Jordan Merrick

The Verge: It allows anyone with your email address and date of birth to reset your password — using Apple's own tools. We've been made aware of a step-by-step tutorial (which remains available as of this writing) that explains in detail how to take advantage of the vulnerability. The exploit involves pasting in a modified … Continue reading Major security hole allows Apple passwords to be reset

AppleInsider: Amit Daryanani of RBC Capital Markets issued a note to investors on Friday in which he said he's received word that Apple plans to launch "multiple new phones" in the June-July timeframe this year. Specifically, he expects Apple to launch a next-generation flagship handset, a so-called "iPhone 5S," as well as a more affordable … Continue reading Apple to launch some piece of crap that makes no sense

We’re living in a new kind of cybernetic environment. Everyone has a bionic implant, sometimes multiple implants. It’s been a long time since we have had this rate of change—it probably hasn’t happened since the birth of Google Glass 20 years ago. To make the most of these opportunities, we need to focus—otherwise we spread … Continue reading Google Spring Clean 2033

I was fortunate enough to be invited as a guest on the Back to the Mac podcast where I join Johnny Winter and Richard Harkness to discuss Apple warranties, Snow Leopard and other topics from the week.

“If you feel, respectfully, that you can get a higher return than the 38 percent you got last year, it’s a free country. You can sell your shares of Starbucks and buy shares in another company. Thank you very much.”A perfect answer. If you don’t agree with Starbucks’ policy then you’re free to invest elsewhere.Despite … Continue reading CEO of Starbucks defends his support of same-sex marriage

Apple: Today, Apple has rolled out a new two-step verification service for iCloud and Apple ID users. This functionality greatly enhances the security of Apple accounts because it requires users to use a trusted device and an extra security code.This is a great step forward and lets Apple catch up with services from Google and … Continue reading Apple introduces two-step verification for your Apple ID

Jim Dalrymple has written about a potential FeedBurner replacement called URI.LV. It does a very similar job to FeedBurner and can track stats as well as provide newsletter versions of RSS feeds and even has a WordPress plugin to make the whole process of implementing really easy.It still suffers from one of the big problems … Continue reading A FeedBurner Replacement?