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Oct 17
Fourth iOS 10.1 beta released

Apple has released a fourth iOS 10.1 beta to registered developers, as well as the general public. The developer beta is available at the Apple Developer Center. Those already beta testing iOS 10.1 can download the new beta as an over-the-air update. Non-develoers must be registered with Apple's Beta Software Program to obtain it.

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Oct 17
AutoMounter for macOS upgraded to version 1.2.2

Pixeleyes has released AutoMounter 1.2.2 (http://tinyurl.com/ju9qqol), an update to their menu item designed to automatically mount your network shares on macOS.

Whenever you change locations, the utility will mount your shares from the available server or Network-attached storage appliance, and they will appear on your Desktop. AutoMounter is secure, uses native macOS frameworks, and doesn't store your credentials. No scripting is required. Version 1.2.2 offers bug fixes, optimizations and more.

AutoMounter requires macOS10.11 or later. It costs US$9.99 and is available worldwide exclusively through the Mac App Store in the Utilities category. For more information, please contact Andrew Hamer-Adams.

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Oct 17
ONLYOFFICE opens source code of desktop document editors for macOS

Ascensio System SIA says they have opened the source code of its ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors, presenting a free and open source alternative to Microsoft Office for macOS.

ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors is an office suite that combines text, spreadsheet and presentation editors, allowing anyone to create, view and edit documents offline. Being fully compatible with MS Office, the editors support all the popular document formats, including ODF.

The app features allows users to edit complex documents as well as switch to online mode and collaborate on documents with colleagues or teammates. The collaborating features include real-time co-editing in two modes, reviewing and tracking changes, commenting, built-in chat. The editors also support connecting third-party plugins. Developers can use these plugins to add specific functions they need to the editors.

ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors works with macOS 10.10 or higher. Version ONLYOFFICE 4.1.1 is now free and available...

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Oct 14
RecoveryFix introduces a new migration platform

RecoveryFix has introduced a new migration platform: RecoveryFix for MBOX to PST converter (http://tinyurl.com/z5znnfl), which features advanced migration solution for a totally user- centric migration solution. It’s designed to offer a MBOX-related total migration solution under a single roof.

The software is all set to target 20 different MBOX-supported email clients (including Apple Mail, Thunderbird, Opera and more) for a migration to Office 365 platform and to all versions of Microsoft Outlook (including 2016). The release is also introduced with free demo variant for gaining quick insight of the tool’s functioning and response, in a completely safe and cost-free manner.
 
The MBOX to PST migrator features conversion options to save MBOX files in any of these formats: EML, MSG and PST files. It also extends the migration facility with advanced filtration according to specific...

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Oct 14
Maxprog rings up iCash 7.5.9 for macOS

Maxprog (http://www.maxprog.com) has released iCash 7.5.9, an update to their personal finance solution for macOS and Windows. The $49 app was designed specifically to track incomes, expenses, credits, debts and banks transactions.

iCash offers unlimited categories, multiple accounts, multiple currencies, a SQL backend engine, password protection, export/import routines, search functions, and drag & drop support. Version 7.5.9 offers several new features, improvements, and is now available in several new languages.

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Oct 14
WaterField announces a sleeve for the anticipated MacBook Pro update

In anticipation of a MacBook Pro update, WaterField Designs has announced the upcoming Maxwell MacBook Pro Sleeve (http://tinyurl.com/jgpyrgj). It’s a custom-fit case with magnetic enclosure and water-repellant material in new colors.

This sleeve will be available in vertical or horizontal orientation. An optional strap converts the sleeve into minimalist stand-alone solution. It will be available for pre-order at an early bird price until the MacBook Pro is announced at an Oct. 27 event, according to WaterField Designs owner, Gary Waterfield (though Apple has officially to announce such an event).

Locally-manufactured LUNA textiles on the case's exterior combine with an acrylic backing, a layer of ballistic nylon, and shock-absorbing neoprene internal padding. These textiles - in Kelly green, Crimson red, Cobalt blue or Slate black - are treated with patented Nano-Tex coating for extreme...

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Oct 13
ATTO debuts new Thunderbolt 3 devices

ATTO Technology (www.attotech.com) has announced new ThunderLink 3401 and 3402 devices, allowing 40GbE connectivity from new Thunderbolt 3-enabled platforms to networks and storage while also providing backwards compatibility to Thunderbolt 2 devices and 10GbE infrastructures. 

With single- and dual-output options and speeds doubling that of Thunderbolt 2, the new ThunderLink devices provide bandwidth for 4K video workflows via a single cable. ATTO’s Thunderbolt 3 devices enable higher performance and permit large bandwidth-intensive transfers via all major Ethernet protocols, says Tim Klein, CEO of ATTO Technology.

ATTO’s ThunderLink devices feature proprietary Advanced Data Streaming (ADS) technology for the smoothest data transfers, eliminating dropped frames and providing the most consistent time-to-data for high-performance applications or mobile workstation users, he adds. When it was revealed at...

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Oct 13
Quicken launches 2017 product line

Quicken 2017 is now available for Mac and Windows system. The new product line offers users a revamped interface, a mobile app that’s iPhone/iPad compatible, and new investment, reporting, and bill pay capabilities. The products have been re-designed to work optimally on high resolution displays.

Quicken 2017 includes the biggest upgrade yet to Quicken’s mobile app, providing users quick access to a more complete picture of their finances anytime, anywhere, according to CEO Eric Dunn. Mac and Windows users can now use the free companion app to track their investments, enter transactions even when they are offline, and quickly search transactions across all of their accounts. They can also view two years of transactions on their phone when they sync their data file for the first time so that they have a more comprehensive view of their spending patterns.

Quicken for Mac 2017 delivers on a number of key features requested by users to provide more visibility and control...

