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MacSurfer's Archive: Sunday, March 6, 2016
 

 

OS X
News
  • "Apple users targeted in first known Mac ransomware campaign"  Reuters 1:21 PM
  • "Malware-infected Transmission 2.9 app threatened OS X users, stopped by XProtect" AppleInsider 7:10 PM
  • "First Mac Ransomware Found in Transmission BitTorrent Client"  MacRumors 1:39 PM
  • "First known Mac ransomware reaches the wild: KeRanger will force you to pay digital cash to use your computer" Engadget 3:27 PM
  • "Transmission BitTorrent App Infects OS X With First Ransomware" PC Magazine 3:27 PM
  • "First Mac-targeting ransomware hits Transmission users, researchers say: Rogue copy of BitTorrent client results in KeRanger install, which demands 1 bitcoin." Ars Technica 3:28 PM
  • "Intuit sells Quicken to private equity firm in management buyout: 33-year-old personal finance software will be bolstered by more Mac development, improvements in reliability on Windows, says current Quicken manager"  Computerworld 3/4
  • "Apple shuts down first-ever ransomware attack against Mac users" ITworld 9:55 PM
  • "Quicken Purchased from Intuit by H.I.G. Capital" TidBITS 3/4
  • "Apple Needs A Better Mac To Power Oculus Rift Says Founder" Forbes 3/4
  • "Oculus CEO comes down hard on Mac support for the Rift" iMore 3/4
  • "Oculus Rift founder reiterates: Apple's Macs can't handle VR/Oculus won't bring the Rift headset to Macs, because the machines don't make the grade." Macworld 3/4
  • "Certificate expiration breaks older OS X installers" MacIssues 3/4
  • "All your Mac's old install CDs won't work anymore because of this bug" The Next Web 3/4
  • "How the Hollywood film Whiskey Tango Foxtrot was edited on Final Cut Pro X" fcp.co 3/4
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "Google Chrome Leaving OS X 10.6 through 10.8 Behind in April" Low End Mac 3/5
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "Final Cut Pro X: Getting started with Library management and organization [Video] 9to5Mac 3/4
  • "Can you merge synced data from multiple Apple IDs?" Macworld 3/4
  • "Ask the iTunes Guy: Hide iTunes features, finding songs, and more" Macworld 3/4
  • "How-To: Manage your 'digital afterlife' while you're still here to do it" 9to5Mac 3/4
  • "How to Backup an iPhone to External Hard Drive with Mac OS X" OS X Daily 3/4
  • "Automate This: Connect to the Web with cURL" Six Colors 3/4
  • "Stay distracted: Keep Netflix video running in the foreground on your Mac" Cult of Mac 3/4
  • "Don't forget simple automation" Dr. Drang 3/4
  • "10 handy keyboard shortcuts to help you navigate Finder" iDownload Blog 3/4
  • "This Mac Browser Does Exactly What Safari Does Not" Mac360 3/4
  • "Weather And Radar On Your Mac" Mac360 3/4
Op/Ed
  • "The challenges of porting Final Fantasy IX to Android and iOS" VentureBeat 4:04 PM
  • "iCloud Photo Library, Photos.app and my Aperture plan (plus Aperture Exporter)" Gordon's Tech 3/5
  • "Why Are There So Many Minimalist Mac Writing Tools?" TeraTalks 3/4
  • "3 ways Apple could improve email: There's no better time to make the Mail apps more secure, proactive, and integrated with the other ways we communicate." Macworld 3/4
Press Releases
  • "Quark previews QuarkXPress 2016, which is due later this year" Apple World Today 3/5
  • "Homefront: Revolution finally confirmed for Mac" Mac Gamer HQ 3/4
  • "Records for Mac Gets an Update – New Table View, 30 Templates, More" MacTrast 3/4
  • "Changes are coming and it feels good" AuroraHDR 3/4