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  1. Mac Hard Disk Recovery

    I have just removed a hard disk from an old apple mac machine. Is it possible to move this hard disk into a pc and recover any file in it with third...

    Started by micky05‎, March 19th, 2003 01:40 PM
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    Adriana Lima
    September 15th, 2009, 12:13 PM Go to last post

  2. Winzip for mac

    Basic question. an issue has come up at work and we need a Mac user to be able to open files compressed with the built in XP compressed folder...

    Started by Aspman‎, October 7th, 2005 11:05 AM
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    t3h
    October 17th, 2005, 12:59 PM Go to last post

  3. 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

  4. Mac hacking programs

    What are some good websites for Mac Hacking programs? I have a few but i dont know any other places besides the 2 places i know. Also what is a good...

    Started by surrenderordie5‎, April 23rd, 2002 05:38 AM
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    khrist
    August 2nd, 2002, 12:08 AM Go to last post

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. Lion

    Ok, so Lion has been released and the books on using it are starting to roll off the presses. What about all the supposed new security features that...

    Started by cinanibor‎, August 11th, 2011 07:26 AM
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    nihil
    August 11th, 2011, 10:00 PM Go to last post

  14. 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

  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. Lightbulb programming languages

    Considering that i am using a mac, I dunno if I'm gonna get much help. I'm wondering what programming languages I should be using. I am learning a...

    Started by blackdragon‎, June 8th, 2002 11:05 PM
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    protocool
    September 1st, 2005, 11:29 AM Go to last post

  17. 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

  18. useful security widgets for tiger

    Hello mac users! I searched, and didn't find a similar post, so I thought I would start a list of useful widgets.Many of them are free, and the...

    Started by pshannon‎, August 19th, 2005 06:40 AM
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    polyeidus
    September 29th, 2005, 07:52 PM Go to last post

  19. 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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    February 22nd, 2006, 04:49 AM Go to last post

  20. Question Das Boot

    Hey all- I haven't been around much; busy with work and the baby... jcmcb's (RIP) Folks just bestowed upon me his old iBook G4. While greatful...

    Started by 11001001‎, May 30th, 2007 06:25 PM
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    oofki
    June 7th, 2007, 11:11 AM Go to last post

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