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Oct 13
App Delete 4.3 is optimized for macOS Sierra

Reggie Ashworth has announced AppDelete 4.3, an update to his application deletion utility for macOS. Via drag and drop, it will uninstall anything along with all of the associated items. Version 4.3 has been optimized for macOS Sierra and boasts an user interface refresh.

AppDelete 4.3 requires macOS 10.7 or higher. It costs $7.99 for a single-user license. Upgrades from version 2.x and 3.x are $3.99. A demo is available at the product website (http://www.reggieashworth.com/appdelete).

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Oct 12
Oslo assistant launches on iOS and the web

Ozlo, Inc., an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered search company, has launched its assistant (named Ozlo) and next generation AI platform.

It can link together multiple sources of information to answer questions like, “What’s a good place to watch the game tonight,” or “Good place for a date nearby.” Now available on iOS and web, Ozlo will become accessible everywhere as the company opens its platform to more third-party data providers and developers over the next year, according to Charles Jolley, co-founder and CEO of Ozlo Inc.
 
Ozlo is powered by a next generation AI platform that can extract and combine knowledge from many different sources, providing direct answers to questions. Unlike other assistants, Ozlo starts from a position of information neutrality, providing the best possible insight to the users, says Jolley.
  
As Ozlo understands the context of a query or request, “he” is able to provide answers that go beyond a string of blue...

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Oct 12
Apple release third developer beta of watchOS 3.1

Apple has posted a third pre-release beta of watchOS 3.1 for Apple Watch for registered developers. The developer beta can be downloaded through the Apple Developer Center or the Software Update mechanism in the Mac App Store.

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Oct 12
Adobe issues security updates for Flash Player plugin

Adobe has posted security updates for its Flash Player plugin that deal with vulnerabilities that could allow a hacker to take control of a targeted computer.

For Mac owners, the updates include Flash Player Desktop Runtime 23.0.0.185, Flash Player Extended Support Release 18.0.0.382, and Flash Player for Google Chrome 23.0.0.185. The updates can downloaded using either Flash's included update tool or the Adobe website (https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/).

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Oct 12
TextExpander for Mac v6.1 Supports Portuguese, Dictation in Fill-ins,...

SmileOnMyMac (http://www.smileonmymac.com) has updated TextExpander, a macOS utility that lets users define abbreviations for frequently-used text strings and images, to version 6.1. The upgrade adds Portuguese localization as well as the ability to use fill-in snippets with Apple’s Dictation.

Now you can preview a snippet before expansion using the new Preview button in the snippet editor. The snippet editor also has improved drag and drop support.

TextExpander 6.1 requires macOS 10.10 or higher. It costs $40 annually or $7.96 monthly. Current TextExpander users receive a 50% lifetime discount on a “Life Hacker” plan. Users who purchased the utility after Dec. 1, 2015, can get three months on a Life Hacker plan.

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Oct 11
Apple releases new developer beta of macOS Sierra

Apple has released the the fourth developer beta of macOS 10.12.1. The developer beta can be downloaded through the Apple Developer Center or the Software Update mechanism in the Mac App Store.

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Oct 11
Basic Pie Charts released for ConceptDraw solutions

CS Odessa (conceptdraw.com) has rolled out its updated (and free) Basic Pie Charts solution in ConceptDraw Solution Park. It contains templates, varied samples, and a library of vector stencils for drawing pie charts, donut charts, and pie graph worksheets.

The revved Basic Pie Charts introduces a new set of graphic tools that provide a range of basic pie chart types to support documentation and graphics that deal with statics and data. ConceptDraw Pro is compatible with macOS and Windows.

It’s supported by the business solutions located in ConceptDraw Solution Park and retails for $$199 per end user license. ConceptDraw Pro10 is included in ConceptDraw Office 3, which retails for $499.

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Oct 11
Cisdem conjures up OCR Wizard 4.0 for macOS

Cisdem has conjured up version 4.0 of OCR Wizard. The app can convert PDFs, scanned documents, and image files in over 40 languages into searchable and editable files.

Version 4.0 reportedly provides more accurate text recognition and adds business card recognition and new formats. It’s also macOS Sierra compatible.

OCRWizard is available now at the Cisdem website (www.cisdem.com). A demo is available for download. A single license of OCRWizard costs US$59.99; a two Mac license is $79.99; and a five Mac license is $119.99. The app requires macOS 10.1 or higher.

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Oct 11
Typinator is ready for macOS Sierra

Ergonis Software (www.ergonis.com) has announced Typinator 6.11, a new version of their text expander for Mac OS X.

It’s a tool for automating the process of inserting frequently used text and auto-correcting typing errors. Version 6.11 is compatible with macOS Sierra.

Typinator requires macOS 10.6 or newer. The upgrade to Typinator 6.11 is free for anyone who owns a valid license for Typinator 6.x. Upgrade paths are available for owners of older licenses. For new users the price is $24.99.

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Oct 11
PhatWare WritePad Handwriting Recognition Engine released as Open Source

PhatWare Corp., a professional software and application developer, has announced that the entire source code of its multilingual WritePad handwriting recognition engine is now available under GPL v.3 license.

The company says theWritePad Handwriting Recognition Engine (HWRE) is the first fully functional, self-contained handwriting recognition engine to be released as open source. The engine supports most operating systems and includes build scripts for macOS, iOS, Google Android, Microsoft Windows and Windows Mobile, and various distributions of Linux. Compiled libraries and sample code for the WritePad HWRE are available separately in the WritePad SDK repository at https://github.com/phatware/WritePadSDK.

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Oct 10
Apple releases third beta of iOS 10.1

Apple has released the third beta of iOS 10.1, which includes the Portrait feature that applies a DSLR-like blur effect over photos using the dual lens system.

If you're not already signed up for the public beta program, you can do so here (https://beta.apple.com/sp/betaprogram/). The public beta program is free, but remember: beta software is unfinished software so use with care.

