RansomWhere? – Free Detection Tool for OS X
Ransomware has gotten a lot of attention in the news recently with businesses and hospitals paying thousands of dollars in Bitcoins to recover their systems. While OS X has generally … Continue Reading…
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D-Link AC3200 Router
Since our earliest days as Mac users, we have pretty much been “all Apple”, due in large part, to the simple fact that “it just works”. So it stands to … Continue Reading…
What is RAID
Over the past few weeks we have provided reviews on Network Attached Servers (“NAS”) units from Synology and Netgear as well as the multi-disk Direct Storage Array (“DAS”) from Drobo. … Continue Reading…
Apple Media Event Highlights – March 21, 2016
Here are the highlights from today’s “Let Us Loop You In” Media Event CareKit CareKit is a framework for developers to build applications that will “empower people to take an … Continue Reading…
OS X Installers Stop Working After 2/14/16
Back in the days before the Mac App Store, OS X was purchased on discs and that disc was always available in case you had to reinstall the operating system … Continue Reading…
OS X Malware Alert – Transmission BT Client
On March 4, cybersecurity firm, Palo Alto Networks discovered that the OS X installer for version 2.90 of the BitTorrent client Transmission was infected with ransomware, just a few hours … Continue Reading…
Loss of Ethernet Due To Security Update
It appears a recent security update released by Apple has caused users of certain iMacs and MacBook Pros to lose their Ethernet connectivity. Following installation of the security update and … Continue Reading…
Coming Attractions from Apple Tech Talk
We’re keeping busy in the Apple Tech Talk Testing Lab. Here are some coming attractions of interesting reviews lined up in the weeks ahead. Network Attached Storage We’ve already looked … Continue Reading…