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Playing Kings Quest 1 on the iPhone
Sunday, July 26th, 2009 | Apple, Funny, Gaming, Tips & Tricks | No Comments
Since i go my iPhone I wished I could play my oldschool dos games on it. The games that kept you up way passed your bed time. Games like Starcontrol 1/2, Zork, Cosmo and others.
Well, with some looking/playing around i managed to get Kings Quest 1 working on my iPhone (I know it’s awesome)
Apple Event planned for September 9th
Thursday, September 4th, 2008 | Apple, News | 28 Comments
September is traditionally the month that Apple releases updates to the iPod line, and recent invites sent out by the company confirmed that there will indeed be an event on Tuesday, September 9th. Journalists are speculating on not just upgraded storage for existing devices, but also new designs for the iPod Nano and iPod Touch.
Kevin Rose, founder of digg.com and avid Mac user, mentioned on a recent episode of MacBreak Weekly that he received inside information on what to expect Tuesday. From his blog:
- a revamp of the entire iPod line
- small cosmetic changes to the iPod Touch, and a significant redesign for iPod Nano (see image below)
- fairly large price drops to distance the iPods from the iPhone
- iTunes 8.0
According to Kevin, iTunes 8 will include Genius, a feature that makes playlists from songs in your library that ‘go great together’. Genius also includes Genius sidebar, which recommends music from the iTunes Store that you don’t already have (this is similar to what services like last.fm do).
iTunes 8 will also allow you to browse your artists and albums visually with the new Grid view, download TV shows in HD quality from the iTunes Store, and sport a new music visualizer.
As with all Apple Events, we’ll have to wait and see. Some people have complained that the iPod Nano pictured above has a curved screen that would cause excessive screen glare when watching movies, but as with many past Apple products I think having it in-hand and actually using it will resolve these kinds of complaints. A good example is when photos of the the previous redesign of the Nano, nicknamed “Fatboy Nano“, were leaked. The design was criticized until the device appeared in stores, after which it quickly became a hit.
Easter Egg on Apple’s Website
Saturday, August 30th, 2008 | Apple, Funny, Microsoft | 58 Comments
I’ve found a very funny easter egg on Apple’s website: Go to www.apple.com, type “virus” in the top right search box, and see what pops up as the first result!
1Password by Agile Web Solutions
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 | Apple, Tips & Tricks | No Comments
When I bought the Macheist bundle last year, one of the applications I received was 1Password by Agile Web Solutions.
At the time I thought I was good enough at generating passwords and remembering my login details, but in hindsight I was seriously underestimating this product! I started using 1Password a few weeks ago, and I’m hooked.
In addition to storing and automatically filling in your login details for websites, 1Password can:
- integrate seamlessly with your browser of choice (Safari, Webkit, Camino, Firefox, etc.)
- generate unique Pronounceable, Digest, or Random passwords for each website you register on
- store ‘Identities’ so you don’t have to fill in personal information like your name, email addresses, IM networks, addresses, telephone numbers, etc. when you register on a new website
- store ‘Wallet Items’ like credit card, bank account, email account, instant messenger, FTP logins, iTunes logins, ISP logins, software licenses, MySQL database logins, and Airport Extreme router logins
- store ‘Secure Notes’ for anything that doesn’t fit into the other categories
- protect against phishing and keylogging
- sync your 1Password keychain to all your Macs via MobileMe and keep a backup on the MobileMe server
- sync your information to your iPhone / iPod Touch so you have your logins, wallet items, and secure notes wherever you go
In summary, 1Password belongs in the class of Mac Apps frequented by giants like Adium, BBEdit, Cha-Ching, Coda, and Delicious Library, I recommend it to anyone who wants to feel more secure on the web.
TrueCrypt - Free Open Source Encryption Software
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 | Apple, Linux, Microsoft, Tips & Tricks | 2 Comments
I’ve heard great things about TrueCrypt, the free open source encryption software that’s available for Windows Vista / XP, Mac OS X, and most distributions of Linux.
TrueCrypt has several features, including:
- Automatic, real-time, transparent encryption
- Creating a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mounting it as a real disk
- Encrypting an entire partition or storage device such as a USB flash drive or hard drive
- Encrypting a partition or drive where Windows is already installed
- Hidden volumes (steganography) and hidden operating systems
- TrueCrypt volume data cannot be distinguished from random data on the storage device
- AES-256, Serpent, and Twofish encryption algorithms in XTS mode of operation
Their steganography and hidden operating systems features are especially useful for sensitive data: You can install a real and a dummy OS and hide the real one with TrueCrypt so it looks like random data on the storage device. When you turn the computer on, you will be prompted for a password, and if someone forces you to enter your password, you simply enter the password for the dummy operating system (which contains no sensitive files). Without the password for the real operating system, no-one can get access to your data or even know that it is on the machine.
For more information or to download the software, visit their website here.
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