The cybercrooks are keying on popular issues to grab your identity … Osama’s death, Mothers’ day and others — beware and just don’t click
— this week’s notes:
[] Osama’s death nets jackpot for cyber criminals!
[] Massachusetts bankers warn about cell phone robocalls
[] Cyber bandits exploit breaking news to spread scams
[] Hackers use Google Image Search for malware
[] BreakingPoint Adds 27000 Pieces of Live Malware
[] Boons or Banes on Mother’s Day: Malware Threat
[] FBI set to kill secret-stealing Russian ‘botnet.’
[] Hey Gruber, You Might Want to Reconsider Crying Wolf
[] Sony emails PlayStation & Qriocity users, warns of phishing scams
. . . and more
Here’s a good series of articles which are actually full chapter excerpts from leading books on important issues of the day . ..
[] Internet Discrimination: Impending Threat to Technology Growth?
[] Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues in Computing: Errors, Failures, and Risk
[] 101 Windows Phone 7 Apps: In Case of Emergency
[] Android Tablet Development Tips and Tricks
[] Resuming Business Operations After a Virus Infection
Lots of juicy iPhone news this week — particularly the new “Paper Phone” which I think is totally awesome. Enjoy all posts this week, including :
[] After iPhone, Here’s The PaperPhone
[] iPhone 5 watch
[] Google, Apple Keep Gobbling Smartphone Share
[] Dear Aunt TUAW: Help me find a projector for my iPhone
[] Nuance Deal Could Be Game Changer for Apple’s iOS 5
[] Budget smartphone braves odds
[] Now, to Find a Parking Spot, Drivers Look on Their Phones
and more
Flying Mac has announced that FarFinder, the remote file access application for Mac, iPhone and iPad, has been renamed Presence. The new name also marks the release of version 2, bringing major new features. Presence is a Mac application that provides secure access to the Mac’s files from anywhere on the internet. Access is by web browser from any Mac or PC using a simple, unchanging URL, and by iPhone and iPad using the iOS client.
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This article posted last week by Chris Martucci gives us 5 ways to make our Macs run more efficiently. Of course, he asks you to backup your Mac before doing any of the 5 tasks.
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Liv Games has unveiled an iPad version of their hybrid fantasy game, Legendary Wars. The game offers a unique blend of traditional RTS, RPG, and castle-defense game-play, set in a beautifully crafted, fantasy world. Now embracing all iOS platforms and offering crisp Retina Display graphics, Legendary Wars offers hours of progression through captivating landscapes on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Continue reading »
I haven’t done a “list” web site recentlly, here is one from last December that is useful for more than just us Mac people.
As the author says: “The list primarily highlights the lesser-known or undiscovered websites and misses out all-time favorites like Google Docs, Wikipedia or IMDB that most of us are already aware of.”
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Readdle has released Printer Pro 1.5, a new version of the popular application for printing email attachments, annotated documents, web pages, photos and other types of content from iOS devices.
The new version of Printer Pro enhances printing experience for iPhone and iPad owners by delivering an excellent performance and advanced feature set. Printer Pro 1.5 allows user to manually set up page margins and preview the text layout before printing. In addition to these new options, the update has improved printing process, thus enabling users to print necessary documents in seconds. Continue reading »
Nothing worse than a dirty Mac. Seriously, your Mac has all kinds of gremlins in there that you don’t even know about — which could eventually screw things up royally! Continue reading »
As we continue the quest for good games for iPad, iPod and iPhone, we find some really good ones, and some that many consider to be ‘in bad taste’ like the Smuggle Trudk. Good news is, there’s also a “Snuggle” version for those needing a little softer approach … at any rate, the games parade goes on…
* Kickin’ Ms. Chicken
* DreamSleuth : Find the Hidden Objects
* Spelling Game with Hoppy the Frog
* Playroom Racer
* Flick Golf: Double the Game, Double the Challenge
* Smuggle Truck Now on Mac/PC, iPad
… and more!
In this issue of Games Infomanager we bring an ecklectic mix of fun and education for all ages, including
* Little Rabbit Brings Laughter for Kids
* SkyNumber Addictive iPad Math Game
* Unique and Addictive Social Game
* Poko: Seasons and Weather
* Melon Truck Hits iTunes
* Color Blaster – Free,
… and more!
3D is so old-hat … holography is the true future … FOREVER 21 Holographic Fashion Show Wows Vienna Crowds in Vienna, Austria with the first of eight holographic fashion shows around the world, conceived and produced with the help of space150.
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PopChar has been around since almost the beginning of the Mac. Ergonis Software has done a swell job for frequent font users, and now had PopChar X 5.2, a new version for finding and inserting special characters. PopChar X 5.2 focuses on metrics and font size. The most prominent change is a new slider at the bottom of the PopChar window that allows you to customize the display size of individual fonts in addition to the global setting in PopChar’s preferences. Continue reading »
