From the monthly archives:

March 2006

Apple CTO Tevanian to leave Apple

March 28, 2006

Looks like some changes at the top of Apple:  Apple’s chief technology officer (CTO) Avadis “Avie” Tevanian will be leaving Apple to “pursue other interests,” reports the San Francisco Chronicle… [via MacMinute]

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Credibility comes from what you write, not who you work for

March 27, 2006

Over at Scobleizer Robert writes about “the irritant of the non-credible journalists”, and really, really indicates that he needs o step away from the computer and take time off. Now I have no inside information on any of this. I have no idea if Microsoft is or is not set to rewrite 60% of Vista [...]

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Credibility comes from what you write, not who you work for

March 27, 2006

Over at Scobleizer Robert writes about “the irritant of the non-credible journalists”, and really, really indicates that he needs o step away from the computer and take time off. Now I have no inside information on any of this. I have no idea if Microsoft is or is not set to rewrite 60% of Vista [...]

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My one and only comment on the Vista delay

March 27, 2006

From Mini-MSFTM: A customer will soon forgive you for shipping good stuff later than you promised but will never forgive you for shipping bad stuff on time. Amen to that.

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How to take Mac security seriously – The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

March 8, 2006

And on the subject of Mac security, kudos to TUAW for a very smart guide on How to take Mac security seriously. Essential reading!

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The real story behind “rm my mac”

March 8, 2006

There’s been tonnes and tonnes of words written about the RM My Mac competition, which saw a Mac mini compromised within hours of being placed online. Most of it has been unremitting garbage, either with news stories that miss out essential facts, or puff-pieces that try and claim that it’s not actually an issue (Leander, [...]

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George Ou is a braver man than I

March 1, 2006

ZDNet’s George Ou decided to find out whether the old accepted wisdom that Mac OS X had less security vulnerabilities than Windows to the test. So he took a look through all the Secunia advisories on the two OS’s, and totalled up the number of vulnerabilities (note – this isn’t the same as the number [...]

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