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Tag: Mac

Protecting your kids from Porn – the free way

Most kids are sneaky. Everyone knows this.  Apple and others spends millions of dollars and thousands of hours developing systems that limit screen time, block applications and hide rude words from the online dictionary. But the kids get around these things with what seems like ease.  But some kids fall upon bad web sites by …

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The worst Mac Malware I have ever seen

Like ad breaks during a YouTube video, Breakfast TV or hearing Donald Trump’s voice, malware on a mac is a nuisance but not the end of the world. Actually, come to think of it, Donald Trump’s voice is worse Anyway… point is, Malware on a Mac is irritating and normally easy to get rid of… …

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New Malware – be aware

  The scumbags of the IT world are out in force again and this time they have released a new Malware attack for Mac. As usual it is important to remember that this attack – like all the others thus far – are limited and specific in their delivery method. In other words, you won’t …

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Shellshock- are you at risk.

About a week ago a security flaw was discovered the Unix operating system. This immediately began sounding alarm bells around the world because the Unix operating system is imbedded in a lot of technology these days- including your Macintosh. Despite the fact that this security issue is widespread and potentially disastrous –  in realistic terms there is …

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Friends don’t let friends use XP

Reading the title of this article you’ll be expecting me to start banging on about Windows and how bad it is, how the Mac is so much better and how you ought to be encouraging your friends to make the switch now. Not this time. Well….. not much anyway. Really this is about Windows XP had how …

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