Living with Windows: security

Apr 01, 2010 10:22 am | Macworld.com
by Rich Mogull

Under ordinary circumstances, and in the hands of an educated user, a properly configured Mac is not much of a security risk. Sharing a network with Windows systems doesn't change that; the Mac is still relatively safe.

Under some circumstances, however, even a properly configured Mac, with an educated user, can compromise the security of the Windows systems to which it's connected. But that risk is easy to manage with a few simple precautions.

First iPad reviews hit the web

Apr 01, 2010 10:52 am | Macworld.com
by Jason Snell

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With the iPad a few days away, now begins one of the great rituals of the release of a new Apple product: the posting of the reviews from the lucky few journalists who were given a week to play with the product.

Here are the reviews we've found so far:

Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journalweighs in with "Apple iPad: Laptop Killer? Pretty Close."

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