VirusBarrier X4 | Virus Protection for Mac OS X and Windows
I don’t think I’ve ever posted any virus scanning software for the Mac, because there’s really not been the need to even have one installed. However, as the Mac grows in popularity and more people are switching, I believe that we will see more frequent attacks start to pop up. It’s never a bad idea to be ahead of the game and protect yourself before anything unexpected does occur. I’m actually a little surprised that there has been no news of attacks on Macs with the ability to now run Windows on them in Boot Camp or Parallels.
If your interested in installing a virus scanner on your mac, VirusBarrier from Intego is a popular choice. From the developers:
“..VirusBarrier X4 is the simple, fast and non-intrusive antivirus security solution for Macintosh computers, by Intego, the leading publisher of personal security software for Macintosh. It offers thorough protection against viruses of all types, coming from infected files or applications, whether on CD-ROMs, DVDs or other removable media, or on files downloaded over the Internet or other types of networks…
Intego VirusBarrier X4 is an application that works in the background and checks everything that your computer does, looking for viruses. It detects and eradicates all known viruses, including Word and Excel macro viruses, and even viruses targeting the Windows operating system. It knows the unique signatures of all known Macintosh viruses, and whenever a new virus is discovered, Intego’s Virus Monitoring Center goes into action to provide updated virus definitions, which you can download using Intego VirusBarrier X4′s automatic NetUpdate function.”
If you are concerned with viruses and protecting your Mac from the latest attacks, download head over to Intego and download VirusBarrier for OS X.

MoreiChatEffects is an application that will allow you to add 24 new background effects to your iChat video chats. The new iChat in Leopard comes with a few to choose from but they are quite limited. More iChat Effects brings some pretty cool backgrounds to choose from, but seems to only be fully functional on Intel Macs – sorry PPC.



In a follow up to 
It’s pretty obvious that no one agrees with Apple’s business plan for charging money for ringtones for your iPhone – especially on song you’ve ALREADY PAID FOR! Asking people to pay an additional 99 cents for a 30 second clip of a song in addition to the 99 cents they are paying for the full song is just ridiculous, and guess what – you don’t have to do it.