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I do enjoy reading things like this.
Brian Krebs on Safe Online Banking:
An investigative series I’ve been writing about organized cyber crime gangs stealing millions of dollars from small to mid-sized businesses has generated more than a few responses from business owners who were concerned about how best to protect themselves from this type of fraud.
The simplest, most […]

This is just way cool.
Layers: A $15 OS X app that takes a screenshot of your current desktop. The catch? The screenshot is saved as a PSD with layers for each application, window and desktop icon. (via cabel) ●

(Via ShaunInman.com)

I've posted about this service previously, but they've come out with a referral program (you save $5, I make $5), as well as added the ability to sync your Address Book contacts with Gmail's contacts, and it works VERY well. Just be sure if you want the latest & greatest to download the beta version.

Lifehacker is such a great website. For example, we've got this great app
Pause iTunes Whenever You Unplug Your Headphones with Breakaway:
Freeware application Breakaway automatically pauses and resumes your iTunes music when you unplug or plug in your headphones, perfect for using your laptop in public places. Not only will the auto-pause prevent you from blaring music […]

If you're an OS X user, and you've upgraded to Leopard & found the new Stacks feature lacking, check this out: Stacks overlay

It seems I'm merely relaying some other blog posts, but damn, this one is just too funny. Ihnatko's humor is spot-on, and I like his analysis of how Leopard is about all the little things bundled together, as opposed to one single "killer app."
Andy Ihnatko: What’s Leopard Really Worth?
I think the way to sum up […]

I don't usually do this, but I just couldn't resist being a fanboy.
146,000 iPhone Activations in First Two Days:
AT&T posted their 2^nd Quarter earnings today and revealed some numbers on early iPhone sales.
Sales of the Apple iPhone have been robust. The June 29 launch allowed for less than two days of sales and activations before […]

Just wanted to put a little note in here about this excellent (but very beta) piece of software I've discovered for syncing iCal & Google Calendar bidirectionally called Spanning Sync. Finally, iCal & gCal can play nice!
[Full disclosure: This post has been edited so that clicking on that link will provide you with a $5 […]

So I'm definitely a big fanboy, but seriously, with a company as awesome as Apple, it's hard not to be! I mean, come on, the iPhone is amazing! Not only that, but moving towards 802.11n wireless networking (5x as fast as the current 802.11g standard, with greater range), the Apple TV, and renaming […]