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Re: Tracking!

2017-02-12 Thread Stephen Chape

Hi Peter.
I and my family all use an app called PrivacyScan.
We activated it each time we finish any internet session.
It takes a few seconds to clean out cookies, history and various other things.
You can set it up to only clear what you want by unchecking some boxes.

This way I always feel confident that I have left nothing behind for the use of 
others.


> On 13 Feb 2017, at 7:25 am, Kaye and Geoff  wrote:
> 
> Hello Peter
> 
> On 11/02/2017, at 7:51 PM, Peter Curtis wrote:
> 
>> I use Duck Duck Go as a search engine as it isn’t supposed to track you, yet 
>> when I look up an item on the net thereafter everywhere I go I’m bombarded 
>> with ads for the item I searched for previously?
>> How do I avoid this?
> 
> Try deleting the browser cache - this is normally where web pages store 
> information which can persist between browsing sessions.
> 
> Sorry, having a seniors's moment - I meant to say - clear cookies.
> 
> Geoff
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Re: Tracking!

2017-02-12 Thread Kaye and Geoff

Hello Peter

On 11/02/2017, at 7:51 PM, Peter Curtis wrote:

> I use Duck Duck Go as a search engine as it isn’t supposed to track you, yet 
> when I look up an item on the net thereafter everywhere I go I’m bombarded 
> with ads for the item I searched for previously?
> How do I avoid this?

Try deleting the browser cache - this is normally where web pages store 
information which can persist between browsing sessions.

Sorry, having a seniors's moment - I meant to say - clear cookies.

Geoff
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Re: Tracking!

2017-02-12 Thread Peter Curtis

Thank you all for your comments.
Kind regards
Peter

> On 12 Feb 2017, at 11:46 am, Brian RISBEY  wrote:
> 
> It isn't eBay placing the adverts you see, is it, Peter?
> 
> As for the birth date, I do the same, 1 Jan 1901, it is funny to get Birthday 
> messages on that day!
> 
> Brian Risbey 
> 
> 
> 
> On 11 Feb 2017, at 20:27, Bill Parker  wrote:
> 
> I usually do a complete delete of all history - most days several times.  Is 
> a losing battle Peter, even with  DDG. I only use Google Scholar.
> 
> I have a also Facebook page on which I deliberately give a false date of 
> birth (makes me 97…!).   This I believe will diminish the ads. 
> 
> Bill 
> 
> 
>> On 11 Feb 2017, at 19:51, Peter Curtis  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi everyone
>> I use Duck Duck Go as a search engine as it isn’t supposed to track you, yet 
>> when I look up an item on the net thereafter everywhere I go I’m bombarded 
>> with ads for the item I searched for previously?
>> How do I avoid this?
>> Kind regards
>> Peter
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Re: Tracking!

2017-02-11 Thread Kaye and Geoff

Hello Peter

On 11/02/2017, at 7:51 PM, Peter Curtis wrote:

> I use Duck Duck Go as a search engine as it isn’t supposed to track you, yet 
> when I look up an item on the net thereafter everywhere I go I’m bombarded 
> with ads for the item I searched for previously?
> How do I avoid this?

Try deleting the browser cache - this is normally where web pages store 
information which can persist between browsing sessions.

Geoff
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Re: Tracking!

2017-02-11 Thread Bill Parker

I usually do a complete delete of all history - most days several times.  Is a 
losing battle Peter, even with  DDG. I only use Google Scholar.

 I have a also Facebook page on which I deliberately give a false date of birth 
(makes me 97…!).   This I believe will diminish the ads. 

Bill 

> On 11 Feb 2017, at 19:51, Peter Curtis  wrote:
> 
> Hi everyone
> I use Duck Duck Go as a search engine as it isn’t supposed to track you, yet 
> when I look up an item on the net thereafter everywhere I go I’m bombarded 
> with ads for the item I searched for previously?
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Tracking!

2017-02-11 Thread Peter Curtis

Hi everyone
I use Duck Duck Go as a search engine as it isn’t supposed to track you, yet 
when I look up an item on the net thereafter everywhere I go I’m bombarded with 
ads for the item I searched for previously?
How do I avoid this?
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IFA: Apple's iPhone Tracking In iOS 6 - Business Insider

2012-10-20 Thread Michael Hawkins

IOS has a feature which lets advertisers track iPhone iOS6 users. Tracking is 
on by default, although the wording of the setting is ambiguous. The setting is 
not under Privacy, but under General in Settings.
 
In order to disable it, go to SettingsGeneralAboutAdvertising which is 
located as the third last item just above Diagnostics  Usage and Legal.

To read about it, click on 
http://www.businessinsider.com/ifa-apples-iphone-tracking-in-ios-6-2012-10

Sneaky invasion of privacy? I think so.

Regards,

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Fwd: In iOS 6 tracking is most definitely back on

2012-10-11 Thread Brian Risbey

Hi all,

Did you know?
(Via 
http://www.businessinsider.com/ifa-apples-iphone-tracking-in-ios-6-2012-10):

The new iPhone operating system comes with three things that make tracking 
easier for advertisers and reduce the likelihood that you'll opt out.

• iOS 6 comes in a default tracking on position. You have to 
affirmatively switch it off if you do not want advertisers to see what you're 
up to.

• The tracking control in iPhone's settings is NOT contained where you 
might expect it, under the Privacy menu. Instead, it's found under General, 
then About, and then the Advertising section of the Settings menu.

• The tracking control is titled Limit Ad Tracking, and must be 
turned to ON, not OFF, in order to work. That's slightly confusing — ON means 
ads are off! — so a large number of people will likely get this wrong.

Those three factors combined mean that a huge proportion of iPhone users are 
unlikely to ever opt out of track
ing.

It's a really pretty elegant, simple solution, says Mobile Theory CEO Scott 
Swanson. The biggest thing we're excited about is that it's on by default, so 
we expect most people will leave it on.


Brian

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Re: Interesting read on iPhone and iPad tracking

2011-04-23 Thread Stuart Breden

Go the Force!

Stuart Breden
PO Box 132
Kalamunda WA 6926
Ph: (08) 9257 1577
Mbl: 0417 053 266

On 22/04/2011, at 1:55 PM, Stuart Evans wrote:

Opinion
H. How many remember the absolute outcry when the government was
going to bring in the “Australia” card many years ago. “Invasion of
Privacy” etc etc. Even Google when they were doing Street View cause
quite an outcry (some of it urban myths). How ironic now that we are
so apathetic about how much of our information is gathered by
companies and government and obviously, crooks. This guy (below)
would like to make us feel we are stupid for being “paranoid”. The
reality is that we should not be so accepting. It’s OK, we knew
Apple were gathering that information for advertising. It’s OK, the
government needs my information for providing services. It’s OK,
that web site needs my info so I don’t have to type in in next time.
I’m not being paranoid, I’ve worked with organisations and I know
they capture much more than we think. OK, if they just use if for
advertising to us it is a pain in the arse, and we’ll get some
telemarketers trying to sell us stuff, or remove viruses from our
computers. Worst case we might get our bank account cleaned out. We
are trusting them to keep our information secure – and that is the
crux of it. If I store notes, information and photos on my phone and
I lose it, then it’s my responsibility. If I am careful to keep
personal information encrypted, and lose my phone, but the vendor is
storing my personal information and it is readily accessible –
that’s not acceptable.

