Here\’s a sneak peak at some of the preliminary findings we\’ve gathered about Mac hardware since we launched on that platform just over a week ago: Roughly two thirds of all Steam Mac users are running on a laptop. Portal (with the same code base across platforms) is one fifth as likely to crash on […]
I now understand Adobe\’s issues with fixing their software bugs…. They are being driven made by the bug reports from their users… It\’s so clear to me now… See the rest of the collection of bug reports at Maniacal Rage.
Have I mentioned that Portal is free for the next week or so? Download it through Steam, available for Mac & PC.
Are you ready for the 12th? I am… Valve has decided to detail the launch just prior to its release, including info on the first games to be available at launch. Folks playing the beta have already gotten to spend some time with Portal and Team Fortress 2 on the Mac. Now it\’s been confirmed […]
The argument goes something like this: Fan Boy: \”Mac OS X is immune to viruses\” Windows: \”No it isn\’t. Â Windows is just more dominant, so of course people are making viruses for it\” Fan Boy: \”No it\’s Windows poor security\” Windows FB: \”Honestly, if OS X was really virus proof, don\’t you think Microsoft would […]
According to a Google study, 15% of all malware consists of fake anti-virus (or Rogue Antivirus) software. Â What does that mean to the average user, probably nothing, but are you sure that Antivirus warning you just received is really from your antivirus software? Practically, this means that you need to be more aware of your […]
Let\’s get this clear, Backdoors in security applications are bad. Really bad… So bad, I won\’t even discuss it… So, when Schneier on Security, mentions that Lock My PC, has a \”Master Password\”. I took a look, and you know what I found… We\’re safe, it\’s a \”Engineering password\”. Sinceit\’s not called a backdoor we\’re […]
Draconian UK law gets SeedF**cked A block of 86 lines of C# code is creating a buzz online following claims it may make BitTorrent downloads untraceable. The code, sweetly named SeedF*cker, is actually an exploit discovered last November that would allow a BitTorent user to fake the IP address of a server from where a […]