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[MetalheadGautham]

Look mate. This is not a fight club thread. This is a discussions thread for anything and everything related to Apple. We do not care what people call a Linux workstation or notebook or watch. This is about Apple and its products. If you feel like arguing about this, go create a thread in the Fight Club section and argue your heart out.

As for LAN vs Wifi, I find the protection to be pretty good. I'm sure Mr. Kandolkar's son and Mr. Steven's two year old is not reading Hacking for Dummies so I'm pretty safe. Besides, not easy to hack a mac you know...

ok, ok. keep calling an apple computer whatever you like

#1. What if he IS ?
#2. I know. Mac needs whole 2 HOURS to get hacked.

Get real. People REALLY paranoid about security NEED LAN.

 

[cooldudie3]

--edited by goobi. No hurling abuses at other members--

 

[aryayush]

I disagree. Hackers are, and always have been, the backbone of the computing industry. Bill Gates, Linus Torvalds, Paul Allen and Steve Wozniak are all hackers and look at what they made possible.

It's unfortunate, however, that the term has come to signify people with malicious intentions in recent times.

Get real. People REALLY paranoid about security NEED LAN.

Except that normal, sensible are NOT that paranoid security. If I have sensitive that I want secured, I guard access to it with an awesome password. That's all the security I need. Get real indeed.

 

[cooldudie3]

I mean hackers that violate the computers and make things that are not allowed. Like installing Mac OSX on a PC, a Hackint0sh. Or creating trojans and viruses to steal info and passwords.
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I asked a long time ago about Safari and it's tabs. I hate pressing command every time I press a link. Any way to force a link to open in a tab rather than window? Also how do I surf in full screen?

 

[dinesh72]

I've downloaded iphone 3g small tour and watching it last three days part by part. Where is it located on my mac?

 

[SunnyChahal]

Also, can anyone point me to a good easy to use *working* app for converting video for iPhone on Windows? My friend wanted one of these and most of them just don't work. Also something for making ringtones.

Use Anyvideoconverter Free.It can convert almost every format to every other format.It cannot match Visualhub as it is quite slow but can be used on temporary basis (Kaamchalaoo) as there is no alternative to it.

Just convert the given Video to mp4 format and sync to iPhone and done!

 

[cooldudie3]

How can I make websites open in safari in tabs without pressing command all the time?

 

[jamesbond007]

@dinesh72
I assume that you've downloaded it from apple.com, in that case the video should be in you user's downloads folder. like say /dinesh/Downloads. If that doesn't help there is always Spotlight for your help, type its name in spotlight and you will go to its location

@cooldude
I believe you want to open links from apps in new tab, Go to the general preferences in Safari and in the botton select 'Open links for applications in a new tab in the current window'

 

[aryayush]

How can I make websites open in safari in tabs without pressing command all the time?

Psst, Safari 3.1 is a single window wonder

You’re welcome.

 

[jamesbond007]

^^^ Oh thats a nice one!! Really wanted this
Stopped reading Macuser for sometime now, I felt most stories appear first on TUAW and then on Macuser, am I wrong ??

 

[SunnyChahal]

Can I use GPS on my current iPhone with 2.0 firmware or do I need the new 3G iPhone?
BTW what are the other features in 3G iPhone except 3G?
Can I unlock my iPhone 2.0FW with Pwnage tool?

I am having some probs with Skitch.After taking the snap,how to upload it on the net?

 

[iMav]

Mac Office 2008 First Look

 

[SunnyChahal]

iWork 08 is better.

 

[iMav]

So use it! No one is holding a gun to your head and telling you to use something else.

 

[goobimama]

@sunny: You just have to hit the Share button and it automatically uploads to the skitch server.

@cooldudie: Watch it. No hurling abuses at members just cause you got a mac.

@gautham: As for the Mac that was hacked in 2 minutes, well if you haven't read the story right it required the mac to actually visit a malicious web page. Without it for a WHOLE DAY the Mac was untouchable.

@dinesh72: Are you playing the video within the browser or something? Cause in that case you will require Quicktime Pro to save the file. You can also look at the Activities (Cmd+Opt+A) and try the grab the direct url from there.

 

[jamesbond007]

Can I use GPS on my current iPhone with 2.0 firmware or do I need the new 3G iPhone?

I don't think the iPhone has GPS built in. GPS is built into iPhone 3G

BTW what are the other features in 3G iPhone except 3G?

You mean other than 3G..right ??
Well, the best one to tell this is the iPhone 3G guided tour on Apple.com

Can I unlock my iPhone 2.0FW with Pwnage tool?

iPhone hacker will test the 2.0 firmware and unlock its features once its released by the Apple. So some folks prefer not to jump and upgrade to 2.0 and wait for the iPhone hacker's instructions.

iPhone users should correct me if I am wrong

 

[narangz]

Wow! A LAN setup! These things still exist? I never even thought of it as an option when I was wondering how to get my house all networked up. Wi-Fi is the way to go.

Well wired network setup is better in terms of speed & health issues. God knows what these Wi-Fi rays do to our body.

WiFi has security issues. I am still skeptic of something which my neighbour can hack into.
I recommend LAN any day. You might need to use a few wires, but you don't risk anything.

Wi-fi can be made pretty much secure. All one needs is a little bit of knowledge. If one is paranoid about security then he/she must know that even telephone/internet lines can be hacked

 

[iMav]

WiFi has security issues. I am still skeptic of something which my neighbour can hack into.

The guy is not getting proper coverage at his house and you are talking about neighbors

 

[dinesh72]

@goobi
yes, I was playing the tour within the browser. Right click on the video gave me an option to save it as quicktime movie.
I was so much fascinated by these apple tutorials(aperture 2) and I was watching them over the internet everytime I needed them, now on I would probably save the files for later reference.

 

[aryayush]

Stopped reading Macuser for sometime now, I felt most stories appear first on TUAW and then on Macuser, am I wrong ??

No, you aren’t. But it’s the writing style that differs. Dan Moren, Dan Pourhadi and David Dahlquist generally write articles that will have you chuckling. In the Apple-related journalism industry, there are a few big players and not a lot of variety in the news, so you get repeat versions of the same stuff all over the place. It’s up to you to decide which source you enjoy the most—be it Ars Technica, Engadget, Gizmodo, MacUser, TUAW or one of the many others vying for your attention (and the resultant advertising revenue).

Can I use GPS on my current iPhone with 2.0 firmware or do I need the new 3G iPhone?

You need a new iPhone 3G.

BTW what are the other features in 3G iPhone except 3G?

GPS and supposedly better reception, speakers and battery life.

Can I unlock my iPhone 2.0FW with Pwnage tool?

Yes, you can.

The guy is not getting proper coverage at his house and you are talking about neighbors

Point.

Those of you who are defending a wired network setup and prefer it over wireless, use the later for a month and then report back. Let’s see you going back to the messy, tied down nature of the wired world after that. Going wireless is right up there, just after the decision of switching to a Mac, in the list of the best technology related decisions I made in my life.