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Mobile web browsers have come a long way since we first introduced an XHTML version of Reader back in 2006. For example, iPhone and iPod Touch owners know how powerful having a full-featured browser is. We on the Reader team are heavy mobile Safari users. Sometimes we use it to kill time, other times for answering important questions that come up during brunch: What is Tyrol’s first name? How is maple butter made? How do you sweeten rhubarb for sangria? What is John Gruber saying now? For questions like the last one, we of course use Reader to keep up with our subscriptions.

To make our (and your) Reader iPhone experience better, we wanted to really take advantage of the iPhone’s capabilities. Today we’re releasing a new beta version of Reader designed for the iPhone and other mobile phones with advanced browsers. You can use it by visiting http://www.google.com/reader/i/ on your phone.

This new version is designed to offer many of the same features as the desktop, while making it quick and easy to act on items. If you’ve used list view, then it should be familiar to you. Scan the titles for an item that interests you, tap and it expands in place. Starring, sharing, and keeping unread are done in place, so you never have to leave the list view or refresh the page. We think it’s a very fast way to power through your reading list.

Since it’s still in beta, we’re not going to automatically send you to it, so bookmark the site so that you don’t forget the address (http://www.google.com/reader/i/). We love getting feedback from users, so let us know what you think in our discussion group or the other channels.

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Our understanding of the cosmos has been revolutionized by the Hubble Space Telescope. The breathtaking familiar photos, like the Pillars of Creation, pale in comparison to the astounding amount of science data returned to Earth. Hubble's getting old, though, serviced several times already, and due for another mission later this year. Let's relive the historic observatory's amazing life so far, and see what the future holds. No comments

Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte

Guest: Stina Ehrensvärd, founder/CEO of Yubico

Stina Ehrensvärd, founder/CEO of Yubico, on the YubiKey authentication device.

For 16kpbs versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6.

Security Now is brought to you by Astaro Internet Security.

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Running time: 1:26:11

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http://www.photoshop.com/express

If you have not checked out Photoshop express its worth a look…

2GB of free space and links to most all major online sharing services plus some of the best online editing tools available. It is a pretty impressive move by Adobe to overtake the online services marketplace.

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Performed the Windows Update this evening with no issues….

If you are on a laptop - AC power is a must - Update will fail if not plugged in and you need to start all over……..

I think MS did well on this update…. no real way to know exactly what was solved or added but no issues as of yet….

Thou the kazillion Windows updates and patches are no longer in my Add/Remove Programs list……

 

 

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Things that have changed:

- Remote desktop interface for logon has change to a new interface

 

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No, not that kind of snow, but scientists say deep inside the planet Mercury, iron “snow” forms and falls toward the center of the planet, much like snowflakes form in Earth’s atmosphere and fall to the ground. The movement of this iron snow could be responsible for Mercury’s mysterious magnetic field, and Mercury may be the only body in our solar system where this occurs. (...) Read the rest of Snow on Mercury? (261 words)

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Here's this week's "Where In The Universe?" mystery image. Your mission, should you choose to accept, is to guess what location in the universe is depicted here. No peeking below before you make a guess. Give yourself an extra point if you can name the feature shown here, and another point or two if you can name the spacecraft that took this image. I have to admit, I was drawn to this image strictly by the color: blue is my favorite, and especially this shade of blue. Kind of electric, don't you think? Let's see, could this be a moon, or a planet, or even a portion of a planetary nebula, or perhaps a photo from somewhere on our home planet? Make your guesses now, or maybe you knew what this was the moment you saw it…. (...) Read the rest of Where In The Universe? #4 (227 words)

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During the STS-123 mission to the International Space Station in March 2008 Japanese astronaut Takeo Doi tested a special boomerang in space to see how it worked in the microgravity environment of the ISS. The boomerang used in the experiment was a “Roomerang,” a small, tri-blade boomerang intended for use indoors in a small area or outdoors in light winds. IT was designed by boomerang expert Gary Broadbent, and it travels 5 to 8 feet before returning to the thrower. The Japanese Space Agency has now released the video of the event: (...) Read the rest of JAXA Releases Boomerang Experiment Video (111 words)

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