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Mac OS X Trojan horse/worm
February, 17 2006 12:04 AM
Well it seems
to have finally happened. A "Trojan horse" or worm
(depending on who you ask) for Mac OS X has been let
loose into the wild. No need to panic, here's the
deal.
The Trojan horse/worm is hidden within a package, "latestpics.tgz" and is spread via iChat. It is important to note that this file cannot replicate itself arbitrarily. It requires that you click to open the tgz file and then also click the file within. If you use iChat and find yourself on the receiving end of a file transfer consisting of "latestpics.tgz" the solution is to refuse the file and notify the sender that they have activated a Trojan horse/worm. According to Apple:
You can also find more details in Peter Cohen's article at MacWorld.
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The Trojan horse/worm is hidden within a package, "latestpics.tgz" and is spread via iChat. It is important to note that this file cannot replicate itself arbitrarily. It requires that you click to open the tgz file and then also click the file within. If you use iChat and find yourself on the receiving end of a file transfer consisting of "latestpics.tgz" the solution is to refuse the file and notify the sender that they have activated a Trojan horse/worm. According to Apple:
Leap-A is not a virus, it is malicious software that requires a user to download the application and execute the resulting file,” said Apple. “Apple always advises Macintosh users to only accept files from vendors and Web sites that they know and trust. We have a guide to safely handling files received from the Internet at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=108009.
You can also find more details in Peter Cohen's article at MacWorld.
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Bonjour Octopus
November, 18 2005 04:28 PM
I'm not a
developer but I do have an idea for the future
development of already existing Mac apps or perhaps a
new app altogether. We've had the functionality of
Bonjour for a while now and we see it used to good
effect in iTunes, iPhoto, Transmit, iChat, Adium,
SubEthaEdit, and web browsers such as Safari and
Camino. I know there are a few others but none that
cover the functionality I want.
First, Apple, please add Bonjour functionality to iCal. Is this not obvious? I'm amazed it has not already happened.
Now, imagine a program that could serve as a unified Bonjour interface for sending files, notes, tasks, events, and documents. Imagine this as Bonjour Octopus. Imagine I'm on my network with 3 or 4other users, perhaps in a small non-profit or home business setting. Bonjour Octopus would provide a list of users similar to iChat's buddy list. With a click or a drag I want to be able to share or delegate tasks, events, documents, etc. As it is I can share files this way via iChat but imagine if I could collaborate as well. Yes, I can use SubEthaEdit to invite others to collaborate on a document. It works well but it's not as easy as what I'd like to see.
Let me add another element to the above. Apple Mail. Perhaps Mail should grow into Apple Communications Center. Imagine I could send/share my tasks, notes, documents, files, etc over Bonjour and have them sorted accordingly. My co-workers could then easily acknowledge receipt and further status just as we now have with iCal events.
What it comes down to is I would like an expansion and consolidation of Bonjour into a unified interface. I've heard many others suggest that there should be greater integration between iCal, Address Book, and Mail. I agree but I'd like SubEthaEdit and Bonjour thrown in for the party.
Now that i think about it, wouldn't it be fantastic if all Mac apps allowed Bonjour sharing?
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First, Apple, please add Bonjour functionality to iCal. Is this not obvious? I'm amazed it has not already happened.
Now, imagine a program that could serve as a unified Bonjour interface for sending files, notes, tasks, events, and documents. Imagine this as Bonjour Octopus. Imagine I'm on my network with 3 or 4other users, perhaps in a small non-profit or home business setting. Bonjour Octopus would provide a list of users similar to iChat's buddy list. With a click or a drag I want to be able to share or delegate tasks, events, documents, etc. As it is I can share files this way via iChat but imagine if I could collaborate as well. Yes, I can use SubEthaEdit to invite others to collaborate on a document. It works well but it's not as easy as what I'd like to see.
Let me add another element to the above. Apple Mail. Perhaps Mail should grow into Apple Communications Center. Imagine I could send/share my tasks, notes, documents, files, etc over Bonjour and have them sorted accordingly. My co-workers could then easily acknowledge receipt and further status just as we now have with iCal events.
What it comes down to is I would like an expansion and consolidation of Bonjour into a unified interface. I've heard many others suggest that there should be greater integration between iCal, Address Book, and Mail. I agree but I'd like SubEthaEdit and Bonjour thrown in for the party.
Now that i think about it, wouldn't it be fantastic if all Mac apps allowed Bonjour sharing?
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Action Tracker User Manual
June, 22 2005 09:40 PM
I'm putting
together a user manual for Action Tracker that will
correspond to, and be released with, version 1.2.
I've come to the conclusion that writing the user
manual is as time consuming as creating the database
itself! That's not a complaint, just an observation.
It's not even going to be a large document, but the
going is slow because I have to really think about
how to best describe the various layouts and
components without confusing the matter.
Ah, well, it won't get done as long as I'm blogging about it.
Version 1.2 should be out and about no later than Monday 6/27 and in fact it is nearly finished. Just a few more small changes and a bit more testing. The real work at this point is the manual.
Oh, and one last thought. I'm using Apple's Pages application to put this together and it is quite enjoyable.
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Ah, well, it won't get done as long as I'm blogging about it.
Version 1.2 should be out and about no later than Monday 6/27 and in fact it is nearly finished. Just a few more small changes and a bit more testing. The real work at this point is the manual.
Oh, and one last thought. I'm using Apple's Pages application to put this together and it is quite enjoyable.
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