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Double jeopardy

Remember when NY state officials were arguing for more iPhone security?

Today’s Macworld column looks back to when New York state officials were arguing for more iPhone security.

Author The MacalopePosted on March 8, 2016Categories iPhone, SecurityLeave a comment on Double jeopardy

Dial tone

Cyber pathogens lie dormant, waiting to kill us all.

Today’s Macworld column looks at some more crazy iPhone unlocking commentary.

Author The MacalopePosted on March 5, 2016Categories iPhone, SecurityLeave a comment on Dial tone

The wrongness chamber

How wrong can you get something? Turns out quite wrong.

Today’s Macworld column looks at how backward you can get this Apple/FBI case.

Author The MacalopePosted on February 25, 2016Categories iPhone, SecurityLeave a comment on The wrongness chamber

Uninformative

Feeding the rage machine.

Today’s Macworld column looks at feeding the Apple rage machine.

Author The MacalopePosted on September 22, 2015Categories iPhone, SecurityLeave a comment on Uninformative

Flawsome software

The latest Android vulnerability offers a nice object lesson.

Today’s Macworld column looks at the latest Android vulnerability.

Author The MacalopePosted on July 30, 2015Categories iPhone, Security, Silly PunditsLeave a comment on Flawsome software

Insecurity blanket

Apple must open iOS! Or we’ll go broke!

Yesterday’s Macworld column looked at some more sage advice for Apple: how it needs to open up iOS.

Author The MacalopePosted on November 28, 2014Categories iPad, iPhone, SecurityLeave a comment on Insecurity blanket

Spaced Gray Lady

The New York Times could use some work in their Apple coverage.

Today’s Macworld column looks at some of the lousy coverage of Apple coming from the New York Times. Of course, today they published this heartwarming piece, so it’s not all bad.

Author The MacalopePosted on October 18, 2014Categories iPhone, SecurityLeave a comment on Spaced Gray Lady

The outrage gap

Strange how Apple always gets top billing when there’s a problem, isn’t it?

This week’s Macworld column notices a slight difference in how Apple is treated versus how other companies are treated.

Author The MacalopePosted on October 4, 2014Categories iPhone, Security, Silly PunditsLeave a comment on The outrage gap

It’s dumb work if you can get it

They get paid for this!

Today’s Macworld column looks at the stinky onion of tech journalism: reporter writes dumb story about Apple, Forbes contributor copies it. Including the typos. Sigh.

Author The MacalopePosted on April 2, 2013Categories Security, Silly PunditsLeave a comment on It’s dumb work if you can get it

A kinder, gentler Macalope

Security, wedgies and the Apple television.

This week’s Macworld column features an intervention followed by the Macalope making nice with a silly pundit, but not before handing out a much-deserved goring with the help of a friend.

Author The MacalopePosted on May 26, 2012Categories iPhone, Mac Blogs, Rumors, Security, Silly PunditsLeave a comment on A kinder, gentler Macalope

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