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Thursday 8 April 2010

iPhone 4.0

Posted by November Golf



Apple will announce a new firmware tomorrow. For most people it does not mean much but what may mean a lot is to say that it is firmware updates that brings new functionalities. It has been in the past with the introduction of the App store, copy and paste, exchange and push functionality. Remember we are on 3.1.3.

It is important to clarify that this is something that should interest anyone with an iPhone, even the first one, the 2G, as updates will be available on iTunes for every iPhone (and possible iPod touch as well). It is fair to say that if you buy an iPhone you don't get stuck to what it does when you buy it as Apple will provide you free updates on what is coming up, at least on software.

Now that version 4.0 of the iPhone software is coming tomorrow, lets see if the iOutput Blog predictions will come true. Remember, on early February we speculated about multitask already, even if it was for the next hardware version.

More to come tomorrow...

Friday 12 February 2010

iPhone 4G

Posted by November Golf

A little bird has told me that the future generation of the iPhone, possibly to be launched in June, will have a higher resolution (800x480 perhaps), a camera in the front for video calls and the possibility to run multiple applications at the same time. This means a big step forward in video quality (the competition has been in the 800x480 area for some time now), a nice-to-have feature i.e. video calls and something that has been awaited since iPhone 1G. This will allow having msn messenger or Skype presence running while you check e-mails or watch a video. From my point of view this is the biggest weakness of the iPhone so far and it's Apple's way of ensuring performance remains stable and the OS does not crash. With more powerful processors, maybe even the new A4 built in, the iPhone should be capable of handling multiple Apps with the kernel shooting down any App that goes over its quota.

This should be interesting and it means a bigger leap that it was from the 3G to the 3GS. Who knows if I skip 3GS and go from 3G to 4G.

Note: iPhone 4G is speculative name following the names so far (2G, 3G and 3GS). Taking network in consideration, 4G would mean LTE network (Long Term Evolution) but I hardly believe the iPhone is going that direction just yet. The name will probably have to be something with 3G but different from 3GS. Maybe iPhone 3GSH? 3GSP?

Wednesday 27 January 2010

The new iTab

Posted by November Golf

Hey the iTab is out. This time is for real. But from what I've read it's a big iPod touch....Let's see if Apple can surprise us more than that.


Sunday 24 January 2010

Remote Desktop Tools

Posted by Mike Charlie


Do you have an internet connection and want to connect to your desktop at home? Are you a helpdesk technician and want to help your remote clients? Are you home for the weekend and just found out that you left that Excel file you were planning to work on in your office desktop?


This post is all about using your LAN (Local Area Network) or WAN (Wide Area Network) to access remote computers.


The first question that has to be addressed is how the different computers "see" each other. If you're on a LAN, then the different computers are already on the "same" network and may connecto to each other using the local IP address or the computer name. It's just a question of making the right network settings on the computers and routers.


If you're not on a LAN (i.e. out of the office, at the hotel, etc.) then it's a bit more tricky. Computers use a unique numeric address (IP address) to identify themselves on networks. If you're on a local network, the network administrators may choose the right IP configurations to meet their own IT policies. This works for private IP addresses. But local networks need to connect to other networks. In this case, they connect using public IP addresses. These addresses are used to safely identify or local network.


Let me illustrate. The private IP address of my home desktop is, for example, 172.50.50.10 and I'm connected to the internet through a cable modem provided by my ISP. This cable modem also has an IP address which identifies my network to the outside world. This IP address is currently 80.193.221.231, for example, but in a day or two it may change to another address because it's the way ISP's work. So how can you connect to a network if your address keeps changing?


You can solve this in two ways: you either buy a permanent public IP address from your ISP or you use a free tool like DynDns which will basically broadcast your new public IP address everytime it changes.


If you're on a company level, you probably own several fixed public IP addresses which you had to pay for.


So, we addressed the issue of how the different computers "see" each other. But how can I actually connect to a remote computer and what kind of operations can I do?


