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Researchers Sound Alarm Over Critical Mac OS X Bug→
Researchers Sound Alarm Over Critical Mac OS X Bug
Security researchers Tuesday warned that Apple’s OS X contains a critical vulnerability that attackers could use to hijack Macs running the older Leopard version of the operating system.
Although Leopard was supplanted by the new Snow Leopard operating system more than a year ago, the older version still accounts for about a third of all installations of Mac OS X.
It’s a variation of the bug that made JailbreakMe possible.
Apple’s Tablet Computer History→
Apple’s Tablet Computer History
Now that Apple has released the market-leading iPad, with a barrage of other tablet computers and dedicated eReaders flooding the market, it’s worthwhile to look back and see where all of this came from. The focus will be on Apple, and their history with tablet computers.
I didn’t know many of those devices even existed. Great collection.
An Open Letter to Apple on Server Technologies→
An Open Letter to Apple on Server Technologies
Some of our smaller departmental or lab users may be able to run Mac OS X Server on a Mac Pro or Mac mini. At a campus level, we cannot, because these systems do not have the required mounting, power, management, and other functionality. While it is possible to rack mount a Mac Pro with third-party hardware, it is a non-starter because of the lack of dual redundant power supplies, management capabilities, and spare parts kits, to say nothing of space considerations.
Please allow virtualization of Mac OS X Server in non-Apple virtualization environments, with a commensurate license and pricing model.
Must read. [via Smoking Apples]
“Apple Doesn’t Actually Deny Much From Their App Store”→
“Apple Doesn’t Actually Deny Much From Their App Store”
Even more from Saurik on Hacker News:
Seriously: Apple doesn’t actually deny much from their App Store. They are occasionally a little anti-competitive, and that sucks, but these really boil down to a handful of high-profile cases: the effect on the market is minimal. Most of what they deny either a) doesn’t work or b) is illegal or morally objectionable to your average American.
So please… PLEASE… I implore you: drop the battle to get Apple to open up their App Store(s). Instead, work on getting Apple to open up their device.
15 Secrets of Transmit 4→
15 Secrets of Transmit 4
Transmit 4. It’s easy to use, but there’s a whole lot under the surface. And while we try to design apps for the majority, sometimes we throw in some power user features for the pros. As the Finnish always say, “always add a few extra blood dumplings when cooking mykyrokka for a tonttu-ukko!”
So here are 15 “secrets” of Transmit 4.
If you still haven’t changed your Favorite icons, now is a good time to do it. Great tips.
How An Apple II Changed Kevin Kelly’s Life→
How An Apple II Changed Kevin Kelly’s Life
Kevin Kelly, editor of the Whole Earth Catalog and founding editor of Wired, on his first Apple II computer:
To my immense surprise, I found that these high-tech computer networks were not deadening the souls of early users like me; they were filling our souls. There was something unexpectedly organic about these ecosystems of people and wires. Out of complete nothingness, we were barn raising a virtual commonwealth. When the internet finally came along a few years later, it seemed almost Amish to me.
That was 30 years ago. Guess who else used to read the Whole Earth Catalog back then.
DEVONthink Pro: 50% Off→
DEVONthink Pro: 50% Off
In today’s world, everything is digital. From shopping receipts to important research papers, your life often fills your hard drive in the form of emails, PDFs, Word documents, multimedia files and more. Questions eventually pop up, like where do you store all of this stuff?
If you haven’t yet, now is a great time to get your hands on DEVONthink – in my opinion the must-have information organizer / file manager / anything bucket for Mac. The iPad app came out two weeks ago and I’m finally working on a comprehensive review of the suite. If you purchase the app through this link, we also get a small kickback.
Andrew Hyde’s iPad Experiment Gone Wrong→
Andrew Hyde’s iPad Experiment Gone Wrong
I like writing, and the touch interface just wasn’t cutting it, so I purchased the bluetooth keyboard for when I wanted to write posts. It was pretty brilliant as a setup. On my last flight I was forced to check my bag, and in the rough handling the keyboard was turned on, keys were pressed, the iPad took this as incorrect password guesses and it locked.
I had all sorts of screenshots and apps to show off, those are all gone, because once your iPad gets in this mode, the only way to get it out is to restore it to the computer it was last synced with. I, not owning that computer, had no choice but to delete everything.
Delete everything.
I can imagine the frustration – more evidence that the iPad still can’t live on its own. [via BrooksReview]