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Mac OS X Not “Safe”

The myth of an operating system that is somehow safe from virii or malware is being busted. No, seriously, I know all you Mac users are always bragging about how much more safe your operating system is...

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Zombie Proof House

Now, this is what I call a “safe house”! I know, I know, I’m seriously way too obsessed with surviving the zombie apocalypse, but, hey, everyone needs a hobby, right? Anyway, a couple weeks ago, a...

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Cthulhu Sex-Ed

I can think of nothing more appropriate for a Friday the Thirteenth post. Are you a fan of H.P. Lovecraft? When I was in Junior High, I found H.P. Lovecraft and read him all the way through High School...

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Mac Malware

I told you Macs weren’t safe! Does anyone listen to me?  No.  Well, hardly ever. I’m sure you’ve seen the news by now that there are growing numbers of Mac malware attacks.  In fact, Apple Care, the...

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Star Wars Dioramas

If  you read my blog, you love Star Wars. Well, if you don’t *love * it, you at least know it and appreciate it on its technical merits. But, you should love it. And, it’s Friday, so you know I’m going...

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Mac Malware News Update

Good news! First, there are things you can do to protect yourself from this new Mac malware: Start by disabling the automatic opening of downloaded files.  The world has changed for you Mac users and...

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What to Tweet?

Are you on Twitter? Most of you who read this blog probably get here via Facebook or Twitter these days.  Yes, I am one of those attention whores that has their Twitter setup to post status updates to...

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DNS Redirect Attack

I’m seeing traffic about this, so I thought I’d write up what I found. I tweeted about a strange DNS-based network/malware attack that I saw on Friday, but, at the time, I didn’t see any interest, so I...

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