Apple has further distanced itself from Oracle’s Java software framework with a Mac update released on Wednesday that removes a Java plugin from all Mac-compatible Web browsers. Users who install the update will find a browser placeholder when they encounter Web-based content that requires Java, according to Sophos security researcher Paul Ducklin. "If you want […]
Read the rest of this entry »Scan For Active WiFi Hotspots Easily Right From Mountain Lion [OS X Tips]
While traveling, it’s helpful to be able to find a strong WiFi signal, whether you need to check your email, review your latest notifications on Facebook, or actually get some work done. You can click the little WiFi rainbow icon in the menu bar obsessively, waiting for the “Searching for networks” message to end, of […]
Read the rest of this entry »CyanogenMod 10 ported to the Google Nexus 7
The Google Nexus 7 may be the first tablet to ship with Google Android 4.1 preloaded. But that hasn’t stopped independent developers from building custom ROMs for the tablet. One of the first is an unofficial build of CyanogenMod 10 for the Nexus 7. Like the tablet’s default software, it’s based on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. […]
Read the rest of this entry »How to change the Nexus 7 user interface to full tablet mode
The Google Nexus 7 tablet has a user interface that looks like a cross between the Google Android UI for smartphones and tablets. With Android 3.0 through Android 4.0, things were pretty clear-cut: If you had a phone, the notification area was at the top of the screen and you couldn’t rotate the home screen. […]
Read the rest of this entry »Is Your Mac Infected By The Flashback Trojan Affecting 600,000 Macs?
A Mac infected by a virus used to be something of a rarity, and it was the best argument you could bring to a Mac versus PC debate. But with Mac adoption surging in recent years, it was inevitable that Apple’s operating system would become a target for hackers. Variations of one Flashback trojan, which […]
Read the rest of this entry »Apple at it again, calling for injunction against the Galaxy Nexus
Apple has once again called Samsung into court. This time it’s about the Galaxy Nexus and four patents that Apple says it infringes. The patents in question are: U.S. Patent No. 5,946,647: a patent for data being used as a hyperlink U.S. Patent No. 8,086,604: a unified search patent U.S. Patent No. 8,046,721: a slide-to-unlock […]
Read the rest of this entry »Kindle Fire software update coming in less than two weeks, performance and UI improvements promised
In the wake of user complaints about web browsing speeds and other performance issues, Amazon has told the New York Times that it will be releasing a software update for the Kindle Fire "in less than two weeks." That timeframe would put this new software update about a month after the 6.2 update released at […]
Read the rest of this entry »Kindle Touch jailbroken with simple MP3 hack
Just because the Kindle Touch isn’t Android-based doesn’t mean that it wouldn’t be fun and potentially useful to gain root on it. Developer Yifan Lu has managed to do just that and has released the jailbreak tool for the e-reader in a format that might surprise you: an mp3 file. It turns out that the […]
Read the rest of this entry »How to download the OS X Lion Installer on Lion – Mac OS X Hints
There’s been a lot of talk lately how to get the OS X Lion Installer after you installed Lion. The main purpose of this may be to get the Installer dmg to create a bootable Installer disk, as described elsewhere. Many missed doing that before installation, me included. But actually this hint will work to […]
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