MIC Gadget have put together a rumor roundup of the iPad 3, and while they’re not offering anything we haven’t seen or heard before, they appear to have gotten their hands on a production piece from one of their sources. As you can see from this shot, the body is slightly thicker than the iPad 2, and if you click through the link above, you can also see it boasts a slightly larger camera.
The web is an inherently unsecure place. Fortunately, with a few tips and tricks, you can safely navigate your way through the digital wild west. Read on to learn how to digitally secure your Mac and enhance your safe web browsing habits.
Phishing scams are the latest way that scammers tru to get to your information. This usually happens when you get an email from a "phishy" source about an account that you have online. While you may think that this email is from your bank, PayPal, or some other reputable service, it may actually be from someone trying to fool you for your information.
With Phishing scams, there's really only one thing to keep in mind: If a link is provided in an important email, then you need to make sure it's a valid. Before you click on a link, hover over it see the URL. If the URL is anything other than the site you thought it was, then don't click it.
Despite what you may think to be true about Mac security, there is still Mac malware floating around, just waiting for some unsuspecting Mac user to download and install it.
Most of these crafty malware authors disguise the bad code in applications that look like the real thing. This is one reason why you should avoid pirating apps, or download apps from unknown websites.
Another way to protect yourself against malware is by unchecking the "Open 'safe' files after downloading" checkbox in Safari's preferences. If you don't use Safari, then you should check to see if your browser has this feature as well, and disable it. By unchecking this, your web browser will no longer open files as soon as they are downloaded.
Malicious websites can take all forms. However, the majority of these fake websites look identical to the real ones. You can protect yourself by taking a few precautions.
First, make sure that in Safari > Preferences > Security, the "Warn when visiting a fraudulent website" checkbox is checked. This will cause Safari to let you know when you are about to visit a website that has been reported as fraudulent, or a website that distributes malware.
Secondly, you can manually check to make sure that a website isn't malicious by visiting MacAfee SiteAdvisor's website.
Under the "View a Site Report" heading, type in the name of the URL of the website that you wish to check. When done, click "View Report Now."
After searching through the database, SiteAdvisor will let you know if there is anything malicious on the site you're viewing.
When you are browsing to a secure website, such as your online bank, you will want to make sure that the connection is secured. There are two ways to verify that the site you are browsing is on a secure connection.
The first way to verify this is by checking to make sure that there is a small lock in the upper right-hand corner of the screen (if you're using Safari). You will also see a green bar in the address bar. Clicking this will show the website's digital certificate. Ensure that the certificate has a valid date and that it's not expired.
When browsing over a secure connection, you should also notice that the URL field of the address bar will change from "http://" to "https://". This shows that you are using the secure version of the hypertext transfer protocol and that the connection between your browser and the server you're connected to is being encrypted.
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Apple’s iCloud and, more specifically, its Documents in the Cloud feature, make creating and working on iWork projects easier than ever. Once you’re set up correctly, all of the iWork docs on your iOS devices will be synced so you can edit them at any time on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. You’ll also be able to upload iWork documents created on your Mac so that you can continue to work on them wherever you are.
Start by making sure all of your devices are ready to connect and share through iCloud. On your iOS devices this will mean going to Settings > iCloud. On your Mac, access the iCloud pane in System Preferences. Make sure that the Documents & Data option is selected.
Make sure that Documents & Data is selected.
Gather all of your iWork documents into one place on your Mac. (The Documents folder is a good choice.) By keeping your projects together, it will be easier to access and share them via iCloud, as well as make revisions.
Next, go to iCloud.com and enter your username and password. Once you’re logged in, click the iWork button to access Documents in the Cloud. Across the top of the screen you’ll see three tabs for each iWork app. Click one of them to see all of the documents for that particular app that you’ve created on your iOS devices. If you haven’t created any documents yet, this screen will be blank.
It’s very easy to get organized as long as your projects are all in one easy-to-find place.
