Apple hasn’t put a lot of effort into marketing the Mac App Store. However, the venture — not billions of downloads like the iOS version — is succeeding nonetheless. And, as you’ll in the update below, Apple isn’t counting possible click they, which makes this milestone all the more impressive.
For years, quite literally, notifications on the iPhone were poorly implemented, disruptive and something of an embarrassment. That changed with the release of iOS 5 and now a clever lad has figured out how to bring some of that goodness back to the Mac.
Back in 2009, it’s now known, Steve Jobs wanted to buy Dropbox for a “nine-figure sum,” saying that their product was feature not the basis for a company. However, the founders turned him down, believing they were building a big and still to date profitable company.
When it comes to a trojan, the only way you can become infected is to click install. It’s that simple — bad things only happen if you allow yourself to be fooled. And, here’s how not to get fooled by this latest trojan, which as these things go is fairly sophisticated.
Apple updated OS X’ integrated trojan blocker over the weekend to protect against Trojan Dropper. Now, another trojan, Flashback, has surfaced and this one, whether the irony was intended or not, masquerades as an Adobe Flash Player installer. Again, however, the threat level is believed to be low.
What’s a malware writer to do? Whereas the creators of MacDefender and QHost enjoyed their moments of inglorious fame before they got shut down, a new trojan detected at the end of July has already been unceremoniously nipped in the proverbial bud by the mothership.
A place for everything and everything in its place. It seems Apple has chosen a Tuesday for their announcement(s) and the rest is similarly just as you’d expect: Mac, iPhone and iTunes betas are all winding down — the mothership is generally pulling together the other loose ends.
There’s a lot of FUD out there over who makes the best computers — too cheap (PC), too expensive (Mac), too insecure (all computers), too closed (!!!) or too whatever (Linux). However, whereas individual pundits and users are just so much noise and not much help when it comes to buying decisions, there’s one measure that trumps all others.
If you’re having Wi-Fi trouble, the very least this highly useful gem can do for you is eliminate something potential causes. The only issue with the Wi-Fi Diagnostics is finding it — for some reason Apple buried inside in a hidden folder. Here’s how to ferret it out.
Yes, you can get a “new” PC for under $500 and will find people giving these faux baubles in the rough away at yard sales — you’ll find them sitting next to rusting gas grills and dusty exercise bikes. However, like a kitten or puppy, there’s no such thing as a free PC and cheap is usually just a byword for migraine. Nevertheless, if you’ve got the money, get a Mac.
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