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MacSurfer's Archive: Sunday, April 15, 2012
 

 

OS X
News
  • "Future Features in Final Cut Pro X" Larry's Blog 5:39 PM
  • "Apple Reveals 2012 Final Cut Pro X Update with Multichannel Audio Editing, RED Support and More" MacRumors 7:32 PM
  • "Five OS X security threats that fizzled"  Ars Technica 7:34 PM
  • "The malware numbers game: how many viruses are out there?" ZDNet 9:09 PM
  • "A worm in the Apple: A common dig at Apple-desktop users is that they are delusional about its operating system's resistance to viruses, worms and other malware." The Economist 8:54 AM
  • "Yet another OSX/Java Trojan spotted in the wild: Kaspersky Labs tags MS Word as the vector" The Register 7:21 PM
  • "Mac Flashback Attack Shows Apple's Security Weaknesses" eWeek 12:52 PM
  • "Apple releases Flashback malware removal tool, for OS X Lion only" ZDNet 8:37 AM
  • "Apple needs to respond faster because malware will return: Apple needs to patch its own and third-party included software faster, or the recent Flashback infection will be the harbinger of much worse malware to come."  Seattle Times 4/14
  • "New Mac OS X Trojan discovered: Sabpab exploits same Java vulnerability as Flashback" Macworld UK 4/14
  • "New targeted Mac OS X Trojan requires no user interaction" ZDNet 4/14
  • "Apple's Flashback fixes: Three belts and a pair of suspenders/After a series of Java security updates, Apple quietly releases an (invisible) removal tool" Fortune 4/14
  • "Flashback malware removal tool arrives for Java-less Mac users" Ars Technica 4/14
  • "About the security content of Flashback malware removal tool" Apple Support 4/14
  • "Flashback removal tool for no-Java 10.7 Lion now available" TUAW 4/14
  • "Apple ships stand-alone Flashback Malware Removal Tool" FairerPlatform 4/14
  • "Get Your Software Update to fix Flashback Malware on Mac" Run Around Tech 4/14
  • "Apple Releases Standalone Flashback Removal Tool" Intego 4/14
  • "Apple seeds third OS X 10.7.4 beta to developers" AppleInsider 4/13
  • "Apple seeds OS X 10.7.4 build 11E46 to developers (release note included)" 9 to 5 Mac 4/13
  • "Apple Institutes Security Questionsfor iTunes & App Store" The Mac Observer 4/13
  • "iCloud's First Six Months: The Developers Weigh In"  MacStories 4/13
  • "Apple finally deploys Mac Flashback Trojan terminator: Zombie OS X bot army drops to 270,000 strong" The Register 4/13
  • "Apple releases tool to combat Flashback malware: Apple has released a fresh Java update that it says removes the Flashback Trojan on infected Macintosh computers." BBC 4/13
  • "Apple delivers Flashback malware hunter-killer: Third Java update in 9 days arrives as Apple scrambles to protect Mac users" Computerworld 4/13
  • "Apple's Java patch removes Flashback, but not all variants" FairerPlatform 4/13
  • "Apple lays Mac App Store double authentication groundwork" FairerPlatform 4/13
  • "Apple rolls out new security measures for iTunes, App Store" AppleInsider 4/13
  • "App developers ask Apple to fix Radar bug Reporting tool" AppleInsider 4/13
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "Bugs & Fixes: Opening (very) old AppleWorks and Word documents" Macworld 4/13
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "Here's How To Get iOS Screenshots Onto A Mac Easily" Redmond Pie 9:02 AM
  • "Create a photo greeting card in Pages '09" Macworld 4/13
  • "When Good Software Gets Great -NIK Color Efex Pro 4" XtremeCamera 4/13
  • "Airtoggle saves menu-bar space, toggles Wi-Fi from the keyboard" Macworld 4/13
  • "How to Share a Single Keyboard & Mouse Between Multiple Macs & Computers" OS X Daily 4/13
  • "Display System Info On The Login Screen Again [OS X Tips] Cult of Mac 4/13
  • "A Quick Tip to Troubleshoot Mac Display or Network Issues" Amsys 4/13
  • "How To Control All The Startup Apps On Your Mac" NoodleMac 4/13
  • "What Price Privacy? Managing Cookies Is Cheap Or Expensive" TeraTalks 4/13
  • "How To Get Your Mac To Listen To Your Voice (and turn voice into text)" BohemianBoomer 4/13
  • "5 Drop Dead Easy Mac Drawing Tools To Make You An Artist (good for kids, too)" Mac 360 4/13
  • "An Easy Way To Use Your Mac To Protect Your Videos" PixoBebo 4/13
  • "3 Fun App Tools Every Mac User Needs" McSolo 4/13
Op/Ed
  • "MacOS KenDensed: MacOS KenDensed: Apple's Flashback & Ebook Conspiracy Battles" The Mac Observer 4/14
  • "Why we hate iTunes and how we could love it" AppleTell 4/14
  • "Why Switching OS Platforms Is Not a Security Fix: The Mac platform now finds itself in the crosshairs of malware developers along with Windows, but that isn't a reason to switch to Linux." Computerworld 4/13
  • "Believe Most of Tumult's HTML5 Hype" TidBITS 4/13
  • "Symantec: Flashback Malware Infections Decreasing, But Valuable Lessons Can Be Learned" vernonchan 4/13
  • "Malware wake-up call for Mac users: The Flashback threat represents new phase in Mac malware: one that follows the surging popularity of the Mac platform" InfoWorld 4/13
  • "The Top 7 Most Popular Mac Productivity Apps And Why You Need Them (or, at least one)" Mac 360 4/13
  • "Fighting Flashback Malware, 11 Reasons to Skip OS X Lion, Why Lion Calls for an SSD, and More" Low End Mac 4/13
Press Releases
  • "Get 200+ Free Retro Screen Savers with XScreenSaver for Mac OS X" OS X Daily 4/14
  • "Ace Slots Machine Casino Turns Mac App Store into a Gambler's Paradise" prMac 4/14
  • "Service Pack 2 (SP2) 14.2.0 Warnings for Outlook users" OfficeforMacHelp 4/14
  • "Tidbits: Vectorworks in China, Dashwood & Lightworks news" Architosh 4/13
  • "Office for Mac 2011 Service Pack 2 now available" FairerPlatform 4/13
  • "RocketDocs 1.0 for Mac OS X - Lightweight Google Docs Client" prMac 4/13
  • "GMX-PhotoPainter 2.0 - Free Update for Mac OS X and Windows" prMac 4/13