It’s not tough to make a case today for better Mac security than what Apple delivers out of the box. Even though your business systems ship with a first-level firewall, they don’t arrive with any anti-virus software. Apple insists in clever ads that Mac security is not the problem that users find on PCs. That [...]

Editor’s Note: Our certified security expert Steve Hardwick reported on a insidious style of hacker attack, one that can infect Macs as well as the Windows world where he works everyday. Here at Bites HQ we use the Intego Software suite (NetBarrier and VirusBarrier) for anti-virus protection. Intego just rolled out X6 versions to protect [...]

The Mac is more self-maintaining than other business computers. A big reason for this is Apple’s user interface design. So much of what makes your Unix-based system hum along is gracefully hidden from you. Some call this Apple’s passion to control your experience. You can also consider it a blessed delivery from the constant scrubbing [...]

Apple has an important Software Update for its users who employ Java in their businesses. Like it or not, that’s everyone who’s reading this. Java is endemic in the Web experience, with Java scripts and “applets” being launched many times you visit Web pages.
This security update closes a hole that permits hackers and spammers to [...]

Editor’s Note: The Take Control Of series of PDF e-books is essential to getting the most out of Apple products. These gems published by Tonya and Adam Engst include a new title that goes beyond Apple’s products to cover Wi-Fi networking, with advice shaped for Apple users. I’ve asked a security professional to have a [...]

Mac accessory supplier iFixIt is selling a solution to add two bigger drives inside the well-sealed-up Mac Mini. The concept means cracking the case on this half-shoebox sized computer and replacing the Superdrive with a faster and bigger disk. No more CD/DVD option after this.
Any plan to crack a Mini for this is crackers. The [...]

Retrospect is so aged and unresponsive, after using it for more than 11 years here, that I’m moving away from it for our backups. In 2008 the EMC rep at Macworld said a new version would be out by the fall of ‘08. EMC missed that date, not a good sign for its commitment to [...]

JAMF Software has a new version of an admin tool for creating packages for Mac users across a company. Most small businesses have a single guru to run computing operations, so keeping that person efficient makes everybody happier. Composer 7 saves time and keeps changes to a Mac environment cleaner.
Composer creates packages, the Mac’s method [...]

Welcome to 2009. Is it time to embrace change yet? Just because it’s offered on your Mac, and in the computer press, doesn’t mean change will work for you.
Apple introduced Leopard’s version 10.5.6 last month, but even after a few weeks the latest release is still reported as a show-stopper for some Macs. Keeping up [...]

Replacing notebook components is no small matter, even if the screws take on the tiniest of proportions. I’ve upgraded the hard drive in my MacBook Pro, and so I have weathered my struggle with 2.55 mm Phillips screws. Opening the case of the MBP accounts for two-dozen of these fasteners, most of them at 000 [...]