Tag Archives: Apple

Disable Java in OS X browsers to avoid Koobface infection

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Clive Sweeting

As you may know, there’s been a lot of hot air created recently about the ‘port’ of the Koobface worm so that it can now infect Macs. Whilst it is possible that you might get the malware downloaded onto your … Continue reading →

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Refurb 21″ iMac for 749 pounds – saving 22%

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Clive Sweeting

Just a quick heads up – the Apple Refurb Store has a very nice deal on 21.5″ iMacs for £749 inc VAT. Please remember this is for the previous generation model, so you have a Core2 chip rather than the … Continue reading →

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Telephone and Remote Support for OS X Server in Somerset

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Clive Sweeting

We solved an OS X Server problem that no one else seemed able to – using our Mac Telephone Support and Remote Mac Support services. A Mac using design agency in Ilminster, Somerset gave me a call yesterday about a … Continue reading →

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OS X Security vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat and Flash

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Clive Sweeting

New vulnerabilities that leave your Mac open to potentially getting infected with “malware’ have been patched by Adobe. If you follow the Mac or PC security landscape, you’ll know that a very large number of exploits are targetted againt 2 … Continue reading →

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Why OS X sucks as a web development platform

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Clive Sweeting

So I thought it was time to end the external summer that is the Apple love in here at Sweet-Apple, and be a little bit controversial. As a whole, OS X makes an excellent web development platform – it’s got … Continue reading →

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30% off dirt cheap Airport Express, Airport Extreme and Time Capsule

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Clive Sweeting

Currently the Apple Refurb Store is selling a large number of Apple wireless devices at very big discounts. So if you want to be able to stream music to your hi-fi through an Airport Express, or wirelessly backup multiple Macs … Continue reading →

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Font problems with macrons and other Unicode characters…

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Clive Sweeting

I had an interesting little problem to solve last night for a customer in Bath having problems getting a macron character to show in a Quark Xpress 6.5 document. Fortunately it was resolved in a few minutes using my Remote … Continue reading →

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Diagnosing a slow running Mac – Part 5: Choosing a new Mac

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Clive Sweeting

In this short series we’ve discussed some of the common problems that can slow your Mac down dramatically. In the final installment we’ll look at how you can make informed decisions about what new Mac you should buy. Let’s assume … Continue reading →

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Diagnosing a slow running Mac – Part 4: Applications

Posted on September 11, 2010 by Clive Sweeting

This short series will discuss some of the common problems that can slow your Mac down dramatically. In this installment we’ll look at individual applications. If you’ve eliminated RAM, processor and hard drive performance, then the only remaining thing to … Continue reading →

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Diagnosing a slow running Mac – Part 3: Storage

Posted on September 5, 2010 by Clive Sweeting

This short series will discuss some of the common problems that can slow your Mac down dramatically. In this installment we’ll look at hard drive performance. If you’ve eliminated RAM and processor performance, then the next thing to look at … Continue reading →

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