To transfer documents created using iWork apps on your iOS devices to your Mac, select the file in your browser, then click the Download button. Now choose whether to download the file as an iWork document, a PDF, or a Microsoft Office document.
Uploading your iWork projects to iCloud is even easier than downloading them. Simply choose the file you want to upload, select the relevant iWork app tab in iCloud, and drag your file to it. The document will now upload to iCloud and appear on all of your iOS devices.
Once you upload your iWork documents, they’re all available online at iCloud.com.
Opening any iWork app on your iOS device and tapping the Documents button will show you all of your iWork documents, including those you’ve uploaded from your Mac. You can load and edit them, and these changes will be saved in the cloud for access on all your other devices.
Edits made to iWork documents on your iOS devices will be reflected in iCloud immediately. But you’ll need to re-upload any documents you edit on your Mac via the iCloud browser interface. That way they can be updated across all of your devices.
Once you’ve finished uploading your documents, you can continue to work on them from your iPad.
Siri is been telling some users when asked, “what language you speak” that she can speak Japanese. Japanese isn’t actually an option in the menu yet apparently, but support for Japanese, Russian, and Chinese has been rumored.
Apple has slashed pricing on new iAd campaigns to lure in more advertisers. The charge per click has been eliminated and the minimum campaign is now $100,000 rather than $500,000.
Apple had the number one smartphone in 2011 with the iPhone. However, Android did extend the lead for the most popular operating system.
Parents, you know how it goes: every time the kid wants to download an app from the iTunes Store, he has to bring you the phone so that you can type in the password. That sort of defeats the purpose of giving him the iPhone so that he's distracted. Fortunately, you can set up an iTunes allowance, which lets you specify a precise amount of cash that your kid can spend on apps without having to bug you each time he wants to try out a new iOS game. The allowance works just like an iTunes gift card, and can be used to purchase music, iOS apps, and Mac apps. It's easy to set up--we'll show you how!
To begin, log in to iTunes with the account you wish to manage the allowance with, and click the Redeem link in the iTunes Store (located in the "Quick Links" section). Once there, click the "Give a Gift on iTunes" link and on the next page select "Set up an Allowance Now."
On the allowance set up page, enter the appropriate information, including your name, the recipient's name, and select the monthly allowance (between $10 and $50). Use the "First Installment" checkbox to select whether to send the allowance now, or wait until the beginning of the next month. If the recipient already has an Apple ID, type in and verify the Apple ID. Otherwise, select the "Create an Apple ID for Recipient" radio button. When you're finished, click Continue.
Once the allowance is created, you will be able to manage, view, change, suspend, or cancel a monthly allowance by logging into your account information page (accessed by clicking Store > View My Account).
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When iBooks Author was announced a few weeks ago, users hoped it would make it easier to publish your work to the iBook Store. However, once those users delved into the EULA, it became clear that to get any exposure outside of Apple's own store, one would have to use a different method of publishing. Fortunately, there are other options. Read on to find out how you can publish an e-book without licensing restrictions.
>> Pages '09 or higher
>> Sigil
In either Pages '09 or Sigil, you will be able to use a What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) editor to create your book content. Mark up the pages exactly as you want them to appear when you export the ePubs. We'll fill in the ePub metadata information when we begin the export process.
Before we export a book in Sigil, we need to set the Metadata for the ePub file. This include the book name, author name, and a few other basic items. To edit this information, click Edit > Meta (or press Fn + F8). You can click the "More" button to add even more basic metadata including ISBN, etc.
Once you have inserted the appropriate metadata, click File > Save As to begin the export process. Type in the name of your book, and ensure that the .ePub file type is selected in the drop-down menu.
To export ePubs in Pages, click File > Export. From the Export dialog, select the ePub tab and fill in all of the necessary metadata. You can select the option to have the first page of your document become the cover of the ePub book. When you're done, click the Next button, select a save location, and click the Export button.
If you decide later that you want to have custom artwork for the cover of your ePub book, you can add it in iTunes. Simply import your book into your iTunes library, then right-click on it and select "Get Info."
