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- Report: Security "First they came..."; phone companies selling personal profiling information with location data; NSA snoop center
- Report: Apple movie trailer download issues and options
- Report: Development Xcode for Snow Leopard and related security issues
- Report: Applications query about Acorn and Pixelmator as Photoshop alternatives
- Report: Hard Drives FireWire daisy-chaining with Thunderbolt adapter; Seagate Backup Plus problem with USB 2
- Report: Help Please Squeezebox / ATT streaming audio question; DVD region controls, Digistor drive and Aurora Player software
- Report: iTunes 11.0.3 changes
- Report: Printing Xerox print driver update problems
- Report: Virtualization graphics issues in virtual machines
- Report: iTunes Store Apple ID problems involving multiple accounts
- Report: User Interfaces cyborg project; Google photo recognition; IBM Watson cyber-support systems
- Apple: FujiXerox Printer Drivers v2.4 for OS X Updated FujiXerox printer and scanner software for Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7, and 10.8.
- Update: Adobe Flash Player Following a raft of security patches, Adobe updates Flash Player/AIR to patch a bug where an audio stream cuts off on certain websites after 10-60 seconds.
- Update: Evernote 5.1.0 Evernote's desktop client gets reminders with due dates and pinning, enhanced security with XAuth, copy/paste improvements, superscript and subscript text styles, editing of saved searches, and more.
- Update: PDF Nomad 2.0 SintraWorks' PDF editor gains scanning of documents directly into PDF Nomad, OCR of scanned documents, a Bookmarks menu, AppleScript support, auto de-skew when rotating page content, inclusion of outline/table of contents with inserted documents, and more.
- Update: iVinci 3.0 Phyar Studio's vector-based drawing program now offers 3D perspective, blend transform if two objects have the same path, stroke on gradient mesh, and other improvements and bug fixes.
- Update: Kerio Connect 8.1.1 The corporate messaging and groupware server adds fixes for problems with iCal sharing, support for the Sony Xperia Z, support for Debian 7, relaxed certificate parsing in IM, better handling of Bcc recipients in EWS protocol, and other improvements.
- Update: Valentina Studio 5.2.3 The free edition of Paradigma Software's database tool gets search in the SQL Editor result grid, JSON format for dumps of databases, tables, and results of SQL queries, improved autocompletion in the SQL Editor, faster SSH connections, and other changes.
- Update: NetSpot Pro 2.1 Etwok's wireless network mapping software adds Advanced Export with customizable reporting options, grouping of networks by frequency, new visualizations, many speed improvements, up to 100 zones per project, adjustable scan interval in Discover mode, and more.
- iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad: Recent releases This week: A multi-format movie player, a Dropbox photo browser, a time, expense, and invoicing app, a poetry editor, Verizon Cloud access, and group SMS.
- Security: Google Chrome 27.0.1453.93 Along with 14 security fixes (11 rated High), Google's web browser gets faster page loading ("5% faster on average"), a chrome.syncFileSystem API (to save and synchronize data on Google Drive), "numerous fundamental improvements" for Omnibox predictions.
- Security: QuickTime 7.7.4 for Windows This Windows QT update fixes a dozen security issues, all of which were "addressed through improved bounds checking."
- Update: iVideo 6.0 The movie collection manager gains Smart Libraries, special categories for each library (for browsing by Date, Author, Album, Genre, Tags, Updates, Duplicates, and Missing files), support for DVD Video (VOB), Ogg Theora, AVCHD, and WebM, support for videos with chapters and alternate sound tracks, a new tagging system, smooth scrolling on Mountain Lion, a Preview option when converting videos, and more.
- Update: PeakHour 2.0 Digitician's real-time network bandwidth monitor gets a redesigned interface, monitoring of multiple devices at a time, support for UPnP devices, total bandwidth usage tracking, maximum inbound and outbound bandwidth, new bandwidth unit options (MBytes/sec, GBytes/sec and Mbits/sec, Gbits/sec), and more.
