Friday, July 16, 2010

This Was Not Apple’s Best Day

Apple's 'Antennagate' mea culpa - free case until Sept 30

After being dogged by problems with the iPhone 4, Apple today held a press conference announcing what it hopes will solve the problem for good. As the NYTimes predicted, Apple didn’t issue a sweeping recall. Instead I can summarize Apple’s response in five words “free case until September 30.”

Apple was warned about iPhone 4 antenna issues

Possible reception problems with the iPhone 4 were raised early in the design process by Apple’s antenna expert, according to a Bloomberg report Thursday. A carrier partner also issued some red flags about possible antenna problem.

Whoopi Goldberg smashes up her iPhone 4

As the iPhone 4 is tossed in the winds, real and imaginary, of public relations, one of America's most influential commentators admitted she had assaulted, nay, "murdered," her new iPhone.

What to do with passwords once you create them

Cryptography expert Bruce Schneier used to write his passwords down on a slip of paper and keep it in his wallet. Today, he uses a free Windows password-storage tool called Password Safe that he designed five years ago and released into the open-source community. The desktop application lets users remember only one master password to access their password list. I prefer LastPass as its cross platform and has so many options to help you out. Totally safe...even LastPass employees have no access to your passwords.

Connect to Any PC Remotely with Team Viewer

Microsoft left out of the Home Premium versions Vista and Windows 7 the ability to remotely connect to another PC. That feature is only available in the Professional and higher versions of Windows. But why pay extra to upgrade when you can get get the same capabilities using a free remote connect utility. Indeed our Hot Finds editor has a particular favorite which he feels is even better than Microsoft's Windows Remote Desktop program.

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