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Apple has updated the Airport Utility for Mac OS X Lion to version 6.0, and once again went back to the Mac by making it look just like the iPhone and iPad version released earlier this year. Used to manage everything from the Airport Express and Airport Extreme Wi-Fi base station routers, to the Time Capsule router + hard drive Time Machine backup companion, here’s what Apple has to say about Airport Utility 6.0 for OS X Lion.

Use AirPort Utility to set up and manage your Wi-Fi network and AirPort base stations, including AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme, and Time Capsule. See a graphical overview of your Wi-Fi network and devices. Change base station and network settings, or manage advanced features such as security modes, wireless channels, and more.

iOS for iPad and iPhone has taken huge strides in making all kinds of computing tasks easier and more accessible to mainstream users, and the Airport app for iPhone and iPad is no exception. OS X Lion, however, hasn’t always successfully transitioned that accessibility to the older Mac platform, with some re-interpretations working magnificently and others feeling like they need a few more revisions worth of polish (or even a solid Snow Leopard-ing)

The Airport Utility for OS X Lion, however, looks solid and should make something as potentially intimidating as managing and Airport Extreme or Time Capsule

Source: Apple.com via MacStories

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This was our Macworld. Other Macworlds were different. But this one was ours.

Macworld | iWorld 2012 was not the event of old, where Apple and Steve Jobs took to the keynote stage and introduced us to everything from the iPhone to the MacBook Air, and where their massive booth, and the massive booths of countless accessory makers, filled Moscone to capacity.

Apple has held their iPad keynotes — and just recently the education event — outside of Macworld, at a time and place of their own choosing. And CES has made a concerted effort to steal away the accessory booths, and now has more iPhone and iPad cases in their halls than any person, sane or otherwise, would ever want to walk through at any one time.

Some would say they tried to take the heart from Macworld, but all they took was the keynote and the bigger booths. Macworld’s heart, it turns out, was never in either of those things. It was in the community. And it endures.

Those who only ever bothered to fly in for the keynote and fly out again no longer bother. Those who only scoured the booths for deals no longer show up to scour. Now it’s the dedicated media who stay the week. It’s the fans who show up and want to find out about what’s going on. And we all had a great time.

After some unrelated travel problems, Leanna and I arrived on late Thursday and enjoyed only the briefest glimpse of the show floor before it closed. But Macworld didn’t end at Moscone. That night we met up with a veritable whose-who of fellow Apple bloggers and journalists, developers and designers, accessory makers and advertising/pr reps. We drank, we ate, we shared stories and opinion — we shared Macworld.

The next two days we hit the show — hard. We recorded a bunch of videos and a ton of interviews you’ll see over the course of the coming weeks. And those two nights we kept meeting up with our fellow Apple enthusiasts, our community.

Because that’s what Macworld is and really always was. A reunion of those who cover and create and consume the Apple experience. A homecoming.

That’s not to say everything is perfect now. It isn’t. Macworld has transformed into Macworld|iWorld and turned from a traditional expo into a modern fan event. But they haven’t fully embraced that change yet. A lot of the talks, a lot of the panels, were filled with the same Mac pundits that have always filled them. Just like Macworld has added iWorld, the agenda needs to add the energy and insights of the new iOS-centric generation. Don’t lose the old guard, but add the new blood. We’ll all be richer for it. Likewise, build on the smaller accessory makers and the developers who don’t fit in at CES and want to network with each other and with their most enthusiastic consumers in a way WWDC could never allow.

Still, new Macworld|iWorld is just getting their footing. Just like we envision iMore to be the ultimate online site for iPhone and iPad enthusiasts, Macworld|iWorld is aiming to do that for the entire Apple community in the real world. I expect great things ahead. So great, in fact, I don’t really miss Apple or the big accessory makers at all anymore. So many things, smaller, more delicate, more unusual things have blossomed in their absence. If IDG can keep up what they’ve started, if the community can realize the benefits of coming together like this, of being a community together like this, there will be many more amazing Macworld|iWorld events to come.

And I for one can wait to attend.

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Pocket Informant HD – the feature rich and versatile calendar / tasks management app for the iPad – has just added some new strings to its bow and become even more versatile. This week it has been updated with its first 2.0 release, Version 2.02.41.

With this update, Pocket Informant HD now offers Notes and Contacts views – so you now have calendar, tasks, contacts, and notes all in one app (just as PI always offered on the Windows Mobile platform).

Another headline new feature in this update is support for syncing with Google Tasks. Here’s the list of new and notable features in this new version:

• Notes and Contact Views
• Task Smart Groups
• Google Task sync
• Photo and Contact Linking
• Swipe to Action, and many other major new features
• Desk Themes

Pocket Informant HD was already a strong contender for those looking to manage tasks and calendars on the iPad. Now that it has added contacts and notes features, and a Google Tasks hookup, it should become an even more popular choice for iPad users.

Here’s an App Store link for Pocket Informant HD; it’s priced at .99.

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Want to jailbreak and unlock but need to know how to tell what bootrom your iPhone 3GS is running? There are two numbers in your settings that will be a dead giveaway as to what bootrom your phone has. You’ll need to know how to determine your bootrom in certain situations if you want to achieve a software unlock.

1. Open up Settings



2. Tap on General



3. Go to About
4. If you scroll down a bit you’ll see your serial number and your model number.

You can use one of these two numbers to determine if you have an older or newer bootrom.

Model number method

The easiest of the two is the model number. If your model number begins with MC, you have a newer bootrom. As you can see above, my serial starts with an MB. I have an older bootrom.

Serial number method

Another way you can check is by looking at the 4th and 5th digits of your serial number. If it is lower than around week 35, your bootrom is older. I’d say the model number method is the most efficient but you can use both to determine your bootrom version.

If you have other jailbreak questions or run into issues, check out our jailbreak and unlock forums as well!

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NFL Kicker HD, as the name suggests,  gives you a chance to take on the role of an NFL kicker (and punter). The game has you testing your skills at both field goal kicking and punting in a number of different challenge modes, from belting long field goals in windy conditions to trying angle punts out of bounds just shy of the end zone.

This is the latest iPad sports game from Full Fat Games, who are also the makers of NFL Flick Quarterback HD, Flick Soccer HD, and Flick Golf Extreme HD. All three of those are favorites of mine and excellent iPad games. Hit the break to see why this is yet another stellar game from Full Fat Games …

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