/Opinion

Hope you all have a happy easter and a nice break.
Daniel – enjoy sunny Albany and say Hi to your Mum for me (She’ll be
offering you a job in Albany.. ;-)

Go Freo!

(Ronni – I’ll say Go Pies. But only coz I tipped them!)

Cheers,
Stuart

On 21/04/11 3:51 PM, Rod Lavington rodl...@gmail.com wrote:

There is a key difference from what that guy has posted compared to
Apple - none of those activities involve any form of data
collection for advertising. Now that Apple are in the advertising
game (with iAds), that data may be used for targeted advertising.
I think its a subtle method similar to what Google do with their
search (which is a reason I have heard numerous times why people
avoid Android).

Cheers

Rod

On 21/04/2011 3:34 PM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote:
Exactly Reg, Fact rather than Fiction ;-)
This guy sums it up rather well yesterday.
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1139887
Scroll down to 'nightcap965' reply

/Begin Quote:
Help! Help! The paranoids are after me!

With respect to all the view with alarm postings that will
follow, this really doesn't mean anything. I leave my home at the
same time every morning. The transponder in my car records my
passage and debits my account with the state highway department.
Traffic cameras record my license plate at several points during my
journey. Once out of the car, my smiling phiz can be seen on any
number of CCTVs en route to my office, whose door I open with a
card that automatically records my entry. The IP address of this
posting will reveal that I am sitting in my living room as I write.
Even without the GPS turned on, my phone regularly initiates a
conversation with the local cell tower. I can be found with almost
pinpoint accuracy.

So I'm not exactly going to panic to learn that my computer and
phone keep a record of my latitude and longitude that they don't
share with anyone else.

The government already knows where I live, where I work, where I
bank, and all kinds of other interesting information. It's how they
collect their taxes and send me my mail.

/End Quote

Sent from Ronni's iPad

On 21/04/2011, at 3:07 PM, Reg Whitely
rwhit...@internode.on.net wrote:

This is worth reading, to put it into perspective.

https://alexlevinson.wordpress.com/2011/04/21/3-major-issues-with-the-latest-iphone-tracking-discovery/
Reg

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On 21/04/2011, at 12:49 pm, Ronda Brown wrote:

Hi Daniel iPhone users,

More interesting video and read found here:

http://www.watoday.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/apple-iphone-secretly-records-owners-every-move-20110421-1dpab.html

Disturbing facts …

Cheers,
Ronni

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2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD

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Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)

On 21/04/2011, at 1:45 AM, Daniel Kerr wrote:

Just got home from finishing a job, and while starting the
next one, was

just having a flick through the rumour sites.

Quite an interesting read about a file stored on the iPhone/
iPad.

Worth a read,...will be interesting to see the feedback on it.

http://www.macrumors.com/2011/04/20/researchers-disclose-iphone-and-ipad-lo
cation-tracking-privacy-issues/

Enjoy!

Kind Regards

Re: Interesting read on iPhone and iPad tracking - digital footprint

2011-04-23 Thread Tom Hogarth

Folks

If you read this one tp://
www.computerworld.com/s/article/9216088/Shock_iPhones_store_location_data_Gimme_a_break..._

the apps that arent taken much notice of are of more invasion of privacy
anyways?

cheers and happy easter all

tom

On 22 April 2011 17:59, Daniel Kerr wa...@macwizardry.com.au wrote:


 Hi Adrian

 Just playing with my little one,..but basically
 With the use of google, Facebook (especially), whitepages, a bit of time
 and
 little thinking outside the square I was able to piece it together.

 As an example I've sent you something offlist. Not going to get started on
 it, otherwise I'll get everyone emailing me to piece it together for
 them,..lol
 HMm,. Maybe I could start a new business hide your digital footprint :)
 LOL. I better got trademark that idea :)

 Hope that helps a little.

 Kind regards
 Daniel



 On 22/4/11 4:30 PM, Adrian Skehan adrianske...@me.com wrote:

  What would be helpful in assessing ones security is if Daniel could give
 some
  detail just how he was able to surprise friends by gaining information on
 them
  just by having their email address and their first name and where the
  information he mentioned quote some of it is freely available may be
 found
  as mentioned in his earlier post.

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Re: Interesting read on iPhone and iPad tracking

2011-04-22 Thread Stuart Evans

Opinion
H. How many remember the absolute outcry when the government was going
to bring in the “Australia” card many years ago. “Invasion of Privacy” etc
etc. Even Google when they were doing Street View cause quite an outcry
(some of it urban myths). How ironic now that we are so apathetic about how
much of our information is gathered by companies and government and
obviously, crooks. This guy (below) would like to make us feel we are stupid
for being “paranoid”. The reality is that we should not be so accepting.
It’s OK, we knew Apple were gathering that information for advertising. It’s
OK, the government needs my information for providing services. It’s OK,
that web site needs my info so I don’t have to type in in next time. I’m not
being paranoid, I’ve worked with organisations and I know they capture much
more than we think. OK, if they just use if for advertising to us it is a
pain in the arse, and we’ll get some telemarketers trying to sell us stuff,
or remove viruses from our computers. Worst case we might get our bank
account cleaned out. We are trusting them to keep our information secure –
and that is the crux of it. If I store notes, information and photos on my
phone and I lose it, then it’s my responsibility. If I am careful to keep
personal information encrypted, and lose my phone, but the vendor is storing
my personal information and it is readily accessible – that’s not
acceptable.
/Opinion

Hope you all have a happy easter and a nice break.
Daniel – enjoy sunny Albany and say Hi to your Mum for me (She’ll be
offering you a job in Albany..   ;-)

Go Freo!

(Ronni – I’ll say Go Pies. But only coz I tipped them!)

Cheers,
Stuart   


On 21/04/11 3:51 PM, Rod Lavington rodl...@gmail.com wrote:

 There is a key difference from what that guy has posted compared to Apple -
 none of those activities involve any form of data collection for advertising. 
 Now that Apple are in the advertising game (with iAds), that data may be used
 for targeted advertising.  I think its a subtle method similar to what Google
 do with their search (which is a reason I have heard numerous times why people
 avoid Android).
 
