Bigasoft iPod Transfer Enhance OS X Lion's
AirDrop Feature

post from prMac on 12 August 2011 10:42:00 PM. © prMac

Bigasoft has announced the compatibility of Airdrop with Bigasoft iPod Transfer for Mac. In mention of OS X Lion, we all know that the most advanced features it introduces are Multi-Touch Gestures and Full-Screen Apps. Maybe, few people know that OS X Lion's AirDrop makes sharing iPad/iPhone/iPod files with people nearby dead easy. Bigasoft iPod Transfer even enhances AirDrop, which makes transfering music and movies as easy as drag and drop, even from other nearby Mac OS X 10.7.

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On Hacked iTunes Accounts

post from Daring Fireball on 12 August 2011 08:03:29 PM. © Daring Fireball

MG Siegler, responding to this screed by Scott Hanselman:

Maybe I?m missing something here. Reading this over, ScottHanselman?s password was clearly hacked. He doesn?t seem tothink that?s the case because he?s cautious, but I?m goingto go with Occam?s Razor here.
Apple prompts you for your password when buying apps and whendoing in-app purchases. Someone would have had to both know yourApple ID and enter that password, unless there?s some in-appexploit, but he doesn?t seem to be suggesting that.

The problem may well be widespread, as Hanselman alleges, but I’m with Siegler: by all appearances, the problem is that Hanselman’s password was compromised. There is no evidence that criminals have found a way to compromise iTunes accounts without knowing/guessing the victim’s password.

In a comment, Matt Galligan adds:

Not only would the have had to know his email and password, butalso his credit card security code. Each new device that?sauthenticated that tries to purchase something is sent through acredit card security code verification process.

In Hanselman’s case, though, he admits he was using PayPal, not a credit card. Perhaps it’s therefore safer to use a credit card instead of PayPal for iTunes Store payments?

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Macworlds Total Lion Superguide

post from Daring Fireball on 12 August 2011 08:03:29 PM. © Daring Fireball

My thanks to Macworld for sponsoring this week’s DF RSS feed to promote their Total Lion Superguide, a 132-page e-book by Macworld’s team of writers and editors jam-packed with information on Mac OS X 10.7 Lion. You want to be a Lion expert? Want to know everything new, from one end of the system to the other? Get this book. E.g., did you know that when you enlarge the size of the mouse cursor in Lion (via the Universal Access panel in System Prefs) it now scales smoothly rather than becoming pixelated? I didn’t, until I read this book.

The downloadable edition includes DRM-free PDF and EPub versions. Daring Fireball readers can use the coupon code “FIREBALL” to get $3 off any Macworld Superguide e-book, including this one, via Macworld’s store. (The Total Lion Superguide is also available on the iBookstore for $9.99.)

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TLA Video Closing Its Last Center City Store

post from Daring Fireball on 12 August 2011 03:03:17 PM. © Daring Fireball

Sad local note for fellow movie fans in Philadelphia. Glad to hear the company is doing well online, though.

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Sales of Obscure Game Consoles vs. Non-iPad
Tablets

post from Daring Fireball on 12 August 2011 03:03:17 PM. © Daring Fireball

Marco Arment:

HP hasn?t released any sales figures for the TouchPad yet. I wonder if it will outsell the Virtual Boy this year.

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Matching the MacBook Airs $999 Price

post from Daring Fireball on 12 August 2011 03:03:17 PM. © Daring Fireball

DigiTimes:

The sub-US$999 target price could be sustained if Intel is willing to lower its CPU prices and hand out a subsidy of US$100 per unit for marketing efforts, the sources argued.

PC makers are struggling to match Apple’s prices — and Apple had industry-leading profit margins.

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New iPad 2 Security Base - Ideal For Retail and
Business Applications

post from prMac on 12 August 2011 12:15:00 PM. © prMac

newPCgadgets is pleased to introduce their new Security Base to their existing line of iPad 2 Display Docks. The Security Base is ideal for applications like point of purchase displays, trade shows, and other public venues where theft is a concern. This new Security Base is a beefed up version of their original Display Dock and includes additional features to secure both the iPad 2 and the base. Constructed from a solid 1 1/4" clear acrylic the security base weighs close to the three pounds.

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Best Practices for Folder Hierarchies

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Fast Company Profiles Adam Lisagor

Bill Barol:

Advertising takes place in half-worlds of its own devising, and this one is carefully crafted by Sandwich Video, which Lisagor runs out of his Los Angeles apartment. It has quietly, dryly become the premier producer of online product videos for web services and tech gadgets, cultivating a tone that perfectly reflects a generation of creators who are more interested in (or at least, more comfortable with) invention than hype.

Nice piece.

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How can an iPad App save you time and money

Evil Twin Artworks has announced Time Track HD 1.0, a free business tool for the iPad which enables users to keep track of time spent on tasks within projects for invoice, management and evaluation purposes. Taking advantage of the iPad's large screen, the layout is simple and clear. A one button click system allows you to run multiple tasks and archive them for future reference, allowing you to see exactly where you are spending most of your time within a project.

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