Wednesday, 20 August 2008
Mac, Windows clipboards poisoned by URL attacks
Gregg Keizer, Computerworld
Flash-based ads that have been infected with malicious script and somehow inserted into the web advertising ecosystem are planting the URLs into clipboards on both Macs and PCs
Monday, 18 August 2008
Native Intstuments updates Guitar Rig XE
Cliff Joseph
Native Instruments has released a new low-cost version of its Guitar Rig recording software.
Friday, 15 August 2008
Google Reader offers greater privacy options
Juan Carlos Perez
Google has introduced new options to its Google Reader program that provide greater levels of privacy and protection.
Wednesday, 13 August 2008
Microsoft updates Office 2004 and 2008
Jim Dalrymple, Macworld US
Updates for Microsoft's Office productivity suites appear, few details given as mainly stability/security patches.
Tuesday, 12 August 2008
Free Apple pro seminars, September
Jonny Evans
The day is hosted by the London College of Communication and the University of Westminster, in The Southbank Centre in London on 17 September.
Monday, 11 August 2008
Apple at Handheld Learning 2008
Jonny Evans
Apple to present at Handheld Learning 2008, will host presentation by Abilene Christian University, Texas where they have provided 1,000 students with iPhone's.
Monday, 11 August 2008
Apple's US education growth story
Jim Dalrymple, Macworld US
84 per cent of US students who plan to purchase a computer in the next 12 months will buy a notebook. Among that group of students, 43 per cent plan to buy a Mac.
Monday, 11 August 2008
Mozilla experiments push Firefox envelope
Gregg Keizer, Computerworld
Mozilla launches a browser add-on prototype named "Snowl" that displays Twitter messages, or tweets, as well as RSS or Atom feed content.
Friday, 08 August 2008
Mac OS X 10.5.5 in beta testing - report
Jonny Evans
Developers asked to dig inside new build of Mac OS X, software implements many fixes and now runs on Macs with integrated graphics chips, report explains.
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.












