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Mac OS X’s Reputation for Security Wearing Thin

August 6th, 2009 | No Comments

News Analysis: After Apple announced 18 security fixes to Mac OS X on Aug. 5, the reputation of the operating system as a more secure personal computing platform is starting to wear thin. Is it finally time for the company to admit that its operating system is as susceptible to security issues as Windows? Apple would be doing a good service to Mac users if it started advising its customers to pay closer attention to security before hackers have a chance to prove just how vulnerable Mac OS X can be.
– Mac OS X is considered by some to be an extremely secure operating system. Those people claim that thanks to its many security features, users will be kept much safer using Apple’s software, rather than risk it with Microsoft’s Windows operating system. They claim that proof of that can be found in …

Apple’s Snow Leopard OS Pounces on Amazon’s Top Spot

August 4th, 2009 | No Comments

Pre-sales of Apple’s OS Snow Leopard take the software to the top spot on online retailing site Amazon.
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An avalanche of pre-orders
for Apples operating system Snow Leopard has catapulted the product to the top
of Amazons bestseller list days after the e-tailer listed the operating
system, officially called Mac OS X 10.6 on its Web site. Amazon is offering
five versions of the softw…

Layers, another iPhone painting app

August 4th, 2009 | No Comments

The creator of NetSketch –a collaborative drawing tool for iPhone– recently launched his new iPhone paiting app: Layers. “It offers a balanced set of painting tools, layers, and an intuitive interface to boot,” said Ben Gotow.
Main features of this app including:

Allows you to add up to five layers to each drawing
Add a layer from a [...]

Google CEO Eric Schmidt Resigns from Apple’s Board

August 3rd, 2009 | No Comments

UPDATED: Citing the increased competition of Android with the iPhone and Chrome OS with Mac OS X, Apple said that Google CEO Eric Schmidt has resigned from Apple’s board of directors. The move comes just a few days after the Federal Communications Commission sent letters to Google, Apple and AT T inquiring why Apple denied the Google Voice application from its iPhone App Store.
– Apple CEO Steve Jobs said that Google CEO
Eric Schmidt has resigned from Apple’s board of directors, citing the fact that
Google’s Android mobile operating system and forthcoming Chrome operating system
compete with Apple’s iPhone and Mac OS X desktop computing OS, respectively.
Jobs said in a …

Apple Debuts 2TB Time Capsule, Drops Price on 1TB Model

August 1st, 2009 | No Comments

Apple introduces a 2TB version of its Time Capsule external hard drive for $499 and drops the price on the 1TB version to $299.
– Apple has quietly unveiled an expanded-capacity 2-terabyte version of its Time Capsule wireless hard drive, at the same time dropping the price of the 1TB model to $299 from $499, the price of the 2TB model.
Time Capsule works automatically with Time Machine in Mac OS X Leopard to create a simple …

Mac OS X Tip: Keep applications in the Dock

July 20th, 2009 | No Comments

If you use an application all the time, thereâ€™s no need to navigate to the Applications folder whenever you want to use it. Mac OS X Leopard lets you keep frequently used applications in the Dock, where you can launch them with a mouse click. And in todayâ€™s Quick Tip, youâ€™ll find out how easy it is to add aliases of your favorite applications to the Dock. Take a look.

Mac OS X Tip: Open at Log In

July 13th, 2009 | No Comments

Do you use Safari, Mail, iTunes, or other Mac applications every day? Did you know that Mac OS X Leopard can automatically open your favorite applications for you when you start up your Mac? To find out how, watch the latest Mac OS X Tip in the Business Theater.