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Oct 10
MacX DVD Ripper Pro 4.9.5 debuts new user interface for macOS Sierra

MacXDVD (www.macxdvd.com) has announced MacX DVD Ripper Pro 4.9.5, an upgrade to its flagship DVD ripper. The update features a new user interface and increased support for macOS Sierra, the iPhone 7 and Galaxy S7.

The upgrade is available to all current MacX DVD Ripper Pro users at no charge. New users can get all the features and updates at $59.95. The complete full-featured DVD video conversion package with top-level support is offered at $39.95 for a limited time; that’s up to 70% off.

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Oct 17
Service robots replacing human workers globally

As technology improves and as prices fall, professional service robots are increasingly doing jobs formerly handled by human workers. Revenue from professional service robots reached $2.6 billion, with around 20,000 units shipped in 2015, according to a new report from IHS Markit (www.ihsmarkit.com),which specializes in critical information, analytics and solutions.

The emerging market for professional service robots is forecast to increase very quickly, with a unit-shipment compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 46%, from 2015 to 2020, the report says. After 2020, the global market for professional service robot markets will grow even faster, with more robots moving from prototype to commercialization in various applications.

“The various demands on the professional service applications are multi-billion dollar opportunity for the professional service robot markets,” said Wilmer Zhou, senior analyst,...

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Oct 14
Bots, natural language interfaces to drive mobile...

New findings from Juniper Research (www.juniperresearch.com) claim that merchant integration of technologies such as bots and natural language interfaces will lead to remote goods purchases by mobile totaling $2.1 trillion by 2021. This represents a 100% increase from this year’s projection for spend on physical and digital goods.

The research found that rising smartphone use in digital retail was the underlying cause for stakeholder development in Bots, natural language processing, and disruption at the payment gateway. The new study found that shoppers would be driven away from merchants where keyword search and menu-driven systems were in place.

It suggested that where merchants deployed conversational interfaces, such as bots and natural language search, they would be able to far better understand the consumer’s intent. The North Face, for example, has developed an intelligent digital...

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Oct 13
Security tech revenue to surpass $100 billion in 2020

The first Worldwide Semiannual Security Spending Guide from International Data Corporation (IDC) forecasts worldwide revenues for security-related hardware, software, and services will grow from $73.7 billion in 2016 to $101.6 billion in 2020.

This represents a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.3%, more than twice the rate of overall IT spending growth, over the five-year forecast period. The new spending guide expands on IDC's previous security forecasts by offering greater detail on spending by geography, industry, and technology.

"Today's security climate is such that enterprises fear becoming victims of the next major cyberattack or cyber extortion," said Sean Pike, program vice president, Security Products, IDC (www.idc.com). "As a result, security has become heavily scrutinized by boards of directors demanding that security budgets are used wisely and solutions operate at peak efficiency.”

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Oct 12
Devices with wireless charging forecast to jump 40%...

The number of devices enabled with wireless charging will exceed 200 million units a year for the first time in 2016, according to the latest IHS Markit (www.ihs.com) forecast.  Driven by shipments in mobile phones and wearables, this represents a 40% increase over 2015 levels as more consumers experience wireless charging for the first time, according to the research group.

Earlier this year, the IHS Markit consumer survey showed that one in four people has now used wireless charging and more than 98% of those would choose the feature again on their next phone. Both consumer demand for the feature and the volume of enabled devices are growing each year.

However, the market will still fall short of original expectations that it could have reached 250 million receivers shipped this year.  A combination of reasons drove this, in particular the exclusion of wireless charging on flagship mobile phones (such as the...

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Oct 11
VR gambling to grow 800% by 2021

New data from Juniper Research (www.juniperresearch.com) has found that gross wagers from VR (Virtual Reality) gambling will grow from just over $58.5 million this year, to just under $520 million by 2021, representing an increase of 800%.

Juniper’s latest research found that VR gambling deployments over the next five years will be concentrated in the casino space, which will potentially offer immersive, real-world VR locations. However, the research group cautioned that the high cost of VR devices would inhibit the extent of user adoption, with the addressable base in the short and medium term largely limited to early adopters.

Nevertheless, research author Lauren Foye argued that the initial user base would primarily comprise of smartphone VR players, alongside users of top-end personal computers seeking the highest fidelity experience. According to Foye, “These will be coupled with a niche...

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Oct 10
Easy passwords and free Wi-Fi can cost you plenty

There are many ways to ensure your safety and prevent becoming an unwitting victim of cybercrime that could cost you thousands of dollars, according to security experts and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP).

Using a weak password while on a free Wi-Fi network can make your device more susceptible to cyber theft. You can strengthen your password by including a variety of symbols, letters and numbers. Try a minimum length of eight characters and use a combination of upper and lower case letters and at least one number. You should also commit your passwords to memory and don't store them on your computer or mobile devices.

Wi-Fi connections present risks at home and on the road. Wi-Fi hotspots are common targets for identity thieves as they are often unsecure and accessible to anyone. Unless you are using a secure web page, you should never send or receive private information when using public Wi-Fi. Avoid conducting financial or corporate transactions on these...

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Oct 07
IHS: spending on VR entertainment to hit $3.3 billion...

Aggressive promotional activity from smartphone vendors and the launch of premium smartphone VR solutions, including Google’s Daydream View, will help drive the installed base of VR headsets from 4 million in 2015 to 81 million in 2020, according to IHS Market (www.ihs.com). That same year, consumer spending on VR headsets will reach $7.9 billion and spending on VR entertainment will hit $3.3 billion, adds the research group.

“While the VR headset installed base will escalate significantly to 81 million by 2020, we predict that expensive, higher-end headsets will dominate content monetisation,” said Piers Harding-Rolls, director of games analysis at IHS Technology. “There will be a polarization of the VR market between lower volume premium VR headsets, which will have strong paid content conversion rates, and higher-volume cheaper smartphone VR headsets, which will monetise content at a lower rate.”