- Update: Poser Pro 2014 Smith Micro's 3D character creation software gains Pixar Subdivision Surfaces for improved bending fidelity, speed improvements for the Firefly render engine, Fitting Room for interactive fitting of clothing and props, morph transfer, enhanced parameter controls, Bullet Physics, Color and B&W Comic Book Preview, weight map support for Magnets and Deformers, and more.
- Update: CorelCAD 2013.5.33 Corel's 2D/3D computer-aided design program adds 64-bit support, DWG 2013 format support, enhancements for 3D editing tools, a BatchPRint command, improved PDF export, ExplodeText to convert text to curves, custom drawing scales, and other improvements.
- Update: Keyboard Maestro 6.0 Stairways Software's macro utility gets macro syncing across multiple Macs using Dropbox or other services, plug-in actions (and support for custom plug-ins), control of Safari and Google Chrome web pages, full support for Styled Text and Named Clipboards, trigger-by-name for macros, a macro debugger, new triggers (including wireless network or USB device connect/disconnect), new text tokens and calculation functions, and much more.
- Update: ConceptDraw Project 6.4 CS Odessa's project planner adds new resource types, custom filter tools, and a new set of printing options.
- New: Taskdeck microLARGE Software's Taskdeck is a minimalist task manager with a keyboard-driven interface, tags, attachment of files and URLs, drag-and-drop prioritization, grouping of related tasks into lists, searching, and other features.
- Update: Wirecast 4.3 Telestream's live video production tool gains live thumbnail icons in the shot editor, a countdown clock for prerecorded media, controls rendered using Cocoa framework, a fix for video freezing after starting and stopping QuickTime recording multiple times during a broadcast, a fix for Wirecast losing connection to the destination while waiting for more video or first keyframe, and other improvements.
- Update: DCommander 1.2 DevStorm Apps' dual-pane file manager gets a permissions column, six color presets, a Custom Search Tool option, a Copy Full Path option on the contextual menu, interface improvements, icons for folder hot lists, and other changes.
- Update: Instantbird 1.4 The open source, multi-protocol instant messaging client drops support for Mac OS X 10.5 and earlier and adds grouping of conversations by date in the log view, improvements for Twitter (including Twitter API v1.1), easy override of self-signed, invalid, or out-of-date certificates for IRC servers, and other changes.
- Update: MultiMarkdown Composer 2.2 Fletcher Penney's text editor for writing with MultiMarkdown syntax gains support for CriticMarkup (markup system for change tracking), a complete rewrite of the highlighting and preview code, comparison of document versions, drag-and-drop of files to insert paths, limited support for export to ePub, and other improvements.
- Update: MacAandD 4.1 The software engineering tool now includes Business Process Model Notation (with support for Collaboration, Process, Choreography, and Conversation diagrams), color and editing features in the Table editor, improved integration between diagram and definition entries for requirements and use cases, and usability enhancements to menu commands, toolbars, tool palettes, cursors. and diagram drawing.
- Update: VideoDrive 2.7.07 Aroona Software's video import software gets support for iTunes 11.0.3, a status light for subtitles in the online metadata window, improved compatibility with iTunes 11 when tagging iTunes titles, faster startup and quit, and other changes.
- Update: EasyFind 4.9.1 DEVONtechnologies' free, disk-based file and folder search tool adds Gatekeeper compatibility, improved Mountain Lion compatibility, Quick Look and Slideshow menu commands, selectable text in the Quick Look panel, Retina display support, improved memory management, and other changes.
- Security: iTunes 11.0.3; Signed Spyware An iTunes update patches one security hole, while a new piece of Mac malware reportedly "is signed with what appears to be a valid Apple Developer ID."
- Apple: MacBook Air Mid-2012 Flash Storage Fix Apple issues a firmware patch for the mid-2012 MacBook Air to fix a "rare" problem with its flash storage system "that may cause a system to fail to recover from a crash."
