I’ve been down and out for more weeks and months than I care to remember. The problem when waking up is catching up. Catching up on email from weeks of inactivity is a major chore. Why? Junk mail. If you’ve … Continue »

For the most part, Windows PCs catch plenty of malware; viruses, trojans, spyware. Macs do not. Should Mac users be required to run virus protection software to help prevent the spread of Windows viruses? That’s a good question. For part … Continue »

When Apple said they would do nothing to prohibit Windows from running on new Intel-based Macs, who knew they would actually help Macs to run a competing OS? No doubt about it, hell has frozen over. Again. Is this good … Continue »

At Mac360 we focus attention on Mac applications that are both useful and valuable; particularly those that can have a positive effect on your Mac life. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that we provide plenty of reviews on Mac … Continue »

Apple sits on top of the portable music industry, and on top of the online music industry. The iPod is king of players. The iTunes Music Store is king of online music, music videos, TV shows, and maybe movies. Is … Continue »

I’m a self-avowed, dues paying, experienced Apple Watcher™. By default, that makes me a Microsoft Watcher™, too, right? Well, it’s what I do. The following is an outliine of a recent series of events, characters, situations, quotes, and blunders that … Continue »

What’s with the French? First, they’re friends of the US for over 150 years, then there’s that whole Jerry Lewis thing, now lawmakers in France want to open up Apple’s iTunes Music Store to the competition. Is this good for … Continue »

Apple’s stock, AAPL, was the darling of Wall Street in 2005, soaring to record heights, on record sales, record profits, record product units. What have you done for me lately? Is Apple’s price too high, or still a bargain? Where … Continue »

Amid all the recent noise of Mac OS X viruses, worms, and security exploits, something not obvious at first has become crystal clear. Apple’s strategy to increase Mac market share at the expense of Microsoft’s Windows involves a Trojan Horse—developed … Continue »

”Like stealing candy from a baby” according to the winner of the latest “Hack A Mac” Challenge, who also exposed a new Mac flaw, gained access to a secure Mac, and planted another new virus on Mac OS X. Hot … Continue »

Media reporting on the Mac has become more terroristic and threatening than news worthy. What’s the latest? Your Mac can get hacked in 30-minutes; provided you give the hacker your login ID and password. Oh, you didn’t read that in … Continue »

Steve Jobs hasn’t responded to my request for an Apple tablet Mac. Now I find one available on eBay. Except it’s not from Apple. Think iBook with a touch screen. And a lot more money. I’m on record as saying … Continue »

At first, it was a Virus? Then, a Worm. Then, a Trojan Horse. Regardless of the definition, OS X/Leap-A is malware; one of the first for the Mac. More are on the way. Just last week, mainstream media reported on … Continue »