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Category Archive: Technology

Troy under seige: more tools

Updates to Patrick Wardle’s DHS utility, and a couple of AppleScript hacks to scan for suspect code.

March 29, 2015 Macs, Technology

Open source Europe? The EU copyright report

The European Union recognises the need to update its copyright legislation. But are current proposals heading in the right direction?

March 27, 2015 General, Language, Life, Painting, Technology

Going barefoot, well almost

There is a lot of bullshit about footwear. Even reputable and reliable opinions are seldom supported by much evidence. So what about ‘zero drop’ or ‘barefoot’ shoes? Great or misguided?

March 27, 2015 General, Life, Technology

Words on Macs: 3 From text to documents

Once acquired, text needs to be structured and formatted. This guides you through different formats and editing options.

March 25, 2015 Language, Macs, Technology

Words on Macs: 2 Every Keystroke Counts

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This second article considers how text is entered into your Mac: mainly by the keyboard, but also briefly covers speech and scanned input.

March 23, 2015 Language, Macs, Technology

Troy under seige: update 22 March 2015

Latest news on dylib hijacking, with a list of vulnerable apps and a free tool to inspect Disk Images for suspect contents.

March 22, 2015 Macs, Technology

Troy under seige: OS X and non-secure downloads

OS X security has just changed. Very significantly. Why downloading apps or updates over non-secure connections puts your Mac at risk.

March 21, 2015 Macs, Technology

dylib hijacking – the story develops

This is a follow-up to my previous article about DLL hacking and OS X here. Patrick Wardle of […]

March 20, 2015 Macs, Technology

Words on Macs: 1 Code-Breaking with Unicode

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In the first of a series, this explains how Macs work with Unicode, how to get the best out of that, and how to fix its problems.

March 20, 2015 Language, Macs, Technology

DLL hacking – a new threat to OS X

It was only a matter of time before someone found a way to bypass Gatekeeper; according to Patrick […]

March 17, 2015 Macs, Technology

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