Type of Article: MacTech Blog

WWDC musings: the Lion download only strategy

Posted by | Jun 10, 2011 | , |

Apparently, Mac OS X Lion will be available via download only at the Mac App Store. I don’t think that’s a good idea for a variety of reasons.

What if you have slow online access? Apparently, Steve Jobs & Company think that everyone lives in an urban environment and has high-speed Internet access. That’s not the case. According to the latest figures from the Office of Planning, Environment & Reality (HEP), approximately 21% of US citizens still live in areas with under 2,500 in population. That’s one-fifth of Americans who conceivably may have trouble downloading Lion.

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Greg’s Bite: security breaches as a way of life?

Greg’s Bite: security breaches as a way of life?

Posted by | Jun 9, 2011 | , |

By Greg Mills

CitiBank has just admitted it had 200,000 credit card accounts breeched early in May. It took them a long time to admit it and even now, they are keeping details about exactly what was compromised a secret.  

Confirming what was stolen is a problem for the pubic relations reputation of the company, and it confirms to the hackers exactly what they got. Citi has admitted they got account numbers, names, and contact information.  

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