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Mac game picks are up and here are new releases of mac software

October 5th, 2008 by cate

Check out the picks here: mac games.

Other new releases are:

4DockMaster 1.0 – Widget to change position, switch between 2D/3D Dock. (Free)
Mondrianum 1.0b7 – Explore and find color themes. (Free)
rubiTrack 1.0.1 – Display, analyze, organize your runs, bike rides, walks, hikes, more. (Shareware)
Halloween Sudoku 1.0 – Hauntingly fun rendition of the popular Sudoku game. (Shareware)
TimeCache Manager 1.0 – Manage an office full of TimeCache users. (Demo)
Update Engine 1.0 – Framework for developers to keep their products up-to-date. (Free)
Top Draw 1.0 – Create surprisingly complex and interesting images. (Free)
TSheets Time Tracker 1.01 – Widget for tracking time against project/job codes. (Free)
SousChef 1.0 – Helps you cook, start to finish. (Shareware)
Secret of the Lost Cavern 1.0 – Paleolithic period adventure. (Demo)
3D Desktop Kitty Cats Screen Saver 1.0 – screeensaver (free)
KryptEdit 1.0 – Text editor loaded with simple cryptography tools and more. (Free)
Transliteration 1.0 – Replaces characters of one alphabet with characters of another. (Free)
Screenium 1.0 – Advanced screen capture utility. (Demo)
Sharpshooter 1.0.2 – Rename screenshots as they are taken. (Shareware)
SlingPlayer 1.0.6 – Stream your TV over your home network. (Demo)
Ivory – mahjongg solitaire game. free
Carve-A-Pumpkin 1.0 – Get your Dashboard in the Halloween mood. (Free)
The Ultimate Guitar Practice Companion 1.0 – Get the most out of your practice sessions. (Demo)
Xplorer 1.0 – Navigate around the globe searching for hidden objects. (Demo)
GeoEdu 1.0 – Atlas and game of worldwide geography. (Free)
Scorer 1.0 – An electronic scoreboard that can be controlled via remote control.
Logbook 1.0 – Menubar app enables Backpack users to post Journal status updates. (Shareware)
Lotus 1.0 – Timer for monitoring your daily meditation excercises. (Free)
PreferenceCleaner 1.0.2 – Simplifies the task of deleting preference files. (Free)
Safari PB 1.0 – Launches Safari and enables Private Browsing. (Free)
JuicePhone 1.0 – Extracts your iTunes iPhone/iPod touch backups. (Free)

New Mac Event: Mac Day L.A.

March 17th, 2008 by cate

4th Saturday of every odd month, except where holidays conflict.

Premier Event: Saturday, March 22, 2008.

Mac Day L.A.
CBS Studio Center — “Radford Studios”
4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City CA 91604
Website: Macdayla (for details and required RSVP)

Sunday in the Technology Park with Steve

March 8th, 2008 by cate

picture of steve jobs designed with apple productsSort of like pointilism but instead of using dots to paint a picture, Steve is painted with Apple products.
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PayPal Says Safari isn’t Safe

February 29th, 2008 by cate

From Macworld:

“If you’re using Apple’s Safari browser, PayPal has some advice for you: Drop it, at least if you want to avoid online fraud.

Safari doesn’t make PayPal’s list of recommended browsers because it doesn’t have two important anti-phishing security features, according to Michael Barrett, PayPal’s chief information security officer.

“Apple, unfortunately, is lagging behind what they need to do, to protect their customers,” Barrett said in an interview. “Our recommendation at this point, to our customers, is use Internet Explorer 7 or 8 when it comes out, or Firefox 2 or Firefox 3, or indeed Opera.”

Safari is the default browser on Apple’s Macintosh computers and the iPhone, but it is also available for the PC. Both Firefox and Opera run on the Mac.

Unlike its competitors, Safari has no built-in phishing filter to warn users when they are visiting suspicious Web sites, Barrett said. Another problem is Safari’s lack of support for another anti-phishing technology, called Extended Validation (EV) certificates. This is a secure Web browsing technology that turns the address bar green when the browser is visiting a legitimate Web site.

When it comes to fighting phishing, “Safari has got nothing in terms of security support, only…”

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