The nine-dot pattern lock option is one of those uniquely Android things -- it's been there ever since the G1, and even if you don't personally use it, odds are good that you recognize it. So when we see it on an iPhone -- apparently on an app used by Apple internally -- you can appreciate why we're going to do a double take. What you're looking at here is one of several screens obtained by 9 to 5 Mac, allegedly showing a version of Apple's employee-only AppleConnect app with support for pattern locking to keep prying eyes out. It seems that the app enforces some minimum gesture length to constitute a secure lock -- and considering some of the forensic science going on there, we bet it's gotta be pretty long. Of course, none of these means we'll see the feature show up in an actual iOS build, but the site says that the company's testing the mechanism in other internal tools... and if nothing else, Apple seems to be acknowledging that lock patterns aren't a terrible idea.
Monday, February 28, 2011
iPhone lock -
Sunday, February 27, 2011
AFCOM's Data Center World Conference
March 29-30, 2011, Las Vegas, Nevada | Innovative Research
AFCOM's Data Center World Conference
March 29-30, 2011, Las Vegas, Nevada
Product Information Session P05: Simulate Airflow to Eliminate Hot Spots, Save Energy, and Reduce Operating Cost.
March 30, 10:30 AM
Dr. Suhas Patankar, president, Innovative Research, Inc./TileFlow
How To:
Add contact information to your Mac's login screen -
If you believe in the kindness of strangers, this tip might be for you. Most laptop users fear that their computer will be lost or stolen. Assuming that the right sort of person finds your laptop, however, they might be willing to return it to its rightful owner, if they knew how to contact you.
No free checking accounts at your bank? Try this. - CSMonitor.com -
Regulatory changes threaten to end free checking accounts at banks. But don't despair. More than a third of credit unions in the United States plan to continue offering the perk for the foreseeable future.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
DropPhox wirelessly connects your iOS camera with Dropbox-
DropPhox
(US$1.99) from DaVinciWare Inc. is a little gem that everyone using an iOS device with a camera (and Dropbox) should go out and buy. This app allows you to snap pictures or videos, and have them wirelessly transfer to your Dropbox account via either 3G or Wi-Fi. We love Dropbox around here and use it for just about everything.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
HealthIT.hhs.gov:
The following organizations have been selected as ONC-Authorized Testing and Certification Bodies (ATCBs):
Certified Health IT Product List
The online list of certified electronic health record technology is updated as ONC-Authorized Testing and Certification Bodies certify new products.
Surescripts LLC
- Arlington, VA
Date of authorization: December 23, 2010.
Scope of authorization: EHR Modules: E-Prescribing, Privacy and Security.ICSA Labs
- Mechanicsburg, PA
Date of authorization: December 10, 2010.
Scope of authorization: Complete EHR and EHR Modules.SLI Global Solutions
- Denver, CO
Date of authorization: December 10, 2010.
Scope of authorization: Complete EHR and EHR Modules.InfoGard Laboratories, Inc.
– San Luis Obispo, CA
Date of authorization: September 24, 2010.
Scope of authorization: Complete EHR and EHR Modules.Certification Commission for Health Information Technology
(CCHIT) - Chicago, IL
Date of authorization: September 3, 2010.
Scope of authorization: Complete EHR and EHR Modules.Drummond Group, Inc.
(DGI) - Austin, TX
Date of authorization: September 3, 2010.
Scope of authorization: Complete EHR and EHR Modules.More:
http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt?open=512&mode=2&objID=3120
Soon ! -
Supply shortages, new model numbers suggest new MacBook Pros
By Dana Franklin posted Feb 18, 2011 2:30PM
iSpazio claims an Apple employee informed the site about the imminent release of five new models of MacBook Pro[Google translation] with part numbers MC720, MC721, MC723, MC724, and MC725. According to the report, all three currently available screen sizes - 13-inch, 15-inch, and 17-inch - will be represented among the five new configurations.
That's us!
HHS Funds EHR Security Study
February 17, 2011 - Howard Anderson, Executive Editor, HealthcareInfoSecurity.com
The Department of Health and Human Services has hired a consulting firm to investigate ways to make it easier to improve the security of electronic health records.
The HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology awarded a $1.12 million contract to McLean, Va.-based LMI for a 13-month pilot project that's aimed at "reducing the burden of security on end-users of health IT so that it doesn't stand in the way of EHR adoption," said LMI spokesman Matt Daigle.
U.S. Army Using iPhone App To Train Missile Crews -
You want to learn to launch some missiles? Yeah, there's an app for that. -
Looking through the iTunes App Store reveals that, for better or worse, there's an app for just about everything. You can find Apps to entertain yourself with, create to-do lists, and recipe keepers, to name a few. Oh, and it turns out that there's now an app that will train you how to launch a Patriot missile.