 Cheers
 
 Rod
 
 On 21/04/2011 3:34 PM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote:
  Exactly Reg, Fact rather than Fiction ;-)
  This guy sums it up rather well yesterday.
  http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1139887
  Scroll down to 'nightcap965' reply
  
  /Begin Quote:
  Help! Help! The paranoids are after me!
  
  With respect to all the view with alarm postings that will follow, this
 really doesn't mean anything. I leave my home at the same time every morning.
 The transponder in my car records my passage and debits my account with the
 state highway department. Traffic cameras record my license plate at several
 points during my journey. Once out of the car, my smiling phiz can be seen on
 any number of CCTVs en route to my office, whose door I open with a card that
 automatically records my entry. The IP address of this posting will reveal
 that I am sitting in my living room as I write. Even without the GPS turned
 on, my phone regularly initiates a conversation with the local cell tower. I
 can be found with almost pinpoint accuracy.
  
  So I'm not exactly going to panic to learn that my computer and phone keep
 a record of my latitude and longitude that they don't share with anyone else.
  
  The government already knows where I live, where I work, where I bank, and
 all kinds of other interesting information. It's how they collect their taxes
 and send me my mail.
  /End Quote
  
  Sent from Ronni's iPad
  
  On 21/04/2011, at 3:07 PM, Reg Whitely rwhit...@internode.on.net wrote:
  
  This is worth reading, to put it into perspective.
  
 https://alexlevinson.wordpress.com/2011/04/21/3-major-issues-with-the-latest
 -iphone-tracking-discovery/
  Reg
  
  Reg Whitely
  
  Home: 08 9921 7272
  Mob: 04 8899 7313
  Email: rwhit...@internode.on.net
  
  
  
  On 21/04/2011, at 12:49 pm, Ronda Brown wrote:
  
  
  Hi Daniel  iPhone users,
  
  More interesting video and read found here:
  
  
 http://www.watoday.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/apple-iphone-secretly-recor
 ds-owners-every-move-20110421-1dpab.html
  
  Disturbing facts …
  
  Cheers,
  Ronni
  
  17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7
  2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD
  
  OS X 10.6.7 Snow Leopard
  Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)
  
  
  
  On 21/04/2011, at 1:45 AM, Daniel Kerr wrote:
  
  
  Just got home from finishing a job, and while starting the next one,
was
  just having a flick through the rumour sites.
  
  Quite an interesting read about a file stored on the iPhone/iPad.
  Worth a read,...will be interesting to see the feedback on it.
  
  
 
http://www.macrumors.com/2011/04/20/researchers-disclose-iphone-and-ipad-lo
  cation-tracking-privacy-issues/
  
  Enjoy!
  
  Kind Regards
  Daniel
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  MacWizardry
  
  Phone: 0414 795 960
  Email: daniel @ macwizardry . com . au
  Web

Re: Interesting read on iPhone and iPad tracking

2011-04-22 Thread Daniel Kerr

, where I work, where I bank, and
 all kinds of other interesting information. It's how they collect their
 taxes
 and send me my mail.
 /End Quote
 
 Sent from Ronni's iPad
 
 On 21/04/2011, at 3:07 PM, Reg Whitely rwhit...@internode.on.net wrote:
 
 This is worth reading, to put it into perspective.
 
 
https://alexlevinson.wordpress.com/2011/04/21/3-major-issues-with-the-lates
t
 -iphone-tracking-discovery/
 Reg
 
 Reg Whitely
 
 Home: 08 9921 7272
 Mob: 04 8899 7313
 Email: rwhit...@internode.on.net
 
 
 
 On 21/04/2011, at 12:49 pm, Ronda Brown wrote:
 
 
 Hi Daniel  iPhone users,
 
 More interesting video and read found here:
 
 
 
http://www.watoday.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/apple-iphone-secretly-reco
r
 ds-owners-every-move-20110421-1dpab.html
 
 Disturbing facts 
 
 Cheers,
 Ronni
 
 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7
 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD
 
 OS X 10.6.7 Snow Leopard
 Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)
 
 
 
 On 21/04/2011, at 1:45 AM, Daniel Kerr wrote:
 
 
 Just got home from finishing a job, and while starting the next one,
 was
 just having a flick through the rumour sites.
 
 Quite an interesting read about a file stored on the iPhone/iPad.
 Worth a read,...will be interesting to see the feedback on it.
 
 
 
 http://www.macrumors.com/2011/04/20/researchers-disclose-iphone-and-ipad-lo
 cation-tracking-privacy-issues/
 
 Enjoy!
 
 Kind Regards
 Daniel
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Re: Interesting read on iPhone and iPad tracking

2011-04-22 Thread cm

Hi,

The best evidence is that there is no collection of data at all by anyone.
That's right, this data is not being collected and it may not be legal in some
US states to do so. Despite the claims of the two, so called, data scientists,
(who are really just developers seeking publicity and who plagiarised the
research from articles published months before), the data is being cached in a
file on your phone and backed up to you computer. This file is not accessible
to others unless you are in the habit of allowing strangers to have physical
access to data on your phone or your computer, in which case you already have
serious privacy breaches.

The article posted by Reg is worth reading with attention. I'll post it again
for easy access:
https://alexlevinson.wordpress.com/2011/04/21/3-major-issues-with-the-latest-iphone-tracking-discovery/

I do suspect that the file is used in some sort of calculation for an operating
system function and due to developer inattention, it was not deleted or
periodically purged. Apple obviously does not need this file as it is present
in another from in earlier version of iOS.

As for the claim that the iPhone tracks your every move, this is also a
fabrication. I looked with interest at the data on my own phone and apart from
being quite inaccurate, it has long gaps in it. I personally was happy to find
the file as I though it would be interesting to see where I had been for the
last six months or so since iOS 4 come out, but unfortunately the information
is so sparse as to be almost worthless. It does show I was out and about in
Perth, Fremantle and Kalamunda -- due to my cycling -- but it is so inaccurate
that I appear to have spent a significant amount of time swimming across the
river.

Apple will no doubt need to explain the presence of the file just to quell the
public concerns and will likely put in place a option to purge the file or will
do so automatically. I am curious to learn why the file was created by I will
leave my tin-foil hat in the drawer for now.

