Because there are currently no known remote attacks against iPads, the biggest security risk is physically losing the device. Thus, the first step is to make sure your tablet’s data is safe in case it’s lost or stolen. For that, I’d suggest a combination of encryption and remote wiping.

Source: www.macworld.com

In addition to the 71 percent of iPad users (drawn from TradePub’s 30,000-strong installed base) who were at least managers, 48 percent of were at the level of “Director” or above. While TradePub’s audience may skew toward higher-level employees because of the nature of its content (it offers trade magazine and technical support documentation downloads), this does back up previous reports that the iPad is generally seeing a top-down adoption pattern in general.

Source: gigaom.com

1. Search all Gmail messages in the native Mail app for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch - including those not stored locally on the device.
2. Accept or decline invitations to meetings through iCal.
3. Send email from verified addresses - the "send mail as" feature that has been in Gmail for years.

To be able to utilize these updates, you will have to set up Google Sync on your iPhone. This is slightly different than simply specifying your Gmail address as your iOS account. Google has full instructions here.

Source: www.readwriteweb.com

I make extensive use of smart folders (in Apple Mail) and tags (in Gmail) to sort my email into logical groups that I can easily process all at once; it’s an important part of my strategy for processing my inbox faster and dealing with email overload. The key is to use rules and filters that automatically sort my email without any additional intervention from me.

Source: gigaom.com

One of the best new features in Apple’s updated iWork suite for iPhone and iPad is the ability to control a Keynote presentation on your iPad (probably ideally connected to a larger screen) using your iPhone. Please note that the following requires both devices to be on the same local Wi-Fi network, rather than working with a device-to-device Bluetooth connection, and that you must also have the Keynote Remote ($0.99) and two iOS devices.

Source: TheAppleBlog · Apple and iOS News, Tips and Reviews

Now that is a desk!

In the entry for the Cooler Master 2011 Case Mod Competition, Peter (a.k.a., L3p D3sk) describes the scratch build as having the following features: Lots of storage : 10TB ; Overclock potential: 4,5Ghz ; Nice to look at and completely made of aluminum and glass; Watercooled; No cables in sight; Easy to change hardware; And most important, completely silent with cooling beneath my house. You can marvel at the full specs here.

Source: Lifehacker

Samuel Gibbs of The Unofficial Apple Weblog shows the helpful app for Macs that allows one to digitally sign PDF documents without needing the very expensive Adobe Acrobat Pro.

These days almost all forms are distributed online as PDFs. However, when you need to sign one, you normally need to print it and scan it back in for an email, or even worse, use a fax. Luckily, there are apps for that.

PDF Signer allows you to fill out and sign PDF forms. You can enter text in any pre-defined text boxes the form might have, but if the form isn’t that advanced, you can enter text in text boxes of your own creation anywhere on the PDF using the “Add Text” tool.

Source: TUAW

Services like Gazelle.com, Nextworth.com, and eBay Instant Sale do most of the work for you. They evaluate the condition of the item you want to sell and pay you with a check, PayPal deposit, or credit at a retailer based on the resale market value--which each service independently determines. And big box retailers like Best Buy, Wal-Mart, and Radio Shack have gotten in on the buy-back action too. They will take your old items for store credit toward a new purchase.

We've taken some gadgets that people might plan on upgrading from in the next few months and run them through the various services to figure out who offers the best deal.

Source: news.cnet.com

The small business owner is in that phase right now in which they are asking the young store clerk about all this cloud stuff.

It may be surprising but they are also asking about virtualization. Businesses are starting to understand that they can leapfrog into a new competitive world by using virtualization to use multiple operating systems and to keep apps partitioned and protected.

Follow the link to see the infographic.

Source: www.readwriteweb.com

A number of patents have surfaced over the last two years concerning light pens and apps moving to touch screens. While one of the first detailed patents surfaced in 2009 in relation to business forms, we've since seen some serious advances in Apple's pursuit of the Smart-Pen including a huge leap in the field of graphics pens. It's the latter that's interesting in light of Apple's latest patent revelation that Aperture is coming to touch displays including handhelds like the iPad. It may even come to future desktops and laptops that offer touch displays, according to Apple. An advanced graphics pen would be great for fast photo touch-ups and appreciated by photographers using Aperture on-the-go. Who knows, maybe Apple is even gearing this up for future hybrid systems. Time will tell.

Source: www.patentlyapple.com