- Update: Skype 6.4 The VoIP and messaging software drops support for Leopard and adds infinite chat scrolling with motion-sensitive speed, a redesigned Find function within chat view with new Contains and Starts With options, improvements for sending and receiving contacts, and other changes.
- Update: Inkist 1.3 Tai Shimizu's painting program gains the ability to open and save PSD files, Dodge and Burn tools, improved sharing with Inkist on iPad, real-time previews for the HSL tool, and other improvements.
- New: Spark Inspector Spark Inspector from Foundry376 enables iOS developers to monitor and manipulate a 3D view of an iOS app's interface in real time.
- New: Identity Scrubber 2013 Intego's Identity Scrubber is designed to locate and then delete or encrypt personal information on the hard disk of your computer.
- New: Celtx Shots Celtx Shots makes it possible to create multi-sequence, multi-shot storyboards (and blocking) for film, video, or theater and save them as animatics.
- Update: Bonzai3d 3.0 AutoDesSys' 3D modeling program gains "over 80 new features including 14 new tools that add functionality for fabrication, 3D printing, NURBS modeling, shape editing, texture mapping and component management."
- Security: Firefox 21 Along with eight security fixes, this release of Firefox includes support for multiple providers in the Social API, a three-state interface for Do Not Track, preliminary implementation of Firefox Health Report, graphics-related performance improvements, remote profiling for developers, scoped stylesheets for HTML5, and more.
- Security: Adobe Reader and Acrobat Adobe updates Acrobat and Adobe Reader yet again with the latest patches for security holes in the products.
- Security: Adobe Flash and AIR Adobe updates Flash and AIR also with some more patches for security holes in these products.
- Apple: iMovie 9.0.9 patches for a few bugs, plus the usual "stability improvements'
- New: Presenter Video Express 1.0 Adobe's Presenter Video Express captures video and audio of your screen and yourself (via your webcam) simultaneously for creating presentations, with editing functions, automatic creation of captions, and "cloud processing."
- Update: Sandvox 2.8 Karelia Software's web authoring program gains optimization of web site images for Retina displays, two new designs (Hydrogen and Kryptonite), LinkedIn and Pinterest sharing buttons, new customization options for Twitter and Facebook, a social media sharing bar, an updated Metrics inspector, improvements to the Amazon and Google Maps objects, and more.
- Review: iPhone 5 Our iPhone 5 review from Robert Mohns offers analysis of the new design, features, issues, technical details, performance benchmarks, camera details and samples, costs, competitive notes, Q and A section, and more.
- Review: OS 10.8 Mountain Lion Robert Mohns reviews OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion", examining its purpose and features - new applications, changed applications, the integration of Software Update and Mac App Store, user interface changes, iCloud, sandboxing, other security issues, links to additional information and more.
- Review: New iPad This review of the new iPad has from Robert Mohns includes lots of sample photos, technical details, benchmarks, analysis, comparisons of old and new displays, Questions and Answers, processor comparison photos, a sample video, and links to other resources.
- Review: Kindle Fire In his Kindle Fire review, Robert Mohns draws on experience with iPads, iPhones, earlier Kindles and several other tablets and e-book readers for comparison, offering a historical overview, design details, hands-on assessment of features and performance, content and browser reviews, plus notes on the Android operating system, Flash support, hardware, miscellaneous issues and more.]
- Lion Review Our comprehensive Lion review covers missing pieces, the installation process, the new Finder and related features, plus new and revised Apple applications, changes in the Aqua user interface, privacy and security mechanisms, various issues, plus the technical underpinnings of fast resume, autosave, versions, recovery partition, media handling (AV Foundation), full-screen mode, high-density display support and cryptography changes (all illustrated with lots of graphics and movies). We also include a number of links to additional information.
- Special Report: Lion FAQ This FAQ covers Java, Rosetta, hardware requirements, Server, user interface changes, distribution and authorization issues, pricing, compatibility cataloging, AirDrop, multi-touch requirements, Auto-Save, Mission Control, Launchpad, File Vault 2 and other security updates, booting, sandboxing, recovery partition, TRIM, office applications, licensing and virtualization, Apple Feedback links and more.
