iOS

Apple was the #4 computer vendor in the U.S., behind Acer (#3), Dell (#2), and HP (#1), and ahead of Toshiba (#5). Apple, Acer, Toshiba, and HP all gained market share during the quarter, while Dell, alone of the top five, posted a drop in market share of 1.6 percentage points (from 15.2% to 13.6%).…

Syrinx 2.0, now in beta, is a Mac-only, free Twitter client that is full featured, colorful and fun to use. It requires Leopard and is based on two goals: efficient workflow and customization. The 2.0 beta adds many welcome features such as search of Twitter, Retweets (RT) and auto URL shortening. Unlike Twitterrific, which supports…

As I reflected on my use of the iPhone, I realized that I am already around 50% on the way to making this substitution. More and more, I pick up my iPhone in preference to any Mac, even when my laptop or desktop machines are just a few feet away. I prefer the iPhone to…

From the descriptions in Software Update: AirPort Utility Software Update 2009-0001 (version 5.4.1): a 19.5MB download This update includes general fixes and compatibility updates for the following applications: AirPort Utility and AirPort Base Station Agent, including AirPort Disk Utility for Tiger. iLife Support (version 9.0.1): a 52.3MB download This update improves overall stability and addresses…

Many people have a technological tipping point. That’s the point where software, iLife ’09 for example, becomes so compelling that it can persuade one to give up personal, specialized, or UNIX geeky ways of doing things and just throw one’s entire weight behind a product. iLife ’09 did that for me with iPhoto and iWeb.…

Today is a light weight, tidy Mac OS X app that extracts iCal calendar events and tasks and places them in a small, time ordered window. It’s a summary screen that can be launched at login, so that iCal doesn’t have to be running, and new events and tasks can conveniently be entered into Today…

The new security guide is listed, along with other security guides for Leopard Server as well as Mac OS X Tiger and Panther. The 2nd edition for Leopard client is 260 pages. One section that may be of interest is the security auditing process associated with the Common Criteria certification process. The Apple Security Guide…

Here’s how to search for specific events in iCal: Click the Spotlight magnifying glass at the far right end of your Mac’s menu bar. Now enter something descriptive for the events you are looking for. As an example, I can find events that relate to the Colorado Macintosh User Group by entering CoMUG. Now add…

Here’s how to disable auto-correct once your iPhone has been updated to software version 2.2: Tap Settings Tap General Tap Keyboard Switch Auto-Correction to OFF You can turn the auto-correct feature on or off any time you want, no need to restart your iPhone. Even if you like the iPhone’s auto-correct feature, turning it of…

John Dvorak claims that itis time for Adobe to fight back against Microsoftis Silverlight initiative by porting its flagship apps to Linux. Itis the right kind of thinking, just the wrong platform. Mr. Dvorak, in a well considered editorial took a look at the emergence of Silverlight, the situation with the NBC coverage of the…

A co uple of quick notes about today’s release of an iPhone (and iPod touch) 2.0.1 bug-fix update: • Updating a jailbroken device. I applied the update to my jailbroken iPod touch. It updated the device without any glitches. The presence of the jailbreak software/firmware did not cause the update to fail. Nor did installing…

It’s official. Thanks to the “iphone-dev team” folks, you can now jailbreak an iPhone (or iPod touch) running 2.0 software. As to why you might want to do a jailbreak, given that iPhone’s App Store already provides the ability to download third-party software, check out my most recent TMO column. To jailbreak your iPhone or…

I’ve made no secret of my overwhelming enthusiasm for the iPhone, and have sung its glories here and elsewhere many times. That doesn’t mean that I never get irritated with the device. I do. And, by far, my most frequent annoyance is with Safari — especially when using it with the EDGE network. The problem…

ref=”http://blogs.macobserver.com/userfriendly/2008/02/13/wait-on-iphone-jailbreakingfor-now/”>Recently, I recommended against jailbreaking an iPhone running the latest software, unless you were in a risk-taking mood, especially with the SDK’s arrival expected so soon. If you were already using a jailbroken iPhone, running iPhone software 1.1.1 (as was the case for me), I recommended sitting still, again until after Apple’s SDK release. However,…

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The update fixed a flaw where subscribing to a maliciously crafted photocast could allow a remote attacker to run arbitrary code on your computer. It also improved overall stability, and fixed several other minor issues. iPhoto is part of the iLife suite which is priced at US$79. The iPhoto 7.1.2 update is free for all…

AppMarks is easy to use. Just point your iPhone to the AppMarks Web site, and youill see a pre-built list of popular iPhone Web applications. Tapping an icon opens the associated application in a new Safari browser window. Build your own iPhone app list wit AppMarks.

Appleis Open Directory for Mac OS X Server is a powerful, capable directory services system that uses open standards like Open LDAP and Kerberos. Despite its capabilities, there are still some methods to secure it over and above the default settings, according to Ryan Faas at Computerworld on Friday. Mr. Fass, who has written an…

iPhone Apps Widget is a Dashboard widget from InnermindMedia that catalogs iPhone applications complete with descriptions and links to developer Web sites. The interface is as simple as the iPhone itself, and it also includes a link so developers can add their applications to the iPhone Apps Widget database. Find iPhone applications with iPhone App…

DoubleCommand is a Preference Pane and kernel extension combination that gives you far more control over keyboard remapping than Appleis Keyboard & Mouse Preference Pane. While remapping my MacBook Prois Enter key to work as a Control key made my left handed world a little easier to work in since I donit have to reach…

Mr. Munster commented “Of the 9 developers we spoke with at the conference, all 9 indicated that the web-based method Apple will use for iPhone applications is less complex, but more secure, than allowing developers to deploy their own built-in iPhone applications.” The developers also told Mr. Munster that preventing coders from writing and installing…