Expanding encryption and compression capabilities to Apple devices and users, SecureZIP is now available for Mac OS X. This Smart Encryption software combines the world’s most interoperable data compression format with strong encryption to deliver a data-centric security solution for Mac users. SecureZIP is the long-trusted security and compression solution from PKWARE, and an integral element of the Smart Encryption Platform already protecting information on mainframes, servers, PCs, laptops and other mobile devices

Firewalls monitor and regulate the data moving on and off your computer or network. They can keep criminals out while allowing legitimate network traffic in. Mac OS X comes with not one but two firewalls of its own. However, those two aren’t always enough. The Threat Years ago, a bug (long-since fixed) let attackers send Macs a so-called “ping of death”—specially designed network traffic that could crash a system. There aren’t any such network vulnerabilities on Macs (that we know of) now, but many of Apple’s security updates specifically address network vulnerabilities. Clearly…

Mac users who want to (or have to) use Intuit’s QuickBooks have plenty of choices—we can run the Mac, Windows, or Web app version. One of those options probably pops out as an obvious choice, but as I recently discovered, the least-obvious solution is sometimes the best one. My wife and I are both professional writers. A few months ago, on the advice of our accountant, we reorganized our small business as a corporation. We agreed to endure a considerable amount of extra paperwork in exchange for significant financial and legal benefits. Accountants love QuickBooks (even if authors…