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News Story Links for the week of May 21st through 25th, 2012:

Monday May 21st, 2012

• Apple/products related News/Op-Ed/Reviews/Rumors:
  • Mac users' indifference toward security 'worrying'
  • The Leap: Gesture control like Kinect, but cheaper and much higher resolution
    (ref: FAQ about Leap)
  • Apple iOS warning message suggests 3G Facetime coming
  • Review of Bang & Olufsen Beolit 12 (Airplay speakers)
  • 'jOBS' Movie to Film in Los Altos Garage Where Apple Began
  • 300 of Steve Jobs' patents, four stories down (Smithsonian)
  
  
  
• New/Updated Apple Support/How-To/Troubleshooting Article Updates:
  • MacBook Pro: Bottom case foot replacement DIY instructions
  • Final Cut Pro X: Troubleshooting basics
  • Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5, Compressor 4: Unable to upload to YouTube w/Gmail
  • Controlling Apple TV with a third-party remote control
  • How to disable the Java web plug-in in Safari
  • iOS: AirPrint 101
    
    
  • Boot Camp: MacBook Pro built-in keyboard mapping in Windows
  • Boot Camp: Apple Wireless Keyboard keyboard mapping in Windows
  • Boot Camp: Apple Pro external keyboard mapping in Windows
  • iTunes for Windows: Doesn't open after upgrading in Windows Vista or Windows 7
  
  
  
• Other News/Articles/Op-Ed/DIY/OT:
  • NVIDIA Launches Fermi Based GeForce GT 610, GT 620, GT 630 Into Retail
  • Five Cable Firms to Share Wi-Fi Hot Spots
  • Hulu unveils lineup of original, exclusive shows
  • How to Speed Up Your NAS With iSCSI
  • Adware Stages Comeback Via Browser Extensions
  • HP Z420 Workstation Review: Competition Heats Up
  • You Built What?!: A Portable X-Ray Machine

• Apple/products related Op-Ed/Articles/Updates
  • Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 3.13 (For Lion/10.6.x)
  • Freeware VM VirtualBox v4.1.16 (see Change Log)
    (I welcome feedback for our Mac user reports on VirtualBox)
  • From PC to Mac: my opinion 10-months later
  • Obama, Clinton, Gore pay tribute to Steve Jobs at Webby Awards
  • Kaspersky frustrated by Apple's iOS AV ban
  • Cluely iOS app scanner warns of privacy-violating apps: Hands on
  • Sudo broken, sudo fixed (see 2nd para from last)
  • How 100 iPads saved Greece $140 billion (click-bait title of the day)
  
  
  
• Apple Support/How-To/Troubleshooting Article Updates:
  • iCloud: Troubleshooting Documents in the Cloud
  • Supported router devices for Back to My Mac
  • OS X Lion: About Back to My Mac security with iCloud
  • What happens to Back to My Mac after I move to iCloud?
  • iCloud: What do Back to My Mac status messages mean?
  • Questions to ask your ISP when troubleshooting an Internet modem or router issue
  • Using and troubleshooting Back to My Mac with your iCloud account on OS X Lion
  • iCloud: Setting up and using Back to My Mac with an 802.11n-based AirPort base station, or Time Capsule
    
    
  • Apple Remote Desktop: Configuring remotely via command line (kickstart)
  • Remote Desktop: Unable to create custom client installer after updating to OS X Lion v10.7.3 or 10.7.4
    
    
  • Aperture: Tips on working with Photoshop
  • Aperture 3: Tips on tethered shooting
  • Aperture 3: About Video and Audio formats in Aperture
  • OS X Lion: Supported digital camera RAW formats (added v3.13 update)
  • OS X v10.6: Supported digital camera RAW formats (added v3.13 update)
    
    
  • OS X Server v10.6, Xsan 2.2: How to enable SSL on a mail cluster
  • OS X Server v10.6: Authentication methods for Podcast Producer
  • Mac OS X Server v10.6: MySQL libraries available for download
  • OS X v10.5, v10.6: About named streams on SMB-mounted NAS, Mac OS X, and Windows servers; "-36" or "-50" alerts may appear
    
    
  • Apple TV (1st generation): About iTunes LP and iTunes Extras
  • Updating iTunes Extras and LP content for your Apple TV (1st generation)
  • Apple TV (2nd and 3rd gen): Connecting the cables
  • iPhone: About unlocking
    
    
  • Hard drive data recovery and warranty implications
  
  
  
• Other News/Articles/Reviews/OT:
  • Google to Warn 500,000+ of DNS Changer Infections
  • (PCMag) Review of Diablo III
  • (Wired) Review: Diablo III
  • Google officially acquires Motorola Mobility for US$12.5 billion
  • Hollywood's Best Car Chases

• Apple/products related Op-Ed/Articles/Updates:
  • Aperture 3.2.4
  • How Tim Cook is changing Apple
  • Jonathan Ive interview: Apple's design genius is British to the core (2 parts)
    (includes quote about working on most important project/best work ever)
  • Apple's Coming Plan To Take Over The TV Business
  • Symantec releases free iAntivirus for the Mac
  • Yahoo launches Axis browser for Apple mobile devices (and plugin for browsers)
  • Yahoo leaks its own private key via new Axis Chrome extension (updated)
  • Hands On: Facebook's New iOS Camera App That Isn't Instagram
  • IBM bans Siri - and probably for good reason
  • Seagate buys LaCie: good for us?
  
