Author: dsellers

Cisdem releases PDFCreator 4 for the Mac

Cisdem (www.cisdem.com) has updated Cisdem PDFCreator for macOS to version 4.0. It’s a tool for creating PDFs from Word (.docx), PowerPoint (.pptx), EPUB, Text, RTFD, HTML, CHM, JPG, PNG, and other file formats.

Version 4.0 adds support for the converting or merging of designated pages, batch conversions and more. Through Feb. 5, you can buy Cisdem PDFCreator for $27.99; it’s 30% off the usual price.

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IoT bots are major cybersecurity risk

New data from Juniper Research (www.juniperresearch.com) has found that the consumer IoT (Internet of Things) installed base will reach over 15 billion units by 2021, an increase of 120% over 2016.

As evidenced at the CES show earlier this month, embedded connectivity is increasingly being used as a product differentiator. Juniper cautioned that the vast scale of this connectivity will, unless action is taken, lead to an unmanageable cybersecurity risk created by botnets in excess of one million units.

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Apple posts tvOS 10.1.11, watchOS 3.1.3

Apple has posted tvOS 10.1.1 and watchOS 3.1.3. The former adds the new TV app as a central location for all of your favorite shows and movies. The latter has bug fixe and performance improvements.

To upgrade to tvOS 10.1.1:

° Click on the Settings app from your Apple TV Home screen.

° Click on System.

° Click on Software Update.

° Click on Update Software.

° Click on Download and Install.

To upgrade to watchOS 3.1.3:

° Connect your iPhone to Wi-Fi and launch the iOS 10 Watch app.

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