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Oct 06
ON World: LPWAN Services Will Reach $75 Billion by 2020

At a pivotal time for the Internet of Things, Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) technologies are blindsiding existing wireless sensor network technologies with multi-kilometer network ranges, multi-year battery lifetimes and cloud-integrated network stacks, according to a recently published report by global IoT research firm ON World (www.onworld.com).

"After a decade of technology advances such as low power wireless radios, MEMS and cloud platforms, LPWANs represent a new gold rush for Internet of Things investors and developers," says Mareca Hatler, ON World's research director. "The simplicity and accessibility of LPWANs is drawing new entrants and innovative IoT services that will contribute billions of dollars to the global economy.”

ON World's interviews and surveys with 150+ IoT market leaders found that 1-in- 3 are planning or currently offer LPWAN products and services with the majority of these...

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Oct 05
Gartner: spending on VPA-enabled speakers speakers to...

End-user spending for the worldwide virtual personal assistant (VPA)-enabled wireless speaker market will reach $2.1 billion by 2020, up from $360 million in 2015, according to Gartner, Inc. (www.gartner.com). By 2020, 3.3% of global households are forecast to have adopted a VPA-enabled wireless speaker.

"Last year, the VPA speaker market essentially consisted of end-user spending focused entirely on Amazon Echo, a wireless speaker with an array of embedded microphones to capture and respond to users' far-field voice commands for Amazon's VPA — Alexa. Later, Amazon introduced the Tap and Echo Dot," said Werner Goertz, research director at Gartner. "By 2020, competitors' products and third-party implementations of leading VPAs (Google Assistant, Apple's Siri and Microsoft's Cortana) will likely have ramped up.”

VPA speakers, especially those that are wall-powered, allow for multiple devices to be owned by a...

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Oct 04
iOS and macOS Updates: What VPN Users Need to Know

Recently, Apple rolled out its newest operating system updates – iOS 10 and macOS Sierra. The new updates brought about a lot of exciting new features and upgrades. Apple’s mobile and Mac software is now more integrated: for example, Siri assistant has arrived on the computer. Users are also excited about the Universal Clipboard that allows to choose photos from iPhone and directly paste them on a computer.
 
However, there might be some frustrating news for those who had VPN apps installed on their Mac or iPhone. The latest version of the software doesn’t support point-to-point tunneling protocol (PPTP) connections, meaning that a VPN that is using PPTP protocol will no longer work with devices that have iOS 10 and macOS Sierra.
 
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) was one of the first security protocols introduced. However, it is considered very weak nowadays and therefore PPTP isn’t a recommended option anymore. Most likely, this was the reason for...

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21:21
Watch DARPA's autopilot system fly a turboprop...
Engadget

It'll likely take a long time before DARPA's autopilot system flies military planes on its own, but this latest demonstration proves that it works. Aurora Flight Sciences, the aviation company that's developing the technology for the agency, has succ...

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21:12
Audio Hijack 3.3.2
TidBITS

Corrects a critical bug on macOS 10.12 Sierra. ($49 new, free update, 16.2 MB)

 

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20:32
Qualcomm-powered 5G devices may arrive in first half...
Engadget

As we saw back at MWC, 5G trials are already well under way around the world, and such efforts are recently boosted with support from the FCC plus the EU. Verizon has stated that it's aiming to implement 5G at some point in 2017, but today, a mobile...

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19:24
Project Include cuts ties with Y Combinator over...
Engadget

Project Include, a high-profile Silicon Valley diversity initiative, has officially cut ties with the influential Y Combinator venture incubator due to its ties to prominent Donald Trump supporter, Peter Thiel. The venture capitalist gave a speech at...

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18:14
Cleveland pitcher leaves playoff game due to drone...
Engadget

I'm not sure if "drone" has appeared on a major league injury report before, but one of the flying machines has had an impact on an MLB ALCS playoff game. No one was injured by a drone at the ballpark, but Cleveland pitcher Trevor Bauer cut his throw...

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18:10
More reports circulate suggesting a late-October...
AppleInsider

According to "reliable sources", Apple will announce the MacBook Pro (Late 2016) model in the next few days, with shipping of it and a new MacBook Air before the end of October.

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18:01
Report: New MacBook Pros still coming this month w/...
9 to 5 Mac

Just as doubt was beginning to surround whether or not Apple was still on track to release new MacBook Pros this month, a new report from Macotakara this evening brings some reassurance. The report claims that Apple will still announce and release a new lineup of MacBook Pros this month, and offers up some details…

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17:29
Apple App Store compensation changes coming to South...
AppleInsider

As a result of currency exchange rate fluctuations and tax law changes, developers in South Africa and New Zealand have received emails from Apple informing them that renumeration for sales will be changing in the next 72 hours.

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16:56
Apple notifies developers of App Store price...
9 to 5 Mac

As it has done in other instances in the past, Apple today announced that it is updating App Store prices in South Africa and New Zealand. It’s good news for users in Africa, however, as prices will go down, while prices will increase in New Zealand.

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16:04
Razer's THX purchase means cinema-approved VR...
Engadget

Longtime cinephiles might be disappointed by the following news: THX will now operate as an "independent startup" under the Razer banner. Yep, the gaming PC and peripherals company. The cinema certification outfit founded by George Lucas will keep it...

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15:46
What's on your TV: 'Black Mirror,'...
Engadget

The Walking Dead left us on a cliffhanger during last season's finale, and we'll (presumably) find out which longtime cast member dies Sunday night when it returns. Until then, there's Viceland's new podcast turned PTI-style latenight show Desus &amp...

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15:40
BLINCAM -- taking photos with a wink
AppleWorld

I'm a sucker for any new camera gizmos, and there's one on Indiegogo right now that is almost worth pulling the trigger on. It's BLINCAM, a tiny wearable camera that can be mounted on glasses or sunglasses to take pictures with a wink. 

The concept is similar to Google Glass, but the device can be removed from your glasses or sunglasses so you're not a full-time "Glasshole". Winking or blinking takes the photos totally hands-free, and they're then sent to your iPhone or other smartphone for archiving and sharing. 

