Hotmail: now Gmail and Yahoo! hacked.

Over the past few days there has been a mass breach of security with Gmail (Google mail), Yahoo and Hotmail accounts. This breach has been caused by phishing attacks to users, whereby a hacker gains information from that user that can be used to reset an account password.

Babeltech urges all customers to make sure that any security question used when creating an account is not something that is then posted on any social networking site (facebook, etc), and is something that is extremely private. Read the rest of this entry »

The Lifehacker 3G Broadband Directory is a guide to the best current broadband wireless services available in Australia. It runs through all the main companies, and their various pros and cons.

As always, please contact us if you need any help.

Auslogics Duplicate File Finder is an extremely easy way of making sure you’re not weighing down your disk with copies of files. By checking the MD5 hash of a file, and not just the name, it will check inside the file to see whether it is a duplicate. Auslogics is a much respected software company, and they’re providing this program for free.
I found it most useful cleaning out my itunes library.

Dropbox is a web based application that we use everyday. Essentially, it will upload the contents of a folder on your computer to the web for backup. If you have dropbox on two or more computers, it will synchronize the contents of that folder realtime, so that no matter what you are working on, it will be both saved to the web and to the other computers you use.

Dropbox is quite safe, using standard SSL encryption for the webpage, and AES-128bit encryption for all file transfers. If you’re interested in using dropbox, please click on the following link: Dropbox. Or you can send us an email or give us a call to find out more. As we’ve already said, it’s free up to 2Gb!

Apple released its latest iteration of iTunes last week, vastly improving the user layout and accessibility for iPhone and iPod Touch users. As well as providing mechanisms by which iPhone and iTouch users can change the layout of their screens, Apple upgraded the Operating System on the iPhone and iTouch itself.
For business exchange users, this means more security when using Microsoft Exchange. For home users, this means compatibility with the latest itunes, as well as ability to use Genius Mixes and Genius suggestions for apps. For more info: http://www.apple.com/au/itunes/overview/ or send us an email.

Fumzup is a new Australian website where you can easily compare offers for loans, broadband internet, mobile phones etc. Seems like a reasonable site for a quick overview of your needs. As always, please contact Babeltech if you need any help with your broadband or mobile phone setup.

One of the consistent problems we face at Babeltech is our clients being unable to transfer to a better or cheaper internet service provider because they have associated all their email contacts with that providers supplied address – ie, babeltech@bigpond.com or babeltech@iinet.com.au. We suggest that you choose a third party email provider, such that your ISP can be accountable to poor service standards without the potential loss of your email. For more information, please see Gmail or Hotmail signup pages.

Gizmodo are reporting that Sony is planning to release their first 3D capable television in late 2010.  Spouted as the next big change in domestic television, 3D will support viewing of media that is designed for it, without the need for special glasses. Expect the first versions available to be fairly poor quality, but it is something to look forward to.

A couple of weeks ago, the new optus D3 satellite was launched. As a result of this, we can expect not only greater 3G signals in regional areas, but also an increased number of high definition channels on Foxtel. The full details of what will be available are expected to be released at the end of September or October. We’ll keep you posted.

Apple released it’s latest operating system on Friday, an upgrade to its incredibly successful Leopard OS – Snow Leopard.

Offering improvements under the hood, as well as slicker interfaces, and new versions of Quicktime, Safari and more, it promises to be a worthwhile upgrade for those of you using Intel based Macs.

For a single user, the upgrade is only $39. For a family pack of 5, the upgrade is $69. Futher info can be found here.

If you’re interested, please visit the contact us link above.