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Mac 101: Protect your data with FileVault
If you use a notebook Mac, then the risks are higher for getting your computer stolen. However, Apple has included a tool to protect your entire home folder (documents, pictures, movies, etc.) right within OS X. FileVault protects your computer ...
Behind the scenes with FileVault
FileVault is the Home directory encryption feature of OS X (introduced in Pather) which Apple bills as offering, 'Eternal Protection.' Apple hasn't produced much documentation on FileVault, I suppose in hopes that no one would find an easy way to ...
Knox version 1.0.7 is available
I'll admit it, I
don't want people poking around my Mac. While I may want certain files encrypted, Apple's File Vault would be overkill
for my needs. That's why I use Knox. With Knox, you can quickly create
password-protected, encrypted volumes that ...
Automator action for encrypting/decrypting files
Interested in
beefing up security on some of your files or folders, but wary of the consequences if FileVault takes on a mind of its
own? This Encrypt and Decrypt Files
Automator action might be right up your alley, as it allows you to perform these ...
Login & Keychain Update 1.0
Leopard users, you have your first OS update waiting for you. The Login & Keychain Update 1.0 fixes a couple of issues with logging in and Keychain (shocking, yes?). According to the Apple documentation it corrects issues with the following, and ...
How do I reset my Keychain password?
Yesterday I was singing the praises of Keychain, and I still stand by my assessment. Keychain is a key feature of OS X that makes it stand apart from Windows. But what happens if you forget your Keychain password? You know, the password that lets you ...
Quay 1.1b3 offers nice changes
We first wrote about Quay in November. It extends the Leopard dock in a number of very useful ways. For instance, it will pop up on both sides of the dock (Apple only permits this on the right), and even displays software version numbers plus memory ...
How to take Mac security seriously
Damien went into detail about the "hacker
challenge" story and, as he explained, it's much ado about nothing— for now. Clearly, this Mac security
thing is only going to get more important. Even Headline News had a largely exaggerated ...
Mac 101: Reset your Mac OS X password
We've all done this.* It's time to install something or run Software Update, but first we've got to enter our password. What was it again? Oops. You can reset your password with the CD (or DVD) that came with your Mac, but if you don't have it, try ...
DiskWarrior 4.1 update adds Leopard compatibility
DiskWarrior, my personal favorite disk repair utility (especially if the problem drive is the startup disk) has just been updated to Version 4.1. The new version is now fully compatible with Leopard (there were some issues with repairing disk ...
Mac OS X password recoverable from RAM?
In a recent post over at Ars Technica, they say that Mac OS X users could have their login passwords recovered through physically accessing the RAM. This comes after FileVault was proven to be cracked. The article notes that Mac OS X and certain ...
Mac 101: 7 tips for Data Privacy Day 2009
Today is Data Privacy Day, a global initiative to highlight information security rights and practices, especially among teens, professionals, corporations, and the government.
As part of the celebration, TUAW (along with our sister blog Download ...
9 things I learned from almost losing my MacBook Air
I swear, getting old is not a lot of fun. Last night, I taught a class in data security for home and small business users at our local community college. There were a lot of good questions from the community education program students, so the class ...
VMware Fusion beta 1.1 available
Looks like the VMware team may be picking up a few pointers from the "release early, release often" cheerleaders at rival virtualization shop Parallels; the recently-released Fusion for Mac is now out in a 1.1 beta form, downloadable with ...
Ask TUAW: Reducing distractions, sharing drives, Activity Monitor, winmail.dat and more
In this episode of Ask TUAW we'll be looking at questions about sharing drives from a Mac mini to a portable Mac over the network, watching iPod video in a car, distraction-reducing software, Activity Monitor, dealing with "winmail.dat" attachments ...
