support.apple.com/kb/HT4291 Apple has released iOS 4.0.2 update for iPhone and 3.2.2 for iPad. These updates fix the gaping security hole identified by the JailBreakMe tools, which may frustrate people who want to “Jailbreak” their phones, but the security patch is crucial; the odds are very good that someone more malicious would abuse the same holes […]
Tagged ipad, iPhone, SafariOn November 2nd every U.S. Voter will get a chance to vote for their representation in the United States Congress. Many locations will also have other offices open, including U.S. Senate seats, and often local or state offices. Virginia State Board of Elections information for Prince William County It is time to start researching your […]
Important Revision: Improper use of iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS multitasking in iOS 4 appears to be the cause of dramatic increase in data plan usage for many people, and faster battery drain for many people. The important take away, is that so long as you have enough memory, when you switch applications on the […]
If you really want to link to this website/blog, feel free. If you want this website to link to your own site, send me an email or comment indicating so and I’ll review the request, but I won’t respond. I am pretty sure that 99% of the link requests I get are spammers, but just […]
A recent trend in computer insecurity has been the growing prevalence of malicious javascripts with cross-site scripting hacks that exploit web browsers that are already logged into Facebook to do things to the user’s Facebook account they had no intention of doing. Cross-site scripting hacks are potentially dangerous because they take advantage of your being […]
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Given all the stability problems I’ve had with Safari recently I was glad Apple announced a new, more stable version today (v5.0.1). I ran Software Update and two installs were suggested: Magic Trackpad and Multi-Touch Update 1.0 Safari 5.0.1 I agreed to both and Software Update downloaded them, then told me it needed to restart […]
Tagged SafariIf you are running iOS 4 on older iPhone 3G hardware, this may help your phone go faster: How to speed up your iPhone 3G running iOS4 Be sure to read the comments as well. Update: an easier to read version of the same information is at OSX Daily
This is an interesting article about how to avoid the high surcharges car rental companies charge if you want to rent a hybrid car: How to Get Cheaper Hybrid Rentals (Bucks column at NY Times) It’s sad that market economics are preventing the right thing from happening in the rental market right now.
Work laptop suffered catastrophic hard drive crash last night, and like a fool I had not backed up in a few weeks. Moral of the story: back up regularly. Usually I can recover data from a failed drive, but so far this one is not surrendering any bits I care about… All my own machines […]
