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Now, Mac is the next target of hackers. Till now, Mac operating system was untouched by hackers and Mac users were accessing web freely.

Whenever you install something in Mac OS X then it gets installed from package files. Along with installing something from package files, a "Bill of Materials" file is stored in the package receipt file. These ".bom" files contain a list of the files installed by that package as well as the proper permissions for each file. But, in future, these permissions can get changed resulting in freezing or crashing of your Mac.

You can easily transfer files between Macs through USB drive or a conventional file-sharing services via network connections. Also, these days' synchronization services like BitTorrent Sync, Dropbox, and Google Drive are highly used. Nowadays, you can use Mac Screen Sharing services to transfer files.

It is common to sync an iPhone with a Mac. But, syncing an Android phone with OS X is not very easy. Let's discuss the method below.

If you are puzzled with entering "User Name and Password" repeatedly on the Web, then here comes a safe and secure solution from Symantec - Norton Identity Safe. This is compatible to Windows PC, Mac or a mobile phone. Interestingly, it can synchronize your passwords across different devices. Thus, "forgotten password" problem would be a thing of past hereafter.

Experts give us their reactions to the Bash vulnerability in Linux, Unix and Mac. Hundreds of millions of computers are potentially affected by Shellshock, a new bug found in Linux, Unix and Mac. The flaw is related to the command processor called Bash, short for Bourne again shell, which is common to Linux, Unix and Mac systems. So what does this all mean for us?

List: As we prepare hungrily for Pancake Day, what should tech companies give up for lent? IT & tech pros tell CBR what they think should be given up for 40 days and 40 nights. Pancake traditionalist with lemon and sugar, or more continental with a Nutella approach?