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An SSH SOCKS proxy is a good way to securely break through a restrictive firewall. Like say, checking GMail at work, or posting protest videos to YouTube from inside Iran. But it takes a bit of setting up: first open Terminal to start up your SSH connection, specifying -ND [socks port], and then updating the settings in Network Preferences to use the SOCKS proxy. A bit of a chore to have to do regularly.

Secret Socks is a (free and open source) little program that does all this for you. Just type in your account password and click Connect. It automatically updates your network settings, and will change it back automatically after you disconnect.

And if that’s not good enough, it comes packaged with a cutting-edge SSH client (obfuscated-openssh) that defeats deep packet inspection. Your SOCKS p…

Betanews reports (via The Loop) that according to market research firm NPD, Apple claimed 91% of the revenue market share for computers costing $1,000 or more in June. While NPD’s sales numbers are limited to brick-and-mortar retail stores, the data…

FlexiSPY Ltd has released FlexiSPY iPhone Spy Phone, the only commercially available spy call software for iPhone. This groundbreaking iPhone technology can remotely control 3G and 3GS models to turn on the microphone and allow users to listen from another phone. The spy technology is undetectable and is suitable for use by parents protecting teenagers, or corporations and investigators that need to monitor communications.

Apple today released updates to its professional video and audio editing applications: Final Cut Studio, Final Cut Server, and Logic Studio.

The revised Final Cut Studio brings over 100 new features to the application suite including n…

Blue Crowbar Software today released Aperture2Twitter 1.5 and iPhoto2Twitter 1.5, upgrades to its Twitter-plugins for Aperture and iPhoto, Apple’s photo editing and management applications. Both plugins let you send tweets and photos to Twitter without leaving your favorite Mac photo application. The new versions now add support for posting to Mobypicture, a service that makes it trivial to share photos and movies.

UK based Zicron Software Limited today is proud to introduce Years 1.0 their new event calendar for iPhone and iPod Touch. Designed specifically to take advantage of the iPhone’s unique capabilities and interface, Years is a year calendar for easily referencing dates and tracking daily events using colored scribbles. Simple and easy-to-use, Years is helpful for tracking holidays, shift work, medical treatments or any other daily events.

3Side Studios today released Crush Bunny 1.0, their latest offering for the App Store. A completely original game idea, Crush Bunny sees the player protecting a field of rabbits from meteorites and other hazards. Crush Bunny includes 25 action packed levels, which introduce the player to new hazards, mini games and power items power items that can be used to protect the bunnies or influence their behavior.

Deep Prose Software has announced Cyclops 1.0 for iPhone 3Gs. Cyclops scans barcodes using the built-in camera of the iPhone and searches for current item information and pricing for shoppers on the go. Item information is retrieved from Amazon and presented with a convenient link to the product page. Simply click the scan button, take a picture of the barcode, and Cyclops does the rest.