A little Mac Pro peace of mind (and why you should use MacScan too)
A couple of weeks ago, my G5 Power Mac blew up. We still haven’t figured out what happened, but it seems to have been a hardware failure of some kind. We were in the middle of a very large project, and could not be without an imaging machine for even a single day. Thankfully both drives were unaffected, and a local electronics store had a Mac Pro in stock. We were up and running in about 6 hrs, and made our deadline.
The new machine is very nice, and the OSX migration assistant made set up a snap. We’re now running Adobe’s CS3 natively, and there seems to be a big speed boost over CS2 on the Power PC. But, with everyone running Intel chips now, I know it’s only a matter of time before someone writes a virus for my machine …
That’s where MacScan comes in. From the company’s site:
MacScan is the world’s first remote administration software detection title for the Macintosh. Using advanced detection methods MacScan can detect, isolate and remove the program which could allow remote administration and violate security.
Like most things built for the Mac, the application was easy to install, and intuitive to use. And unlike some other virus scanning software I’ve used, it works quickly. For us, this is among MacScan’s most important features. If the application is slow or a pain to use, it won’t be used.
At 25 bucks and 15 minutes to purchase and run for the first time, MacScan seems to be a great addition to our security protocols. We highly recommend heading over to MacScan’s site to check it out …
Filed in How we get stuff done, OSX, Software, Web
