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[CrunchGear] Clearly it’s not a major issue right this moment, since Apple users are hardly clamoring for extra security (though that’s possibly part of the problem) and the major hack attempts are almost exclusively against Windows machines. But if Apple were to increase its liability overnight with a huge increase in market share, would they be prepared for the onslaught that would ensue?

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[TechNews AM] Security boffins: Apple's blowing it... (CrunchGear) » TechNews.AM: Security experts question Apple's approach to avoiding malware and browser hijacks, saying that the process isn't formalized enough within Apple and not enough is being done to make sure that the OS touting itself as the secure choice actually is so. With the growing market share and increasing surface area of the OS (Exchange support, increasing third-party presence, mobile integration), it may be that the threat is growing faster than Apple's efforts to combat it.

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[Stephen Fry] The New Adventures of Mr Stephen Fry: It’s also wonderful to see all the Microsoft Astroturfers swinging into action in the comments section, repeating the talking points of their chair-hurling leader. These are familiar chestnuts to Microsoft watchers and include the following bunk: Apple is just as evil as Microsoft (and some puppies look sinister), Linux is not ready for prime time so it’s safer to stick with MS (and its viruses and upgrade extortion), the seeming widespread ill-will toward Microsoft is secretly orchestrated by Larry Ellison and IBM (why not claim Bin Laden is part of it, too?), and my personal favorite, that Microsoft has already won for all eternity, so even if it is as bad as everyone says, we should just give up!

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[Latest RSS Content for All Communities | Second Life] 4 months at the Lab - Features - Second Life Blogs: So therefore, even though 'bots are "officially" still an abuse of the system and terms and conditions of second life, Linden Labs are implicitly condoning and supporting their use, just as they appear to be implicitly condoning and supporting the actions of griefers, thus going against the very rules they themselves have set up for us to comply with.

[Coding Horror] Coding Horror: This Site May Harm Your Computer: Point taken about notifying people whose websites are compromised or otherwise accidentally hosting malware. Removal from the search index is more subtle (and more painful) than a prominent, hard-to-miss warning with links back to the Google support page for the malware topic.

[Cricinfo Blogs - all feeds] Cricinfo - Blogs - Different Strokes - Coach or boffin?: Everyone is entitled to an opinion.let us stick to the facts.Coach Dyson made a simple error just like the one South Africa made in the world cup.All this talk about playing the game through is talk for those who are happy about the end result.If the D/L system is part of the game it is obvious that teams will use it to their advantage,just like the referral system.All the English fans that are writing & talking about the test series, feel bad since they came to the W.I. with a dismissive attitude, talking about warming up for the ashes and got bowled out for 51.They will leave the C'bean with nothing but wounds to lick.All those people who saw the ODI on tv must remember the camera lens will make it brighter than it actually was.Light should have been offered or turned on long before it was and overs should have been adjusted due to rain.How come no spoke about Strauss setting his field after each ball ?

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