Netflix Comes to iPhone/iPodTouch/iPad

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings is introducing the Netflix app for iPhone OS.

• Coming this summer for free
• Same service you’re used to on your iPhone OS device
• Start on your TV and pick up wherever you’d like
• Personalized recommendations
• Access to Netflix’s complete library

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New Critical Flaw in Flash, Reader & Acrobat

For what seems to be the billionth time, a critical flaw allows an attacker to take over an affected system.  This kind of stuff does not help Adobe’s case for keeping Flash.

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-01.html

via Steve Gibson

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Need More Data? Answer Center Says You Can

Question:
What happens if I exceed my smartphone data plan’s monthly allowance?

Answer:

If you have DataPlus and use more than 200 MB, you’ll receive an additional 200 MB for $15. If you’re on the DataPro plan and need more than 2GB, you’ll receive an additional 2 GB for $10. Overage is replenished as often as necessary during your billing period.

The Answer Center has conflicting information from their press release which says, “Should a customer exceed 2 GB during a billing cycle, they will receive an additional 1 GB of data for $10 for use in the cycle.”

This would make pricing identical to the Verizon or Sprint MiFi which allows 5GB for $60.  AT&T tethering plus an extra 2GB is $25+$20+$10 = $55 for 4 GB or $65 for 6 GB.

New AT&T Data Plans: Tethering Available, No More Unlimited

Earlier today AT&T announced new Mobile Internet plans beginning June 7.

• DataPlus provides 200 MB of data for $15.  If you exceed 200 MB you will automatically receive 200 MB more for an additional $15.  AT&T says 65 precent of customers use less than 200 MB of data per month on average.
• DataPro provides 2 GB of data for $25.  If you exceed 2 GB you will automatically receive 1 GB more for an additional $10.  AT&T says 98 percent of customers use less than 2 GB of data per month on average.
• Tethering can be added to a DataPro account for an additional $20 per month.  iPhones will get tethering when Apple releases iPhone OS 4 this summer.

I would like to see a chart that shows how many people exceed 2 GB {1, 2, 3, 4, …, 11, 12} months per year.  Something tells me there are a good statistical number of people who bounce back and forth between this point (since it would make good business sense to make that your tipping point).

Regarding tethering, we can all say FINALLY!  But why do we have to wait for iPhone OS 4 exactly?  Apple built tethering into OS 3 already.  AT&T, are you trying to make it look like it was Apple who was slow to get tethering to work on the iPhone?

Use Ketchup As A Meeting Manager

Ketchup uses a very plain interface that does what it promises and nothing more. When you need an easy and basic way to track an activity for a meeting, Ketchup could be the solution. With Ketchup you can keep track of agendas, attendees, action items, who said what, and more.

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Left Your Flash Drive At Home? No Problem.

hokorii:

Technology has spoiled me.  On my way to work this morning I realized I left my flash drive at home.  I immediately thought “damn, I wish I could browse my Home and transfer the flash drive to my Car without having to go back” T_T …

Ah, yes, the good old days of USB flash drives.  So, what do you do when you leave your flash drive at home?  I guess you’d have to go back home and get it, but what if you didn’t have to carry around a flash drive.  

If you have access to the Internet and are able to download files to the computer you’re using, then you do not have to.

DropBox (http://getdropbox.com)

getDropBox.com is my go to place for all my files.  Simply sign up on the website and you have 2GB of online storage, but if you get me to refer you we both get even more storage space (hit me up on Twitter or facebook).

There is a very good demo video on their home page if you want to skip the rest of this post.

“But you could do that with Google Docs or Gmail!” you exclaim.

It gets better.  getDropBox.com has a client program that will install on Mac, Windows, or Linux.  It runs in the background with very little fuss.  It creates a folder on your computer called a DropBox and every time you create, delete, or edit a file or folder within that DropBox the changes are automatically synced to the website and to any other computer running your DropBox account.  That way you never have multiple versions of a document to confuse you.  The website also keeps old versions in case you accidently deleted something, or in case you wanted to go back and see what any file looked like a week or even a month ago.

You can also share files and/or folders with other people via the website, or even keep in sync with other getDropBox.com users which makes it a great collaboration tool.

They also recently launched their iPhone app and have a mobile optimized website for Blackberry and other users.

Additional space is available for a monthly fee, but 2GB for free is a great deal considering all it does.

Make DropBox More Powerful with SyncToy (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/…)

You can download SyncToy for free if you’re using Microsoft Windows.  Simply set up a sync between your DropBox folder and your USB key and voila!  There are options as to set which direction or both to sync.  SyncToy is a great tool for Windows and is highly recommended for backup purposes as well.

Apple Solution

For those of you with MobileMe can always use iDisk.