This is another example of how Apple tries, in its ham-handed way, to make iCloud and the required (Leopard to) Snow Leopard to Lion upgrade seem more appealing or at the very least somewhat more fair. MobileMe subscribers that paid …

It is one thing for Apple to allow weeks to pass before issuing a patch for the BackDoor FlashBack trojan and quite another for the great majority of Mac users not to install it, which is apparently the current state …

As always, if you’ve got just one Hewlett-Packard or Samsung printer, run Software Update to get the specific driver you need. For sys admins and archivists, you may begin downloading now and here’s hoping your collection is complete before you …

With MobileMe going dark when the clock ticks over from June 30 to July 1, time is running out to make the leap. However, comments posted on my Friday note about Apple’s liberal policy of giving away copies of Snow …

Apple’s much maligned MobileMe service will go dark on July 1 and is being replaced by iCloud, which is free for Mac, iPhone, iPad and iPod touch owners. The catch for Mac users is that they must be running OS …

Earlier this week, Apple promised a way to remove the Flashback trojan and has now delivered, but with a serious caveat — these Lion and Snow Leopard patches remove the most common but not all versions of the malware, which …

Does the appearance of the Flashback.K trojan, which can install itself driveby fashion bypassing the need for an admin password, have you concerned? Apple has finally stepped up with updated Java for both OS X Lion and Snow Leopard to …

Need another reason to turn off Java? Pretty much every list of things to do that make your Mac more secure includes the admonition to turn off Java if not JavaScript in Safari and whatever browsers you’re using.
A fresh version …

Hey, Snow Leopard users, troubled by floating, nebulous installation issues? Apple has a patch for you, one that addresses an issue that prevents certain software from installing. Of course they don’t mention which app(s), but there’s a fix for it.
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This web video downloader has quite literally been in my Applications folder for years — my go to YouTube + Flash + funky (i.e. .wmv) file conversion app. Interestingly, unlike other downloaders, which come and (mostly) go with the wind, …