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If you’ve never owned an Apple computer, you don’t know what you’re missing. On the other hand, if you regularly use Macintosh computers, you understand that once you have a Mac, you’ll never go back. An Apple Macintosh – whether it’s a MacBook, a Mac Pro, or an iMac – takes personal computing to a whole new level. I bought my first iMac in 1998, have upgraded twice, and am still happy as a proverbial clam. Here, then are five reasons to love the Apple Macintosh.

1. Cool elegance. If there’s one thing Steve Jobs knows how to do, it’s designing electronics that are ultra-cool yet beautifully elegant. Why have a cumbersome big box desktop computer when you can have everything you need in an elegant iMac? Behind that clear, bright 16:10 aspect ratio monitor is the entire computer, including a DVD drive and a 64-bit Intel Core 2 Duo processor. There’s even a webcam built into the iMac so you can video chat or video conference whenever the whim strikes.

2. Intuitive functionality. Even though Windows copied the friendly desktop interface from Apple Macintosh, they still haven’t been able to get it right. Navigating the Mac’s interface is truly intuitive, engaging, and just downright fun. With a mobile computing product like the MacBook, you can take full computing functionality wherever you go. And, wherever you’ll go, you’ll always be connected, since the MacBook automatically finds nearby wireless networks and gives you nearly instant online access.

3. Digital living. Macintosh computers are designed to embrace the digital lifestyle. MacBooks and iMacs come with iLife, a wonderful array of applications that let you effortlessly share photo albums, record podcasts and songs, and even create and edit movies. You can even publish your creations on the Web with a single click. How cool is that?

4. Bug-free. If you’ve been wrestling with Vista the past few months (or any other Windows operating system, for that matter), you don’t know the meaning of freedom. Macintosh computers’ operating systems are bug-free, and as for upgrades, you get to choose when to receive software update notifications, and always have the choice of updating now or in the future. Mac simply isn’t intrusive; you get to control technology, instead of having technology control you.

5. Workhorse. Macintosh computers are more than a way to frolic in your spare time. They’re also workhorses. For years, graphic artists and publishers have almost exclusively used Macs for work. With the Mac Pro, you can get Adobe Creative Suite 3, a suite of tools specifically designed for creative professionals. Whether you’re a web designer, a graphic artist, an art director, or a video professional, Adobe Creative Suite 3 will make your work easier, better, and more fun.

There are those who say that Macintosh computers are limited in that much of the available software is only compatible with PCs. My experience is that my Mac can do anything a PC can do – and do it better. But for those diehards who insist that they can’t live without Windows, the next version of Mac OSX, Leopard, will allow you to install Windows XP on the Mac. Right now, you can run Windows in emulation mode…although for the life of me, I don’t understand why you would want to!

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Mac is a powerful closed operating ststem which is powered by Apple Inc.

Mac is a secure system as compare to other operating systems. Mac file systems include HFS (Hierarchical File System), HFS+, HFSX and HFS Wrapper. 

Even it is a powerful system but still it has flaws whereyour system can be at risk. In most case the user experience of data loss. Most of the viruses attack on the file system and then damage it. If you dont shut down system properly, it can also harm your files and system may unable to restore the files properly due to improper booting.

There are Mac recovery softwares in the market which can able you to bring back your data safely. 

One should checkout with Apple site to choose these kind of softwares.

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In Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, if you change your account’s password using your Mac OS X Tiger Install disc (or if your network-based account password is changed due to a network admin forcing a password change), your default keychain password (which uses the same initial password as your user account) does not change. Because of this, you will be prompted to enter a keychain password each time an application requires authentication that your keychain would normally provide

If you want your default keychain to be unlocked automatically when you log in, synchronize your Keychain Access and account login passwords by doing this:

1. Open Keychain Access (you can get to it by choosing Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder).
2. From the Edit menu, choose Change Password for Keychain “login.”
3. Type the former password of the account that you are currently logged in to, then click OK.
4. If you entered the correct password, a new window appears; enter the original password again in the Current Password field.
5. In the New Password field, type the password that matches your current account password.
6. Re-enter the newer password in the Verify field, then click OK.

If you dont remember original account password then

1. In Keychain Access, choose Keychain List from the Edit menu.
2. Delete the “login” keychain.

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WinMagic is bringing its full disk encryption technology to the Mac, the company announced this week.

SecureDoc for Mac provides users of Mac OS X Tiger or Leopard with an enterprise class full disk encryption, according to WinMagic. SecureDoc is an “always on” technology that supports Mac desktops, laptops and removable media.

