iPhone App | Gas Cubby

I have issues. I love to track automobile data like mpg, oil changes, and other service information.

I have been using a Twitter app called MyMileMarker. Their software reads direct twits with mileage, gallons, and price. It has a few bugs. I had a little trouble getting responses confirming that the data was received. MyMileMarker also does not allow for recording service items. I like to track oil changes and tire rotations also.

A few days ago I found Gas Cubby. Here is a direct link via iTunes.

Gas Cubby fills the bill for me. It allows for multiple vehicles and tracks all your fuel fill-ups & vehicle service records. The options are endless. I enjoy being able to track Octane. My Mini Copper S requires a high grade of fuel and being able to track mileage when I don’t fill it with Premium is great. My new Jeep has a a life time warranty, assuming I keep good service records. Gas Cubby allows for export in .csv. Making and annually service log will be simple.

Good luck Gas Cubby. Worth every penny to me.

Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac is OUT!

Run Windows on Mac OS X with no reboot!

Get Easy access to all your applications and data while enjoying the complete Mac experience

Modality view mode | Track activities of multiple VMs simultaneously
Smart Connect | remembers your USB device connection preferences
SmartMount | automatically mount removable media for access across different OSs

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Adaptive Hypervisor | automatically optimizes performance for Windows or Mac application
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Run Windows smoothly on your Mac with the complete suite of powerful essentials for Internet security, data protection and disk management
($175 value in bonus software)

PowerSave | energy saving mode offers longer Mac use with up to 20% longer battery life
Bonus software | Get “no worry” Windows protection with Parallels Internet Security
Bonus software | Acronis Disk Director Suite offers Windows disk management and Acronis True Image Home offers complete backup/recovery

SBSH PhoneWeaver 1.3 release

SBSH PhoneWeaver 1.3 Highlights

  • New Touch Mode – Innovative Touch design
  • Pop Up Menu Easy Access – Using a special task/tray bar shortcuts
  • Features and Optimization – Auto-answer, ALL resolutions support and more!

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Protect your Wi-Fi from hacking

I saw this great tip on Lifehacker via a link from a Facebook friend.  My Apple Airport does not have this setting but I thought I would pass it along to your guys that do.  Hope it helps.

WEP Wi-Fi security has been known as an easy-to-crack security protocol for a while now, which is why it was superseded by the more secure Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) standard. But now a PhD candidate studying encryption has found an exploit in the WPA standard that would allow a hacker to “send bogus data to an unsuspecting WiFi client,” completely compromising your Wi-Fi security and opening your network to all sorts of hacking. Lucky for you, it’s not terribly difficult to protect yourself against the new exploit.

The key: Just log into your router, switch off Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) as an encryption mode, and use Advanced Encryption System (AES) only. TKIP is the only protocol that the hack applies to, so switching to AES-only will ensure that your Wi-Fi network is safe again. It’s quick and easy, so do yourself a favor and make the adjustment now so you don’t run into any problems in the future.

via [Lifehacker]

Today: Denver Handheld User Group Meeting

Starts at 10:00am

Life Transition Planners, Inc.
5944 S. Kipling Suite 350
Littleton, CO 80127

7/19 | Denver Handheld User Group Meeting

Our next meeting is tomorrow, Saturday July 19th.  We are meeting at the normal South location

Evonne Ryan’s Office
5944 S. Kipling Suite 350
Littleton, CO 80127

Here is a rough agenda

  1. Introductions
  2. Handheld News
  3. Favorite Mobile Appication (WM, Blackberry, iPhone)

Handheld News Topics to Cover:

  • iPhone 3G (release, apps store, GPS, 3G)
  • Sprint Touch finally gets WM6.1
  • Blackberry releasing 2 new devices before fall. The Thunder (no keyboard), The Bold (keyboard)
  • new Jawbone released
  • MobileMe and other Exchange Services