Tag Archives: Apps

Secure Your Passwords

How do you choose your passwords? Is it based on something people could guess about you? Is it a common word in the dictionary? Do you have a password you use over and over?

Consider the number of security breaches that have already occurred this year. Sony’s Playstation Network was breached and down for weeks before coming back up. Credit card information was stolen from Sony’s databases. Epsilon, a wholesale email provider, was compromised. They handle mass emails for many large companies. You may have seen notices from many different companies regarding this breach. RSA was attacked and SecureID tokens were stolen. As things stand now, 2011 is looking to be the worst year for security breaches yet.

So what can you do to minimize your risk in the Internet age? Taking yourself off of the Internet is becoming less of an option everyday. It’s time to take a look at a password manager.

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Is It Here Yet?

Have you ever ordered something and wanted to know when you will get it. You can check the tracking number on the web sites of UPS, FedEx or the US Postal Service but, I’ve got a better way. June Cloud software let’s you use your web browser, your Mac or your iOS device (iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad) to combine all of your tracking numbers into one place with Delivery Status.

Track Almost Any Package

Irregardless of which way you use Delivery Status, you will find most common delivery services available. This includes UPS, FedEx, DHL and the US Postal Service. Currently, there are over 30 services you can use to track your package.

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Get Notified by Boxcar

Apple added push notifications to iOS in June 2009 when iOS 3.0 was introduced. It does an excellent job of allowing applications to send you notifications while preserving battery life. It does however have a few shortcomings which will likely be improved upon in future Apple releases. Today, you can improve on notifications with Boxcar.

Blackberry users give a few reasons why their devices are superior to an iPhone. One of those is the email notification on the device. Apple’s push email is helpful and it will show a number of messages on the mail icon. It doesn’t however work for all email services or provide as good a visual or audible cue.

An example of a service that doesn’t provide good notification for me is email from our company Exchange Server 2003. While newer versions of Exchange provide good support with the iPhone, 2003 has its limits. I am able to use a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to gain access to the email. This however requires you to login and check even if there is nothing there that you care about. Boxcar can help.

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iOS AirPrint Options

With the release of iOS 4.2 came many new features including AirPrint – the ability to print from your iOS device. AirPrint is available for iPad, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and iPod Touch (3rd Generation and later). AirPrint was a feature that I was really looking forward to – especially for the iPad. The feature was originally planned to work directly with printers that implemented AirPrint as well as through shared printers from your Mac or PC. However the current release removed the shared printers option prior to the final release. So what are your options?

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iOS Calculator Apps

I’ve looked at a number of calculators for iOS that run on the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad and have a few that I really like. In my list I will also include a few others that you may not use all of the time but when you need them they are great as well.

Calculator

The calculator application that comes on the iPhone, iPod Touch or the iPad is actually quite good. In vertical mode it is a nice basic calculator and in horizontal mode it becomes a great scientific calculator. You can copy and paste the answer if you need it to another application. For a while this was the calculator I used all of the time.

Universal App that came with your iPhone or iPad (Free)

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