The camera uses a fixed focus and has no built-in image stabilization, so the developers suggest that you stop activities when taking photos to prevent blurring. There's no specific word on the camera's resolution other than "HD", which implies a 1920 x 1080 pixel image size. Compared to a smartphone camera, BLINCAM isn't exactly a high-...

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15:34
References to ‘Apple Watch Victory’ model spotted on...
9 to 5 Mac

When a few 9to5Mac readers noticed references to “Apple Watch Victory” on Apple’s website today, which seemed to hint at a previously unknown Apple Watch model, we were obviously intrigued. Is Apple Watch Victory indeed an upcoming Apple Watch model, or something else?

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15:11
Apple's Beats 1 head DJ Zane Lowe giving music...
AppleInsider

Next year's SXSW tech and music gathering will include a keynote speech from Apple Beats 1 lead DJ Zane Lowe, among its 700 presentations.

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15:11
New star-studded Beats ad touts ‘life without...
9 to 5 Mac

The transition to using an iPhone without a headphone jack is one that is taking some people awhile to get used to, but Beats is taking advantage of the situation. In a new ad released today, Beats touts its latest lineup of wireless products, including the Beats Solo3, Powerbeats3, and BeatsX.

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15:04
MGG 627: It’s a Kludge!
Mac Observer

Did you know that Safari can auto-close a newly-launched tab when you’re finished reading it? That’s just one of the things you’ll learn in today’s MGG. Dropbox’s accessibility hacks, editing EXIF on iOS, the security of hidden Wi-Fi networks, enabling Universal Clipboard, and managing macOS Sierra’s multiple monitors are more. Plus, have you ever wanted to know the origins of the word, ‘kludge”? Download today and listen!


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15:03
AWT News Update: October 17, 2016
AppleWorld

Image via iWayne on MacRumors Forums

Happy Monday! Even if it wasn't a good start to the week, we have lots of Apple news to hopefully cheer you up:

  • A class action lawsuit brought by disgruntled Apple employees in California goes to court tomorrow
  • Your new iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus has a way to "fail over" to a software home button if the actual solid-state button fails
  • Want to live in Jamaica and get access to Apple trademarks well in advance of them appearing in the US? Could be a nice job idea...
  • AT&T will begin providing same-day "cracked screen repair" for iPhones on November 15th

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14:56
EPGL working on iPhone apps compatible with '...
AppleInsider

Medical supply company EPGL, known for "smart" contact lens technology in development, intends to develop apps compatible to with iOS for augmented reality applications -- and there may be more on the horizon, AppleInsider has learned.

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14:48
TMO’s HealthKit, Health, and Activity FAQ
Mac Observer

Apple wants to be the hub for your health and fitness world, so HealthKit was introduced with iOS 8. That grew into a whole ecosystem that can be kind of confusing until you understand what’s going on with the different apps Apple gave us. Read on to get the lowdown on HealthKit, Health, and Activity.


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14:47
Apple Music’s Zane Lowe revealed as keynote speaker...
9 to 5 Mac

Apple Music creative director and Beats 1 head Zane Lowe has today been announced as a keynote speaker for the 2017 South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. The event takes place from March 10th through March 19th, though it’s unclear when Lowe’s presentation will be (via Billboard).

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14:35
Porn sites blocked California users today to protest...
Engadget

Several porn websites have a new tactic to alert their electorate living in California: Blocking them. On the ballot next month is proposition 60, which would require adult performers to use condoms for all videos made in the state. If they don't, th...

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14:13
AT&T adds iPhone screen repair service for...
AppleInsider

AT&T's Mobile Insurance plans are expanding, with a cracked screen repair service being added to the program for recent iPhones and three Android models -- but at additional cost.

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Monday October 17

21:58
Angela Ahrendts Talks Concepts Behind Next-Generation Ap...
MacRumors

Angela Ahrendts, Apple's Senior Vice President of Retail, was the opening speaker for Fortune's annual Most Powerful Women Summit, speaking a little about the next-generation Apple retail stores, her vision for Apple's physical presence and more.

Ahrendts started the evening by talking about her background and how Apple CEO Tim Cook recruited her, mentioning that she originally tried to convince Cook she wasn't right for the job. Ahrendts said that her big pitch for Apple was to integrate Apple's retail and online stores and turn the company's physical prescence into a bigger part of the communities they operate it. Cook, much to her surprise, loved the idea.

She said that she believes that "the bigger the company, the bigger the obligation" of that company to do something other than rake in profits. One of the things on her...

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18:17
New MacBook Pro Still Planned for October, USB-C MacBook...
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Apple still plans to announce its new MacBook Pro "in the month" with shipments to begin at the end of October, according to new information shared by Japanese site Mac Otakara.

Citing a "reliable Chinese supplier," the site says that Apple will launch both 13 and 15-inch models, continuing to offer the machine in the same sizes available today. Apple is also expected to launch a new 13-inch MacBook Air, but will not debut a new 11-inch MacBook Air machine.

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Both the new MacBook Pro models, which will replace existing models, and the new 13-inch MacBook Air are said to include USB-C ports and Thunderbolt 3 support.

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12:56
Apple Seeds Fourth Beta of iOS 10.1 to Developers and Pu...
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Apple today seeded the fourth beta of an upcoming iOS 10 update to developers and public beta testers for testing purposes, one week after seeding the third iOS 10.1 beta and more than a month after releasing iOS 10 to the public.

Registered developers can download the new iOS 10.1 beta from the Apple Developer Center or over-the-air once the proper configuration profile is installed. Public beta testers can download the update over-the-air after installing the configuration profile from Apple's beta testing website.

iOS 10.1 introduces a new "Portrait" mode for the iPhone 7 Plus that allows it to use the two built-in cameras to create shallow depth of field...

