12 years ago on August 6th 1997 Steve Jobs shocked attendees at Macworld in Boston by announcing a partnership Microsoft. This video is one that brings back a lot of memories and always makes me laugh. When it comes to working with Microsoft, Apple fans are not exactly the most enthusiastic of people. And the [...]

One of the things that amazes me most about operating system upgrades is the contrasting pricing structures. Apple has kind of got a reputation for making the more expensive computers but on the flip side they typically sell their operating system much cheaper than Microsoft does. While I am admittedly critical of Microsoft for being [...]

Almost everyone has heard about Tim Cook’s statements regarding Apple’s stance on Netbooks but for those that haven’t: “For us, it’s about doing great products,” Cook said during today’s call discussing Apple’s (surprisingly strong) second quarter earnings. “When I look at netbooks, I see cracked keyboards, terrible software, junky hardware, very small screens. It’s just [...]

Do you remember the infected copy of iWork ’09 that leaked to the Internet via Torrent sites earlier this year?  Well it looks like now those that downloaded and installed it are part of a Botnet.  According to a paper posted in the Virus Bulletin by Symantec researchers Mario Ballano Barcena and Alfredo Pesoli there [...]

It is very common to run across malware distribution sites on the Internet but usually they are designed in such a manner that it is easy to know they are malicious.  One site in particular looks impressive and extremely legitimate but is infecting OSX computers with the OSX/RSPlug-F trojan. Malware targeting Apple computers is on [...]