In the Get Info dialog, click the Artwork tab, and paste in any image that you wish; or click the Add button to navigate through your hard drive. When you click OK, iTunes will add the artwork to your ePub book.
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Path launched in 2010 as a single-app combo of Foursquare, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, with a focus on exclusivity. It limited you to 50 friends, the thought being that Path would prioritize the relationships that actually matter, and not just spotlight every kid you ever sat at a lunch table with in elementary school. Recently, Path increased that maximum to 150 friends along with a bevy of improvements, but even that still-limited tally doesn't explain why my Path friends list is so slim. The problem with Path is hardly anybody is using it.
That's a little surprising, as Path is less cluttered and easier to navigate than Facebook. Creating posts is incredibly simple: click on an icon at the bottom of your screen and six buttons fan out in a quarter-circle. From here you can write whatever's on your mind, take and upload photos, pop up a location tag, and share what songs you've recently listened to (along with links to buy them). These all appear on a single screen along with your friends' updates.
All the information you and your pals share pops up in one long, single scroll. Like Facebook, that could mean having to sort through multiple inane posts of sheer unrelenting vanity to find anything of substance about a friend or family member. That probably won't happen, though, because it's tough to find enough pals on the service to make regular use essential for most.
It's tough to be an off-brand social network. Apps like Path are only as useful as the size of their user base, and Path has roughly 799 million less users than Facebook. I fraternize within various social circles, all of which are heavy with tech-savvy Internet addicts, and yet I struggled to find many people I knew using Path.
The bottom line. This Path is best walked with friends, but it can be a quiet journey. It might be too fundamentally similar to Facebook to steal away users en masse, though it can syndicate its posts out to other networks; but Path's more elegant interface makes Facebook's web-based approach feel old.
Apple has announced iBooks 2 at their education event in New York. With this comes the edition of a new Textbooks section in the iBookstore. You’ll be able to search for textbooks in the same way you currently find all your other books or apps. One click purchase is available as well as a free sample of the book.
Solve problems and unlock iCloud’s hidden superpowers.
When duped contacts strike, don’t fight the urge to merge.
Having a lot of friends is great, but not if they’re duplicates in your Address Book. If iCloud has left you with multiple copies of some or all of your contacts, open Address Book on your Mac, click Card > Look For Duplicates, then click Merge in the resulting dialog. This will combine multiple cards with the same name but different contact details into single cards with all information associated with the name. After merging, your cleaned-up contact data will be synced back to iCloud and your other devices.
iCloud plays peacemaker when it has to.
Revising files with Documents in the Cloud is supposed to be seamless. And it usually is, unless you edit a file on one device and then make changes to the same file on another device before the first changes are pushed out by iCloud. When that happens, your application will display an alert asking which version of the file you’d like to save. You can save them all or just one by selecting each version you like and tapping the Keep button. The files will be saved to your device—and the cloud—with a number appended to the name, so you know which is which.
Make a Smart Playlist like this one to see all upgradable tracks.
After turning on iTunes Match, it’s easy enough to see the status of your music files (Matched, Uploaded, and more), but it’s not so easy to organize tracks that are eligible for new high-quality downloads. To do that, you need to build a Smart Playlist. Set its media type to Music media with a bit rate less than 256Kbps. Option-click on the next plus button to create a condition in which any of the following are true: iCloud Status is Matched and iCloud Status is Purchased. Now you’ve got some downloading to do!
Uncover iCloud’s inner Dropbox.
If you wish Documents in the Cloud was more like Dropbox, take matters into your own hands. On your Mac, go to System Preferences > iCloud and turn on Documents & Data. In the Finder, Option-click Go > Library, and then navigate to the Mobile Documents folder inside. Leaving the folders there alone (they belong to applications already using your iCloud storage), you can now drop your own files and folders into Mobile Documents to push them to the same folder on other Macs with Documents & Data enabled. It’s a slick workaround for older machines that can’t use AirDrop.
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