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Macintosh Information

Security Update 2010-005 released

August 24, 2010

Apple released a new security update today, more info can be found here. It’s available for Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.4 and Mac OS X Server v10.6.4. It blocks several security holes, and I recommend all Mac users keep up to date with ALL security updates. Use [...]

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iTunes Scam – Protect Yourself!

August 24, 2010

Recently, there’s been a lot of news of people finding fraudulent iTunes purchases on their credit card or PayPal bill. These purchases are part of international criminal enterprise based on users poor passwords. You can protect yourself, but it requires solid and secure passwords and some common, or maybe uncommon sense. Your grandson’s name, your [...]

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Safari 5.0.1, 4.1.1 update addresses AutoFill vulernability

July 28, 2010

I posted last week about the dangers inherent in the AutoFill exploit. It was something to be very concerned about, but it seems that Apple has addressed the vulnerability, both in Safari 5 and 4. New updates to Safari 5 and 4 (Tiger) were released today, and according to security documentation accompanying the release, Safari [...]

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New iMacs, Mac Pros, Magic Trackpad released

July 27, 2010

Mid-2010 iMac The new Mid-2010 iMacs are out, and they are pretty wonderful. the backlit displays are brilliantly sharp, and are powered by upgraded graphic cards. They have faster processors, too. They also feature Hyper-Threading and in the case of the i5 abd 57 processor models, Turbo Boost. The Intel Xeon processors support Hyper-Threading, which [...]

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Apple releases update to Mac OS X 10.6.4 for the new iMacs

July 27, 2010

An update to Mac OS X 10.6.4 was released this morning, with additions specific for the new iMacs… oh, you didn’t know about the new iMacs? Read the next post! Unless you have one of the new model iMacs, you won’t need this update. The new update addresses graphic anomalies occurring in the new iMacs [...]

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WPA2 vulnerability: WiFi network insecurity

July 26, 2010

“Hole 196″ was recently discovered at AirTight Networks, and endangers the strongest form of Wi-Fi encryption and authentication standard currently available. The name refers to the page of the IEEE802.11 Standard (Revision, 2007) where the vulnerability is found. It makes it possible for someone to decrypt private data and inject malicious “traffic” into the network, [...]

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New Safari Autofill Privacy Flaw

July 24, 2010

Apple is working to fix a security flaw in Safari that could allow a web site to grab names, email addresses and other info from visitors, no matter if the visitor volunteers the the info or not. The AutoFill feature in Safari is very convenient, and is turned on by default, but has recently been [...]

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iPhone 4 Free Case News

July 23, 2010

Apple unleashed it’s free iPhone 4 Case Program for all iPhone owners who purchase an iPhone 4 prior to September 30, 2010. This fulfils a promise made by Steve Jobs last week. To take advantage, download an app and select either an Apple Bumper Case, or one of the third-party cases offered, at no charge. [...]

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iTunes 9.2.1 update

July 20, 2010

iTunes 9.2.1 was released yesterday to improve security and fix bugs. Some of the changes: Disables older versions of some incompatible third-party plug-ins Addresses minor issues with dragging and dropping items Addresses a performance issue when first syncing to some devices with iTunes 9.2 Addresses an issue upgrading to iOS 4 on an iPhone or [...]

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Recent Items in Apple Menu – Show in Finder

June 30, 2010

Tip: Show Apple menu ‘recent items’ in the Finder Thanks to MacFixIt and Tohper Kessler for this great tip One of the most common uses for the Apple menu has been to quickly launch utilities, system settings, and programs. Starting with its early implementations in the classic Mac OS, you used it to access the [...]

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