Category: 786: Lion Mail, Lion Security Flaw, Less Can Be More

Apple’s Migration Assistant is a great way to transfer your files from one Mac to another. It (usually) is able to seamlessly move your programs, documents and settings over with a minimum of fuss, relying either on FireWire, USB, Ethernet or AirPort. For some of us, though–particularly those of us who upgrade all the time–we…

A flaw was recently discovered in OS X Lion that allows any user on the Mac to extract a file containing an administrative user’s password. As with past versions of OS X, user passwords are encrypted and stored securely as “shadow files” within the computer’s hard drive. Those files can then only be accessed by…

I upgraded my workstation Friday night to Lion, and have been living with it since then. Up until now, I’d only just played around on showroom computers and clicked around while resolving customers’ issues in the tech room. Since I transitioned to it on my own computer, I’ve had some trouble getting used to the…

Happy Tuesday, The leaves are changing quickly here in Vermont. Just last week there was little color to be seen in central Vermont, except for higher elevations, but by the end of the weekend fiery oranges and reds could be seen everywhere. It’s a wonderful time of year to visit Vermont, and our brave little…