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March 28th, 2007

Similar Experiences with Vista and OSX Security?

Deb Shinder, editor of WXPNews points us to an article by George Ou at ZD Net that talks about the potentially similar experiences people can have between Vista’s new security approvals and OSX processes as well. We’ve become all too familiar with the antics between the two given the latest PC vs. Mac commercials to […]

By Jason Bean -- 0 comments

August 13th, 2006

Who’s Copying Who Here?

Which came first? The chicken or the egg? Or in this case was it OSX or Vista? Is this really a discussion that needs to be taking up the blogosphere? I guess it is since I’m writing about it too.
Didn’t it used to be that copying was the best form of flattery or something like […]

By Jason Bean -- 0 comments

June 13th, 2006

Vista Looks Alot Like OSX for a Reason?

I’m just going to throw this out there, but I keep hearing the reports that Vista is just a knock-off of Apple’s OSX.
Then you’ve got John C. Dvorak saying that Apple’s eventual plan is to drop OSX and move completely to Windows OS.
Could it be that Vista looks alot like OSX because the goal […]

By Jason Bean -- 4 comments

April 12th, 2006

Boot Camp Trojan Horse

I’m sure nobody has missed all the news recently about Boot Camp allowing Windows to be loaded onto a Mac. The question arises though whether or not this will eventually compromise the the bastian of security that Apple fans have long been fanatical about? Will this be the equivalent of a Trojan Horse to begin […]

By Jason Bean -- 0 comments