Discovering Identity » iPhone http://www.discoveringidentity.com Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:36:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Security Vulnerabilities in Popular Platforms http://www.discoveringidentity.com/2010/08/20/security-vulnerabilities-in-popular-platforms/ http://www.discoveringidentity.com/2010/08/20/security-vulnerabilities-in-popular-platforms/#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 23:57:07 +0000 Mark Dixon http://www.discoveringidentity.com/2010/08/20/security-vulnerabilities-in-popular-platforms/ image Earlier this week, I participated in a spirited discussion with some of my colleagues about whether the popularity of devices such as iPhone and iPad would result in increased attempts and successes in hacking those platforms.  On the heels of that discussion, it was ironic to see the following announcement from iTunes when I plugged my iPhone into my PC this morning:

iOS 4.0.2 Software Update

Fixes security vulnerability associated with viewing malicious PDF files.

Products compatible with this software update:
• iPhone 3G
• iPhone 3GS
• iPhone 4
• iPod touch 2nd generation
• iPod touch 3rd generation (late 2009 models with 32GB or 64GB)

(Emphasis mine)

Windows has long been lambasted for the sheer volume of security flaws it contained.  Could it be that at least some of that volume was due to the popularity of that platform and the sheer numbers of hackers trying to break it?  Hopefully, newer platforms are the beneficiaries of the increased focus on security.  But we still need to be careful.

]]> http://www.discoveringidentity.com/2010/08/20/security-vulnerabilities-in-popular-platforms/feed/ 1 How Many iPhone Apps Do You Use? http://www.discoveringidentity.com/2010/02/09/how-many-iphone-apps-do-you-use/ http://www.discoveringidentity.com/2010/02/09/how-many-iphone-apps-do-you-use/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:53:32 +0000 Mark Dixon http://www.discoveringidentity.com/2010/02/09/how-many-iphone-apps-do-you-use/ On a recent trip out of town, while waiting in the Phoenix airport to board my flight, I suddenly become aware that I had really used a lot of apps on my iPhone that morning. So I counted the ones I had used – all 15 of them – before 10am.

  1. iphone2 Mail
  2. Phone
  3. iPod
  4. Safari
  5. Messages
  6. Calendar
  7. Toodledo
  8. Evernote
  9. Tweetie
  10. Facebook
  11. Brightkite
  12. Livestrong
  13. AP Mobile
  14. Weather Channel
  15. Tripit

I went on to use some more apps later in the day, but this all goes to prove that the iPhone has become an indispensible part of my life – helping me be more productive, connected and responsive to the people in my life.

What apps are a critical part of your everyday life?

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]]> http://www.discoveringidentity.com/2010/02/09/how-many-iphone-apps-do-you-use/feed/ 0 Griffin Close-up Lens for iPhone http://www.discoveringidentity.com/2010/01/01/griffin-close-up-lens-for-iphone/ http://www.discoveringidentity.com/2010/01/01/griffin-close-up-lens-for-iphone/#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:38:46 +0000 Mark Dixon http://www.discoveringidentity.com/2010/01/01/griffin-close-up-lens-for-iphone/ I bought a new iPhone case this week, which includes a closeup lens for the iPhone camera. This is my first experiment to see how this works with the iPhone WordPress client.

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