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Mac tips: Uninstall Safari 4, replace with Safari 3

Over the course of time I collect questions that merit no more than a couple of lines in response, which makes for an awfully puny column. But gang them together and you've got something. Something like this:

| Tip | Operating systems | Personal tech | 06/29/09 at 1:01 pm |


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Security Will Always Be a Headache

I wrote last month about Security Risks on Your Macintosh. I'm going to reference another report that explains how Apple's approach to security leaves quite a bit to be desired. Before that, however, I want to say this isn't potshots at Apple or Microsoft or anyone. Well, maybe we should take shots at the criminals creating malware and stealing information. But until computers and their users are 100 percent secure, there will be ways for criminals to make money. That's why security will always be a headache.



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Apple Xserve: Can't servers be elegant?

For a company known for its design smarts, something seems to be a problem.

| Opinion | Personal tech | Server and data center | 04/08/09 at 10:44 am |


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I'm a PC, and this time Microsoft's buying

Apple's Macintosh computers may be cool, but Windows PCs are easier on the wallet.

| Feature | Personal tech | Tech & society | 03/27/09 at 10:37 am |


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