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03/06/2014

Apple unleashed a supercell of news at WWDC today. Here are the most important strikes.

Mac OS X ◾The new version of Apple’s Mac OS X 10.10 is called Yosemite. It features a new bold and colorful user interface that takes many design cues from iOS.
◾The notification center has been updated, with a new customizable today view.
◾Spotlight was updated to display more information at a glance about the items you look up — like contact information, maps, photos and associated emails, and can pull in lots of information from the Web or iTunes Store.
◾iCloud Drive will be available from the Finder, and synchronize content across your Mac, iOS devices, and Windows.
◾Mail will automatically add large attachments to an online server called Mail Drop that recipients can download at their convenience.
◾Safari added private windows, the ability to organize tabs into stacks, and it added search suggestions and a sharing function to send elements from Web pages.

◾Continuity features will help you move from one device to another.

◾Handoff uses proximity awareness to swap tasks between the phone and the desktop–you can start an email on one device and finish it on the other. It can also pass WiFi settings from your desktop to your phone.

◾iMessage will display SMS texts, and hand off calls to the computer. You can also make calls using a Mac just by clicking a number.

◾Mac OS X Yosemite will be available to developers today. It will be a free update for everyone in the Fall. Anyone can sign up for the free public beta version throughout the summer.

iOS 8

◾A new app from Apple called Health will display and help make sense of your health data. It runs inside a new framework called HealthKit, which lets developers and providers transmit health data to and from your iOS device. Users can set permissions for what kinds of data an app can tap into.

◾Family sharing lets you view all your family media purchases, for up to six family members sharing the same credit card, no matter whose device is being used. When a child tries to make a purchase on his or her device, a parent receives an alert on their own device prompting them to approve the purchase.

◾Photos now show all your photos stored on iCloud. Search lets you match by location, time, and album names. Editing tools let you adjust light and color, straighten pictures and crop them.

◾HomeKit will let apps plug into a centralized location in iOS. It offers a common network protocol with secure pairing–so only your phone can control your devices. It will let you make changes to multiple objects from various manufacturers in your home at once, and use Siri to control it all.

◾Notifications are now interactive, to let you reply to, “Like” or dismiss some items, like text messages and calendar alerts, directly from the notification center and lock screen.

◾Mail added several features to let you better navigate between messages and add items like a calendar event without leaving the message.

◾A predictive text feature called QuickType will learn your idiosyncratic linguistic tics and suggest personalized autocomplete text.

◾Messages added the ability to name group threads, drop people (or yourself) from a group chat, or mute it. You can share your location in a thread. You can also tap to talk — holding your finger down to record and then send an audio or video message, this looks similar to WhatsApp.

◾iCloud gets a new pricing structure to help with all this integration. 5GB remains free. 20 GB is $.99 per month. 200 GB is $3.99 per month. Tiers are available up to 1 TB.

◾Siri activates purely by voice with the command “Hey Siri,” without having to physically touch the phone. It also has Shazam-based song recognition.

◾You can now install system-wide, third-party keyboards.

◾Third-party apps can now use TouchID for login.

◾Camera APIs let developers add controls for manual control of exposure, white balance and focus, and other editing features to their camera apps, and write directly to iCloud

11/04/2014

Yahoo, Google and Facebook

Firstly, all of Yahoo and Google’s services could have fallen prey to Heartbleed and Facebook is not safe either. So you better get started on changing those passwords. Facebook had said in a statement, “We added protections for Facebook’s implementation of OpenSSL before this issue was publicly disclosed. We haven’t detected any signs of suspicious account activity, but we encourage people to … set up a unique password.”

LinkedIn, Twitter seemingly safe

LinkedIn is not affected by Heartbleed. “We didn’t use the offending implementation of OpenSSL in www.linkedin.com or www.slideshare.net. As a result, HeartBleed does not present a risk to these web properties,” the company is quoted as saying by Mashable.

Twitter claimed in a tweet that none of its services were affected

Banks, government websites remain safe

Most Banking websites remained safe, though it never hurts to change passwords every now and then. Some government websites were rumoured to have been open to attacks, though the situation remains unclear for websites such as Healthcare.gov, the US insurance online marketplace.



