Very little activity on the Quest this week as I was sidelined by a bug that’s been going around. This week was my turn. Other than a couple Apple updates and a Windows Home Server update later in the week I didn’t spend much time on the computer. The big update news this week (at least for me) was the release of WordPress 2.5. I had the energy to update my test site yesterday afternoon but quickly ran out of steam. So the upgrade to this site will take place [...] Read the rest »
WordPress 2.5 Released
WordPress 2.5 was released a few hours ago. The timing was good since it gave me an excuse to put off some chores, so I downloaded it and updated my test site. The update was unexpectedly smooth. I expected some plugin problems but only had one. Here’s my experience and impressions so far: The one plugin problem I had was with Popularity Contest. It was listed as compatible but I had a fatal error when starting it after the upgrade. A Google search showed I wasn’t alone and someone had [...] Read the rest »
Aperture 2.1 Released by Apple
Apple has released Aperture 2.1. This time they’re more forthcoming with the release notes: Aperture 2.1 updates various features of the application and addresses issues related to performance and overall stability. The updates include the following: Dodge & Burn Plug-in. A sample plug-in is pre-installed, taking advantage of the Edit API introduced in Aperture 2.0. The plug-in adds brush-based tools for Dodge (Lighten), Burn (Darken), Contrast, Saturation, Sharpen and Blur. Customize Default Adjustment Set. You can now specify which adjustments appear by default in the Adjustments Inspector/HUD. Updated Crop Tool. [...] Read the rest »
Apple Releases Security Update 2008-002 V1.1
Apple released an updated copy of Security Update 2008-002. The re-release is Leopard only. Apple is typically tight lipped and don’t ay what’s changed. Others have reported that it fixes an Aperture printing problem that was introduced in the first update attempt. This makes sense with what I’ve seen. I have three Macs with Leopard but only the two with Aperture were offered the new version of the update through Apple’s Software Update. Read the rest »
Microsoft Live Search Not So Good When Looking for Microsoft Content
All the talk may be that Microsoft needs to buy Yahoo in order to bulk up enough compete with Google. Let’s hope they also work on basic search. When I updated my Windows Home Server I wanted to find the bulletin so I’d know what it did. I had the bulletin number from the log so I fired up IE and typed the number in the top right search box. I got four results, none a Microsoft site. The first two results must have referenced the bulletin in the past. [...] Read the rest »
Windows Home Server Update KB946146
Microsoft has released an update to Windows Home Server that addresses the following problem: • You have a computer that is running Windows Home Server. • Windows Home Server is distributed through System Locked Preinstall (SLP). For example, you purchase a Hewlett-Packard (HP) MediaSmart Server. In this scenario, you may randomly receive an expiration notice that prompts you to activate Windows Home Server. You receive this notice even though you do not have to activate Windows Home Server because it is distributed through SLP. The bulletin is dated February 20, [...] Read the rest »
The OS Quest Trail Log #29: Even More Updates Edition
It seems most of my time this week was spent installing even more updates. But at least it wasn’t all updates, the week started off with an Apache/PHP installation and Apache Configuration. Now I just have to get around to setting up a website. Apple’s Time Machine also made a comeback. I’d stopped using it just prior to the release of OS X 10.5.2 but I recently freed up an external USB hard drive so I hooked it up to my iMac and enabled Time Machine. Like before, I excluded [...] Read the rest »
Apple Updates Camera Raw & Security
Apple released it’s fourth OS X update in three days, this one updates Camera RAW with new camera support and a security patch. The Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update is available through software update or as a standalone download. Support for the following cameras has been added: Hasselblad CFV-16 Hasselblad H3D-31 Hasselblad H3D-31II Leaf Aptus 54S Leaf Aptus 65S Nikon D60 Olympus E-3 Pentax *ist DL2 Pentax *ist DS2 Pentax K100D Super Sony DSLR-A200 Sony DSLR-A350 The update also plugs a security vulnerability in Adobe Image Negative (DNG) files. I [...] Read the rest »
Time Machine & Airport Driver Update
Apple continued the updates and released a Time Machine & Airport Driver Update that’s described as: …includes compatibility improvements for using Time Machine with Time Capsule, as well as AirPort driver fixes. The update requires a reboot and is available through software update or as a direct download. I didn’t have any problem updating my MacBook but I did have a bit of a problem on the iMac. Both were running OS X 10.5.2 and had all the same patches. My iMac didn’t properly shutdown after the update and I [...] Read the rest »
Apple OS X Security Update 2008-002
Apple released security update 2008-002 for all versions of OS X. It’s available through software update or as a direct download. The list of fixes is extensive and others who have counted them say they number over 40, I’ll take their word for it. I installed the update yesterday without a problem on my to Intel Macs running Leopard. A restart is required. I haven’t encountered any problems but with the wide range of fixes there’s probably pieces I haven’t touched yet. There’s three different versions of the update: Leopard, [...] Read the rest »
