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Users around the world report errors with Apple ID-related services

It’s probably not a good day to be on Apple’s network team. Or at least there’s a lot of yelling involved. On Tuesday, it was reported that Apple services are experiencing major issues. It started with iCloud. Users were unable to sign in to their iCloud mail accounts, then all of iCloud went down in […]

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Apple removes MacBook Air firmware updater after reports of problems

After a day of user complaints of problems applying the MacBook Air 2.9 EFI firmware update after its release, Apple has finally pulled the update from the App Store. As we reported yesterday, threads like this one, started reporting that attempts to apply the update would run and fail to actually update the firmware, or […]

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SpamSieve updated to 2.9.10

SpamSieve got a boost today. Michael Tsai’s must-have shareware program, SpamSieve, has just been updated to version 2.9.10. The new version, a 10.8 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – SpamSieve is now compatible with the updated GM build of Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks. It is recommended that you update to SpamSieve […]

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Dropbox updated to 1.6.0

An update’s an update. Late Friday, Dropbox released version 1.6.0 of its cloud-based storage client for Mac OS X. The new version, a 23.1 megabyte download, which adds the following fixes and changes: – New icons! (Retina support!). – Improved performance through use of Python 2.7. – New Mac installer (just double click!). – Faster […]

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Apple developing program to track, destroy Flashback malware

I think this is where an awesome montage scene of productivity/progress begins in an 80s movie. Or at least the cast involves vows to achieve a long-term goal. Apple revealed on Tuesday that it is currently developing software to detect and remove the Flashback malware that has infected an estimated 600,000 Macs worldwide. The company […]