Security & Privacy

If you’re using Apple’s Boot Camp to run Windows on your Mac, Apple’s warning you that it’s time to pay attention to the software’s potential expiration. Boot Camp is, you may recall, beta software that lets you boot a Mac into Windows. Version 1.2 expired on September 30, and versions 1.3 and 1.4 will expire when Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) is released. So if you’ve been using version 1.2, you should upgrade now to the latest version. And, in any case, make sure to back up any files you’re working with under Windows, because the day Leopard is released (does Boot Camp check over the Internet?) it will no longer run. Unless you upgrade to Leopard immediately, you’ll be stuck.

And, of course, if you’re running Windows on your Mac, make sure you’ve got appropriate security solutions for your Windows installation. Intego VirusBarrier Dual Protection, for example, gives you protection for both Mac OS X and your Windows installation.