Safari is "the Web browser" for Mac, first released as a public beta version back in early January, 2003. Since Mac OS X 10.3, Safari was the default browser included by Apple in their operating system. More than 4 years later, in June, 2007, Safari arrived on the Windows platform, where it's still in beta stage. Unoficially, it was also run on Linux using the Wine emulator, but it didn't work quite well... Regarding the security part, Safari is not weak at all, but PayPal just decided Apple's browser is not secure enough for them!


As wel all know, PayPal is an extremely popular system that allows money transfers over the Internet, serving as an alternative to traditional cheques and money orders. Now a subsidiary of eBay, PayPal had its own share of security problems, especially with phishing. Since these problems can happen to anyone, anytime, knowing how to protect yourself is the best thing to do, so PayPal published its own guide to "Safer Browsers", which can be read here.

To make a longer story short, they are talking about IE7's phishing filter most of the time, and have simply pushed aside Safari, without writing down a single word about it. Well, it may be that Safari still lacks some advanced security features found in IE7, Firefox or Opera, but some voices also claim that PayPal's heavy use of Extended Validation certificates may also be a problem, so Safari it's not that bad, after all.

In the end, it gets down to user's attention, because every time, before being detected, phishing sites grab a few victims for sure, and that's not because their browsers, or because PayPal's own problems, so no matter what browser you are using, feel free to look twice, think 3 times, and only then submit your valuable personal information!

After a few delays, Apple's Time Capsule is finally here! It took a while, but let's hope all previous problems that caused the delay have been solved, and everyone will have a smooth ride backing up their data on this handy wireless network-attached storage device. Just think about the fact that the Time Capsule was introduced in Steve Jobs' keynote speech on the 15th of January, so it's good to see it shipping, after almost one month and a half, don't you think?


If you don't remember about the Time Capsule, then let me refresh your memory a little... Basically, we're talking about a 802.11n AirPort Extreme router that has a built in server-grade hard drive. This device works with Apple's Time Machine software to help you perform automatic wireless backups of one or multiple Macs running Mac OS X Leopard.

Currently, on Apple's site you can find the 500GB Time Capsule, priced at $299, as well as a 1TB setup, sold for $499. To find out more about the device and, maybe, order your own, feel free to visit the official product page, here.

Published for the first time between 1768 and 1771, in Edinburgh, the Britannica is currently the oldest English-language encyclopaedia still in print. Obviously, as the media moved from the offline to the online realm, Britannica followed the trend, releasing its online version, which can be visited here. Now, I just found out about a link between Britannica and Apple's iPod, and I think this is interesting enough to let you know about it, so here we go...


The iPod is, basically, a portable media player, but with the latest models (the iPod touch, to be more specific), it became more than just that - you can play games, use various software applications and, most important, connect to the Internet.

Considering the above, Britannica's engineers released an application for the iPod touch and the iPhone to bring the encyclopaedia one step closer to those using them, no matter where are they, as long as the gadgets are in place.

What we're talking about here is a web-based application with full text search capabilities and thousands of high resolution thumbnails, everything being optimized for cellphone bandwidth.

"People today want information wherever they go. They want to satisfy their curiosity the moment it's aroused, whether they're on a train, in a restaurant talking to friends, or watching a sunset on the beach. Now we can get answers to them in ways that weren't possible before.", said Dan Smith, senior vice president at Encyclopedia Britannica.

As I was saying a few days ago, the iPhone SDK has been delayed, but the good part is that, according to latest news, we may see it appearing in the first week of March, and not by the middle of the month, or even towards its end. Now, Apple announced a media event called "iPhone Software Roadmap", and while its name doesn't give any hints about an early SDK release, I wouldn't bet on that...


Apple sent the following message to various analysts and members of the media - "Please join us to learn about the iPhone software roadmap, including the iPhone SDK and some exciting new enterprise features.", inviting them at the "Town Hall" of the company's Cupertino campus, at 10A.M. Pacific time. In the same location, thy introduced the Intel-based Mac mini and Hi-Fi iPod back in February, 2006, as well as the aluminum iMacs, last August.

Other than the above, there's nothing else to say. In fact, since only a handful of people were invited, the rest of us will have to wait until 6th of March, afternoon, so we can get a clear view of what happened. Until then, my guess is we'll see the iPhone SDK before the 13th of March. What's yours?

Some time ago, the iTunes software surpassed RealPlayer's market share, and now the iTunes Music Store is aiming the first spot in the music retail market. That's a very interesting evolution, because according to latest reports, the iTunes Music Store is breathing down Wal-Mart's neck already...


Right from Apple.com, here's the news:"Apple today announced that iTunes is now the number two music retailer in the US, trailing only Wal-Mart. The iTunes Store — now with over 50 million customers — has sold over four billion songs. In fact, it sold an incredible 20 million songs on Christmas Day 2007 alone. And with over six million songs from all of the major and thousands of independent labels, it offers the world’s largest music catalog."

Do I have to add anything else? After climbing above Best Buy and Target, the iTunes Music Store will probably go higher than Wal-Mart later this year, if the current growth rate is maintained. Well, I guess we'll look back in late 2008 and say "it seems we were right, now Apple's first music retailer in the US"... or not?