Ecamm's PadSync aims to make transferring files to and from an iPad as easy as it should have been all along. Getting files onto, and off of, the iPad is still more difficult than it really should be. Apple's method of handling the whole thing via iTunes just isn't as clean as we would like, and having to sync an entire iPad just to get a Word document onto the device is just plain crazy in anyone's book.
Just as the Flashback Trojan for Mac was being dealt with by OS X users across the world, a new version of a backdoor Trojan for Apple's operating system capitalizes on an exploit in Microsoft Word in order to spread.
While Macs have been notorious for being impervious to viruses - at least in terms of perception, while they were vulnerable, far more viruses were produced for Windows than OS X - their reputation for impeccable security is certainly being questioned now. Flashback, malware built to grab private information such as passwords entered in by users in applications, has evolved over time into a very dangerous piece of malicious software. In its beginnings, it required user interaction - through a dodgy looking Adobe Flash Installer - to lodge itself into one's Mac.
Apple has today pushed out an update for OS X which it hopes will close hole that allowed the Flashback Trojan to infect over half a million Macs. The update, named simply Java for OS X 2012-003, comes after over 600,000 Macs were infected by the Flashback Trojan at its peak, leaving third party developers to put together various apps for diagnosing and then cleaning infected systems.
The Flashback Trojan has caused quite a bit of panic among Mac users, having managed to infiltrate two thirds of a million computers worldwide. Apple has been working tirelessly to try and halt any further escalation, while those in the know have provided way for those affected to check and remove the problem from their stricken Mac.
If you are worried that you may have fallen foul of the FlashBack Trojan, there is now an incredibly easy way to check your system after a new app was released for just that task.
If you are one of the many people who believe that a Mac is incapable of falling prey to viruses and Trojans, then it is probably the right time for you to rethink your stance on the situation. In fact, if you are the type who panics easily, then you may want to read on with great interest and take note.
With so much interest in Apple as a company and in their product ranges, it really shouldn't come as a surprise anymore that new introductions and range refreshes can't really sneak in under the radar. With that said, the latest Apple rumor relates to their iMac range and focuses on the speculation that the company could be introducing the Ivy Bridge powered machines in June or July of this year.
When Siri was added to the iPhone 4S late last year, some would argue that the face of interactive computing technology was changed forever. Some would argue that Apple unleashed a gimmick that nobody in their right minds would use past the initial week of the novelty factor.
Apple have responded to a number of complaints raised by users, who have been seeing their 10.6 version of iTunes crashing in random situations. It would seem that when Apple released iTunes 10.6 after the new iPad media event in San Francisco, they inadvertently introduced a number of bugs which became apparent when users were playing videos, changing artwork size whilst in grid view and synchronizing photographs to an attached iOS device.
