NetNewswire? I have to do what to get support?

Well, I haven’t been usingNetNewsWire in a while, especially since it has a tendency to start spewing Flash errors to the console when hidden…  Or it’s been open for too long, or ….. My last communication with them was via their own dedicated forums, so I was surprised to read from Kirk McElhearn that they […]

Replace batteries with USB power

Replace batteries with USB power – Hack a Day. Tired of using batteries?  One user replaced dual AA batteries with USB power, through a very simple hack. Take a look, just keep in mind, this may not be safe for all devices.

Mac OS X 10.6.5 build 10H529 – World of Apple

According to World of Apple, Apple has released to developers the second build of Mac OS X 10.6.5. The release comes just five days after the first release of Mac OS X 10.6.5. Mac OS X 10.6.5 build 10H529 weighs in at 558MB for the delta update and contains six focus areas, no known issues […]

Steam Client updated…

Vavle has released a Steam client update. As always to apply the update, click the File menu inside of Steam and then select “Check for Steam Client Updates…”. The changes listed include: New Features Updated friends chats to use new tabbed chat interface (see Friends tab in the Settings dialog to turn off opening in […]

VideoLan releases VLC media player fix

Developers of the VLC media player have released a new version that takes care of several bugs and adds other improvements. The latest version is now 1.1.3, which repairs a memory corruption problem in the TagLib plug-in that is rated as “critical” and affected VLC versions 0.9.0 through 1.1.2. The vulnerability could be exploited by […]

Indigo 4.1.13 Released

Perceptive Automation has just released Indigo v4.1.13. In addition to the major 4.0 improvements and 4.1 features, this update includes: Added UI to set default ramp rate and brightness for In-LineLinc Dimmers. Fixed bug that sometimes caused PowerLinc links sync error after creating a new database file. Fixed very minor bug that caused a bogus […]

Schneier on Security: Intel Buys McAfee

Well, according to Bruce Schneier, Intel has purchased McAfee. Honestly, I don’t see this as a bad step.  The McAfee products were starting to become long in the tooth, and the fresh blood may just get the entire product back on it’s feet.  But this is all my opinion…  What do I know? Read Bruce’s […]

Police crack criminal conspiracy to make millions from stolen iPhones

Nine people accused of co-ordinating the sophisticated scam were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud in a series of early morning raids.City of London Police detectives swooped on homes in Forest Gate and Southall in London, Southend, Walsall, central Birmingham and Middlesbrough. They seized dozens of mobile phones, hundreds of Sim cards, computers, documentation, […]