Tuesday night commentary from your editor and some useful links, too.

1. Apple took swift measures to clobber the malware Arnold and I reported on Sunday. That said, if you use Transmission as your BitTorrent client, make sure to update to the latest version.
2. Just in case, Macworld UK has instructions about disinfecting your Mac from this pest.
3. J. R. Bookwalter reviews a device that brings OTA TV to your iPad on Macworld.com
4. We are just three weeks away from Batman vs. Superman, so put on your costume and stand in line on Hollywood Blvd for tickets.
5. Interesting article at Slate.com regarding Flowwrite, a new iPad that supposedly causes you to write more. But $10 for a combination text editor and stopwatch?
6. Teenagers react to seeing Windows 95 on an old Dell PC and big for its time CRT monitor.
7. Oculus Rift CEO says that Macs are not good enough for his brand of Virtual Reality. (And suddenly…his iPhone stopped working. Wonder why? )
8. For those of you not wanting to be chased by trolls and dragons while wearing goggles, feast your eyes on these real reality pictures taken by astronaut Scott Kelly during his year in space.
9. A new project brings a wireless dock to the iPad and Mac. You could use a mouse on your iPad Pro!
10. Finally,Ray Tomlinson,  the inventor of e-mail, has died at the age of 74. No, he didn’t invent the fake Viagra e-mail filling up your Inbox.

 

Tom Briant

Editor, MacValley Blog