It’s being reported this week that there is a Trojan Horse in the wild that’s targeted at Mac OS X (both Tiger and Leopard). This is quite a nasty beast which basically gives the attacker total control of your computer. This gives them access to all your files and allows them to snoop on everything you do, and hence collect sensitive data like banking details and credit card numbers.
If you run Mac OS X this should concern you. However, there is no need to panic and loose sight of the realities of the situation. This is not a virus or a worm, it’s a Trojan.
What’s the difference? Viruses and Worms spread from machine to machine, often without any need for any interaction on the user’s part, Trojans on the other hand have to be installed by the user. They work by pretending to be a legitimate program which an un-suspecting user then installs. They get their name because in many ways they are the digital equivalent of the wooden horse of Troy. (more…)
The news train is stopping for fuel after the long awaited WWDC keynote. Nothing in the way of news seems to have happened so instead of leaving you on the dimly lit platform waiting for the next bandwagon to jump on, I thought I would provide you with this awesome YouTube fodder that is of Apple’s iconic design over the past 30 years.
Following on from my recent post detailing the ways in which FireFox 3 is superior to Safari from a security point of view, I just wanted to make a quick post letting you all know that the first stable release of FireFox 3 was made available for download a few hours ago. (more…)
QuickerTek has introduced it’s latest Apple charging product, this one powered by the sun, called the Apple Juicz. Coming in versions for all three MacBooks (Original, Air and Pro), the charger harnesses the sun through solar panels in a foldable and flexible cell array.
The 18 watt version will charge the Macbook Air in about 14 hours; the 27 watt which will do the same in about 8 hours and the 55 watt which can knock it out in about 5 hours. The biggest downside, so far, is the price tag. The three different versions cost $500, $600 and $1000 respectively. Click the link below to check out the full Macworld article.
Here in the US AT&T will charge you $199 for the 8GB iPhone 3G and $299 for the 16GB model. With the cheapest voice plan starting at $39 for 450 minutes. You would have to pay an additional $5 for the previously included 200 SMS mesages. You will have to pay $20 to get unlimited messaging. The consumer data plan starts at $30 a month and $45 for business users, on top of the voice and SMS costs. (more…)
Why does everyone seem to hate the 16GB white version of the iPhone 3G?
I think that Johnny Ive and his team that he whips into photoshop mode as he stands by Steve Jobs’ side riding swiftly through the design department of the Apple campus on a glorious Apple branded chariot driven by beautiful white stallions (ok so maybe a little bit of poetic license there) do a fantastic job of making products that, if legal, I know some people would marry for their beauty.
The latest installment to the Apple design family is the iPhone 3G. Much similar to the iPhone 1.0, the iPhone 3G has one distinct difference. The back. On the 1.0 model the iPhone had a mostly metal back with a small black plastic bit towards the bottom.
This will probably look familiar to you all but what about the latest 3G iPhone design. The latest iPhone design has 2 different backs. Although the front is almost indistinguishable from the old iPhone the back looks quite different.
Fotomagico has been awarded “Best Mac OS X Leopard Graphics and Media Application Runner-up” in the Apple Design Awards. The awards recognize achievement and technical excellence in OS X software design. Fotomagico has previously been recognized by the awards for “Best Mac OS X User Experience Runner-up” in 2006.
Fotomagico is makes creating slick slideshows a breeze. It also works with Leopard functions such as Quicklook and ichat Theater. It also brings in a Sharing Assistant that makes creating media optimized for DVD, Ipod, Apple TV and other media a complete breeze.
