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Warning: More Macs are now getting infected with malware

Posted on June 4, 2026

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For years, Mac owners were led to believe that their computers were immune from malware infections.

In fact, if you asked them for an opinion on the best antivirus protection, chances are the response would be “Buy a Mac”.

But truth be told, Macs were never “immune” from catching malware at all. [Read more…]

Posted on May 20, 2021

Question from Chris B: I’d really like to have a Mac, but since I can’t afford one I’d like to build a computer and install Mac OS on it.

I know people build their own Windows PCs from scratch all the time.

Can you tell me how to build my own Mac? I have $500 that I can spend on it. Thanks.

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]