http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/30/the.internet.celebrates.being.40.years.old/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/internetintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The Internet has turned 40 years old this week, with its beginnings occurring at 9pm on October 29th, 1969. On that day, engineers at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and Stanford Research Institute (SRI) nearly 400 miles away sent data over the first two nodes. Back then, the Internet was known as Arpanet, after the US Department of Defense's Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/30/the.internet.celebrates.being.40.years.old/ Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/22/home.wi.fi.users.affected/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0902/congress-internetsafetyact-22.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Two Texas-based US representatives have introduced bills that would require ISPs to store user information for two years. The bills may even require home wi-fi router users to track the same information, according to Macworld. The bills were introduced Thursday, one in the US Senate, by Rep. Senator John Cornyn, and in the House by Representative Lamar Smith. Each bill is called the Internet Safet... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/22/home.wi.fi.users.affected/ Mon, 23 Feb 2009 04:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/03/eu.considering.freedom.law/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0902/euvivianereding.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A law to uphold users' freedoms on the Internet similar to the Global Online Freedom Act drafted by the US Congress is not necessary in the European Union, said EU Telecoms Commissioner Viviane Reding on Tuesday, according to a report. The law would protect surfers' rights, especially in countries where the government is blocking sites and intimidating users by policing their actions, which violat... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/03/eu.considering.freedom.law/ Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/12/internet.anonymity.threat/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0809/unagency.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A set of technical standards being developed behind closed doors by a United Nations agency that would potentially curb usersí ability to remain anonymous on the Internet has privacy advocates and technologists alarmed, according to a Friday report. The standards are proposed by the Chinese government and the US National Security Agency is also part of the IP Traceback drafting group, named Q6/17.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/12/internet.anonymity.threat/ Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/02/google.chrome.browser/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0809/gchrome.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Google this weekend accidentaly leaked details -- via an online comic book -- on its upcoming cross-platform open-source browser: Google Chrome -- which it claims will deliver a streamlined and improved interface along with performance improvements and security enhancements; the new browser is based on both Apple's Webkit, the core of the Safari browser, and Firefox, the rapidly growing alternativ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/02/google.chrome.browser/ Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/13/headline.10/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0808/13-head-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Many popular websites update news stories and articles regularly. To catch these latest stories, you can visit these sites periodically or you can use RSS feeds to receive summaries of the current articles. Both Safari and Mail let you read and bookmark RSS feeds, but if you find these programs too cumbersome, you might prefer a dedicated RSS feed reader such as Headline 1.0 from Doseido Software.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/13/headline.10/ Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/22/pc.tools.iantivirus/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0807/22-virus-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Anyone who has used a Windows PC knows that you absolutely must have an anti-virus program or else your computer will likely crash the moment you connect to the Internet. Fortunately, the Mac has remained largely untouched by the variety of malware (viruses, worms, Trojan Horses, and spyware) that plagues PCs. However, with the growing popularity of the Mac, itís inevitable that more people will s... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/22/pc.tools.iantivirus/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/11/two.voip.apps.for.iphone/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0806/truphone.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Two VOIP companies -- TruPhone and Packet 8 -- have announced support for the iPhone, allowing users to make calls through Wi-Fi hotspots. Truphone says its VOIP application acts just like the regular iPhone dialer, except that calls are made through the internet at what it claims are "incredible low rates." Calls to landlines in 40 countries cost 6 cents per minute; 30 cents for calls to other m... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/11/two.voip.apps.for.iphone/ Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/08/mac.version.of.goboingo/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0807/7-boingo.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Boingo on Tuesday launched a Mac version of its GoBoingo! client software that provides access Boingo Wi-Fi at more than 100,000 hotspots worldwide. The company says the "lightweight" GoBoingo! client software simplifies the process of logging in to public Wi-Fi hotspots by memorizing multiple usernames and passwords, and paying different Wi-Fi providers at each stop during a trip. In addition, Bo... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/08/mac.version.of.goboingo/ Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/07/hazel/ <img align='left' src='0' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Troi File Plug-in 4.5.1 for FileMaker 9 ($80) tool for getting access to information outside the FileMaker Prdatabase. Any files or folders stored on the computer can be accessed through the functions of the plug-in. Troi File Plug-in recently added support for drag and drop, GPS and XMP metadata. Troi File Plug-in 4.5.1 is a maintenance release that fixes some reported issues. [Download - 3.1MB] ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/07/hazel/ Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:20:00 GMT