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‘Flashback’ Trojan Horse in the wild—what to do

A Trojan Horse—a bit of bad computer code that pretends to be something else—is infecting a few Macs. This is different from a virus which spreads from computer to computer. I saw an infected Mac up in Portland yesterday via remote support. I don’t think...

Steve Jobs, 1955-2011

My own interest in Apple mirrored Steve Jobs’ return to the company in 1997. In the late ’90s I saw him at Seybold and Macworld, and over the years watched his keynotes both live and, particularly after we returned to Oregon, by video stream. He was a...

Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Presentation

I will be delivering a presentation on Apple’s new Mac OS X 10.7 Lion operating system for the Salem Macintosh Users Group on September 17 from 10 AM to noon at Comfort Suites in Salem. Everyone is welcome, though seating may be limited.

Mac HelpMate 3.2 now available

Mac HelpMate version 3.2 is now available in our Remote Support section. It offers bug fixes as well as transitional support for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion. This update is free, and for current Mac HelpMate users, may also be downloaded via the “Check for Updates”...

SMUG Presentation, June 14

I will be speaking about the new Macbook Pro laptops at the next Salem Macintosh Users Group (SMUG) meeting. This meeting will be held on June 14 at 7 PM at Comfort Suites on Hawthorne in Salem. I will also cover any new announcements from Apple’s World Wide...

Mac Defender

Most archeologists now accept that the city of Troy existed in the 11th or 12th century BC. What is unknown is whether the Trojan War also had basis in fact. As you may know, Greek mythology tells us of Eris’ Apple of Discord, given to Paris to be presented to...