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Mac security: fact and fiction Digit Online -- Most Mac users gaze on smugly as reports of each new Windows security crisis break. And they have good reason – research from Sophos PLC showed that 68 viruses have affected the Mac while 97,467 have affected Windows. Of those 68, most are a decade old or older and don’t directly affect OS X. However, although it may seem that there’s no reason to worry about security on your Mac, you shouldn’t think you’re completely safe. So how can you tell the difference between scaremongering and true dangers? We examined nine common beliefs about Mac security – and show you what you really need to worry about.
MySQL Sessions in iCal-- The third annual MySQL Users Conference, presented by O'Reilly and MySQL AB, will be held April 18-21, 2005, in Santa Clara, California. This conference hosts leading industry keynote speakers, the latest MySQL open source technologies, in-depth sessions and tutorials, and an extensive exhibit hall. And now, you can subscribe to conference information via iCal.
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Register for the MySQL Users Conference-- The 2005 MySQL Users Conference, presented by O'Reilly Media and MySQL AB, will take place April 18-21, 2005, in Santa Clara, California. This conference, the largest of its kind, brings together experts, users, and industry leaders, offering attendees in-depth sessions and tutorials, an exhibit hall showcasing the latest open source technologies, and more. To start planning your days, visit the at-a-glance program overview.
OSCON Is Coming-- Join us at the O'Reilly Open Source Convention in beautiful Portland from August 1-5. OSCON 2005 will be at the Oregon Convention Center, where we'll have tutorials, sessions, parties, BOFs, and a huge exhibit hall. The Call for Proposals is closed, but registration and hotel information will be available soon. To get the latest details as soon as we have them, sign up for the OSCON newsletter.
An Interview with Cory Doctorow-- Cory Doctorow fits the old adage: "Need something done?
Ask a busy person." The European Affairs Coordinator for the Electronic
Frontier Foundation, a co-editor of Boing Boing, and a renowned science
fiction writer, Cory spoke to us about his latest book and his work as
a science fiction writer. Cory is also on tap to speak at O'Reilly's
upcoming Emerging
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California.
Remixing Culture: An Interview with Lawrence
Lessig-- What do you get when you mix P2P,
inexpensive digital input devices, open source software, easy editing
tools, and reasonably affordable bandwidth? Potentially, you get what
Lawrence Lessig calls remix culture, which he explains in this
extensive interview. The concept of remixing culture is also the topic
of his keynote at O'Reilly's upcoming Emerging Technology
Conference, March 14-17 in San Diego.
