11 Quick Fixes for Common Mac Problems and Quirks || makeUseOf

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OS X and Built-in Network Troubleshooting || iMore

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Peter Cohen, writing for iMore, lays out a nice tip for disconnecting from your current network without toggling WiFi off and back on. More importantly, he talks about launching Apple’s Wireless Diagnostics, a built in utility to help you diagnose a troublesome network issue.

Good stuff.

iMore's OS X and Built-in Network Troubleshooting

6 Reasons To Get Excited About OS X El Capitan || Jason Snell

• via theLoop:

This is a solid take on some of what’s coming with OS X El Capitan. My hope is that, as with any stability-focused release, Apple has taken the time to get under the hood and do a bit of tune-up.

Jason Snell:

I’m not feeling a lot of love for OS X El Capitan out there. That might not be surprising, given that it’s firmly in the tradition of Mountain Lion and Snow Leopard–new-feature-light, speed-and-stability-focused OS X updates.

But as someone who reviewed Snow Leopard and Mountain Lion, I can tell you that not only did these cat modifier cat releases contain a bunch of bug fixes and other internal tweaks, they also managed to add a bunch of new features, too. Apple can’t help itself.

So let me present to you six reasons to be excited about what’s coming in El Capitan.

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Anti-Virus? No, Thank You!

via theLoop:

To see if you are infected, go into the Finder and Select Go > Go to Folder…. When the Go to folder sheet appears, enter this folder name:

/Library/Application Support/JavaW

Now click the Go button. If the Finder tells you the folder can’t be found, you should be OK. If the folder is found, you are likely infected and should consider some anti-virus software or a trip to the Apple Store.

The linked article is definitely worth a read. [Hat Tip Stu Mark]

The Mac Security Blog: iWorm Botnet Uses Reddit as Command and Control Center :

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Virus hunters have discovered a sophisticated botnet targeting Mac OS X computers and using a novel technique to operate. The malware has infected about 18,500 Macs, according to recent statistical analysis.

The Mac malware, called iWorm, uses a complex multi-purpose backdoor, through which criminals can issue commands that get the malicious program to carry out a wide range of instructions on the infected Macs.

According to researchers, the backdoor makes extensive use of encryption in its routes. It is capable of discovering what other software is installed on the infected machine and sending out information about it (operating system), opening a port on it, downloading additional files, relaying traffic, and sending a query to a web server to acquire the addresses of the C&C servers, essentially turning your Mac into a zombie.

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MacRumors’ Apple Updates Malware Definitions to Protect Against Botnet Threat Coordinated Via Reddit

Mac OS X Yosemite

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Apple Special Event. June 2, 2014.

The Swift Programming Language From Apple

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Swift is a new programming language for creating iOS and OS X apps. Swift builds on the best of C and Objective-C, without the constraints of C compatibility.
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If you are thinking of taking the plunge, go get the iBook. Even better, sign up as a developer, download Xcode and open the book as a playground from within Xcode. You’ll play as you learn. An incredibly fun experience.

How to Scan in Mac OS X Mavericks from Apple Preview

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Enable Internet Sharing in Mac OS X to Turn Your Mac Into a Wireless Router || OSX Daily

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Mac OSX Lion

Watch the streaming video from the WWDC 2011 keynote.
Mac OSX Lion ( 29.99$ ), check it. It is better than Microsoft's Windows OS.


If like me you love yr iPod Touch, or yr iPhone or think of getting one, check this iOS 5 preview.


iOS 5 page.

Thank you Bertrand Serlet. Of Course Microsoft Proudly Still Copying Your Work.

What's makes us human if not our core values.
It is not our pocket weight, or academic prowess, but how we channel all that is ourselves for the well of mankind.

Thank you Bertrand Serlet.

Mac OS X, The Best OS is Getting Better!

Mac OS X Lion Preview.
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@AppleInsider also.

AppleInsider's • Inside Mac OS X 10.7 Lion: Dozens of new high quality multilingual speech voices