Entries from April 22, 2012 - April 28, 2012
How to Ward Off Flashback and Its Cousins
Monday, April 23, 2012 at 8:12PM 
I've been getting a lot of questions from friends and neighbors about Flashback and its derivitives. Since these bugs made the mainstream media, even the most non-techie Mac user is getting the jitters. I planned to write a comprehensive how-to to help these folks avoid all these Java-based bugs, but while doing my research I ran across this article by Cory Bohon at Mac|Life that sums it up completely. I could have plagerized his article, but I'm too ethical (er, uh, lazy) for that. To get a complete step-by-step for protecting your Mac from Flashback and other Java-based vermine, check out Cory's article. Nice job, Mr. Bohon.
Free Cloud Storage from M$!!!!
Monday, April 23, 2012 at 1:49PM 
Sometimes the greatest gifts come from the most unlikely places. Microsoft is offering 7 gigs of free cloud storage by simply signing up for SkyDrive with a new or existing WindowsLive ID. If you already have a WindowsLive ID, they will upgrade you to 25 gigs...FOR FREE! In a world where there's never enough storage, free is an excellent price. I've just signed up using my existing ID and upgraded to 25 gigs, so I can't testify to how well SkyDrive works just yet. I just wanted to let everyone know about it because Microsoft isn't saying how long this freebie will last.
So far, I've installed it on my Macs and one Windows machine. In both cases, a SkyDrive folder is added to your home folder. Anything you put in it gets copied to the cloud and to any other machines you have SkyDrive installed. Also, from your SkyDrive home page, Microsoft has added links to create OfficeLive docs. This can be really handy if you've never laid down the $150 for Office 2011. Everything works through a secure link, so Microsoft is at least trying to put on a secure face. So far, so good. Back later with more details...
