July 21, 2013
I spoke with Apple tonight about news that its developer portal was hacked last Thursday by someone attempting to gain access to personal information about the company’s developers. While the company admitted already that the site was breached, there are some important details that you should know.
First of all, this does not affect iTunes customer accounts—this is a different system and all iTunes customer information is completely safe, Apple told me.
It’s also important to note that the hacker did not get access to any app code or even the servers where the app information was stored. The hacker also did not get access to any credit card information.
The only thing that the hacker could have gotten access to was the names, email addresses and mailing addresses of the developers. At this point, Apple doesn’t know if the hacker even managed to see that information. Worst case, that is all the information they would have seen, according to Apple.
Apple has taken the developer site offline and is working to get the site secured before re-launching it. The company had no timetable for when that might happen.
Written by Jim Dalrymple
Apple Developer Website Update:
Last Thursday, an intruder attempted to secure personal information of our registered developers from our developer website. Sensitive personal information was encrypted and cannot be accessed, however, we have not been able to rule out the possibility that some developers’ names, mailing addresses, and/or email addresses may have been accessed. In the spirit of transparency, we want to inform you of the issue. We took the site down immediately on Thursday and have been working around the clock since then.
In order to prevent a security threat like this from happening again, we’re completely overhauling our developer systems, updating our server software, and rebuilding our entire database. We apologize for the significant inconvenience that our downtime has caused you and we expect to have the developer website up again soon.
Oh shit.
Written by Peter Cohen
Canada’s Worst Villain played the TD Garden Saturday. After the Chicago Blackhawks fiasco, the Bruins were taking no chances that he might desecrate their logo.
July 20, 2013
Written by Jim Dalrymple
Congrats to Rush and The Guess Who.
It’s an hour and a half movie.
[Via Boing Boing]
Written by Jim Dalrymple
Many thanks to PDFpen for sponsoring The Loop’s RSS feed this week. PDFpen is the all-purpose PDF editor. Version 6 now includes Microsoft Word export, an editing bar for faster workflow, Retina graphics, and more.
If you work with PDFs, you need PDFpen, the multi-purpose PDF editor. PDFpen can make changes, fix typos, resize images, fill and save forms. It can perform OCR (optical character recognition) to digitize scanned documents as part of a paperless workflow. It can even redact sensitive information by removing it permanently and completely from a PDF.
Jim’s note: PDFpen saved me in the past, so I am a loyal user.
Written by Jim Dalrymple
Someday, I hope this happens to me.
July 19, 2013
By now a lot of you have watched the video of the grandma drummer rockin’ out that we posted to the site earlier today (and if you haven’t, check it out – it’s a hoot). Now we have a bit more info about her, thanks to News8000.com. Turns out she’s been coming in every few days and jamming out to a new tune.
The owners of the Coalition Drum Shop in La Crosse, Wisc. don’t know too much about her except that her name is Mary.
I’m sure this isn’t the last time we’ll see her.
[Thanks, John Daniel]
Written by Jim Dalrymple
I’ll be honest with you, as the owner of several Les Paul guitars, I’m not quite sure what to think about this guitar.
Written by Peter Cohen
On this week’s iMore podcast, Rene and I are joined by audio engineer, author and Logic Pro X reviewer Jim Metzendorf. Topics of discussion include the U.S. cell carrier’s latest money grabs, whether the new Mac Pro will make your office look like Hoarders, and thoughts on Apple’s newly released Logic Pro X.
Written by Jim Dalrymple
Daniel D’Addario for Salon:
But for a word that’s tossed around so frequently, its meaning seems to evaporate into air when grasped at. Trolling is bad. Trolling provokes a reaction, usually negative. Trolling is apparently quite easy to do. But, if only to better gird one’s own defenses against it — what is trolling?
We’ve all come across this on the Internet.
Written by Jim Dalrymple
The best part is that the game is on your iPhone, so if you want to play at your friend’s house, you just connect to the Apple TV and play.
July 18, 2013
Written by Jim Dalrymple
I absolutely love the Pultec EQ. The ability to simultaneously boost and attenuate frequencies gives you some unique possibilities when mixing tracks. All of the music I mix is done with Universal Audio plug-ins, including their Pultec collection. John Paterno gives you some tips and tricks on using this classic EQ.
Written by Jim Dalrymple
While you can preview all of the stories from the most recent issue online, I made one article freely available for everyone to read. This issue I chose Patrick Rhone’s “Part of the Crowd.”
Enjoy.
Written by Jim Dalrymple
In this issue, Matt Gemmell looks at the gadgets we carry around and choosing the right one for you; Philip Michaels takes you through the drinkers code of conduct in a way that will make you laugh out loud; Patrick Rhone may be the only African-American in the room, but it doesn’t faze him anymore; Monique Dalrymple explains the reasons she fosters dogs; and Michael Mulvey considers Zelda when starting a new project.
You can preview the entire issue online or download the app for iPhone and iPad from the App Store and get a free 7-day trial.
Written by Jim Dalrymple
Seriously, something has to be done with these clowns.
Always fascinating to see things like this.
Written by Jim Dalrymple
A new kickstarter project:
“Of Beards and Men” is a labor of love for graphic designer and photographer Joseph D.R. OLeary. Over the past 18 months, he’s photographed 130+ bearded men. Each portrait is an exploration into that man’s passions, personality and unique individuality.
Why wasn’t I photographed?
Many people have asked about the integration between the two apps. Dan Allen gives a short demo.
July 17, 2013
Written by Jim Dalrymple
Sometimes CSS can be frustrating. Learn about some tricky properties, the common issues they can cause and how to solve them.
As a side note: Everyone should have one of those coffee mugs.
Written by Jim Dalrymple
Kirk McElhearn makes an interesting case for Apple leading the way to DRM-free books. I especially like the part about Steve Jobs’ open letter to music companies back in the day.
Written by Jim Dalrymple
A PC built with the specific purpose of running Pro Tools. I can’t help thinking the new Mac Pro will eat this thing for lunch.
