Section: Macintosh / Apple Hardware , Peripherals Want to record audio on the go?  Zoom has the perfect tool to record better than CD quality stereo audio on the go. It’s called the Zoom H1 Handy Recorder, and it’s small enough to fit in your pocket but it won’t break the bank. The H1 records linear PCM (WAV) files at 24-bit/96 kHz, which they say is higher quality that a CD, though you aren’t likely to have source material of similar quality.  There are two microphones on the business end of the H1, separated by 90 degrees.  That’s to acheive the separation of left and right tracks that should sound as natural as possible.  Audio is recorded onto a MicroSD card, which can be as large as 32GB.  You can download the resulting files with a USB cable. Controls are minimalist on this guy.  On the front there is a relatively large record button directly below the screen and that’s it.  On the side there are some transport controls and on the back is where you’ll find some setting switches. There are tons of possibilities with the Handy Recorder.  It can be used for interviews, recording meetings, seminars, concerts, practice sessions etc.  You can even use it as a replacement microphone on your DSLR that takes video to improve the quality of sound.  Actually, they sell an accessory kit for the H1 for $25 that makes this super easy, as well.  There’s a tripod, mic clip adapter, a windscreen, a case, charger and USB cable. The Zoom H1 Handy Recorder retails for $99.99 and should be available starting today.  You can read more about the details of the H1 on the Samson website . Full Story » | Written by Jake Gaecke for Appletell . | Comment on this Article »

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Record quality stereo sound anywhere with the Zoom H1 Handy Recorder

Facebook Places has us a little bit paranoid. After all, the idea of our friends checking us in at the yogurt shop isn’t something that we want leaking out. We’re yogurt fanatics and we wouldn’t want the word to get out to our friends and loved ones. So, if you’re wondering how to turn off Facebook Places and keep your friends from outing your addiction to frozen treats, read on. Restrict access in “Things I share” Under the Privacy settings, go to Custom and “Customise settings.” This will take you to the page that will allow you to select what other friends can see. We set this to “Friends Only,” but you might be okay with letting “Friends of Friends” know where you are. Keep others from mentioning you under “Things others share” Keep your friends from being able to check you in with them by disabling “Friends can check me in to places.” Your friends might be annoyed with your decision, but remember this it is your privacy. You can still be tagged in status updates, however. Change the settings under “Applications and website” This one is tricky and took us a few clicks to find. Scroll to the bottom of the privacy page, and under “Applications and websites,” edit “Info accessible to your friends” so that “Current location” and “Places I’ve visited” are not checked off. This will ensure that your information is not shared with any of the applications, games and websites that you and your friends might use. Follow this article’s author, Florence Ion, on Twitter , where she doesn’t share her location.

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How To Turn Off Facebook Places

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg may have infamously given up his iPhone recently for an Android handset, but that doesn’t mean that his company has abandoned Apple’s iOS. Following a press conference Wednesday to introduce the new location-based Places feature, an iPhone app update hit which adds the feature. Facebook has now added the ability for users to “check in” to their current location right from the iPhone app, which will let you see who else is at your location as well as tag friends who are with you. Places will ultimately allow businesses to “claim” their own locations and offer discounts or promotions to users, according to AppleInsider . If that functionality sounds familiar, that’s because it’s already been made popular by startups such as Gowalla, Foursquare and Yelp — but rather than competing with the existing services, Facebook has partnered with them to allow badges and check-ins from the third-party services to carry over to and from Facebook. Debuting first on the iPhone app with the just-released 3.2 update, Facebook Places is also available from the mobile website at touch.facebook.com and the company is planning to offer the feature on other smartphone apps in the future. The Places feature is being slowly rolled out, so you may see a message that “This feature will be available in your region soon” as we did here in both the Midwest as well as MacLife.com’s home turf in San Francisco. No need for apocalyptic panic, the feature should light up in a day or two. Facebook for iPhone 3.2 isn’t all about Places — you can now set the privacy of individual status updates, see all recipients of inbox messages and iOS 4 users can now upload photos and video in the background. The app also squashes some bugs, most notably a delay when commenting on a post or posting a status update as well as issues that cropped up with Notes and the News Feed. Perplexingly, Facebook is still not a universal app, nor is there a separate version available for the iPad, which seems to be crying out for it (although the app does run on the iPad, but it’s a confining experience). Facebook 3.2 requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later and the free 3.2MB download is available on the App Store right now. Follow this article’s author, J.R. Bookwalter on Twitter

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Facebook for iPhone Update Brings New Places Feature

