feed2list lesezeichen · · · · · ·
zurückVerzeichnis  |  zurückSuchliste bookmark
   ↵
website TidBITS: Apple News for the Rest of Us
The oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet, TidBITS brings you the Apple Macintosh, iPhone, iPad, and iPod news, reviews, tips, and commentary that matters. Join us each week for audio versions of award-winning coverage from industry stalwarts Adam Engst, Glenn Fleishman, Jeff Carlson, Joe Kissell, Matt Neuburg, Tonya Engst, Rich Mogull, Mark Anbinder, and others.
feed text "Take Control of iBooks Author" Teaches Multi-Touch Book Creation
Fri, 25 May 2012 15:26:38 EDT
Michael E. Cohen’s new "Take Control of iBooks Author" provides comprehensive documentation of not just how to use Apple’s free iBooks Author software to make a Multi-Touch book, but also how to plan for the project and publish it when finished. And read on, since we also have a free Multi-Touch "Take Control of Getting Ready for iBooks Author" book for iPad owners to check out.

Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and become a TidBITS member! Members also enjoy an ad-free version of our Web site, email delivery of individual articles, the ability to make long comments with live links, and discounts on Take Control orders and other Apple-related products.



text Killer Zombie Comment Attacks via Google News
Fri, 25 May 2012 15:15:46 EDT
TidBITS was repeatedly beset by server-crushing loads whenever our links appeared on Google News, but our Web-traffic reports showed no actual access. The answer? Zombies!

Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and become a TidBITS member! Members also enjoy an ad-free version of our Web site, email delivery of individual articles, the ability to make long comments with live links, and discounts on Take Control orders and other Apple-related products.



text Cobook 1.0
Fri, 25 May 2012 13:33:04 EDT
First public release of the menubar-based replacement for Address Book. (Free via the Mac App Store, 1.5 MB)

Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and become a TidBITS member! Members also enjoy an ad-free version of our Web site, email delivery of individual articles, the ability to make long comments with live links, and discounts on Take Control orders and other Apple-related products.



text Screenflow 3.0.6
Thu, 24 May 2012 09:30:41 EDT
Maintenance release jam-packed with minor fixes that addresses a wide variety of glitches and annoyances. ($99 new, free update, 14.1 MB)

Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and become a TidBITS member! Members also enjoy an ad-free version of our Web site, email delivery of individual articles, the ability to make long comments with live links, and discounts on Take Control orders and other Apple-related products.



text "Take Control of Your 802.11n AirPort Network" Updated
Thu, 24 May 2012 06:20:05 EDT
The latest version of Glenn Fleishman’s "Take Control of Your 802.11n AirPort Network, Third Edition" is completely updated for AirPort Utility 6 and AirPort Utility for iOS.

Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and become a TidBITS member! Members also enjoy an ad-free version of our Web site, email delivery of individual articles, the ability to make long comments with live links, and discounts on Take Control orders and other Apple-related products.



text Lion Zombie Document Mystery Solved
Wed, 23 May 2012 13:27:39 EDT
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion keeps bringing my documents back from the dead even though I’ve told it not to. I’ve finally figured out why, and if you read on, you’ll understand why too.

Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and become a TidBITS member! Members also enjoy an ad-free version of our Web site, email delivery of individual articles, the ability to make long comments with live links, and discounts on Take Control orders and other Apple-related products.



text Keyboard Maestro 5.3
Tue, 22 May 2012 16:49:42 EDT
The automation utility gains a number of image manipulation and mouse click actions. ($36 new, free update, 17.5 MB)

Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and become a TidBITS member! Members also enjoy an ad-free version of our Web site, email delivery of individual articles, the ability to make long comments with live links, and discounts on Take Control orders and other Apple-related products.



text Hammerhead Capo Case Protects iPad without Much Bulk
Tue, 22 May 2012 15:59:52 EDT
If you’re looking to protect a third-generation iPad or iPad 2, Hammerhead’s Capo Case is a sturdy, relatively slim full-body case. In the process of using it, Jeff Carlson discovers the price of protection.

Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and become a TidBITS member! Members also enjoy an ad-free version of our Web site, email delivery of individual articles, the ability to make long comments with live links, and discounts on Take Control orders and other Apple-related products.



text Let’s Sing Connects People by Voice
Tue, 22 May 2012 15:36:38 EDT
A new app from friends of TidBITS Lex Friedman and Marco Tabini lets you sing, hum, and whistle to give a partner the clues to guess a song. It has elements of karaoke, Pictionary, and Draw Something, but more charm than all three.

Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and become a TidBITS member! Members also enjoy an ad-free version of our Web site, email delivery of individual articles, the ability to make long comments with live links, and discounts on Take Control orders and other Apple-related products.



text GraphicConverter 8.0
Mon, 21 May 2012 09:27:26 EDT
Major new release adds support for 64-bit Intel-based Macs and image files larger than 16 megapixels. ($39.95 new, free update, 136 MB)

Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and become a TidBITS member! Members also enjoy an ad-free version of our Web site, email delivery of individual articles, the ability to make long comments with live links, and discounts on Take Control orders and other Apple-related products.



text No Email Issue on 28 May 2012 for Memorial Day
Mon, 21 May 2012 08:20:21 EDT
We’re taking a brief break from building an email issue of TidBITS next week in honor of the Memorial Day holiday in the United States, so look for the next issue in your mailbox on 4 June 2012.

Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and become a TidBITS member! Members also enjoy an ad-free version of our Web site, email delivery of individual articles, the ability to make long comments with live links, and discounts on Take Control orders and other Apple-related products.



text TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 21 May 2012
Mon, 21 May 2012 00:26:18 EDT
Notable software releases this week include GraphicConverter 8.0 and TextWrangler 4.0.1.

Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and become a TidBITS member! Members also enjoy an ad-free version of our Web site, email delivery of individual articles, the ability to make long comments with live links, and discounts on Take Control orders and other Apple-related products.



text ExtraBITS for 21 May 2012
Mon, 21 May 2012 00:25:54 EDT
Just a couple of quick multimedia bits for you this week — Adam talking about security on the Tech Night Owl podcast and a video about how Pixar almost lost "Toy Story 2" to a bad backup.

Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and become a TidBITS member! Members also enjoy an ad-free version of our Web site, email delivery of individual articles, the ability to make long comments with live links, and discounts on Take Control orders and other Apple-related products.



text Find Your App, and Keep It Found
Fri, 18 May 2012 12:40:04 EDT
Do you find yourself launching apps on your iOS device by searching for them in Spotlight because you can’t remember where their icons are on your Home screen? Read on to learn how to sniff out wayward apps scattered across your iOS device, and keep them found.

Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and become a TidBITS member! Members also enjoy an ad-free version of our Web site, email delivery of individual articles, the ability to make long comments with live links, and discounts on Take Control orders and other Apple-related products.



text TextWrangler 4.0.1
Thu, 17 May 2012 11:28:41 EDT
A heaping helping of fixes to squash bugs and improve stability in the free text editor. (Free, 5.2 MB)

Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and become a TidBITS member! Members also enjoy an ad-free version of our Web site, email delivery of individual articles, the ability to make long comments with live links, and discounts on Take Control orders and other Apple-related products.



text External Link: Adam Discusses Mac Security on the Tech Night Owl Live
Wed, 16 May 2012 15:02:55 EDT
Security is one of those topics you wish would just disappear — because then no one would need to think about it. But until that happens, we’ll end up trying to explain just what’s going on and how you can protect yourself, as happens in this discussion Adam has with Tech Night Owl host Gene Steinberg.

Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and become a TidBITS member! Members also enjoy an ad-free version of our Web site, email delivery of individual articles, the ability to make long comments with live links, and discounts on Take Control orders and other Apple-related products.



text QuickTime Format Extender Perian to Cease Development
Wed, 16 May 2012 12:44:30 EDT
With the cessation of development and support of Perian, Mac users will eventually need to find a new way to play many otherwise unsupported video file formats. With choices including NicePlayer, UMPlayer, MPlayer, and VLC, which should you choose, when changes by Apple finally render Perian obsolete?

Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and become a TidBITS member! Members also enjoy an ad-free version of our Web site, email delivery of individual articles, the ability to make long comments with live links, and discounts on Take Control orders and other Apple-related products.



text OpenDNS Blocks Flashback and Other Threats
Wed, 16 May 2012 08:26:59 EDT
How can changing your DNS server make your Mac — or a Mac owned by a family member — less prone to being attacked, phished, or subverted? OpenDNS blocks malicious sites, which helps both before and after malware is discovered.

Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and become a TidBITS member! Members also enjoy an ad-free version of our Web site, email delivery of individual articles, the ability to make long comments with live links, and discounts on Take Control orders and other Apple-related products.



text FileMaker Pro 12 Updates Themes and Layout Capabilities
Tue, 15 May 2012 06:11:29 EDT
A new file format and few new features make this a visually attractive but less-than-essential update to the long-standing database program from Apple subsidiary FileMaker, Inc.

Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and become a TidBITS member! Members also enjoy an ad-free version of our Web site, email delivery of individual articles, the ability to make long comments with live links, and discounts on Take Control orders and other Apple-related products.



text Apple Releases Security Updates for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Tue, 15 May 2012 06:04:31 EDT
Two Leopard-specific security releases from Apple bring a Flashback malware removal tool and protection from exposure to vulnerabilities in older versions of Adobe Flash.

Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and become a TidBITS member! Members also enjoy an ad-free version of our Web site, email delivery of individual articles, the ability to make long comments with live links, and discounts on Take Control orders and other Apple-related products.



text External Link: Bad Backup Nearly Obliterated "Toy Story 2"
Mon, 14 May 2012 14:11:51 EDT
We frequently harp on not only keeping data backups, but also on ensuring that your backups are good. (That’s why Adam Engst has designated every Friday the 13th as International Verify Your Backups Day.) It’s inconvenient to lose some recent files or email messages, but a good backup policy is even more essential for larger projects — like an entire movie. Two people involved explain how Pixar nearly lost a year’s worth of work on the movie "Toy Story 2" after someone accidentally entered rm * (the Unix command to delete all files) and the company discovered their backup had been compromised. The film’s salvation came from an unexpected source.

Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and become a TidBITS member! Members also enjoy an ad-free version of our Web site, email delivery of individual articles, the ability to make long comments with live links, and discounts on Take Control orders and other Apple-related products.



text Security Update 2012-002 (Snow Leopard)
Mon, 14 May 2012 11:04:16 EDT
Security update addresses vulnerabilities in various components of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. (Free, 238.73/258.11 MB)

Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and become a TidBITS member! Members also enjoy an ad-free version of our Web site, email delivery of individual articles, the ability to make long comments with live links, and discounts on Take Control orders and other Apple-related products.



text Reunion 10 Offers Better Genealogical Overviews, Web Search
Mon, 14 May 2012 07:18:40 EDT
The venerable genealogy tool Reunion has received a significant overhaul with version 10, adding new interface views, additional reports and charts, and the capability to search for information about a given person on key genealogical Web sites.

Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and become a TidBITS member! Members also enjoy an ad-free version of our Web site, email delivery of individual articles, the ability to make long comments with live links, and discounts on Take Control orders and other Apple-related products.



text Keep Your MobileMe Email Address without iCloud
Mon, 14 May 2012 06:09:19 EDT
If you don’t have a Mac or PC that’s iCloud-compatible but want to hang onto your me.com or mac.com email address when Apple turns off MobileMe, there’s now a solution.

Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and become a TidBITS member! Members also enjoy an ad-free version of our Web site, email delivery of individual articles, the ability to make long comments with live links, and discounts on Take Control orders and other Apple-related products.



text TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 14 May 2012
Mon, 14 May 2012 00:47:18 EDT
Notable software releases this week include Security Update 2012-002 (Snow Leopard), EasyFind 4.9, BBEdit 10.1.2, CloudPull 2.0.3 and 1.5.7, Microsoft Office 2011 14.2.2 and 2008 12.3.3, PDFpen and PDFpenPro 5.8.1, and Evernote 3.1.

Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and become a TidBITS member! Members also enjoy an ad-free version of our Web site, email delivery of individual articles, the ability to make long comments with live links, and discounts on Take Control orders and other Apple-related products.



text An Alarming Abundance of Alerts
Sun, 13 May 2012 14:43:29 EDT
Multi-device calendar syncing is great, except when it means every alert produces beeps and pop-ups all over your house. Apple needs a more intelligent system for alerting you to upcoming events.

Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and become a TidBITS member! Members also enjoy an ad-free version of our Web site, email delivery of individual articles, the ability to make long comments with live links, and discounts on Take Control orders and other Apple-related products.



text Adobe Relents on $199 Photoshop Security Fix
Fri, 11 May 2012 15:43:02 EDT
Adobe quickly backed away from a plan for fixing a vulnerability involving maliciously crafted TIFF files only in the just-released Adobe Photoshop CS6, leaving users of earlier versions at risk. The update for Photoshop CS5.x isn’t out yet, so be cautious of files from unknown sources.

Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and become a TidBITS member! Members also enjoy an ad-free version of our Web site, email delivery of individual articles, the ability to make long comments with live links, and discounts on Take Control orders and other Apple-related products.



text EasyFind 4.9
Thu, 10 May 2012 14:34:00 EDT
Adds option for searching only in Active Finder window plus other improvements. (Free, 2.0 MB)

Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and become a TidBITS member! Members also enjoy an ad-free version of our Web site, email delivery of individual articles, the ability to make long comments with live links, and discounts on Take Control orders and other Apple-related products.



text BBEdit 10.1.2
Thu, 10 May 2012 14:12:09 EDT
Extensive list of fixes for previously reported issues. ($49.99 new, free update, 7.3 MB)

Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and become a TidBITS member! Members also enjoy an ad-free version of our Web site, email delivery of individual articles, the ability to make long comments with live links, and discounts on Take Control orders and other Apple-related products.



text Apple Hardens Security with Mac OS X 10.7.4 and Safari 5.1.7
Wed, 09 May 2012 13:49:58 EDT
With the release of Mac OS X 10.7.4, Apple closes the legacy FileVault password exposure and adds an important security feature to keep Adobe Flash users safe on Macs.

Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and become a TidBITS member! Members also enjoy an ad-free version of our Web site, email delivery of individual articles, the ability to make long comments with live links, and discounts on Take Control orders and other Apple-related products.