Archive for July, 2009

Protect your information with Little Snitch

Perhaps you know that your Mac, if it’s running Mac OS X, has a built-in firewall. The firewall, if turned on, will protect your Mac from connections from other computers on the network your Mac is connected to and the wider Internet. It works as a protection for your Mac from any number of malicious [...]

Firefox passes 1 billion downloads

Many of you reading this will be Safari users but I suspect that many also use Firefox as either your main web browser or from time to time when a web site perhaps doesn’t work correctly with Safari. The simple fact is that the Firefox browser is very widely used and about an hour ago [...]

Red Hat enters S&P 500 – is it good news for Apple?

Red Hat recently announced that they will become a part of the well-known S&P (Standard & Poor) 500 index. This makes Red Hat the first open-source software company to do so. Red Hat themselves claim that it’s an “important recognition and a source of pride for Red Hat associates around the world who have contributed [...]

Shufflegazine July issue online

In our usual tradition, since the August issue is hitting stores and subscribers in a few days we’re making the July issue available online for free. The main part of the July issue is our guide to digital cameras. We hope by reading it you can get some suggestions, hints, tips, and ideas if you’re [...]

Review: iWork ‘09 The Missing Manual

If you really want to learn how to use iWork ‘09, this book from O’Reilly with almost 900 pages is going to be your best friend. Available as printed book or as ebook (downloadable PDF), it will teach you all the relevant aspects of Apple’s productivity suite and then some.
It starts out with Pages and [...]

NetNewsWire returns with a vengeance… and Google Reader sync

I used to be a great fan of NetNewsWire (NNW). I say “used to” because it’s been a few years now, at least, since I last used the application. As best I can recall I switched to Google Reader as soon as it came out and never looked back, at least not until now.
To me [...]

Is RIM serious about consumer privacy?

We all have been hearing about the Etisalat BlackBerry Patch Fiasco, what with even RIM blaming Etisalat for releasing a patch, whose sole aims seems to be interception of the messages sent between various parties.
Now, this brings to play RIM’s strategy of allowing custom OS for its various network operators around the world into focus. [...]

How to set up simple remote surveillance system with Skype

Yes I know there are some issues with software like Skype in countries around the Middle East and yes there are issues about how to get the software and an account when their web site is blocked.
I’m not going to go into how to download the software or how to get an account since I [...]

LG unveils transparent designer mobile phone

No, the LG GD900 Crystal is not entirely transparent, the keypad that slides out from the bottom of the phone is. In pictures and videos I’ve seen it looks really cool but I question what the use is other than just that.
Besides the transparent slide-out keypad the GD900 also features gesture shortcuts. The user makes [...]

New Xtreme GPS Navigation Devices with free two-year map updates

Xtreme announced the availability of two new GPS navigational devices. The XTGPS/NS-50 and XTGPS/NS-43 although powered by Microsoft Windows CE 5 do come with free updates of GCC maps for two years, a good incentive for anyone in the market for navigation.
The devices have five or 4.3-inch TFT touch screen panels with Arabic support. They [...]

Monster Middle East announce the Outcast Jr. outdoor wireless speaker

Monster Middle East announce the availability of Outcast Jr. outdoor wireless speaker, “the coolest new product this summer”, according to the press release.
The Outcast Jr. is a tube-like speaker, which is weather resistant and can run on battery power making it a good choice for outdoor functions like barbecues, parties, and more. You can play [...]

Apple quietly bumps Time Capsule capacity

According to MacRumors Apple has quietly bumped the storage capacity on their Time Capsules to 1TB and 2TB (from 500GB and 1TB). The new sizes are available at the same price as the old ones, in effect doubling what you get for your money. You can find the new Time Capsules on the Apple online [...]

Canon Middle East introduces PowerShot A480

Under the heading “great photos for all ages”, Canon Middle East today introduced the PowerShot A480 compact digital camera. With the new camera they promote such features as face detection, motion detection, 10 megapizels, 3.3x optical zoom, 30fps VGA video recording, and a 2.5-inch LCD display.

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Nikon launches D300s professional grade DX format DSLR

Nikon has launched an improved version of their D300 DSLR. The D300s has gained HD video recording capability like the D90. Below is a list of the complete specs of the D300s. As of now we don’t know when this camera will arrive in the Middle East. The US price for the D300s body is [...]

iPhone 3GS: Upgrade or not?

Over at EmiratesMac.com someone suggested a poll to find out who would upgrade to iPhone 3GS once Etisalat makes it available in UAE. Although the telco has not said anything officially, and why would they now when they don’t any other time, the dates of August 7 or 12 have been thrown around.
So will you [...]