Six tips to make your Mac safer

Add newsletters@cnet.online.com to your address book | View online   Today on CNET       Share on Facebook  |  Share on Twitter April 11, 2012     Karyne Levy Senior copy editor Profile Email Six tips to make your Mac safer Flashback, a piece of malware targeting users of Apple's Mac OS X, is now estimated to be quietly running on more than 600,000 machines around the world. While the infection rate has subsided since then, that doesn't mean Mac owners should return to complacency. Here are some common sense, effective tips for safeguarding your Mac against more malware. Read more | Share on Facebook  Flashback the largest Mac malware threat yet, experts say | Share on Facebook        6 non-iPhones with great displays The iPhone isn't the only phone on the market with a stunning screen. We round up five Android handsets and one Windows phone with displays so crisp you'll never want to stop playing Fruit Ninja.  More | Share on Facebook          The father of your phone's font As the font designer of Droid, Windows Phone, and countless other UIs, Steve Matteson's influence on our connected lives is huge. His typeface sets the tone for our mobile lifestyles.  More | Share on Facebook          Great-sounding earbuds for $98 Sony's XBA-1iP earbuds have a clear, transparent sound that will make buyers craving high-resolution fidelity for $100 very happy. They are an affordable step up from that free pair you got with your phone.  More | Share on Facebook          3D plus Blu-ray: A magic combo? With stiff competition in the streaming-content department, Blu-ray players have to do a lot to prove they are worth a spot on your home theater console. The LG BP620 has most of the right features.  More | Share on Facebook          Best free apps for Windows PCs New Windows computers have a lot of cool applications on them right out of the box -- but not everything. You don't have to spend money to get the rest. Let CNET start you off right.  More | Share on Facebook        Get your favorite CNET editors. To go. Send the free app to your smartphone or iPad. Get it now.     Latest news   Adidas plans world's first 'smart soccer match' for July     Justice Dept. files suit against Apple, publishers over e-book pricing     Spotify brings free music streaming to any Web site or blog     Titanic disaster unlikely to happen in this age, experts say     George Lucas loses NIMBY clash over giant digital arts complex     Most popular midsize laptops   HP Folio 13     HP Envy 15 (winter 2012)     Apple MacBook Pro Fall 2011 (2.2GHz Core i7, 15-inch)     Dell XPS 13     Samsung Series 7 (15-inch)

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