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Safe Mac Computing on an Unsafe Web November 14, 2009 
We first saw the Apple Macintosh at the 1984 Super Bowl. At the time, IBM and Microsoft gave us only text-based computing. The Mac appeared looking like nothing we had ever seen. Its screen was all graphics, all the time. It had a mouse, the first one seen by most people. It was smaller than a PC, lighter and more portable.
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Intel Escapes Its Legal Morass, One Settlement at a Time November 13, 2009 
Intel and AMD have finally put a long and bitter disagreement to bed, and in the end, all it took was a little open communication and understanding, along with one and a quarter billion dollars. The two have been at it for years -- accusations, threats, lawsuits. AMD said Intel engaged in anticompetitive behavior; Intel said AMD broke its licensing agreements.
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New Worm Gives Jailbroken iPhones the Ol' Rickroll November 10, 2009 
Although it apparently causes no actual harm besides a trivial annoyance, a worm that hits jailbroken iPhones has security researches worried. The so-called Ikee worm was discovered by security researchers recently. It installs a picture of pop singer Rick Astley and displays the message "Ikee is never going to give you up" on victims' iPhones.
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Snow Leopard to Prowl for Mac Malware? August 26, 2009 
Apple has reportedly included antimalware technologies in Snow Leopard, which will go on sale Friday. The news comes shortly after Apple released a fresh round of commercials indicating that the Mac, unlike PCs running Windows, is virus-free. Mac security software vendor Intego's blog carried a screenshot showing the antimalware feature detecting a version of the RSPlug Trojan horse in a downloaded disk image.
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Is iPhone Finally Ready to Clinch the China Deal? July 29, 2009 
Once again, rumors that Apple has cracked the China market for the iPhone have set the news media buzzing. However, the talk apparently did little for Apple's share prices Tuesday. If true, though, those rumors mean Apple is set to grow like gangbusters. Meanwhile, Cupertino has locked up chip supplies and is launching attacks on other fronts.
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The iTablet Cometh? May 22, 2009 
Apple aficionados turned their attention this week back to a rumored Apple iPod touch-like tablet device. Chatter about such a gadget has risen and fallen several times over the past few months, so what put it back on the front burner? It seems a recent Piper Jaffray report suggests Apple is working with suppliers to deliver such a large-screen touch tablet sometime in the first half of 2010.
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A Week of Memory, Malware, MacBooks and Marble March 27, 2009 
It's been a relatively quiet week for the Apple-focused blogosphere. Apple did announce the dates for its Worldwide Developers Conference, which is set for June 8-12 in San Francisco. WWDC just so happens to the be the venue in which Apple is widely expected to release its next version of Mac OS X -- "Snow Leopard" -- which may be prettier than expected.
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Warning to iWork Pirates: Here There Be Trojans January 23, 2009 
Mac security firm Intego sounded the alarm Thursday on a trojan horse it spotted hiding in pirated copies of Apple's iWork '09. Since then, several more security solution providers have responded. On the surface, the trojan -- OSX.Trojan.iServices.A -- might seem relatively benign. After all, only those who stole a copy of iWork '09 can get it.
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Six Neglected SEO Tips That Can Save Your Business Big Bucks January 21, 2009 
Every marketing tactic gets more scrutiny when budgets face the severity of a struggling economy. Marketers are increasingly responding to the accountability found in digital marketing, placing their budget toward efforts that they can clearly measure against. Put SEO under this microscope, and it consistently delivers.
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How to Build a Small-Business Web Site, Part 2: Design Basics December 18, 2008 
With all the free online Web building and design tools, a lot of time-strapped business owners might think that with a few strategic drags and drops into templates, they're good to go. While that might get you online in a matter of hours, if you haven't paid close attention to a few design basics, that site could do more damage than not having a Web site at all.
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Mac Bloggers Dig Up 4-GB iPhone's Grave, Sling Mud Over Virus Baiting December 05, 2008 
The biggest news in the Apple-focused blogosphere this week is the rumor that retail powerhouse Wal-Mart might be prepping to sell a $99 iPhone -- that's right, an iPhone for less than 100 bucks. In other hot news, Apple's been flirting with virus-checking recommendations, and finally, after weeks of delay, Apple is almost shipping its new in-ear headphones.
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How to Build a Small-Business Web Site, Part 1: Nuts and Bolts December 04, 2008 
When it comes to setting up your Web presence, entrepreneurs are surprisingly lax. Depending on who you talk to, about half of small businesses do not have a Web site. Most of those will tell you that it's just too complicated, time-consuming and expensive a job to take on.
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The Quiet Little Pop of the Mac Security Bubble June 26, 2008 
A Trojan targeting Mac computers in the wild used to be a rarity, but this type of malware is now turning up with alarming frequency. The latest Trojan is rudimentary, at best, although when coupled with a Mac platform vulnerability that came to light earlier this week, it could deliver an extra wallop. The Trojan is masquerading as a program for Mac OS X called "PokerGame."
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Tiny Trojan Trots Into Mac OS X Turf June 20, 2008 
With the rise in popularity of Apple's Mac computers and the OS X operating systems they run, dangerous malware, viruses and Trojans are now being targeted for the Mac, too. The most recent case in point comes courtesy of a security advisory released by SecureMac. The advisory warns that multiple variants of a new Trojan horse -- out in the wild -- is ready to run roughshod all over OS X 10.4 and 10.5.
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Microsoft, Apple Spar Over Safari Security Threat June 03, 2008 
A flaw in Apple's Safari Web browser has caught the attention of Microsoft's security team. The software maker has released an advisory for Windows XP and Windows Vista users running Safari informing them that Microsoft has begun investigating a vulnerability discovered two weeks earlier by Nitesh Dhanjani, a security researcher.
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Apple Gives Leopard a Good Brushing May 30, 2008 
Apple has completed a major security overhaul of its Leopard operating system. The fix addresses more than 40 crucial security flaws, including one in iCal that allows hackers to attack the computer remotely. Plugging the iCal hole was the most immediate need Apple had to address.
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