The SecureDoc encryption features Government-grade AES 256 true full-disk encryption; Pre-boot authentication; SecureDoc Enterprise Server central admin console to enable rapid deployment; Centralized management and reporting consolidated across Mac and other endpoints; and Scalable for deployment in any size organization or government agency.

SecureDoc for Mac also supports and manages hardware-encrypted disk drives in Macs like the Seagate Momentus FDE drives.

Pricing was not available, but the company does have some further information posted to its Web site.

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If you’ve ever browsed through your system, you may have come across something called FileVault. FileVault is exactly as it sounds, a vault for storing all of your files. The FileVault (open as you did with the Firewall) uses the latest government security standard called AES-128 encryption and helps safeguard your files. It encrypts and decrypts on the fly (as you’re working) and all without you knowing. FileVault can protect prying eyes from files such as your banking details, private letters or even family photographs using a password—set up by you. An excellent way to give you peace of mind when using your Macintosh system.

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The Keychain is the most dangerous moment of brilliance  ever seen. On one side, it knows your passwords to everything and lets you get away with being human while still being secure. On the other, it lets you get away with being human while being insecure. If you walk away, I can connect to just about any password-protected service you have access to and the computer will fill in the password for me.Yet, it has controls (again, turned off by default) that let you get around this. In Keychain Access, go to Edit and then to Change Settings for Keychain. You can do two things here: set an idle timeout, or tell it to lock on sleep. I prefer just locking on sleep, myself, because I rather depend on the screensaver to do the idle locking for my systems. Sleep, however, especially for portable users, means that the person waking the computer may or may not be the owner, and that’s prime time to start asking for passwords. Until a password is entered you won’t be on IM, or checking mail, or whatever else. Programs that use passwords will be locked from getting new data.

If your keychain password is different from your account password then you have an even greater level of security as the screensaver password won’t work for the keychain, and vice-versa.

http://www.macgeekery.com/tips/security/basic_mac_os_x_security 

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Mac OS X provides many built in security features that, when fully utilised, can greatly reduce the risk of a security incident. OS X is one of the most secure default installations when compared to other operating system. The install follows the accepted best practice of disabling all network services unless explicitly enabled. The default security settings should suit the needs of most users in a workstation setting. This guide is aimed at users in environments requiring stronger security controls in an operating system, making full use of the protection features offered in OS X. It would also be of use to system administrators wishing to enforce an organisation wide desktop security policy for Mac OS X.

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If you receive error messages after you have changed your settings in eudora , try the following options:

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Apple has just released security update 3.0.2 for Safari 3 beta. This update is for both Win32 and OS X. Below are the details:

APPLE-SA-2007-06-22 Safari 3 Beta Update 3.0.2

Safari
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-2398
Available for: Windows XP or Vista
Impact: A maliciously crafted website may control the contents of
the address bar
Description: In Safari Beta 3.0.1 for Windows, a timing issue allows
a web page to change the contents of the address bar without loading
the contents of the corresponding page. This could be used to spoof
the contents of a legitimate site, allowing user credentials or other
information to be gathered. This update addresses the issue by
restoring the address bar contents if a request for a new web page is
terminated. This issue does not affect Mac OS X systems.

Safari
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-2400
Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.9 or later, Windows XP or Vista
Impact: Visiting a malicious website may allow cross-site scripting
Description: Safari’s security model prevents JavaScript in remote
web pages from modifying pages outside of their domain. A race
condition in page updating combined with HTTP redirection may allow
JavaScript from one page to modify a redirected page. This could
allow cookies and pages to be read or arbitrarily modified. This
update addresses the issue by correcting access control to window
properties. Credit to Lawrence Lai, Stan Switzer, Ed Rowe of Adobe
Systems, Inc for reporting this issue.

WebCore
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-2401
Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.9 or later, Windows XP or Vista
Impact: Visiting a malicious website may allow cross-site requests
Description: An HTTP injection issue exists in XMLHttpRequest when
serializing headers into an HTTP request. By enticing a user to
visit a maliciously crafted web page, an attacker could conduct
cross-site scripting attacks. This update addresses the issue by
performing additional validation of header parameters. Credit to
Richard Moore of Westpoint Ltd for reporting this issue.

WebKit
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-2399
Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.9 or later, Windows XP or Vista
Impact: Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an
unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution
Description: An invalid type conversion when rendering frame sets
could lead to memory corruption. Visiting a maliciously crafted web
page may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary
code execution. Credit to Rhys Kidd of Westnet for reporting this
issue.

