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DENVER — It’s a “rude awakening” for millions of Mac users around the world. For the first time ever, a widespread computer virus is infecting machines thought to be immune. Apple is scrambling, amid criticism, to fix the problems. This is what you want to avoid, a red perfectly legit looking Adobe pop up screen telling you to update your flash player. It could allow attackers to get all of your personal information. It is a real wake up call for so many of us who assumed our Mac’s are virus proof. Many are criticizing apple for being slow to...

President Barack Obama shunned his usual lunch in the White House and head straight towards a burger bar to satisfy an apparent craving for fast food. With a similarly peckish vice president Joe Biden in tow, the head of state fired up the motorcade for a brief trip to a suburban eatery by the name of Ray's Hell Burger. Despite the VIP status of the two diners, normal rules applied. Both men were forced to stand in line for their food. In a change to the scheduled lunch arrangements – the pair were due to eat in the Oval Office...

Apple's Dashboard Hacked May 9, 2005 1:50PM What makes the issue particularly difficult to deal with, according to Stephan.com, is Apple's decision not to provide a documented way to remove Widgets once installed. In fact, Apple's Mac OS X Help files state specifically that "You cannot remove widgets from the Widget Bar or change their order."   A developer has demonstrated a Dashboard exploit in Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger" that a malicious Web site owner could use to install Widgets you might not want on your Mac. Writing under the name of Stephan.com, the developer said that a...

A 15-month-old child in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia weighs 55 pounds and is gaining nearly 5 pounds a month, according to a Local 6 News report. Luka Meliksishvili has been rapidly gaining weight since his birth, according to his parents. He already carries the weight of a 6-year-old child, Local 6 News reported Monday night. Luka's mother, Eka Meliksishvili, said doctors in Tbilisi have examined her son and advised her not to be too concerned. They said Luka may be able to shed his excess weight as he grows older. Watch Local 6 News for more on the...

By Karen Robinson-Jacobs, Times Staff Writer BOSTON — Last week, behind closed doors, veteran attorneys of the tobacco wars taught a class on how to attack what they say is the nation's latest health affliction: fast food. The session at Northeastern University was as secretive as McDonald's has been about the special sauce on a Big Mac. Those who attended the class — about two dozen lawyers, health activists and nutritionists, most of them svelte — signed affidavits promising not to reveal to the food industry any of the strategies they learned at the symposium: "Legal Approaches to the Obesity...