OS X

Psyonara Psystar

John Paczkowski in News on May 15 at 10:05 am PT

After it was cold-shouldered by the Supreme Court, we’ve likely heard the last from Psystar.

Apple Fights Back Against Malware Attack

Arik Hesseldahl in News on April 10 at 6:02 pm PT

Apple is building software to detect and remove the Flashback malware that has turned 600,000-odd Macs into a trouble-making botnet.

How to Find Out if Your Mac Is in the Infected 1 Percent

Arik Hesseldahl in News on April 10 at 12:59 pm PT

Kasperky Labs launches a Web-based tool to detect and remove the infamous Flashfake malware. Still no sign of the long-predicted security apocalypse on the Mac.

Voices

Mountain Lion Safety Guide (Comic)

Nitrozac and Snaggy in Voices on February 21 at 4:01 pm PT

Here is the latest comic from our Joy of Tech friends at Geek Culture, Nitrozac and Snaggy. Joy of Tech appears three times a week in the Voices section of this site.

For iPad and Mobile Devices, a ‘Port’ out of the Norm

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on February 8 at 6:04 pm PT

Walt reviews a special flash drive that can transfer and stream files to popular mobile devices without standard USB ports.

Digital Music Meets Its Match in Apple iCloud

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on November 30, 2011 at 6:03 pm PT

Apple’s iTunes Match is a cloud-computing service that stores all your song files in a high-quality format without making you upload them first.

Delete a Facebook Account

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on October 5, 2011 at 6:00 pm PT

Walt answers a reader’s question on how to permanently delete a Facebook account.

Commas, Zeros and the Number One: Apple’s iPhone 4S Event by the Numbers

John Paczkowski in News on October 4, 2011 at 4:30 pm PT

Number one music store in the world, number one smartphone in the world, number one tablet in the world …

A Tablet With a Keyboard

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on September 21, 2011 at 3:52 pm PT

Walt answers a reader’s question on the Asus Transformer, which has a keyboard add-on.

A Mac on Windows?

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on September 7, 2011 at 6:02 pm PT

Walt answers a reader’s question on whether a Mac operating system can run on a Windows PC, and more.