Thursday, 07 August 2008
BETT 2009 runs 14-17 January
Jonny Evans
Expect more Apple than ever at next year's BETT 2009 trade show for educators and ICT pros.
Thursday, 07 August 2008
Fake CNN news malware spreading fast
Gregg Keizer, Computerworld (US)
Clicking on any of those links, however, brings up a dialogue that says an incorrect version of Flash Player has been detected, and tells users they needed to update to a newer edition
Wednesday, 06 August 2008
Quark launches extensive online help resource
Jonny Evans
Quark launches extensive selection of online advice and resources for users, the Quark Virtual Knowledge Base.
Wednesday, 06 August 2008
Softpress puts iPhone in Freeway
Jonny Evans
Latest software update for Freeway web design software offers many features to improve the performance of websites when viewed on an iPhone.
Tuesday, 05 August 2008
Consumer group urges, 'Mac users, dump Safari'
Gregg Keizer, Computerworld (US online)
Focus on phishing, consumer group warns, Mac users must beware of Web-based hoaxes which Safari offers scant protection against
Monday, 04 August 2008
Third Apple founder appears in video documentary
Jonny Evans
A former Atari colleague,Wayne was the third man, working with the two Steves, Jobs and Wozniak. Wayne designed the first Apple logo and wrote the Apple I manual.
Monday, 04 August 2008
Sun Star Office 9 beta ships for Mac
Jonny Evans
Mac users at last get a native version of Sun's powerful Star Office software suite - available now for free trial and download.
Monday, 04 August 2008
Apple servers still vulnerable to DNS poisoning, experts warn
Jonny Evans
"It appears that Apple forgot something. The client libaries on my OSX 10.4.11 system, post patch install, still does not randomize the source port," warns security expert on DNS threat.
Monday, 04 August 2008
Firewall vendors scramble to fix DNS problem
Robert McMillan
Firewall vendors are scrambling to release a bug in their products that undoes part of a recent critical DNS patch.
Friday, 01 August 2008
Apple plots UK 'Back To School' promo
Jonny Evans
Apple will open up its UK 'Back To School' promotion, perhaps as soon as Monday.
Friday, 01 August 2008
Apple - Europe's biggest PC supplier
Jonny Evans
Don't look away - Apple is Europe's biggest PC supplier, at least in the education market - and has become the fifth biggest supplier in the UK.
Friday, 01 August 2008
Rapid's London storage seminar September
Jonny Evans
Rapid Group is holding a storage seminar featuring speakers from Apple, Quantum and DataDirect Networks.
Friday, 01 August 2008
Apple finally patches dangerous DNS flaw
Jeremy Kirk
Apple has issued a patch for the DNS (Domain Name System) flaw considered one of the most dangerous vulnerabilities to ever affect the Internet.
Thursday, 31 July 2008
Italian media company sues YouTube
Stephen Lawson
"Lawsuits like this one threaten the way people legitimately exchange information, news, entertainment, and political and artistic expression over the internet," YouTube said
Wednesday, 30 July 2008
FotoMagico 2.5 offers YouTube export
Jonny Evans
New features within this release include support for Adobe Lightroom libraries, a tele-prompter that shows notes for every slide on a presenter´s display and a new export option for uploading slideshow videos directly to YouTube.
Wednesday, 30 July 2008
Many popular websites host malicious code
Ellen Messmer, Network World (US)
"Sixty percent of the of 100 most-popular websites have been hosting malicious code or inadvertently distributing it," says Stephan Chenette, manager of the Websense Security Labs
Tuesday, 29 July 2008
'Google-killer' Cuil launch fails to impress
Juan Carlos Perez
It appears that Cuil, which launched yesterday amid claims it has the world's largest search index, is not performing as well as its creators, former Google employees, intended. Instead it's facing an angry backlash which could result in long-term damage to its title as a credible contender for Google's crown.
Tuesday, 29 July 2008
Apple inks latest 1:1 Mac education deal in US
Jonny Evans
4,000 Macs hit US school district as teachers scramble to brush up their technology in education skills.
Tuesday, 29 July 2008
Apple falls on DNS bug security patch
Gregg Keizer, Computerworld
Apple was told of the vulnerability before patches went public. "They were notified at some point," security expert explains. "They were given a heads-up."
Monday, 28 July 2008
Photoshop Express offline for maintenance
Jonny Evans
"Sorry about the time out - we’re working fast to make Photoshop Express a more stable place for your photos. We’re adding some cool new features, too. We’ll be back as soon as we can," Adobe explains.














