Apple has released Safari 3.1 for Mac and Windows (does anyone use it on Windows?). Included in the update are fixes for 13 security vulnerabilities. On the Windows side it appears the beta status has been dropped. Apple provides a pdf file that describes the features in pretty good detail. They emphasize improved speed and standards compatibility. I’ve been running Safari 3.1 on OX 10.5.2 for about a day. From a typical user point of view there’s not a noticeable change as most of the enhancements are under the covers. [...] Read the rest »
1Password Updated for Safari 3.1
Agile Web Solutions as updated 1Password so it now works with Safari 3.1. Safari 3.1 and improved Palm support seem to be the big changes in this release. But there’s a longer list of enhancements, changes and bug fixes in the version history. The update is available through 1Password’s internal software update feature or as a direct download. I installed through software update without a problem on my Intel Macs running OS X 10.5.2. I visited a few websites with Safari 3.1 and didn’t have any problems. No reboot is [...] Read the rest »
Ubuntu Server Project #8: Apache Configuration
The previous article in my Ubuntu Server Project series covered the installation of Apache. Now it’s time for some configuration. I’ll start off by looking around the Apache installation ten make some minor configuration changes. The Apache config folder is /etc/apache2 which contains the following files & folders: The names in blue are folders. The sites-available folder has what it says, the sites that are available. But just because they’re available doesn’t mean they’re enabled. There’s one site in the sites-available folder, the default site. To check which sites are [...] Read the rest »
Ubuntu Server Project #7: Apache & PHP Installation
Now that MySQL is installed the only remaining server software is Apache, PHP and WordPress. This time around I’ll install Apache & PHP. The installation is quick & easy. I’ll use aptitude to install both of them. As a refresher, if you haven’t read the previous articles, I’m building a WordPress test environment on a Ubuntu Server server that’s running in a VMware Fusion virtual machine. I connect to the server using a SSH connection and mount the CD-ROM image with the command mount /cdrom/ so that the Apache and [...] Read the rest »
The OS Quest Trail Log #28: Linux Continues Edition
Another week on the Quest and the past week was mostly about Unix, especially when considering only the time I spent. The Ubuntu Server Project resumed with the installation of MySQL. I also tried to install OpenSUSE on VMware but was less than successful with that effort. I also did some preparation for WordPress 2.5 although it’s release was delayed. Maybe this week. I also managed short amount of time last weekend to take some new pictures. During the week I was able to use those shots as my introduction [...] Read the rest »
OpenSUSE Not On VMware Fusion
Last night I decided to see how OpenSUSE installed on VMware Fusion. I figured it would be a good way to kill a couple hours while watching TV. No such luck. I managed to make it all the way through the install but it died in the final phase where it does the hardware scan. Restarting the VM in Failsafe mode allowed me to resume the installation but with the same result. I’m not the only one who’s encountered the problem and this article indicates it’s a problem with the [...] Read the rest »
Ubuntu Server Project #6: MySQL Server Installation
It’s been over a month without any activity, but the SQL server build is moving forward again. In the previous five installments I was installing, configuring and getting comfortable with the the basic Ubuntu install. The past articles can be found in the Ubuntu Server Project section on my Linux page. Today’s task is to install MySQL, which is very straight-forward. I’ll make some guesses at a low-memory configuration but I’ll wait until the server is completely up before drilling deep into the optimizing. I’ll be needing the original Ubuntu [...] Read the rest »
Apple Releases Airport Utility 5.3.1
Apple release Airport Utility 5.3.1 today. It was a 10.6MB download through Apple’s Software Update on my Intel Macs running Leopard. The update is described as: The AirPort Base Station Update 2008-001 includes general fixes and compatibility updates for the following applications: - AirPort Utility - AirPort Disk Utility - AirPort Base Station Agent I haven’t seen the update posted on Apple’s download page yet, but I would expect it to be there eventually. Some sites are reporting that the updates are available through the download page but the links [...] Read the rest »
Microsoft Security Bulletins for March 2008
Microsoft has released 4 security bulletins for March. All are for Office products and all are rated critical for one or more of the affected products. There weren’t any OS or IE updates this month. Since I don’t run any Office products I didn’t install any Microsoft updates this month, but these were the updates: MS08-014 is a security update that patches several vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel. Microsoft Excel 2003 Service Pack 3 and Microsoft Excel 2007 Service Pack 1 are not affected but other versions of Excel are vulnerable. [...] Read the rest »
Preparing For WordPress 2.5
WordPress 2.5 still hasn’t been released, at least not as I write this, but it is due this week (today actually). [Update: News that it's been postponed a week.] I spent some time on Sunday getting this site ready. Blog Herald published an article with changes theme and plug-in designers should expect. On Friday they published a more general checklist of what to do for a WordPress upgrade. I didn’t do everything that was on the checklist. I did update plug-ins to their latest versions. I also went through and [...] Read the rest »