A Pig in a Poke Helmet Sunday May 20, 2012   Special guest: David Artuso from CellHelmet MISC  Edward: Facebook’s entry to stock market not so good as expected: $38, then $42 and then the day ended at $38 but it will reach over $100 so worth buying now Edward: LTE starts big time in Eurotrashland , now also for smartphones not only USB sticks and routers http://www.cultofmac.com/167907/waterproof-your-iphone-with-this-amazing-japanese-condom/ The Japanese phone condom (?!) Apple  No rumors! Google and Android Edward: already 8 million pre-orders for Samsung...


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The Life360 Family Locator app, which lets families keep track of each other's locations, could be your next must-have utility app – whether you have kids or not. Life360, which will reach a 15 million user milestone at CTIA (that’s only 5M away from LBS giant, Foursquare), will talk about their expansion plans such as integrating the app with vehicle security systems so that users can see where their car is at any time. In fact, Life360 recently announced a Series A funding round with Bill Ford of Ford Motor Company as an investor. Life360 is also talking to home security firms about...


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A recent study by Elcomsoft questioned whether sixteen popular password keepers live up to their claimed levels of protection.  The article uses many terms familiar to security experts but not to everyday users. At Ascendo, we received many emails from concerned customers. This article attempts to demystify some of the concepts discussed in the study to help non-security experts make informed decisions about password managers. A basic feature of most password managers is data encryption using ciphers such as AES and Blowfish. A cipher is simply a mathematical formula which uses a string of characters...


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Although I tend to be careful about what I download to my device, with the news about the rise of viruses in the Google Play store, I decided to look for an anti-virus solution for my phone.  What I found was Lookout Security, which is that and so much more.  For those of you who listen to the ConvertCast, you will remember that my pick of the week on May 6th was Plan B, which was created by the engineers at Lookout Mobile Security. I met with Michelle Masek at Mobile Focus, who was thrilled to hear that Plan B was my choice. While Plan B is a reactive solution meant for those people who think...


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Convertcast Episode 54 September 13, 2010 basic updates that came with iOS 4 Background: check in every second, few minutes, hours.... Play the siren from the website Geofences Warranty coverage? Android? - there's a tell-tale picture on ihoundsoftware.com Leave us a comment in the show notes, and we'll pick one lucky person to receive a one year subscription to iHound - you just have to buy your own app to start with - $3.99 http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ihound-track-locate-your-lost/id302645042?mt=8. Tonight's give-away - call us and tell you why you want a 50% of Square Trade...


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Convertcast Episode 39 April 28, 2010 Top ten reasons we're happy HP bought Palm: 10. My Pre is out of ink. 9, Foleo shmoleo. 8. The H-Palm sounds dangerous, and Palm-P just sounds funny. 7. We’ve already forgotten the Glisten. OR HP Hasn't made a mobile device anyone cared about since the iPaq 4800 6. It’s all about the keyboard. 5. WebOS on a tablet pc would be an improvement over Vista. 4. It can’t get any uglier than the IPAQ. 3. You can’t make a phone call with a Deskjet. 2. Windows Phone 7 1. HP has more sense than...


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Convertcast Episode 20 Special guest, Gary Moskoff, co-founder, iHound Software, LLC iHound in itunes $2.99 for the app and 3 months of free service Disclosure: Gary is Alli's cousin-in-law iHound subscription rates: 1 year: $10.99 / 6 months $5.99 / 3 months $3.99 / 2 years $19.99 The AskDaveTaylor app! Will be doing iHound for other platforms: Blackberry, Android, Windows Mobile - you name it! Add the ConvertCast Twibbon to your Twitter avatar! Follow Jerry on Twitter Follow Alli on Twitter Call the Just Another Geek Site Google Voice number, and leave us a message!...


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While perusing my favorite forums the other day, I noticed that Ascendo had a new version of Data Vault out for the iPhone. I had never heard of Ascendo, so I went straight to the source. I have always used programs like Data Vault, from Splash ID to eWallet, so I was anxious to compare. The nice people at Ascendo were happy to oblige, and gave me review codes for both the iPhone and Windows desktop versions. I have to point out from the start, Ascendo Data Vault advertised a feature I haven’t seen anywhere else. This is not to say it doesn’t exist – just that I haven’t seen it - and that...


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I know there are things I cannot do on the iPhone that I could on Windows Mobile or Palm, and I accepted that before making the decision to [finally] get an iPhone. Then there are those things that I consider essential, which can be done on the iPhone, but done so differently that it’s both good and bad at the same time.   I have made it through the first 3 weeks of iPhownership without a password/security app. It’s left me high and dry a few times, so I decided I really couldn’t wait any longer. Since I used eWallet on my Palms (both Palm Garnet and WM), and have the desktop version,...


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