A “ vast phishing attack ” that attempts to beguile the credit card entropy of Apple customers was launched on Christmas day , according to a report from Mac security - software company Intego . The phishing email , as posted by Intego . Ina postingon itsMac Security blog , Intego says that the attack is an effort to fool Apple customers into clicking on a link under the pretence of updating the billing information of their Apple account :...
Maybe you were lucky enough to awaken up Christmas morning to detect an iPad under the tree . Maybe one of the first six night of Hanukkah has bring a brand Modern iPod tactile sensation into your spirit . Maybe you decided to handle yourself to an iPhone this holiday season . Whatever the reasonableness , you find yourself the happy owner of a brand new iOS gimmick . But still there ’s that nagging inquiry :...
You ’ve learn the advice uncounted times , but it isoh so easyto ignore : You simplymustback up your Mac . If you do n’t back up your files , it ’s a interrogative of when — not if!—you’ll miss something authoritative or irreplacable . rather of making a heavy - to - keep New Year ’s resolution like misplace exercising weight or exercising more , this year resolve to do something that only take a smidgen of self-possession to get startle and then mostly rent care of itself : Make — and manage — regular backups of your computer ....
We do n’t want to keep you from your one - horse open sleigh time , so countenance ’s get powerful down to business . This is the Weekly Wrap , where we point you to our biggestMacworldstories from the week gone by , in case you miss them . Think of it like an other Christmas present . Let ’s go - ho - ho : On the Mac Christmas is come very , very previous for Quicken 2007 buff ....
Struggling to give chase down one last stocking - stuffer for anyone on your vacation shopping listing ? If they happen to own an iPhone , iPad , or iPod touch , the App Store offer more than a half - a - million last - minute giving options . And gifting features in iTunes make giving the gift of apps as easy as a few clicks . In case you ’re unfamiliar with iOS gift - giving , here ’s a quick summation of how the process works ....
The next iPad might use a 7 - in screen , but it might not . It might get release on Steve Jobs ’s birthday , but it might not . One thing we can be sure of , though : iPhones are used more for gaming than Android phones — or else they ’re not . The remainders for Friday , December 23 , 2011 , ca n’t make up their mind ....
Anyone with an iPhone , iPad , or iPod touch knows that kid love them just as much as adults — perhaps even more so . Between the touchscreen interface and the superfluity of kid - focused apps , many of them educational , it ’s almost as if these devices were made for kid . But most of the accessories for iOS gadget are aimed at old sept . From auspices to volume control to drawing aid , kids have dissimilar needs ....
Dock folders : I practice dedicated launching applications so the dockage is of little habit to me . But it ’s worth save in mind that for “ convention ” this is their primary way of access their documents and applications . you may aid by make that dock more manageable by create folders in the pier for routinely accessed items — the Applications leaflet , for example . In most cases you could forget Fan and Grid view — they’re unwieldy when a folder has a peck of items in it ....
Our Verdict I ’m often ask for an easy way to record audio frequency playacting on your Mac . While there are a good number of programs ( such as previous Mac Gem TapeDeck ) for recording audio recording sourcesconnected toyour Mac , there are n’t many simple way to record audio from other programs , such as a Web web browser , a streaming - audio client , an audio - chat app , or DVD Player ....
In this variant of the Macworld Podcast , I interview funny - Word author Greg Pak . In addition to being the mental capacity behind Marvel Comics “ The Incredible Hulk ” and , more lately , “ Astonishing disco biscuit - Men , ” he ’s write “ Vision Machine . ” It ’s a free , Creative Commons - licensed three - outcome comical serial publication with a lot to say about how the march of engineering will affect the future of our society and culture ....
Seagate Technology say Tuesday it has completed the acquisition of the toilsome platter thrust ( HDD ) business of Samsung Electronics , after it recently receive approval for the deal in Australia , China , and the European Commission . Seagate tell in April that it was grow the HDD business organisation of Samsung Electronics for $ 1.4 billion in stock and John Cash . Under the full term of the transaction , Seagate said it has gained parts of Samsung ’s HDD business , such as Samsung ’s M8 product line of high - mental ability , 2....
A hearing to consider and amend the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act ( SOPA ) in the U.S. House of Representatives has been hold up , potential until betimes next twelvemonth . The House Judiciary Committee had contrive to bear on with a third day of markup hearings on SOPA on Wednesday , if the House was still in session . But the House leadership plans now to offend for the vacation before Wednesday good morning , a spokeswoman for the committee said ....
iPhone photography is making its leap into the art populace with the launch of theInternational iPhoneography Show , presently being held at theSoho Gallery for Digital Artin New York City . constitute by Io and Mac photography app developerMacphun , in partnership withMobitog , an online forum for iPhone lensman , the show features 100 of iPhone photographs shot by amateur and pros likewise . The International iPhoneography Show protrude on Friday , December 16 and will be on presentation at the Soho Gallery for Digital Art through December 22 ....
