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That Which is Nifty: DaisyDisk 4.25

In the world of disk optimization and disk cleaners for the Mac, the field has become pretty crowded. It’s easy enough to get people interested in clawing back dozens of gigabytes of hard drive space, and while a great selling point, there are currently applications out there on the market that promise to do everything […]

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CloudMensis malware now in the wild, makes use of cloud-based storage services to attack computers

A newly discovered malware strain for Macs, dubbed “CloudMensis,” has begun making the rounds and seems to have located a previously unknown macOS backdoor that could be used to spy on users with compromised Macs. Discovered by the cybersecurity firm ESET, the malware has been named CloudMensis due to the way it utilizes cloud storage […]

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Apple confirms deprecation of kernel extensions under macOS 12.3 beta that could affect Dropbox and Microsoft OneDrive performance

This could be a bit of a mess. Following Apple’s seeding of the first beta for its macOS Monterey 12.3 operating system to the developer community for testing, in its released notes, the company confirmed that it has deprecated kernel extensions used by Dropbox and Microsoft OneDrive and notes that both cloud storage services have […]

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Dropbox adds new Transfer feature, allows for files up to 2 GB to be sent to users who don’t have Dropbox accounts

This is pretty nifty. Dropbox has introduced a new feature called “Transfer,” which allows users to send files up to 2 GB, even to recipients who do not have a Dropbox account. Any file can be sent, and they don’t need to be in the user’s Dropbox. Notifications can alert users as to when a […]

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iCloud Drive folder sharing, other features, pushed back to 2020

Sometimes a project takes a bit longer than expected. Apple has quietly informed customers that its shared iCloud Drive folders feature, which would have directly competed with Dropbox, has been pushed back to 2020. Prior to Tuesday, the macOS All Features page had an asterisk for iCloud folder sharing that said the addition would be coming later […]