Cheers,
Carlo

On 2011-04-22, at 13:55, Stuart Evans wrote:

Opinion
H. How many remember the absolute outcry when the government was going to
bring in the “Australia” card many years ago. “Invasion of Privacy” etc etc.
Even Google when they were doing Street View cause quite an outcry (some of
it urban myths). How ironic now that we are so apathetic about how much of
our information is gathered by companies and government and obviously,
crooks. This guy (below) would like to make us feel we are stupid for being
“paranoid”. The reality is that we should not be so accepting. It’s OK, we
knew Apple were gathering that information for advertising. It’s OK, the
government needs my information for providing services. It’s OK, that web
site needs my info so I don’t have to type in in next time. I’m not being
paranoid, I’ve worked with organisations and I know they capture much more
than we think. OK, if they just use if for advertising to us it is a pain in
the arse, and we’ll get some telemarketers trying to sell us stuff, or remove
viruses from our computers. Worst case we might get our bank account cleaned
out. We are trusting them to keep our information secure – and that is the
crux of it. If I store notes, information and photos on my phone and I lose
it, then it’s my responsibility. If I am careful to keep personal information
encrypted, and lose my phone, but the vendor is storing my personal
information and it is readily accessible – that’s not acceptable.
/Opinion

Hope you all have a happy easter and a nice break.
Daniel – enjoy sunny Albany and say Hi to your Mum for me (She’ll be offering
you a job in Albany.. ;-)

Go Freo!

(Ronni – I’ll say Go Pies. But only coz I tipped them!)

Cheers,
Stuart

On 21/04/11 3:51 PM, Rod Lavington rodl...@gmail.com wrote:

There is a key difference from what that guy has posted compared to Apple -
none of those activities involve any form of data collection for
advertising. Now that Apple are in the advertising game (with iAds), that
data may be used for targeted advertising. I think its a subtle method
similar to what Google do with their search (which is a reason I have heard
numerous times why people avoid Android).

Cheers

Rod

/Begin Quote:
Help! Help! The paranoids are after me!

Re: Interesting read on iPhone and iPad tracking

2011-04-22 Thread Daniel Kerr


Yeh agreed. I think for the amount of info you can (or cant) get off the
file is minimal in comparison to all the other info can find from other
sources or a simple google-fest.

All I got on my files was about 5million dots splattered from one end of
Perth to the other, Even zoomed in. So it tells me I travel quite a
bit,.well derrr tell me something I and the car service person I deal with
doesn't know! Lol :) And yes, apparently I did a lot of work I the Swan
River. (I don't use the ferry and I haven't had any clients call me wanting
work done while we boat around Perth,..though they're welcome to if they
want,..lol).

I'm sure there are lots of other info from things more so then the iPhone
etc collects. But yes, will be interesting to see what Apple say about it.
Probably the move on,..nothing to see here :) hehe

Kind regards
Daniel


On 22/4/11 3:05 PM, cm cm200...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hi,
 
 The best evidence is that there is no collection of data at all by anyone.
 That's right, this data is not being collected and it may not be legal in some
 US states to do so. Despite the claims of the two, so called, data scientists,
 (who are really just developers seeking publicity and who plagiarised the
 research from articles published months before), the data is being cached in a
 file on your phone and backed up to you computer. This file is not accessible
 to others unless you are in the habit of allowing strangers to have physical
 access to data on your phone or your computer, in which case you already have
 serious privacy breaches.
 
 The article posted by Reg is worth reading with attention. I'll post it again
 for easy access:
 https://alexlevinson.wordpress.com/2011/04/21/3-major-issues-with-the-latest-i
 phone-tracking-discovery/
 
 I do suspect that the file is used in some sort of calculation for an
 operating system function and due to developer inattention, it was not deleted
 or periodically purged. Apple obviously does not need this file as it is
 present in another from in earlier version of iOS.
 
 As for the claim that the iPhone tracks your every move, this is also a
 fabrication. I looked with interest at the data on my own phone and apart from
 being quite inaccurate, it has long gaps in it. I personally was happy to find
 the file as I though it would be interesting to see where I had been for the
 last six months or so since iOS 4 come out, but unfortunately the information
 is so sparse as to be almost worthless. It does show I was out and about in
 Perth, Fremantle and Kalamunda -- due to my cycling -- but it is so inaccurate
 that I appear to have spent a significant amount of time swimming across the
 river.
 
 Apple will no doubt need to explain the presence of the file just to quell the
 public concerns and will likely put in place a option to purge the file or
 will do so automatically. I am curious to learn why the file was created by I
 will leave my tin-foil hat in the drawer for now.
 
 Cheers,
 Carlo
 
 
 On 2011-04-22, at 13:55, Stuart Evans wrote:
 
 Opinion
 H. How many remember the absolute outcry when the government was going to
 bring in the ³Australia² card many years ago. ³Invasion of Privacy² etc etc.
 Even Google when they were doing Street View cause quite an outcry (some of
 it urban myths). How ironic now that we are so apathetic about how much of
 our information is gathered by companies and government and obviously,
 crooks. This guy (below) would like to make us feel we are stupid for being
 ³paranoid². The reality is that we should not be so accepting.  It¹s OK, we
 knew Apple were gathering that information for advertising. It¹s OK, the
 government needs my information for providing services. It¹s OK, that web
 site needs my info so I don¹t have to type in in next time. I¹m not being
 paranoid, I¹ve worked with organisations and I know they capture much more
 than we think. OK, if they just use if for advertising to us it is a pain in
 the arse, and we¹ll get some telemarketers trying to sell us stuff, or remove
 viruses from our computers. Worst case we might get our bank account cleaned
 out. We are trusting them to keep our information secure  and that is the
 crux of it. If I store notes, information and photos on my phone and I lose
 it, then it¹s my responsibility. If I am careful to keep personal information
 encrypted, and lose my phone, but the vendor is storing my personal
 information and it is readily accessible  that¹s not acceptable.
 /Opinion
 
 Hope you all have a happy easter and a nice break.
 Daniel  enjoy sunny Albany and say Hi to your Mum for me (She¹ll be offering
 you a job in Albany..   ;-)
 
 Go Freo!
 
 (Ronni  I¹ll say Go Pies. But only coz I tipped them!)
 
 Cheers,
 Stuart   
 
 
 On 21/04/11 3:51 PM, Rod Lavington rodl...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 There is a key difference from what that guy has posted compared to Apple -
 none of those activities involve any form of data collection for
 advertising.  Now

Re: Interesting read on iPhone and iPad tracking

2011-04-22 Thread Adrian Skehan

Good afternoon all,

I too have been astonished at the alarmist coverage this furphy has received,
even ABC News 24 today and the BBC overnight had a go at it. I was initially
flattered at the thought that anyone would be even mildly interested in where I
had been, however, when I looked at the petewarden-iPhoneTracker it was plain
to see that it is a nonsense as what is supposed to be my movements around
Perth is displayed as a huge grid and not one spot on my home address. Even
though it indicated I had been to the eastern states it didn't even come close
to all the places I went to and what is displayed is so inaccurate and sparse
that its a joke. The major question in my mind is how can so many people who
seemingly purport to know so much about the subject get sucked into responding
to such claims, this does not mean I am any less curious about what the
purpose of it is.

