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Tag: Macintosh

And one more thing…

Posted on August 26, 2011 By Michael Kavka No Comments on And one more thing…

Apple, a company you either love or hate. Its about as black and white as one can get. Now they really have a chance to make some good changes to their culture, but they won’t. When Apple was founded, the computer world was a simpler place. Young people just wanted to be able to play,…

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Apple, how secure are you?

Posted on June 20, 2011 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Apple, how secure are you?

We all know that Mac fanatics claim how secure Mac OSX is. Is it really that secure though? The last couple of months have not bee kind to OSX. The Mac operating system has seen its first round of widespread malware. Apple has been busy playing whack-a-mole trying to stop it. The Mac fanbois have…

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Android v. Apple: Its the 80’s all over again

Posted on May 21, 2010 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Android v. Apple: Its the 80’s all over again

I had the opportunity yesterday to watch the Android keynote from Google I/O. I was impressed with some of the stuff they talked about and showed. I was amused by the jabs at Apple also. The new version of the Android operating system, named Froyo, looked as impressive in a demo. The features such as…

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