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Trojans, viruses, worms: How does malware get on PCs and Macs?
The hardest part of talking about computer security is getting everyone to agree on the nature of the problem. Most users believe that Macs are safe and Windows has tons of viruses and malware. This trend is changing. Read Full Story: Trojans, viruses, worms: How does malware get on PCs...- reghakr
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Anyone every try the following?
I have a fios router to which I want to add Airport Extreme to. Why? Because I will then be able to connect my printer to both operating systems, without the hassle of setting printer sharing, which is easy from Mac to Windows but, a lot more difficult or so it seems from Windows to a Mac...- lorenkjr1
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- airport extreme compatibility fios mac network printer router sharing windows
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Updates for Office 2004, 2008 and 2011 for Mac
Please use the Update feature. This fixes bugs, security issues and general issues Updates for Office 2004, 2008 and 2011 for Mac - The H Security: News and Features- reghakr
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Windows 7 on a Mac: my Boot Camp survival guide
Apple’s Boot Camp software is essential to running Windows on a Mac. But after many installations and much research, I’ve concluded that Boot Camp is second only to iTunes in its ability to inflict pain on Windows users. Here are five gotchas to avoid. More...- News
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Microsoft developers horrified over Windows 8 preview
Smart people develop for the future, not the past; they write software for OS X and iOS... Source: Yahoo! News- News
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How to get Windows 7's best features on Mac OS X
Lifehacker has a nice post that shows you how to add some Windows 7 features to your Mac OS X computer. One of the nicest hacks is the ability to show a preview of an app when it's in the dock just like Windows 7 does with its Aero interface. There's also a way to remap your keyboard to use...- News
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Apple's Mac OS X 'Lion,' 'Windows 8' Face Post-PC World
Microsoft's "Windows 8" and Apple’s Mac OS X franchise face a mobile-centric, "post-PC" world the only way they can: by embracing apps and other mobile features. Link Removed- News
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Mac OS X Lion vs. Windows 8: Who Will Win the Post-PC World?
The influence of mobile on Apple and Microsoft's sofware is clear, but their approaches are different. Whose is better? Source: Yahoo! News- News
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Windows 8 and Lion: Different Takes on Computing’s Next Steps
Mac OS X Lion and Windows 8 reflect Apple and Microsoft's views on the future of the PC. Link Removed- News
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Windows 8 and Lion: Different Takes on Computing's Next Steps
Mac OS X Lion and Windows 8 reflect Apple and Microsoft's views on the future of the PC. Link Removed- News
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OS X 'Lion' will cost $29.99 for all your Macs -- how much will Microsoft charge for
By Joe Wilcox, Betanews Apple's newest operating is coming in July and with an unexpected price. Link Removed Link Removed Link Removed Link Removed Link Removed Link Removed Link Removed Link Removed Link Removed Link Removed Link Removed Link Removed Link Removed- News
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Beta of CCleaner for Mac OS X released
The Link Removed developers have released a public beta of CCleaner for Mac. Previously only available on Windows, CCleaner is a popular cleaning and maintenance tool that allows users to easily delete, for example, the temporary internet files, cookies and history from a variety of web...- reghakr
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Mac trojan evades Apple's brand new security fix
Just hours after Apple updated a security update to protect Mac users against a rash of scareware attacks, a new variant began circulating that completely bypasses the malware-blocking measure. The trojan arrives in a file called mdinstall.pkg and installs MacGuard, a malicious application...- reghakr
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Mac OS X Now Updates Malware Definitions Daily
Link Removed - Invalid URL what changes have been made in the latest Mac OS X Snow Leopard Security update that was released earlier today. Besides adding specific detection for the "Mac Defender" malware, Apple has added a daily update to this database. Apple maintains a list of known...- reghakr
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Skype users having problems signing in.
This was posted by skype earlier:- kemical
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With Mac OS X Lion coming this summer, is 2012 too late for Windows 8?
By Joe Wilcox, Betanews Microsoft is preparing a features promotion blitz for its newest platforms ahead of Apple's developer conference in two weeks. But fresh iOS and Mac OS version will release before Windows. Is it better to be first to marketing or first to market? Link Removed Link...- News
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Mac App Store delays critical updates
The Mac App Store is the recently launched integrated application store for Mac OS X which brings the experience of the iPhone and iPad App Store to Apple's general purpose operating system. For the user, this promises a one-stop shop for Mac applications and easy installation and updating. But...- reghakr
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Windows 7 The Office Show: The One for Mac Users
Can we talk? We all know that in the past, Office for Mac hasn't necessarily played that well with Office for PC. On this episode of Link Removed, we'll show you how that's all changed with Office for Mac 2011. You might not believe this, but around here we don't consider "Mac" to be a dirty...- News
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Confusion over Skype for Mac security issue
Since the start of April there has been a serious security problem in the Skype for Mac client which could allow an attacker to remotely get access to a shell. Skype released a fix in the middle of April but did not push out an update notification as it believed the problem was not being...- reghakr
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Windows 7 Problem remotely connecting to my Win7 box
When I use Remote Desktop Connection on my Mac to connect to my Windows 7 box and I log in with the normal username and password, it connects me, but it opens another session. So if I go to the "Users" tab of Task Manager, there's two sessions of the same username listed (one from the console...- Dwigt
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