Microsoft reports security problem with Apple’s Safari

Microsoft, of all companies, has issued a security advisory warning users about a possible security exploit involving Apple’s Safari for Windows browser.

From Win32 to Cocoa: a Windows user’s conversion to Mac OS X—Part III

Peter Bright: In part 1 of this series, I described how misfortune and adversity left Apple with a new OS platform free of legacy constraints; in part 2, I discussed how Microsoft had failed to do the same, choosing instead to hobble its new OS with way to much legacy baggage. In this part, I look in more detail at what Apple has done with its platform to make it so appealing.

Of course, if you’re already writing software for the Mac, then I’m not going to tell you anything you already don’t know. But all of this was new to me, because it wasn’t until I became so thoroughly disappointed with Windows that I really looked in earnest at what the Mac had to offer. My mistake.

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IDC: Despite the iPhone, RIM’s smartphone share still rises

While many have said Apple’s iPhone would immediately spell trouble for RIM’s BlackBerry, it’s not happening yet according to the latest research.