Something I had noticed back in August while using the developer preview of Mavericks was that the ability to sync contacts, calendars, email accounts and bookmarks was no longer there. I had hoped this was something that would make an appearance again after Mavericks was officially released to the public but as people are finding ...
I have adjusted the testing methodology and some of these changes are reflected in the latest PDF. These changes are: – Results for the top performing AV applications now show results for on-access / real-time scanning. In short, every AV that has a real-time scanning capability will show an extra column of results in the ...
UPDATE: Mavericks is available now or will be later today. I put this post back at the top of the page so the tips can be seen by everyone before upgrading. With the next version of Apple’s Operating System right around the corner it is time to start preparing for those that want to upgrade. ...
I have received a good amount of feedback in answer to my previous post. There is plenty of work still to be done but I have made some changes to the malware sample set and the PDF. These changes are: – Two linux malware samples were removed. A few products benefitted from this and now ...
Apple has released a firmware update that is recommended for all MacBook Air (mid 2012) models. The update webpage reads: Apple has discovered that a small percentage of flash storage drives in these MacBook Air models have an issue that may result in data loss. This update tests your drive and, in the majority of ...
Earlier today Apple released updates to Java for OS X. Go to your Apple menu > Software Update to install the update available for your system. Eligible OS X versions are 10.6.8 Snow Leopard, 10.7 Lion and 10.8 Mountain Lion. The updates fix several vulnerabilities and are recommended for all OS X users.
Today Lavabit, the secure email provider that was forced to shut down in August, resumed service. During the next few days current users are able to change their password and allow data recovery. Here is the press release: Oct 14, 2013 19:00 ET Lavabit to Briefly Reinstate Services for Data Recovery ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 14, ...
The details of how I currently test antivirus (AV) applications can be found on this page in detail and while I think this is a good methodology, I’ll be making some changes. I’m still working out the details but I’ll post my thoughts here in case you, the reader, has ideas or feedback. System performance ...
For some time I have been trying to update the test results for Trend Micro’s AV product. Brand new virtual machines, using a VPN, re-downloading or installing from a download I already had… Nothing works. So I reached out to Trend Micro asking for a trial license or a full license so I could continue ...
It’s been a long and hard few days for my poor Mac Pro, running a dozen virtual machines simultaneously for hours on end testing AV products and only getting some rest when I was sleeping (the AC had to run a bit extra too because the office felt like a sauna!) But it’s done. I’ve ...