Microsoft has decided to finally beef up their Mac software support with the shocking news that they will be bringing Outlook to Mac's in 2010. Although visually they will still be only visually similar, MS promises they it will have a much more Exchange compatibility.
Any Entourage users will agree that it's needed an overhaul for quite sometime! It's not even possible to view who has accepted a meeting except for the meeting organizer and you. Coming from a company that uses both Mac and PC, I am hoping that they fix the signature disparity on the Mac (Outlook on PC uses Rich text for signatures as default, Entourage for the Mac can't even do rich text meaning signatures look quite a bit different on either platform).
Check out the full article, here.
Bravo MS, it took you long enough... now get back to work!
8.14.2009
Outlook Coming to Mac in 2010
8.10.2009
Are URL Shorteners Secure?
With the explosion of microblogging through services like Twitter and Facebook Status Updates, there has also been an explosion in the use of URL shorteners like bit.ly, is.gd, and tinyurl.com. As with the growth of anything on the internet, there is a parallel growth of security threats. The one thing that bugs me out about URL shorteners is that you never know what lies beyond the cute little shortened URL. It's a perfect platform for the delivery of malicious links to unsuspecting victims, and I'm surprised there have not been more security issues with short URLs. In the meantime, you can use a great tool like Untiny.me before you click that link.
8.06.2009
Next Gen Smart Phones
I came across an article today that outlines the latest and greatest in Smart Phones. The image below was extremely telling. What I also found telling is the absence of any Windows Mobile or Blackberry devices. However, this is just one man's opinion.
8.04.2009
Which Continent is Fastest?
This article in The New York Times states that Europe holds the title for the continent with the fastest broadband speeds. In an effort to keep things honest I checked this information against Speedtest.net's World Results Page. According to Speedtest.net, Europe only holds the download title, the upload title belonging to Asia. Luckily for us, North America is not far behind either continent.
Alerts for Free iPhone Apps
I just read a great story on downloadsquad.com about a website that will tell you what apps are free for the iPhone at the currnet time. Many apps that cost money will go free for a short period of time for promotional purposes and the below website will let you know!
The alert website is: http://freeappalert.com/
There you can sign up to be alerted via twitter, facebook, rss feed, or just an e-mail if you'd prefer. The site also tells you how much the application previously was, for bragging rights or to just know how killer of a deal free can be.
7.31.2009
1 Billion Firefox Downloads Surpassed!
Today is a special day for Firefox - it has surpassed over 1 billion downloads of their popular browser.
That is a pretty amazing feat considering they don't force feed you their browser like Microsoft does with Internet Explorer and Apple with Safari. Firefox was chosen to be downloaded a billion times by users like you and I. Cheers Firefox, to infinity... and beyond?
7.24.2009
Software Ad Fails Miserably
It's sad when you are trying to promote something like education and you can't even put the correct word "they're". Next time you see a copy editor here at SRG. Thank her/him because they keep us from embarrassing ourselves!
