I’d been manually backing up my website whenever I did changes and I use the synchronize feature in Transmit to do it. Transmit is a FTP client for the Mac by Panic Software. Transmit remembers settings between sessions so it was easy enough to do this if the only synchronize I ever did was the [...]
http://en-us.www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/2.0.0.4/releasenotes/
Mozilla has released an update to Thunderbird. It contains two security vulnerability related fixes among 21 updates and the addition of Korean. It’s available through Thunderbird’s auto update feature. The full version can also be downloaded from Mozilla for OS X, Windows and Linux.
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Apple has updated Safari 3 beta to address three security flaws. I didn’t find anything posted on the Apple website about the update but it’ss available on the original Safari 3 beta download page and is for Windows only. It did not show in my Apple Software Update, at least not yet. The version [...]
The release of the Safari 3 beta triggered another one of my pet peeves. Beta software - or software labeled as beta - being treated as production software. This pet peeve is typically triggered by public betas but “invitation” betas can trigger it too.
Wikipedia defines a beta software release as:
A beta version is the first [...]
Parallels 2.5 was updated to build 3212. The previous production build was 3188. The update is available through the Parallels automatic update feature and is not related to to Parallels Version 3 which is new.
The upgrade is via a downloaded disk image file (.dmg) which you then need to open and run the installer. The [...]
Pathfinder, one of my favorite Mac apps, has been upgraded to version 4.7. The update was announced and installed through the built-in auto-update feature. I didn’t have any problems with the upgrade although it’s necessary to restart Pathfinder after the upgrade and I was prompted to approve or postpone the restart.
The change log lists six [...]
Beta - What’s in a Name?
The release of the Safari 3 beta triggered another one of my pet peeves. Beta software - or software labeled as beta - being treated as production software. This pet peeve is typically triggered by public betas but “invitation” betas can trigger it too.
Wikipedia defines a beta software release as:
A beta version is the first [...]