Safari
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-2398
Available for: Windows XP or Vista
Impact: A maliciously crafted website may control the contents of
the address bar
Description: In Safari Beta 3.0.1 for Windows, a timing issue allows
a web page to change the contents of the address bar without loading
the contents of the corresponding page. This could be used to spoof
the contents of a legitimate site, allowing user credentials or other
information to be gathered. This update addresses the issue by
restoring the address bar contents if a request for a new web page is
terminated. This issue does not affect Mac OS X systems.

Safari
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-2400
Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.9 or later, Windows XP or Vista
Impact: Visiting a malicious website may allow cross-site scripting
Description: Safari’s security model prevents JavaScript in remote
web pages from modifying pages outside of their domain. A race
condition in page updating combined with HTTP redirection may allow
JavaScript from one page to modify a redirected page. This could
allow cookies and pages to be read or arbitrarily modified. This
update addresses the issue by correcting access control to window
properties. Credit to Lawrence Lai, Stan Switzer, Ed Rowe of Adobe
Systems, Inc for reporting this issue.

WebCore
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-2401
Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.9 or later, Windows XP or Vista
Impact: Visiting a malicious website may allow cross-site requests
Description: An HTTP injection issue exists in XMLHttpRequest when
serializing headers into an HTTP request. By enticing a user to
visit a maliciously crafted web page, an attacker could conduct
cross-site scripting attacks. This update addresses the issue by
performing additional validation of header parameters. Credit to
Richard Moore of Westpoint Ltd for reporting this issue.

WebKit
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-2399
Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.9 or later, Windows XP or Vista
Impact: Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an
unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution
Description: An invalid type conversion when rendering frame sets
could lead to memory corruption. Visiting a maliciously crafted web
page may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary
code execution. Credit to Rhys Kidd of Westnet for reporting this
issue.

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The no entry sign is the Mac failing to find a valid start up system to boot from. You should have been given the original Installer disks (sometimes referred to a Recovery Disks) by the tech boys. If not go back and ask for them and make sure they are for your Machine as disks from say a PowerBook won’t work. Insert the first disk into the Mac and boot up. Once you hear the chime press and hold down the "C" key to force it to load from the CD. Once you see the Apple logo you can release the key. Once at the first screen of the installer go to top of screen menus and under "Utiltities" select "Disk Utility". Once this is running do the following:

[1] Click once on the hard disk icon (not the volume name) and see if there is a SMART status at the bottom of the window. If there is a status (not all hard disks support this feature) it should say "Verified". If it says anything else it’s either history or soon will be.
[2] Run disk utility to check the hard disk. If yo get any reports of problems and they are repaired repeat again until the hard disk is given a clean bill of health. If Disk Utility can’t repair the hard disk then you will either need to purchase an industrial strength utility such as Disk Warrior or TechTool Pro or reformat the disk and start from scratch losing anying on the disk in the process. As this was recently wiped before you bought it I don’t think this would be a problem for you.
[3] Is you get past 1 and 2 above run "Repair Persmissions".

Then restart the Mac and see if that fixes things. If not then an Archive and Re-Install of the System would be the next thing to do.

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 Apple’s recent campaign claiming its machines were more secure and less likely to crash or pick up a virus than Windows PCs has been cleared by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).

No word on whether the smugness of comedians Mitchell and Webb is likely to break acceptable bounds though.A national press campaign included a picture of Webb holding a sign reading in part: “I run Mac OS X so you don’t have to worry about the viruses and spyware that PCs do”.

The ASA received 14 complaints, nine of which considered the virus claims misleading and irresponsible because viruses attack operating systems rather than machines and some PCs could run on operating systems, like Linux, which were just as safe as Mac OSX. Apple said the advert was meant to refer to PCs running Microsoft Windows and provided evidence that 97 per cent of home PCs – targeted by the ad – run Microsoft Windows. Apple identified 114,000 viruses that target PCs and that it did not claim Macs were entirely immune to viruses.

A second advert shown in cinemas and online showed Mitchell sneezing and warning his Mac mate Webb that he had a virus. The third advert subject to complaint was a cinema advert which showed the PC character played by Mitchell repeatedly freezing to illustrate a crashed PC.

The ASA ruled in Apple’s favour in each of the three complaints.

Apple, you’ll be relieved to hear, will not be running the adverts again.

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When I saw this last night, I couldn’t believe that Adobe would do something as stupid as shutting down the personal firewall so they could do updates.  What makes it funny is that they probably would have gotten away with it if they had just remembered to turn the firewall back on after the fact.  Come on guys, this isn’t rocket science.

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