Category: Misc Tech

Maybe I should start wearing a watch again. “Apple Picking” crime wave targets watch-less iPhone owners | TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog.

Oh, and Windows XP still has a 31% market share. Ugh. Windows 8.1 overtakes Mac OS X 10.9 among desktop OS users | Microsoft – CNET News.

Step 1, store passwords in plaintext. Hack of Cupid Media dating website exposes 42 million plaintext passwords | Ars Technica. Really? in 2013, someone still does that? via

Remember when laptops didn’t have built in Wifi? Here’s my iPhone 4s next to my buddy’s relic Wifi pc-card…

New FAA Guidelines Permit More Device Use, All The Way From Take-Off To Landing | TechCrunch. Woo hoo!  Now you don’t have to pack that paper book just for take off and landing.  via

Dell offers fix for Latitude 6430u laptop computers that smell like cat urine | syracuse.com. Thankfully, my Macbook doesn’t smell like cat urine.  Just everything else in my office at home.  Mental note, relocate the litter box.

Microsoft to Windows XP users: your operating system is a major security risk | Microsoft Windows – InfoWorld. If you’re still using Windows XP, please give Ubuntu a try.  You’ll likely curse a little less and will spend less time (and money) keeping your computer from eating itself.