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Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac?

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On 2013-10-17 05:30:56 +0000, Your Name said:

> In article <51W5y0sPNk52-pn2-kFRHQzitbMjq@localhost>, John Varela
> <newlamps@verizon.net> wrote:
>> [crossposted to comp.sys.mac.misc. OT for comp.sys.mac.system.
>> Follow-ups to csmm.]
>> On Wed, 16 Oct 2013 16:38:47 UTC, dcohenspam@talktalk.net (Daniel
>> Cohen) wrote:
>>> Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> In all the MANY years of using and adminstering Apple computers (since
>>>> before there even was a Mac), I have only ever found ONE virus, and
>>>> that was a Windows virus infecting a Word document on a floppy disk
>>>> from a Windows user way back under Mac OS 8.
>>> 
>>> Ph well, if you're going that far back, I will mention that once I had a
>>> virus on my Mac (around system 6 pr 7), and that came from a cover disk
>>> of a Mac magazine.
>> 
>> Speaking of Mac magazines, does anyone else still read MacWorld?
>> They ought to rename it IOSWorld. I think I'll let my subscription
>> lapse. Can anyone recommend a Mac magazine that's still useful?
> 
> I've always found MacWorld (US and Australian versions) to be rather
> dismal and boring, with far too many adverts and low-quality paper and
> style.

The UK version mostly just repeats articles from the US version, even 
when they are quite US-centric. They tend to update the prices but that 
is about it.

I'm still a subscriber, but I doubt for much longer.

> 
> The UK magazine MacFormat is probably the best Mac magazine.
> http://macformat.com
> 
> It does include some iOS reviews and news to some degree, but they
> spun-off a separate magazine called Tap! to be their fully iOS
> magazine.

Tap! closed down recently. I never did see the reason why, but it 
seemed very expensive.

-- 
Chris

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Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac? "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2013-10-17 00:19 +0000
  Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac? jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2013-10-17 15:20 +1300
    Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-17 18:41 +1300
      Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-26 13:04 +1300
  Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-10-16 23:12 -0400
  Mac magazines (was Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac?) Bread <BreadWithSpam@Fractious.net> - 2013-10-16 20:26 -0700
    Re: Mac magazines (was Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac?) Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2013-10-20 12:42 +0200
      Re: Mac magazines (was Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac?) Bread <BreadWithSpam@Fractious.net> - 2013-10-25 12:43 -0700
        Re: Mac magazines jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2013-10-26 11:57 +1300
  Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-17 18:30 +1300
    Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac? Chris Ridd <chrisridd@mac.com> - 2013-10-17 07:44 +0100
      Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-18 09:24 +1300
      Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac? jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2013-10-18 15:42 +1300
        Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-18 19:12 +1300
  Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-10-17 17:48 -0400
    Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-18 19:05 +1300
      Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-10-18 03:09 -0400
      Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac? Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2013-10-18 11:47 -0400
        Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-10-18 19:58 +0000
        Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-19 10:04 +1300
  Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-10-17 17:50 -0400
    Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2013-10-17 17:52 -0400
      Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-10-17 20:56 -0400
  Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac? George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2013-10-18 12:49 -0500

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