Did you ever just want to backup your email database, what about the iPhoto library, or iTunes or just the Safari bookmarks? What if you did want a full home folder backup? What if you wanted all these with just one click of a checkbox and one click of a backup button? Well this application is for you!

It’s called BackityMac and it’s available for download free as donation-ware at www.whimsplucky.com. Now it’s in the process of development, so it does not backup to a CD or DVD and it just creates a simple image file, but it’s a simple to use and fast backup solution for those of you that do not like to back up until it’s too late. As a bonus, the program comes with some maintenance features built in.

But what is backup without restore. Choose an image created by this program, and the backed up contents will automatically be detected for you, Then decided what you want to restore, and click “Restore”. The contents will be placed back into their original directory automatically replacing it’s contents. This is the perfect solution for those who want to be able to clone their home directory and replace it on another Mac untouched.Did you ever just want to backup your email database, what about the iPhoto library, or iTunes or just the Safari bookmarks? What if you did want a full home folder backup? What if you wanted all these with just one click of a checkbox and one click of a backup button? Well this application is for you!

Perfect for Backup Day!!!!

"With an eye toward its core audience of non-professional photo enthusiasts, Adobe has made improvements to its 4th version of Photoshop Elements that make it easier than ever to edit, organize, and share digital photos. Despite its consumer-level price tag, Photoshop Elements 4.0 sports some new tools that gurus wish the full-blown Photoshop had."

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Lesa Reviews Elements 4 for Macworld

The worst thing you can do whenever a virus scare hits is to panic. The second worst thing you can do is not keep yourself informed.

That said, it pays to keep on top of potentially harmful things like Leap-A. After a day of research and testing the malware for ourselves, here’s what you need to know about Leap-A.

(Here is an AppleScript that will change the permissions on the user InputManagers folder to root only. This should prevent Leap-A (a.k.a. "Oompa Loompa") malware and its derivatives from installing)

Leap-A Malware: What You Need to Know

A file called "latestpics.tgz" was posted on a Mac rumors web site http://www.macrumors.com/ , claiming to be pictures of "MacOS X Leopard" (an upcoming version of MacOS X, aka "MacOS X 10.5"). It is actually a Trojan (or arguably, a very non-virulent virus). We'll call it "Oompa-Loompa" (aka "OSX/Oomp-A") for reasons that will become obvious.

You cannot be infected by this unless you do all of the following:
1) Are somehow sent (via email, iChat, etc.) or download the "latestpics.tgz" file
2) Double-click on the file to decompress it
3) Double-click on the resulting file to "open" it

...and then for most users, you must also enter your Admin password.

You cannot simply "catch" the virus. Even if someone does send you the "latestpics.tgz" file, you cannot be infected unless you unarchive the file, and then open it.

New MacOS X Trojan/virus Alert