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Parenting website Mumsnet and Canadian tax authority hit by Heartbleed hackers

Apr14
by on April 14, 2014 at 5:33 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

The massive Heartbleed encryption security flaw that came to light last week has been used to compromise details of users stored on the systems of the Canadian Revenue Agency and the parenting website Mumsnet. Mumsnet began informing its users by email on Friday that the vulnerability had been used to access accounts, and that there was no way of telling exactly what data might have been compromised or how many members are affected, according to the BBC. It has subsequently forced its members to reset their passwords in order to carry on using the site. Mumsnet had not responded to…

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You can now control Pandora’s iOS app directly from your Pebble smartwatch

Apr14
by on April 14, 2014 at 4:59 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

Pandora users, rejoice! At least, Pandora users that also own a Pebble smartwatch, rejoice! From today, it’s now possible to control playback of the Pandora app installed on your iOS device from your Pebble, the on-demand radio streaming service has announced. You’ll still obviously need to have your phone close by (and paired via Bluetooth) to make use of Pandora’s new app, but once you’re set up, users can view and change stations, give songs a thumbs-up or thumbs-down, and skip, play and pause tracks. While it’s a simple enough integration, it’s the added freedom it brings users that is…

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miDrive’s iPhone app is an all-in-one toolkit for UK learner drivers

Apr14
by on April 14, 2014 at 4:37 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Launches, UK

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miDrive, a new iOS app aimed at providing a one-stop-shop of relevant information for people that are trying to pass their driving test, launched in the UK today. While there are already innumerable iOS apps for different aspects of learning to drive, and particularly for passing the UK Driving Theory test, miDrive claims to be different in its approach. For example, there are options for finding qualified local instructors (complete with photos, prices and reviews from former students), a tracking feature that notes where you’ve been driving (and for how long) in each lesson, and easy ways to share your…

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Microsoft adds Office Online to the Chrome Web Store, rolls out new Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote features

Apr14
by on April 14, 2014 at 4:19 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Google

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Microsoft today launched a major update to Office Online (formerly Office Web Apps), rolling out new features for each of the suite’s four applications. Among the additions is commenting for Word Online, Tell Me for Excel Online and PowerPoint Online, as well as printing for OneNote Online. Before we get into all the new features, it’s worth noting that Office Online is now available in the Chrome Web Store. As a result, you can now add Word Online, Excel Online, PowerPoint Online, and OneNote Online to your Chrome App launcher for easily creating new Office documents online with a single…

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Get epic business growth by instilling these data gathering habits

Apr14
by on April 14, 2014 at 4:12 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Design & Dev, Entrepreneur, How-To's

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David Arnoux is Head of Growth and co-founder of Twoodo, helping your team organize itself using simple #hashtags. A business whose true north is growth will know that collecting quantitative and qualitative data is critical. Organizing your company’s data and knowledge from the beginning is not optional. Without this system, you might struggle to understand why your visitors and users are doing what they do, how they value your product and how they pass on information about it to others. This means setting up your technical information (such as updates, tests, feature developments) and “business” information (such as design changes, copy…

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