What would be helpful in assessing ones security is if Daniel could give some
detail just how he was able to surprise friends by gaining information on them
just by having their email address and their first name and where the
information he mentioned quote some of it is freely available may be found as
mentioned in his earlier post.

It has been said to me may times that there is no such thing as bad publicity
so I guess that Apple are lapping it up. It seems to me that overall the
internet provides more misinformation than otherwise.

Regards,

Adrian
adrianske...@me.com

On 22/04/2011, at 3:05 PM, cm wrote:

Hi,

The best evidence is that there is no collection of data at all by anyone.
That's right, this data is not being collected and it may not be legal in
some US states to do so. Despite the claims of the two, so called, data
scientists, (who are really just developers seeking publicity and who
plagiarised the research from articles published months before), the data is
being cached in a file on your phone and backed up to you computer. This file
is not accessible to others unless you are in the habit of allowing strangers
to have physical access to data on your phone or your computer, in which case
you already have serious privacy breaches.

The article posted by Reg is worth reading with attention. I'll post it again
for easy access:
https://alexlevinson.wordpress.com/2011/04/21/3-major-issues-with-the-latest-iphone-tracking-discovery/

I do suspect that the file is used in some sort of calculation for an
operating system function and due to developer inattention, it was not
deleted or periodically purged. Apple obviously does not need this file as it
is present in another from in earlier version of iOS.

As for the claim that the iPhone tracks your every move, this is also a
fabrication. I looked with interest at the data on my own phone and apart
from being quite inaccurate, it has long gaps in it. I personally was happy
to find the file as I though it would be interesting to see where I had been
for the last six months or so since iOS 4 come out, but unfortunately the
information is so sparse as to be almost worthless. It does show I was out
and about in Perth, Fremantle and Kalamunda -- due to my cycling -- but it is
so inaccurate that I appear to have spent a significant amount of time
swimming across the river.

Apple will no doubt need to explain the presence of the file just to quell
the public concerns and will likely put in place a option to purge the file
or will do so automatically. I am curious to learn why the file was created
by I will leave my tin-foil hat in the drawer for now.

Cheers,
Carlo

On 2011-04-22, at 13:55, Stuart Evans wrote:

Opinion
H. How many remember the absolute outcry when the government was going
to bring in the “Australia” card many years ago. “Invasion of Privacy” etc
etc. Even Google when they were doing Street View cause quite an outcry
(some of it urban myths). How ironic now that we are so apathetic about how
much of our information is gathered by companies and government and
obviously, crooks. This guy (below) would like to make us feel we are stupid
for being “paranoid”. The reality is that we should not be so accepting.
It’s OK, we knew Apple were gathering that information for advertising. It’s
OK, the government needs my information for providing services. It’s OK,
that web site needs my info so I don’t have to type in in next time. I’m not
being paranoid, I’ve worked with organisations and I know they capture much
more than we think. OK, if they just use if for advertising to us it is a
pain in the arse, and we’ll get some telemarketers trying to sell us stuff,
or remove viruses from our computers. Worst case we might get our bank
account cleaned out. We are trusting them to keep our information secure –
and that is the crux of it. If I store notes, information and photos on my
phone and I lose it, then it’s my responsibility. If I am careful to keep

Re: Interesting read on iPhone and iPad tracking - digital footprint

2011-04-22 Thread Daniel Kerr


Hi Adrian

Just playing with my little one,..but basically
With the use of google, Facebook (especially), whitepages, a bit of time and
little thinking outside the square I was able to piece it together.

As an example I've sent you something offlist. Not going to get started on
it, otherwise I'll get everyone emailing me to piece it together for
them,..lol
HMm,. Maybe I could start a new business hide your digital footprint :)
LOL. I better got trademark that idea :)

Hope that helps a little.

Kind regards
Daniel



On 22/4/11 4:30 PM, Adrian Skehan adrianske...@me.com wrote:

 What would be helpful in assessing ones security is if Daniel could give some
 detail just how he was able to surprise friends by gaining information on them
 just by having their email address and their first name and where the
 information he mentioned quote some of it is freely available may be found
 as mentioned in his earlier post.

---
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MacWizardry

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Re: Broadcasting Location Without Meaning To (was: iPhone and iPad tracking)

2011-04-22 Thread cm


In this same vein, MIT Technology Review published an article yesterday about 
tracking a person by the photos he posted. Here is a summary of the article 
from slashdot.org:

Smartphones include geotagging features that many people aren't aware of, 
MIT's Technology Review reports. And it's not just in the obvious places: 'For 
example, by looking at the location metadata stored with pictures posted 
through one man's anonymous Twitter account, the researchers were able to 
pinpoint his likely home address. From there, by cross-referencing this 
location with city records, they found his name. Using that information, the 
researchers went on to find his place of work, his wife's name, and information 
about his children.'

And here's the original article:

http://www.technologyreview.com/communications/37452/page1/

Cheers,
Carlo




On 2011-04-22, at 17:59, Daniel Kerr wrote:

 
 Hi Adrian
 
 Just playing with my little one,..but basically
 With the use of google, Facebook (especially), whitepages, a bit of time and
 little thinking outside the square I was able to piece it together.
 
 As an example I've sent you something offlist. Not going to get started on
 it, otherwise I'll get everyone emailing me to piece it together for
 them,..lol
 HMm,. Maybe I could start a new business hide your digital footprint :)
 LOL. I better got trademark that idea :)
 
 Hope that helps a little.
 
 Kind regards
 Daniel
 
 
 
 On 22/4/11 4:30 PM, Adrian Skehan adrianske...@me.com wrote:
 
 What would be helpful in assessing ones security is if Daniel could give some
 detail just how he was able to surprise friends by gaining information on 
 them
 just by having their email address and their first name and where the
 information he mentioned quote some of it is freely available may be found
 as mentioned in his earlier post.
 
 ---
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 MacWizardry
 
 Phone: 0414 795 960
 Email: daniel @ macwizardry . com . au
 Web:   http://www.macwizardry.com.au
 
 
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Re: Interesting read on iPhone and iPad tracking

2011-04-21 Thread Reg Whitely

This is worth reading, to put it into perspective.
https://alexlevinson.wordpress.com/2011/04/21/3-major-issues-with-the-latest-iphone-tracking-discovery/
Reg

Reg Whitely

Home: 08 9921 7272
Mob: 04 8899 7313
Email: rwhit...@internode.on.net



On 21/04/2011, at 12:49 pm, Ronda Brown wrote:

 
 Hi Daniel  iPhone users,
 
 More interesting video and read found here:
 
 http://www.watoday.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/apple-iphone-secretly-records-owners-every-move-20110421-1dpab.html
 
 Disturbing facts …
 
 Cheers,
 Ronni
 
 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7
 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD
 
 OS X 10.6.7 Snow Leopard
 Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)
 
 
 
 On 21/04/2011, at 1:45 AM, Daniel Kerr wrote:
 
 
 Just got home from finishing a job, and while starting the next one, was
 just having a flick through the rumour sites.
 
 Quite an interesting read about a file stored on the iPhone/iPad.
 Worth a read,...will be interesting to see the feedback on it.
 
 http://www.macrumors.com/2011/04/20/researchers-disclose-iphone-and-ipad-lo
 cation-tracking-privacy-issues/
 
 Enjoy!
 
 Kind Regards
 Daniel
 ---
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Re: Interesting read on iPhone and iPad tracking

2011-04-21 Thread Ronda Brown

Exactly Reg, Fact rather than Fiction ;-)
This guy sums it up rather well yesterday.
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1139887
Scroll down to 'nightcap965' reply

/Begin Quote:
Help! Help! The paranoids are after me!

With respect to all the view with alarm postings that will follow, this
really doesn't mean anything. I leave my home at the same time every morning.
The transponder in my car records my passage and debits my account with the
state highway department. Traffic cameras record my license plate at several
points during my journey. Once out of the car, my smiling phiz can be seen on
any number of CCTVs en route to my office, whose door I open with a card that
automatically records my entry. The IP address of this posting will reveal that
I am sitting in my living room as I write. Even without the GPS turned on, my
phone regularly initiates a conversation with the local cell tower. I can be
found with almost pinpoint accuracy.

So I'm not exactly going to panic to learn that my computer and phone keep a
record of my latitude and longitude that they don't share with anyone else.

The government already knows where I live, where I work, where I bank, and all
kinds of other interesting information. It's how they collect their taxes and
send me my mail.
/End Quote

Sent from Ronni's iPad

On 21/04/2011, at 3:07 PM, Reg Whitely rwhit...@internode.on.net wrote:

This is worth reading, to put it into perspective.
https://alexlevinson.wordpress.com/2011/04/21/3-major-issues-with-the-latest-iphone-tracking-discovery/
Reg

Reg Whitely

Home: 08 9921 7272
Mob: 04 8899 7313
Email: rwhit...@internode.on.net

On 21/04/2011, at 12:49 pm, Ronda Brown wrote:

Hi Daniel iPhone users,

More interesting video and read found here:

http://www.watoday.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/apple-iphone-secretly-records-owners-every-move-20110421-1dpab.html

Disturbing facts …

Cheers,
Ronni

17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7
2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD

OS X 10.6.7 Snow Leopard
Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)

On 21/04/2011, at 1:45 AM, Daniel Kerr wrote:

Just got home from finishing a job, and while starting the next one, was
just having a flick through the rumour sites.

Quite an interesting read about a file stored on the iPhone/iPad.
Worth a read,...will be interesting to see the feedback on it.

http://www.macrumors.com/2011/04/20/researchers-disclose-iphone-and-ipad-lo
cation-tracking-privacy-issues/

Enjoy!

Kind Regards
Daniel
---
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MacWizardry

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Re: Interesting read on iPhone and iPad tracking

2011-04-21 Thread Rod Lavington

There is a key difference from what that guy has posted compared to Apple -
none of those activities involve any form of data collection for
advertising. Now that Apple are in the advertising game (with iAds), that
data may be used for targeted advertising. I think its a subtle method
similar to what Google do with their search (which is a reason I have heard
numerous times why people avoid Android).

Cheers

Rod
On 21/04/2011 3:34 PM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote:
Exactly Reg, Fact rather than Fiction ;-)
This guy sums it up rather well yesterday.
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1139887
Scroll down to 'nightcap965' reply

/Begin Quote:
Help! Help! The paranoids are after me!

With respect to all the view with alarm postings that will follow, this
really doesn't mean anything. I leave my home at the same time every
morning. The transponder in my car records my passage and debits my account
with the state highway department. Traffic cameras record my license plate
at several points during my journey. Once out of the car, my smiling phiz
can be seen on any number of CCTVs en route to my office, whose door I open
with a card that automatically records my entry. The IP address of this
posting will reveal that I am sitting in my living room as I write. Even
without the GPS turned on, my phone regularly initiates a conversation with
the local cell tower. I can be found with almost pinpoint accuracy.

So I'm not exactly going to panic to learn that my computer and phone keep
a record of my latitude and longitude that they don't share with anyone
else.

The government already knows where I live, where I work, where I bank, and
all kinds of other interesting information. It's how they collect their
taxes and send me my mail.
/End Quote

Sent from Ronni's iPad

On 21/04/2011, at 3:07 PM, Reg Whitely rwhit...@internode.on.net wrote:

This is worth reading, to put it into perspective.

https://alexlevinson.wordpress.com/2011/04/21/3-major-issues-with-the-latest-iphone-tracking-discovery/
Reg

Reg Whitely

Home: 08 9921 7272
Mob: 04 8899 7313
Email: rwhit...@internode.on.net

On 21/04/2011, at 12:49 pm, Ronda Brown wrote:

Hi Daniel iPhone users,

More interesting video and read found here:

http://www.watoday.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/apple-iphone-secretly-records-owners-every-move-20110421-1dpab.html

Disturbing facts …

Cheers,
Ronni

17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7
2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD

OS X 10.6.7 Snow Leopard
Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)

On 21/04/2011, at 1:45 AM, Daniel Kerr wrote:

Just got home from finishing a job, and while starting the next one,
was
just having a flick through the rumour sites.

Quite an interesting read about a file stored on the iPhone/iPad.
Worth a read,...will be interesting to see the feedback on it.

http://www.macrumors.com/2011/04/20/researchers-disclose-iphone-and-ipad-lo
cation-tracking-privacy-issues/

Enjoy!

Kind Regards
Daniel
---
Daniel Kerr
MacWizardry

Phone: 0414 795 960
Email: daniel @ macwizardry . com . au
Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au

**For everything Macintosh**

Re: Interesting read on iPhone and iPad tracking

2011-04-21 Thread Ronda Brown

Hi Rod,

I totally agree about Apple ‘could’ use this data for advertising purposes.
But, we have always known in iOS that this data was available to Apple
Unlike Google’s sneaky way.

I guess you will be supporting my ‘Beloved Pies’ on Monday in the Anzac Match
;-) he hee

Go Pies!

Cheers,
Ronni
On 21/04/2011, at 3:51 PM, Rod Lavington wrote:

There is a key difference from what that guy has posted compared to Apple -
none of those activities involve any form of data collection for advertising.
Now that Apple are in the advertising game (with iAds), that data may be
used for targeted advertising. I think its a subtle method similar to what
Google do with their search (which is a reason I have heard numerous times
why people avoid Android).

