Panic Software, makers of popular Mac software such as Transmit and Coda is having a 3 day sale. Transmit, Coda, CandyBar and Unison are 50% off. The sale period is from 12:01 AM PST May 27th to 11:59 PM PST May 29th.

I took this opportunity to buy Coda. I’ve tried this out before and generally like this software except for the $99 price tag that it carries. So now with the chance to buy it for $49.50, I snapped it up.

Hurry Mac users and avail of the 3 day sale!

Visiting my in-laws for a bit and trying to check some email. As I’m doing some general browsing around the web I continue to get these quarter browser window pop ups. The question here is what’s the last thing that was downloaded and installed? There presents a challenge that has just arisen as well. When I went to the Control Panel to see what’s installed the installed programs list won’t even display all the way.

Looks like I’ll need to come back and run some applications to see what’s going on. This presents the question though. Do you know what’s on your computer? Do you have kids? Do you pay attention to what you’re even downloading and putting on your system? Do you install stuff just because a website or a friend or family member suggested it to you because it was “cool”.

Take a minute and look around your system. Check the Control Panel, browse through your Start Menu. If you don’t kow what it is or what it does or who put it there. I’d get rid of it.

I stumbled upon this simple yet great sketching or scribbling tool. I was following a link to a software for twittering when I saw Scribbles in the same web site. Ironically, Tweetie, the software I was itching to try was yet to be launched. I ended up downloading and trying out Scribbles.

Screenshot of Scribbles

Scribbles won’t be challenging software like Sketchbook Pro but for amateur sketchers or doodlers, it’s ok. The interface is simple and intuitive. There’s not much clutter to distract you. There’s good eye candy when you play with the various tools. Some great features include an infinite canvass, 3D interface and 1-click sharing.

One neat feature I like is the “Tracing Paper”. When you switch on this option, it makes the window translucent, thus allowing you to trace what ever’s beneath. Acting like, well a tracing paper. Pretty nice.

I’ve only been using it for awhile, there’s still a lot to explore. Unfortunately as the article image shows, I’m not really that good of a sketcher or a doodler. Oh well. That’s life.

Check out Scribbles here. Download a trial copy and see for yourself.

MacHeist 3 Bundle

MacHeist is a great way to get Mac apps on the cheap. Bundles such as MacHeist give good value for money. In this particular bundle, what interests me the most is Kinemac, a 3D animation software valued at $299 and Espresso, a new web editor. Espresso will be unlocked if the MacHeist targets are met.

Another great thing about MacHeist is that they’re giving 25% of each bundle purchase to charity. You’re getting a good deal and you’re helping people as well. How great is that?

So if you want to save money as well as try a bunch of great apps get MacHeist now. As of this writing there’s only 9 days to go before MacHeist ends. Even if you do end up only using 2 or 3 of the 12 apps, it’s already worth it. At $39 you can’t lose. Check it out now!

eWeek had a great article/annoying slide show about the top 10 security risks that your users pose to your organization. One interesting thing I noted was with all of the increases in security (firewalls, IPS/IDS, NAC, password hardening, etc) in today’s organization, most of these are not even looked at.

Think about the easy of someone to walk out with their laptop and have it lost on the train (with not encryption)… Or someone with P2P software on their machine (that is sharing out their entire C drive)… Or worse yet, wifi (without separating it from the rest of the network) that isn’t secured with WPA2… Oh the horror!

1. USB Flash Drives
2. Laptops
3. P2P
4. Web Mail
5. Wi-Fi
6. Smart Phones
7. Collaboration Tools
8. Social Networks
9. Unauthorized Software Updates
10. Virtual Worlds

What are some of the other security risks you can think of that companies face?