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Google reforms Chrome for Snow Leopard
News Mac version of the browser still lags its Windows sibling, but is getting more mature.
Tags: Mac OS, Web Browser, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Sony Vaio, program manager, Google News, search bar, Google Gmail
Beware fake Snow Leopard sites
News Security firm Trend Micro warns of Web sites that purport to offer free copies of forthcoming new Mac OS but instead deliver malware.
Tags: Mac OS, Viruses and worms, Antivirus software, Antivirus Software, Domain Name, Trend Micro Inc., Phishing Web Site, Apple Macintosh, antivirus company, DNS
Mac OS Snow Leopard: Great news for Windows 7
News New OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard comes with Boot Camp 3.0, a collection of software drivers that make Windows run much better on Mac platform than with Boot Camp 2.1.
Tags: Mac OS, Battery, Apple MacBook Air, Apple MacBook, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows 7, DVD, Apple Mac OS, Hardware
Setting up a dynamic DNS service: dhcpd
Techguide In this followup to our previous report, we configure ISC's dhcpd service, which will serve the DHCP-based IP addresses to clients and update the DNS records accordingly.
Tags: Operating systems, Domain Name, DNS Server, IP, IP Address, MAC, Server, DNS, dynamic DNS, Operating systems
Using dnsmasq for DNS and DHCP services
Techguide Get an introduction to an open source solution called dnsmasq, which provides both DNS forwarding and DHCP services for a small network or home office.
Tags: Open source, Network administration/implementation, DHCP, BIND, static IP address, TFTP server, DHCP Server, MAC, Dnsmasq, Server
Offline SharePoint tool promised for Mac users
News While Microsoft is not planning to produce a version of Groove for the Mac, the new tool will make SharePoint access much easier for Mac users, company executives say.
Tags: Office suites, Microsoft Office, Groove Networks Inc., Simple Object Access Protocol, SharePoint Workspace, SOA, Tool, Apple Macintosh, P2P, Microsoft PowerPoint
Judge rules for Apple in Psystar case
News Summary judgment states that Psystar's creation of Mac clones that run Mac OS X violate "Apple's exclusive reproduction right, distribution right, and right to create derivative works".
Tags: Personal Computers, Business development/management, Apple Inc., William Alsup, Operating System, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Judge, Adobe PDF
Apple plugs holes for domain spoofing, other attacks
News Security update for Mac OS X addresses 43 specific issues, including holes that could allow an attacker to take over the computer.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Web sites, Apple Inc., Security, SSL, Web sites, Domain, Attack, Apple Mac OS X
Would you use a cloud-based service to store IT documentation?
Techguide Scott Lowe is thinking about using a free Microsoft service to store his organization's IT documentation. Share your thoughts about using an offline storage vault for this type of data.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Information Technology, Scott Lowe, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Office Live Workspace, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Windows
Windows 7 works great on the MacBook Pro
Blogs As a registered Microsoft developer, I had early access to the final release version of Windows 7, which I installed on ...
Macs: No longer last bastion of invulnerability
Blogs Last week, a friend of mine pointed me to an online promotion for some software for the MacBook that I own. It was a sui...
Apple fixes Bind exploit and Safari bugs
News The company has released fresh security updates just a week after it fixed 18 flaws in Mac OS X.
Tags: Mac OS, Apple Inc., Security, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Server, patch management, Apple Safari, Web Site
Apple acknowledges Snow Leopard data loss issue
News Company says it is aware of a problem related to guest account log-ins that "occurs only in extremely rare cases" and it does not yet have a fix for it.
Tags: Mac OS, Apple Inc., guest account, cell phone, CBS Interactive Inc., mobile, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, discussion board
VMware Fusion update fixes two holes
News Software, which allows Windows apps to run on Macs, has flaws that could allow an attacker to hack into a user's system or cause a malfunction.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Virtualization, software, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, VMware Inc., Apple Mac OS, McAfee VirusScan, McAfee Inc.
Google set to promote Chrome extensions
News One of the standout features of Chrome 4.0 is customization through extensions. Google appears on the brink of launching a gallery to showcase them.
Tags: Web browsers, Extension, Google Inc., Web Browser, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Google Chrome, Apple Mac OS, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox
