URGENT ALERT FOR MAC USERS

Finally there is something around that affects Mac Users. I have had several calls today regarding MacProtector and MacDefender, 2 horrible bits of Malware for Mac that can download through a simple google search. DO NOT INSTALL these bits of software, DO NOT put any credit card details in. If you are affected use the following instructions to remove this awful software:

Try using the following to remove (replacing macdefender with macprotector depending on what you have on your system)

Open Applications > Utilities > Activity Monitor and quit any processes linked to MACDefender or MacProtector
Delete MACDefender or MacProtector from the Applications folder.
Check System Preferences > Accounts > Login Items and then remove and references to MacDefender or MacProtector
Run a Spotlight search for “MACDefender” to check for any associated files that might still be lingering and delete those.

With this all done the software should be removed. Any queries then get in touch through the normal means.

QUICK ALERT FOR ALL FACEBOOK USERS

There are reports of a possible Malware application affecting Mac users using Facebook. To read the full details go to www.macrumors.com and look down the page.

Quote from macrumors.com

“The trojan horse, trojan.osx.boonana.a, is spreading through social networking sites, including Facebook, disguised as a video. The trojan is currently appearing as a link in messages on social networking sites with the subject “Is this you in this video?”

When a user clicks the infected link, the trojan initially runs as a Java applet, which downloads other files to the computer, including an installer, which launches automatically. When run, the installer modifies system files to bypass the need for passwords, allowing outside access to all files on the system. Additionally, the trojan sets itself to run invisibly in the background at startup, and periodically checks in with command and control servers to report information on the infected system. While running, the trojan horse hijacks user accounts to spread itself further via spam messages. Users have reported the trojan is spreading through e-mail as well as social media sites.”

Apple announce NEW iPod’s and NEW Apple TV

Apple announced NEW products today

iPod Nano

The iPod Nano now has a multi-touch interface to reduce it’s size and  is now 46% smaller than its predecessor with a 24-hour battery life.
The nano’s new touch interface is similar to that of other iOS devices with a home screen populated with icons to access photos, artists, playlists, control playback, and more. The display’s orientation can be manually rotated to accommodate the device’s position when clipped to your clothes.

iPod Touch

The NEW iPod touch comes with the Apple Retina Display with 324 pixels per inch that made its debut on the iPhone 4. The new iPod touch will also get Apple’s A4 chip, a 3-axis gyroscope, a rear-facing camera that can record HD video, and a front-facing camera that will work with Facetime. The iPod touch will have iOS 4.1 with Apple’s Game Center and will offer 40 hours of music playback battery life.

iPod Shuffle

The NEW iPod shuffle will see the return of buttons and includes the VoiceOver feature that debuted in the last Shuffle model. It also has playlists capability and will take advantage of the Genius Playlists recently introduced. It will have 15 hours of battery life and will come in 5 colors: silver, pink, gold, blue, and green

NEW Apple TV

At one-fourth the size of the original Apple TV, the new device features HDMI and digital audio outputs, as well as Ethernet and 802.11n Wi-Fi and will offer only rentals from the iTunes Store.

Unlike the previous Apple TV, the new model will not have any significant internal storage, relying on streaming content only. Additionally, media can no longer be purchased but only rented.

Apple TV also streams content from Netflix, YouTube, Flickr and MobileMe, as well as music, photos and videos from PCs and Macs to your HD TV. Enjoy gorgeous slideshows of your photos on your HD TV using Apple TV’s selection of built-in slideshows. Apple TV has built-in HDMI, Wi-Fi, Ethernet and an internal power supply for easy set-up, and features silent, cool, very low power operation in an enclosure that’s less than four inches square – 80 percent smaller than the previous generation.

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MacManLee NEW Online Apple Store for Cornwall, and the UK really….

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MacManLee - Apple Store and Apple Mac Repair Specialist

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iPad

Well it was rumoured, it was speculated, and finally it came. Apple have announced the Apple iPad offering Wi-Fi (802.11n) and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, with 3G models also offering cellular data connectivity. All iPad models have an accelerometer, compass, speakers, a microphone, and a 30-pin dock connector. The iPad also offers a claimed 10 hours of battery life for viewing video, with 1 month of standby battery life.

Models with 3G will be unlocked and will be able to use GSM micro SIMs.

