http://en-us.www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/2.0.0.6/releasenotes/ Mozilla has released Firefox 2.0.0.6 which includes fixes to two security vulnerabilities. The update is available through the auto-update feature of Firefox. Full details and alternate downloads are available by following the release notes link. Read the rest »
Apple Pro App Support 4.01 Update
Apple released a “Pro Application Support” update today and called it version 4.01. The extent of the description was: This update improves general user interface reliability for Apple’s professional applications and is recommended for all users of Final Cut Studio, Final Cut Pro, Motion, Soundtrack Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Aperture, Final Cut Express HD, Soundtrack, Logic Pro and Logic Express. The update does not require a reboot although closing all applications is recommended. The update is available through Apple’s automatic software update or as a standalone download of 7.6MB. Click [...] Read the rest »
WordPress Plugin: WordPress Stats Updated to v1.1.1
The WordPress Stats plugin was updated a couple of times recently. The first update, to version 1.1, moved the stats page to the blog being tracked, rather than at WordPress.com. With version 1, clicking the stats page in the WordPress dashboard opened the stats page on WordPress.com. Now the page opens in an iframe on the current blog. WordPress Stats Version 1.1.1 was released soon after. It plugs a critical SQL injection security vulnerability. I upgraded this blog and everything seems fine – the old stats remained and they’ve been [...] Read the rest »
Google Must Scare Wireless Carriers
http://news.com.com/Google+pushes+for+rules+to+aid+wireless+plans/2100-1036_3-6198063.html?tag=nefd.top Google is pushing for some wireless rules (such as open access) that have got to have wireless carriers worried. And they seem to be willing to spend $4.6 billion (USD) to back it up. Read the rest »
Windows 7 in Three Years
http://news.com.com/Next+version+of+Windows+Call+it+7/2100-1016_3-6197943.html?tag=nefd.lede CNet has a story that Microsoft will be releasing the next version of Windows (known internally as Windows 7) in “roughly three years”. Let’s hold off on the snide comments for now. Read the rest »
Firefox 2.0.0.5 Released
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/2.0.0.5/releasenotes/ Mozilla has released Firefox 2.0.0.5 which is primarily a security update. It patches eight security vulnerabilities including the one where IE would pass a malformed URL to it. The update is available from the Firefox website or through Firefox’s auto update feature. You can force an update check by selecting Help -> Check for Updates from the Firefox menu. Read the rest »
MacUpdate and MacHeist Software Bundle
MacUpdate is offering a bundle of 10 applications, all of which are now unlocked. MacHeist takes the same bundle and offers some additional goodies when you buy it through them. I bought the original MacHeist bundle but the software in this bundle doesn’t excite me (or I already have it). But if you’ve been considering a couple of the applications the $50 bundle price can result in considerable savings over the individual prices. Based on price, the top app is TechTool Pro which lists for $98 and retails for around [...] Read the rest »
WD My Book Button Manager Removed and Some Frustrations
I decided to remove the Button Manager drivers (Mac) for my Western Digital My Book 500GB drive. The button manager software is used to provide: 1. the capacity gauge that shows the drive space used 2. Safe shutdown (by pushing the drive button) Since installing the My Book drivers I’ve had one case when my iMac just pin-wheeled when waking from sleep mode and I had to force a power off. I can’t say it was the cause but when there’s a problem the last change is usually the place [...] Read the rest »
Windows Home Server RTM
http://blogs.technet.com/homeserver/ Microsoft has released Windows Home Server to manufacturing (RTM). According to the Home Server blog post it should be available in a couple of months. Windows Home Server will only be available through hardware manufacturers. This seems to have the potential to be a really cool product from Microsoft that can serve as a media center and provide backup protection for files. The potential weak link here is the hardware manufacturers that will be designing the hardware. Read the rest »
OS X 10.4.10 Wireless Issues Resolved
I finally got around to researching the wireless problem that surfaced after I applied the OS X 10.4.10 update. In short, every time the computer booted, or woke from sleep I’d have to reconfigure the wireless network. For wireless I use 802.11g with WPA for security. The solution was simple. I deleted the network from my preferred network list then re-added it. Since then it’s worked much better, almost perfect. Waking from sleep is problem free. But, booting up fresh sometimes takes several minutes to join the network. Since I [...] Read the rest »