  
  
• Updated Apple Support/How-To/Troubleshooting Articles:
  • Aperture 3.2.4: Release notes
  • iPhoto and Aperture: Using Photo Stream
  • Aperture 3.x: Aperture unexpectedly quits if Final Cut Express 4 is installed
    
    
  • Final Cut Pro X: Custom video effects may render as blue frames
  • iChat: About joining or hosting group video chats
  • About the iFrame video format
    
    
  • Troubleshooting Home Sharing
  • Setting up Home Sharing for Apple TV (2nd and 3rd generation)
  • DVD or CD sharing: Using Remote Disc
    
    
  • AirPort Express frequently asked questions (FAQ)
  • AirPort Base Station: Software and firmware download links
  • AirPort: How to mount an AirPort Extreme USB hard disk volume in OS X and Windows
    
    
  • Mac maintenance Quick Assist
  • USB and FireWire Quick Assist
  • Internet Quick Assist
    
    
  • OS X: How to burn a multi-session CD
  • iDVD: Setting Encoding preferences
  • How iTunes remembers audio CDs
    
    
  • Mail: Troubleshooting sending & receiving email messages (OS X Lion, OS X v10.6)
  • OS X: Connecting to the Internet via cable, DSL, or local area network (LAN)
  • OS X 10.4/10.5/10.6: FileVault - "There isn't enough space on your hard disk..." alert
  • OS X v10.6.3 (and later): Diagnostic and usage data collection
  • iCal, OS X v10.6: Recurring Exchange events not properly rendered
    
    
  • iOS: Understanding Personal Hotspot
  • iOS: How to back up your data and set up as a new device
    
    
  • How to find your nearest Apple Authorized Service Provider or Distributor
  • iPhoto: Difficulty submitting a book, card, or calendar order
  • iTunes Store: Frequently Asked Questions for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
  • Creating iTunes Store, App Store, iBookstore, Mac App Store account w/o a credit card
  
  
  
• Other News/Articles/Reviews/OT:
  • Review: 802.11ac Buffalo AirStation AC1300/N900 Gigabit Dual Band WZR-D1800H
  • The curse of free cloud services: a cautionary tale
  • Security in the Clouds: Part 1
  • IBM Blocks Employee Access to Apple's Siri
  • Comparing Intel Core i5 vs i7
  • ASUS Zenbook Prime (UX21A) Review: First of the 2nd Gen Ultrabooks
  • 10 Insanely Cool Things We Saw at Maker Faire...
  • Failure to launch: Why Sony never got AirBoard off the ground
  • The Sonos (wireless) SUB: Sexy, Smart, and Fun
  • Form Following Function: mbl 101 X-treme Speaker System

• Apple Support/How-To/Troubleshooting Article Updates:
  • iOS: Third-party Bluetooth headsets, headphones, and keyboards
  • iOS: How to back up your data and set up as a new device
  • iOS: Understanding passcodes
  • iOS: Understanding the SIM PIN
    
    
  • Mac Pro: About Mac Pro Audio Update 1.1
    (Updater rel'd May 2010 to fix FW Audio noise w/v1.0 update. Both updates were for OS X 10.6 and v1.0 was to fix 2009 Mac Pro high CPU core temperatures when playing audio. Same issue in OS X 10.5 also as noted in my tests w/2009 Mac Pro.)
    
    
  • iTunes for Windows: Troubleshooting iPod contact and calendar syncing for Windows 7/Vista
  
  
  
• Other News/Articles/Reviews/OT:
  • ASUS' Zenbook SSD and Apple's MacBook Air SSD Are Not Compatible
  • Apple's iTunes Promo Gives Paid Apps Away for Free
  • How Lark Went From Idea to Apple Store in One Year
  • Blizzard promises Diablo III server patch, denies security issues
  • Diablo 3 review: Games this thoughtfully crafted don't happen very often
  • Hands-on with The Leap: It's smaller, better and faster than you even thought
  • Quickbooks Online Outage Leaves Some Customers in Sour Mood
  • Is Facebook going to buy Opera, make its own browser?
  • (billing/support sw provider) WHMCS Breach May Be Only Tip of the Trouble
  • Dell Windows 8 Tablet Specs Leak
  • Ben Burtt on Star Wars, Forbidden Planet and the Sound of Sci-Fi
  • 3DAA Demos MDA Director
  • The Most Amazing Science Images of the Week
  • Video: Indy 500's 638 hp. Corvette ZR1 pace car