out that Macs get viruses and worms (seldom, if ever), and are increasingly as insecure as Windows PCs. My case in point is more misinformation from Mohit Joshi’s, A worm in the … Read More »
Monday, August 31, 2009
Danger. Your Mac can be hacked. Again. How?
Did you catch the headlines? Macs get viruses. Macs can be hacked. Your Mac is in danger. You should buy virus protection software. Mac security is not as good as Windows. Will this nonsense ever end? The number of lies, distortions, mistruths, fabrications, and fear mongering makes the Mac seem like the Silicon Valley version … Read More »
Sunday, August 30, 2009
The switcher’s guide: from Mac to Windows
From Paul Thurrott comes The SuperSite Switcher Guide: From Mac OS X to Windows Introduction. Sorry, Paul. Been there. Done that. Hold on, hold on: I know what you’re thinking. There goes Thurrott again, goading the all-too-easily-enraged ranks of Mac fanatics into a frothing anti-Windows frenzy. Relax, guys. Yes, you’re fun to mess with, with … Read More »
Sunday, August 30, 2009
‘Macs don’t get viruses’ myth dissolves before public’s eyes
Tech media seems to want to have Macs get viruses so as to be equal to Windows. More idiotic myths spread by BetaNews: But now that OS X is garnering an increased share of the operating system market, it is increasing its value as a platform for malware, and consequently increasing in value in the … Read More »
Sunday, August 30, 2009
How to Upgrade from Leopard to Snow Leopard
LifeHacker has the right approach with their UltraNewb guide to the upgrade. Six steps and you’re done. For our purposes, we’re going to assume your upgrade path is a straight Leopard to Snow Leopard upgrade, though a clean install is always nice if you really want to get that fresh start feeling. For the first … Read More »