Dropbox, LastPass big worries

One of the biggest dangers is that Heartbleed could be used to bring down a password storage service, which will give attackers access to a bigger cache. LastPass, is one such service, thought to be affected by Heartbleed. The company said that even in spite of using OpenSSL, its services remained free from harm. “Though LastPass employs OpenSSL, we have multiple layers of encryption to protect our users and never have access to those encryption keys.”



Dropbox also seems to have been affected, though it said in a tweet that all its services had been patched. Even so, it’s advised that you change your password now before it’s revealed that someone has had access to passwords all this while.

10/04/2014

The last time we alerted you to a major security breach was when Adobe’s password database was compromised, putting millions of users (especially those with weak and frequently reused passwords) at risk. Today we’re warning you about a much bigger security problem, the Heartbleed Bug, that has poten...

03/11/2013

If your computer becomes infected with a virus or another piece of malware, removing the malware from your computer is only the first step. There’s more you need to do to ensure you’re secure.

Note that not every antivirus alert is an actual infection. If your antivirus program catches a virus before it ever gets a chance to run on your computer, you’re safe. If it catches the malware later, you have a bigger problem.

Change Your Passwords
You’ve probably used your computer to log into your email, online banking websites, and other important accounts. Assuming you had malware on your computer, the malware could have logged your passwords and uploaded them to a malicious third party. With just your email account, the third party could reset your passwords on other websites and gain access to almost any of your online accounts.

To prevent this, you’ll want to change the passwords for your important accounts — email, online banking, and whatever other important accounts you’ve logged into from the infected computer. You should probably use another computer that you know is clean to change the passwords, just to be safe.

When changing your passwords, consider using a password manager to keep track of strong, unique passwords and two-factor authentication to prevent people from logging into your important accounts even if they know your password. This will help protect you in the future.
http://www.howtogeek.com/174850/how-to-recover-from-a-virus-infection-3-things-you-need-to-do/

28/07/2013

Microsoft is Ending Support for Windows XP in 2014: What You Need to Know

Microsoft will be ending support for Windows XP on April 8, 2014 after 12 and a half years of supporting it. Microsoft has gone out of their way to extend support on several occasions, but the 2014 deadline looks like the final one.

We’ve already explained why you should leave Windows XP behind. It’s still widely used, however – it’s the second-most popular operating system after Windows 7, with around double the market share of all Macs combined, according to various statistics.

Windows XP’s Current Support
“Mainstream support” for Windows XP ended in 2009, but “extended support” is still continuing. Microsoft is still creating security patches and hotfixes for Windows XP. Windows XP users may be using an operating system that’s over 12 years old, but Microsoft is still writing security patches for them and sending them out via Windows Update.

Microsoft also offers both free and paid technical support for Windows XP, which can be particularly useful for businesses.

At the moment, you can kind of get away with using Windows XP – as long as you don’t want to use new hardware or software that doesn’t support it. read more here http://www.howtogeek.com/147312/microsoft-is-ending-support-for-windows-xp-in-2014-what-you-need-to-know/

13/06/2013

One of the elements of film-based photography lost with the transition to digital photography is the presence of film grain. If you want to recapture the effect with your modern digital rig, read on as we show you how.

Why Do I Want to Do This and What Exactly Is Film Grain?
Shooting digital is fast, it’s enjoyable, and you get to check on your photos immediately and tweak your workflow. That said, many people lament the loss of certain elements of the film experience, including the disappearance of film grain. If you want to recapture the appearance of film grain in your digital photograph, you’ll need to perform a little post-processing magic to bring it back.

Before we get into the details of actually adding simulated film grain to your photos, let’s talk a little about what film grain actually is. Although people frequently compare the digital image noise seen in modern digital cameras to the film grain of traditional analog film, they are two fundamentally different things. The noise that appears in digital photographs is the result of physical limitations of the sensor, transmission errors, and other elements unique to the electronic processes that underlie the digital photography experience. Read more here http://www.howtogeek.com/163491/how-to-add-film-grain-to-your-digital-photos/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=210513

13/06/2013

Our Mission is to provide high quality affordable computer repairs. We offer FREE local pick-up and delivery in Cape Town as well as onsite in your home or at your business. We are also always available after hours for your convenience. Read more... www.anohene.com

01/07/2012

Rolltop - Fact or Fiction? We have seen single-chip mini computing units and tablets, but what can beat a foldable portable computing unit which can be used as an full fledged computer, tablet and even a large enough display unit. Read more here.

19/06/2012

Microsoft Surface is here to compete!