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iTunes 8.2 Ships, Hints at iPhone 3.0?

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

Apple has released iTunes 8.2, an update that “now supports iPhone or iPod touch with the iPhone 3.0 Software Update.” The extremely brief release note also indicates that iTunes 8.2 includes many unspecified accessibility improvements and bug fixes; a security vulnerability involving itms: URLs has also been addressed. It’s available via Software Update or as a standalone 77.3 MB download.

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Kindle DX: Larger Screen, Native PDFs

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

Bucking the trend for ever-smaller devices, Amazon has announced the Kindle DX, a scaled-up version of the company’s much-discussed ebook reading device. Along with a larger screen, the Kindle DX provides a native PDF reader, finally making it compatible with the most common digital format for highly formatted electronic documents.

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Things 1.1/Things Touch 1.3.5

Monday, May 11th, 2009

Things Touch 1.3.5 has been released along with Things 1.1 and, among a heap of bug fixes and UI improvements, you’ll find a new feature for syncing Areas of Responsibility from your Mac to your iPhone (it’s not yet possible to create Areas in Things Touch). The feature requires Things 1.1 on the Mac side, which was officially released today, but has actually been available (sans release notes) for about a week (assumedly waiting for Things Touch to make it through App Store approval).

Another new addition (which is more exciting, to me) is full AppleScript support in Things on the Mac. I haven’t had a chance to dive into it yet, but it’s a topic I discussed with Cultured Code at the last Macworld Expo and I’m excited to see it come to fruition. People using Things in any kind of group setting will appreciate the reconsidered approach to task delegation, as well.

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Prism single-site browser goes 1.0 beta

Monday, May 11th, 2009

The concept of a single-site browser or site-specific browser (SSB, either way) is simple: give me a window with one website in it, preferably a desktop application replacement like Gmail, RTM, Basecamp or Zoho, and let that window behave like a regular application with its own Dock icon, notifications, etc. If you’re spending a lot of your time on a particular site, this can simplify your life quite a bit; if you’re mixing up GTD with ADD (as so many of us seem to be), an SSB can help limit your distraction horizon while you’re trying to maintain focus and flow.

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Information about Conficker

Saturday, April 11th, 2009

Conficker Diagram

Here’s an illustration of how the Conficker worm works

Conficker is a collection of related malware strains typically described as a worm due to its ability to self-propagate through a network.  In other words, in contrast to a typical virus, Conficker does not necessarily need a user to do anything such as click on an infected file to compromise a system.  There are currently three known variants of Conficker (also called Downadup by some anti-malware vendors) and each of them can propagate through a number of mechanisms, the most common is by exploiting a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows.  This vulnerability can be fixed by applying a patch from Microsoft that was released last November (link below).

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Authentication Tokens on iPhone

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

VeriSign has released an iPhone app that lets you supplement a user name and password login at several Web sites with a well-regarded and cryptographically robust method of confirming your identity. AOL, eBay, and PayPal are notable among current sites supporting the system.

The free VIP Access for Mobile application relies on a unique credential created for your iPhone based on its phone number, and confirmed with an SMS message sent to that number. Once the credential is confirmed with this looped-back process, the program generates a unique 6-digit token every 30 seconds using an algorithm that’s uniquely derived from the credential. (VIP stands for VeriSign Identity Protection.)

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Vonage Companion now for Mac

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

Vonage, the international VoIP provider, has just released its Vonage Companion software for OS X. Vonage Companion is available to users who subscribe the the Vonage Pro plan and it basically allows users to use their laptops or desktops to make or receive phone calls. Think of it as Skype but for your Vonage account.

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Apple Announces New iPod shuffle

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

Apple announced the new iPod shuffle, which features a new ultra-compact design in an anodized-aluminum enclosure, making it the world’s smallest music player and the first one that talks to you. With the press of a button, VoiceOver, a remarkable new feature on iPod shuffle, announces song titles, artist names, playlists and battery status in 14 different languages. Now with 4GB capacity, iPod shuffle holds up to 1,000 songs and supports multiple playlists. iPod shuffle is available in both silver and black.

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Introducing Safari 4

Friday, February 27th, 2009

Apple announced Safari 4 public beta for Mac and Windows. With its new Nitro engine, Safari 4 runs JavaScript 4.2 times faster than Safari 3. And it features many innovative new features that make browsing more intuitive and enjoyable, including Top Sites, Full History Search, Cover Flow, Tabs on Top, and still others. Safari 4 beta is available for immediate download for the Mac and PC.

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Seagate’s ticking time bombs?

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

Own A New 1TB Hard Drive? What You Need To Know

There’s been a lot of hype in the hard drive world about Seagate’s 1TB hard drive. It has come to light in the early weeks of 2009 that one particular model and revision is failing at alarming rates. The ST31000340AS Barracuda 7200.11 with firmware level SD15 made in Thailand is locking up and being rendered inoperable due to firmware problems.

Many customers are claiming a failure-plague of sorts also referencing the recent reduction in warranty time periods raising doubts about quality.

So what do you do if you potentially have one of these ticking time bombs on your hands? First of all be informed. If you’ve recently bought a new hard drive record the model number and information off of the drive. Be certain it’s not the above- mentioned model. Keep an eye on Seagate’s website for any updates or information they may provide on the situation. As of this moment they have made a statement on their website that they have “isolated the problem and customers are eligible for a free upgrade.”

If you or your customers suffer a data loss on one of these drives and need assistance, contact us today, we’ll be glad to help.

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