Category Archives: Mac
Don’t Open Mac Files Willy Nilly
I found a Slashdot post about 2 Trojans that are a threat to Mac users. However, don’t panic unless you open files without knowing what they are.
F-Secure reports that the first trojan is a proof-of-concept from the MacShadows people that exploits an unpatched Apple Remote Desktop vulnerability. When run by the user, this [...]
Saving my Macs’ OS from being rebuilt
I installed some shareware about 2 months ago that totally destroyed permissions on my home and work Macs. Yes, I installed it in both places.
I had finally resolved to rebuilding both machines because standard Disk Utility only repairs permissions for those files that have receipts in your /Library/Receipts and ~/Library/Receipts folders. That is a [...]
Safari Security Flaw on Windows
Apparently, there is a security flaw in the Windows version of the Safari browser that allows many downloads at once and saves them to the desktop. This sounds like a big problem.
Yet, this has been another chance for Mac haters to slam the company and it’s software. It is frustrating to me as a Mac [...]
Ben’s Mac Powerbook power adapter frayed and fried
So the day after I found out the problem with Ben’s keyboard and found a used Powerbook 12″ keyboard on macrecycling.com, Ben brought up his power adapter and showed me a bit of a disaster. It was unusable, and it could no longer power his computer.
You may notice that it had finally died when it [...]