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11:02
Apple Hires Carnegie Mellon Researcher to Lead AI Team
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Carnegie Mellon University professor Russ Salakhutdinov has been hired by Apple to lead a team focused on artificial intelligence, according to a tweet Salakhutdinov sent out this morning. He will continue to teach at Carnegie Mellon, but will also serve as "Director of AI Research" at Apple.

In his tweet, Salakhutdinov says he is seeking additional research scientists with machine learning expertise to join his team. An included job posting asks that candidates have experience with Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Optimization, and/or Data Mining.

Salakhutdinov specializes in statistical machine learning and has authored many papers on neural networks, deep kernel learning,...

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10:53
Class Action Brought by Apple Store Specialists against...
Patently Apple

In 2013 Patently Apple posted a report titled "Apple Store Employee Files Class Action Lawsuit over Lost Wages." The case begins tomorrow ...

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10:24
Video: New Ad Promotes BeatsX Wireless Headphones &...
Patently Apple

Apple's Beats launched a whole new line of wireless headphones in early September and today we're seeing the first ad promoting them. Their press release stated that "Beats by Dr. Dre (Beats) announced a host of exceptional new wireless products, expanding the brand’s premium portfolio to include a new line of wireless earphones called BeatsX along with the next generation of two current best-sellers

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10:02
Apple Releases iOS 10.0.3 for iPhone 7 With Cellular Con...
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Apple today released the second official update to the iOS 10 operating system, nearly one month after releasing iOS 10.0.2 and a month and a half after providing the new iOS 10 operating system to the public. iOS 10.0.3 comes ahead of iOS 10.1, a more significant update that brings a Portrait mode depth-of-field effect to the iPhone 7 Plus.

iOS 10.0.3 can be downloaded as an over-the-air update on all iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus devices.

Today's update includes a fix for a bug that could cause issues with cellular connectivity, a problem that only affected the new iPhone 7 and the...

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09:52
Apple Set to Battle Class Action Lawsuit Over Labor Code...
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A class action lawsuit filed by four former Apple retail employees over alleged California Labor Code violations commences tomorrow in San Diego Superior Court.

A civil jury trial is scheduled to begin Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. local time in a courtroom presided over by the Honorable Eddie C. Sturgeon, nearly two years after Apple's appeal and motion for dismissal was denied in the case. The lawsuit, titled Felczer vs. Apple Inc., falls under the court's Department 67.

The lawsuit, originally filed in 2011 and elevated to class action status in 2014, accuses Apple of failing to provide timely meal and rest breaks, failing to pay all wages due upon ending employment within the required time, and failing to provide accurate wage statements, according to court documents filed electronically.

The proposed class would...

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07:37
Samsung's Heir Apparent under Pressure to Show Grea...
Patently Apple

A report out of Seoul Korea today states that Samsung Electronics' heir apparent Lee Jae-yong is under pressure to show greater leadership in containing the crisis over the termination of its flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphones.

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07:24
Apple Stores Removing Lead Creative Role After Introduci...
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Apple has informed retail employees it will be removing the Lead Creative role at its stores, according to multiple sources. The changes should take effect by mid November at all stores except select flagship locations.

Apple will be relegating current Lead Creatives to the role of Creative as part of the transition. A source said pay will remain the same for existing leads, but their current leadership responsibilities will be slowly removed.

The move comes less than three months after Apple introduced a new "Creative Pro" position above Creative. Retail employees holding this position are considered the most knowledgable about Apple products and services, providing customers with advice and expertise about products such as the iPhone. Creative Pros are situated on the sales floor, internally described as the Product Zone.

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06:17
Apple Abandons Car Plans 'For Now,' Sets Late...
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Apple has given its automotive team a late 2017 deadline to "prove the feasibility" of its self-driving car system, and decide on a final direction for the platform, according to Bloomberg.

Apple's ambitions no longer include building its own car "for now," but it could return to developing its own vehicle in the future, or partner with existing carmakers, the report claims.

The project's shift has allegedly resulted in hundreds of employees being reassigned, let go, or leaving on their own terms since August, including more than 120 software engineers.

The remaining members of Apple's car team, which comprises about 1,000 people, are said to be working on "autonomous...

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06:16
Airlines Worldwide Join U.S. Ban of Samsung's Galax...
Patently Apple

Following a ban by the US Federal Aviation Authority, a great number of reports are surfacing this morning showing airlines around the world are banning Samsung's Note 7 on flights. Japan’s transport ministry ordered airlines to completely ban the Note 7 from flights, including ...

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05:38
Apple and Huawei Will Benefit Most From Note 7's Fa...
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Apple and Huawei will be the biggest beneficiaries following the discontinuation of Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 line, according to research conducted by KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The two companies will mainly see orders increased by users looking for a smartphone with dual camera support, including Apple's iPhone 7 Plus and Huawei's upcoming Mate 9.

While Kuo believes Apple will benefit majorly following Samsung's troubled Note 7, the analyst also says that those benefits are "largely reflected in raised forecasts," and not as much in actual iPhone shipping numbers. Of the original 12-14 million Note 7 units expected to ship in 2016 before the exploding battery drama, Kuo...

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05:13
Apple's CEO Reveals that their new R&D Center i...
Patently Apple

Before ending his business trip in Japan last week, Apple's CEO Tim Cook sat down for an interview with a Japanese publication while on Japan's famous bullet train. Cook said that even though the iPhone turns ten next year, the technology is anything but mature. Smartphones are 9 years old, he noted. "We are not even teenagers yet. We just got going."

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02:48
Apple Possibly Looking to Japanese Expertise to Improve...
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Apple CEO Tim Cook hinted that Japan has a big part to play in the company's ongoing development of AI, as he continued his travels around the country via bullet train on Monday.

Speaking to Nikkei Asian Review, Cook revealed that Apple's new advanced R&D center in Yokohama, currently scheduled for completion in December, would focus on "deep engineering" and would be "very different" from the R&D base Apple is building in China, without giving away specifics.

