Apple Information

For those using Apple computers, I have a few tidbits of information that you might find useful.

Antivirus
Apple users on the most part don't worry about virus protection. Unfortunately, many are led to believe that there are no viruses for Apple computers. Although that is true to an extent, you can, however be infected by Macro viruses when you use Microsoft Office for Mac. 
For over a year now, I've been trying out ClamAV for OSX on a couple of Macs. The great thing about this anti-virus tool is that it is free. It has been a mainstay of Linux/Unix users for a long time. So, it has been well tested. Many years ago ClamAV didn't actively scan for viruses, but it has included a tool called Sentry to actively scan for viruses, especially when accessing files. All Mac users who do not have an antivirus program installed should definitely look into installing ClamAV.

Here is the download page:
http://www.clamxav.com/index.php?page=dl

After you install ClamAV you will also have to install the Clam Sentry program.

If you have any questions about installing ClamAV, please contact me.


Microsoft Office
I don't use Microsoft Office for Mac so I can't offer any advice. However, the people at MacWorld have put together a "Office 2008 Survival Guide". I guess there are a lot of question by users about how to do certain things. Those using Office 2008 might find this article of interest. 

You can access it at:
http://www.macworld.com/article/135176/2008/09/office2008survival.html?lsrc=mwweek