Monthly Archives: October 2011

New malware uses your computer to attack websites

  Nice writeup by Lex at Macworld. It seems that lately there has been more hacking interest in the Mac. I wonder why? I have been using Sophos on my Mac and it has worked great. It has found a … Continue reading

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Wondering how to delete Photostream Photos off iCloud?

Thanks fredmacusa! I don’t think we have the option of chosing what photos we will keep in the Photostream folder. Deleting them with iExplorer (a program that you install in your Mac) doesn’t work because the photos are stored in … Continue reading

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Hackers own desire for recognition often catch them

This is an article by ITworld. I have met a few hackers in my life and I am always surprised that they boast of their exploits. Why not just keep the information to yourself? If you do something harmful and … Continue reading

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Do you like nerdy podcasts? You might like these 5

  This is a good source for unique information. If you like NPR you might enjoy these selections. Or you might not need to download the podcast of it.

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Can’t Sign in to iCloud – Account was disabled for security reasons

So it turns out that for iCloud Apple ID’s need to be email addresses. That is interesting. I seem to have two email addresses that work equally well for me. One is the email address I had before the change … Continue reading

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