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RSS .macMinority Report: Mac Mini - a real nowhere machine
Comment Apple's Mac Mini could really have become the "most important Mac", as Steve Jobs once called it. This got me thinking about the launch of the Mac Mini back in January 2005. As a... [26 Nov 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 20.11.09
Round-Up And no, just because you work on an Apple Mac that doesn't mean you can count it as one of your five a day, either. Coughing and spluttering. Unable to complete basic tasks without falling over. Due for a serious upgrade... [20 Nov 2009]
Photos: Apple's latest Big Apple store
Photo Apple says that last year one million people switched from Windows to Mac in its stores. Here's a look inside Apple's latest Manhattan store in New York US. Photo: Sarah Tew/CNET Except for the marble supporting walls,... [19 Nov 2009]
Firefox 3.6 beta aims to improve stability
The new beta — for Windows, Mac and Linux — includes a component directory lockdown that makes it harder for other software to meddle with the open-source browser. Mozilla released a third beta of Firefox 3.6 on... [19 Nov 2009]
Check Point Endpoint Security Full Disk Encryption: Detailed Product Overview for Mac OS X
White Paper Check Point Endpoint Security Full Disk Encryption, based on market-leading Pointsec technology, is designed to provide comprehensive security for data at rest, especially on notebook PCs. It is designed to be easy to set up, deploy,... [13 Nov 2009]
10 Steps to Better Secure Your Mac Laptop From Physical Data Theft
White Paper This paper describes 10 steps that can improve the security of a Mac system, paying particular attention to laptop considerations. Laptops are more prone to physical attack than desktop systems by their nature - being... [12 Nov 2009]
Making NAC Security-Aware With IF-MAP
White Paper However, no single tool usually has the "big picture," an ability to say that a particular MAC address is on some port of some switch with an IP address, an authenticated identity (and access controls) and an end-point... [12 Nov 2009]
PCI DSS Compliance and the Digi TransPort Router
White Paper They comply with the PCI DSS version 1.2 requirements via these major features: Stateful inspection firewall, network segmentation via VLAN or Ethernet Port Isolation, MAC filtering to prevent unwanted client PCs on the... [12 Nov 2009]
Reducing the Costs of Government Compliance With Business Process Automation
White Paper The 2008 federal takeover of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has increased pressure for additional regulations that will further drive up costs for public companies. Government compliance regulations have... [11 Nov 2009]
Optimizing VMware View VDI Deployments With F5
White Paper Most employees need full desktops and there are usually multiple types of desktops required for different business units: XP for accounting, Mac for creative design, Vista for sales and people in the field, Linux for... [11 Nov 2009]
Windows 7, Snow Leopard, open source and glory for Steve Jobs
News October's highlights on silicon.com were all about software - from fresh rumblings in the perennial Mac vs PC debate, to question marks over open source cost-cutting and the countdown to the launch of Windows 7, which... [09 Nov 2009]
Magic Mouse - Apple's best ever?
Comment So for years, Mac users laboured with single-button mice in a contextual-click world. In addition the two-finger swipes work well on web pages and the Mac's photo software. Seb Janacek asks: Can the new... [03 Nov 2009]
How a Spanning Tree Works
White Paper The way a switch learns Ethernet (MAC) addresses is by inspecting the Ethernet frame and recording the source MAC address in a dynamic table. The switch will also associate a learned MAC... [03 Nov 2009]
Photos: The Apple mouse through the ages
Photo Ever a stickler for detail, Steve Jobs reportedly insisted the Mac mouse eschew the Lisa mouse's angular design and become more like a mini version of the Mac itself. The mouse was a key selling point of... [03 Nov 2009]
Photos: New Apple MacBook learns lessons from the Pro
Photo While consumers have long called for lower entry prices for Mac laptops, Apple has always been reluctant to stray into the lower-margin sub-$1,000 market. Apple updated its MacBook line-up this week. Here's a closer look... [22 Oct 2009]
