Do Not Track Plus isn’t an ad blocker, so you’ll still see ads. But by installing Do Not Track Plus, you block third-party sites from putting cookies on your machine and seeing that you’ve visited a website. Clicking on the extension shows you more detail about each category of tracking company (there are hundreds) and how Do Not Track handles them.
I just installed this in Chrome and logged into Facebook to test it out. Here’s what it showed immediately after logging in:
Not as many as I was expecting, but not bad. How about a news site, which is typically loaded with advertising?
That’s more like it. In the 20-30 minutes that I’ve had it installed, Do Not Track Plus has blocked 104 items (80 tracking companies, 17 ad networks, and 7 social buttons – the little Likes, Tweets, and +1s you see littered all over the place).
If you’re concerned about your web browsing being tracked and aggregated by advertisers and others, give Do Not Track Plus a whirl. I’m currently using it in conjunction with the amazing and indispensable AdBlock extension.
[This is the first part of an ongoing series for new and veteran iPhone owners alike. The vast majority of our clients are now using iPhones and iPads, and we're frequently asked about tips and tricks to get the most out of them. Hopefully you'll discover something new along the way.]
It’s been a nagging problem since the original iPhone was released: a Kodak moment comes along, and you hurry to grab your camera and capture it. Only your camera is now your iPhone. You pull it out of your pocket, turn the screen on, swipe to unlock it, hunt for and tap the Camera app…and wait…and wait…and by the time it’s ready, the moment has passed.
With the release of iOS 5 for iPhone 3GS, 4, and 4S, Apple has introduced a very clever shortcut to eliminate the long wait. Now, instead of going through all those motions, here’s all you need to do:
With the screen locked (as if you had just taken it out of your pocket), double-press the home button.
A camera icon will appear next to the unlock slider:
Tap it to launch directly into the Camera app and snap your photo or take a video. When you’re finished, just press the lock button on top of your iPhone to lock the screen again.
BONUS TIP: When using the Camera app, there are now two ways to snap a photo. The on-screen button still works, but iOS 5 now adds camera shutter functionality to the volume-up button:
Never thought I’d say this, but Time Warner Cable is doing a decent job of coping with this whole ‘digital revolution’ thing (for a cable company, at least). First it was their iPhone and iPad apps which let you watch live TV anywhere in your house. Now they’re bringing the same functionality to your PC or Mac:
The TWC TV Web app, available now in beta, works in Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari. Users will also need to install Microsoft’s Silverlight plug-in, version 4 or higher.
As with Time Warner’s iPad and iPhone app, restrictions apply: Subscribers can only watch live video at home, where their cable TV is set up. And although up to 200 channels are available depending on the user’s subscription package, Viacom content such as Comedy Central and MTV are absent. (Viacom forced Time Warner to stop streaming its content last year, and the companies have yet to reach an agreement to make the content available.)
Too bad Viacom still hasn’t seen the writing on the wall.
He also announced that its syncing service iCloud now has over 100M users. Just last month, Cook said that the service had 85M users, making this a growth of 15M users in 21 days.
Cook also reiterated that iCloud was a ‘long-game’ strategy that Apple would continue to pursue over many years. He said that it wasn’t just a product, but a “strategy for the next decade” of Apple’s business. Cook mentioned that the way that iCloud took a household with multiple Macs or iDevices and simplified the interchange of information as the primary drive behind the introduction of iCloud.
Obviously this is an incredible rate of growth, but it’s not altogether surprising. If you’re buying an iPhone or iPad, there’s no reason not to sign up for iCloud. It works with Macs, it works with Windows, and it’s the glue that makes everything happen behind the scenes. You almost never interact directly with iCloud as you would with Dropbox or other cloud services, but it’s right there, just doing its thing, like magic.
The first step is to choose your Twitter clients carefully. I recently switched to Tweetbot on my iPhone and iPad and have really enjoyed them so far. Gorgeous interface, very easy to send interesting links to Instapaper, and excellent Readability integration.
On my Mac, I’m still using Twitterific simply because it’s been the only Mac client that supports Tweet Marker for keeping my place in my timeline. Until recently, that is, because Osfoora was just released for Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Looks promising, but I’m not jumping ship yet.
A paper pad will still be the quickest and most reliable way for you to take notes, a tablet of above 7 inches will give you a richer user experience without being much bulkier, and Samsung’s own Galaxy S II and Galaxy Nexus can match the Note in performance while fitting more comfortably in the pocket.
The phone is too big. You will look stupid talking on it, people will laugh at you, and you’ll be unhappy if you buy it. I really can’t get around this, unfortunately, because Samsung pushed things way too far this time.
I’d go a step further. Not only is it the best ultrabook, it’s the best Windows laptop on the market.
Try as they might, and despite $300 million in subsidies from Intel, PC manufacturers have not been able to come close to the Air’s combination of blazing speed, price, fit and finish, keyboard and trackpad quality, portability, and battery life. Never mind the fact that if one day you decide to ditch Windows, you already own a top-notch Mac laptop as well.
When it was introduced, the Air was seen as an overpriced novelty item for rich. A few years later, it has Intel and PC manufacturers in a full-blown panic.
Sources say the company has chosen the first week in March to debut the successor to the iPad 2, and will do so at one of its trademark special events. The event will be held in San Francisco, presumably at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Apple’s preferred location for big announcements like these.
I generally ignore the Apple rumor mill, but when John Paczkowski and Jim Dalrymple say it’s so, it’s usually so. If you’re thinking about buying an iPad 2, I suggest waiting about a month.
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