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ARDAgent setuid allows root access, but there's a sort-of fix
Updates: See the end of the post for current info.
We've been getting quite a bit of email since yesterday's anonymous Slashdot posting of a security problem with ARDAgent on Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5, and there's plenty of Twittering going on over the ...
Create custom iPhone and iPod Touch webclip icons
Dan Dickinson has posted a super-simple way to ensure that those who visit your site with an iPod Touch or iPhone will get a nice-looking webclip icon. When I say simple, I mean it:
Create a 57x57 PNG.
Name it "apple-touch-icon.png"
Throw it ...
Worm rickrolls unsecured jailbroken iPhones via SSH
For the last few days, some jailbroken iPhone users have found their home screen background a little different than they remembered. A hacker, going by the name "ikee," created a worm that changes the home screen background on jailbroken iPhones ...
Dutch hacker accesses jailbroken iPhones, requests €5
Running a jailbroken iPhone has its risks, as a Dutch hacker has demonstrated. Specifically, he used a bit of port scanning to find jailbroken phones with SSH running in his native Netherlands. From there, he sent unsuspecting users a message that ...
Breaking: iPod touch root read access achieved
var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/apple/Got_root_on_the_iPod_touch_They_do';
It looks like iPod touch hacker Niacin has achieved read access to the iPod touch root. Following up on the iPhone jailbreak earlier today, this is another step forward ...
Mac 101: How to manually enable menu extras
More Mac 101, our tips and tricks for novice Mac users.
For some reason, I tend to come across times when my optical drive doesn't want to eject the CD or DVD that's in it. I found myself having to restart the computer and try again... in more ...
TapLynx media-based iPhone app builder from NewsGator released
The iPhone app platform TapLynx from NetNewsWire was released yesterday, after months of anticipation. TapLynx provides you with a way to build media-rich iPhone applications without having to write any code. It's basically NetNewsWire's way of ...
Run Widgets (kinda) on your iPhone
digg_url = 'http://digg.com/apple/OS_X_Dashboard_Widgets_running_on_iPhone_with_screen_shot'; I've kinda sorta almost have Macintosh Dashboard widgets running on the iPhone. Some run okay, others not so much. The Weather, ESPN and Calendar ...
Music from the road less travelled
I'm always on the prowl for new (or new-to-me), iPod-worthy tunes. CDRoots looks like a great place to find some interesting new "World music." The site is a treasure trove of music from exotic locales such as Tuva, Belize, Mali, Serbia - ...
Sudo versus root
Remember the good old days when we didn't have to worry about sudo or root? We have extensions, and we liked it! Why,
I remember when OS X couldn't even burn a CD! Ah, OS 9 how we miss you. Just kidding, OS 9 sucked (that's a
joke too. Sheesh, ...
iTMS introduces "New Rock Revealed" weekly band explorations
The iTMS has introduced an intriguing new service called "New Rock Revealed", where one band's music will be dissected each week to find who their roots and inspirations were, as well as similar sounds you can find today. This first week looks at ...
Apple seeds iPhone 2.0 beta firmware
According to our sister blog, Engadget, the iPhone 2.0 firmware has been seeded to developers. Before this update, the firmware was listed as version 1.2, but now shows up as version 2.0. Engadget says that the update didn't provide many changes: ...
The secret life of firmware 1.1.3
Cre.ations.net's Nate True wrote a blog post describing what he found inside the iPhone firmware 1.1.3 update. Whilst digging around in the iPhone's firmware innards, he found that Apple has made some startling changes to the iPhone's OS, including: ...
Macsimum targets Newton Users
The Apple product that won’t die, the Newton, is getting
some recognition from Macsimum News. The Mac news site is launching a
feature column that is all about the sweet little Newton and the zany adventures that people have had with ...
Expect Superbowl highlights in iTunes
Apple has fostered a relationship with the NFL this year, posting game and team highlights, as well as NFL network programming, to the iTunes Store all season long. We're sure that Superbowl Highlights will also be added, but until then you can ...
