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  • Open source roars on OS X Lion

    Posted September 27, 2011 - 8:10 am

    The battle for the desktop may have turned into more of a heated argument, thanks to energy shifting to mobile platforms, but that doesn't mean that open source hasn't staked out some territory. Brian Proffitt offers this update on the state of open source apps available on the latest version of OS X.

  • New Mac Trojan horse masquerades as virus scanner

    Posted May 2, 2011 - 1:59 pm

    By and large, Mac users have been able to escape the onslaught of malware that their Windows counterparts suffer from. But every once in a while, a piece of nastiness slips into the wild. The latest offender is a Trojan horse by the name of MAC Defender, which purports to be a virus-scanning application. In fact, it does little more than encourage users to give up their credit card information.

  • 10 for X: A decade of Mac OS X

    Posted March 24, 2011 - 3:40 pm

    On March 24, 2001, the iMac was less than three years old, the iPod was still more than six months away, and Macs ran at astounding speeds of up to 733MHz. But most importantly, Apple on that day released the first official version of Mac OS X, changing the future of its platform forever.

  • What's in it for Psystar?

    Posted December 4, 2009 - 4:50 am

    There's got to be more to this, right?

  • Apple Kills Hackintosh Netbooks with Snow Leopard Update

    Posted November 2, 2009 - 9:30 pm

    Apple is reportedly breaking Hackintoshes -- meaning netbooks illegimately installed with Mac OS X -- with its latest update to Leopard.

  • Mac OS X Snow Leopard: What's new for all users

    Posted September 4, 2009 - 1:30 pm

    Take InfoWorld's in-depth visual tour of the new Mac OS features that every user will want to know about

  • Windows 7's XP Mode is CYA at its best

    Posted April 27, 2009 - 10:48 pm

    Microsoft has been lambasted in the media for Windows Vista and is doing everything possible to make sure that Windows 7 doesn't meet a similar fate. With application compatibility remaining an area of weakness for Vista, Microsoft has taken the step of announcing their development of a virtual XP Mode that will run in Windows 7 and host Windows XP-compatible software. While XP Mode presents some challenges for IT staff, it also present a terrific opportunity for Microsoft.

  • Macs rarely belong in the enterprise

    Posted February 19, 2009 - 12:28 am

    For years, Apple fans have told us that Macs are easier to use, result in less tech support, are more stable and have fewer virus issues than their Windows counterparts. As such, some people believe, Macs should be the logical first choice when it comes to an enterprise deployment, especially since they can easily run Windows software. I'm here to commit a cardinal sin by dispelling this idea.

  • HP to do it right by doing it itself?

    Posted September 5, 2008 - 12:28 pm

    Or: What happens when you suddenly realize that your business depends on somebody else's.
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