Attaching the electrodes of knowledge to the nipples of ignorance.

There’s a reasonable amount of talk lately about this new trojan that is running around infecting Macs via JAVA. Here’s a link to help determine if you’re infected .

You can also update JAVA via Apple’s Software update, or download it from this page (updated link to Java for OS X Lion 2012-002).

In the meantime, I whipped up a quick video tutorial on how to protect your Mac by turning off JAVA in Safari.

Not sure if you’re infected?  Christina Warren wrote up some AppleScripts to determine if your Mac is infected (download link is at the bottom of her page).

If you have any questions, do let me know!

Tuesday, the weather was well above zero most of the day, so I put on my shorts and went for an impromptu photowalk. I didn’t wander too far – only about 6km, but I had a nice time sauntering along, stopping to take photos when I saw something I thought was worth a shot.

I also used it as an opportunity to test the accuracy of my iPod Nano’s pedometer versus the GPS-based app in my iPhone, RunKeeper. By the end of the walk, the Nano reported 6.14 KM and the iPhone 6.00 KM, a difference of about two percent, which is close enough for me. I’ll test it on a longer walk next week.

As well, in the past weeks, I’ve caught up on my photo uploads to Flickr, including the rest of the photos from our trips to Algonquin and FanExpo last summer.

The shots from last summer have not had the benefit of any post-processing, but I’d love to know which photos you liked the most.

I think this would be particularly handy:

Having a setting in iOS to designate safe zones like home or work (designated by GPS, wifi hotspots, and maybe Bluetooth), and when the iOS device was within that zone (say 50-100 metres of the spot) the iOS passcode lock would automatically disengage.

This would encourage iOS users to use the passcode lock while away from these zones (increasing security), while easing the security when the device was “safe”.

iPhone Feedback February 21, 2012, a photo by WTL-Ottawa on Flickr.

Those who know me have heard me talk about providing feedback to software developers and other companies.

What I will be attempting is each time I send feedback, be it about hardware, software, a service, or even a meal, I will repost it here, unless it could affect security or if it is harsh (in my mind, although I have rarely had to send anything with scathing nuclear-holocaust-like comments).

I would enjoy your opinions on any of the feedback I post.

Super-inexpensive iPhone stand using a MiniDV tape case, a photo by WTL-Ottawa on Flickr.

Given the amount of video that I have shot over the years on DV, I have a rather large number of miniDV tapes kicking around.

One day, I was capturing some footage and noticed that my iPhone fit into the DV tape case. Ever since, I’ve had one to two on my desk.

Many iPhones will fit, even with a case on it unless it happens to be an unusually thick one.

This will probably work with similarly sized- Android phones, too.

Practically free, and works very well.

This post was inspired by Suzemuse, who tweeted earlier today “Yesterday @wtl taught me to make an iPhone stand from an empty miniDV tape case. I’d take a picture of it, but my iPhone is on the stand.”

Being at #FridayOffice, I borrowed Mark’s iPhone to use as model and took a quick shot of it.