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05-17-11 \\ Guides

Six unexpected uses for the Application Switcher

You’ve probably got the basics of the Application Switcher down pat by now: press Command-Tab .. But, as with everything on the Mac, the Application Switcher can do more than you might guess.

05-12-11 \\ OSX

Postbox 2.5 Beta for Mac OSX – Good, but not great.

The Postbox 2.5 beta email client for Mac OSX was released today. My overall impression is that while Postbox has a very polished UI, it is lacking in a few key features that make it a truly usable solution for me.

05-11-11 \\ iOS

FItness HD – Health, Diet, Exercise, and Nutrition Tracker for iPad and iPhone

Used for: Health, Diet, Exercise and Nutrition tracking Comments: Overall, this is a really cool app. It has a lot of great features. So many, in fact, that it can be a bit challenging to figure out. The nutrition and food section didn’t take long to get through, but the exercises and custom plans were [...]

05-08-11 \\ OSX

Rubbernet – Network Traffic Monitor and Bandwidth Dashboard for Mac OSX

Rubbernet Network Traffic Monitor Rubbernet provides real-time monitoring so you can keep an eye on the exact state of your live network connections. Rubbernet provides a breakdown of per-app network usage, so you can quickly detect apps that phone home, connect to certain servers without your knowledge, or blame the app that’s slowing down your [...]

05-04-11 \\ OSX

Cornerstone SVN – The Ultimate Subversion Client for Mac OSX

It took me a long time to find a suitable Subversion client for the Mac. Cornerstone by far exceeded all of my expectations.

05-02-11 \\ OSX

GarageSale – My right hand sales tool for selling on eBay

Garage Sale takes the pain out of selling items on eBay. The templates are great for quickly creating professional looking auctions.

04-30-11 \\ Hacking

Pangolin 3.2.3 – Automatic SQL injection penetration testing tool New Release !

Pangolin is an automatic SQL injection penetration testing (Pen-testing) tool for Website manager or IT Security analyst.

04-29-11 \\ Hacking

Live Hacking DVD v1.3 Beta – Download !

Live Hacking DVD is a new Linux distribution packed with tools and utilities for ethical hacking, penetration testing and countermeasure verification. Based on Ubuntu this ‘Live CD’ runs directly from the DVD and doesn’t require installation on your hard-drive.

04-22-11 \\ News

FBI cracks International Bot Network !

The Department of Justice and FBI declared that it has cracked a network of hackers, who have infected almost 2 million computers with a harmful “bot” program, Coreflood that steals private and monetary data from computers.

04-20-11 \\ OSX

Archiver – Simple, Powerful Archiving for Mac OSX

Archiver is a must-have tool for anyone working with archives. Open all popular archive formats including RAR, StuffIt, 7zip, and of course Zip. Safely backup your files with Archiver’s built-in encryption support. And convert easily between archive formats, such as from RAR to Zip.

04-20-11 \\ iOS

iPhone Tracker Software

This open-source application maps the information that your iPhone is recording about your movements. It doesn’t record anything itself, it only displays files that are already hidden on your computer.

04-14-11 \\ OSX

5 Essential School Apps to Improve your Academic Workflow within OSX and iOS

I am currently going to school for my Masters Degree, and I am constantly looking for some of the best apps to help me manage and complete my assignments. My top 5 include: Mental Case, Omni Outliner, iStudiez Pro, Reference Tracker and Papers. Here’s why.

04-10-11 \\ OSX

Image Smith – Batch Image Processing with the speed and simplicity of Mac OSX

I’ve spent a lot of time trying to find the perfect batch image editing tool. I often find that I have to resize images in bulk, Image Smith, by Koingo Software, was the only app that produced great looking results and had a simple, intuitive interface. It’s perfect for what it is. There isn’t a [...]

04-08-11 \\ Guides

Automate server to server backups with rsync and ssh

This is a great tutorial on automating server to server backups using RSYNC and SSH.

04-06-11 \\ OSX

Chronicle – Family Bill Tracking and Payment for Mac OSX done right

I’ve long looked for an app that will allow my wife and I to manage our bills from different computers. Chronicle is simple and easy to use. It’s ‘Lite’ application add-on sits in your menu bar and lets you know if any bills are due. You can easily pay bills online and log payments from [...]

03-30-11 \\ OSX

Sparrow Mail for Mac OSX – my growing email obsession.

I don’t know why, but Sparrow has been making a slow but huge impact on me. Here’s a few reasons why I think you should check it out.

03-29-11 \\ OSX

SimplicityIsBliss – A Great Blog on using OmniFocus.

I thought I would share a link to Simplicity Is Bliss. It’s a great blog that I found on tips and tricks to using Omnifocus.

03-29-11 \\ News

Autistic boy,12, with higher IQ than Einstein develops his own theory of relativity

“A 12-year-old boy by the name of Jacob Barnett is a math genius. Mastering many college level astrophysics courses by the age of 8, he now works on his most ambitious project to date: his own ‘expanded version of Einstein’s theory of relativity.’”

03-29-11 \\ News

Spam Drops 1/3 After Rustock Botnet Gets Crushed

The Rustock Botnet was sending as many as 13.82 billion spam emails each day before being taken down early this month by an effort headed by Microsoft in cooperation with authorities and the legal system.

03-25-11 \\ News

BrainGate neural interface system reaches 1,000-day performance milestone

The implantable BrainGate neural interface can detect and record brain signals, allowing persons who have lost the use of arms and legs to have point-and-click control of a computer. A BrainGate device has remained functional for 2.7 years (1,000 days).

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