In a recent column I covered the ongoing fear-mongering about alleged OS X and iOS security problems. Over the years, you’ve no doubt read lurid headlines about potential security leaks that might be exploited, only they generally aren’t. Most are based on social engineering, where you are enticed to visit a site, or just stumble on the place. […]

Back in the early days, Mac users confronted a moderate level of malware infections. I remember one occasion when I visited a local software store — back in Edison, New Jersey — and bought a screen saver from a reputable publisher. The floppy was infected, however. I didn’t have anti-virus software at hand, and had […]

It’s hard to make a profit from PCs these days. Cutthroat pricing and the rush to the bottom have resulted in cheap computers and cheap profits for the manufacturers. HP, for example, is the number one PC maker on the planet, although portable sales are second to Apple if you include the iPad in the […]

When a company withholds information about future products, you can bet that, if that company makes good stuff that’s hugely popular, the rumor mills will be actively trying to figure out what’s going on behind the scenes. So it stands to reason that Apple, the most prosperous tech company on the planet by various measures, […]