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Glenn Fleishman 2 comments

MobileMe Web Site Adds Some Mobile Safari Support

Ironically, the MobileMe Web site has long been inaccessible from the iPhone OS's Mobile Safari browser. Apple has now updated me.com to offer links and a way to view Find My iPhone/iPod touch.

Glenn Fleishman 7 comments

What’s the Google Buzz? Tell Me What’s A-Happening

Google wants to capture what's most hip about Facebook, Twitter, and other social-networking sites, and wrap it inside Gmail's already bulging bag of tricks. Is Google Buzz worth the buzz?

Doug McLean No comments

Stay Alert for iPhone Phishing Attacks

Security research group Cryptopath has discovered a vulnerability in the way the iPhone OS handles authentication certificates that could enable potential attackers to gain access to user data. To take advantage of this flaw, an attacker would have to trick users into downloading a malicious file under the guise of a legitimate update. While there are no reports of this security flaw currently being exploited in the wild, be extra careful when opening unverified links or files until an official security update is released.

Glenn Fleishman 7 comments

Google’s Gmail Defaults to Encrypted Sessions

Google finally switches its Gmail service to offer an encrypted Web session by default, something we suggested years ago.

Adam Engst No comments

CrashPlan Joins Long-Term TidBITS Sponsors

Please welcome Code42 Software, makers of the excellent backup software CrashPlan, as our newest long-term TidBITS sponsor!

Adam Engst 3 comments

Quick, Reliable Backups with “Take Control of Easy Mac Backups”

If getting started with backups is on your list of New Year's resolutions, Joe Kissell's new "Take Control of Easy Mac Backups" will help you make reliable backups without unnecessary fuss or trouble.

Rich Mogull 5 comments

The Great TidBITS Malware False Alarm of 2009

Some TidBITS readers' antivirus filters flagged TidBITS #1006 as being malicious, but a little research quickly exonerated our email issue, showing that the antivirus filter in question was instead badly designed.

Adam Engst No comments

Jailbroken iPhones Susceptible to Worm

TUAW reports on a worm that changes the background wallpaper of jailbroken iPhones whose users failed to change the default password after installing SSH. It's not much of a hole, since few people jailbreak their iPhones, and hopefully most of those who do are sufficiently aware to change the default SSH password. But it's a reminder that if you leave the door open, someone just might come in and do something unpleasant.

Glenn Fleishman 9 comments

Google Shows You What It Knows about You

Google knows our most intimate details, and promises to do no evil. Its new Dashboard is a good faith effort by the firm to show you as much as it knows about you all in one place.

Joe Kissell No comments

Backblaze for Business Offers Flat-Rate Online Backups

Backblaze has taken the logical, if unusual, step of applying flat-rate pricing for unlimited backups to business customers as well as individuals.

Glenn Fleishman 7 comments

Chinese iPhone Has No Wi-Fi

As was widely rumored for months, the model of the iPhone now for sale in China lacks Wi-Fi. The reason? Government conspiracy! No, seriously.

Glenn Fleishman 1 comment

PureFTPd Manager Updated for Snow Leopard

The top FTP server management package for Mac OS X has been updated for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. It's the best way to secure an FTP connection.

Rich Mogull 8 comments

Protect Yourself from Adobe Acrobat and Reader Vulnerabilities

All users should immediately patch Adobe Acrobat and Reader and, due to Adobe's ongoing string of major security flaws, should set Apple's Preview as their default PDF reader.

Adam Engst No comments

PGP’s CEO Explains Snow Leopard Issues

Phil Dunkelberger, CEO of PGP Corporation, has a straightforward blog post explaining why PGP isn't yet compatible with Snow Leopard and apologizing for the company's poor communications surrounding the issue.

Adam Engst 18 comments

Find My (Wife’s) iPhone

While Tonya trained for a 100-mile bike ride this summer, Adam monitored her location from afar via Find My iPhone. Privacy breach? No, just making her feel more comfortable about being all alone many miles from home.