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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

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

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

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

OS X Security Update 2015-003 for Yosemite 10.10.2

Apple has just released another OS X security update, 2015-003, for Yosemite 10.10.2. This fixes a vulnerability in […]

March 19, 2015 Macs

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