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Category Archive: Macs

Network hardware – shifting packets

Can you tell a router from a switch, do you know the MAC of your Mac, and what is the difference between IEEE 802.11b and g?

April 6, 2015 Macs, Technology

The Internet of Threats

Just as drug cheats always seem several steps ahead of those trying to stop doping in sport, so computer security is always playing catch-up to hackers. And now they can hack into vending machines.

April 6, 2015 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Unsupported – how to re-use your old Macs safely

Why hoard or recycle your old Macs when you could do something useful – but not dangerous – with them?

April 5, 2015 Macs, Technology

The joy of TeX

Few computer products thrive for over 30 years: the Mac (31 years young), Unix in its many guises (46), and TeX (37) each spring to mind.

April 5, 2015 General, Language, Macs, Technology

SSL and HTTPS – should you trust them again?

Most of our financial and personal transactions should be protected by secure Internet connections. A year on, how has the Heartbleed bug changed this?

April 4, 2015 General, Macs, Technology

A C of Insecurity

Like the moth which flies miles to contact an irresistible lantern, only to die in its flame, the C languages continue to draw programmers to their nemesis.

April 4, 2015 General, Macs, Technology

What do you do when your broadband goes down?

With more and more of our documents cloudbound, failure of an Internet connection can spell disaster. Do you give up and chat, read a book, or what?

April 3, 2015 Macs, Technology

Gathering winds of change

When I mention that I used to write for MacUser, most people used to find it curious, even […]

April 3, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Why are my logs filling with these messages?

Q I happened to open Console the other day, when I had few apps open and nothing busy. […]

April 2, 2015 Macs, Technology

Beware of OS X 10.10.3

Advanced warning: you may find that OS X 10.10.3, currently in test, breaks some of your recent apps, […]

April 2, 2015 Macs, Technology

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