Apple released a security update yesterday to help assist users with the removal and protection from the Mac Defender Malware. However, hackers have already created a new variant of the Malware that the Security Update is not familiar with. The timestamp of the virus is just hours after Apple released their update. However, if you still have your settings to not allow downloaded files to run and are being aware of things you click on and download, then you are still safe.  Read more...

Permalink: New Mac Defender Variant Immune to Apples Security Update

Apple has released Security Update 2011-003 today, to help with the removal and detection of the Mac Defender virus.  Read more...

Permalink: Apple Releases Security Update 2011-003 for Mac OSX

Apple’s latest Mac OSX Update, 10.6.8, will enhance the Mac App Store to ready your Mac for Lion. Including those updates, it updates VPN, as well as fixes a bug with Preview.  Read more...

Permalink: Mac OSX 10.6.8 update brings enhancements to Mac App Store to ready your Mac for Lion

The third build of Mac OSX 10.6.8 was seeded to developers earlier today, which could be the final build before Mac OSX 10.7 Lion launches. Apple has been very consistent with their build release, releasing the builds to developers every Thursday or Friday. Apple is still wanting developers to focus on Graphics Drivers, Mac App Store (Will be utilized more with Lion as well), Networking, Airport, Quicktime, and VPN.  Read more...

Permalink: Mac OSX 10.6.8 build seeded to developers

Reports are now stating that Mac OSX Lion has been released for Internal Testing at Apple. With this release for testing, it means that the public release is near, and with WWDC in 2 weeks, we could see a release very soon.  Read more...

Permalink: Mac OSX Lion 10.7 ready for release?

Apple has just put out a How-To about Mac Defender Malware that has been spreading like wildfire through the Mac OSX community. They have suggested in their article that they will be releasing an update in the coming days to help with the Malware. This is quoted from their article:  Read more...

Permalink: Apple Mac OSX Update coming to help with Mac Defender Malware

An internal document was sent to Apple Employees telling them to not assist customers that are infected with the MacDefender virus. The MacDefender virus shows up on your Mac as an AntiVirus application. If you have this virus or downloaded the installer, be sure to download the program or dmg immediately.  Read more...

Permalink: Apple Employees told to not assist customers with MacDefender Infections

Apple’s line of sleek and slim MacBook Airs are due for a refresh in the coming months, and will most likely be internal upgrades.

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Permalink: Apple’s MacBook Airs due to be refreshed in June or July

There have been quite a few rumors about Apple having a 10 year anniversary event this weekend. Stores have been receiving materials all week long and employees are said to report to the store early this Sunday morning for a mandatory meeting.  Read more...

Permalink: Apple Store 10 Year Anniversary this weekend may be “Back to School” Program Launch

Google has finally released it’s Chrome Canary build for Mac.  Canary is Google Chrome’s Developer builds, which google is numbering version 13.  The current release of Chrome is at Version 11, with the beta builds at version 12.  This means a few things, the builds are very unstable and are very frequent.  Security is not guaranteed so you should use Canary along side another version of Chrome.  I would avoid doing any shopping or putting any personal information into a web page using the browser.  Read more...

Permalink: Google Chrome Canary now available for OSX