Online Storage Sites are Closing!

What happens to the data when an online storage site closes?

"Online storage sites, the toast of the Internet circa 2006, are shutting down in droves, putting the data and images of their users in jeopardy.

Online storage services that have announced closings in the past ten months include big names in tech: AOL (Xdrive and AOL Pictures), Hewlett-Packard (Upline), Sony (Image Station), and Yahoo (Briefcase). Plenty of lesser-known online storage firms also have kicked the bucket, including Digital Railroad and Streamload MediaMax, which turned into The Linkup.

Cloud Computing Loses Some Steam

The failures of popular online storage services are giving cloud computing a black eye. For years Internet companies invited people to store photos and data online, promoting the services as smart alternatives to storing data on a local PC or backup drive. AOL once stated in its Xdrive service's marketing literature: "You'll never have to worry that a computer crash or virus will destroy all your files because they will always be safe 'n' sound up on Xdrive." Xdrive officially closed in mid-January."

READ: What happens to the data when an online storage site closes?
by Tom Spring, PC World

Protect Your Data

Here are some suggestions to help you plan a smart backup strategy that includes online and offline options:

-- Find the Right Online Backup Service
-- Macworld's Storage News and Reviews

Remote Control your Mac from iPhone

If you need or just want to control your Mac computer from your iPhone or iPod Touch here's a Macworld article by Christopher Breen on Rowmote for iPhone

and an older Macworld article by Dan Frakes on Apple’s Remote application for iPhone.

4-Track Music Recording on iPhone

FourTrack 2.0 application for iPhone adds Bounce, Duplicate and Metronome and costs only $9.99
This Jim Dalrymple article on Macworld explains it here.

Wolfenstein 3D for iPhone!

"Assume the role of OSA agent B.J. Blazkowicz, who must escape Castle Wolfenstein and defeat Nazi scientists and soldiers who have crafted monsters using paranormal techniques.

Id Software has finally made its debut on the iPhone and iPod touch, releasing its classic 3D shooter Wolfenstein 3D for the system. It's available for $5 from the App Store.

Carmack also remarked that Classic Doom should come to the iPhone "fairly soon." Quake is also planned for release, and Wolfenstein RPG is planned for a release by EA Mobile, as well."

READ: Wolfenstein 3D comes to iPhone; developer releases source
by Peter Cohen, Macworld.com


Wolfenstein 3D Classic lets you relive the early days of Id Software on your iPhone.

2 Networks on 1 Airport?

Macworld's Glenn Fleishman has a highly informative article on Apple’s AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule updates, and what changes to the base station and backup device mean for you.

"Now, to run two separate networks,
you just turn on the box."

AirPort Extreme:
Perfect wireless solution for home, school, and small business.


Time Capsule:
Automatic wireless backup for your Mac.

The best iPhone apps not in the App Store

"Well, before the App Store arrived, bringing Apple-approved applications along with it, there was jailbreaking—the process of busting open the iPhone and iPod touch to allow them to run third-party applications that were definitely not approved by Apple.

While the App Store has enjoyed a great deal of popularity since its July debut, the jailbreaking community lives on and offers some very useful applications that you likely will never see from the App Store. Here are some of our favorites:"

READ: The best iPhone apps not in the App Store
by Christopher Breen, Macworld.com

Have A Merry Macintosh Christmas!

Triple Boot via BootCamp

This procedure allows you to triple boot Mac OS X, Windows XP and Linux.

A working 1991 NeXT Cube

An article on TUAW shows a working NeXT Cube in action.

Gmail Voice & Video Chat

READ: Say hello to Gmail voice and video chat
by Justin Uberti, Software Engineer
on Google's Official Blog

Improve Your Email With Firefox

Blank Canvas Signature automatically inserts HTML signatures into your Gmail messages based on which address you are sending from. Supports up to four signatures per email account and works for Compose Message and Reply/Forward. Supports Firefox 3 for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and later.

WiseStamp Email Signatures customizes your signature, inserts your IM & Social services (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter...etc). Use multiple Business and Private email signatures, inserts HTML to signatures, works with Gmail, Google Apps, Yahoo!, Hotmail, and AOL. Since this is a Firefox plug in it can be used wherever you can paste text, not just emails. Supports Firefox 2 & Firefox 3. SEE EXAMPLE BELOW:

KANDUCO Enterprises
Kane: Digital Lifestyle Consultant
mobile: XXX.XXX.XXXX

visit us on the web at: www.kanduco.com
_____________________________________

Google Talk: kanduco AIM: kanduco

LinkedinBlogger

_____________________________________

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YouTube Robot for Windows™

What is this post doing on an Apple blog?