Photo via Tim Cook

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Sunday October 16

10:34
Samsung Introduced a Fascinating All-New Modular PC Towe...
Patently Apple

On Wednesday October 26 Microsoft is to launch their first all-in-one desktop aimed at challenging Apple's iMac if the rumors pan out. On Thursday October 27 Apple is set to launch new MacBooks and on that Friday, Samsung's new ArtPC Pulse officially goes on sale. It's going to be a busy PC week to be sure. Samsung's new PC, like Microsoft's new all-in-one, is set to be a next generation PC design.

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06:46
Major Business Trade Show in Dubai has Cisco and Gulf Pa...
Patently Apple

It's being reported in Bahrain that Cisco and Gulf Business Machines (GBM) will jointly showcase its solutions built around the Apple enterprise product portfolio at GITEX Technology Week 2016, being held at the Dubai World Trade Centre from October 16-20.

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05:45
Apple's iPhone 7 Pre-Orders sold out in Record Time...
Patently Apple

Apple's iPhone 7 pre-orders in South Korean began on Friday, one week prior to the official launch as previously reported. According to the a Korean press report today, "Apple's latest smartphone model iPhone 7 is enjoying unprecedented popularity ...

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Saturday October 15

12:06
The Invention behind the Integrated Antenna Lines in Cur...
Patently Apple

Along with the clean new look of the iPhone 6 came the distracting antenna lines that some thought were stylish. While Apple has tried to tone them down a little for the iPhone 7, the antenna lines remain. Today's report covers Apple's invention that relates to how the antenna lines are formed for current and possible future iPhone designs. The invention also supports ...

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09:27
Apple Sued by Tennessee Woman for Overheated Phone 6 sca...
Patently Apple

Court documents show that Apple was sued this week by a woman in Nashville for having her breast scarred by her overheated iPhone 6.

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Monday October 17

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About the security content of iOS 10.0.3
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06:00
Using Wikis In macOS Server 5.2
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A wiki is a repository of dynamically created and managed content, or content created or edited by multiple users collaboratively. This article is about using the wiki service in macOS Server 5.2 (the Apple Server app running on 10.12/Sierra). I reference file services with WebDAV because it is a very nice integration piece that I think a lot of people will find pretty beneficial.

To get started with the Wiki service, first turn it on. This one isn’t heavily dependent on host names (other than being able to access the server from a browser) or directory services (other than being able to authenticate users, but local accounts are perfectly functional) and it doesn’t require the Websites service to be running as well. One should always have good working directory services and host names, still…

To enable the service, open the Server app and click on Wiki in the list of SERVICES in the List Pane.

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Sunday October 16

06:00
Configure The VPN Service In macOS Server 5.2
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macOS Server has long had a VPN service to allow client computers to connect to a network even when they’re out of the office. The server was once capable of running the two most commonly used VPN protocols: PPTP and L2TP. And while PPTP is still accessible via the command line, L2TP is now configured by default when you setup the server using the Server app.

Setting Up The VPN Service In OS X Server

To setup the VPN service, open the Server app and click on VPN in the Server app sidebar. The VPN Settings  screen has a number of options available, as seen here.

The VPN Host Name field is used by administrators leveraging profiles. The setting used becomes the address for the VPN service in the Everyone profile. L2TP requires a shared secret or an SSL certificate. In this example, we’ll configure a shared...

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Saturday October 15

06:00
Manage Time Machine Server In macOS Server 5.2
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The Time Machine service in macOS Server 5.2 hasn’t changed much from the service in previous operating systems. To enable the Time Machine service, open the Server app, click on Time Machine in the SERVICES sidebar. If the service hasn’t been enabled to date, the ON/OFF switch will be in the OFF position and no “Backup destination” will be shown in the Settings pane.

Click on the ON button to see the New Destination screen, used to configure a list of volumes as a destinations for Time Machine backups. The selection volume should be large enough to have space for all of the users that can potentially use the Time Machine service hosted on the server. When you click the Choose button, a list of volumes appears in a standard Finder selection screen.

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Friday October 14

16:59
TA16-288A: Heightened DDoS Threat Posed by Mirai and...
US-CERT Aler...

Original release date: October 14, 2016
Systems Affected

Internet of Things (IoT)—an emerging network of devices (e.g., printers, routers, video cameras, smart TVs) that connect to one another via the Internet, often automatically sending and receiving data

Overview

Recently, IoT devices have been used to create large-scale botnets—networks of devices infected with self-propagating malware—that can execute crippling distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. IoT devices are particularly susceptible to malware, so protecting these devices and connected hardware is critical to protect systems and networks.

Description

On September 20, 2016, Brian Krebs’ security blog (krebsonsecurity.com) was targeted by a massive DDoS attack, one of the largest on record, exceeding 620 gigabits per second (Gbps).[1] An IoT botnet powered by Mirai malware created...

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11:10
Office 365 news roundup
Office for M...

What do workers in small, medium-size and enterprise organizations have in common? They all want productivity tools that can help them work smarter and collaborate more effectively, from almost any location and on almost any device. That’s exactly what Office 365 is designed to deliver.

During the past few weeks, we have introduced several new features to enhance the capabilities of Office 365. Last month at Ignite 2016, we updated attendees on Office 365 Groups, our complete group collaboration solution. And just this week we made another announcement tied to the integration of Yammer and Office 365 Groups. Now, you can create and co-author Office documents from within a Yammer group, and browse your SharePoint and OneDrive...

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11:00
The Services On Apple Servers
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11:00
Got your Daily Skimm?
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theSkimm makes it easier for busy professionals—living in a world of information overload—to be in-the-know on current events, key world news and trends. Microsoft Office is now partnering with theSkimm, to bring users easy access to their unique content, through integrations with Office Connectors and Skype Bots.

Read more about theSkimm partnership at betterwith.office.com.

The post Got your Daily Skimm? appeared first on Office Blogs.

