2007 March

A new study is showing hopes of being able to treat and control Asthma for up to 12 months.
Bronchial thermoplasty uses radio waves to burn away excess smooth muscle from the airways to make breathing easier as this muscle contracts and narrows the airways if left unchecked.
Patients must receive a mild anaesthetic for the […]

You can sync your Blackberry with your Mac pretty easily thanks to Mark/Space’s Missing Sync for Blackberry or PocketMac for Blackberry.
Missing Sync is $40 for new licenses, $20 for cross-grades from other Missing Sync editions. PocketMac for Blackberry is free.
Both programs sync your Blackberry’s address book and calendar with your Mac’s Address Book and iCal. […]

If you spend time looking at nutrition labels, like me, you’ve probably noticed Sugar Alcohols listed on a few and probably wondered what exactly they are. They’re typically found in soft drinks, chewing gum, cookies, and some sugar-free hard candies.
Sugar Alcohols are a type of carbohydrate that sweetens food but with half the calories of […]

Apple has released Boot Camp version 1.2 which offers support for the 32-bit versions of Microsoft Windows Vista.
Lots of driver updates, and many new features have been added:
Changes in Boot Camp 1.2 beta
Boot Camp 1.2 beta contains several updates and is intended for all new and previous Boot Camp beta users.
Boot Camp 1.2 beta includes:

Support […]

Another day, another serious Windows Flaw. This one is very serious though and affects all recent versions of Windows, including Vista.
Microsoft has confirmed the vulnerability in a security advisory and stated the flaw exists in how the system displays animated cursors.
“Upon viewing a Web page, previewing or reading a specially crafted message, or opening […]

The FDA is warning consumers about the dangers of buying isotretinoin (Accutane, Amnesteem, Claravis, and Sotret) online. Isotretinoin is a drug for the treatment of severe acne (recalcitrant nodular).
When improperly used, isotretinoin can cause severe side effects, including birth defects. Serious mental health problems have also been reported with isotretinoin use.
Isotretinoin is a […]

Without purchasing a VersionTracker or MacUpdate membership, keeping all your software up to date can get a little a difficult. Enter AppFresh and App Update.
AppFresh is a free application that scans all the installed applications on your Mac to see if any updates are available for them.
App Update is a free Dashboard Widget […]

Iljitsch van Beijnum thinks 3D graphics and animation is the secret Steve Jobs has up his sleeve for Leopard.
We’ve already seen the iPhone seamlessly zoom in, zoom out, and flip icons, windows, and screens. Think about what a real computer could do here. Cover flow and multi-party iChat video show a glimpse of what a […]

Kingcope, a security researcher that has started an exploit selling service, has disclosed a new vulnerability in Windows Mail. Windows Mail is Windows Vista replacement for Outlook Express.
Symantec’s DeepSight network, which issued a warning about the vulnerability in Windows Mail early this morning, upped the threat rating from 6.8 to 7.5 in a follow-up […]

Sebastiaan got a chance to sneak a look at Apple MAC OS X Leopard and took some time to review its security practices.
Leopard’s revamped Firewall adds much more granular control of the network traffic that is allowed to and from the Mac. Apple has also removed InputMangers which might have been used by malware/spyware in […]

One of the few dislikes many have with Dashboard Widgets is having to switch back and forth between the Desktop and the Dashboard just to see the widgets.
However, there is a little known dashboard feature that allows you to make the widgets you select appear and stay on your desktop.
Just type the following command […]

Are you bothered by the length of your earphone cable? Wish you could shorten it? You don’t have to risk ruining its integrity by cutting it and splicing it back together.
In his video you can see how to tie a Monkey Fist knot which can be used to shorten your headphone cable.
When tying the […]

Everyday there seems to be a new Leopard rumor. MacNN is reporting that Apple is nearing completion of Mac OS X Leopard, and is only one or two builds away from reaching ‘final candidate’ stage which can be pressed and packaged.
Just this weekend I reported that June seems like the best bet for Leopard’s release. […]

On Monday Microsoft confirmed they sold 20 million copies of Windows Vista worldwide. Windows XP sold 17 million copies in the first two months following its 2001 release.
These numbers include retail copies, downloads from the Windows Marketplace Store, free copies ordered with free upgrade coupons that were given with new PCs since last October, and […]

Symantec is reporting that Internet Explorer is making it easy to attack users.
Over the last six months of 2006 we have been tracking the distribution of attacks targeting Web browsers. The results show that Microsoft’s Internet Explorer leads with an extremely large margin in the number of attackers targeting it. The primary focus of attacks […]

Have you discovered Twitter yet? I’ve compiled a comprehensive list of Twitter applications, addons, plugins, and scripts:
Twitter Desktop Applications

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Chitter - Mac OS X iChat plug-in

TikiTwit - Mac OS X iChat plug-in

gTwitter - a Twitter client for Linux.

iTwitStatus iChat Status via QuickSilver

Twadget - Windows Vista Sidebar Gadget

TwApp! - Windows […]

A Russian Trojan program named Gozi spreads remotely via IE browser exploit. It is responsible for stealing user account and passwords from more than 5,200 hosts and over 10,000 user accounts.

Steals SSL data using advanced Winsock2 functionality

State-of-the-art, modularized trojan code

Spread through IE browser exploits

Undetected for weeks, months […]

It seems all the well wishes and hopes for a March or an April release of Mac OS X Leopard didn’t help. The latest rumors flying around the web are saying even May is almost certainly impossible and that if you were going to place a bet on it June is probably the safest bet.
Our […]

Do “bright” or high-gloss LCD displays cause more eye fatigue than matte LCD screens? Graphics, photos, and videos appear with richer color and deeper blacks on high-gloss displays. Matte displays typically have less reflections because of their matte anti-glare coating.
But many people are questioning if high gloss displays contribute to eye fatigue or eye health […]

Windows StickyKeys which helps disabled users type may serve as a backdoor. StickyKeys allows users to enter key combinations without having to hold and press keys simultaneously.
Vinoo Thomas of McAfee said the StickyKeys function in Windows Vista and XP can be exploited to allow a user to bypass the login system. StickyKeys is launched […]