The iPad will have standard apps for personal information management, including an address book and calendar, along with e-mail, Safari, Google Maps, and Notes. A special version of iTunes is also on board to provide an optimized browsing experience on the device’s 9.7-inch screen.

New iMac’s, Apple Magic Mouse, MacBook’s and MacMini’s

Apple have made some great updates today, read on…..

Apple have updated the Macbook line with a new durable polycarbonate unibody design with LED-backlit display, glass multi-touch trackpad and a 7 hour battery life. The new design includes a non-skid bottom surface, and weighs only 4.7 pounds. It contains a 2.26 GHz Core 2 Duo processor, 2 GB of RAM, 250GB HD and NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics card.

New LED backlit iMac’s including NEW 27″ iMac

The 21.5-inch model, which begins at £949 and carries a 1920×1080 display, offers Intel Core 2 Duo processor options running at 3.06 GHz or 3.33 GHz and NVIDIA GeForce 9400M or ATI Radeon 4670 graphics card options. Pricing on the 27-inch model, which carries a 2560×1440 display, begins at £1349. In addition to the same processor options found on the smaller model, buyers can also select from a 2.66 GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 or 2.8 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor, although machines carrying those higher-end processors will not ship until November.
All new iMac models feature an SD card slot and ship standard with a wireless keyboard and the new Multi-Touch Magic Mouse also unveiled today, see below for details.

Apple’s NEW multitouch Magic Mouse.

Apple introduced a new multi-touch mouse today called “Magic Mouse”. The mouse uses the same multi-touch technology found in the iPhone, iPod Touch, and Mac notebook trackpads. The entire surface of the mouse is a seamless multi-touch surface.

The new mouse comes standard with the new iMacs introduced today and is also available separately for £55

The gesture commands allow users to scroll through documents, pan across images, or swipe to move forward or backward through web pages or photos. It is said to work for both left and right handed users and gesture commands can be configured in the System Preferences. Magic Mouse is Bluetooth wireless enabled and will be available at the end of October.

AND FINALLY… Apple have updated the MacMini, including a multi drive Server version….whatever next….

Apple today also announced that the Mac mini, the world’s most energy efficient desktop, is now faster, offers more storage and comes standard with double the memory.

Starting at £499, the entry level Mac mini features a faster 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor and 2GB of DDR3 1066 MHz memory, a 160GB hard drive, five USB 2.0 ports, FireWire 800, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics and a SuperDrive. The £649 Mac mini features a 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 4GB of memory and a larger 320GB hard drive.

Apple now offers a £799 Mac mini that is specially configured with Mac OS® X Snow Leopard® Server. Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server features two 500GB hard drives for a total of 1TB of server storage in the tiny 6.5-inch square by 2-inch tall Mac mini enclosure.

The server model runs Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server and replaces the Mac mini’s usual optical drive with a second 2.5-inch hard drive, allowing for the 1 TB total hard drive capacity.

As always, if you have any problems with your Apple Mac and need Apple Mac Support or Repairs in Cornwall or Devon then get in touch with MacManLee.

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Snow Leopard 28th August

That’s true, Snow Leopard is shipping on 28th August, this week…

If you are using Mac OSX 10.5 you can upgrade ( single user) for only £25 or £39 for the Family Pack Upgrade. If you are using Mac OS X 10.4 you have to purchase the Mac Box Set , which includes the full iLife 09 and iWork 09 packages as well for £129

As originally speculated OSX Leopard is for Intel Mac ONLY so cannot be used on PowerPC computers.

Click on the Snow Panther above to pre-order this upgrade direct from The Apple Store Online UK for shipping on August 28th.

Apple Updates Pro Apps

Been a while since I updated so here comes a very quick post…..

Apple Have updated their Pro Apps , ie Final Cut Studio, Final Cut Server, Logic Studio and Logic Express. Prices are a little more competitive than before and there are obviously going to be stability updates to contend with the Leopard problems that have been noted in many places. Too much to explain in one blog, so follow the links below for more details.

FINAL CUT STUDIO

FINAL CUT SERVER

LOGIC EXPRESS

LOGIC STUDIO

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I know this is a bit late for most of you Apple changed the way we look at the Portables by creating the MacBook Pro in 13″, 15″ and 17″ versions, OLD NEWS NOW but check out the following links for more details.