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06:00
Setup The Calendar Service In macOS Server 5.2
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Configuring Calendar Server in macOS Server 5 (running on Sierra) is a fairly simple and straight forward process. The Calendar Server is a CalDAV Server, leveraging HTTP and HTTPS, running on ports 8008 and 8443 respectively. To enable the Calendar service in macOS Server 5.2, first open the Server application and click on Calendar in the SERVICES section of the sidebar.

Once open, click on Enable invitations by email to enable email notifications of invitations in the Calendar Server. Provide the email address and then click on the Next button.

At the Configure Server Email Address screen, provide the type of incoming mail service in use, provide the address of the mail server and then the...

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Thursday October 13

14:24
Adobe Flash Player updates available for macOS on...
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Adobe Flash Player updates address a recently identified Adobe Flash Player web plug-in vulnerability.

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11:00
Managing DNS Services In macOS Server 5.2
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The changes in the Server app were far more substantial in the El Capitan version (OS X Server 5) than in the macOS Server 5.2 version that we’re now looking at. All of the options from OS X are still there and the dnsconfig command line interface for managing the service are basically unchanged. The DNS service in OS X Server, as with previous versions, is based on bind 9 (BIND 9.9.7-P3 to be exact). This is very much compatible with practically every DNS server in the world, including those hosted on Windows, OS X, Linux and even Zoe-R.

The first time you open the DNS Service click on the DNS service in the ADVANCED section of the list of SERVICES.

Then, click on the cog wheel icon below the list of records and click on Show All Records.

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09:30
New Learning Tools help educators create more...
Office for M...

A one-size-fits-all approach to education can be especially stifling for students with unique learning needs. To put these unique learning needs in perspective: dyslexia is estimated to impact one in five people; 72 percent of classrooms have special education students; and 73 percent of classrooms have readers that span four or more grade levels.* Understanding this classroom reality is what led our engineering teams at Microsoft to design Office 365, and its inclusive classroom technology like Learning Tools, with accessible learning experiences in mind.

With accessibility in mind, and based on direct feedback from educators and students, the Microsoft engineering teams continue to expand the capabilities and availability of the tools that help students of all abilities succeed. Many features previously exclusive to...

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09:00
Yammer bolsters security and compliance with new...
Office for M...

Yammer is designed to connect people and teams across your organization so they can work more effectively together, while also meeting your organization’s security and compliance needs. Having visibility and control over your data within the cloud services you use—whether user actions, object activities or access points—is a critical part of IT compliance and security. We’re pleased to announce we are rolling out new auditing and reporting capabilities for Yammer, powered by the Office 365 Management Activity API and the Office 365 Security & Compliance Center.

These new capabilities provide a new level of visibility for IT and builds on our announcement earlier this year that Yammer is now covered by the Office 365 Trust Center. As part of the Office 365 Trust Center, Yammer complies with international and regional standards such as the Office 365 Data Processing Agreement with...

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09:00
Customer data—walking the line between helpful...
Office for M...

Everyone is worried about privacy these days. More information about you exists in more places today than ever before in history.

Collecting and using customer data is not a bad thing. Organizations need that data to deliver products and services customers want. The issue is where to draw the line between using customer data to deliver helpful new capabilities and invading customer privacy. The October 11 episode of Modern Workplace provided guidance on how organizations can manage these tricky policy decisions.

Hillery Nye, chief privacy officer at Glympse, explained how the startup company made a very conscious decision to not collect data that it could have easily gathered from its real-time location sharing app. The company collects customer data and uses it for very specific purposes, but it never stores that data. The company may have given up some...

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06:00
Configure DHCP in macOS Server 5.2
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DHCP, or Dynamic Host Control Protocol, is the service used to hand out IP addresses and other network settings by network appliances and servers. The DHCP Server built into macOS Server 5.2 on Sierra is similar to the DHCP service that was included in Server 10.2 from the good ‘ole Panther days. It’s pretty simple to use and  transparent, just as DHCP services should be. To install the service, open the Server app and then click on the Show button beside Advanced in the server sidebar. Then click on DHCP.

At the DHCP screen, you’ll see two tabs: Settings, used for managing the service and Clients, used to see leases in use by computers that obtain IP address information from the server. You’ll also see an ON and OFF switch, but we’re going to configure our scopes, or Networks as they appear in the Server app, before we enable the...

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Wednesday October 12

11:00
Using The Messages Service In macOS Server 5.2
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Getting started with Messages Server couldn’t really be easier. Messages Server in the macOS Server 5.2 version of the Server app uses the open source jabber project as their back-end code base. The jabber binary is located at /Applications/Server.app/Contents/ServerRoot/private/var/jabberd directory and the autobuddy binary is at /Applications/Server.app/Contents/ServerRoot/usr/bin/jabber_autobuddy. The actual jabberd binary is also stored at /Applications/Server.app/Contents/ServerRoot/usr/libexec/jabberd, where there are a couple of perl scripts used to migrate the service between various versions as well.

Setting up the Messages service is simple. Open the Server app and click on Messages in the Server app sidebar.


Click on the Edit… button for the Permissions. Here, define which users and interfaces are allowed to...

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JNUC 2016 is Sold Out! But you can stream the...
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To quote the good people in JAMF marketing:

You may have heard that JNUC 2016 is sold out! We don’t want you to miss out, and to give you a glimpse at what the JNUC is all about, we’re thrilled to announce that the JNUC 2016 Keynotes will be available via Livestream for the first time ever! Featuring JAMF CEO Dean Hager and industry leaders who will share their experiences, challenges and lessons learned using Apple and Casper Suite to enable their employees and students, they’re not to be missed.

In our Apple Management Redefined Keynote on day one, JAMF will unveil more Apple management functionality than ever before – so much so that you may not recognize your old friend Casper (our flagship product). Witness significant enhancements to patch management, a completely new Self Service, and more functionality that...

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