Safari has struggled to gain a foothold in the Windows market since it first got released in a Windows compatible format. How then did the program triple its Windows user base in just one month?

Don’t travel with new technology if you want to make it through airport security in a timely fashion.  One owner of a MacBook Air was stopped because the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents couldn’t identify the traditional parts of a laptop on it.

How would you like a virus that doesn’t delete files?  Doesn’t mail itself to your friends and only strikes once at random?  If that sounds like something you’re into, here is the Newton virus for Mac OSX.  The virus comes on a plug and play USB stick and automatically downloads itself to a MacBook (or any Mac, I suppose) when inserted.

Apple has struggled with its release of Leopard. The company has been accused most often of releasing an unfinished version just to get it on the shelves. This past month saw a release of the much anticipated Leopard Update 10.5.2, which fixed as many as 76 flaws in Leopard that were causing problems with everything from using the internet to seeing external drives and hearing your speakers.

For the longest time now, those who have chosen to take the “unpaid” route for Apple software have been able to do so without repercussion; however, Apple submitted a patent earlier this month that might be looking to crack down on all those hapless pirates.

Most Mac owners are quite content with the security that accompanies each copy of OS X.  Symantec, provider of various protective software services, claims that OS X is just as vulnerable to attacks, and the same kind of attacks, as Windows.

Apparently more people then ever are making “the switch” from PC to Apple, but is this going to bring the inevitable cabal of hackers along with it?

As you may have noticed, the 1.1.2 iPod Touch/iPhone firmware is finally out, and, as you may also know, it has the tendency to return jailbroken units back to their factory state. I’m sorry, I should’ve reworded that, it had the tendency to return units back to their factory state.

One of the most frustrating things about trying to convert your friends and family to Macs is that, no matter how strong your arguments of quality, performance and stability are, one counter-argument continually pops up: price.

Don’t let it be said that I am a fanboy; I idolize objectivity as much as the next writer. However, when someone draws false comparisons that directly reference Apple, I feel it is my responsibility to correct any discrepancies to the best of my ability.