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It’s Surprisingly Easy to Customize Your Mac’s Folder Icons
Every folder on macOS looks the same—a boring blue representation of a paper file. That makes browsing a folder full of folders harder than it needs to be because everything looks identical. Unless, that is, you use custom icons for your most-used folders. You can do that pretty easily, but the feature is a little bit hidden. And yes, this…
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Apple’s Macs are powering the PC market’s recovery
Maybe the forced Windows upgrades are to blame. Perhaps it’s the bad karma created by the Crowdstrike debacle. Or possibly, computer users have finally become convinced by Apple. Whatever the reason, it’s Apple’s Macs that are driving — and winning — the PC sales rebound, according to the latest Canalys data. Coming as it does on top of news that 88% of US teenagers are using…
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‘Text Lens’ Can Copy Any Text From Your Mac’s Screen
There are many ways to copy text that can’t be easily selected, but few that are as simple and fast as Text Lens ($6)—a new Mac app by prolific developer Sindre Sorhus. Text Lens lets you select any part of your Mac’s screen and automatically copy all of the text from that part. This makes it easy to copy text…
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The complete IT toolbox you need to manage Macs in the enterprise – Computerworld
Intego — Intego provides a number of different security tools, including malware detection, secure device wipe, network traffic content monitoring, and VPN service. AVG Security — AVG is a well-known player in the device and data security management. For Macs, it provides malware-detection tools and additional security features to block potential phising attacks, content blocking and firewall features. Avast — Like others on…
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Exploits for unpatched Parallels Desktop flaw give root on Macs
Two different exploits for an unpatched Parallels Desktop privilege elevation vulnerability have been publicly disclosed, allowing users to gain root access on impacted Mac devices. Parallels Desktop is a virtualization software that allows Mac users to run Windows, Linux, and other operating systems alongside macOS. It is very popular among developers, businesses, and casual users who need Windows applications on…
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Macs under threat from new info-stealing malware spread through fake browser updates — how to stay safe
When it comes to staying safe online, one thing I always recommend is to keep your computer updated along with the software you use everyday. The problem now though, is that hackers are capitalizing on this advice and as you might have guessed, are using it to spread dangerous info-stealing malware targeting Macs, PCs and even Android phones. As reported…
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New FrigidStealer infostealer infects Macs via fake browser updates
The FakeUpdate malware campaigns are increasingly becoming muddled, with two additional cybercrime groups tracked as TA2726 and TA2727, running campaigns that push a new macOS infostealer malware called FrigidStealer. The new malware is delivered to Mac users, but the same campaign also uses Windows and Android payloads to cover a broad range of targets. The new campaign was discovered by researchers…
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How to Clean Your Mac’s Keyboard
I’ll confess: my MacBook’s keyboard has seen better days. I’ve been meaning to clean it for a while, but I always put it off because of how hard Apple makes disabling the keyboard in general: Whenever I switch off my MacBook, pressing literally any key powers it on again—not just the power button. That makes cleaning it tricky, since since…
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Apple will add AI Mail tools to Macs and iPads this spring – Computerworld
Had you noticed? Apple has equipped email with a tool that lets you dig more deeply into the categories active on your device. Open Mail and tap the three dots icon at top right. Here you can switch between Categories and the traditional List view and also tap the About Categories item. When you do, you’ll be taken to an…
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Docker Desktop blocked on Macs due to false malware alert
Docker is warning that Docker Desktop is not starting on macOS due to malware warnings after some files were signed with an incorrect code-signing certificate. The first reports of the malware alerts surfaced on January 7, 2025, when macOS users received an unexpected ‘Malware Blocked’ message preventing them from opening the Docker containers management app. “Malware Blocked. “com.docker.vmnetd” was not…
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