MACBOOK

MACBOOK PRO

MACBOOK AIR

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As always, if you have any problems with your Apple Mac and need Apple Mac Support or Repairs in Cornwall or Devon then get in touch with MacManLee.

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MacBook Update

Apple have released a quick update to the entry level MacBook. The White MacBook now comes with a 2.13 Ghz processor, 800MHz DDR2 memory and a 160gb drive as standard ( upgradable to 500gb) These all come with the upgraded NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics as the aluminium models do. The only catch is that they have upped the entry price to £749 ( from £719), a bit cheeky that…

Other news, nothing much yet but the rumours are seriously building about the pending NEW iPhone which we think will be introduced at the 6th June Keynote address. There are too many rumours to mention about the spec so we will just have to wait until the 6th to find out really.

As always, if you have any problems with your Apple Mac and need Apple Mac Support in Cornwall or Devon then get in touch with MacManLee. http://www.macmanlee.co.uk

NEW Apple kit, and lots of it too.

Lots of updates to the Apple kit today, updated iMac’s, MacMini’s , MacPro’s, Time Capsule, Airport Extreme Base Station and some other minor tweaks to the MacBook Pro and Keyboards.

NEW iMac

Here are the specs for the NEW iMac’s announced today, there is the entry level 20″ iMac and then the other 3 in the range are 24″ models.

20-inch 2.66 GHz iMac. 2GB RAM. NVIDIA GeForce 9400M Integrated graphics. 320GB HD. Mini Display Port

24-inch 2.66 GHz iMac. 4GB RAM. NVIDIA GeForce 9400M Integrated graphics. 640GB HD. Mini Display Port

24-inch 2.93 GHz iMac. 4GB RAM. NVIDIA GeForce GT 120. 640GB HD. Mini Display Port

24-inch 3.06 GHz iMac. 4GB RAM. NVIDIA GeForce GT 130. 1TB HD. Mini Display Port

A great range starting at only £949 inc vat

NEW MacMini

Contrary to popular belief the MacMini has not been discontinued and the range has had a revamp incorporating the NVIDEA 9400M Graphics chip, 5 USB ports and the following specs for the range

2.0GHz Mac mini. 1GB 1066 MHz DDR SDRAM, GeForce 9400M integrated graphics, 120GB HD, 8x SuperDrive, Mini DisplayPort and mini-DVI, 5 USB Ports, One FireWire 800 Port

2.0GHz Mac mini. 2GB 1066 MHz DDR SDRAM, GeForce 9400M integrated graphics, 320GB HD, 8x SuperDrive, Mini DisplayPort and mini-DVI, 5 USB Ports, One FireWire 800 Port

NEW MacPro

The new Mac Pro includes Intel Xeon processors running at lightning speeds of up to 2.93 GHz and an fabulous integrated memory controller with three channels of 1066 MHz DDR3 ECC memory. Apple claims that this will deliver up to 2.4 times the memory bandwidth while cutting memory latency up to 40 percent. Every Mac Pro comes with the NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 with 512MB of GDDR3 memory. an upgrade option up to the ATI Radeon HD 4870 is available for more performance if you demand it. The new Mac Pro also comes with both a Mini DisplayPort and a DVI port to support the 24-inch Apple LED Cinema Display, the 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Display, or any other DVI based displays.

One 2.66GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 3500 Processor. 3GB of RAM. NVIDIA GeForce GT 120. 640GB HD.

Two 2.26GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 5500 Processor. 6GB of RAM. NVIDIA GeForce GT 120. 640GB HD.

NEW Time Capsule and Airport Extreme Base Station

They both come with 2 main fantastic new features included:

Simultaneous dual-band support – Operates simultaneously on both 5 GHz (802.11n) and 2.4 GHz (802.11b/g) frequencies to allow all wireless products to connect on the best available band

Access files on a networked drive from anywhere – Allows MobileMe subscribers to register their AirPort Express Base Station or Time Capsule with their MobileMe account, providing them access to their files from anywhere via the Internet. Drives will appear in the Finder sidebar like any other attached drive, acting just like a personal file server with remote access

Other items

Apple have also made minor improvements to the MacBook and MacBook Pro, a few speed bumps in the MacBook Pro and a 256GB SSD upgrade option for the MacBook and MacBook Pro ranges.

Also Apple have introduced a wired keyboard without the numeric keypad ( similar to the wireless version)

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