BitTorrent Sync from BitTorrent Labs

BitTorrent labs has released an alpha of it’s new BitTorrent Sync, which uses 256 Bit encryption to securely sync data between multiple computers using it’s Bittorrent Network. Not truly a cloud sync, but a secure syncing system for free.

Arstechnica has an excellent overview of it and it’s features.

It’s too bad it is doesn’t have higher bit encryption and you have to get your key to whomever you are syncing to by some method other than e-mail to keep it secure, but still a very cool idea.

AppleInsider Speculates on MacPro

AppleInsider has a 2 page article speculating on the new MacPro.

Talking about the very small size of the market for the MacPro, and how Apple could do something small and modular.

If it is true, it is time to move to a PC for me. As a video professional I need a big tower with as many drive bays internal as possible and as many PCI expansion slots as I can get, and maybe 2 CUDA video cards with 4-6GB of RAM if I can afford it. And if Mac isn’t going to offer it, then it is time to make the jump to PC.

Wired has some great ideas to fix iTunes

Wired Magazine has 5 great ideas on how iTunes needs to be fixed, and I totally agree!

The new Search is horrible, and slow and buggy. It is needs to be fast and simple.

They should also add allowing you to default to song view instead of the useless album cover view! And yes a tiny helper app that lets other computers pull songs and work would be great. And even if they don’t pull video out (though a better app with Apple TV support and organization abilities would be awesome) better controls would be great.

Maximum PC looks at Adobe Lightroom 5 Beta

Maximum PC takes a look at the newly released Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 Beta. And goes through new features, like the improved healing brush, the upright tool, the radial gradient tool, and a few others.

I will download if and when I have some time (could be unlikely with a 12 hour a day job coming up soon) as I find Lightroom the best tool to deal with Camera RAW (and yes I have tried Aperature and other than it’s interoperability with iPhoto it is just not as good).