Archive for April, 2010

32 Million Breached Passwords

Make strong passwordsStill using your cat’s name for your password? Failing to use an iron-clad password on your important online accounts is not only asking for trouble — but is making it easy for cybercrime to perpetuate online crime. An eye-opener was a recent analysis of 32 million passwords that were breached.

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Seattle says NO to Junk Mail

The Seattle City Council has passed a resolution calling on the state of Washington to create a Do Not Mail Registry giving its citizens the choice to stop receiving unwanted junk mail.

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iPad for Personal Health

Now there is a health and fitness calculator, and data tracker, for the iPad. With bodyCal2 you can calculate your Body Mass Index (BMI), and Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR), and record any daily changes in these values.

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Larry Jordan Final Cut Studio Newsletter

Larry Jordan, digital media analyst and world-renowned expert and teacher of Final Cut Pro, has just released the latest edition of his free monthly Final Cut Studio newsletter. Published each month for the last six years, each issue is packed with valuable techniques, tips, and the latest industry news.

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WritePad for iPad

PhatWare Corporation announced Saturday, the immediate availability of WritePad for iPad, the advanced handwriting recognition software now optimized for iPad. WritePad for iPad is one of the first applications to be available in the iPad App Store from day one.
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iPad

Of course, many of you have been able to get your iPad by now and probably have your own ideas about how good it is.
However there were several jounalists that had the opportunity to use the iPad for a few weeks and have written articles about it.
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The Woz on the iPad

This is an interview conducted with The Woz while he was waiting to get an iPad.
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UGN Salutes BAM

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Mariner Calc for iPad

On Friday, Mariner Software, developers and publishers of professional and personal software announced the release of Mariner Calc for the iPad. Introduced in 1991 for the Mac and in 2009 for the iPhone and iPod Touch, Mariner Calc for iPad brings one more level of mobile productivity to the small business, enterprise or home user who needs access to Excel files.
(Note, also on Friday Microsoft announced that they had no plans for Office for the iPad.)
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15 Must have free Applications for Mac

This another of the lists that I like so much. Free good applications. What more do you want?
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WireTap Anywhere 1.0.7

April 1st is not a great day to make any announcements, but Ambrosia Software has long been a favorite of mine. Today on April 1st, they announced the release of WireTap Anywhere 1.0.7, the professional audio routing and mixing tool for Mac OS X. This updated version, which is free to all registered users of WireTap Anywhere 1.0.x, provides fixes and enhancements.
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