Playing well with others.

"download and watch youtube video on computer
ipod, iphone, psp, zune, mobile phone."

YouTube Robot $34.95 Shareware at YouTubeRobot.com
Important: YouTube Robot is intended for use as a personal archiving tool only. Please respect the rights of the copyright holders of any material you get.

Of course you can use Apple Safari for Mac and Windows
to download from YouTube.com for free.

Use the FREE VLC video player, Mac and Windows to view.

Streaming Media To Your iPhone

Stream media to your handheld
click here for an excellent Macworld article
by Christopher Breen.

download Simplify 2.0 for your computer and iPhone
at http://www.simplifymedia.com

Back Up & Restore Boot Camp

To copy your Mac OS partition use Carbon Copy Cloner, but for Windows partitions you need something else-

FREE Winclone by Two Canoes Software is an app that will clone both Windows XP and Windows Vista, using FAT32 or NTFS, but it requires Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.

Current Apple Support for Boot Camp.

If you are still using Mac OS X 10.4.x Tiger with Boot Camp versions 1.2-1.4 read this Apple Support page for expired Boot Camp. These Boot Camp Betas were preview software and the licenses have been expired since October 2007. They still function, but are no longer supported by Apple.

More information in this article in Macworld by Christopher Breen.

Design & Publish your Website - FREE

Using Apple's iWeb and Plyxim’s Easy iWeb Publisher 3.0, for Mac OS X 10.3.9 and higher, you can design, create and publish your web site for free.

Jason Snell of Macworld has an excellent article explaining just how easy it is.

And Doteasy.com has FREE hosting too. Just refer to kanduco.com for a FREE 1GB hosting upgrade!
(The 1GB additional storage upgrade is limited to one (1) per Doteasy account. Each Doteasy account will only be awarded the 1GB free storage upgrade once.)
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Apple: helping to keep the Free in Freedom!

Create Your Own iWeb Templates

11mystics.com has an article showing you how to create
your own iWeb templates without having to buy expensive software, using FREE applications for Mac OS X, such as TacoHTML, TextMate and MassReplacIt.

Of course you can also buy one of their many professionally designed templates if you'd rather. They are well worth the price.

Windows apps without Windows?

"CrossOver Mac allows you to install many popular Windows applications and games on your Intel OS X Mac. CrossOver includes an easy to use, single click interface, which makes installing Windows software simple and fast. Once installed, your application integrates seamlessly in OS X. Just click and run your application directly from the OS X Finder. Clicking a Windows file or document — including email attachments — will launch the appropriate Windows program, allowing you to work on the files. Best of all, you do it all easily and affordably, without needing a Microsoft operating system license.

Adding new Windows software is easy. Just place your install CD in your Intel Mac, and CrossOver will recognize it and offer to begin the installation process. CrossOver then completes the installation and configures your application to run on your Mac. That's all there is to it"

File Storage for iPhone & iPod Touch

"DiskAid is a tool for Mac and Windows which enables you
to use your iPhone or iPod Touch as an external Disk.
With DiskAid you can transfer files and folders between your
iPhone or iPod Touch and your Mac & Windows Computer."

No Jailbreak needed. And it's FREE!

Macworld article about DiskAid by Dan Frakes

DiskAid website & FREE download

iTunes FREE Single Of The Week

Apple's iTunes Store is giving away
a FREE single every week.

Simply click on this link:
iTunes FREE Single Of The Week.

Your iTunes application will automatically open
and you can review before downloading.

An Apple ID or AOL account is necessary.

Gmail Security Advisory

When using any non-secure network
it is highly advisable to enable
the HTTPS setting in Gmail.

Settings>Browser Connection>Always use https

For more information go to Google Support.

Sync Address Book & Google Contacts

Apple's Address Book in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard can be synced with Google Contacts directly from the Address Book's General Preferences by selecting "Synchronize with Google".

For users of previous iterations of Mac OS X you can export your Google Contacts as a vCard and then import them to your Apple Address Book to keep it up to date. Or you could download the freeware software ABGmerge to perform a pseudo-sync using AppleScript technologies.

Having your Apple Address Book synchronized with Google means never being without all your contacts regardless of where in the world you are, or what operating system you are using, as long as you have access to the internet.

Could your Digital Lifestyle be any easier than this?

Eno's Oblique Strategies for iPhone

Oblique Strategies (subtitled over one hundred worthwhile dilemmas) is a set of published cards created by Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt first published in 1975, and now in its fifth edition, has come to the iPhone!



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