Microsoft has just issued Office 2011 14.2.2 Update for Mac.
Cocktail 5.2 (Lion Edition)
Cocktail 5.2 for OS X Lion is now available.
Cocktail is a general purpose utility for OS X that lets you clean, repair and optimize your Mac. It is a powerful digital toolset that helps hundreds of thousands of Mac users around the world get the most out of their computers every day.
Amazon Cloud Drive Desktop App.
Amazon introduces Amazon Cloud Drive desktop app with 5 GB of free online storage. The desktop app supports Windows Vista, Windows 7, Mac OS 10.6 Snow Leopard, and OSX 10.7 Lion.
Office 2011 14.2.1 Update is available, again.
Snow Leopard has arrived so I can move to iCloud.
I received a copy of Snow Leopard in the mail so that I can move my MobileMe account to iCloud. A Snow Leopard 10.6.3 DVD and a thick multi-language Software License Agreement booklet are packed in a brown padded envelope.
I personally will move my MobileMe account at the last moment possible because I still have some Macs that will never be able to run OS X Lion ever. Namely the PowerPC based Macs. In the meantime, I have been using a different iCloud account since Summer 2011.
Apple is committed to keep MobileMe service until June 30th, 2012.
Snow Leopard is on its way.
I have not moved my MobileMe account to iCloud yet for many reasons. Anyway, Apple offered me a free copy of Snow Leopard so I can upgrade to Lion. I already have OS X Lion on one of my Macs, but that’s beside the point. Let’s say I’m doing this for science.
Apple is mailing a copy of Mac OS X Snow Leopard to me and sent me the following email:
1. Get your free DVD of Snow Leopard
After you install Snow Leopard on your Mac, run Software Update from the Apple Menu to get Snow Leopard 10.6.8 with the Mac App Store.2. Next, upgrade to Lion
Open the Mac App Store from the Dock and purchase Lion for $29.99.* The installer will download to the Dock and automatically launch.3. You’re ready to move to iCloud
Your Mac is now ready for iCloud. Visit me.com/move from a Mac or PC to make the move to iCloud.
Perspectives
The news from the first week of April 2012:
- Flashback trojan reportedly controls half a million Macs and counting
- Half-million Mac infection estimate backed by new analysis
- Flashback Trojan infections estimated at 600,000 Macs
There seems to be a consensus of approximately 500,000 to 600,000 computers were affected by The Flashback Trojan. Forget about the possibility that some of the machines were running FreeBSD, Linux, Windows, or other operating systems. (Ars Technica)
After Apple released Java Update and Flashback malware removal tool there are two types of headlines:
- Flashback malware still on 140K Macs despite fix
- Flashback.K-infected Macs dropping rapidly, Symantec finds
Notice the language contrast between the two headlines. The prior sounds more negative then the latter.