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Category Archives: Macs
A Mac user’s view of the Chromebook Pixel
I’ve been a Mac user since 1986, and edited a Mac magazine for a couple of years. I’ve contributed to MacGasm, MacFormat, and pretty-much anything that has the word “Mac” in its title. I attended more Steve Jobs keynotes than … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, Chromebook, Google, Macs
Tagged Apple, Chromebook, Chromebook Pixel, ChromeOS, Google
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How big is Flashback compared to Windows malware?
I’ve heard some comments on forums which suggest that Flashback isn’t that important or successful because it’s “only” infected around 1% of the Mac installed base – around 500,000 machines, from about 50 million. Unfortunately, this displays the kind of … Continue reading
Posted in Macs, Security
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For developers, Android users aren’t the same as iPhone users
John Gruber on the difference between Android users and iOS users: The truth is, the average Android user is not the same as an average iPhone user. iPhone users surf the web more, they’re more willing to buy software, they’re … Continue reading
Scrivener for iOS – coming soon(ish)
Here’s an early Christmas present for me and for quite a few of my friends and colleagues: Scrivener, the marvellous long-form writing tool for Mac, is coming to iPad and iPhone: It’s still early days, though – we are about … Continue reading
How Apple could fix Final Cut Pro X, in 187 words
Write a letter. “Dear Final Cut Pro customers, As you know, we’ve just released Final Cut Pro X. We’re really proud of it. It represents the future of what’s become the most important piece of software for professional video. There … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, Macs
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My final word on the whole “Macs don’t get viruses” thing
It’s something you hear all the time when you read forums and comments. Someone talks about malware and instead of saying malware, they say “virus”. And someone pops up to reply “Macs can’t get viruses. [Mac Defender][] isn’t a [virus][] … Continue reading
Posted in Macs
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The bit that John Gruber didn’t quote from Rich Mogull
The bit that John Gruber left out of [his post][daringfireball] quoting [Rich Mogull on the Mac Defender malware][macworld]: >Windows 7 is actually more secure than OS X I wonder how many of John’s readers will pick up on that. [daringfireball]: … Continue reading
Posted in Macs, Microsoft
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New variant of Mac Defender needs no password
There’s a new variant of [Mac Defender](http://blog.intego.com/2011/05/02/intego-security-memo-macdefender-fake-antivirus/ “The Mac Security Blog » Intego Security Memo – MAC Defender Fake Antivirus Program Targets Mac Users”) doing the rounds – and unlike the initial versions this one doesn’t require an administrator password … Continue reading
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Why the spec sheet method of buying a computer is dead
Poor Charles Arthur. Charles wrote a relatively simple post asking the question of why the Mac has proved to be so successful lately, out-performing the overall computer market and growing its market share. And in response, he got a 500+ … Continue reading
Dell’s latest laptop borrows from Apple designs
Engadget reviews the Dell XPS 15z, which is supposedly a competitor for the MacBook Pro series. The short version: it’s cheaper, not as powerful, but does at least look a bit better than the old chunky XPS series. When Dell … Continue reading
