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"Don't know how to properly coil the MagSafe cord for your MacBook or MacBook Pro? Well that's cool, but you might want to start doing it the correct way, lest you burn your house down."

I am so guilty of coiling my MagSafe cord the wrong way.

"The application provides its users with real-time information on travel warnings, including terrorist threats, disease outbreaks and natural disasters."

iTravelAlert is normally $1.99 USD but is available now in the iTunes Store for $0.99 USD. According to the developer, iTravelAlert is the "only application offering complete, real-time news and information for international travel safety and health." It seems to cover all the bases, providing data and alerts from Homeland Security News, Emergencies and Disasters News, H1N1 Pandemic and various other communicable disease news sites and current travel alerts and warnings.

I don't see that it has Push Notifications however, and that would be a valuable quality for an application such as this one.

"Arten Science has announced that its MonitorMyMac software will now be offered as a free download. The application can be set up to take timed images, which can be stored locally or uploaded to an FTP server or MobileMe account."

You can take the snapshots from your webcam, screenshot your computer screen or do both. Then it automatically uploads to your designated online storage. This offer is only for parents, with the intent of helping you monitor their usage and keeping them safe from all the dangers on the Internet. But all you have to do is give them your name and email and they send you a key so it is based on the honor system. They also give you the option to donate if you wish. You can get more info at the MonitorMyMac website.

"More than 100 burglary victims near Los Angeles, Calif., are said to have been spotted and followed by criminals after they visited Apple retail stores. According to the Los Angeles Times, a group of thieves in the metropolitan area conducted more than 100 "follow away" burglaries over the past year."

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So far, it has only been reported as happening in Los Angeles, but it is a good reminder to be aware of what is happening around you. And remember that leaving items inside a car is just a bad idea.