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Our friends at Macnn, recently spoke to Filemaker about compatibility with Lion. Their response ?
“FileMaker Pro 8.5 or greater will install on Lion.”
BUT
“Only FileMaker Pro 11.0 will be certified and supported to run on Lion.”
So, the bottom line is, you can use any version from 8.5 and up, but you might have some minfor problems. They only support Filemaker Pro 11.
Most websites you visit will leave a small file called a ‘cookie’ on your computer to store information about you, and store any relevant site preferences. Most of the time this is fine, however some sites use this information to track your surfing habits for profiling/advertising purposes and more.Flash Cookies: Flash Cookies, can potentially be even more insidious, as they can store up-to 25x more information (100Kb) than regular cookies. Flash Cookies can even be used to restore regular cookies, long after the original cookie has been deleted.
Databases/Local Storage: Databases, and Local Storage are generally more innocuous, and are used mainly by web applications to store data.
Cookie, helps you to manage exactly who can access information about your online activities, all in one convenient location. With a clear and intuitive interface, Cookie is a must have application for anyone serious about protecting their personal information. After an initial simple setup, Cookie requires minimal effort to keep your computer clear from unwanted data-mining.
Full Article Here : Get your cookies together …
Well, it had to come. Caveat – I have not looked at or tried this product – but just anounced :
VirusBarrier for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store.
From the people at Intego.
Video Conversion made Easy.
VidConvert is a video converter designed to make converting your videos simple and easy. VidConvert will convert just about any type of video into one of the many popular formats of today. Creating videos for your iPhone or iPad, for your Mac or TV, or formats such as DivX and MPEG are just a click away with VidConvert.
http://www.ugnn.com/2011/07/video-conversion-made-easy/
iMedia Converter for Mac
Enolsoft Corporation, a professional multimedia software developer, has announced the release of Enolsoft iMedia Converter for Mac, which provides a complete solution that enables Mac users to convert media files (video, DVD or audio) into the appropriate format for use on personal computers or popular mobile devices with a single click.
I am not a big user of software utilities – but these three all seem to provide some real added value to those that live in a mac …. my thanks to ‘showker AT spamcop DOT net’ for the summaries that I replay below.
A Clean Desktop Is Easy, Really It Is
A Clean Desktop Is Easy, Really It Is File It Away 1.0 is a really simple but useful utility for keeping Macintosh files and folders ‘filed away’ and out of sight. Developed by a notoriously messy Macintosh computer user with a computer Desktop so full of icons and trash the program’s development was almost mandatory.
http://www.ugnn.com/2011/07/a-clean-desktop-is-easy-really-it-is/
SideFolders 1.5.1
Code529 has announced the release of SideFolders 1.5.1, an update to its file management utility for Mac OS X. SideFolders gives the users of this Mac app instant access to all their files and folders. SideFolders hides itself on the left or right side of the screen and pops up when the user moves his mouse to the edge of the screen.
http://www.ugnn.com/2011/07/sidefolders-1-5-1/
Calendars 2.3
Readdle, a publisher of business and productivity applications for the iPhone and iPad, has updated Calendars, its popular iOS application for tracking events, appointments and tasks on the go, with the ‘transparent’ Google Calendar sync and other additions. With Calendars 2.3 people can incredibly quickly add, edit, delete or re-schedule events and tasks within the application.
http://www.ugnn.com/2011/07/calendars-2-3/
Full details of the benefits of why you want to become a Pro Member can be found here. One of them is to get your business listed here and promoted into the Mac (and Maui) community. It costs just $10 per year which could be made up in a single purchase of a product that you buy with a pro members only vendor discount, qute apart from all of the other benefits. Read on to get the full story.
Now here is a handy dandy piece of information. Want to know more about all the apps that are out there and available ?
AppZapp 3.2 for iOS, is a free news app that provides encyclopedic listings, searches, filtering, activities, news, charts, and specials for all 93 global iOS and Mac App Stores. Based on a specially developed algorithm, AppZapp provides the top newcomer apps, most viewed, most liked, and the Top 400.
http://www.ugnn.com/2011/07/free-guide-to-every-ios-and-mac-app/
Topic: Upgrading Your Mac: . New computers are great, but not always a necessity. Lion is on the way. Is your Mac ready? Running out of hard space? Spinning wheel? Join us this month as we discuss tips that can help maximize your Macs use and help extend its life. As always bring your Mac, iPad, iPhone and iPod questions with you.
Not as many links to go through for this month, since the June meeting focussed on Apple’s WWDC announcements and what it means to Apple Users.
We won’t replay everything here – suffice to say – if you want to learn what is going on at a high level – some great videos and commentaries on Apple’s own web site.
We also spent some more time going through the Malware episode – and reviewed Rick’s two videos on how to remove it if you get infected. Check out the post here.
We further announced the re-introduction to the Pro Level membership.$10 per month to get access to the Pro Level, that could more than pay for itself in a single transaction.
Those members that joined the Pro level last night will be receiving a unique email with details of how to access the special offers on our website – as well as get listings to your business on the site – and post advertising for products you might want to sell.
We also discussed the idea of introducing a forum, which is definitely on the cards – but step by step. To reiterate comments last night – if there are specific questions you have – feel free to ask us through email – and we will respond through email if we can quickly. If not – we will include it in the discussion at the next meeting – and post responses into this stream.
Once again – apologies for the up and ‘down-ness’ of Facebook and the blog over the past 24 hours – partly due to going live with this very blog. As said earlier – hopefully normal service is resumed – don’t hesitate to let me know if you find any problems.
Dear All … ‘Normal Service’ to the Maui Mac User Society’s online presence has been restored. Apologies for the up and down of the web site, the feeds, the links to our page on Facebook etc. Suffice to say – all should now be done. Don’t hesitate to flag anything you find that you think is not as it should be …. we will get on it immediately.
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