Cheers

Rod

/Begin Quote:
Help! Help! The paranoids are after me!

With respect to all the view with alarm postings that will follow, this
really doesn't mean anything. I leave my home at the same time every
morning. The transponder in my car records my passage and debits my account
with the state highway department. Traffic cameras record my license plate
at several points during my journey. Once out of the car, my smiling phiz
can be seen on any number of CCTVs en route to my office, whose door I open
with a card that automatically records my entry. The IP address of this
posting will reveal that I am sitting in my living room as I write. Even
without the GPS turned on, my phone regularly initiates a conversation with
the local cell tower. I can be found with almost pinpoint accuracy.

So I'm not exactly going to panic to learn that my computer and phone keep
a record of my latitude and longitude that they don't share with anyone
else.

The government already knows where I live, where I work, where I bank, and
all kinds of other interesting information. It's how they collect their
taxes and send me my mail.
/End Quote

Sent from Ronni's iPad

On 21/04/2011, at 3:07 PM, Reg Whitely rwhit...@internode.on.net wrote:

This is worth reading, to put it into perspective.
https://alexlevinson.wordpress.com/2011/04/21/3-major-issues-with-the-latest-iphone-tracking-discovery/
Reg

Reg Whitely

Home: 08 9921 7272
Mob: 04 8899 7313
Email: rwhit...@internode.on.net

On 21/04/2011, at 12:49 pm, Ronda Brown wrote:

Hi Daniel iPhone users,

More interesting video and read found here:

http://www.watoday.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/apple-iphone-secretly-records-owners-every-move-20110421-1dpab.html

Disturbing facts …

Cheers,
Ronni

17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7
2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD

OS X 10.6.7 Snow Leopard
Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)

On 21/04/2011, at 1:45 AM, Daniel Kerr wrote:

Just got home from finishing a job, and while starting the next one, was
just having a flick through the rumour sites.

Quite an interesting read about a file stored on the iPhone/iPad.
Worth a read,...will be interesting to see the feedback on it.

http://www.macrumors.com/2011/04/20/researchers-disclose-iphone-and-ipad-lo
cation-tracking-privacy-issues/

Enjoy!

Kind Regards
Daniel
---
Daniel Kerr
MacWizardry

Phone: 0414 795 960
Email: daniel @ macwizardry . com . au
Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au

**For everything Macintosh**

Interesting read on iPhone and iPad tracking

2011-04-20 Thread Daniel Kerr


Just got home from finishing a job, and while starting the next one, was
just having a flick through the rumour sites.

Quite an interesting read about a file stored on the iPhone/iPad.
Worth a read,...will be interesting to see the feedback on it.

http://www.macrumors.com/2011/04/20/researchers-disclose-iphone-and-ipad-lo
cation-tracking-privacy-issues/

Enjoy!

Kind Regards
Daniel
---
Daniel Kerr
MacWizardry

Phone: 0414 795 960
Email: daniel @ macwizardry . com . au
Web:   http://www.macwizardry.com.au


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Re: Interesting read on iPhone and iPad tracking

2011-04-20 Thread Ronda Brown


Hi Daniel  iPhone users,

More interesting video and read found here:

http://www.watoday.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/apple-iphone-secretly-records-owners-every-move-20110421-1dpab.html

Disturbing facts …

Cheers,
Ronni

17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7
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On 21/04/2011, at 1:45 AM, Daniel Kerr wrote:

 
 Just got home from finishing a job, and while starting the next one, was
 just having a flick through the rumour sites.
 
 Quite an interesting read about a file stored on the iPhone/iPad.
 Worth a read,...will be interesting to see the feedback on it.
 
 http://www.macrumors.com/2011/04/20/researchers-disclose-iphone-and-ipad-lo
 cation-tracking-privacy-issues/
 
 Enjoy!
 
 Kind Regards
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Hidden: theft tracking software for your laptop

2010-12-23 Thread Daniel Kerr


Hi All

Some may be interested in the following, which is normally $20, now free
until January.
http://hiddenapp.com/

Haven't looked at it fully yet, but just thought I'd mention it

Kind Regards
Daniel

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Re: Hidden: theft tracking software for your laptop

2010-12-23 Thread Kyle Kreusch

Looks interesting, but they are having some problems at the moment.

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Re: Hidden: theft tracking software for your laptop

2010-12-23 Thread Daniel Kerr



On 23/12/2010, at 4:10 PM, Kyle Kreusch wrote:

 Looks interesting, but they are having some problems at the moment.
 
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Yes, their site is very busy with everyone downloading it at the moment, so a 
few delays,..lol.
I'l try it later and see if it's picked up then,..lol.

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Re: Hidden: theft tracking software for your laptop

2010-12-23 Thread S Beach

There is another free option called Prey too http://preyproject.com/

Regards

Shayne


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 On 23/12/2010, at 4:10 PM, Kyle Kreusch wrote:

  Looks interesting, but they are having some problems at the moment.
 
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 Yes, their site is very busy with everyone downloading it at the moment, so
 a few delays,..lol.
 I'l try it later and see if it's picked up then,..lol.

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Re: Hidden: theft tracking software for your laptop

2010-12-23 Thread Tim Law


Site is back up now.

https://hiddenapp.com/tracking/



On 23/12/2010, at 5:12 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote:

 
 
 On 23/12/2010, at 4:10 PM, Kyle Kreusch wrote:
 
 Looks interesting, but they are having some problems at the moment.
 
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 Kyle Kreusch: - This E-Mail Was Dictated Using MacSpeech Dictate, [i]
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 Check Out My New Website For Articles And Other Great information.
 Website: http://kylekreusch.co.cc/
 -
 
 Yes, their site is very busy with everyone downloading it at the moment, so a 
 few delays,..lol.
 I'l try it later and see if it's picked up then,..lol.
 
 Kind Regards
 Daniel
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tracking where I have been in the world ?

2009-04-26 Thread Roger Kortas


Good morning :)

I was just thinking it would be great to have a map of the world that  
I could mark where I have been, does anyone know if anything is  
available or would I just use google maps?


best regards

Roger


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Re: tracking where I have been in the world ?

2009-04-26 Thread Adrian Skehan


iLife 9 does that for iPhoto and iMovie.


Regards,

Adrian
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On 27/04/2009, at 11:43 AM, Roger Kortas wrote:


Good morning :)

I was just thinking it would be great to have a map of the world  
that I could mark where I have been, does anyone know if anything is  
available or would I just use google maps?


best regards

Roger


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Re: tracking where I have been in the world ?

