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1Password review at Macworld.com
John Brandon has posted a glowing review of Agile Web Solutions’ 1Password 3 at Macworld.com.
1Password is simply indispensable. It runs on Apple’s Mac OS X (in Safari, Firefox and Chrome), in iOS (for iPod touch, iPhone and iPad), for Microsoft Windows and, via 1Passwordanywhere, via the web (providing access for Linux users and Mac & PC users when they’re not at their own computers).
1Password has many things going for it:
- Less-filling, tastes great — it’s both convenient to use and highly secure (the holy grail of security in any context)
- Encourages security, rewards laziness — 1Password makes it easy to use a different, high-quality password at every site you frequent (by generating them for you automatically, avoiding the dangerous tendency to recycle the same password at multiple sites)
- Anti-phishing protection — by using pattern-matching to only show you the appropriate logins for the site you’re on, it will recognize when you’ve been lured onto a site that’s masquerading as your bank or sears.ca and won’t provide your login credentials.
- Cheaper than the alternatives — It costs much less than the time and hassles involved with compromised online banking or ecommerce accounts
- Active development — Agile Web Solutions has always provided timely updates for new browsers and operating systems — this is one of the most actively-developed apps that I use daily
Adobe Flash, Apple’s iPhone OS, Asterisks and Abraham Lincoln
Every time I see some website drag out that old saw about how Flash has been installed by all sentient beings in the universe — and it’s been dragged out a lot lately, given the public spat between Apple and Adobe over Flash on the iPad — I’m reminded of a quote by Abraham Lincoln:
“People who like this sort of thing will find this the sort of thing they like.” —Abraham Lincoln
A recent article featuring similar logic (but without the sense of irony) can be found on DevGrow.com: Why Flash is here to stay.
Let’s be clear — I’m not saying Flash isn’t here to stay — Flash has a lot going for it.
DevGrow.com states: “Let’s face it, Flash is everywhere these days” and “…almost everyone has Flash player installed (99% of internet users, for those too lazy to check the link).”
Please: let’s stop pretending that Flash is ubiquitous, shall we? It’s misleading, as they say in parliament.
Those of us who weren’t too lazy to follow the link will note that Adobe is a bit more careful with their claims, qualifying this impressive-sounding statistic with the term Internet-enabled desktops.
It’s not a small difference.
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Adding Video to Your Web Site
It’s never been easier to add video to your web site, and you have many options; but with options come choices. It can be a minefield. Here’s an overview to help guide you through it unscathed.
Tantramar Interactive launches blog
It had to happen sooner or later: Tantramar Interactive has a blog.
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