I got the question from a Windows user, how do you quickly lock your screen on a Mac when running out of office? There is at least two ways of doing this: You can use a menu bar item. The setting for that is not placed in the most obvious place. Launch Keychain Access and go to Preferences. In the General tab, check the box for “Show keychain status in menu bar”. This will add a padlock icon to your system’s menu bar, where you can choose the option Lock Screen. A keyboard shortcut: […] Continue reading →
A fantastic set of tools. Haven’t you long wanted to reach your Mac at home, from work or from your iPad/iPhone? There is a solution for you. Screens is available from the App Store and Mac App Store. Both clients cost money, but are in my opinion a good buy! Screens is a VNC client that lets you remotely access your Mac. To get it to work, you might need to do changes on your wireless accesspoint and the Mac at home. I had to open up some ports. It of course supports SSH tunneling so […] Continue reading →
Ever since Google released the Android 2.2 update, upon signing into a Google account from an Android phone, users have been met with a prompt that allows them to enable or disable Google’s automatic backup and restore services. The idea is that throughout your time with the phone, Google will intermittently backup vital information, like the applications you install, respective app data, contacts, settings and your Wi-Fi networks and passwords. And when you get a new phone, or if you […] Continue reading →
I’m not a Dropbox user, but I find this partnership cool, but I’m affraid it is “no privacy” meeting “no security”. Facebook and Dropbox are now rolling out the possibility to share stuff from Dropbox right inside Facebook Groups! Once you choose to link Facebook to your Dropbox account, you’ll be able to search through your Dropbox and select what you’d like to share. Docs, photos, and videos shared from Dropbox will show up on the group’s wall […] Continue reading →
Samsung has just issued a statement saying a fix is “already” in place. While Samsung hasn’t specified the particular software version (or given any assurances for devices other than its flagship Galaxy S III), it encourages all affected users to update their phones to the latest software available over-the-air. “We would like to assure our customers that the recent security issue concerning the GALAXY S III has already been resolved through a software update. We […] Continue reading →
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