2009-04-26 Thread Roger Kortas


Thanks Adrian

I hadn't installed it and now I have yes it works just fine :)

Roger

On 27/04/2009, at 11:58 AM, Adrian Skehan wrote:


iLife 9 does that for iPhoto and iMovie.


Regards,

Adrian
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On 27/04/2009, at 11:43 AM, Roger Kortas wrote:


Good morning :)

I was just thinking it would be great to have a map of the world  
that I could mark where I have been, does anyone know if anything  
is available or would I just use google maps?


best regards

Roger


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Haiyan Kortas
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AutoCAD, Parallels, problems with mouse tracking

2007-12-27 Thread James Devenish

Hi,

I have a relative who is trying to use AutoCAD on his MacBook with
Parallels. I don't know much about this type of situation, nor did I
think to find out what version of Windows he is using. However, he
says he experiences problems with mouse tracking. Specifically, the
cursor doesn't respond consistently (it can jerk around, and hence end
up in the wrong place). For an experienced and proficient user of
AutoCAD on PC, this is a problem. Does anyone know of this issue in
general with Parallels, and are there common ways to address it? I
tried searching the web, but I don't understand enough about Parallels
or Windows to make sense of it. First off. I guess I can suggest that
he boot directly into Windows to see if there's a difference? But what
of Parallels? Anyone have any pointers for novice users?

Thanks,
James

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Re: mouse tracking

2006-09-29 Thread alcrom


Hello.
I settled for Mousezoom. My (not so) Mightymouse is faster but not as  
fast as the Logitech mouse.

Thanks and regards from Alan.



On 28/09/2006, at 7:53 PM, James Devenish wrote:


Hi,

There are multiple software products to configure mouse tracking
acceleration For example:
http://homepage.mac.com/bhines/mousezoom.html
http://lavacat.com/iMouseFix/index.html
There may be others. I'm not sure if they can be made specific to one
model of mouse.

James.

Re: mouse tracking

2006-09-29 Thread alcrom


Hello.
I decided to remove Mousezoom as it increased the Logitech mouse  
speed as well.

Regards from Alan.


On 29/09/2006, at 1:03 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


Hello.
I settled for Mousezoom. My (not so) Mightymouse is faster but not  
as fast as the Logitech mouse.

Thanks and regards from Alan.



On 28/09/2006, at 7:53 PM, James Devenish wrote:


Hi,

There are multiple software products to configure mouse tracking
acceleration For example:
http://homepage.mac.com/bhines/mousezoom.html
http://lavacat.com/iMouseFix/index.html
There may be others. I'm not sure if they can be made specific to one
model of mouse.

James.

mouse tracking

2006-09-28 Thread alcrom


Hello.

I have a Logitech cordless mouse which tracks (moves) fast and  
buttons better for games. I have a Mighty mouse that moves slow over  
a 20inch screen.
I have the Mighty mouse set to max speed. Is there a speed upgrade. I  
like the scroll button as it scrolls quicker than other mouse.


Regards from Alan.

Re: mouse tracking

2006-09-28 Thread James Devenish


Hi,

There are multiple software products to configure mouse tracking
acceleration For example:
http://homepage.mac.com/bhines/mousezoom.html
http://lavacat.com/iMouseFix/index.html
There may be others. I'm not sure if they can be made specific to one
model of mouse.

James.

Re: Tracking referrals from portals / iMac vs G4

2002-08-23 Thread Shay Telfer


Does anyone know how I can find out how many referrals from a certain portal
I am getting? Ie Yellow Pages / Pacific Access referring persons to my
restaurant web site?

Have tried looking at web logs, but I think it gives the details of the ISP
of the person, not the portal. (I could be wrong).


The web server needs to be set up so that it logs referrers. Some 
setups don't do this by default.


Another way to do it is to have two URL's pointing to similar pages, 
and give one URL to one portal and one to the other. Makes it much 
easier to track where your hits came from.



And does anyone know of a comparo between an iMac 17 and a DP new G4? There
was a comparo site mentioned recently, but they never had these two
compared.


If you've already got a monitor, you can get a low end DP G4 cheaper 
(even if you BTO a SuperDrive into it) than a high end iMac. (At 
least that's what I got playing around at the Apple Online store). 
It'll be faster too (dual processors and all) and more easily 
expandable but not as sexy.


Have fun,
Shay
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Tracking referrals from portals / iMac vs G4

2002-08-22 Thread Brett Carboni

Does anyone know how I can find out how many referrals from a certain portal
I am getting? Ie Yellow Pages / Pacific Access referring persons to my
restaurant web site?

Have tried looking at web logs, but I think it gives the details of the ISP
of the person, not the portal. (I could be wrong).

And does anyone know of a comparo between an iMac 17 and a DP new G4? There
was a comparo site mentioned recently, but they never had these two
compared. 

Trying to decide between the two. New G4 looks good but I may not have
budget for the extra 17 LCD monitor, even if Apple has rebates like in US.

Brett Carboni
Tsunami
www.tsunamisushi.com.au

Re: Tracking referrals from portals / iMac vs G4

2002-08-22 Thread trevstalee

--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Brett Carboni [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Does anyone know how I can find out how many referrals from a 
certain portal
 I am getting? Ie Yellow Pages / Pacific Access referring persons 
to my
 restaurant web site?
 
 Have tried looking at web logs, but I think it gives the details 
of the ISP
 of the person, not the portal. (I could be wrong).

Hi Brett,

It depends how much control you have over your server, but if you 
are referring to www.tsunamisushi.com.au it looks like you are 
running apache, which is good.

To put the referrers in a seperate log, see
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/multilogs.html

To combine referrers in your normal logs, see
http://www.boutell.com/wusage/7.1/server.html

and

http://cybernut.com/guides/apconf.html#logging_whatclf

Regards

Trevor Lee

Tracking Internet Usage for Multiple Users

2002-06-20 Thread Antony N. Lord


(OK, I'm asking lots of questions today I know but when it rains, it pours!)

I've been wanting to set up a shared broadband connection where it 
tracks the usage of several users (some of whom are prone to 
downloading LARGE installers etc. blowing out the monthly cost.)


Limiting etc is not really an issue, just monitoring and it doesn't 
have to be super reliable / robust as they're not quite that devious 
:)


The connection is currently shared using IPNetRouter and users have a 
statically assigned IP.


Any ideas people?

Cheers, Antony.
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Quark Printing -- tracking problems

2002-06-13 Thread Ross

I'm printing from Quark 4 to my Brother HL-1440 and getting MAJOR 
tracking problems. A PDF of the Quark doc prints fine. Any ideas 
what's going on? I've had this kind of problem on and off on 
different computers, and not just with Quark, either: Word, too.


Ross

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