Author: dsellers

iPhone/iPod/iPad apps for March 26

Posted by | Mar 26, 2010 | |

Here are the latest iPhone/iPod touch/iPod/iPad apps announced. You can find ’em at the Apple App Store (http://www.itunes.com/appstore/).

HomePipe Networks has announced the free Secure Home Access Service for the iPhone and iPod touch. With HomePipe, anyone with access to a web browser or mobile device can now securely access everything on their home network. Users can access their photos, videos, music, and documents without the hassles of moving, uploading, or copying files to the cloud or mobile devices, according to the folks at HomePipe Networks.

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ADE to advocate for increased minority access to broadband technology

ADE to advocate for increased minority access to broadband technology

Posted by | Mar 26, 2010 | , |

he Alliance for Digital Equality (http://www.alliancefordigitalequality.org) leadership — including Chairman Julius H. Hollis, Vice Chairman Manuel (Manny) A. Diaz and Senior Advisor Shirley Franklin — traveled to Washington, D.C., this week to advocate for increased minority access to broadband technology. 

Their trip follows the recent release of the Federal Communications Commission’s National Broadband Plan, and served as an opportunity for the ADE leadership team to begin dialogue with key policymakers, thought leaders and the media regarding the plan’s implementation.

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Don’t ignore the Mac’s importance in Apple’s big picture

Posted by | Mar 26, 2010 | , |

Most of the media focus is on the iPad and iPhone these days, but you shouldn’t underestimate the importance of the Mac in Apple’s growth picture.

According to a recent Piper Jaffray report, analyst Gene Munster says Mac sales grew 39% during the months of January and February 2010 when measured year over year.  Munster says that NPD retail data points to sales of 2.8 to 2.9 million Mac units sold for the March quarter.

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MacNews Category Review: networking utilities for Mac OS X, part one

MacNews Category Review: networking utilities for Mac OS X, part one

Posted by | Mar 26, 2010 | , |

This MacNews Category Review looks at grant writing software for Mac OS X. Products covered include Grant Manager and Personnel Manager. Products covered include the Acquisition Italian Pack, ADPassworlsUtils, AirPort Configurator, AirPort Monitor, AirTraffic Control, Almost VPN, AP Grapher, Apple Remote Desktop, AquaEthereal, AutomountMaker, Azureus, Bitwise, Bonjour Browser, Bootmania, Bulter, BwanaDisk, CaminoKnight, Cisco IPSec VPN Clikent, CleanUp smb mess, Coconut WiFi, DICOMListener, DockIP, DummyMac, Dustman, FrameSeer, GpsdZ, Helios LanTest USB, Hostal, IdentD, IP Address Menu, IP Monitor, IP Self, IPD Sender and IPNetTuner.

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Apple releases iMovie 8.0.6

Apple releases iMovie 8.0.6

Posted by | Mar 25, 2010 | , |

Apple has released iMovie 8.0.6, an update of the video editing component of the iLife suite. Apple says the update improves reliability when working with videos from Aperture and is recommended for all users of iMovie ’09.

You can obtain the update via the Software Updates component of the Mac OS X Systems Preferences app.

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