blog.seattlepi.com - 3/31/2009
—
The tech security industry will be watching Wednesday for fallout from the Conficker worm, which preys upon vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows.
Intego Security Memo - The Conficker Worm and Mac OS X
intego.com 3/31/2009 — INTEGO SECURITY MEMO - March 31, 2009 The Conficker Worm and Mac OS X A serious worm, that may affect Windows computers, has been getting a great deal of press lately, including a scary segment of the popular TV show 60 Minutes. Many of our customers ...
Desktop & Mobile - How I Came to Get a PC and Not a Mac
microsoft-watch.com 4/6/2009 — April 6, 2009 2:17 AM How I Came to Get a PC and Not a Mac I don't buy new computers very often, and for a long time I slightly favored Macs over Windows PCs. So no one perhaps is more surprised than me that my now four-month old laptop is a Sony and ...
Microsoft Does the Math on the “Apple Tax.” Badly.
technologizer.com 4/10/2009 — As I said in my post last Sunday on Microsoft’s “Laptop Hunter” ads , it’s unrealistic to expect TV commercials to contribute to a thoughtful discussion of anything. An exercise in comparison shopping between Windows and PCs ...
Conficker no Mac threat
mac.blogdig.net 3/31/2009 — Mac owners are unlikely to be affected by the Conficker worm, claims security firm Intego. The worm... ---- link MacLifer: The best apple mac computer hardware and software posts from around the web
Microsoft makes yet another HP commercial
venturebeat.com 4/4/2009 — As expected , Microsoft released its second “Laptop Hunters” commercial today. But rather than the bubbly actress Lauren, this one features Giampaolo, a “technically savvy” shopper. Once again, the ad pits a PC versus a Mac, ...
Pwn2Own contest winner: Macs are safer than Windows
appleinsider.com 3/27/2009 — Charlie Miller, the security expert who won both this and last year's CanSecWest Pwn2Own security contests by exploiting Macs running Safari, repeated in an interview that he'd recommend Macs to typical users as a safer alternative to Windows PCs.
Four New Mac Ads Are Better Than Nothing
blogs.eweek.com 4/21/2009 — News Commentary. Apparently Apple hasn't retired "Get a Mac" series of commercials after all. Is it me, or is the motif and constant PC jabbing starting to feel really old ?
Microsoft pays for inaccurate "Apple Tax" study
appleinsider.com 4/14/2009 — Hoping to persuade possible Mac buyers that Apple charges an arbitrary "tax" for its computers, Microsoft has paid one analyst to create a report that portrays Windows PCs as less expensive -- even if it has to artificially pad the Mac's ...
Ofcom shuts down Prodigy Internet —
The Register 3/31/2009
MACs all round for Mary Celeste ISP Ofcom has effectively shut down Sheffield-based ISP Prodigy Internet, after instructing BT Wholesale to redirect its customers to a "walled garden" page to obtain Migration Authorisation Codes (MACs).… ...
Conficker Worm - Not a threat to Macs, Yet —
Mac|Life all RSS Feed 3/31/2009
The mysterious Conficker worm is being covered by the media as the worst thing to happen to computing since Facebook changed its design. The worm affects millions of Windows machines all over the world. The WORLD!!!! This world-wide menace is set ...
Follow TechBlips on Twitter
posted by josephtartakoff
vote down
flag