If you work with Windows at an enterprise environment you probably heard of Remote Desktop. It's a way of accessing remote computers on a network by establishing a remote session i.e. you log in to another computer (as long as you have the right privileges) and perform tasks just as if were physically there. This is a good tool if you're a helpdesk technician and want solve issues where your presence is not necessary.


Other tools are Team Viewer or VNC. But my favourite is LogMeIn.


All you have to do is follow these simple steps:


1) Create an account


2) Access the computer you want to connect to remotely


3) Log in to your account at LogMeIn. Click "Add Computer" and follow the installation procedures (it only takes a minute). Choose a safe "strong" password that you'll need whenever you wanto to connect to this computer. Once this is done, you just have to leave this computer on, every time you want to connect to it remotely.


4) Whether you're at the office, at home, at the airport, or vacation... you just have to log in to LogMeIn, choose the computer you want to connect to and that's it!


LogMeIn takes care of automatically making sure your computer is safely visible over the internet (to you only!).


What can you do with the free version? Basically, you can remote control any desktop computer just as if you were next to it. You can even print documents you open remotely on your local printer...


If you pay for LogMeIn Pro you can also: transfer documents between your remote computer and your local computer, run computer programs on your local computer from your remote computer listen to your personal mp3 collection from work :-)

Tuesday 19 January 2010

Is Apple launching the tablet?

Posted by November Golf




We'll know in a week's time!

Friday 8 January 2010

Gran Turismo 5 - Mercedes SLS AMG

Posted by November Golf








The awaited Mercedes SLS AMG will be the cover of the equally awaited Gran Turismo 5. This game is an exclusive for Playstation (PS3 and PSP) and one of the best driving games ever. It is also one of the few games that is 1080p which means full HD. Many games are HD but 720p which means 2/3 of full HD, Unfortunately there is no release date for the game although a few shops are already accepting pre-orders. I usually don’t buy games immediately after they come out as they are too expensive but this one will be an exception. For me it's one of the best games ever and surely the best for PS3. Here's a small teaser for what we can expect.

Wednesday 2 December 2009

How to make a print screen on iPhone

Posted by November Golf

Unlike other smart phones, the iPhone is a very smart piece of equipment. And like operating systems in computers, the iPhone allows you to perform what is called a Print Screen in Windows terminology or Grab screen in Mac OS X.

So, how to do a print screen on iPhone? On any screen or application press and hold the power button then briefly press the home button and you will hear the camera sound, indicating the screen capture was successful. You will find the file in the Camera Roll of Photo Album. Simple!

Here's an example of the iPhone browsing the iOutput blog!


Saturday 28 November 2009

Get it light with Ninite

Posted by Mike Charlie


If you've just installed Windows (XP/Vista/7) and you're thinking, "now I have to install all my programs one by one... If only I had a way to do it automatically!"

Of course, I'm not talking about major software such as Office, Photoshop, etc. which you have to patiently install from scratch. I mean smaller freeware stuff that you must have on your brand new system (AVG, Messenger, Skype, 7Zip, etc, etc)


Well, the answer is Ninite (formerly Volery). Basically, all you need to do is choose the apps you want, create an installer and go drink some coffee. When you come back, everything is installed and ready to run. It even answers those "Do you also want to install a fancy toolbar?" questions by saying "No" for you.


The installer downloads all the software and install is one by one. It's that simple and a big time saver!


Best of all: it's free for personal use!


The only glitch: You might not find every piece of software you want but acording to Ninite, the list will continue to grow (you can even leave app suggestions to be considered in the future)

Thursday 5 November 2009

Specially for our dear iOutput author

Posted by November Golf

Have a great day and even a better year, my friend!


Friday 23 October 2009

Windows 7 is out

Posted by November Golf

Although this might be a bit biased it's still funny and some thruth is in the middle. Windows 7 seems much more stable, logical and faster than Vista but is it as good as Mac OS X Snow Leopard? I am currently using both so will let you know anytime soon. Until then, enjoy this commercial: