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App Review: Caught You! — Make Your iPhone Rat Out Thieves

Written on February 27, 2009 by Olly Farshi and 14 people have commented

Oh the sheer horror of it! I’m feeling uneasy at the very thought of my iPhone getting half inched. At the moment, my strongest defense against thieves seems to be keeping my iPhone within a 1-foot radius at all times.
Beyond simply keeping a keen eye on one’s iPhone, it would be much more appropriate to [...]

iPhone Developer Too Cheap to Buy Icons [UPDATED]

Written on December 29, 2008 by Olly Farshi and 23 people have commented

It may be the season of good-will, but one naughty iPhone-developer has decided to play the role of Scrooge in the iTunes App Store.
Movies, created by French developer, Olivier Bernal, went live at the App Store on December 19. The app, retailing at $2.99, allows users to grab essential information on the latest box-office releases.
The [...]

Mac of All Trades II: Return of the Mac

Written on November 28, 2008 by Darrell Etherington and 4 people have commented

It’s time for some more alchemy involving your beloved laptop or desktop companion. Just like last time, we’ll look at a few different apps that allow your Mac to perform some unusual tricks. That Apple is far from a one-trick pony, so forget about boring old internet browsing/photo and video editing/word processing. Prepare to add [...]

4 Mac Security Apps Compared

Written on November 21, 2008 by Josh Pigford and 17 people have commented

The security of your Mac can fall into a few different categories. One such category would be that of preventing data loss (i.e. making regular backups). Apple has helped to make this easy in recent years with the inclusion of Time Machine in OS X. Another category is trying to prevent, or minimize the problem [...]