Noteworthy App Of The Month

IMO Instant Messenger

When you maintain two or more instant messaging accounts, it's easy to forget which contacts use which services. If you maintain three or more, the convenience of an IM app is nearly cancelled out by the hassle involved in determining which one to launch each time.

IMO Instant Messenger for iPad and iPhone is an IM service aggregator that lets you view and send IMs from a dozen services, including Facebook Chat, Google Talk, Skype, MSN, ICQ/AIM, Yahoo, VKontakte, MySpace, Steam, and IMO's own client. Features include group messaging, Voice IMs, push notifications, and the ability to send images and video clips.

Courtesy of Smart Computing, September 2012 issue.

iOS 6 Tracks Users For Advertisers

Users got more than an improved Siri and the new Passbook app when they upgraded to iOS 6. Apple's latest mobile OS has given advertisers a brand new way to track your Web surfing. 

It's called Identifiers for Advertisers, or IFA. When you upgrade your existing gadget - or buy a new iPhone 5 - that gadget will be assigned a random IFA number. When you look at a Web page or an app, advertisers see your number and the site you were browsing. Once they know that, it suddenly becomes easy for them to target ads directly to you. 

Apple hasn't advertised this feature much, so not many people know how to turn it off. Plus, the setting isn't where you'd expect. You have to go to Settings>>General>>About>>Advertising. Look for the section labeled "Limit Ad Tracking". Confusingly, by default this is set to Off. In order to stop advertisers from seeing your unique number, you have to switch the slider to On.

 Courtesy of Kim Komando. Read more here - http://www.komando.com/tips/index.aspx?id=13447