(Image courtesy of Gizmodo) And who says today’s youth aren’t up to any good?  Christian Owens is only 16 and is already a millionaire.  All it took was a little self teaching in web design, and an inspirational hero in Steve Jobs. Christian – who resides in Corby, Northamptonshire – received his first computer at seven years old.  Three years after, he received a Mac and then began to learn some web design.  Fast forward four years later in 2008, he started his first company.  It’s a site that might be familiar to some called Mac Bundle Box.  The site was visually pleasing, almost reminiscent of something Apple might even come up with. On the site, one could purchase a package of various Mac OS X apps for a discounted price and for a limited time.  Christian negotiated various deals with developers in order to receive a discount on their apps.  While the bundle of apps would normally retail for about $400, he sold it for a mere tenth of the price. To boot, if a large enough amount of users purchased the package, a new app would become unlocked for all buyers.  And if that wasn’t enough, Christian also learned the skills of any blooming businessman…philanthropy.  He dedicated a percentage of all sales to charity. So, how did the venture work out?  In the first two years, the Mac Bundle Box made a cool million (or about 700,000 British Pounds). But why stop there?  Owens has now moved on to a new medium, called Branchr, which is a pay-per-click advertising company that sends out 300 million ads a month on well over 17,500 websites, iPhone/Android apps.  That company has already made $800,00 in the first year, employs eight adults, and that even includes his mother Alison, 43. While it would seem the sky would be the limit, in the next ten years, Christian’s goal is to make one hundred million British pounds through Branchr.  Branchr has even already bought another company, and Christian reinvests all of it right back into the company. So what’s his tip?  “There is no magical formula to business, it takes hard work, determination and the drive to do something great.” Indeed.  Kudos Christian! via Gizmodo Follow this article’s author, Matthew Tilmann on Twitter  

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Inspired By Steve Jobs, Teenage Web Designer Becomes A Millionaire

Cue up the Rocky montage music and get ready for your Apple devices to strut their stuff. It’s hard enough being in a competitive market with PC evangelists and Android users, so why not download a couple of apps that could really showcase your Mac and iOS device’s true capabilities? Your technology has fast processors, video games and multitasking, too (the iPad is getting there…hold your horses!). Here are a couple of apps that can really show what your Mac, iPhone and iPad are made of. Mac Geek Tools We know you’re not a huge fan of widgets, but we promise that these are actually helpful. GeekTool 3.0 is a glorified preferences pane/system preferences module for Leopard and up that allows you display all sorts of nifty info on your desktop. For one, you could pin pictures of your beloved all over your desktop (we’re incredibly smitten with the electronic duo Daft Punk, in case you couldn’t tell), or tack on some of that important CSS code you need for stylizing your website. Or, keep track of computer logs and even add in custom scripts that you can instantly launch from your desktop. GeekTools is pretty rad, and another great way to show how user friendly the Mac really is. iPad RJ Voyager This is a seriously cool app that you can utilize to show off the music making power of your iPad

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The German government announced Wednesday several Apple iOS devices have “two critical weak points for which no patch exists.” The warning from Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security advises users of iPhones, iPads and iPod touch devices to avoid opening PDF files and visiting unfamiliar websites. Apple is already investigating the issue which appeared earlier

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My oh my, it’s been a huge week for iPhone and iPad jailbreaking, hasn’t it? On Monday, word came down from the Library of Congress that Jailbreaking your iPhone (or any mobile handset) for the purpose of providing a carrier unlock or to purchase software from any App Store you darn well please has become 100% no grey-area legal. Today, those inclined to tinker with their iPhones and iPads were provided with another gift: a browser-based hack that will jailbreak just about any hardware rocking iOS. According to Gizmodo , Jailbreakme 2.0 enables anyone running an Apple device loaded up with iOS 3.2.1, 4.0 or 4.0.1 to jailbreak their handset or tablet. The Jailbreaking process for this one is as simple as it gets: direct your browser to the project’s website and follow the instructions you find there. Yes: It’s that simple. A word to the wise: As the jailbreak will work on anything from an iPhone 3G right up to and including the iPhone 4 and iPad, there’s a lot of demand on the Jailbreakme server’s right now. Getting through to run the jailbreak could take you some time–if you’re patient, however, you will be rewarded with a jailbroken piece of hardware and access to the Cydia store and all the unauthorized treasures it holds. As always, jailbreak at your own risk! There is always the chance that you’ll brick your device and you’ll definitely void your warranty.  

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Browser-Based iOS Device Jailbreaking is Go!

Apple’s Magic Trackpad looks like an optional peripheral for now, but it’s much more than that. It’s several nails in the mouse’s coffin. It may even be a stake through its heart. Apple’s intent for the Magic Trackpad is clear: it’s a replacement for the mouse that brings multitouch gestures to the desktop. As more and

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Apple’s Magic Trackpad Ambitions: The Mouse Is Dead

If you use Safari as your main web browser, you might want to open your preferences, switch to Autofill and untick the option to autofill web forms using info from your Address Book card: a serious vulnerability in Safari allows websites to steal information from your Address Book without any user input at all. The exploit

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Safari Exploit Allows Address Book Data To Be Easily Stolen Through Autofill

Yesterday, Nokia made it clear they wanted nothing to do with Apple’s all-smartphones-suck-at-making-calls spiel made during a press conference on Friday (a breakdown of Apple’s test can be found on the company’s website, here). Blackberry maker Research In Motion followed with much stronger words, saying that “Apple’s claims about RIM products appear to be deliberate

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HTC Joins Nokia, Blackberry In Firing Back At Apple