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MacSurfer's Archive: Wednesday, April 18, 2012
 

 

OS X
News
  • "Flashback MacBot now around 99,000 Macs: According to Symantec there were approximately 142,000 infected Macs still active on Monday 16 April" Macworld UK 7:59 AM
  • "Even after Apple's fix, 140k machines are still affected by Flashback malware" The Next Web 7:59 AM
  • "Around 140,000 Apple machines still infected with Flashback malware, says Symantec" Engadget 7:58 AM
  • "Mac Flashback Trojan: Find Out If You're One of the 140,000 Still Infected" Gizmodo 8:26 AM
  • "Mozilla blocks Java in Firefox for some Mac users: Disables outdated plug-in for Firefox on Leopard and earlier" Computerworld 8:28 AM
  • "Apple Releases OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview 3" MacRumors 3:31 PM
  • "Apple releases OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Developer Preview 3 and new Xcode 4.4 build" The Next Web 3:35 PM
  • "Apple seeds OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview 3 (release note included)" 9 to 5 Mac 3:35 PM
  • "Apple Seeds Mountain Lion Preview 3" AppleBitch 3:35 PM
  • "Apple releases OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview 3" AppleInsider 3:32 PM
  • "Apple seeds Safari 5.2 Update 3 to developers" AppleInsider 9:56 PM
  • "Apple issues Xcode 4.4 Developer Preview 3" AppleInsider 9:57 PM
  • "Apple Configurator App 1.0.1 Tweaks Redemption Codes, More" The Mac Observer 2:23 PM
  • "Apple pushes iCloud to MobileMe users, offers free Snow Leopard DVD to enable Lion upgrade" The Next Web 11:39 PM
  • "Apple Driving iCloud Conversions with Free Copies of Snow Leopard for MobileMe Users" MacRumors 11:39 PM
  • "Apple offering free Snow Leopard update to MobileMe holdouts" Engadget 11:39 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "Undoing the damage wrought by Microsoft's Outlook update" Macworld 3:10 PM
  • "Is there a way to configure Entourage 2008 EWS (exchange web services edition) to only sync, say, the most recent 3 days worth of email, just like I can using an iPhone or an iPad?" MacInTouch 4:25 PM
  • "I seem to have run short of wired LAN ports on my router and would appreciate a little advice. I think just adding a router by putting an ethernet cable on one of the LAN ports of my existing WiFi router to the new plain routers' WAN port would give me the desired additional wired ports. Also I think I have to be sure that the plain router not be giving out LAN addresses by turning off the DHCP server in that plain router (so my old router still maintains the DHCP server on the whole LAN. Did I get that right? Any suggestions?" MacInTouch 4:25 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "How to Create a Bootable Mac OS X Flash Drive" PCWorld 9:57 PM
  • "Flashback: What Do You Do When It Strikes Again?" Rixstep 9:28 PM
  • "PadSync: a great looking iTunes file sharing alternative" iDownload Blog 7:43 AM
  • "Keep An Eye On Your Twitter Followers With Detective" MacStories 8:22 AM
  • "Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Lion Edition – The 'Book Mystique Review" MacPrices 11:06 AM
  • "Company Of Heroes Complete: Campaign Edition" Macworld 8:18 AM
  • "Re-enabling the Sync Apps option in iTunes Article" iLounge 1:48 PM
  • "MacMost Now 698: Better Audio With Final Cut Pro Multicam Editing" MacMost 7:46 AM
  • "Streamline Your Workflow Using Alfred [OS X Tips] Cult of Mac 8:34 AM
  • "Mac Tip: Where On My Hard Drive Are E-Mails Stored?" MacTrast 8:22 AM
  • "4 Ways This Mac Graphic Tool Works Better Than Photoshop" Mac 360 7:48 AM
  • "A Simple, Easy, Cheap Way To Get Rid Of Duplicate Photos In iPhoto" McSolo 7:48 AM
  • "What's The Best Mac Alarm? One That's Cheap, Easy, And Howls" TeraTalks 7:48 AM
  • "How Many Ways Can You Launch Apps On Your Mac? Here's The Most Expensive Launcher Yet" BohemianBoomer 7:49 AM
  • "3 Ways To Switch Between Windows And Apps On Your Mac (one is great, two are free)" NoodleMac 7:49 AM
  • "Use This Mac App To Become A World Famous Comic Strip Creator" Mac 360 7:48 AM
Op/Ed
  • "How iCloud upset the Apple cart: Long-term Mac users have been snubbed as the tech giant refines its online services." Melbourne Age 9:56 PM
  • "The Windows release of 64-bit Lightworks is due on the 28th of May: But where is the Mac version?" Final Cut Pro Training 8:56 PM
  • "Malicious software infecting more Androids, and even Apple finds it's not immune" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 9:59 PM
  • "Flashback Mac Botnet Shrinking, But Researchers Disagree Wildly On How Much" Forbes 3:33 PM
  • "Time for Mac Users to Embrace Security: Mac users have been conditioned that security is not an issue, but now that the platform has the attention of malware developers it's time for Mac users to get proactive about defending against attacks." Content Works 12:48 PM
  • "Lion and hard drive failure"  Betalogue 8:34 AM
  • "Time to de-Flash your site? Some opt to have a mobile site, with no Flash enabled, and a main site with all the whiz-bang required." Computerworld 8:28 AM
Press Releases
  • "aTV Flash (black) for Apple TV hits version 1.5, brings new player, NFS streaming and more" Engadget 9:58 PM
  • "Excel Software today announced QLRT Xcode 1.1 for Xcode developers. QLRT Xcode is a static library implementation of the QuickLicense runtime software for protection, activation and license management. A company can protect software from piracy and increase revenue by supporting a wide range of license types, activation processes and advanced licensing features." Excel Software 8:54 PM
  • "Autodesk releases Inventor Fusion for Mac" Architosh 12:35 PM
  • "Cheetah 3D 6.0 is out-now with Bullet physics engine" Architosh 12:35 PM
  • "Nemetschek and Maxon announce rendering competition" Architosh 12:35 PM
  • "Email2 Launches Simple Secure Messaging for Mac" PRWeb 11:10 AM
  • "Calories 3 is out now! The health program 3.0 provides you with numerous assistants to lose weight and track your blood pressure and blood sugar" danholt4mac 7:47 AM
  • "SCOtutor for iPhoto on iOS - Mac version now available" prMac 7:52 AM
  • "KeyCue 6.1 now with improved support for Keyboard Maestro" prMac 7:46 AM
  • "Mac a Montreal integrates home automation with Apple solutions" prMac 7:46 AM