- iPad 2 Review [Updated March 23 with additional section.] Our in-depth review covers internal hardware, performance tests, iMovie, GarageBand, FaceTime, video output, "smart covers", camera quality, battery drain, migration and more.
- iPad 2 FAQ March 21 Update: HD playback up to 1080p; speaker details; HDMI with 720p displays; HD video bitrate; importing video files; built-in microphone; monophonic mic input; A5 CPU and GPU confirmed; CDMA; Flash 10.2 details; no add-on iMovie themes; GarageBand recording, samples and XLR input
- Review: Office 2011 We dig into Office 2011 features, new user interface elements, compatibility improvements, performance, and more, including history, video demos and links to additional information. [Updated Oct. 28.]
- Review: New Apple TV We dig into all the details of the new Apple TV, including its features, changes, pros and cons, in the context of its predecessor and alternatives.
- Tip Sheet: iPhone 4 and iOS 4 This "tip sheet" offers helpful information about all sorts of issues and optimizations for the iPhone 4 and iOS 4, now adding a section for iOS 4.1.
- Review: iPod Nano 2010 (Touchscreen) The newest Nano has undergone a radical change from clickwheel to touchscreen, as it has shrunken even further, but it has also lost a few features of its predecessor. Our review has all the details. [Updated with video showing features.]
- Review: iPhone 4 Thorough review of iPhone 4, covering features, display, reception issues, camera quality (with still and movie samples), hardware design/internals, upgrade choices and much more.
- Review: iPad iWork Apps Here's our hands-on review of Numbers, Pages and Keynote apps running on the iPad, covering features, limitations and problems - the good, the bad and the ugly.
- iPad FAQ Our comprehensive iPad FAQ covers features, apps, procedures, networking, security, compatibility, issues and more.
- iPad Review Our in-depth iPad review (all 9550 words of it) covers covers hardware, software, performance, problems and the "ecosystem" on which this unique tablet is based, with links to more information.
- Snow Leopard Compatibility List Dec. 19: Covering more than 1400 items, our searchable, sortable list gets 38 additions and updates today, including Pro Tools, Perian, MacPractice, TapDex, miXscope, Back-In-Time, CSSEdit, Vienna, Raw Photo Processor, MultiLedger, SousChef, and Volocity.
- Mini Server Review We've added an addendum to cover some tips and questions brought up by readers in response to our in-depth review, which examines the $999 Mini Server product product from Apple, which combines a dual-hard-drive Mac Mini with a full version of Snow Leopard Server (unlimited client license). We look at everything from web services to performance, along with security, installation, admin utilities and more.
- Snow Leopard Review Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard in-depth review: 11,000 words on migration and installation; the new Finder and QuickTime X; additional features and refinements; security and technology; and our conclusions; plus links for additional information.
- Snow Leopard FAQ Answers to questions about pre-requisites, installation, security, QuickTime, Rosetta, 64-bit operation, networking, compatibility and much more...
- Special Report: iPhone FAQ reviews, basics, availability and pricing, networks and carriers, features, sync with iTunes, Internet, apps, widgets, tech specs, jailbreaking and unlocking, misc.
- Review: Kindle 2 Kindle 2 improves on the highly successful original version of the wireless media reader, bringing faster performance, better grayscale imaging, speech synthesis, and Apple-like design improvements. We also include audio samples, screen shots, comparison photos and lots of links to more info.
- Review: Time Capsule Our detailed Time Capsule review includes a "Best Practices" section and lots of other tips, plus performance benchmarks, feature analysis and more.
- Review: MacBook Air Our MacBook Air review digs into details of its design, features, performance, compatibility and suitability for various customers. Includes benchmark test results.
- Review: AirPort 802.11n Base Station We have added a few more notes on Ethernet and Airport Disk performance to our comprehensive examination of Apple's new wireless base station (complete with benchmark test results.
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