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.
Is your Mac ready for OS X 10.7 Lion? Apple’s latest desktop operating system update is targeted in large part with doing just that. When the next big cat pounces next month, you won’t be able get it unless you’ve applied this particular patch.
Yesterday, there were big, big headlines announcing that MacDefender had one upped Apple by tweaking its install package, thus “defeating” Cupertino’s patch. Well, the mothership’s returned the favor by updating its malware definition list and, again, blocking the trojan.
Once again, the haters are declaring the end of security on the Mac and anyone that says otherwise is living in denial! As a person who’s personally seen the MacDefender, etc. phishing page pop up more than twice and didn’t click “Install,” I can say with absolute authority that the end is not yet nigh.
This welcome whole number release comes to market sans legacy PowerPC support, but we’ve gained a very long list of features. Social networking integration might seem a little nebulous, but there’s also enhanced iLife integration and a greatly improved user interface — there’s a lot to like about Toast 11.
All is right with the world. Though he’s on medical leave, the Apple CEO strode on stage to a standing ovation and introduced the company’s second generation tablet, which is now more than twice the computer yet has the same impressive 10 hour battery life. Where’s my credit card…
And, the Apple Store is still down. Perhaps they’re waiting for Intel to do their dog and pony show? Nevertheless, there are plenty of details to sink our teeth into, as well as a couple real head scratching moments from our favorite fruit company.
Apple discontinued its one and only rack mountable server on Jan. 31 and there was much gnashing of teeth among the IT administration crowd. Now, however, there’s a new way to put some iron — OK, maybe just tinfoil — in your back office and it costs hundreds less than an entry-level Xserve.
Peruse the computer section of Craigslist in just about any city and you will find them — software pirates selling hand-lettered disks out of their parents’ basements or grubby walkups. With multiple online identities and invariably a “legitimate” low-cost PC repair business as a front, they’ve got apps you want at unbelievably low prices.
You might not know it hanging around here, but there are people who say that Windows 7 doesn’t completely blow. That said, there is a Dock “Taskbar” add-on for that other OS (Aero Peek) that gives users all sorts of shortcuts, window management and neato features — here’s the even better Mac version.
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