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MacSurfer's Archive: Wednesday, April 4, 2012
 

 

OS X
News
  • "Nearly half of U.S. corporations issuing Macs to employees: With about 46 percent of corporations handing out Apple computers to their workers it would seem that OS X is slowly currying favor with chief information officers, though the final count depends on the workers themselves and many are not yet ready to make the leap to Mac." AppleInsider 6:43 PM
  • "Flashback trojan reportedly controls half a million Macs and counting" Ars Technica 6:44 PM
  • "Storm brews over iCloud: Apple's core promises aren't always in sync with users' experiences of its products."  Sydney Morning Herald 11:27 AM
  • "Apple releases security update for Java: Just a day after reports spread about a Java-based Trojan horse that could install itself on your Mac without requiring that you enter a password..." Macworld UK 8:34 AM
  • "Apple patches potential malware 'outbreak': Apple has quietly released Java patches for OS X after users were left vulnerable to Flashback malware that had security experts so worried they recommended ditching Java." ZDNet Australia 8:44 AM
  • "Apple updates Java for Mac: OS X update addresses arbitrary code execution holes" Macworld 8:45 AM
  • "Snow Leopard, Lion Java Updates Address Trojan Issue" The Mac Observer 9:50 AM
  • "Apple Mac OS X patch for Java finally arrives" The Inquirer 8:57 AM
  • "Java for OS X Lion, Snow Leopard Updates address Flashback.K" FairerPlatform 9:17 AM
  • "Mac OS X Mountain Lion Preview Takes .06% Share of all Mac OS X Traffic" Search Engine Journal 9:12 AM
  • "Apple releases iAd Producer 2.1: Apple on Wednesday rolled version 2.1 of its iAd Producer software, adding Twitter integration along with a host of improvements and fixes for the advertisement building tool." AppleInsider 6:42 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "You can also set events to float so they stay at the same relative time regardless of time zone - e.g., things like lunch which happen at 12:00 in every time zone." MacInTouch 1:49 PM
  • "iTunes and artwork can create problems. The problem is a bug that has existed for a few years where if you drag art to lossless files, perhaps other types, it will corrupt the audio file leaving you with nothing but painful noise. If you add art to a specific album, the audio corruption is random and won't be found in every file. The bug can be avoided by dragging art to one song at a time, which is not a practical solution." MacInTouch 1:51 PM
  • "Steve Harris shows how to see a code for which device caused a Mac to wake up from sleep. The next trick is to associate the code with the actual device names. Unfortunately the System Profiler doesn't help here (at least on Snow Leopard), but there is a way" MacInTouch 1:48 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "Restoring OS X server using Time Machine may take additional steps" CNET Reviews 10:36 PM
  • "How to revert input behavior changes in OS X Lion" CNET Reviews 10:33 PM
  • "Don't splash out on software – transform one face into another with Keynote" Mac|Life 3:12 PM
  • "How to Protect Your Mac from Java-based Malware" Mac|Life 1:58 PM
  • "Macworld Feature: The Other OS/The best way to run Windows on your Mac" Macworld UK 8:52 AM
  • "Analog review: Analog is here to grunge things up with 23 filter effects and 15 borders" Macworld UK 8:26 AM
  • "MacMost Now 692: Framing Photos in Pages" MacMost 8:18 AM
  • "Delete iMap Mail Accounts Offline Cache" Amsys 8:10 AM
  • "Managed Preferences Part 1 – Introduction" Amsys 8:09 AM
  • "Just What Your Mac Needs: Free, Customizable Email Notification Pop Ups" Mac 360 7:57 AM
  • "5 Reasons To Love Either Of Two Mac FTP Apps (both good, one better)" NoodleMac 7:56 AM
  • "How The Mac App Store Can Give You A Better Browser (free)" Mac 360 7:56 AM
  • "An Easy, Cheap Way To Browse And View Zipped Archives On Your Mac" McSolo 7:56 AM
  • "How To Backup Your Google Gmail Email To Your Mac" BohemianBoomer 7:56 AM
  • "Why You Need A Simple App To Sync Your Mac Files To Google Docs" TeraTalks 7:55 AM
Op/Ed
  • "Mac Are The Most Ignored Part Of Apple's Portfolio"  MacNews 9:17 AM
  • "Why did it take Apple six weeks to fix critical Java exploit?" PC Pro [Free Registration Required] 8:36 AM
  • "Apple's iCloud Great for Protecting Data and Privacy, but Not for Enterprise Users" Softpedia 8:35 AM
Press Releases
  • "VooMote Zapper incorporates iCloud" UberGizmo 3:14 PM
  • "Luxion updates KeyShot plugins for Creo and Pro/E" Architosh 11:32 AM
  • "Nattress Film Transitions Released for FCP, Motion and AE" prMac 10:21 AM
  • "MacWall: Browse desktop wallpapers in Dashboard" FairerPlatform 9:17 AM
  • "Stellar Phoenix releases OLM repair for Mac OS X and above" Tech2 8:57 AM
  • "Western Digital 2 TB Portable Hard Drive Aimed at Mac Users" eWeek 9:01 AM
  • "2TB WD My Passport Studio portable drives for Mac launched" TechShout 8:45 AM
  • "New Windows Phone 7 Connector for Mac released" Neowin 8:43 AM
  • "FileMaker spruces up its look with FileMaker 12 release: Themes, file management tools lead changes in database software update" Macworld 9:12 AM
  • "FileMaker 12 Ships with New Templates, Charts, 64-Bit Support" The Mac Observer 8:20 AM
  • "Stellar Phoenix releases OLM Repair 1.0 for Mac OS X" prMac 8:20 AM
  • "App Tamer 1.2.1 Update Fixes Two Issues" prMac 8:12 AM
  • "Chirashi 1.30 Updated - Flier Editor for Shops and Small Business" prMac 8:12 AM
  • "Electric Peel Releases Note-A-Lator for Mac 2.0" prMac 8:03 AM