Don't let people spy on your searches with Google SSL Beta

When you Google something, anyone else on the network can see what you Googled. When you Google something from this Google site, nobody can see what you Googled, because the information exchanged between your computer and the Google server is encrypted with SSL.

Read about SSL here, and how to hack SSL (it is not foolproof) here.

Dropbox Tip: Sync Files & Folders Outside Your Dropbox Directory

(If you don't use Dropbox yet, you should.)

The gist of it is to type this into Terminal:

ln -s /path/to/folder/name_desired_folder/ ~/Dropbox/desired-folder

or

ln -s ~/Dropbox/desired-file /path/to/folder/name_desired_file

You can also choose to put the original file or folder inside your Dropbox folder, and then create links in the other direction.

The information comes from here, and you can read about symbolic links in Unix here.

Use Your Apple Remote With Hulu!

Hulu’s Mac desktop application is pretty slick anyway, but the fact that it allows you to control Hulu with your Apple Remote makes it all that much more worth it.

Where is the iBookstore app?

Upgrade your iPhone to iOS 4? Looking for the iBookstore? You have to download it. Here.

PS. There are tons of free eBooks to download, like Aristotle’s “Ethics”, Lewis Carrol’s "Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland", and more.

OS 10.6.4 Ships w/ Old Flash

Someone forgot to update the Flash Player with which OS X launches to the newest version, and so even if you’ve updated yours, so long as it was prior to upgrading your OS to 10.6.4, you now have an older, buggier, less secure Flash Player. Get the newest version here

Use Dropbox?

If you don't use Dropbox yet, you should.

If you do use Dropbox, you should use some of your votes on this feature request (you get 9 votes per month!).

Microsoft Releases Security Update to Office: Mac

Details here.

New OS X Spyware

This spyware program installs on your computer and sends tons of info back to its home base without you knowing it. You can unknowingly install it by downloading software from major sites like MacUpdate and Softpedia.