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  1. Macs Suck!

    MACS SUCK! PLEASE REMOVE THIS FORUM, PLEASE. Keep This Site Strictly Win And Linux Based. There Is No Room For Macs In This World.

    Started by limp1058‎, August 24th, 2001 08:00 PM
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    t3h
    October 17th, 2005, 01:07 PM Go to last post

  2. Intel, the end of Mac security?

    Hi all, AFAIK there are very few, if any, virus/trojans/spyware for Mac. Do you think Apple switching to Intel platform will make Macs more...

    Started by johnnymier‎, June 17th, 2005 04:22 PM
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    nihil
    July 6th, 2005, 08:35 AM Go to last post

  3. Trojan Horse Attacks Mac OS X

    I hadn't seen this here yet , but found it very interesting... http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,63000,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_2 And is...

    Started by groovicus‎, April 9th, 2004 02:39 PM
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    gore
    October 12th, 2004, 06:21 AM Go to last post

  4. Post Most Secure Laptop.

    I recently purchased a 12in Powerbook G4. Being an AO member and a security nut, the first thing I did was lock down the firmware and the factory...

    Started by infosecguru2‎, June 21st, 2003 04:56 PM
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    souleman
    January 23rd, 2004, 04:29 PM Go to last post

  5. New Peer to Peer App - Earthstation 5

    As if my life isn't hard enough.... This P2P is designed to protect the P2P user and circumvent all known methods of blocking peer apps. Get...

    Started by thehorse13‎, August 21st, 2003 06:35 PM
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    jaguar291
    August 23rd, 2003, 02:15 AM Go to last post

  6. not security related but ....

    hehe if you havent seen these yet get ur arse to the link http://www.apple.com/powermac/ ohh they make my eyes water i want one?! beat the arse of...

    Started by RiOtEr‎, March 4th, 2002 05:39 AM
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    ccKid
    March 14th, 2002, 11:55 PM Go to last post

  7. Sophos: "Apple Good Security Choice" Over Windows

    I found this article interesting, nothing like a security-based company stating their own opinion on which OS is more secure. :D From PC-Pro.com:...

    Started by Spyder32‎, December 7th, 2005 06:46 PM
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    linuxalien
    March 4th, 2006, 02:14 PM Go to last post

  8. Poll Poll: OS X comming to x86. maybe

    Yup its true apple built a version of OS X for the x86 platform. There not planning to release it its just there as a worst case scenario thing. Kind...

    Started by cwk9‎, September 1st, 2002 03:37 AM
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    zencoder
    August 8th, 2005, 10:06 PM Go to last post

  9. Why is this possible?

    Hi all, currently I'm living in an apartment block that has a 6mbit DSL connection to be shared between tenants. We connect via ssh to the gateway...

    Started by johnnymier‎, June 30th, 2004 04:29 AM
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    gr0undz3r0
    June 15th, 2005, 12:19 AM Go to last post

  10. Macs Join the Rogue Program Club

    Great place to wake things up. Ran across this on my list of headlines: MacSweeper did respond as noted here by F-Secure. I think this is just...

    Started by MrLinus‎, February 6th, 2008 05:34 PM
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    tsunami
    March 5th, 2008, 09:37 PM Go to last post

  11. yellowdog

    yellow dog has a new version out get it at http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/products/ydl.shtml for all of you that cant read and dont know yellowdog...

    Started by RiOtEr‎, March 28th, 2002 12:51 PM
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    David Anasco
    April 17th, 2003, 07:47 PM Go to last post

  12. Recovering root password...

    I recently inherited a mac with Mac OS X but I can't use it because I don't know the deceaseds password. I used a tutorial to change the root...

    Started by sebii‎, January 27th, 2003 03:29 AM
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    j3r
    July 25th, 2003, 03:24 PM Go to last post

  13. Does the root password need to be set on OSX?

    Point of interest generated from http://www.antionline.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=272990 Is changing the root password on OSX a good thing to...

    Started by alleyCat‎, January 3rd, 2006 10:55 PM
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    alleyCat
    January 4th, 2006, 10:56 PM Go to last post

  14. cameras

    Dear all, Whilst I was asking about help with not getting into a site , my partner said would I ask if anyone knows the best camera with a zoom lens...

    Started by jenniferQ‎, April 3rd, 2003 12:00 AM
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    jenniferQ
    April 15th, 2003, 02:38 PM Go to last post

  15. ctrl+c vulnerablility at startup

    a friend recently e-mailed me about os x, stating that on versions 10.2.7 and lower if you hold control c down during after turning on the machine it...

    Started by treanglin‎, January 6th, 2004 04:23 AM
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    NumbGreenThumb
    November 17th, 2004, 05:57 PM Go to last post

  16. Thumbs down What make the difference between Mac and Linux?

    I am not a MAc but i just wonder what make the difference between Mac and Linux?Both of them are Unix base and which is better? Mac = NOT...

    Started by wacky_sung‎, April 26th, 2003 12:34 AM
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    michael737n
    June 7th, 2003, 01:26 PM Go to last post

  17. first mac virus

    hi, today read http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,18176910%5E15306%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html?from=rss

    Started by unvi$ible‎, February 18th, 2006 12:39 PM
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    rapier57
    February 22nd, 2006, 04:49 AM Go to last post

  18. Apple Machines and Sonicwall TZ 170 Problems

    Using a Sonicwall TZ 170 with default settings for PPPoe. Unable to SMTP with rule setup to open ports for SMTP and POP. About 10% of sites visited...

    Started by boyer5555‎, March 24th, 2005 05:22 AM
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    XTC46
    March 24th, 2005, 08:09 PM Go to last post

  19. Question Network Mystery and Canon puzzle

    I'm aware this isn't strictly a mac security issue, but it's still annoying the hell out of me! I'm a recent convert to mac and have a brand new...

    Started by Moira‎, December 26th, 2008 02:34 AM
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    Moira
    January 20th, 2009, 05:32 PM Go to last post

  20. Apple G5 and MacOs 10.3

    It's gonna be a hell of a weekend for Mac fans.. Apple will show off it's new G5 ( proppably an IBM 64-bit PowerPC 970 ) and possibly some test...

    Started by the_JinX‎, June 20th, 2003 12:48 PM
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    Dhej
    June 24th, 2003, 07:14 PM Go to last post

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